The 2023 King's Cup[1][2] is an international football tournament that is currently being held in Thailand from 7 to 10 September 2023. The 4 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players.
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all FIFA-recognised pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.
Thailand
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Coach: 
Alexandré Pölking
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup.[3] Caps and goals as of 10 September 2023, after the match against Iraq.
Iraq
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Coach: 
Jesús Casas
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup[4] Caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023, after the game against Thailand
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Jalal Hassan (captain) | 18 May 1991 | 73 | 0 |  Al-Zawraa
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| 1 | GK | Fahad Talib | 21 October 1994 | 19 | 0 |  Sanat Naft Abadan
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| 22 | GK | Ahmed Basil | 19 August 1996 | 2 | 0 | Al-Shorta
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| 6 | DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 | 86 | 7 | Mes Rafsanjan
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| 2 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | 12 April 1992 | 30 | 0 |  Brommapojkarna
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| 19 | DF | Frans Putros | 14 July 1993 | 12 | 0 |  Port
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| 23 | DF | Merchas Doski | 7 December 1999 | 5 | 0 |  Slovácko
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| 5 | DF | Ahmed Yahya | 27 May 1997 | 3 | 0 | Al-Shorta
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| 3 | DF | Hussein Ali | 1 March 2002 | 2 | 0 |  SC Heerenveen
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| 4 | DF | Masies Artien | 8 August 1993 | 1 | 0 | Spakenburg
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| 14 | MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 | 75 | 4 | Zakho
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| 13 | MF | Bashar Resan | 22 December 1996 | 55 | 3 |  Qatar
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| 7 | MF | Hussein Ali Al-Saedi | 29 November 1996 | 50 | 6 | Al-Shorta
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| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh | 1 May 2000 | 42 | 6 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 20 | MF | Osama Rashid | 17 January 1992 | 26 | 0 |  Vizela
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| 16 | MF | Amir Al-Ammari | 27 July 1997 | 19 | 1 | Halmstads
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| 17 | MF | Ahmed Farhan | 1 January 1999 | 8 | 0 | Al-Shorta
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| 11 | MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | 5 | 0 | Utrecht
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| 26 | MF | André Alsanati | 6 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | Sirius
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| 18 | FW | Aymen Hussein | 22 March 1996 | 64 | 16 |  Raja CA
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| 10 | FW | Ali Al-Hamadi | 1 March 2002 | 7 | 1 |  AFC Wimbledon
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| 9 | FW | Pashang Abdulla | 29 May 1994 | 2 | 0 | Degerfors
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| 21 | FW | Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Helsingborgs
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Lebanon
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Coach: 
Aleksandar Ilić
The following players were called up for the 2023 King's Cup.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mehdi Khalil | 19 September 1991 | 52 | 0 |  Al-Faisaly
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| GK | Mostafa Matar | 10 September 1995 | 16 | 0 |  Ahed
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| GK | Antoine Al Douaihy | 18 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | Salam Zgharta
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| DF | Kassem El Zein | 2 December 1990 | 32 | 0 | Nejmeh
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| DF | Hussein Zein | 27 January 1995 | 25 | 0 | Ahed
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| DF | Maher Sabra | 14 January 1992 | 17 | 1 | Nejmeh
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| DF | Walid Shour | 10 June 1996 | 14 | 0 | Ahed
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| DF | Jihad Ayoub | 30 March 1995 | 7 | 0 |  PSS Sleman
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| DF | Abdallah Moughrabi | 14 August 1995 | 0 | 0 | Nejmeh
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| MF | Mohamad Haidar | 8 November 1989 | 81 | 4 | Ahed
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| MF | Nader Matar | 12 May 1992 | 62 | 3 | Ansar
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| MF | Bassel Jradi | 6 July 1993 | 17 | 1 | Bangkok United
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| MF | Mahdi Zein | 23 May 2000 | 13 | 1 | Nejmeh
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| MF | Hassan Kourani | 22 January 1995 | 8 | 1 | Nejmeh
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| MF | Ali Tneich | 16 July 1992 | 8 | 0 | Ansar
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| MF | Hasan Srour | 18 December 2001 | 6 | 0 | Ahed
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| MF | Majed Osman | 9 June 1994 | 3 | 0 | Dewa United
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| FW | Hassan Maatouk (captain) | 10 August 1987 | 109 | 23 | Ansar
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| FW | Hilal El-Helwe | 24 November 1994 | 44 | 9 | Bourj
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| FW | Soony Saad | 17 August 1992 | 30 | 7 |  Penang
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| FW | Karim Darwich | 2 November 1998 | 15 | 1 | Ahed
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| FW | Ali Al Haj | 2 February 2001 | 8 | 1 | Ahed
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| FW | Daniel Lajud | 22 January 1999 | 3 | 0 |  Atlante
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India
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Coach: 
Igor Štimac
The following 21 players were named in the squad for the 2023 King's Cup matches to be hold on 7 and 10 September 2023.[7][8]
Caps and goals are correct as of 4 July 2023, after the match against 
Kuwait.
References edit
- ^ Marcus, Mergulhao (27 March 2023). "AIFF draws busy calendar for national team as India will take part in King's Cup, Merdeka Cup and Asian Games". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Chiang Mai set to host King's Cup again". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Squad". Facebook (in Thai). War Elephants.
- ^ "September Squad". Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Podcast. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ استدعاء 23 لاعبًا لمنتخب لبنان للمشاركة في البطولة الودية في تايلاند [23 players called up for the friendly tournament in Thailand] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon Current Squad". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Igor Stimac names 23-member squad for 49th King's Cup". AIFF. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023.
- ^ Indian Football Team [@IndianFootball] (4 September 2023). "The #BlueTigers 🐯 will travel with a 2⃣1⃣-member squad to Thailand for the 49th King's Cup. Amrinder Singh & Subhasish Bose will not travel with the team" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Football Association of Thailand – FAT official site (in Thai)
