2005 King's Cup

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2005 King's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates 24 December – 30 December
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Latvia Latvia (1st title)
Runners-up  North Korea
Third place  Thailand
Fourth place  Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played 7
Goals scored 16 (2.29 per match)

The 2005 King's Cup finals were held from December 24 to December 30, 2005, the final being held at the Surakul Stadium in Phuket. Group phase games were also held in Krabi Stadium, Krabi and Phang Nga Stadium, Phang Nga. The King's Cup (คิงส์คัพ) is an annual football tournament; the first tournament was played in 1968.

Latvia won the tournament defeating North Korea 2–1 in the final. Hosts Thailand and Oman were the other teams to play in this tournament.

Matches

Round robin tournament

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Latvia 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 North Korea 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Thailand 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1
 Oman 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1

December 24, 2005
17:00 UTC+7
Thailand  1 – 1  Latvia

December 24, 2005
19:15 UTC+7
Oman  2 – 1  North Korea

December 26, 2005
16:30 UTC+7
North Korea  1 – 1  Latvia

December 26, 2005
18:45 UTC+7
Thailand  1 – 0  Oman

December 28, 2005
16:30 UTC+7
Oman  1 – 2  Latvia

December 28, 2005
18:45 UTC+7
Thailand  0 – 2  North Korea

Final

December 30, 2005
18:00 UTC+7
Latvia  2 – 1  North Korea

Winner

 2005 King's Cup Champion 

Latvia
1st title