The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008 and 2011. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides.
The 2010 King's Cup was held from 17–23 January 2010, for the first time in a round-robin format. Denmark's League XI won the tournament for the second year in a row, after beating Poland's League XI 3–1, Singapore 5–1, and hosts Thailand 3–0. Second place went to Poland's League XI — who beat Thailand 3–1 and beat Singapore 6–1. Thailand took third after beating Singapore 1–0.
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