Thai FA Cup

The Thai FA Cup (Thai: ไทยเอฟเอคัพ), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic football. It was held between 1974 and 1999 and relaunched in 2009. Raj Vithi won the first two editions.

Thai FA Cup
Organising bodyFootball Association of Thailand
Founded1974 (1974)
RegionThailand
Number of teams125 (2022-23)
Qualifier forAFC Champions League
Domestic cup(s)Thailand Champions Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Current championsBuriram United (6th title)
Most successful club(s)Buriram United (6 titles)
Television broadcastersAIS PLAY
WebsiteFA Cup
2022–23 Thai FA Cup

In 2009 it was announced that the Thai FA Cup would return to the Thai football calendar. All the teams from the Thai League 1 and Division 1 League were automatically entered and teams from the Division 2 League as well as university and schools teams could apply to enter. The qualifying round took place from 27–30 June. The first round proper will see sixteen qualifiers progress to the second round where they will each meet a Division 1 side. The sixteen TPL teams enter at the third round stage. The final will be played at National Stadium with the winning team receiving 1,000,000 Thai baht. The runners-up will receive 500,000 Thai baht.[1]

Competition format

Overview

The competition proceeds as a knockout tournament throughout, consisting of five rounds, a semi-final and then a final. There is no seeding, the fixtures in each round being determined by a random draw. Prior to the semi-finals, fixtures ending in a tie are extra time have been decided by penalty shoot-out. The first rounds are qualifiers, with the draws organised on a regional basis. The next rounds are the "proper" rounds where all clubs are in one draw.[2][3]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

AFC Champions League

The Thai FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League. The Thai FA Cup winners enter the AFC Champions League at the group stage.

Thailand Champions Cup

The Thai FA Cup winners also qualify for the following season's single-match Thailand Champions Cup, the traditional season opener played against the previous season's Thai League 1 champions (or the Thai League runners-up if the Thai FA Cup winners also won the league – the double).

Sponsorship
Period Sponsor Name
1992–1994 Thailand UCOM UCOM FA Cup
1996–1997 Thailand SINGHA Singha FA Cup
1999 Japan Honda Honda FA Cup
2009–2014 Thailand Thaicom Thaicom FA Cup
2015– Thailand Chang Chang FA Cup

Championship history
Year Champion Result Runner-up Venue
1974 Raj Vithi 1–0 Bangkok Bank Supachalasai Stadium
1975 Raj Vithi 3–0 Royal Thai Air Force Supachalasai Stadium
1976 Rajpracha 3–2 Raj Vithi Supachalasai Stadium
1977 Rajpracha 2–1 Royal Thai Air Force Supachalasai Stadium
1978–79 Not Played
1980 Bangkok Bank 2–0 Rajpracha Supachalasai Stadium
1981 Bangkok Bank 0–0 Donmoon (shared title) Supachalasai Stadium
1982 Port 1–0 Bangkok Bank Supachalasai Stadium
1983 ThaiNamthip 1–0 Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Army Stadium
1984 Rajpracha 2–0 ThaiNamthip Supachalasai Stadium
1985–92 Not Played
1993 TOT 2–0 Osotsapa Thupatemi Stadium
1994 UCOM Rajpracha 2–1 Port Supachalasai Stadium
1995 Not Played
1996 Royal Thai Air Force 4–2 Rajpracha Supachalasai Stadium
1997 Sinthana 2–0 Royal Thai Air Force Supachalasai Stadium
1998 Bangkok Bank 2–1 Osotsapa Supachalasai Stadium
1999 Thai Farmers Bank 1–0 Rajpracha Supachalasai Stadium
2000–08 Not Played
2009 Thai Port 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) BEC Tero Sasana Supachalasai Stadium
2010 Chonburi 2–1 Muangthong United Supachalasai Stadium
2011 Buriram PEA 1–0 Muangthong United Supachalasai Stadium
2012 Buriram United 2–1 Army United Supachalasai Stadium
2013 Buriram United 3–1 Bangkok Glass Supachalasai Stadium
2014 Bangkok Glass 1–0 Chonburi Supachalasai Stadium
2015 Buriram United 3–1 Muangthong United Supachalasai Stadium
2016 Chainat Hornbill, Chonburi, Ratchaburi Mitr Phol, and Sukhothai (shared title)
2017 Chiangrai United 4–2 Bangkok United Supachalasai Stadium
2018 Chiangrai United 3–2 Buriram United Supachalasai Stadium
2019 Port 1–0 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Leo Stadium
2020–21 Chiangrai United 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Chonburi Thammasat Stadium
2021–22 Buriram United 1–0 Nakhon Ratchasima Thammasat Stadium
2022–23 Buriram United 2–0 Bangkok United Thammasat Stadium
2023–24

Top-performing clubs
Club Champions
Buriram United6 (20111, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021–22, 2022–23)
Rajpracha4 (1976, 1977, 1984, 1994)
Bangkok Bank3 (1980, 19812, 1998)
Port3 (1982, 20093, 2019)
Chiangrai United3 (2017, 2018, 2020–21)
Raj Vithi2 (1974, 1975)
Chonburi2 (2010, 20162)
Donmoon1 (19812)
ThaiNamthip1 (1983)
TOT1 (1993)
Royal Thai Air Force1 (1996)
Sinthana1 (1997)
Thai Farmers Bank1 (1999)
Bangkok Glass1 (2014)
Chainat Hornbill1 (20162)
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol1 (20162)
Sukhothai1 (20162)

1 as Buriram PEA
2 shared title
3 as Thai Port

See also

References
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