Folded 2001 (1st era) TV partners TrueVisions Country Thailand | Most championships Raj Pracha (5 times) Number of teams 97 TV partner TrueVisions | |
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Founded 1980 (1st era)
2009 (2nd era) Last champions Chainat Hornbill
Chonburi
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Sukhothai (title shared)
(2016) Current champions Chainat Hornbill F.C., Chonburi F.C., Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C., Sukhothai F.C. (title shared) | ||
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 1980 and 2001 until relaunched again in 2009. Bangkok Bank won the first two editions.
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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 Suphachalasai Stadium with the winning team receiving 1,000,000 Thai baht. The runners-up will receive 500,000 Thai baht.
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league and cup season for 2016 stating that the FA Cup winners would be determined by a lottery draw. This was at the semi-final stage of the competition and would determine who would represent Thailand in Asian competition.
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns.
After the discussions, FAT decided that the four semi-finalists were awarded 2016 Thai FA Cup co-winners. A draw was held among them to select the team that will participate in 2017 AFC Champions League Play-off and was won by Sukhothai, while Chonburi withdrew from the draw.
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.
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 qualifying play-off preliminary round 2.
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).
Top-performing clubs
1 shared title