Thai FA Cup

Thai FA Cup
Countries Thailand
Founded 1980
Number of teams 32
Current champions Chonburi
(2010)
Most championships Raj Pracha-Nonthaburi FC (5)
Website http://www.fat.or.th/web/FACup.php
2011 Thai FA Cup

The FA Cup is a football cup competition in Thailand. It was held between 1980 and 2001 until relaunched again in 2009. Bangkok Bank won the first two editions.

In 2009 it was announced that the FA Cup would return to the Thai Football calendar. All the teams from the Thai Premier League and Division 1 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 qualifers 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.

Contents

Championship history

Year Champion Result Runner-up
1975 Raj Pracha
1976 Raj Pracha
1977-79 Unknown
1980 Bangkok Bank
1981 Bangkok Bank
1982-83 Unknown
1984 Lopburi
5-1
Chanthaburi
1985 Raj Pracha FC
2-0
Chaiyaphum
1986-91 Unknown
1992 UCOM Raj Pracha
1993 TOT
1994 UCOM Raj Pracha
1995 Royal Thai Air Force
1996 Royal Thai Air Force
1997 Sinthana
1998 Bangkok Bank
1999 Bangkok Bank
2-1
Osotsapa
2000 BEC Tero Sasana
2001 Royal Thai Air Force
2002-08 Cancelled
2009 Thai Port
1-1 (5-4 pens)
BEC Tero Sasana
2010 Chonburi
2-1
Muangthong United

Top-performing clubs

Club Champions
Raj Pracha-Nonthaburi 5 (1975, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1994)
Bangkok Bank 4 (1980, 1981, 1998, 1999)
Royal Thai Air Force 3 (1995, 1996, 2001)
BEC Tero Sasana 1 (2000)
Chula United 1 (1997)
Lopburi 1 (1984)
Thai Port 1 (2009)
Chonburi 1 (2010)
TOT 1 (1993)

See also

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