2017 Thai League Cup

2017 Thai League Cup
Toyota League Cup
Country Thailand
Dates 1 March 2017 – 22 November 2017
Teams 71
Defending champions Title shared:
Buriram United
SCG Muangthong United
Champions SCG Muangthong United
(2nd title)
Runners-up Chiangrai United
Matches played 70
Goals scored 192 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Teerasil Dangda
(5 goals)
Best player Teerasil Dangda
2016
2018

The 2017 Thai League Cup is the 8th season in the second era of a Thailand's knockout football competition. All games are played as a single match. It was sponsored by Toyota, and known as the Toyota League Cup (Thai: โตโยต้า ลีกคัพ) for sponsorship purposes. 71 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the first qualification round on 1 March 2017, and concluded with the final on 22 November 2017. The tournament has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. The prize money for this prestigious award is said to be around 5 million baht and the runners-up will be netting 1 million baht.

The prize money is not the only benefit of this cup, the team winning the fair play spot will get a Hilux Vigo. The MVP of the competition will get a Toyota Camry Hybrid Car. The winner would have qualified for the 2017 Mekong Club Championship final.[1]

This is the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the Thai League 3 and Thai League 4.

Calendar

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First qualification round1 March 20171925 + 13 → 1913 2017 Thai League 3
25 2017 Thai League 4
Second qualification round15 March 20171019 + 1 → 101 2017 Thai League 3
Qualification play-off round22 and 23 April 20171010 + 18 → 1418 2017 Thai League 2
First round26 July 20171614 + 18 → 1618 2017 Thai League
Second round1 October 2017816 → 8
Quarter-finals11 October 201748 → 4
Semi-finals4 November 201724 → 2
Final22 November 201712 → Champions
Total71 clubs

Results

First qualification round

There were fourteen clubs from 2017 Thai League 3 and twenty-five clubs from 2017 Thai League 4 have signed to qualifying in 2017 Thai League cup. Qualification round had drawn on 22 February 2017 by FA Thailand.[2]

Upper region
The qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the 2017 Thai League 4 Northern Region, 2017 Thai League 4 North Eastern Region, some of 2017 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, and 2017 Thai League 3 Upper Region.
Lower region
The qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the some of 2017 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Eastern Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Western Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Southern Region, some of 2017 Thai League 3 Upper Region, and 2017 Thai League 3 Lower Region.

Second qualification round

The second qualifying round will be featured by nineteen clubs[3] which were the winners of first qualification round and Phrae United,[4] a club from 2017 Thai League 3.

Upper region
The qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the 2017 Thai League 4 Northern Region, 2017 Thai League 4 North Eastern Region, some of 2017 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, and 2017 Thai League 3 Upper Region.
Lower region
The qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the some of 2017 Thai League 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Eastern Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Western Region, 2017 Thai League 4 Southern Region, some of 2017 Thai League 3 Upper Region, and 2017 Thai League 3 Lower Region.

Qualification play-off round

The qualifying play-off round will be featured by six clubs[5] which were the winners of second qualification round and fourteen clubs[6] from 2017 Thai League 2. Qualification play-off round had drawn on 4 April 2017 by FA Thailand.[7] Angthong, Songkhla United, Trat and Nakhon Pathom United withdrew. Kalasin, Samut Prakan United, Kamphaengphet and Ayutthaya United was drawn to qualify to First round.[8]

First round

The first round will be featured by ten clubs which were the winners of the qualification play-off round, 4 clubs[9] which were the winners of the second qualification round, and eighteen clubs[10] from 2017 Thai League. First round had drawn on 27 June 2017 by FA Thailand.[11]

Second round

The second round will be featured by sixteen clubs which were the winners of the first round, including eleven clubs from T1 and five clubs from T2. Second round had drawn on 9 August 2017 by FA Thailand.[15]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals round will be featured by eight clubs which were the winners of the second round, including seven clubs from T1 and one club from T2. Quarter-finals round had drawn on 5 October 2017 by FA Thailand.[16]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals round will be featured by four clubs which were the winners of the quarter-finals round, all of them were the clubs from T1. Semi-finals round had drawn on 17 October 2017 by FA Thailand.[17]

Final

The final will be featured by the winners of the semi-finals round, both were the clubs from T1. A match of this round was held on 22 November 2017.

Top goalscorers

As of 22 November 2017 from official website.[18]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thailand Teerasil Dangda SCG Muangthong United 5
2 Trinidad and Tobago Kendall Jagdeosingh Ayutthaya United 4
Brazil Felipe Azevedo Chiangrai United
4 Brazil Vinicius Silva Kamphaengphet 3
Thailand Chaiyaphat Rattanathanangpong Krung Thonburi
Spain Sergio Suárez Port
Thailand Thanakorn Niyomwan PTT Rayong
Thailand Montree Promsawat Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Brazil Leandro Assumpção SCG Muangthong United

See also

References

  1. "แชมป์ลีกคัพพลาดหวดทีมจากญี่ปุ่น-เหลือราบู๊แม่โขงคลับ". siamsport.com.
  2. "Qualification round drawing". and expanding of qualification rule. Results of drawing that teams on the left hand side will be the home teams. 22 February 2017.
  3. "2017 Thai League Cup results". Nineteen clubs had qualified to second qualification round. 1 March 2017.
  4. "Qualification round drawing". Lucky drawing of Phrae United. They had promoted to the second qualification round automatically. 22 February 2017.
  5. "2017 Thai League Cup results". Ten clubs had qualified to qualification play-off round. 15 March 2017.
  6. "2017 Thai League 2 clubs list". Eighteen clubs in 2017 Thai League 2. 15 March 2017.
  7. "Qualification play-off round drawing". Results of drawing that teams on the left hand side will be the home teams. 4 April 2017.
  8. "Qualification play-off round drawing". จับติ้วลีกคัพเพลย์ออฟ 4 ทีมได้บาย T2ตัดกัน เชียงใหม่เยือนยะลา. 4 April 2017.
  9. "Qualification play-off round drawing". Lucky drawing of Kalasin, Ayutthaya United, Kamphaengphet, and Samut Prakan United. They had promoted to the first round automatically. 4 April 2017.
  10. "2017 Thai League clubs list". Eighteen clubs in 2017 Thai League. 15 March 2017.
  11. "First round drawing". Results of drawing that teams on the left hand side will be the home teams. 27 June 2017.
  12. "Official name of Tero in 2017". BEC Tero Sasana still use old name as official until the end of 2017 season. They will use the name Police Tero since 2018 season.
  13. "Kalasin was forfeited and awarded 2–0 to BEC Tero Sasana by the reason power failure". At Kalasin town municipality stadium –home of Kalasin–, the power failure had occurred and club's staffs cannot fixed them on time. So, Kalasin was forfeited and awarded 2–0 to BEC Tero Sasana by the rule of FA Thailand. 26 July 2017.
  14. "Official name of Tero in 2017". BEC Tero Sasana still use old name as official until the end of 2017 season. They will use the name Police Tero since 2018 season.
  15. "Second round drawing". Results of drawing that teams on the left hand side will be the home teams. 9 August 2017.
  16. "Quarter-finals drawing". Results of drawing that teams on the left hand side will be the home teams. 5 October 2017.
  17. "Semi-finals drawing". 17 October 2017.
  18. "Thai League Cup 2017: Top Scorers". Thai League.
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