Thai League Cup

The League Cup (Thai: ไทยลีกคัพ) is a football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Toyota League Cup for sponsorship reasons.[1]

Thai League Cup
Organising bodyFootball Association of Thailand
Founded1987 (1987) (1st era)
2010 (2010) (2nd era)
RegionThailand
Number of teams92
Current championsPT Prachuap
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Buriram United
(5 titles)
Television broadcastersTrueVisions
2020 Thai League Cup

It was re-formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs along the same lines as the Thai FA Cup except that the earlier rounds would be regional rather than an open draw.[2]

Final
Toyota League Cup Trophy
Year Winner Score Runners-up Venue
1987 Royal Thai Air Force
1988 Bangkok Bank
1989 Royal Thai Police
1990 Bangkok
(Osotsapa + Royal Thai Navy)
1991 Royal Thai Police
1992 Krung Thai Bank
1993 Royal Thai Police
1994 Royal Thai Air Force
2010 Thai Port 2–1 Buriram PEA Supachalasai Stadium
2011 Buriram PEA 2–0 Thai Port Supachalasai Stadium
2012 Buriram United 4–1 Ratchaburi Thammasat Stadium
2013 Buriram United 2–1 Ratchaburi Thammasat Stadium
2014 BEC Tero Sasana 2–0 Buriram United Supachalasai Stadium
2015 Buriram United 1–0 Sisaket Supachalasai Stadium
2016 Buriram United and Muangthong United
2017 Muangthong United 2–0 Chiangrai United Supachalasai Stadium
2018 Chiangrai United 1–0 Bangkok Glass Thammasat Stadium
2019 PT Prachuap 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) Buriram United SCG Stadium
2020

Format

Thai League Cup is open to all members of the Football Association of Thailand and Thai League 1 and is divided into eight rounds; the remaining Thai League teams enter at the first round. Matches in all rounds are single-legged, except for the semi-finals, which have been two-legged since the competition began. In single-legged top division teams will plays as away team. The semi-finals were the exception to this, which the away goals rule and penalties were introduced.

For finals match that has finished level after extra time have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. The winner also qualifies for Mekong Club Championship until 2017 but from season 2020 the winner will qualify for ASEAN Club Championship.

References
  1. "7 โมเมนท์มนต์เสน่ห์รอบตัดเชือกโตโยต้าลีกคัพ" (in Thai). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. "โตโยต้า ลีก คัพ" (in Thai). Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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