Organising body | Football Association of Thailand |
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Founded | 1974 |
Region | Thailand |
Number of teams | 125 (2022-23) |
Qualifier for | AFC Champions League Elite |
Domestic cup(s) | Thailand Champions Cup |
Current champions | Bangkok United (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Buriram United (6 titles) |
Television broadcasters | AIS PLAY |
Website | FA Cup |
2024–25 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.
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]