Organising body | FA Thailand |
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Founded | 1970 |
Abolished | 2010 |
Number of teams | 32 |
Last champions | Krung Thai Bank-BG (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Hanyang University (7 titles) |
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King's Cup or variant, may refer to: