Thailand Champions Cup

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Thailand Champions Cup
Thai Champions Cup Medal (2018).jpg
Organising body Football Association of Thailand
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
Region Thailand
Number of teams2
Related competitions
Current champions Bangkok United (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Chiangrai United
BG Pathum United (2 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Thailand Champions Cup

The Thailand Champions Cup (continuing Kor Royal Cup, a different competition from the Thai Super Cup) is a single-game competition between the winners of previous Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup, organised by the Football Association of Thailand. If the Thai League 1 champions also won the FA Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The first edition started in 2017 in order to replace the Kor Royal Cup. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Participating clubs

Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate:

Venues

Permanent venues

Since 2017, Thailand Champions Cup has been at a permanent home rather than guest venues.

Results

Key
Match decided by a penalty shootout after full-time [4]

(also see champions history wherein Thailand Champions Cup continues the competition Kor Royal Cup, which was folded in 2016)

Thailand Champions Cup winners
YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
2017 Muangthong United 5–0 Sukhothai Supachalasai Stadium
2018 Chiangrai United 2–2 (8–7 p) Buriram United Supachalasai Stadium
2019 Buriram United 3–1 Chiangrai United Royal Thai Army Stadium
2020 Chiangrai United 2–0 Port SCG Stadium
2021 BG Pathum United 1–0 Chiangrai United 700th Anniversary Stadium
2022 BG Pathum United 3–2 Buriram United 80th Birthday Stadium
2023 Bangkok United 2–0 Buriram United Rajamangala Stadium
2024Not held
2025

Results by club

TeamChampionsRunners-upTotal
Chiangrai United 2 (2018, 2020)2 (2019, 2021)4
BG Pathum United 2 (2021, 2022)02
Buriram United 1 (2019)3 (2018, 2022, 2023)4
Muangthong United 1 (2017)01
Bangkok United 1 (2023)01
Sukhothai 01 (2017)1
Port 01 (2020)1

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References

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  4. If the match finishes in a draw after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the teams proceed directly to a penalty shootout.