Organising body | Football Association of Thailand |
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Founded | 2017 |
Region | Thailand |
Number of teams | 2 |
Related competitions |
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Current champions | Bangkok United (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Chiangrai United BG Pathum United (2 titles) |
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]
Under the normal circumstances, the following clubs participate:
Since 2017, Thailand Champions Cup has been at a permanent home rather than guest venues.
† | Match decided by a penalty shootout after full-time [4] |
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(also see champions history wherein Thailand Champions Cup continues the competition Kor Royal Cup, which was folded in 2016)
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | ||
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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 | ||
2024 | Not held | |||||
2025 |
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Total |
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Chiangrai United | 2 (2018, 2020) | 2 (2019, 2021) | 4 |
BG Pathum United | 2 (2021, 2022) | 0 | 2 |
Buriram United | 1 (2019) | 3 (2018, 2022, 2023) | 4 |
Muangthong United | 1 (2017) | 0 | 1 |
Bangkok United | 1 (2023) | 0 | 1 |
Sukhothai | 0 | 1 (2017) | 1 |
Port | 0 | 1 (2020) | 1 |
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