The Thai FA Cup (), known officially as The

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Cup, is a

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cup competition in

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. Thai FA Cup is an annual

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competition in men's domestic

. 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

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and Division 1 League were automatically entered and teams from the

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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

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with the winning team receiving 1,000,000 Thai baht. The runners-up will receive 500,000 Thai baht.

Competition format

Overview

The competition proceeds as a

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throughout, consisting of five rounds, a semi-final and then a final. There is no

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, the fixtures in each round being determined by a random draw. Prior to the semi-finals, fixtures ending in a tie are extra time have been decided by penalty shoot-out. The first rounds are qualifiers, with the draws organised on a regional basis. The next rounds are the "proper" rounds where all clubs are in one draw.สิงห์ เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด คว้าแชมป์ช้างเอฟเอคัพ 2020 หลังดวลจุดโทษชนะชลบุรี เอฟซี 5-4
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Qualification for subsequent competitions

AFC Champions League

The Thai FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's

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. The Thai FA Cup winners enter the AFC Champions League at the group stage.

Thailand Champions Cup

The Thai FA Cup winners also qualify for the following season's single-match

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, the traditional season opener played against the previous season's

champions (or the Thai League runners-up if the Thai FA Cup winners also won the league – the

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Competition format

Overview

Qualification for subsequent competitions

AFC Champions League

Thailand Champions Cup

Sponsorship

Winners and finalists

Top-performing clubs

See also

References