| Organiser(s) | Football Association of Thailand |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987; 38 years ago (1987) (1st era) 2010; 15 years ago (2010) (2nd era) |
| Region | Thailand |
| Teams | 92 |
| Qualifier for | ASEAN Club Championship |
| Current champions | Buriram United (8th title) |
| Most championships | Buriram United (8 titles) |
| Broadcaster | TrueVisions |
TheLeague Cup (Thai:ไทยลีกคัพ) is afootball cup competition inThailand. It is also known asHilux Revo Cup for sponsorship reasons.[1]
Thai League Cup was started byToyota Motor (Thailand) in the name of Toyota Cup, the competition was held eight times between 1987 and 1994. Toyota Cup was canceled after establishing the1996–97 Thailand Soccer League in the form of a professional league. As a result, the importance of the League Cup was diminished and the reason for its eventual cancellation.[2]
It was re-formed during the2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and ran along the same lines as theThai FA Cup except that the earlier rounds would be regional rather than an open draw.[3]
The League Cup competition in Thailand is said to be an opportunity for medium-sized teams to have the opportunity to compete with big teams and win prize money. The winning prize will receive a prize of 5,000,000 baht. The runner-up receives a prize of 1,000,000 baht and a travel allowance for all visiting teams from the qualifying round to the final rounds, 50,000 baht per team.[4]
Thai League Cup is open to all members of theFootball Association of Thailand andThai League 1 and is divided into eight rounds; the remaining Thai League teams enter the first round. Matches in all rounds are single-legged, except for the semi-finals, which have been two-legged since the competition began. In the single-legged top division, teams will play as away teams. The semi-finals were the exception to this when the away goals rule and penalties were introduced.
For final match that has finished level after extra time has been decided by a penalty shoot-out. The winner also qualifies forMekong Club Championship until 2017[5] but from season 2020 the winner will qualify forASEAN Club Championship.[6]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Royal Thai Air Force |
| 1988 | Bangkok Bank |
| 1989 | Royal Thai Police |
| 1990 | Bangkok (Osotsapa +Royal Thai Navy) |
| 1991 | Royal Thai Police |
| 1992 | Krung Thai Bank |
| 1993 | Royal Thai Police |
| 1994 | Royal Thai Air Force |

From 2010 to the present, the League Cup has attracted title sponsorship, the League Cup was named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:
| Period | Sponsor | Name | Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 to2020 | Toyota | Toyota League Cup[7][8] | Sponsor designed |
| 2021 | Hilux Revo | Hilux Revo League Cup | Sponsor designed |
| 2022 to2024 | Hilux Revo | Hilux Revo Cup | Sponsor designed |
| 2024–25 | Hilux Revo | Revo Cup | Sponsor designed |
| 2025–26 to present | Muang Thai Life Assurance | Muang Thai Cup | Sponsor designed |