The Thai League Cup is a knock-out football tournament played in Thai sport. Some games are played as a single match, others are played as two-legged contests. The 2014 Thai League Cup kicked off on 1 February 2014 with the Bangkok & field regional qualifiers. The Thai League Cup has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. The Thai League Cup is sponsored by Toyota thus naming it Toyota League Cup. The prize money for this prestigious award is said to be around 5 million baht and the runners-up will be netting 1 million baht.
Tournament details | |
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Country | Thailand |
Dates | 1 February 2014 – 12 October 2014 |
Final positions | |
Champions | BEC Tero Sasana (1st title) |
Runner-up | Buriram United |
Tournament statistics | |
Best player | Chanathip Songkrasin |
The prize money is not the only benefit of this cup, the team winning the fair play spot will get a Hilux Vigo. The MVP of the competition will get a Toyota Camry Hybrid Car. The winner of the cup will earn the right to participate on a cup competition in Japan.
This is the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the Regional League Division 2.
Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
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First Qualifying Round | 1 February 2014 | 27 | 54 → 8 to First Round and 19 to Qualifying Second Round | 54 Regional League Division 2 |
Second Qualifying Round | 8, 9 February 2014 | 18 | 17 + 19 → 18 | 17 Regional League Division 2 |
First Round | 1,2 March 2014 | 32 | 8 + 18 + 18 + 20 → 32 | 18 2014 Thai Division 1 League and 20 2014 Thai Premier League |
Second Round | 30 April 2014 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
Third Round | 11 June 2014 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
Quarter-finals | 18 June 2014 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
2 July 2014 | ||||
Semi-finals | 16 July 2014 | 4 | 4 → 2 | |
30 July 2014 | ||||
Final | 12 October 2014 | 1 | 2 → Champions | |
Total | 118 clubs |