2023–24 Thai League Cup Explained

Thai League Cup
Year:2023–24
Other Titles:Hilux Revo Cup
Country:Thailand
Num Teams:80
Defending Champions:Buriram United
Champions:BG Pathum United
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Muangthong United
Matches:79
Goals:255
Top Goal Scorer:Chitsanuphong Phimpsang
(6 goals)
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Thai League Cup is the 14th season in the second era of a Thailand's knockout football competition. All games are played as a single match. It was sponsored by Toyota Motor Thailand, and known as the Hilux Revo Cup (Thai: ไฮลักซ์ รีโว่ คัพ) for sponsorship purposes, Hilux Revo is a truck model of Toyota. 80 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the first qualification round on 2 September 2023 and concluded with the final on 16 June 2024. The tournament has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. 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.

This is the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round will be played in regions featuring clubs from the Thai League 3.

Calendar

Round Date Matches width=100 Clubs !New entries this round
First qualification round 2–3 September 202314 28 → 14 28 2023–24 Thai League 3
Second qualification round 9–10 September 202318 22 2023–24 Thai League 3
Qualification play-off round 25 October 202316 18 + 14 → 1614 2023–24 Thai League 2
First round 6 December 202316 16 + 16 → 1616 2023–24 Thai League 1
Second round 13 March 20248 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 11–24 April 20244 8 → 4
Semi-finals 22 May 2024 2 4 → 2
Final 16 June 20241 2 → Champions
Total 80 clubs

Results

Note: T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T3: Clubs from Thai League 3.

First qualification round

28 clubs from 2023–24 Thai League 3 have signed to first qualify in the 2023–24 Thai League cup. This round was drawn on 24 August 2023.[1] 44 goals occurred in this round.

Northern region

The qualifying round would be played in the northern region featuring 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Northern Region.

Northeastern region

The qualifying round would be played in the northeastern region featuring 4 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region.

Eastern region

The qualifying round would be played in the eastern region featuring 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Eastern Region.

Western region

The qualifying round would be played in the western region featuring 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Western Region.

Southern region

The qualifying round would be played in the southern region featuring 2 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Southern Region.

Bangkok metropolitan region

The qualifying round would be played in the Bangkok metropolitan region featuring 4 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

Second qualification round

The second qualifying round would feature 14 clubs that were the winners of the first qualification round[2] and the new entries that were 22 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3. 71 goals occurred in this round.

Northern region

The qualifying round would be played in the northern region featuring 4 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Northern Region.

Northeastern region

The qualifying round would be played in the northeastern region featuring 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region.

Eastern region

The qualifying round would be played in the eastern region featuring 8 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Eastern Region.

Western region

The qualifying round would be played in the western region featuring 4 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Western Region.

Southern region

The qualifying round would be played in the southern region featuring 8 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Southern Region.

Bangkok metropolitan region

The qualifying round would be played in the Bangkok metropolitan region featuring 6 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 3 Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

Qualification play-off round

The qualification play-off round would feature 18 clubs that were the winners of the second qualification round[3] and the new entries that were 14 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 2. This round was drawn on 3 October 2023.[4] 35 goals occurred in this round.

First round

The first round would feature 16 clubs that were the winners of the qualification play-off round including 6 clubs from T2 and 10 clubs from T3[5] and the new entries that were 16 clubs from the 2023–24 Thai League 1. This round was drawn on 3 November 2023.[6] 58 goals occurred in this round.

Second round

The second round would feature 16 clubs that were the winners of the first round including 14 clubs from T1 and 2 clubs from T3.[7] This round was drawn on 12 February 2024.[8] 30 goals occurred in this round.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals would feature 8 clubs that were the winners of the second round, all are clubs from T1.[9] This round was drawn on 28 March 2024.[10] 11 goals occurred in this round.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals would feature 4 clubs that were the winners of the quarter-finals, all are clubs from T1.[11] This round was drawn on 2 May 2024.[12] 5 goals occurred in this round.

Final

See main article: article and 2024 Thai League Cup final. The final would feature 2 clubs that were the winners of the semi-finals, both are clubs from T1.[13] 1 goal occurred in this round.

Tournament statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Chitsanuphong PhimpsangMaraleina6
2 BrennerKhon Kaen United4
Edson dos Santos Costa JúniorMH Nakhon Si City
Douglas MineiroSatun
Bright FridayThonburi United
6 Danilo AlvesBG Pathum United3
Teerasil Dangda
Tanapol SrithongKhon Kaen Mordindang
Teeraphol YoryoeiMuangthong United
Chatchai NarkwijitPhitsanulok
Barros TardeliPort
Chawanwit SealaoPrime Bangkok
Samuel Erik StrongRajpracha
Kittiphong KhetparaSatun
Basree SanronSongkhla

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date Round
Tanapol Srithong Khon Kaen Mordindang (T3) Surin Khong Chee Mool (T3) 8–2 (H) Second qualification round
Chitsanuphong Phimpsang6 Maraleina (T3) PTU Pathum Thani (T3) 7–2 (H) Second qualification round
Notes: 6 = Player scored 6 goals; (H) = Home team; (A) = Away team

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023–24 Thai League Cup qualification round drawing (in Thai). . ballthai.com . 24 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Results of the 2023–24 Thai League Cup first qualification round.. int.soccerway.com.
  3. Web site: Results of the 2023–24 Thai League Cup second qualification round.. int.soccerway.com.
  4. News: 2023–24 Thai League Cup qualification play-off round drawing (in Thai). . fathailand.org . 3 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Results of the 2023–24 Thai League Cup qualification play-off round.. int.soccerway.com.
  6. News: 2023–24 Thai League Cup first round drawing (in Thai). . pptvhd36.com . 3 November 2023.
  7. Web site: Results of the 2023–24 Thai League Cup first round.. int.soccerway.com.
  8. News: 2023–24 Thai League Cup second round drawing (in Thai). . thaileague.co.th . 12 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Results of 2023–24 Thai League Cup second round.. int.soccerway.com.
  10. News: The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 Hilux Revo Cup (in Thai). . thaileague.co.th . 28 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Results of 2023–24 Thai League Cup quarter-finals.. int.soccerway.com.
  12. News: The draw for the semi-finals of the 2023–24 Hilux Revo Cup (in Thai). . siamsport.co.th . 2 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Results of 2023–24 Thai League Cup semi-finals.. int.soccerway.com.