Toyota League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Thailand |
Dates | 23 February 2019 – 28 September 2019 |
Teams | 83 |
Defending champions | Chiangrai United |
Final positions | |
Champions | PT Prachuap (1st title) |
Runner-up | Buriram United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 81 |
Goals scored | 251 (3.1 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Burnel Okana, Piyaphong Phrueksupee (4 goals) |
Best player | Nattapong Khajohnmalee |
The 2019 Thai League Cup is the 10th 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, and known as the Toyota League Cup (Thai: โตโยต้า ลีกคัพ) for sponsorship purposes. 83 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the first qualification round on 23 February 2019, and concluded with the final on 28 September 2019. 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 and Thai League 4.
PT Prachuap beat Buriram United after draw 1–1 on the extra time and won 8–7 on penalty shoot-out. It is the first ever penalty shoot-out in the final round of this tournament. This is first time champion for PT Prachuap.