Thailand - List of Champions


The Yai Cup, first contested in 1916, was the prime club competition in Thailand until the foundation of the Thailand Premier League in 1996. It was renamed Kor Royal Cup (also referred to as Kir Royal Cup) in 1963. Years listed between brackets as according to the Thai solar calendar (Suriyakati), which since 1941 also starts on the 'western' New Year's Day (between 1912 and 1940 it started on April 1st).
Yai Cup
Year (Thai)   Champions                           Runners-Up (if known)
1916 (2459)   Department of Performing Arts   bt  Ministry of Justice [final played Sep 13]
1917 (2460)   Vajiravudh College
1918 (2461)   Vajiravudh College
1919 (2462)   Vajiravudh College
1920 (2463)   Chulalongkorn University
1921 (2464)   Royal Military Academy
1922 (2465)   Royal Military Academy
1923 (2466)   Royal Thai Naval Academy
1924 (2467)   Royal Thai Naval Academy
1925            not held
1926 (2469)   Kong Dern Rot
1927 (2470)   Kong Dern Rot
1928 (2471)   Suankularb Wittayalai School
1929 (2472)   Suankularb Wittayalai School
1930 (2473)   Assumption Academy
1931 (2474)   Thailand Post
1932-47         not held
1948 (2491)   Bang Rak Academy
1949 (2492)   Assumption Academy              [*]
1950            not held
1951 (2494)   Chai Sod
1952 (2495)   Royal Thai Air Force
1953 (2496)   Royal Thai Air Force
1954 (2497)   Hakka Association of Thailand
1955 (2498)   Chula-Alumni Association
1956 (2499)   Hainan Association of Thailand
1957 (2500)   Royal Thai Air Force
1958 (2501)   Royal Thai Air Force
1959 (2502)   Royal Thai Air Force
1960 (2503)   Royal Thai Air Force
1961 (2504)   Royal Thai Air Force
1962 (2505)   Royal Thai Air Force
1963 (2506)   Royal Thai Air Force

[*] according to a newspaper article in the Bangkok Post in June 1969, the "inter-club football
    championship" was first held in 1949 and won by Royal Thai Air Force (whose other titles in
    1952, 1953, 1957 to 1963, and 1967 are listed in that article as they appear here).

Number of Wins (30)

 9 Royal Thai Air Force [does not include possible 1949 championship]

 3 Vajiravudh College

 2 Assumption Academy
   Kong Dem Rot
   Royal Military Academy
   Royal Thai Naval Academy
   Suankularb Wittayalai School

 1 Bang Rak Academy
   Chai Sod
   Chula-Alumni Association
   Chulalongkorn University
   Department of Performing Arts
   Hainan Association of Thailand
   Hakka Association of Thailand
   Thailand Post

Kor Royal Cup
Year (Thai)   Champions                           Runners-Up (if known)
1964 (2507)   Bangkok Bank  
1965 (2508)   Royal Thai Police
1966 (2509)   Bangkok Bank
1967 (2510)   Bangkok Bank and Royal Thai Air Force (shared)
1968 (2511)   Port Authority of Thailand
1969 (2512)   Bangkok Bank                    2-0 Royal Thai Air Force
1970 (2513)   Rajpracha
1971 (2514)   Rajpracha
1972 (2515)   Port Authority of Thailand
1973 (2516)   Rajvithi
1974 (2517)   Port Authority of Thailand
1975 (2518)   Rajvithi
1976 (2519)   Port Authority of Thailand
1977 (2520)   Rajvithi
1978 (2521)   Port Authority of Thailand
1979 (2522)   Port Authority of Thailand
1980 (2523)   Rajpracha
1981 (2524)   Bangkok Bank
1982 (2525)   Rajpracha
1983 (2526)   Royal Thai Army
1984 (2527)   Bangkok Bank                    2-1 Krung Thai Bank
1985 (2528)   Port Authority of Thailand      1-1 Bangkok Bank    [4-3 pen]
1986 (2529)   Bangkok Bank                    1-0 Rajpracha
1987 (2530)   Royal Thai Air Force
1988 (2531)   Krung Thai Bank
1989 (2532)   Krung Thai Bank
1990 (2533)   Port Authority of Thailand
1991 (2534)   Thai Farmers Bank               3-1 Port Authority of Thailand
1992 (2535)   Thai Farmers Bank               0-0 Bangkok Bank    [TFB on pen]
1993 (2536)   Thai Farmers Bank
1994 (2537)   Bangkok Bank
1995 (2538)   Thai Farmers Bank

Number of Wins (33 (32 seasons, 1 title was shared))

 8 Port Authority of Thailand 
   Bangkok Bank (1 shared)      

 4 Rajpracha       
   Thai Farmers Bank
    
 3 Rajvithi     

 2 Krung Thai Bank

 2 Royal Thai Air Force (1 shared)

 1 Royal Thai Army
   Royal Thai Police    

Number of Wins (Yai and Kor Royal Cup) (63 (62 seasons, 1 title was shared))

11 Royal Thai Air Force (1 shared) [does not include possible 1949 championship]

 8 Port Authority of Thailand 
   Bangkok Bank (1 shared)  

 4 Rajpracha      
   Thai Farmers Bank
    
 3 Rajvithi      
   Vajiravudh College

 2 Assumption Academy
   Kong Dem Rot
   Krung Thai Bank
   Royal Military Academy
   Royal Thai Naval Academy
   Suankularb Wittayalai School

 1 Bang Rak Academy
   Chai Sod
   Chula-Alumni Association
   Chulalongkorn University
   Department of Performing Arts
   Hainan Association of Thailand
   Hakka Association of Thailand
   Royal Thai Army
   Royal Thai Police    
   Thailand Post

NB: after the introduction of the Premier League, the Kor Royal Cup was played for as a one-off
    match between (usually) the league champions and runners-up or the FA Cup winners; see the
    section on cup winners.

Premier League
Ed. Season  Champions                       Runners-Up                      Third Place
 1  1996/97 Bangkok Bank                2-0 Stock Exchange of Thailand     
 2  1997    Royal Thai Air Force            Sinthana                        Bangkok Bank   
 3  1998    Sinthana                        Royal Thai Air Force            BEC Tero Sasana    
 4  1999    Royal Thai Air Force            Port Authority of Thailand      BEC Tero Sasana    
 5  2000    BEC Tero Sasana                 Royal Thai Air Force            Thai Farmers Bank
 6  2001/02 BEC Tero Sasana                 Osotspa                         Bangkok Bank   
 7  2002/03 Krung Thai Bank                 BEC Tero Sasana                 Port Authority of Thailand 
 8  2003/04 Krung Thai Bank                 BEC Tero Sasana                 Osotspa          
 9  2004/05 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly       Prov. Electrical Authority      Osotspa          
10  2006    Bangkok University              Osotspa                         BEC Tero Sasana    
11  2007    Chonburi FC                     Krung Thai Bank                 BEC Tero Sasana    
12  2008    Prov. Electrical Authority      Chonburi FC                     BEC Tero Sasana    
13  2009    Muang Thong United              Chonburi FC                     Bangkok Glass      
14  2010    Muang Thong United              Buriram PEA                     Chonburi FC   
15  2011    Buriram PEA                     Chonburi FC                     Muang Thong United 
16  2012    Muang Thong United              Chonburi FC                     BEC Tero Sasana    
17  2013    Buriram United                  Muang Thong United              Chonburi FC      
18  2014    Buriram United                  Chonburi FC                     BEC Tero Sasana    
19  2015    Buriram United                  Muang Thong United              Suphanburi FC
20  2016    Muang Thong United              Bangkok United                  Bangkok Glass
21  2017    Buriram United                  Muang Thong United              Bangkok United
22  2018    Buriram United                  Bangkok United                  Port FC  
23  2019    Chiangrai United                Buriram United                  Port FC 
24  2020/21 BG Pathum United                Buriram United                  Port FC 
25  2021/22 Buriram United                  BG Pathum United                Bangkok United
26  2022/23 Buriram United                  Bangkok United                  Port FC 
27  2023/24

Number of Wins (26, Premier League only)

NB: runners-up spots (26) and third places (25) listed between square brackets

 9 [ 4, 0] Buriram United [includes Buriram PEA, Provincial Electrical Authority]  [*]

 4 [ 3, 1] Muang Thong United  

 2 [ 2, 7] BEC Tero Sasana     
 2 [ 2, 0] Royal Thai Air Force    
 2 [ 1, 0] Krung Thai Bank    

 1 [ 5, 2] Chonburi FC      
 1 [ 1, 2] BG Pathum United [includes Bangkok Glass]
 1 [ 1, 0] Sinthana  
 1 [ 0, 2] Bangkok Bank (Bangkok)
 1 [ 0, 0] Bangkok University   
 1 [ 0, 0] Chiangrai United 
 1 [ 0, 0] Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 

   [ 3, 2] Bangkok United
   [ 2, 2] Osotspa  
   [ 1, 5] Port FC [includes Port Authority of Thailand]
   [ 1, 0] Stock Exchange of Thailand  
   [ 0, 1] Thai Farmers Bank
   [ 0, 1] Suphanburi FC

[*] as Provincial Electrical Authority were based in Ayutthaya when they won the league in 2008,
    and in Bangkok prior to that season, Buriram United usually are only credited with the seven
    titles since 2010, the first season they played (as Buriram PEA) in Buriram.

Number of Championships (since 1916) (89 (88 seasons, 1 title was shared))

13 Royal Thai Air Force (1 shared) [does not include possible 1949 championship]

 9 Buriram United [includes Buriram PEA, Provincial Electrical Authority]  [*]

 8 Port Authority of Thailand 

 8 Bangkok Bank (1 shared)  

 4 Krung Thai Bank
   Muang Thong United 
   Rajpracha        
   Rajvithi        
   Thai Farmers Bank

 3 Vajiravudh College

 2 Assumption Academy
   BEC Tero Sasana     
   Kong Dem Rot
   Royal Military Academy
   Royal Thai Naval Academy
   Suankularb Wittayalai School

 1 Bangkok University    
   Bang Rak Academy
   BG Pathum United  
   Chai Sod
   Chiangrai United 
   Chonburi FC      
   Chula-Alumni Association
   Chulalongkorn University
   Department of Performing Arts
   Hainan Association of Thailand
   Hakka Association of Thailand
   Royal Thai Army
   Royal Thai Police    
   Sinthana  
   Thailand Post
   Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 

[*] as Provincial Electrical Authority were based in Ayutthaya when they won the league in 2008,
    and in Bangkok prior to that season, Buriram United usually are only credited with the seven
    titles since 2010, the first season they played (as Buriram PEA) in Buriram.


About this document

Main source for Yai and Kor Royal Cup (in Thai): Siam Soccer (meanwhile disappeared, but the Wayback machine has a snapshot from 29 Jan 2009); English versions of club names partially thanks to wikipedia, which also was used for the historical background

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Authors: Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 11 Oct 2023

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