Khǒr Royal Cup

This article is about the former second-tier competition. For the former third-tier competition, see Khor Royal Cup.

Khǒr Royal Cup (Thai: ถ้วยพระราชทานประเภท ข.; ถ้วย ข.), known as the Noi Cup (ถ้วยน้อย) until 1963, was a part of the Thai football league system, founded by the Football Association of Thailand in 1916.

Khǒr Royal Cup

Organising body	Football Association of Thailand
Founded	1916
Folded	2015
Country	Thailand
Domestic cup(s)	Thai FA Cup

J.W. Group, the winner of the 2013 Khǒr Royal Cup

Khǒr Royal Cup was the second-highest level of the Thai football league system from 1916 to 1995. The Khǒr Royal Cup was downgraded to the third-tier tournament in 1996, replaced by the Thai Division 1 League. In 2006, the tournament was further downgraded to the fourth-tier of Thai football due to the proposed merger of the Provincial League and Thai Premier League into one entity. In 2016, the Khǒr Royal Cup was combined with Khor Royal Cup and Ngor Royal Cup into Regional League Division 3, and the tournament's cup become a trophy for Thai Division 1 League.

Tournament format

Each season or edition of the tournament was populated by clubs from its previous season which were neither promoted nor relegated, joined by the best four clubs promoted from the previous season of Khor Royal Cup. The first round was a group stage, with clubs divided into groups of 3 or 4 clubs. The winners and the runners-up of each group qualified to the knock-out stage. The finalists of the tournament were promoted to Regional League Division 2 for the following season, while the clubs which withdrew themselves from the tournament were relegated to Khor Royal Cup and Ngor Royal Cup for the following season.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Promoted Clubs
2015	Institute of Physical Education Samut Sakhon Campus	w/o	Sena Municipality1
2014	Army Welfare Department	3–1	Thepsatri Rajabhat University Lopburi
2013	J.W. Group	2–1	Ratchaphruek College
2012	Rayong Province Club	3–3 (8–7)p	Hua Hin Municipality
2011	Bangkok Glass Sport Association	1–0	Thai Christian Sport Association
2010	Goblex Realty Staff Association	3–1	Assumption Thonburi School
2009	Thai Marine Regiment	0–0 (4–2)p	Royal Thai Fleet
2008	Kasetsart University	1–0	Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University	North Bangkok University Rangsit University
2007/08	Raj Pracha	2–2 (5–4)p	Kasem Bundit University F.C.
2005/06	Thai Marine Regiment		Thai Airways
Khǒr Royal Cup was downgraded to be the fourth tier since 2006.
2004	Raj-Vithi		Samut Prakan Municipality
2003	Thai Honda		Customs department
2002	Air Technical Training School		Central Sport Association
2001	Bang Phra Municipality		Nong Jorg Pitthayanusorn School
2000	Krung Kao Sport Association		Bangkok University[1]	Kasetsart University
1999	Bangkok Christian College		Government Housing Bank
1998	Provincial Electricity Authority		Central Sport Association
1997	Thai Military Bank		Petroleum Authority of Thailand
1996	Rayong Sport Association		Samut Prakan Confederation	The Crown Property Bureau[2] Bank for agriculture and agricultural co-operatives
Khǒr Royal Cup was downgraded to be the third tier since 1996.
1995	Raj-Vithi
1994	Association of Stock Exchange
1993	Krung Thai Bank
1992	Port Authority of Thailand
1991	Royal Thai Air Force
1990	Thai Farmers Bank
1989	Royal Thai Air Force
1988	Royal Thai Police
1987	Royal Thai Air Force
1986	Royal Thai Air Force
1985	Royal Thai Air Force
1984	Thai Namthip
1983	Port Authority of Thailand
1982	Royal Thai Air Force
1981	Port Authority of Thailand - Royal Thai Police
1980	Royal Thai Army
1979	Port Authority of Thailand
1978	Bangkok Bank
1977	Royal Thai Air Force
1976	Port Authority of Thailand
1975	Royal Thai Air Force - Siam Commercial Bank
1974	Royal Thai Army - Siam Commercial Bank
1973	Royal Thai Air Force
1972	Royal Thai Air Force - Port Authority of Thailand
1971	Bangkok Bank
1970	Port Authority of Thailand
1969	Bangkok Bank
1968	Bangkok Bank
1967	Royal Thai Air Force
1966	Bangkok Bank
1965	Royal Thai Air Force
1964	Royal Thai Air Force
1963	Bangkok Bank
1962	Royal Thai Air Force
1961	Royal Thai Air Force
1960	Bangkok Municipality
1959	Chulalongkorn Alumni Association
1958	Debsirin Alumni Association
1957	Chulalongkorn Alumni Association
1956	Debsirin Alumni Association
1955	Not held
1954	Royal Thai Police
1953	Royal Thai Police
1952	Muslim Sport Club
1951	Royal Thai Air Force
1950	Royal Thai Air Force
1949	Royal Thai Air Force
1948	Chai Sod
The tournament was suspended from 1931 to 1947 due to World War II and Thailand's domination by Khana Ratsadon before the 1947 Thai coup d'état
1930	Assumption Club
1929	Thailand Post
1928	School of Law
1927	Kong Dern Rot
1926	Sri Krung
1925	Siam Rat
1924	Department of Performing Arts
1923	Department of Performing Arts
1922	Department of Performing Arts
1921	Nakhon Chaisri County
1920	Royal Thai Naval Academy
1919	Department of Performing Arts
1918	Department of Performing Arts
1917	Department of Performing Arts
1916	Royal Guards Regiment

Note

1: Both semi-finalists, Air Technical Training School and Pak Chong Sport School, were disqualified due to sending illegal players to the field; the final match of the 2015 Khǒr Royal Cup wasn't held, and Institute of Physical Education Samut Sakhon Campus automatically won the tournament, while Sena municipality qualified as the runner-up.

References

1. Jiratchayakul, Nitit. "มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ". www2.bu.ac.th. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
2. "ผลฟุตบอลชิงถ้วยพระราชทานประเภท ข ประจำปี 2555(3-30กันยา55)". www.thailandsusu.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.