Thai League 1

This article is about the top league in the Thai football system. For other Thai leagues, see Thai Leagues (disambiguation).

Thai League 1

Founded	1996; 22 years ago (1996)
First season	1996–97
Country	Thailand
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Thai League 2
Domestic cup(s)	Thai FA Cup Champions Cup
League cup(s)	Thai League Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Champions League Mekong Club Championship
Current champions	Buriram United (7th title) (2018)
Most championships	Buriram United (7th title)
TV partners	TrueVisions
Website	thaileague.co.th
2018 Thai League 1

The Thai League 1 (Thai: ไทยลีก 1), commonly known as the T1, is a Thai professional league for Football Association of Thailand clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. The Thai League is a corporation in which the 18 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from February to October, with teams playing 34 games each with a total of 306 games in the season. It is sponsored by Toyota and therefore officially known as the Toyota Thai League. In the Thai League, most of the games are played during Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Origins
    
  
  
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    1.2 Foundation
    
  
  
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    1.3 Leagues integration (2007)
    
  
  
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    1.4 Modern era (2009)
    
  
  
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    1.5 Thailand Clasico
    
  
  
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    1.6 The first invincible
    
  
  
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    1.7 Buriram dominance
    
  
  
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    1.8 Rebranding (2017)
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Champions
  
  
  
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    2.1 Wins by club
    
    
    
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      2.1.1 The Invincibles
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Clubs
  


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  4 Stadiums and location (2018)
  
  
  
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    4.1 Stadiums (2018)
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Records
  
  
  
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    5.1 All-time top scorers
    
  
  
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    5.2 Most appearances
    
  
  
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    5.3 Player statistics
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Awards
  
  
  
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    6.1 Prize money
    
  
  
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    6.2 Trophy
    
  
  
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    6.3 Top scorers
    
  
  
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    6.4 Coach of the Year
    
  
  
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    6.5 Player of the Year
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Competition format and sponsorship
  
  
  
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    7.1 Competition
    
    
    
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      7.1.1 Qualification for Asian competitions
      
    
    
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      7.1.2 Thai League All-Star Exhibition game
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    7.2 Sponsorship
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Match balls
  


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  9 Youth League
  


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  10 Other tournaments
  


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  11 Ranking Asian
  
  
  
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    11.1 Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking
    
  
  
  
  


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  12 See also
  


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  13 References
  


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  14 External links
  

History

Origins

Before the inception of the Thai League, the highest level of club football was the Kor Royal Cup (Thai: ถ้วย ก.) which was contested in a tournament format from 1916 to 1995.

Foundation

Thai League was introduced in 1996 by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) under the name Thailand Soccer League. Eighteen clubs who earlier competed for the Kor Royal Cup were registered to play in the first edition of a double round-robin league system.^[1]Thai Farmers Bank was crowned as the first champion of the 1996–97 Thailand Soccer League.

The Thai League originally had 10 to 12 clubs each season until 2007, when it was expanded to 16 clubs. At the end of each season, the three bottom placed clubs are relegated to the Thai Division 1 League.

Leagues integration (2007)

Most of Thai League clubs in that time were the organisation of government authorities club that based in Greater Bangkok and Metropolitan. Meanwhile, the other local clubs had competed in the semi-pro league called the Provincial League. Thai Premier League faced the issue of low attendance and lack of local loyalties while the Provincial league suffered the financial issue. In 2007, Thai League was integrated with Provincial League completely. Chonburi from the Provincial League was the first champion of the new Thailand Premier League in 2007 season.

Modern era (2009)

In 2009 season, there were significant changes in the lead to the new era of the Thai Premier League. Asian Football Confederation declared the regulations for the associations that have the intention to send the clubs to compete in AFC Champions League starting from 2011.^[2] Football Association of Thailand had to establish Thai Premier League co.ltd and forced the clubs in the top league to complete AFC Club License Criteria^[3] otherwise Thai clubs will not eligible to play in the Champions League. Clubs were forced to separate themselves from the parent organisations and registered as the independent football authorities.

The massive changes occurred in that season. Thailand Premier League renamed to Thai Premier League. Two times league champion Krung Thai Bank failed to complete the new regulations. The organisation decided to sell the club. The club was acquired by Boon Rawd and rebranded to be Bangkok Glass. Bangkok University had expelled their football club section. The club rebrand itself to Bangkok United since then. The organisation-based clubs had to relocate to find the local supporters to backup the clubs. Osotspa changed their home stadium to Saraburi Province, TOT moved to play in Kanchanaburi, Royal Navy played in Rayong Province while Thailand Tobacco Monopoly integrated to Samut Sakhon Province and rebranded to TTM Samut Sakhon.

Muangthong United were promoted from Thai Division 1 League in that season and won Thai Premier League in their first year in the top league.

Thailand Clasico

Thailand Clasico or The Classic Match of Thailand is the matchup between Muangthong United and Chonburi. It is the matchup that presents Thai football in the modern era. The name was given to the encounter of two teams due to the hype and massive atmosphere around the match. The first encounter between them happened in the 2009 Thai Premier League season. On 30 May 2009, Chonburi that was regarded as the best club in Thailand at that moment hosted the new powerhouse who were just promoted from Division 1 Muangthong United. The match was played at Nong Prue Stadium, Pattaya. Before the match, Chonburi was the leader in the table after 10 matches of the season while Muangthong followed in second with one less point. Chonburi made the lead by 2–0 in the first thirty minutes but Muangthong bounced back to win by the 5–2 result at the end. The match was full of the exciting and dramatic moments. Then, it was considered as one of the most classic matches in Thai League history. The Muangthong versus Chonburi matchup was dubbed as "Thailand Clasico" ever since then.

The first invincible

In 2012 season, Muangthong United under Serbian head coach Slaviša Jokanović, had become the first club in the league history that completed the season with an unbeaten record. Muangthong finished at the top of the final standing with 25 wins and 9 draws.

Buriram dominance

The Buriram Dominance refers to the 2013 to 2015 season, which Buriram United won Thai Premier League in three consecutive seasons as the first club in the league history. The three titles in that period included two invincible titles which Buriram United completed Thai Premier League campaign unbeaten in 2013 and 2015 season.

Rebranding (2017)

In 2017, Football Association of Thailand decided to rebranded Thai Premier League into Thai League 1. Since its inception in 1996 brand image of Thai League is always attached to the sponsor but this re-branding is built a identity for the Thai League to be clearly and become international professional football league with the modernise of competition management and design new appearance of the league such as logo that also flexible to use on a variety of media, trophy, fonts to become more modern styled.^[4][5] This rebranding earned the Good Design Award in the Brand Identity branch from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.^[6]

Champions

See also: List of Thai football champions

#	Year	Winners	Runners-up
1	1996–97	Bangkok Bank	Stock Exchange of Thailand
2	1997	Royal Thai Air Force	Sinthana
3	1998	Sinthana	Royal Thai Air Force
4	1999	Royal Thai Air Force	Port Authority
5	2000	BEC Tero Sasana	Royal Thai Air Force
6	2001–02	BEC Tero Sasana	Osotsapa
7	2002–03	Krung Thai Bank	BEC Tero Sasana
8	2003–04	Krung Thai Bank	BEC Tero Sasana
9	2004–05	Tobacco Monopoly	PEA
10	2006	Bangkok University	Osotsapa
11	2007	Chonburi	Krung Thai Bank
12	2008	PEA	Chonburi
13	2009	Muangthong United	Chonburi
14	2010	Muangthong United	Buriram PEA
15	2011	Buriram PEA	Chonburi
16	2012	Muangthong United	Chonburi
17	2013	Buriram United	Muangthong United
18	2014	Buriram United	Chonburi
19	2015	Buriram United	Muangthong United
20	2016	Muangthong United	Bangkok United
21	2017	Buriram United	Muangthong United
22	2018	Buriram United	Bangkok United
23	2019

Wins by club

Rank	Club	Wins	Winning years
1	Buriram United	7	2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
2	Muangthong United	4	2009, 2010, 2012, 2016
3	Air Force Central	2	1997, 1999
	Police Tero		2000, 2001–02
	Krung Thai Bank		2002–03, 2003–04
6	Bangkok Bank	1	1996–97
	Bangkok United		2006
	BBCU		1998
	Chonburi		2007
	TTM FC		2004–05

The Invincibles

Unbeatable champions:

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  Muangthong United in 2012
  


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  Buriram United in 2013
  


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  Buriram United in 2015
  

Clubs

Thai Honda Ladkrabang, Sisaket and Super Power Samut Prakan were relegated to the 2018 Thai League 2 after finishing the 2017 season in the bottom three places.

They were replaced by Chainat Hornbill, Air Force Central and PT Prachuap from Thai League 2.

Stadiums and location (2018)

Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Chainat Hornbill

Chonburi

Chiangrai United

Nakhon
Ratchasima

Buriram

Pattaya United

PT Prachuap

Navy

Ratchaburi
Mitr Phol

Suphanburi

Sukhothai

Ubon UMT

Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Air Force Central
Bangkok Glass
Bangkok United
Muangthong United
Police Tero
Port

Locations of the Thai League 2018 teams

Port

Air Force Central

Police Tero

Bangkok Glass

Muangthong United

Bangkok United

Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Team	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Air Force Central	Pathum Thani	Thupatemee Stadium	20,000
Bangkok Glass	Pathum Thani	Leo Stadium	16,014
Bangkok United	Pathum Thani	Thammasat Stadium	25,000
Buriram United	Buriram	Chang Arena	32,600
Chainat Hornbill	Chai Nat	Khao Plong Stadium	12,000
Chiangrai United	Chiang Rai	Singha Stadium	11,354
Chonburi	Chonburi	Chonburi Stadium	8,680
Muangthong United	Nonthaburi	SCG Stadium	15,000
Nakhon Ratchasima	Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Stadium	24,641
Navy	Chonburi	Sattahip Navy Stadium	6,000
Pattaya United	Chonburi	Nong Prue Stadium	5,500
Police Tero	Bangkok	Boonyachinda Stadium	3,550
Port	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	12,000
PT Prachuap	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Sam Ao Stadium	5,000
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Ratchaburi	Mitr Phol Stadium	10,000
Sukhothai	Sukhothai	Thalay Luang Stadium	8,000
Suphanburi	Suphan Buri	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium	25,000
Ubon UMT United	Ubon Ratchathani	UMT Stadium	6,000

Stadiums (2018)

Air Force Central	Bangkok Glass	Bangkok United	Buriram United	Chainat Hornbill	Chiangrai United
Thupatemi Stadium	Leo Stadium	Thammasat Stadium	Chang Arena	Khao Plong Stadium	Singha Stadium
Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 16,014	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 32,600	Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 11,354
Chonburi	Muangthong United	Nakhon Ratchasima	Navy	Pattaya United	Port
Chonburi Stadium	SCG Stadium	80th Birthday Stadium	Sattahip Navy Stadium	Nong Prue Stadium	PAT Stadium
Capacity: 8,680	Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 24,641	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 12,000
Police Tero	PT Prachuap	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Sukhothai	Suphanburi	Ubon UMT United
Boonyachinda Stadium	Sam Ao Stadium	Mitr Phol Stadium	Thalay Luang Stadium	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium	UMT Stadium
Capacity: 3,550	Capacity: 2,700	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 6,000

Records

See also: Football records in Thailand

All-time top scorers

As of 9 September 2018

Thai League

Rank	Player	Period	Goals	Apps
1	Cleiton Silva	2010–2014, 2015–2017, 2018–	119	193
2	Teerasil Dangda	2009–2014, 2015–2017	111	247
3	Pipob On-Mo	2006–	108	404
4	Sarayuth Chaikamdee	2001–2004, 2007–2012, 2013–2014	101	233
5	Heberty	2014–2016, 2017–	100	134
6	Dragan Boškovic	2013–	97	161
7	Diogo	2015–	98	100
8	Mario Gjurovski	2012–	92	192
9	Mohamed Koné	2003–2007, 2009, 2010–2014	87	177
10	Anon Sangsanoi	2006–2016	79	177
	Teeratep Winothai	2006–2008, 2009–2014, 2016–	79	260

Figures for active players (in bold).

Most appearances

As of 13 March 2017

Rank	Player	Position	Apps	Goals
1	Rangsan Viwatchaichok	MF	439	49
2	Pipob On-Mo	FW	402	108
3	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	GK	353	1
4	Siwarak Tedsungnoen	GK	336	0
5	Nattaporn Phanrit	DF	335	19
6	Pichitphong Choeichiu	MF	324	62
7	Narit Taweekul	GK	315	1
8	Apichet Puttan	DF	262	7
9	Kittisak Rawangpa	GK	254	0
10	Jetsada Jitsawad	DF	253	4

Figures for active players (in bold) .

Player statistics

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  Youngest player: Suphanat Mueanta (Buriram United) – 15 years, 8 months and 22 days (25 April 2018, Buriram United 2–1 Nakhon Ratchasima, 2018 Thai League 1)


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  Oldest player: Somchai Subpherm (TOT) – 51 years, 7 months and 25 days (3 November 2013, Buriram United 2–1 TOT, 2013 Thai Premier League)


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  Youngest scorer: Suphanat Mueanta (Buriram United) – 15 years, 9 months and 25 days (26 May 2018, Buriram United 5–0 Air Force Central, 2018 Thai League 1)


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  Oldest scorer: Therdsak Chaiman (Chonburi) – 40 years, 8 months and 24 days (2 June 2014, TOT 1–1 Chonburi, 2014 Thai Premier League)


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  Fastest scorer: Nirut Kamsawad (Port Authority) – 9 seconds (2001–02 Thai League)


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  Most consecutive matches scored: 10 games – Diogo Luís Santo (Buriram United) (24 September 2017 – 2 March 2018, 2018 Thai League 1)


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  Most consecutive unconceded matches: 6 games
  
  
  
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    Siwarak Tedsungnoen (Buriram United, 2014)
  
  
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    Kawin Thamsatchanan (Muangthong United, 2016)
  
  
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    Kawin Thamsatchanan (Muangthong United, 2017)
  
  
  
  


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  All time most clean sheets: 815 minutes – Siwarak Tedsungnoen
  


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  Most goals in a season: 38 goals – Dragan Bošković (Bangkok United, 2017)


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  Most assists in a season: 19 assists – Theerathon Bunmathan (Buriram United, 2015)


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  Most titles won: 7 times – Jakkaphan Kaewprom
  


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  Most seasons appeared: 19 seasons – Amnaj Kaewkiew (1996–2014)


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  All-time record for highest football transfer fee Thai players: 50 million baht – Tanaboon Kesarat (2017)

Awards

Thai League trophy from 2011 to 2016

Thai League trophy from 2017 to present

Prize money

• Champion: 10,000,000 Baht
  


• Runner-up: 2,000,000


• Third place: 1,500,000


• Fourth place: 800,000

Trophy

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  2011 – 2016 trophy: In 2010, Football Association of Thailand and Thai Premier League Co. Ltd considered to improve the image of Thai Premier League Trophy. The trophy itself was designed by Glue Creative from England and produced by British Silverware of Sheffield. The trophy was crafted by silver with the European style of a crown. Three divas are holding up the trophy and three golden elephants are standing on the base. The trophy is 75 cm tall and weighs more than 30 kg. The production used 250-man hours of work and the finished trophy worth 2 million baht.


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  2017 – current trophy: In 2017, Football Association of Thailand order the trophy produced from England that was created by Royal Jewellers Asprey of London to be new champions trophy. The trophy reflecting Thai identity by the use of Kranok pattern mixed with modern pattern and sculpt it pieces by piece.^[7][8]
  

Top scorers

Thai League 1

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
1996–97	Amporn Amparnsuwan	TOT	21
1997	Worrawoot Srimaka	BEC Tero Sasana	17
1998	Ronnachai Sayomchai	Port Authority	23
1999	Sutee Suksomkit	Thai Farmer Bank	13
2000	Sutee Suksomkit	Thai Farmer Bank	16
2001–02	Worrawoot Srimaka Pitipong Kuldilok	BEC Tero Sasana Port Authority	12
2002–03	Sarayoot Chaikamdee	Port Authority	12
2003–04	Vimol Jankam	Osotsapa	14
2004–05	Supakit Jinajai Sarayoot Chaikamdee	Provincial Electricity Authority Port Authority	10
2006	Pipat Thonkanya	BEC Tero Sasana	12
2007	Ney Fabiano	Thailand Tobacco Monopoly	18
2008	Anon Sangsanoi	BEC Tero Sasana	20
2009	Anon Sangsanoi	BEC Tero Sasana	18
2010	Ludovick Takam	Pattaya United	17
2011	Franck Ohandza	Buriram PEA	19
2012	Teerasil Dangda Cleiton Silva	Muangthong United BEC Tero Sasana	24
2013	Carmelo González	Buriram United	23
2014	Heberty	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	26
2015	Diogo	Buriram United	33
2016	Cleiton Silva	Muangthong United	27
2017	Dragan Bošković	Bangkok United	38
2018	Diogo	Buriram United	34

Coach of the Year

Season	Coach	Club
1996–97	Witthaya Laohakul	Bangkok Bank
1997	Piyapong Pue-on	Royal Thai Air Force
1998	Karoon Narksawat	Sinthana
1999	Piyapong Pue-on	Royal Thai Air Force
2000	Pichai Pituwong	BEC Tero Sasana
2001–02	Attaphol Buspakom	BEC Tero Sasana
2002–03	Narong Suwannachot	Krung Thai Bank
2003–04	Worrawoot Dangsamer	Krung Thai Bank
2004–05	Jose Alves Borges	Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
2006	Somchai Subpherm	Bangkok University
2007	Jadet Meelarp	Chonburi
2008	Prapol Pongpanich	Provincial Electricity Authority
2009	Attaphol Buspakom	Muangthong United
2010	René Desaeyere	Muangthong United
2011	Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol	Pattaya United
2012	Slaviša Jokanović	Muangthong United
2013	Attaphol Buspakom	Bangkok Glass
2014	Masahiro Wada	Chonburi
2015	Alexandre Gama	Buriram United
2017	Totchtawan Sripan	Muangthong United
2018

Player of the Year

Season	Player	Club
1996–97	Amporn Amparnsuwan	TOT
1997	Seksan Piturat	Sinthana
1998	Niweat Siriwong	Sinthana
2000	Anurak Srikerd	BEC Tero Sasana
2001–02	Apichad Thaveechalermdit	Bangkok Bank
2002–03	Cumpee Pintrakul	Bangkok Bank
2003–04	Pichitphong Choeichiu	Krung Thai Bank
2004–05	José Carlos da Silva	Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
2006	Punnarat Klinsukon	Bangkok University
2007	Pipob On-Mo	Chonburi
2008	Narongchai Vachiraban	Provincial Electricity Authority
2009	Jetsada Jitsawad (Defender) Kittipol Paphunga (Midfielder) Pipat Thonkanya (Striker)	Muangthong United BEC Tero Sasana Thai Port
2010	Datsakorn Thonglao	Muangthong United
2011	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	Chonburi
2012	Teerasil Dangda	Muangthong United
2013	Theerathon Bunmathan	Buriram United
2014	Suchao Nuchnum	Buriram United
2015	Diogo Luís Santo	Buriram United
2017	Jakkaphan Kaewprom	Buriram United
2018

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 18 clubs in the Thai League. During the course of a season, which lasts from February to October, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal, the head-to-head, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The three lowest placed teams are relegated into the Thai League 2 and the top three teams from the Thai League 2 are promoted in their place.

Qualification for Asian competitions

See also: Thai clubs in the Asian Club Championship, Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League, and Thai clubs in the AFC Cup

In the past the champions will play in AFC Champions League playoffs and AFC Cup for the champions of Thai FA Cup. Due to reforms from the AFC for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup format, there will be no more a direct qualification spot for the AFC Champions League for that Thai Champion, for the time being.^[9] From 2012 Thai clubs has 1 automatic spot to the group stage and 1 playoff spot for the Thai FA Cup Winners and 1 playoff spot for the thai league runner-up.

Thai League All-Star Exhibition game

See also: Thai League All-Star Football

Sponsorship

The Thai League has been sponsored since 1996 until 2003 and has been sponsored again since 2010. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:

• 1996–1997: Johnnie Walker (Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League)


• 1998–2000: Caltex (Caltex Premier League)


• 2001–2003: Advanced Info Service (GSM Thai League)


• 2003–2005: None (Thai League)


• 2006–2008: None (Thailand Premier League)


• 2009: None (Thai Premier League)


• 2010–2012: Sponsor (Sponsor Thai Premier League)


• 2013–present: Toyota (Toyota Thai Premier League in 2013–2015, Toyota Thai League in 2016–present )

Match balls

The 2016–2020 season uses the Grand Sport.

Youth League

Main article: Thailand Youth League

Main article: U-19 Thailand Championship

Like the reserve league, the youth league is open to all the youth teams of all professional clubs in Thailand.

Other tournaments

Domestic tournaments

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  Chang FA Cup (1975–2001, 2009–present)


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  Thailand Champions Cup (as Kor Royal Cup 1996–2016) (2017–present)


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  Toyota League Cup (1987–1994, 2010–present)

International tournaments

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  AFC Champions League (1967–1971, 1985–2001/02, 2002/03–2005, 2007–2008, 2012–present)


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  AFC Cup (2007, 2009–2012)


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  Mekong Club Championship (2015–present)

Defunct tournaments

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  Kor Royal Cup (1916–2016)


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  Khǒr Royal Cup (1916–2015)


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  Khor Royal Cup (1962–2015)


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  Ngor Royal Cup (1962–2015)


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  Toyota Premier Cup (2011–2017)

Ranking Asian

Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking

As of 24 June 2018.^[10]

Current Rank	Points	Team
12	1533	Buriram United
17	1514	Muangthong United
43	1422	Chonburi
45	1417	Bangkok United
68	1374	Bangkok Glass
88	1350	Chiangrai United
91	1348	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
100	1338	Port
108	1325	Suphanburi
116	1320	Police Tero

See also

• Football records in Thailand


• List of Thai League 1 players


• List of Thai League 1 managers


• List of foreign Thai League 1 players


• List of foreign Thai League 1 managers

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   ^ OFFICIAL : ส.บอล รีแบรนด์ไทยลีกเผยโฉมโลโกใหม่-แบ่งเป็น 5 ลีก
   


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   ^ 'ตราสัญลักษณ์ไทยลีก' คว้ารางวัลออกแบบยอดเยี่ยมของญี่ปุ่น
   


7. 
   ^ "เผยโฉมถ้วยแชมป์ไทยลีก1–4,ช้างเอฟเอคัพใบใหม่".
   


8. 
   ^ "OFFICIAL : จากช่างระดับโลก! ส.บอลเปิดตัว 5 ถ้วยแชมป์ไทยลีก,เอฟเอ คัพ".
   


9. 
   ^ AFC PRO-LEAGUE AD-HOC COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT CHARTS
   


10. 
    ^ "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking".
    

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v t e Thai League 1
Thai League Co.,Ltd
2018 clubs	Air Force Central Bangkok Glass Bangkok United Buriram United Chiangrai United Chainat Hornbill Chonburi Muangthong United Nakhon Ratchasima Navy Pattaya United Police Tero Port PT Prachuap Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Sukhothai Suphanburi Ubon UMT United
Former clubs	Army United Bangkok Christian College Customs United Jumpasri United Khon Kaen Nakhon Pathom United PTT Rayong Rajpracha Samutsongkhram Saraburi Sisaket Songkhla United Thai Honda Thamrongthai Thawiwatthana
Dissolved clubs	Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank of Commerce BBCU Krung Thai Bank Police United Raj-Vithi RBAC Thai Farmers Bank TOT TTM FC
Seasons	1996–97 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
All-time table Broadcasters Coach of the Year Managers Winners List of foreign players Reserve team

v t e 2018 Thai League 1 venues

80th Birthday Stadium (Nakhon Ratchasima) Boonyachinda Stadium (Police Tero) Chang Arena (Buriram United) Chonburi Stadium (Chonburi) Khao Plong Stadium (Chainat Hornbill) Dolphins Stadium (Pattaya United) Leo Stadium (Bangkok Glass) Mitr Phol Stadium (Ratchaburi Mitr Phol) PAT Stadium (Port) Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Stadium (Prachuap) Sattahip Navy Stadium (Navy) SCG Stadium (SCG Muangthong United) Singha Stadium (Chiangrai United) Suphanburi Municipality Stadium (Suphanburi) Thammasat Stadium (Bangkok United) Thung Thalay Luang Stadium (Sukhothai) Thupatemi Stadium (Air Force Central) UMT Stadium (Ubon UMT United)

v t e Thai club football
First-tier club football seasons, 1996-97–present Thailand Soccer League 1996-97–1997 1996-97 1997 Thai Premier League 1998–2000 1998 1999 2000 Thai League 2001-02–2004-05 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Thailand Premier League 2006–2008 2006 2007 2008 Thai Premier League (TPL) 2009–2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thai League (PLT) 2016 2016 Thai League 2017–present 2017 2018 All-time table Broadcasters Coach of the Year Managers Winners List of foreign players
Second-tier club football seasons, 1997-98–2016, 2017–present Thailand League Division 1 1997-98–2008 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2007 2008 Thai League Division 1 (TPL) 2009–2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thai League Division 1 (PLT) 2016 2016 Thai League 2 2017-present 2017 2018 List of champions
Third-tier club football seasons, 2006–2008, 2009–2016, 2017–present Thailand League Division 2 2006–2008 2006 2007 2008 Regional League Division 2 2009–2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 League Division 2 2016 2016 Thai League 3 2017–present 2017 2018 List of champions
Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2016, 2017–present Thai Football Division 3 2016 2016 Thai League 4 2017–present 2017 2018 List of champions
Fifth-tier club football seasons, 2017–present Thailand Amateur League 2017–present 2017 2018 List of champions
Thai FA Cup seasons, 1975–present Thai FA Cup 1975–present 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Thailand Champions Cup
Thai League Cup seasons, 1987–present Thai League Cup 1987–present 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Toyota Premier Cup

v t e Original 1996–97 Thai Premier League clubs
Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank of Commerce Krung Thai Bank Osotsapa M-150 Port Authority of Thailand UCOM Raj Pracha Rajvithi-Agfatech Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Army
Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Police Singha Tero Sasana Singha-Thamrongthai Sinthana Stock Exchange of Thailand Thai Farmers Bank Thailand Tobacco Monopoly TOT

v t e Football in Thailand
National association
National teams	Men's Men's U-23 U-21 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Beach football Women's Women's U-20 U-17 U-14 Futsal
League system	Men's Thai League (T1) Thai League 2 (T2) Thai League 3 (T3) Thai League 4 (T4) Thailand Amateur League (TA) Provincial League (defunct) Women's Women's League (WL) Thai Women's Division 1 League (D1) Men's Futsal Futsal League Futsal League Division 1 Women's Futsal The Championship Women's Futsal
Domestic cups	Men's Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup Thailand Champions Cup Thai Royal Cup (Kor Khǒr Khor Ngor) (defunct) Thai Super Cup (defunct) Men's Futsal FA Futsal Cup Futsal Charity Shield
Reserve & Academy	Men's Thailand Youth League Thailand University League U-19 Thailand Championship Women's Women's Thailand University League
Continental cups	AFC Champions League (Records) AFC Cup (Records) Mekong Club Championship
Exhibition game	Thai League All-Star Thailand Selection/Thailand XI King's Cup Queen's Cup (defunct) Toyota Premier Cup (defunct) Thailand Five's Futsal Tournament
Lists	List of clubs List of venues Foreign players Managers Winners
Venues Competitions Records

v t e ASEAN Football Federation
International competitions	AFF Championship AFF Women's Championship AFF Futsal Championship AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Club competitions	ASEAN Club Championship Mekong Club Championship AFF Futsal Club Championship
Youth competitions	U-23 Youth Championship U-19 Youth Championship U-16 Championship U-19 Women's Championship U-16 Women's Championship
Member associations	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Website: www.aseanfootball.org

v t e Thai League 1 managers

Vidmar (Bangkok Glass) Pölking (Bangkok United) Popović (Buriram United) Gama (Chiangrai United) Therdsak (Chonburi) Totchtawan (Muangthong United) Joksić (Nakhon Ratchasima) Somchai (Navy) Uthai Boonmoh (Police Tero) Jadet (Port) Pacheta (Ratchaburi Mitr Phol) Dusit (Sisaket) Somchai (Sukhothai) Chalermwoot (Super Power Samut Prakan) Farias (Suphanburi) Sirisak (Thai Honda) Cooper (Ubon UMT United)

v t e Thai League 1 Champions
7 titles	Buriram United (2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)
4 titles	SCG Muangthong United (2009, 2010, 2012, 2016)
2 titles	Air Force Central (1997, 1999) Police Tero (2000, 2001-02) Krung Thai Bank (2002-03, 2003-04)
1 title	Bangkok Bank (1996-97) Bangkok United (2006) Chonburi (2007) BBCU (1998) TTM Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (2004-05)

v t e Top level football leagues of Asia (AFC)
Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India (I-League, Super League) Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Mariana Islands† Oman Pakistan Palestine (Gaza Strip, West Bank) Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
† Associated members

v t e Top level men's association football leagues around the world
Africa (clubs)	North Africa Botola (Morocco) Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algeria) Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisia) Premier League (Egypt) Premier League (Libya) West Africa Cape Verdean Football Championship (Cape Verde) Campeonato Nacional (Guinea-Bissau) Championnat National (Guinea) Championnat National (Togo) First Division (Gambia) Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) Ligue 1 (Mauritania) National Premier League (Sierra Leone) Première Division (Mali) Premier League (Benin) Premier League (Burkina Faso) Premier League (Ghana) Premier League (Liberia) Premier League (Niger) Nigerian Professional Football League (Nigeria) Premier League (Senegal) Primera División (Equatorial Guinea) Central Africa Championnat National D1 (Gabon) Central African Republic League Elite One (Cameroon) São Tomé and Príncipe Championship East Africa Premier League (Burundi) Premier League (Djibouti) Premier League (Eritrea) Premier League (Ethiopia) Premier League (Kenya) Premier League (Sudan) Premier League (Tanzania) Premier League (Zanzibar) Rwanda National Football League Somali First Division South Sudan Football Championship Uganda Premier League Southern Africa First Division (Seychelles) Girabola (Angola) Premier League Moçambola (Mozambique) Premier Division (Zanzibar) Premier League (Botswana) Premier League (Comoros) Premier League (Lesotho) Premier League (Namibia) Premier League (Swaziland) Premier League (Zambia) Premier Division (South Africa) Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe) THB Champions League (Madagascar)
Asia (clubs)	West Asia Saudi Professional League (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Premier League (Kuwait) Qatar Stars League (Qatar) UAE Pro-League Iraqi Premier League (Iraq) Oman Professional League (Oman) Jordan Premier League (Jordan) Lebanese Football League (Lebanon) Bahraini Premier League (Bahrain) Yemeni League (Yemen) Central Asia Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran) Uzbekistan Super League (Uzbekistan) Ýokary Liga (Turkmenistan) South Asia I-League (India) Bangladesh Super League (Bangladesh) East Asia Chinese Super League (China PR) J1 League (Japan) K League 1 (Korea Republic) DPR Korea League (Korea DPR) Hong Kong Premier League (Hong Kong) Taiwan Football Premier League (Chinese Taipei) Southeast Asia Thai League 1 (Thailand) Malaysia Super League (Malaysia) Singapore Premier League (Singapore) Liga 1 (Indonesia) A-League (Australia/New Zealand) V.League 1 (Vietnam) Myanmar National League (Myanmar) Philippines Football League (Philippines) LFA Primeira Divisão (Timor Leste)
Europe (clubs)	Belgian First Division A (Belgium) Danish Superliga (Denmark) Premier League (England) Ligue 1 (France) Bundesliga (Germany) Superleague Greece (Greece) Serie A (Italy) Eredivisie (Netherlands) Eliteserien (Norway) Primeira Liga (Portugal) Russian Premier League (Russia) La Liga (Spain) Swiss Super League (Switzerland) Süper Lig (Turkey) Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine) Czech First League (Czech Republic) Liga I (Romania) Scottish Premiership (Scotland)
North & Central America, and the Caribbean (clubs)	North America Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) Liga MX (Mexico) Central America Liga FPD (Costa Rica) Liga Nacional (Honduras) Caribbean Ligue Haïtienne (Haiti) Jamaican National Premier League (Jamaica) Puerto Rico Soccer League (Puerto Rico) TT Pro League (Trinidad and Tobago)
Oceania (clubs)	A-League (Australia/New Zealand) New Zealand Football Championship (New Zealand) Telekom S-League (Solomon Islands) National Football League (Fiji)
South America (clubs)	Argentine Primera División (Argentina) Bolivian Primera División (Bolivia) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazil) Chilean Primera División (Chile) Categoría Primera A (Colombia) Ecuadorian Serie A (Ecuador) Paraguayan Primera División (Paraguay) Peruvian Primera División (Peru) Uruguayan Primera División (Uruguay) Venezuelan Primera División (Venezuela)
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