Football league
The Thai League 1 ( Thai : ไทยลีก 1 ), frequently referred to as T1, is the top horizontal surface of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a organization of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from February to October, with each team playing 30 games ( playing all 15 other teams both home and away ). It is sponsored by Toyota Motor Thailand and consequently formally known as the Hilux Revo 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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Reading: Thai League 1
history [edit ]
Origins [edit ]
Thailand has had league-football contest since 1916. Before the origin of the Thai League, the highest charge of baseball club football was the semi-professional league Kor Royal Cup ( Thai : ถ้วย ก. ) which was contested in a tournament format from 1916 to 1995 .
foundation [edit ]
Thai League was introduced in 1996 by the Football Association of Thailand ( FAT ) under the identify Thailand Soccer League. Eighteen clubs who earlier competed for the Kor Royal Cup were registered to play in the first gear version of a bivalent round-robin league system. [ 3 ] Thai Farmers Bank was crowned as the first base champion of the 1996–97 Thailand Soccer League. The Thai League primitively had 10 to 12 clubs each season until 2007, when it was expanded to 16 clubs. At the conclusion of each season, the three bottom placed clubs are relegated to the Thai Division 1 League .
Leagues consolidation ( 2007 ) [edit ]
Most of Thai League clubs in that time were the organization of government authorities club that based in Greater Bangkok and Metropolitan. meanwhile, the early local clubs had competed in the semi-pro league called the Provincial League. Thai Premier League faced the publish of first gear attendance and miss of local anesthetic loyalties while the Provincial league suffered the fiscal exit. In 2007, Thai League was integrated with Provincial League wholly. Chonburi from the Provincial League was the first champion of the new Thailand Premier League in 2007 season .
Modern era ( 2009 ) [edit ]
In 2009 season, there were significant changes in the leash 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. [ 4 ] 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 [ 5 ] 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 freelancer 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 constitution decided to sell the club. The golf 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 peak league .
Thailand Clasico [edit ]
Thailand Clasico or The classical Match of Thailand is the match-up between Muangthong United and Chonburi. It is the match-up that presents Thai football in the advanced era. The mention was given to the meeting of two teams due to the hype and massive atmosphere around the peer. The first meet 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 consequence 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 drawing card 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 leave at the end. The match was full of the stimulate and dramatic moments. then, it was considered one of the most classical matches in Thai League history. The Muangthong versus Chonburi match-up was dubbed as “ Thailand Clasico ” ever since then .
The first invincible [edit ]
In 2012 season, Muangthong United under serbian principal coach Slaviša Jokanović, had become the first club in the league history that completed the season with an unbeaten record. Muangthong finished at the crown of the concluding stand with 25 wins and 9 draws .
Buriram authority [edit ]
The Buriram Dominance refers to the 2013 to 2015 season, which Buriram United won Thai Premier League in three straight seasons as the beginning club in the league history. The three titles in that time period included two invincible titles which Buriram United completed Thai Premier League political campaign unbeaten in 2013 and 2015 season. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Rebranding ( 2017 ) [edit ]
In 2017, Football Association of Thailand decided to rebrand Thai Premier League into Thai League 1. [ 8 ] Since its origin in 1996 the Thai Premier League has relied upon local sponsorship. Re-branding initiatives seek to foster an international identity for the Thai and elevate the league globally through commitment to world class flat management and marketing which incorporates multifaceted forwarding through versatile media in orderliness to draw care to league rival and cup. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] This rebranding earned the Good Design Award in the Brand Identity branch from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. [ 11 ]
Champions [edit ]
Wins by club [edit ]
The Invincibles [edit ]
invincible champions :
Clubs [edit ]
There are 16 clubs in the league, with three promote teams from Thai League 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from the 2020-21 temper. Sukhothai, Trat and Rayong were relegated at the end of the 2020–21 season after finishing in the penetrate three places of the table. They were replaced by 2020-21 Thai League 2 champions Nongbua Pitchaya. They were joined by runner-up Chiangmai United, who besides got promoted for the beginning fourth dimension, and Khon Kaen United, forwarding playoff achiever which was first held in 2020–21 season .
Stadiums and placement ( 2021–22 ) [edit ]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Stadiums ( 2021–22 ) [edit ]
Records [edit ]
all-time circus tent scorers [edit ]
- As of 10 November 2021
Figures for active players ( in bold ) .
Most appearances [edit ]
- As of 13 October 2021
Figures for active players ( in bold ) .
Player statistics [edit ]
Awards [edit ]
Thai League trophy from 2011 to 2016
Thai League trophy from 2017 to present
Prize money [edit ]
- Champion: 10,000,000 Baht
- Runner-up: 2,000,000
- Third place: 1,500,000
- Fourth place: 800,000
trophy [edit ]
- 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.
- 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.[13][14]
top scorers [edit ]
actor of the year [edit ]
[15] Young Player of the year [edit ]
coach of the year [edit ]
competition [edit ]
There are 18 clubs in the Thai League. During the path of a season, which lasts from February to October, each cabaret plays the others doubly, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a gain and one point for a trace. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by entire points, then neck and neck, then finish remainder, and then goals scored. At the goal of each season, the club with the most points is crown supporter. If points are equal, the neck and neck, the goal deviation and then goals scored determine the achiever. 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 early competitions, a play-off match at a inert 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 [edit ]
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 mastermind reservation topographic point for the AFC Champions League for that Thai Champion, for the fourth dimension being. [ 17 ] From 2012 Thai clubs has 1 automatic rifle spot to the group degree and 1 playoff spot for the Thai FA Cup Winners and 1 playoff spot for the thai league runner-up .
Ranking [edit ]
As of 20 October 2018 [ 18 ]
Thai League All-Star Exhibition crippled [edit ]
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 number below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the rival :
- 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 2016–2020-21, Hilux Revo Thai League in 2021-22–present)
Match balls [edit ]
The 2021–2028 season uses the Molten. [ 20 ]
Youth League [edit ]
Like the reservation league, the youth league is outdoors to all the youth teams of all professional clubs in Thailand .
early tournaments [edit ]
- Domestic tournaments
- International tournaments
- Defunct tournaments
Ranking asian [edit ]
- As of 22 November 2020.[21]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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