1997 Thailand Soccer League

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Thai Premier League
Season1997
Champions Royal Thai Air Force
Relegated Royal Thai Police
Royal Thai Navy
1998–99 Asian Club Championship BEC Tero Sasana FC
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners Cup Sinthana
Top goalscorer Worrawoot Srimaka (BEC Tero Sasana) (17)
Biggest home win Port Authority of Thailand 5-1 Royal Thai Army
Biggest away win Bangkok Bank 0-4
Sinthana
Highest scoring Sinthana 5-4
Thai Farmers Bank
(9 goals)
1998

The 1997 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League

Contents

Defending Champions Bangkok Bank would enter the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.

The league was also known as the Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League 1997.

Member clubs locations

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Royal Thai Air Force 2214354523+2245Champion
2 Sinthana 2213363225+742
3 Bangkok Bank [lower-alpha 1] 2211563423+1138
4 Port Authority 229583635+132
5 Tero Sasana 228773226+631Qualification for the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship (substitution)
6 Thai Farmers Bank 227963131030
7 Bangkok Metro 228592221+129
8 TOT 228593233129
9 Royal Thai Army 22741131451425
10 UCOM Raj Pracha 2266102632624
11 Royal Thai Police 2241081925622Qualification for the promotion/relegation playoff
12 Royal Thai Navy 22361320412115Relegation spot
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:
  1. Defending champion

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League

February 17 and February 20, 1998

Team 1ResultTeam 2
Royal Thai Police 0-1Osotsapa

Royal Thai Police relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League and Osotsapa promoted to the Thai Premier League in next season.

Season Notes

Queen's Cup

Thai Farmers Bank won and retained the Queen's Cup trophy for the 4th year running. This was the 26th edition of the competition.

For the first time, no foreign teams took part, owing to the poor economic situation.

Thawan Thammaniyai of Thai Farmers Bank won the Most Valuable Player award.

Thailand FA Cup

Sinthana FC won the Thailand FA Cup for the first time, but it is unclear whom they beat in the final.

Asian Representation

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

Player of the Year

Top scorer

Champions

The league champion was Royal Thai Air Force. It was the team's first title.

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References

Preceded by
Thailand Soccer League
1996–97
Thai Premier League
1997
Royal Thai Air Force
Succeeded by
Thai Premier League
1998