2000 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League

Season	2000
Champions	BEC Tero Sasana
Relegated	-
2001–02 Asian Club Championship	BEC Tero Sasana
2001–02 Asian Cup Winners Cup	Royal Thai Air Force FC
Top goalscorer	Sutee Suksomkit (Thai Farmers Bank) (16)
Biggest home win	BEC Tero Sasana 5-0 Sinthana
Biggest away win	Krung Thai Bank 0-6 BEC Tero Sasana
Highest scoring	TOT 3-6 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (9 goals)
← 1999 2001–02 →

The 2000 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.

Champions Royal Thai Air Force entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.

The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.

Member clubs

• Bangkok Bank
• Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
• BEC Tero Sasana
• Krung Thai Bank
• Osotsapa M-150
• Port Authority of Thailand
• Royal Thai Air Force
• Royal Thai Navy (promoted from Division 1)
• Royal Thai Police (promoted from Division 1)
• Sinthana
• Thai Farmers Bank
• TOT

Bangkok

Bangkok teams
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Sinthana
Osotsapa M-150
Port Authority of Thailand
Royal Thai Police
Royal Thai Air Force
Royal Thai Navy
Krung Thai Bank
Thai Farmers Bank
TOT
Tero Sasana

Locations of the Thai Premier League 2000 teams

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	BEC Tero Sasana	22	14	7	1	48	14	+34	49	Champion and Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2	Royal Thai Air Force [lower-alpha 1]	22	12	5	5	34	19	+15	41
3	Thai Farmers Bank	22	10	7	5	33	25	+8	37	Withdrew from the league and folded [lower-alpha 2]
4	Bangkok Metropolitan	22	9	8	5	39	29	+10	35
5	Port Authority	22	8	6	8	18	21	−3	30
6	Royal Thai Navy [lower-alpha 3]	22	5	11	6	21	22	−1	26
7	Royal Thai Police [lower-alpha 3]	22	6	8	8	25	27	−2	26
8	Osotsapa	22	6	8	8	15	20	−5	26
9	Bangkok Bank	22	6	7	9	14	23	−9	25
10	Krung Thai Bank	22	6	3	13	21	40	−19	21
11	Sinthana [lower-alpha 4]	22	4	8	10	20	32	−12	20
12	TOT	22	6	2	14	26	42	−16	20	Qualification for the promotion/relegation playoff [lower-alpha 5]

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:

1. Defending champion
2. Thai Farmers Bank withdrew from the league at the end of the season and folded.
3. Promoted from last season
4. Sinthana would not be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League by taking the place of Thai Farmers Bank in the league.
5. The team that came 12th (TOT) qualified for the promotion/relegation playoff with the runner-up of the Thailand Division 1 League (Bangkok Christian College).

Promotion and relegation playoff

The club that came 11th in the Thai Premier League was to play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League, but at the end of the season, Thai Farmers Bank dropped out of the league and folded.

As such, Sinthana, the club that came 11th, took their place, while TOT, the team that came 12th, would play in the relegation / promotion match.

March 27 and March 31, 2001

Team 1	Result	Team 2
† TOT	4-0	Bangkok Christian College

† TOT remain in the Thai Premier League.

Season notes

Thai Farmers Bank would withdraw from the league at the end of the season due to the Asian financial crisis that initial struck in 1998. The effects would spread across Asia and many clubs now came under a huge financial burden.

Queen's Cup

Bangkok Bank won the 27th edition of the Queen's Cup and their third title overall. They defeated Sinthana 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw played at Suphachalasai Stadium.

Thailand FA Cup

BEC Tero Sasana won their first Thailand FA Cup. It is unclear whom they beat in the final.

Asian Representation

• Royal Thai Air Force would progress to the second round of the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship, but only on the virtue of receiving a bye in the first round. Here, they would get beat once again by PSM Ujungpandang of Indonesia.
• BEC Tero Sasana reached the Quarter-finals of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners Cup, where they were beaten by Shimizu S-Pulse of Japan in a match played over two legs. They drew the first leg at home, but were overcome in Japan.

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

• Pichai Pituwong - BEC Tero Sasana

Player of the year

• Anurak Srikerd - BEC Tero Sasana

Top scorer

• Sutee Suksomkit - 16 Goals ^[1] Thai Farmers Bank

Champions

The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's first title.

References

1. Football records in Thailand

• Thailand 2000 RSSSF

External links

• Official Website

Preceded by Thai Premier League 1999	Thai Premier League 2000 BEC Tero Sasana	Succeeded by Thai Premier League 2001–02