2025 Thai U21 League

Thai U21 League

Season	2025
Dates	23 September 2025 – 24 December 2025
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The 2025 Thai U21 League, officially known as the PEA U21 Youngster League for sponsorship reasons, is the inaugural season of the Thai U21 League, under-21 football league in Thailand, organised by the Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) and Thai League Co., Ltd. ^[1]

The competition follows the 2024 Thai U23 League, which was preceded by FA Thailand's restructuring of its youth football system, lowering the age limit from under-23 to under-21. A total of 12 clubs compete in a single round-robin league stage, with the top four advancing to the knockout stage, which consists of semi-finals and finals. The season runs from 23 September to 24 December 2025, ^[2] with sponsorship provided by the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). ^[3]

Format

The competition is divided into two stages:

• League stage: Twelve teams compete in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once. The top four teams advance to the knockout stage.
• Knockout stage: Consists of semi-finals and a final. Both rounds are played as home-and-away two-legged ties, with the winners on aggregate advancing to the next round and the final determining the champions. ^[4]

Teams

The 2025 Thai U21 League features twelve teams representing various provinces across Thailand. The majority of these teams are concentrated in the Central, Eastern, Western, and Northeastern regions, highlighting the strong football development in these areas. This regional distribution underscores the league's commitment to nurturing football talent nationwide. ^[5]

Number of teams by province

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok United

Buriram United

Chonburi

Kanchanaburi Power

Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda

Nongbua Pitchaya

Pattaya United

Suphanburi

Bangkok Metro teams
Kasetsart
Port
Ratchaburi
Uthai Thani

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Locations of the 2025 Thai U21 League teams

Kasetsart

Port

Ratchaburi

Uthai Thani

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Locations of teams in Bangkok Metropolitan region

Position	Province	Number	Teams
1	Bangkok	3	Kasetsart U21s, Port U21s, and Uthai Thani U21s
2	Chonburi	2	Chonburi U21s and Pattaya United U21s
3	Buriram	1	Buriram United U21s
	Kanchanaburi	1	Kanchanaburi Power U21s
	Nakhon Ratchasima	1	Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s
	Nong Bua Lamphu	1	Nongbua Pitchaya U21s
	Pathum Thani	1	Ratchaburi U21s
	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	1	Bangkok United U21s
	Suphanburi	1	Suphanburi U21s

Stadiums and locations

Team	Parent Club League	Location	Stadium	Coordinates
Bangkok United U21s	Thai League 1	Ayutthaya (Bang Sai)	Ratchakram Stadium	14°10′09″N100°31′45″E / 14.1691887123522°N 100.529239694122°E / 14.1691887123522; 100.529239694122
Buriram United U21s	Thai League 1	Buriram (Mueang)	Buriram City Stadium	14°56′45″N103°06′12″E / 14.945908664127401°N 103.10334303209098°E / 14.945908664127401; 103.10334303209098
Chonburi U21s	Thai League 1	Chonburi (Chonburi)	Chonburi Daikin Stadium	13°20′11″N100°57′23″E / 13.336291192879523°N 100.95641044553213°E / 13.336291192879523; 100.95641044553213
Kanchanaburi Power U21s	Thai League 1	Kanchanaburi (Tha Muang)	Khao Noi SAO. Stadium	13°57′48″N99°35′35″E / 13.9634619590548°N 99.5931545769884°E / 13.9634619590548; 99.5931545769884
Kasetsart U21s	Thai League 2	Bangkok (Chatuchak)	Insee Chantarasatit Stadium	13°50′50″N100°33′57″E / 13.847106582072051°N 100.56582245746027°E / 13.847106582072051; 100.56582245746027
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s	Thai League 1	Nakhon Ratchasima (Mueang)	His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium	14°55′38″N102°02′58″E / 14.927105299118844°N 102.04950786972651°E / 14.927105299118844; 102.04950786972651
Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	Thai League 2	Nongbua Lamphu (Mueang)	Pitchaya Stadium	17°11′52″N102°26′00″E / 17.197664350773067°N 102.43326077820767°E / 17.197664350773067; 102.43326077820767
Pattaya United U21s	Thai League 2	Chonburi (Bang Lamung)	Nong Prue Stadium	12°55′28″N100°56′14″E / 12.924320844430492°N 100.93718619525738°E / 12.924320844430492; 100.93718619525738
Port U21s	Thai League 1	Bangkok (Khlong Toei)	PAT Stadium	13°42′55″N100°33′35″E / 13.715186305599204°N 100.55971753637355°E / 13.715186305599204; 100.55971753637355
Ratchaburi U21s	Thai League 1	Pathum Thani (Lam Luk Ka)	Dhupatemiya Stadium	13°57′04″N100°37′30″E / 13.9512338182187°N 100.625103848668°E / 13.9512338182187; 100.625103848668
Suphanburi U21s	Thai League 3	Suphanburi (Sam Chuk)	Stadium of Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, Suphanburi Campus	14°43′06″N100°06′33″E / 14.718382959555399°N 100.10906148334868°E / 14.718382959555399; 100.10906148334868
Uthai Thani U21s	Thai League 1	Bangkok (Bang Kapi)	Stadium of Ramkhamhaeng University	13°45′16″N100°37′00″E / 13.754554405355119°N 100.61671332499111°E / 13.754554405355119; 100.61671332499111

League stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Buriram United U21s (Q)	11	11	0	0	31	3	+28	33	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bangkok United U21s (Q)	11	8	1	2	28	10	+18	25
3	Kasetsart U21s (Q)	11	6	2	3	14	10	+4	20 [a]
4	Nongbua Pitchaya U21s (Q)	11	6	2	3	30	11	+19	20 [a]
5	Port U21s	11	5	3	3	18	12	+6	18
6	Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s	11	5	2	4	17	17	0	17
7	Chonburi U21s	11	4	3	4	16	17	−1	15
8	Kanchanaburi Power U21s	11	3	4	4	10	16	−6	13
9	Uthai Thani U21s	11	2	3	6	5	16	−11	9
10	Pattaya United U21s	11	2	2	7	14	30	−16	8
11	Suphanburi U21s	11	1	1	9	11	26	−15	4
12	Ratchaburi U21s	11	0	3	8	8	34	−26	3

Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goal scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time).
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Kasetsart U21s ahead on head-to-head points record; Kasetsart U21s 3 pts, Nongbua Pitchaya U21s 0 pts.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Buriram United U21s	8	10	9	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Bangkok United U21s	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Kasetsart U21s	3	3	2	3	5	4	4	5	3	4	3
Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	12	8	4	8	8	6	6	7	5	3	4
Port U21s	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	6	6	5
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s	10	7	5	6	4	7	7	6	4	5	6
Chonburi U21s	4	2	6	4	6	5	5	4	7	7	7
Kanchanaburi Power U21s	5	6	10	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Uthai Thani U21s	7	5	7	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Pattaya United U21s	6	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Suphanburi U21s	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	11
Ratchaburi U21s	9	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	12

Source: Thai League
  = Leader and advance to knockout stage ;   = Advance to knockout stage

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Buriram United U21s	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Bangkok United U21s	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L
Kasetsart U21s	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W
Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W
Port U21s	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	W
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D
Chonburi U21s	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	L
Kanchanaburi Power U21s	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	L
Uthai Thani U21s	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	D
Pattaya United U21s	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L
Suphanburi U21s	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W
Ratchaburi U21s	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	L

Source: Thai League
W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost

Results

Home \ Away	BKU	BRU	CBR	KCP	KST	NRM	NBP	PAT	POR	RBI	SPB	UTT
Bangkok United U21s	—	0–1	3–1	—	—	—	5–1	6–0	—	3–1	—	1–0
Buriram United U21s	—	—	—	—	2–0	3–0	—	—	1–0	5–0	4–2	—
Chonburi U21s	—	0–5	—	2–2	—	—	0–0	—	1–1	—	—	3–0
Kanchanaburi Power U21s	2–1	0–1	—	—	—	1–0	1–5	—	1–4	0–0	—	—
Kasetsart U21s	1–2	—	1–0	1–0	—	1–1	—	—	—	—	3–0	0–1
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda U21s	1–2	—	2–1	—	—	—	0–3	1–0	—	5–2	—	—
Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	—	1–2	—	—	0–1	—	—	5–0	—	—	3–1	5–1
Pattaya United U21s	—	0–5	2–3	2–2	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–0
Port U21s	1–1	—	—	—	1–2	2–3	0–0	3–2	—	2–0	—	—
Ratchaburi U21s	—	—	1–3	—	1–1	—	0–7	1–3	—	—	1–4	1–1
Suphanburi U21s	1–4	—	0–2	0–0	—	1–3	—	1–3	1–2	—	—	—
Uthai Thani U21s	—	0–2	—	0–1	—	1–1	—	—	0–2	—	1–0	—

Source: Thai League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals							Finals
	3	Kasetsart U21s	1
	2	Bangkok United U21s	1
	4	Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	2
	1	Buriram United U21s	2

Semi-finals

2 December 2025 (2025-12-02)

17:00  UTC+7

Kasetsart U21s	1–1	Bangkok United U21s
Settawut Pongjitsupap 90'	Report Highlight	Chonlachart Tongjinda 47'

Insee Chantarasatit Stadium,
Chatuchak, Bangkok

Attendance: 250

Referee: Kittichai Huthip (Thailand)

10 December 2025 (2025-12-10)

15:30  UTC+7

Bangkok United U21s	v	Kasetsart U21s

Ratchakram Stadium,
Bang Sai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Referee: TBD (Thailand)

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2 December 2025 (2025-12-02)

17:00  UTC+7

Nongbua Pitchaya U21s	2–2	Buriram United U21s
Peeranan Baukhai 12' Pakawat Taengoakson 38' (o.g.)	Report Highlight	Paripan Wongsa 60' Chanothai Kongmeng 90'

Pitchaya Stadium,
Mueang, Nong Bua Lamphu

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Jarin Yawapee (Thailand)

9 December 2025 (2025-12-09)

17:00  UTC+7

Buriram United U21s	v	Nongbua Pitchaya U21s

Buriram City Stadium,
Mueang, Buriram

Referee: TBD (Thailand)

References

1. "ส.บอลไทยฯ ประกาศปีหน้ายกเลิกจัดลีก U23 ลดมาจัดลีก U21 แทน (in Thai)". siamsport.co.th. 3 March 2025.
2. "สมาคมฯ ประกาศโปรแกรมการแข่งขันรายการ PEA U21 YOUNGSTER LEAGUE 2025 (in Thai)". thaileague.co.th. 19 September 2025.
3. "เผย บอลลีกเยาวชน ซีซั่นหน้าจะเป็น U21 แทน U23 (in Thai)". ballthai.com. 3 March 2025.
4. "ดูบอลสด บอลวันนี้ ศึก PEA U21 YOUNGSTER LEAGUE 2025 แมตช์เดย์แรก (in Thai)". bangkokbiznews.com. 23 September 2025.
5. "เปิดชื่อ 12 ทีม เข้าร่วมแข่งขัน PEA U21 Youngster League 2025 (in Thai)". ballthai.com. 1 September 2025.

External links

• Official website of Thai League