Thai League 1

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

Thai League 1

Organising body	Thai League
Founded	1996;27 years ago (1996)
First season	1996–97
Country	Thailand
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Thai League 2
Domestic cup(s)	Thai FA Cup Thailand Champions Cup
League cup(s)	Thai League Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Champions League AFC Cup ASEAN Club Championship
Current champions	Buriram United (8th title) (2021–22)
Most championships	Buriram United (8 titles)
Most appearances	Rangsan Viwatchaichok (376)
Top goalscorer	Heberty (156)
TV partners	AIS (Thailand, IPTV) Channel 5 (Thailand) PPTV HD 36 VTVCab
Sponsor(s)	Toyota
Website	thaileague.co.th
Current: 2022–23 Thai League 1

The Thai League 1 (Thai : ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August to May, with each team playing 30 games (playing all 15 other teams both home and away). It is sponsored by Toyota Motor Thailand and therefore officially 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]}

History

Origins

Thailand has had league-football competition since 1916. Before the inception of the Thai League, the highest level of 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

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. ^[3] Bangkok 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. ^[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 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 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. ^{[6] [7]}

Rebranding (2017)

In 2017, Football Association of Thailand decided to rebrand Thai Premier League into Thai League 1. ^[8] Since its inception 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 level management and marketing which incorporates multifaceted promotion through various media in order to draw attention to league competition and cups. ^{[9] [10]} This rebranding earned the Good Design Award in the Brand Identity branch from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. ^[11]

Clubs

There are 16 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Thai League 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from the 2021-22 season.

Suphanburi, Samut Prakan City and Chiangmai United were relegated at the end of the 2021-22 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. They were replaced by 2021-22 Thai League 2 champions Lamphun Warriors. They were joined by runners-up Sukhothai, who also got promoted back after relegated one season before, and Lampang, promotion plays-off winner.

Stadiums and Locations(2022–23)

Chonburi

Chiangrai United

Khonkaen United

Lampang

Lamphun Warriors

Nakhon Ratchasima

Nongbua Pitchaya

Buriram United

Prachuap

Ratchaburi

Sukhothai

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok Metro teams
Bangkok United
BG Pathum United
Muangthong United
Police Tero
Port

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Locations of the 2021-22 Thai League teams

Port

Muangthong United

Bangkok United

Police Tero

BG Pathum United

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Football clubs in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Bangkok United	Pathum Thani	Thammasat Stadium	25,375
BG Pathum United	Pathum Thani	BG Stadium	10,114
Buriram United	Buriram	Chang Arena	32,600
Chiangrai United	Chiangrai	Leo Chiangrai Stadium	11,354
Chonburi	Chonburi	Chonburi Stadium	8,680
Khonkaen United	Khon Kaen	Khonkaen PAO. Stadium	7,000
Lampang	Lampang	Lampang Provincial Stadium	5,500
Lamphun Warriors	Lamphun	700th Anniversary Stadium	25,000
Muangthong United	Nonthaburi	Thunderdome Stadium	15,505
Nakhon Ratchasima	Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Stadium	24,641
Nongbua Pitchaya	Nong Bua Lamphu	Pitchaya Stadium	6,000
Police Tero	Bangkok	Boonyachinda Stadium	3,550
Port	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	6,000
PT Prachuap	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Sam Ao Stadium	5,000
Ratchaburi	Ratchaburi	Dragon Solar Park	10,000
Sukhothai	Sukhothai	Thung Thalay Luang Stadium	8,000

Bangkok United	BG Pathum United	Buriram United	Chiangrai United
Thammasat Stadium	BG Stadium	Chang Arena	Leo Chiangrai Stadium
Capacity: 19,375	Capacity: 10,014	Capacity: 32,600	Capacity: 13,000
Chonburi	Khon Kaen United	Lampang	Lamphun Warriors
Chonburi Stadium	Khonkaen PAO. Stadium	Lampang Province Stadium	700th Anniversary Stadium
Capacity: 8,680	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 5,500	Capacity: 25,000
Muangthong United	Nakhon Ratchasima	Nongbua Pitchaya	Police Tero
Thunderdome Stadium	80th Birthday Stadium	Pitchaya Stadium	Boonyachinda Stadium
Capacity: 12,505	Capacity: 24,641	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 3,550
Port	PT Prachuap	Ratchaburi FC	Sukhothai
PAT Stadium	Sam Ao Stadium	Dragon Solar Park	Thung Thalay Luang Stadium
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 8,000

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
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 United
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	Chiangrai United	Buriram United
24	2020–21	BG Pathum United	Buriram United
25	2021–22	Buriram United	BG Pathum United
26	2022–23

Wins by club

Club	Titles	Winning seasons
Buriram United	8	2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021–22
Muangthong United	4	2009, 2010, 2012, 2016
Air Force Central	2	1997, 1999
Police Tero		2000, 2001–02
Krung Thai Bank		2002–03, 2003–04
Bangkok Bank	1	1996–97
Bangkok University		2006
Sinthana		1998
Chonburi		2007
TTM FC		2004–05
Chiangrai United		2019
BG Pathum United		2020–21

The Invincibles

Unbeatable champions:

• Muangthong United in 2012
• Buriram United in 2013 and 2015

Records

See also: Football records in Thailand

All-time top scorers

As of 27 November 2022

Rank	Player	Years	Goals	Apps	Ratio
1	Heberty Fernandes de Andrade	2014–2016, 2017–	151	258	0.58
2	Cleiton Silva	2010–2014, 2015–2017, 2018–2019	144	193	0.73
3	Teerasil Dangda	2009–2014, 2015–2017, 2019, 2021–	126	294	0.43
4	Diogo Luis Santo	2015–2019, 2020–2022	118	132	0.89
5	Dragan Boškovic	2013–2021	118	209	0.56
6	Leandro Assumpcao [12]	2011–2021	116	227	0.51
7	Pipob On-Mo	2006–2019	108	404	0.27
8	Sarayuth Chaikamdee	2001–2004, 2007–2012, 2013–2014	101	233	0.43
9	Teeratep Winothai	2006—2008, 2009–2022	96	206	0.44
10	Mario Gjurovski	2012–2019	93	197	0.47

Figures for active players (in bold).

Most appearances

As of 5 February 2022

Rank	Player	Position	Apps	Goals
1	Rangsan Viwatchaichok	MF	439	49
2	Pipob On-Mo	FW	402	108
3	Siwarak Tedsungnoen	GK	379	0
4	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	GK	353	1
5	Pichitphong Choeichiu	MF	340	62
6	Nattaporn Phanrit	DF	335	19
7	Narit Taweekul	GK	315	1
8	Teerasil Dangda	FW	294	126
9	Apichet Puttan	DF	262	7
10	Heberty	FW	258	161

Figures for active players (in bold) .

Player statistics

• 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)
• Oldest player: Somchai Subpherm (TOT) – 51 years, 7 months and 25 days (3 November 2013, Buriram United 2–1 TOT, 2013 Thai Premier League)
• 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)
• Oldest scorer: Therdsak Chaiman (Chonburi) – 40 years, 8 months and 24 days (2 June 2014, TOT 1–1 Chonburi, 2014 Thai Premier League)
• Fastest scorer: Nirut Kamsawad (Port Authority) – 9 seconds (2001–02 Thai League)
• Most consecutive matches scored: 10 games – Diogo Luís Santo (Buriram United) (24 September 2017 – 2 March 2018, 2018 Thai League 1)
• Most consecutive unconceded matches: 6 games
  • Siwarak Tedsungnoen (Buriram United, 2014)
  • Kawin Thamsatchanan (Muangthong United, 2016)
  • Kawin Thamsatchanan (Muangthong United, 2017)
• All-time most clean sheets: 815 minutes – Siwarak Tedsungnoen
• Most goals in a season: 38 goals – Dragan Bošković (Bangkok United, 2017)
• Most assists in a season: 19 assists – Theerathon Bunmathan (Buriram United, 2015)
• Most titles won: 8 times – Jakkaphan Kaewprom
• Most seasons appeared: 19 seasons – Amnaj Kaewkiew (1996–2014)
• All-time record for highest football transfer fee Thai players: 50 million baht – Tanaboon Kesarat (2017), Worachit Kanitsribampen (2021)

Awards

Thai League trophy from 2011 to 2016

Thai League trophy from 2017 to present

Prize money

As of 2021-22 season

• Champion: 10,000,000 Baht
• Runner-up: 3,000,000
• Third place: 1,500,000
• Fourth place: 800,000
• Fifth place: 700,000
• Sixth place: 600,000
• Seventh place: 500,000
• Eighth place : 400,000

Trophy

• 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

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 Luís Santo Buriram United 33 2016 Cleiton Silva Muangthong United 27 2017 Dragan Bošković Bangkok United 38 2018 Diogo Luís Santo Buriram United 34 2019 Lonsana Doumbouya Trat 20 2020–21 Barros Tardeli Samut Prakan City 25 2021–22 Hamilton Soares Nongbua Pitchaya 19

Season Top Scorer Club Goals 2022–23

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 Pinthakul 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 2016 Not awarded 2017 Jakkaphan Kaewprom Buriram United 2018 Sumanya Purisai Bangkok United 2019 Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul Chiangrai United 2020–21 Sumanya Purisai BG Pathum United 2021–22 Theerathon Bunmathan Buriram United

Season Player Club 2022–23

Young Player of the Year ^[15]

Season Player Club 2009 Kabfah Boonmatoon Osotspa 2010 Jakkaphan Kaewprom Muangthong United 2011 Kawin Thamsatchanan Muangthong United 2012 Chanathip Songkrasin BEC Tero Sasana 2013 Thitiphan Puangjan Muangthong United 2014 Not awarded 2015 Chanathip Songkrasin BEC Tero Sasana 2016 Wongsakorn Chaikultewin Pattaya United [16] 2017 Supachok Sarachat Buriram United 2018 Worachit Kanitsribampen Chonburi 2019 Ekanit Panya Chiangrai United 2020–21 Jaroensak Wonggorn Samut Prakan City 2021–22 Kritsada Kaman Chonburi

Season Player Club 2022–23

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 2016 Not awarded 2017 Totchtawan Sripan Muangthong United 2018 Božidar Bandović Buriram United 2019 Ailton dos Santos Silva Chiangrai United 2020–21 Surachai Jaturapattarapong BG Pathum United 2021–22 Masatada Ishii Buriram United

Season Player Club 2022–23

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 16 clubs in the Thai League. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 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: AFC Club Competitions Ranking, 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. ^[17] 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. But since 2021, Thai clubs have 2 group stage spot for League Champion and FA Cup winner and 2 teams in play-off spot for Runner-up and Third in the league.

Ranking

See also: AFC Club Competitions Ranking

To be used for allocating slots in the 2024–25 season.

Updated on 25 May 2022.(Source)

Ranking					Member Association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club Points					100%	ACL 2024–25 (GS+PO)	AFC Cup 2024–25 (GS+PO)
2022 [18]	2021 [19]	Mvmt	Region	Region Mvmt		2019 [20]	2020 [lower-alpha 1]	2021 [21]	2022 [22]	Total
1	1	—	1 (W)	—	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	26.350	0.000	20.950	13.950	61.250	100.000	3+1	-
2	3	+1	1 (E)	+1	Japan (L, C, LC)	21.800	0.000	17.875	15.100	54.775	89.429	3+1	-
3	2	-1	2 (E)	-1	South Korea (L, C)	13.600	0.000	22.750	13.300	49.650	81.061	3+1	-
4	6	+2	2 (W)	+2	Uzbekistan (L, C)	9.000	0.000	18.671	9.600	37.280	60.865	3+1	-
5	4	-1	3 (W)	-1	Iran (L, C)	11.500	0.000	14.225	11.000	36.725	59.959	2+2	-
6	5	-1	4 (W)	-1	Qatar (L, C)	15.900	0.000	7.300	11.500	34.700	56.653	2+2	-
7	11	+4	3 (E)	+2	Hong Kong (L, C, S, LC)	3.650	0.000	16.500	13.700	33.850	55.265	2+2	-
8	8	—	5 (W)	—	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	7.633	0.000	14.400	8.083	30.116	49.169	1+2	-
9	10	+1	6 (W)	—	Jordan (L, C)	7.967	0.000	10.833	6.000	24.800	40.490	1+1	1+0
10	20	+10	4 (E)	+5	Malaysia (L, C)	4.450	0.000	4.000	16.000	24.450	39.918	2+2	-
11	9	-2	5 (E)	-1	Thailand (L, C, LC)	5.050	0.000	8.500	9.000	22.550	36.816	1+2	-
12	14	+2	6 (E)	—	Vietnam (L, C)	10.752	0.000	6.000	5.000	21.752	35.513	1+1	1+0
13	17	+4	7 (W)	+3	India (L, C)	3.217	0.000	6.857	10.300	20.374	33.264	1+0	1+1
14	12	-2	8 (W)	-1	Tajikistan (L, C)	3.000	0.000	13.953	3.000	19.953	32.576	1+0	1+1
15	13	-2	9 (W)	-1	Iraq (L, C)	8.300	0.000	3.250	7.450	19.000	31.020	1+0	2+0

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 2016–2020-21, Hilux Revo Thai League in 2021-22–present)

Match balls

The 2021–2028 season uses the Molten. ^[23]

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

• Chang FA Cup (1975–2001, 2009–present)
• Thailand Champions Cup (as Kor Royal Cup 1996–2016) (2017–present)
• Toyota League Cup (1987–1994, 2010–present)

International tournaments

• AFC Champions League (1967–1971, 1985–present)
• AFC Cup (2007, 2009–2012)
• ASEAN Club Championship (2003–2005, 2020–present)

Defunct tournaments

• Kor Royal Cup (1916–2016)
• Khǒr Royal Cup (1916–2015)
• Khor Royal Cup (1962–2015)
• Ngor Royal Cup (1962–2015)
• Toyota Premier Cup (2011–2017)
• Mekong Club Championship (2015–2017)

Ranking Asian

Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking

As of 29 May 2022. ^[24]

Current Rank	Points	Team
13	1527	Buriram United
21	1477	BG Pathum United
33	1445	Muangthong United
37	1434	Bangkok United
64	1389	Port
81	1363	Chiangrai United
83	1361	Chonburi
140	1307	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
156	1298	Samut Prakan
165	1293	Police Tero
168	1291	Nakhonratchasima Mazda
185	1283	Suphanburi
188	1280	Nongbua Pitchaya

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

Notes

1. The 2020 season did not award points for the ranking because of the cancellation of 2020 AFC Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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6. "Are Bandovic's Buriram United the best Thai league side ever? - Back Page Football". 21 March 2018.
7. "Buriram's 31 Game Unbeaten League Run Comes to an End at Chiang Rai". 23 April 2018.
8. "บอลไทยกับ 5 เรื่องดีไซน์ที่คุณควรรู้ – Kosin Studio".
9. รีแบรนด์ไทยลีก : การปรับภาพลักษณ์ครั้งใหญ่ที่ฉีกทุกภาพจำของฟุตบอลไทยลีก
10. OFFICIAL : ส.บอล รีแบรนด์ไทยลีกเผยโฉมโลโกใหม่-แบ่งเป็น 5 ลีก
11. 'ตราสัญลักษณ์ไทยลีก' คว้ารางวัลออกแบบยอดเยี่ยมของญี่ปุ่น
12. รายที่ 8! "อัสซัมเซา"จารึกประวัติศาสตร์ ยิงครบ 100 ประตูในไทยลีก
13. "เผยโฉมถ้วยแชมป์ไทยลีก1–4,ช้างเอฟเอคัพใบใหม่".
14. "OFFICIAL : จากช่างระดับโลก! ส.บอลเปิดตัว 5 ถ้วยแชมป์ไทยลีก,เอฟเอ คัพ".
15. "ทำเนียบวันเดอร์คิด เช็กชื่อ "ดาวรุ่งยอดเยี่ยม" ในรอบ 10 ปีไทยลีก". 16 April 2020.
16. "Thailand - Samut Prakan City FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
17. AFC PRO-LEAGUE AD-HOC COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT CHARTS
18. AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2022
19. AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2021
20. AFC Country Points 2019
21. AFC Country Points 2021
22. AFC Country Points 2022
23. FA Thailand – The Association and Plan B announce the selection results for the soccer ball production licensee.
24. "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking".

External links

• Official Website Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Thai and English)
• Official Website Archived 7 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Football Association of Thailand (in Thai)
• Thai League Football
• The Football History Association of Thailand (in Thai)
• Thai League FIFA
• Thai League
• Thai League.com
• RSSSF.com – Thailand – List of Champions