Football league season
2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league.
Teams
Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places.
2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.[1][2]
Stadia and locations
Locations of the Thai Premier League teams 2012
Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Name changes
- Thai Port were renamed to Port FC for the start of the season and then renamed back to Thai Port one week later.
- Buriram PEA and Buriram merged to become Buriram United
- Sisaket were renamed to Esan United for the start of the season.
- TTM Phichit were renamed to TTM Chiangmai for the start of the season.
- Buriram were renamed to Wuachon United for the start of the season.
Stadium Changes
- Muangthong United's stadium would be known as SCG Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. The stadium was previously known as the Yamaha Stadium, again because of sponsorship reasons. The stadium was originally known as the Thunderdome Stadium.
- BBCU moved in the Rajamangala Stadium, vacating the Thai Army Sports Stadium that was shared with Army United. However BBCU did use Muangthong United's SCG Stadium for the match with Chiangrai United due to the Rajamangala Stadium being unavailable
- TTM Chiangmai moved from the Phichit Stadium to the 700th Anniversary Stadium .
- Esan United moved into the Tung Burapha Stadium after relocating into Ubon Ratchathani province.
- Wuachon United moved from the I-Mobile Stadium to the Tinasulanon Stadium .
- Police United used the IPE Stadium in Chonburi until the Thammasat Stadium was ready following floods that also made them use alternative stadiums in the 2011 campaign. A few games were also stage at the Army Stadium in Bangkok.
- BEC Tero Sasana hosted Osotspa at the Rajamangala Stadium due to the Thephasadin Stadium being unavailable.
Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Foreign players
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Buriram United qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2012 Thai FA Cup.
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Attendance
Updated to games played on Oct 15, 2012
Source: Thai Premier League
Awards
Annual awards
Player of the Year
The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.
Youth Player of the Year
The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.
Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.
See also
References
- ^ "Relegation looms on unlucky last day". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League Archived 2012-09-12 at archive.today THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012
- ^ อาร์มี่ยูไนเต็ด 1-1 ชัยนาทเอฟซี (in Thai).
- ^ ฟุตบอลไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 นัดที่ 4 ณ สนามลีโอสเตเดี้ยม คลอง 3 ปทุมธานี (in Thai).
- ^ บีอีซี เทโรศาสน 4 - 2 ชัยนาท เอฟซี : สปอนเซอร์ไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 (in Thai).
- ^ บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด ถล่ม ชัยนาท (in Thai).
- ^ บีบีซียู เอฟซี 0-0 บางกอกกล๊าส เอฟซี (in Thai).
- ^ ชัยนาท เอฟซี 1 1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด 2-1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด.wmv (in Thai).
- ^ ยูไนเต็ดสเตเดียมวันสนามแตก (in Thai).
- ^ CHONBURI FC 4-2 BURIRAM UTD [Highlight] TPL 8-09-2012 (in Thai).
- ^ อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด 1-2 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ SCG เมืองทอง 2-1 ARMY [Full Hi-Light TPL 2012] (in Thai).
- ^ โอสถสภา M 150 สระบุรี 1 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 2 (in Thai).
- ^ พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด 1-0 บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ อินทรี-เพื่อนตำรวจ - โอสถสภา (in Thai).
- ^ สมุทรสงคราม เอฟซี 4 - 4 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ การท่าเรือ FC 0 - 2 บีอีซี 6 พค 55 .mp4 (in Thai).
- ^ TOT SC 3-2 BGFC [Highlight] TPL 11-08-2012 (in Thai).
- ^ คลิ้ป! ไฮไลท์ TTM-Chiangmai 1-0 Pattaya United : TPL 2012/17 (in Thai).
- ^ คลิ้ป! วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 1 - 4 SCG เมืองทอง [Hi-Light TPL-2012] (in Thai).
