Provincial League

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Provincial League
Provincial League
Sport Football
Founded 1999
No. of teams vary
Country(ies) Flag of Thailand Thailand
Most recent
champion(s)		 Lopburi FC

Provincial League (formerly Professional League) also known as Pro League is the regional Football league in Thailand. It is placed in the 4th level league in the football league system in Thailand. It was found in 1999 under the name "Provincial League" organized by Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The name has changed to "Professional League" in 2004 and then changed back to "Provincial League in 2007.

The Pro League is presently contested by clubs from each provinces of Thailand divided into 5 regions. The winners and runner-ups from each regions will play in playoff matches in the tournament at the end of a season. The top two team are promoted into Thailand Division 2 League.

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[edit] History

Provincial League was found in 1999. The idea of Pro League came from two reasons introducing the full professional football players and supporting the regional football clubs. Before the Pro League, many clubs in the Thailand Premier League, another top national league, came from the government authorities, militaries, and amateur clubs from big private companies. All of those clubs also located in the Bangkok and regional clubs are not supported from the government. Then the Sports Authority of Thailand purpose a new league which includes teams from different provinces

During 1999-2006, Pro League has two divisions as named Pro League 1 and Pro League 2. Pro League 1 played in home-away format. The last two teams in the table are relegated into Pro League 2. The rest of the teams playing in Pro League 2 divided into 5 geographical regions. The winners and runner-ups from each regions will play in the tournament format at the end of the season. The winner and runner-up of the tournament are promoted into Pro League 1.

In 2007, Pro League 1 was merged into Thailand Premier League and Thailand Division 1 League. Then Pro League 2 was changed the name into the name "Provincial League" again playing in the same format. The end-season tournament got the name of SAT Championship. The top two team are promoted into Thailand Division 2 League.

[edit] Pro League champions

[edit] Pro League 2006

Pro League locations
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts +/-
1 TOT FC 30 19 10 1 72 22 67 50
2 Port Authority of Thailand 2 30 20 6 4 52 22 66 30
3 Nakhon Pathom FC 30 17 11 2 42 15 62 27
4 Nakhon Sawan FC 30 14 9 7 42 28 51 14
5 Narathiwat FC 30 13 6 11 37 34 45 3
6 Phitsanulok FC 30 11 9 10 44 38 42 6
7 Surat Thani FC 30 11 8 11 44 46 41 -2
8 Chanthaburi FC 30 11 7 12 52 45 40 7
9 Bangkok Bravo FC 30 9 12 9 31 34 39 -3
10 Nakhon Ratchasima FC 30 8 12 10 37 43 36 -6
11 Khonkaen FC 30 9 8 13 32 35 35 -3
12 Si Saket FC 30 9 6 15 47 59 33 -12
13 Sakon Nakon FC 30 8 7 15 30 44 31 -14
14 Cha Choeng Sao FC 30 8 7 15 32 55 31 -23
15 Satun FC 30 6 6 18 33 51 24 -18
16 Chiang Mai FC 30 3 4 23 19 75 13 -56

[edit] Pro League 2007

10 clubs competed in the tournament are listed below:

The rest are

  • Ayutthaya FC
  • Chiang Rai FC
  • Nakhon Phanom FC
  • Rayong FC
  • Samut Prakan FC
  • Tak FC

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