Thailand Premier League 2008
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| Thailand Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2008 |
| Champions | In progress |
| Promoted | Customs Department Chula-Sinthana Samut Songkhram Coke-Bangpra FC |
| Relegated | Royal Thai Navy FC Royal Thai Police FC Suphanburi FC Thai Honda FC |
| Asian Champions League | In progress |
| Biggest home win | BEC Tero Sasana 5-1 Chula-Sinthana |
| Biggest away win | Tobacco Monopoly 1-4 Krung Thai |
| Highest scoring | BEC Tero Sasana 5-1 Chula-Sinthana |
| Total goals | 168 |
| Average goals/game | 1.8 goals per game' |
| ← Previous season 2007 |
Next season → 2009 |
The 2008 Thailand Premier League has 16 teams.
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[edit] Rules
- Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
- 3 Points for a win
- 1 Point for a draw
- At end of the season the winners play the runners ups in the Kings Cup
- Winner qualifies for Asian Champions League
- Runner-Up enters AFC Cup
- Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.
- Bottom three teams are relegated to Thailand Division 1 League
[edit] Member clubs
- Bangkok Bank
- Bangkok University
- BEC Tero Sasana
- Chonburi FC
- Chula-Sinthana (promoted from Division 1)
- Coke-Bangpra FC (promoted from Division 1)
- Customs Department (promoted from Division 1)
- Krung Thai
- Nakhon Pathom
- Osotsapa M-150
- Port Authority
- Prov Electricity
- Royal Thai Army
- Samut Songkhram (promoted from Division 1)
- Tobacco Monopoly
- TOT FC
[edit] League table
| POS | NAME | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEC Tero Sasana | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Chonburi FC (C) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | TOT FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Provincial Electricity Authority FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Krung Thai | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Samut Songkhram (PR) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Osotsapa M-150 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Coke-Bangpra FC (PR) | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Bangkok University | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Tobacco Monopoly | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Bangkok Bank FC | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Nakhon Pathom FC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Port Authority | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Chula-Sinthana (PR) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Customs Department (PR) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Royal Thai Army | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 2 |
- Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
| Champion and Qualification for the AFC Champions League | |
| Qualification for the AFC Cup | |
| Relegation spots | |
| (C) | Defending Champion |
|---|---|
| (PR) | Promoted from last Season |
[edit] Season Notes
- On the 17 May, a Thailand Premier League XI beat English Premier League side Manchester City 3-1. [1]
- It was announced this year that Thai clubs would no longer have direct entry into the Asian Champions League, they would have to play in a playoff match against other ASEAN members to enter the new format. Thai clubs would get one spot in the AFC Cup, potientally joined by another if unsuccesful in the playoff spot for the Champions League. [2]
[edit] Asian Representation
- Chonburi FC & Krung Thai Bank both took part in the Asian Champions League 2008 campaign. Both sides failed to make it out of their tough Group Stages. This was Chonburi's first season in Asian Competition.
- Bangkok University and Tobacco Monopoly would enter the Singapore Cup. Both teams have currently progressed into the two-legged Quarter-Final stage after overcoming Japanese satelite team Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) and Gombak United respectivly.
[edit] Results
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. PAT | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||||
| 2. PEA | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||||||||||
| 3. Coke-Bangpra | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| 4. Chula | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | ||||||||||
| 5. Chonburi | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| 6. Army | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||||||||||||
| 7. TOT | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | |||||||||||
| 8. BKK Bank | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| 9. Krung Thai | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | |||||||||||
| 10. N Pathom | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||||||||||
| 11. BEC tero | 5-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| 12. Tobacco | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 1-0 | ||||||||||
| 13. BKK Univ | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||||||||||
| 14. Customs | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | |||||||||
| 15. S Songkhram | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||||||||||||
| 16. Osotsapa | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
[edit] See Also
- Thailand 2008 RSSSF
