| Season | 1996/97 |
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| Champions | Bangkok Bank |
| Relegated | Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Osotsapa Bangkok Bank of Commerce Rajvithi-Agfatech Krung Thai Bank Singha-Thamrongthai |
| 1997–98 Asian Club Championship | Bangkok Bank FC |
| 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners Cup | Royal Thai Air Force FC |
| Top goalscorer | Ampon Ampansuwan (TOT) (21) |
| Highest scoring | Royal Thai Air Force 4-3 Port Authority of Thailand Rajvithi-Agfatech 4-3 Royal Thai Police (7 goals) |
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Since 1916-1995, Kor Royal Cup was the top level of club football competition, Until in 1996 Thai Premier League or official name, Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League was first formally formed by Football Association of Thailand with the sponsor, Johnnie Walker.
For league system, The 1996/97 Thai Premier League consisted of 18 teams which drew from Kor Royal Cup. Top 4 in final league table would be qualified for championship playoffs and six teams in The bottom of league table would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League which was created in next season (1997).
Defending Champions of Kor Royal Cup (Which changed to Thai Premier League in 1996/97 season), Thai Farmers Bank would enter the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.
Contents |
| POS | NAME | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Points |
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| 1 | Thai Farmers Bank | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 64 |
| 2 | TOT | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 62 |
| 3 | Bangkok Bank | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 62 |
| 4 | Stock Exchange of Thailand | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 60 |
| 5 | UCOM Raj Pracha | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 60 |
| 6 | Sinthana | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 57 |
| 7 | Royal Thai Air Force | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 |
| 8 | Royal Thai Army | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 54 |
| 9 | Royal Thai Navy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 51 |
| 10 | Royal Thai Police | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 |
| 11 | Port Authority | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 39 | -5 | 41 |
| 12 | Singha Tero Sasana | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 41 |
| 13 | Tobacco Monopoly | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Osotsapa | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 73 | -32 | 34 |
| 15 | Bangkok Bank of Commerce | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 32 |
| 16 | Rajvithi-Agfatech | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 71 | -28 | 32 |
| 17 | Krung Thai Bank | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 24 |
| 18 | Singha-Thamrongthai | 34 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 101 | -75 | 9 |
| Qualification for the championship playoff | |
| Relegation spots |
Top 4 of the league (Thai Farmers Bank, TOT, Bangkok Bank, Stock Exchange of Thailand) qualified for championship playoff.
February 23, 1997
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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| Stock Exchange of Thailand | 2-0 | Thai Farmers Bank |
| Bangkok Bank | 3-2 | TOT |
March 16, 1997
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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| † Bangkok Bank | 2-0 | Stock Exchange of Thailand |
† Champions : Bangkok Bank (Qualification for the Asian Club Championship).
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