1998 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League
Season 1998
Champions Sinthana
Relegated UCOM Raj Pracha
1999–2000 Asian Club Championship Sinthana
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners Cup Bangkok Bank FC
Top goalscorer Ronnachai Sayomchai
(Port Authority of Thailand) (23)
1997
1999

The 1998 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League

Defending Champions Royal Thai Air Force should have entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship, but refused due to lack of funding. BEC Tero Sasana took their place.

The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.

Contents

Member clubs

Final League Table

POS NAME P W D L F A +/- Points
1 Sinthana 22 13 3 6 37 28 +9 42
2 Royal Thai Air Force (C) 22 10 10 2 52 31 +19 40
3 BEC Tero Sasana 22 10 8 4 47 23 +24 38
4 Port Authority 22 10 7 5 50 27 +23 37
5 Bangkok Bank 22 6 13 3 33 27 +6 31
6 TOT 22 8 6 8 36 37 -1 30
7 Royal Thai Army 22 7 5 10 35 42 -7 26
8 Thai Farmers Bank 22 5 10 7 33 37 -4 25
9 Krung Thai Bank (PR) 22 6 4 12 24 37 -13 22
10 Osotsapa (PR) 22 4 9 9 22 47 -25 21
11 Bangkok Metropolitan 22 4 8 10 30 37 -7 20
12 UCOM Raj Pracha 22 4 7 11 28 50 -32 19
Champion and Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
Qualification for the promotion/relegation playoff
Relegation spots
(C) Defending Champion
(PR) Promoted from last Season

Promotion and relegation Playoff

The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League.

January 24 and January 31, 1998

Team 1 Result Team 2
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 3-1 Assumption Sriracha

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration remain at the Thai Premier League.

Season Notes

Queens Cup

The Singha sponsored Queen's Cup was postponed because of lack of sponsorship, will be held next year but with reduced prize money.

Thailand FA Cup

Bangkok Bank won the 1998 Thailand FA Cup, and their 3rd victory in this competition. It is unclear whom they beat in the final

Yamaha Thailand Cup

1998 saw the 14th edition of the Yamaha Thailand Cup.

It was Thailand's main inter-provincial competition, played between qualifiers from various regions.

The first round saw four groups of four teams, of which the top two sides qualified for the Quarter-Final knockout stage.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration beat Nakhon Si Thammarat in the final.

Asian Representation

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

Player of the Year

Top scorer

References

External links

Preceded by
Thai Premier League
1997
Thai Premier League
1998
Sinthana
Succeeded by
Thai Premier League
1999