2011 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League
Season 2011
Champions Buriram PEA
Relegated Khonkaen
Matches played 56
Goals scored 119 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Ohandza
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Chonburi 6–0 TOT
(13 March 2011)
Biggest away win Samut Songkhram 0–4 Buriram PEA
(22 May 2011)
Highest scoring Bangkok Glass 5–3 Insee Police United
(29 May 2011)
Muangthong United 6–2 Bangkok Glass
(10 August 2011)

(8 goals)
Longest unbeaten run Buriram PEA (15 games) ended 4 June 2011
Highest attendance 24,712
Buriram PEA vs Chonburi, March 20, 2011
Lowest attendance 0
Pattaya vs Chiangrai, December 17, 2011
Average attendance 4,596
2010
2012

2011 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league due to a two team expansion, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.

The season started on 12 February 2011 and is generally broken down into 2 legs. The first leg being played from February to early June with the second leg taking place from late July to November.

During the league break, the opening rounds of the FA Cup and League Cup take place.

Contents

Teams

Bangkok United were relegated to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2010 season in the bottom three places and lost in promotion/relegation play-off.

2010 Thai Division 1 League champions Sriracha, runners-up Khonkaen and third place Chiangrai United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Army United Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000
Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium 8,000
BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok Thephasadin Stadium 6,378
Buriram PEA Buriram I-mobile Stadium (1st leg)

Thunder Castle Stadium (2nd leg)

14,000
24,000
Chiangrai United Chiangrai Thaicom Stadium 5,000
Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium 8,200
Khonkaen Khonkaen Khon Kaen Stadium 3,500
Muangthong United Nonthaburi Yamaha Stadium 25,000
Osotspa Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium 5,000
Pattaya United Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium 11,000
Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium 20,000
Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Stadium 5,000
Siam Navy Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium 11,000
Sisaket Sisaket Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium 9,000
Sriracha Chonburi Princess Sirindhorn Stadium 5,207
Thai Port Bangkok PAT Stadium 10,308
TOT Nonthaburi Yamaha Stadium (1st leg)

Thai Army Sports Stadium (1 game)
TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana (2 leg)

17,000
20,000
5,000
TTM Phichit Phichit Phichit Stadium 13,000

Name changes

Stadium changes

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coach
Army United Chang Pan Rattana, WanchanaWanchana Rattana Rungruang, AdulAdul Rungruang
Bangkok Glass Leo Beer Umbro Kaewkiew, AmnajAmnaj Kaewkiew Srong-ngamsub, ArjhanArjhan Srong-ngamsub
BEC Tero Sasana 3K Battery FBT Winothai, TeeratepTeeratep Winothai Phayong Khunnaen
Buriram PEA Chang Puttan, ApichetApichet Puttan Buspakom, AttapholAttaphol Buspakom
Chiangrai United Leo Beer Deffo Puangchan, SanyaSanya Puangchan Cugurra Rodrigues, Alessandro StefanoAlessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues
Chonburi Chang FBT On-Mo, PipobPipob On-Mo Laohakul, WitthayaWitthaya Laohakul
Khon Kaen 3K Battery Kool Sport Ngam-Chareon, RermratRermrat Ngam-Chareon Supomuang, PichetPichet Supomuang
Muangthong United Yamaha Grand Sport Phanrit, NattapornNattaporn Phanrit Fowler, RobbieRobbie Fowler
Osotspa Saraburi M-150 Grand Sport Puanakunmee, JetsadaJetsada Puanakunmee Borwonwattanadirok, PairojPairoj Borwonwattanadirok
Pattaya United True Grand Sport Siriwong, NiweatNiweat Siriwong Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Police United Insee Cement Kela Prakobkong, KrissadeeKrissadee Prakobkong Damrong-Ongtrakul, ThawatchaiThawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Siam Navy Arcus Kappa Ngam-muang, JetsadaJetsada Ngam-muang Wijannarong, WorakornWorakorn Wijannarong
Samut Songkhram SCG FBT Yimsa-ngar, PanuwatPanuwat Yimsa-ngar Vorawan Chitavanich
Sisaket Muang Thai FBT Tathong, WuttichaiWuttichai Tathong Moreira
Sriracha Suzuki FBT Jantakon, SujaritSujarit Jantakon Chalermsan, DusitDusit Chalermsan
Thai Port FB Battery adidas Nonsiri, ItthipolItthipol Nonsiri Thongchai Sukkokee
TOT TOT Kela Phetphun, PatiparnPatiparn Phetphun Subpherm, SomchaiSomchai Subpherm
TTM Phichit FBT Boonruangrod, JetsadaJetsada Boonruangrod Lee Yong-Moo

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Pattaya United Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul Signed by Police United 21 November 2010 Pre-season Jatuporn Pramolbal December 2010 Pre-season
Muangthong United René Desaeyere Terminated a Contract 9 January 2011 Pre-season Carlos Roberto de Carvalho 18 January 2011 Pre-season
Muangthong United Carlos Roberto de Carvalho Terminated a Contract 23 February 2011 14th Henrique Calisto 6 March 2011 16th
Sisaket David Booth Sacked 22 April 2011 13th Royter Moreira
TTM Phichit Bae Myung-Ho Sacked 28 April 2011 16th Lee Yong-Moo
Sriracha Trongyod Klinsrisook Terminated a Contract 8 May 2011 18th Dusit Chalermsan
BEC Tero Sasana Peter Butler Sacked Phayong Khunnaen
Samut Songkhram Pol Chomchuen Sacked Vorawan Chitavanich
Pattaya United Jatuporn Pramolbal Sacked Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Thai Port Sasom Pobprasert Resigned to join Buriram Thongchai Sukkokee
Muangthong United Henrique Calisto Sacked 3rd Robbie Fowler 3rd

Ownership changes

Club New Owner Previous Owner Date
Rajnavy Rayong Royal Thai Navy Rayong Thai Premier 22 December 2010
TOT TOT TOT-CAT 26 January 2011
Thai Port Port Authority of Thailand Thai Port 2 February 2011

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Buriram PEA (C) (Q) 33 26 6 1 62 13 +49 84 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Chonburi 34 20 9 5 58 29 +29 69
3 Muangthong United 32 17 8 7 53 30 +23 59
4 Bangkok Glass 33 14 8 11 53 41 +12 50
5 Pattaya United 33 13 11 9 37 27 +10 50
6 Osotspa Saraburi 32 10 15 7 40 30 +10 45
7 BEC Tero Sasana 33 13 6 14 37 32 +5 45
8 Thai Port 33 12 8 13 32 37 −5 44
9 Police United 32 11 10 11 33 35 −2 43
10 Chiangrai United 33 11 10 12 45 50 −5 43
11 TTM Phichit 32 11 7 14 36 50 −14 40
12 Army United 33 10 9 14 38 37 +1 39
13 Sisaket 32 9 12 11 32 35 −3 39
14 Samut Songkhram 31 7 11 13 27 42 −15 32
15 Siam Navy 32 9 5 18 27 48 −21 32
16 TOT 31 9 3 19 24 52 −28 30 Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League
17 Sriracha 32 6 10 16 29 42 −13 28
18 Khonkaen (R) 33 6 8 19 32 67 −35 26

Updated to games played on December 31, 2011
Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Rules for classification, when season was finished : 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored

Results

Home \ Away1 ARM BKG BEC PEA CRU CHO KHO MTU OSO PAT POL RAR SAS SIS SRI THP TOT TTM
Army United 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–4 4–1 3–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Bangkok Glass 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 5–3 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 4–0
BEC Tero Sasana 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0
Buriram PEA 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 6–1
Chiangrai United 2–1 2–2 1–3 4–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Chonburi 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 5–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 2–1
Khonkaen 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–2
Muangthong United 1–1 6–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0
Osotspa Saraburi 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–0
Pattaya United 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
Police United 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Siam Navy 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Samut Songkhram 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–3
Sisaket 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–02 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0
Sriracha 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Thai Port 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–1
TOT 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3
TTM Phichit 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1

Updated to games played on December 31, 2011
Source: Thai Premier League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2Sisaket were awarded a 2–0 victory over Rajnavy after the latter were found guilty of using an ineligible player. The original result was 1–1
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
Frank Ohandza Buriram PEA
19
2
Leandro Dos Santos Army United
18
3
Wasan Natasan Chiangrai United
17
4
Pipob On-Mo Chonburi
15
Ronnachai Rangsiyo BEC Tero Sasana
15
Sarayuth Chaikamdee Bangkok Glass
15
7
Hironori Saruta Bangkok Glass
13
Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United
13
9
Aron da Silva Sriracha
10
Kim Joo Yong TTM Phichit
10
11
Cleiton Silva Osotspa Saraburi
9
Dagno Siaka Muangthong United
9
Suchao Nuchnum Buriram PEA
9
14
O. J. Obatola Pattaya United
8
Surachart Sareepim Insee Police United
8
16
Chatree Chimtalay Bangkok Glass
7
Christian Kouakou Muangthong United
7
Ekwalla Herman Buriram PEA
7
Felipe Insee Police United
7
Ney Fabiano Chonburi
7
Therdsak Chaiman Chonburi
7
Yeon Gi-Sung TTM Phichit
7

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
Player Nationality For Against Result[a] Date
Yeon Gi-Sung  South Korea TTM Phichit Chiangrai United 3–1 02011-02-13 13 February 2011
Apipoo Suntornpanavej  Thailand Osotspa Saraburi Royal Thai Navy 4–1 02011-04-30 30 April 2011
Ney Fabiano  Brazil Chonburi Khonkaen 6–1 02011-05-14 14 May 2011
Frank Ohandza  Cameroon Buriram PEA Samut Songkhram 4–0 02011-05-22 22 May 2011
Sarayuth Chaikamdee  Thailand Bangkok Glass Police United 5–3 02011-05-29 29 May 2011
Teerasil Dangda  Thailand Muangthong United Bangkok Glass 6–2 02011-08-10 10 August 2011
Ronnachai Rangsiyo  Thailand BEC Tero Sasana TTM Phichit 3–0 02011-08-27 27 August 2011
Kritsada Kemdem  Thailand Osotspa Saraburi F.C. TOT 4–0 02011-09-24 24 September 2011
Frank Ohandza4  Cameroon Buriram PEA TTM Phichit 6-1 02011-11-20 20 November 2011
Kim Joo Yong  South Korea TTM Phichit TOT 3-2 02011-12-17 17 December 2011
Chatree Chimtalay  Thailand Bangkok Glass Khonkaen 4-0 02011-12-24 24 December 2011
Aron da Silva  Brazil Sriracha Thai Port 3-1 02011-12-31 31 December 2011

Attendances

Rank Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Buriram PEA 231,584 24,712 8,315 14,474
n/a
2 Muangthong United 179,332 21,370 4,688 11,208
n/a
3 Sisaket 118,323 12,150 3,105 7,395
n/a
4 Bangkok Glass 91,723 9,891 1,495 5,733
n/a
5 Army United 91,648 15,710 2,529 5,728
n/a
6 Chonburi 85,896 8,500 183 5,369
n/a
7 Police United 60,097 8,949 1,214 4,006
n/a
8 Osotspa Saraburi 58,603 5,943 2,500 3,907
n/a
9 Chiangrai United 56,912 8,300 600 3,557
n/a
10 Khonkaen 50,743 5,425 1,250 3,171
n/a
11 Samut Songkhram 48,877 5,481 1,200 2,875
n/a
12 BEC Tero Sasana 45,438 5,650 1,425 2,840
n/a
13 Thai Port 45,313 6,916 986 2,832
n/a
14 Siam Navy 36,565 5,933 429 2,285
n/a
15 TTM Phichit 35,889 5,000 0 2,243
n/a
16 Sriracha 33,198 3,200 850 2,075
n/a
17 Pattaya United 27,355 7,500 0 1,710
n/a
18 TOT 21,462 3,000 386 1,431
n/a
League total 1,318,958 24,712 0 4,596
n/a

Updated to games played on December 25, 2011
Source: Thai Premier League
Notes:
Team played previous season in Divison 1 League.

References

  1. ^ "FAT rules onclub dispute". Bangkok Post (Bangkok Post). 27 January 2011. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/218406/fat-rules-onclub-dispute. Retrieved January 2011. 

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