2008 Thailand League Division 1

Thailand Division 1 League
Season	2008
Champions	Muang Thong United
Promoted	Muang Thong United ; Sriracha; Rajnavy Rayong
Relegated	Thai Honda; Raj-Vithi; Nakorn Sawan; Phitsanulok
Top goalscorer	Tanongsak Promdard ; (Raj-Vithi) (18)
Biggest home win	Muang Thong United 6-1 Phitsanulok ; PTT 6-1 Phitsanulok
Biggest away win	Phitsanulok 0-3 Muang Thong United ; Sriracha 0-3 Muang Thong United
Highest scoring	Suphanburi 7-3 Phitsanulok ; (10 goals)
	← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Thailand League Division 1 has 16 teams.

Rules edit

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
3 Points for a win
1 Point for a draw
Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.
The top three teams will be promoted to Thailand Premier League
The top team as champions.
The bottom four teams will be relegated to Thailand Division 2 League

Member clubs edit

Stadiums and locations edit

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok Metro teams
Muang Thong United
PTT
Raj Vithi
Rattana Bundit
Royal Thai Air Force
Royal Thai Police
Thai Airways-Ban Bueng
Thai Honda

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Locations of the Thai Division 1 League 2008 teams

Thai Airways-Ban Bueng

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Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Club	Province	Home Stadium^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	Capacity
Chanthaburi	Chanthaburi	Chanthaburi Stadium
Khonkaen	Khon Kaen	Khonkaen Stadium
Muang Thong United	Nonthaburi	Mueang Thong Sport Stadium	5,000	Promoted from Thailand Division 2 League
Nakhon Sawan	Nakhon Sawan	Nakhon Sawan Stadium	15,000
Phitsanulok	Phitsanulok	Pibulsongkram Rajabhat Stadium	3,000
PTT	Bangkok	Jarun Burapharat Stadium Prachaniwet Sport Center	? ?	Promoted from Thailand Division 2 League
Raj Vithi	Bangkok	BEC Tero Sasana Nong Chok Stadium
Rattana Bundit	Bangkok	Sai Rattana Bundit University Stadium
Royal Thai Air Force	Pathum Thani	Thupatemee Stadium	20,000
Royal Thai Navy	Chonburi	Sattahip Navy Stadium	10,000	Relegated from Thailand Premier League
Royal Thai Police	Bangkok	Boonyachinda Stadium	8,000	Relegated from Thailand Premier League
Sriracha-Sannibat	Chonburi	Assumption College Sriracha Stadium
Suphanburi	Suphanburi	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium		Relegated from Thailand Premier League
Surat Thani	Surat Thani	Surat Thani Stadium	10,000
Thai Airways	Bang Kapi, Bangkok	Klong Chan Sports Center	?
Thai Honda	Bangkok	72-years Anniversary Stadium	5,000	Relegated from Thailand Premier League

Final league standings edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Muang Thong United (P)	30	19	8	3	58	17	+41	65	Champion and promotion spot for the Thailand Premier League
2	Sriracha	30	16	9	5	40	22	+18	57	Promotion spot for the Thailand Premier League
3	Rajnavy Rayong (R)	30	15	10	5	35	22	+13	55	Promotion spot for the Thailand Premier League
4	Royal Thai Police (R)	30	12	15	3	35	24	+11	51
5	Chanthaburi	30	12	6	12	49	48	+1	42^[a]
6	PTT (P)	30	10	11	9	38	29	+9	41^[a]
7	Suphanburi (R)	30	11	8	11	48	47	+1	41
8	Khonkaen	30	11	8	11	32	34	−2	41^[b]
9	Rattana Bundit	30	10	10	10	46	48	−2	40^[c]
10	Royal Thai Air Force	30	10	10	10	40	32	+8	40^[c]
11	Thai Airway	30	9	12	9	30	29	+1	39
12	Surat Thani	30	10	7	13	36	38	−2	37
13	Thai Honda (R)	30	9	7	14	29	38	−9	34	Relegation spots
14	Raj-Vithi	30	7	5	18	36	58	−22	26
15	Nakorn Sawan	30	5	8	17	26	47	−21	23
16	Phitsanulok	30	4	6	20	31	76	−45	18

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head to Head: PTT win 3-1
^ Finish 8th on Head to Head
^ ^a ^b Head to Head: Rattana Bundit win 4-3

Results edit

Home \ Away	SUR	NAV	SRR	AIR	RVT	PTT	RTA	POL	HON	RTB	MTU	KHK	SPB	NAK	PHT	CHB
Surat Thani		2–0	0–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	4–0
Royal Thai Navy	0–0		2–2	0–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	4–1	1–0
Sriracha	2–0	2–0		1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	2–0	0–0	4–2	1–2
Thai Airways	0–0	0–1	1–1		1–2	0–0	2–0	4–2	1–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
Raj-Vithi	1–2	0–2	1–3	2–0		1–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	4–2	1–0	3–1	2–3
PTT	0–0	0–0	0–2	2–2	4–5		0–1	0–1	0–0	3–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	6–1	2–2
Royal Thai Air Force	5–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	1–1	1–1		1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–0	5–1	3–1	1–2
Royal Thai Police	2–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–0		1–1	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–3	2–1	2–0	1–0
Thai Honda	2–0	1–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–1		2–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–3
Rattana Bundit	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	0–1	2–1	3–2	3–0		1–1	2–2	1–0	1–0	3–2	0–1
Muang Thong United	2–0	2–0	0–1	1–1	4–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	3–1		3–0	2–0	4–0	6–1	5–2
Khonkaen FC	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–0	2–3	1–1		2–1	2–1	3–1	3–2
Suphanburi	3–2	1–3	1–0	0–2	6–3	1–1	1–1	0–0	5–2	3–2	0–2	1–0		1–0	7–3	3–2
Nakorn Sawan	1–0	1–2	2–3	0–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–0	0–2		1–2	4–3
Phitsanulok	3–3	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–3	0–2	1–2	0–3	1–1	2–1	0–3	1–1	2–1	0–1		2–0
Chanthaburi	2–2	0–1	1–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	4–2	0–0	0–1	3–2	3–1	3–0

Source: ^[5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers edit

Last updated October 6, 2008 ^[6]

Scorer	Goals	Team
Tanongsak Promdard	18	Raj-Vithi
Moussa Sylla	17	Suphanburi
Witthaya Lhoareang	16	Chanthaburi
Victot Paintsil	12	Royal Thai Police
Rutthaporn Sae-tan		Chanthaburi
Yaya Soumahoro		Muang Thong United
Jacques Tioye	11	Muang Thong United
Issarapong Lilakorn		Khonkaen
Bayiha Naan David Martial		PTT
Mana Lakchum	10	Surat Thani
Watcharapong Channgam	9	Royal Thai Air Force
Gonzalez Gaston Raul	9	Sriracha