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2012 Thai Premier League

2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league.

Thai Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsSCG Muangthong United
RelegatedPort Authority of Thailand
BBCU
TTM Chiangmai
Champions LeagueSCG Muangthong United
Buriram United
Matches played306
Goals scored825 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Cleiton Silva
Thailand Teerasil Dangda
(24 goals)
Biggest home winBEC Tero Sasana 7–1 TTM Chiangmai
Biggest away winBBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United
Highest scoringBuriram United 7–2 Chainat
(11 August 2012)
BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United
Highest attendance30,102
Wuachon United vs SCG Muangthong United
Lowest attendance0
Genufood Samut Songkhram vs Army United
Average attendance4,823
← 2011
2013 →

Teams edit

Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places.

2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.[1][2]

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of the Thai Premier League teams 2012
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Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
Army United Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 25,000 [3]
Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium 10,000 [4]
BEC Tero Sasana Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thephasadin Stadium 6,378 [5]
Buriram United Buriram New I-Mobile Stadium 24,000 [6]
BBCU Bang Kapi, Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 65,000 [7]
Chainat Chainat Khao Plong Stadium 5,574 [8]
Chiangrai United Chiangrai Mae Fah Luang University Stadium

United Stadium of Chiangrai

3,346

12,000

[9]

[10]

Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium 8,600 [11]
Esan United Ubon Ratchathani Tung Burapha Stadium 7,500 [12]
SCG Muangthong United Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 17,000 [13]
Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium 5,000 [14]
Pattaya United Chonburi Nongprue Municipality Football Field 8,000 [15]
INSEE Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium 25,000 [16]
Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Stadium 6,000 [17]
Thai Port Khlong Toei, Bangkok PAT Stadium 12,308 [18]
TOT Lak Si, Bangkok TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana 5,000 [19]
TTM Chiangmai Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium 25,000 [20]
Wuachon United Songkhla Tinasulanon Stadium 35,000 [21]

Name changes edit

  • Thai Port were renamed to Port FC for the start of the season and then renamed back to Thai Port one week later.
  • Buriram PEA and Buriram merged to become Buriram United
  • Sisaket were renamed to Esan United for the start of the season.
  • TTM Phichit were renamed to TTM Chiangmai for the start of the season.
  • Buriram were renamed to Wuachon United for the start of the season.

Stadium Changes edit

  • Muangthong United's stadium would be known as SCG Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. The stadium was previously known as the Yamaha Stadium, again because of sponsorship reasons. The stadium was originally known as the Thunderdome Stadium.
  • BBCU moved in the Rajamangala Stadium, vacating the Thai Army Sports Stadium that was shared with Army United. However BBCU did use Muangthong United's SCG Stadium for the match with Chiangrai United due to the Rajamangala Stadium being unavailable
  • TTM Chiangmai moved from the Phichit Stadium to the 700th Anniversary Stadium .
  • Esan United moved into the Tung Burapha Stadium after relocating into Ubon Ratchathani province.
  • Wuachon United moved from the I-Mobile Stadium to the Tinasulanon Stadium .
  • Police United used the IPE Stadium in Chonburi until the Thammasat Stadium was ready following floods that also made them use alternative stadiums in the 2011 campaign. A few games were also stage at the Army Stadium in Bangkok.
  • BEC Tero Sasana hosted Osotspa at the Rajamangala Stadium due to the Thephasadin Stadium being unavailable.

Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game edit

See also: Thai Premier League All-Star Football

Personnel and sponsoring edit

Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coach
Army United Chang Pan   Tatree Sing-Ha   Paniphon Kerdyam
Bangkok Glass Leo Beer Umbro   Amnart Kaewkiew   Phil Stubbins
BEC Tero Sasana Channel 3 FBT   Rangsan Viwatchaichok   Sven-Göran Eriksson
Buriram United Chang -   Apichet Puttan   Attaphol Buspakom
BBCU 3 Board Band -   Jakapong Yaito  Adul Rungruang
Chainat - Kappa   Narongchai Vachiraban   Surachai Jaturapattarapong
Chiangrai United Leo Beer DEFFO   Teerasak Po-on   Stefano Cugurra
Chonburi Chang Nike   Pipob On-Mo   Withaya Laohakul
Esan United Muang Thai Life Assurance FBT   Wuttichai Tathong   Phayong Khunnaen
Muangthong United Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Yamaha Grand Sport   Datsakorn Thonglao   Slaviša Jokanović
Osotspa Saraburi M-150 Grand Sport   Jetsada Puanakunmee   Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok
Pattaya United True Grand Sport   Niweat Siriwong   Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Police United INSEE Cement Kela   Surachart Sareepim   Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Samut Songkhram Genufood Kool Sport   Chaiwut Wattana   Somchai Chuayboonchum
Thai Port FB Battery FBT   Itthipol Nonsiri   Worakorn Wichanarong
TOT TOT -   Takahiro Kawamura   Somchai Subpherm
TTM Chiangmai Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Mawin   Watchara Mahawong   Narong Suwannachot
Wuachon United TPIPL FBT   Chairat Madsiri   Jadet Meelarp

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Muangthong United   Robbie Fowler Neutral termination   Slaviša Jokanović
TTM Chiangmai   Somchai Chuayboonchum Sacked   Narong Suwan-nachot
Esan United   Royter Moreira Resigned   Phayong Khunnaen
Thai Port   Thongchai Sukkoki Resigned   Piyakul Kaewnamkang
Thai Port   Piyakul Kaewnamkang Resigned   Adul Leukijna
Thai Port   Adul Leukijna Caretaker role ended   Worakorn Wichanarong
BBCU   Kiatisuk Senamuang Resigned   Adul Rungruang
Samut Songkhram   Vorawan Chitavanich Resigned   Somchai Chuayboonchum
BEC Tero Sasana   Andrew Ord Sacked   Sven-Göran Eriksson
Army United   Amnart Chalermchaowarit Sacked   Paniphon Kerdyam
Bangkok Glass   Surachai Jaturapattarapong Resigned   Phil Stubbins
Chainat   Issara Sritaro Resigned   Surachai Jaturapattarapong

Foreign players edit

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Asian Player
Army United   Daniel Blanco   Fabinho   Tony Pinho   Alessandro Alves   Björn Lindemann   Danny Invincibile
Bangkok Glass   Rafael   Valery Hiek   Flavien Michelini   Giorgi   Samuel Ajayi   George Ekeh   Hironori Saruta
BEC Tero Sasana   Kharroubi   Cleiton   Gilbert Koomson   Arzu   Regino   Yusuke Kato   Jovanovic
Buriram United   Acheampong   Ekwalla Herman   Florent Obama   Frank Ohandza   Đorđije Ćetković   Marko Ćetković   Honda
BBCU   Jean Marc   Moussa Sylla   N'Guatta   Aikhionbare   Juninho   Kim Young-Kwang   Cho Kwang-Hoon
Chainat   Clarence Bitang   Moise   Vukadinović   José Galán   Jagdeosingh   Michael Byrne   Lee Dong-Won
Chiangrai United   Antonio Claudio  Leandro Assumpção   Uilian Souza   Gilcimar Pereira   Emerson Cesario   Victor Igbonefo   Greg Nwokolo
Chonburi   Anderson   Thiago Cunha   Doumeng   Diakité   Thomas Dossevi   Jeon Kwang-jin   Kazuto Kushida
Esan United   Chayene Santos   Victor Amaro   Ulrich Munze   Kouadio Pascal   Guy Hubert   Mark Burchill   Kim Tae-young
Muangthong United   Edivaldo   Paulo Rangel   Dagno Siaka   Mohamed Koné   Mario Gjurovski   Adnan Barakat   Ri Kwang-chon
Osotspa Saraburi   Dudu   Anthony Moura   Lazarus Kaimbi   Tangeni Shipahu   Michael Zuke   Katano   Yamamoto
Pattaya United   Ludovick Takam   Athanase   O. J. Obatola   Rod Dyachenko   Marián Juhás   Kim Do-Yeon   Keisuke Ogawa
Police United   Leandro   Daniel Côrtes   Daniel Melo   Yannick Ossok   Amara Jerry   Park Jae-hong   Lee Han-Gook
Samut Songkhram   David Bayiha   Njie Divine   Christian Nade   Bireme Diouf   Zezinando   Lucas Daniel   Park Jae-hyun
Thai Port   Mário Da Silva   Alex da Costa   Steven Robb   Olof Watson   Whoo Hyun   Kim Ba-We   Ri Myong-jun
TOT   Amaury Nunes   Diego Walsh   Bas Savage   Fofana Abib   Paunović   Kawamura   Lee Jun-ki
TTM Chiangmai   Leonardo Ferreira da Silva   Diomande Adama   Jan Hrbek   Jung Ho-jin   Kim Joo-Yong   Won Yoo-hyun
Wuachon United   Aron da Silva   Jules Baga   Kwadwo Boabah   Koné Seydou   Mario Neto   Rakočević   Daiki Higuchi

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Muangthong United (C) 34 25 9 0 78 31 +47 84 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Chonburi 34 21 7 6 65 33 +32 70
3 BEC Tero Sasana 34 16 9 9 53 43 +10 57
4 Buriram United 34 14 12 8 60 40 +20 54 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a]
5 Osotspa Saraburi 34 16 4 14 55 48 +7 52
6 Esan United 34 11 14 9 41 42 −1 47
7 Samut Songkhram 34 12 10 12 37 39 −2 46
8 Bangkok Glass 34 10 15 9 53 39 +14 45
9 Chiangrai United 34 11 11 12 40 47 −7 44
10 Army United 34 10 13 11 34 38 −4 43
11 Police United 34 10 12 12 37 38 −1 42
12 TOT 34 10 12 12 43 46 −3 42
13 Wuachon United 34 9 14 11 46 54 −8 41
14 Chainat 34 9 12 13 59 72 −13 39
15 Pattaya United 34 9 10 15 35 47 −12 37
16 Thai Port (R) 34 8 9 17 32 48 −16 33 Relegation to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League
17 BBCU (R) 34 4 13 17 32 63 −31 25
18 TTM Chiangmai (R) 34 2 12 20 25 57 −32 18
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Buriram United qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2012 Thai FA Cup.

Results edit

Home \ Away ARM BKG BEC BRU BBC CHA CRU CHO ESU MTU OSO PAT POL SAS THP TOT TTM WUA
Army United 0–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–3
Bangkok Glass 0–0 1–1 1–2 5–2 5–3 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–0
BEC Tero Sasana 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 7–1 2–1
Buriram United 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 7–2 3–1 3–4 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
BBCU 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–8 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–1
Chainat 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–1 4–4 2–2 4–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Chiangrai United 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1
Chonburi 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–2 4–1 4–3 2–1 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Esan United 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
Muangthong United 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Osotspa Saraburi 1–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–2
Pattaya United 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0
Police United 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Samut Songkhram 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 4–4
Thai Port 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
TOT 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–3
TTM Chiangmai 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–5 0–1 2–2
Wuachon United 2–0 1–5 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–4 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Cleiton Silva BEC Tero Sasana 24
  Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United
3   Tana Chanabut Police United 15
4   Mario Ǵurovski Muangthong United 14
  Pipob On-Mo Chonburi
6   Phuwadol Suwannachart Chainat 13
7   Frank Acheampong Buriram United 12
  Ludovick Takam Pattaya United
9   Samuel Ajayi Bangkok Glass 11
  Bireme Diouf Samut Songkhram

Hat-tricks edit

Player Nationality For Against Result[a] Date
Thomas Dossevi   Togo Chonburi Esan United 5-1 7 April 2012
Dudu   Brazil Osotspa Saraburi Army United 3-1 8 April 2012
Cleiton Silva   Brazil BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok Glass 3-0 12 May 2012
Choklap Nilsang   Thailand Chiangrai United Osotspa Saraburi 4-3 26 May 2012
Pipob On-Mo   Thailand Chonburi Buriram United 4-3 24 June 2012
Ekkachai Sumrei   Thailand Buriram United Chainat 7-2 11 August 2012
Cleiton Silva   Brazil BEC Tero Sasana Chainat 4-2 8 September 2012
Amorn Thammanarm   Thailand BEC Tero Sasana TTM Chiangmai 7-1 10 October 2012
Teerasil Dangda4   Thailand Muangthong United BBCU 8-1 17 October 2012
Kendall Jagdeosingh   Trinidad and Tobago Chainat Wuachon United 4-2 21 October 2012
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Attendance edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Buriram United 260,415 23,033 9,763 15,319 +2.1%†
2 Muangthong United 228,256 21,155 8,811 13,427 +25.0%†
3 Chiangrai United 136,578 13,773 2,405 8,034 +115.3%†
4 Bangkok Glass 121,003 10,754 4,517 7,118 +24.7%†
5 Wuachon United 115,980 30,102 2,617 6,822 −9.5%†
6 Chonburi 101,036 8,565 3,975 5,943 +9.4%†
7 BEC Tero Sasana 61,929 6,124 1,053 3,643 +31.0%†
8 Esan United 58,843 6,871 1,748 3,461 −52.1%†
9 Police United 58,774 10,890 1,023 3,457 −4.9%†
10 Chainat 57,089 6,680 1,376 3,358 −7.3%†
11 Army United 55,512 5,927 1,712 3,265 −41.5%†
12 Osotspa Saraburi 47,483 4,943 1,450 2,793 −23.6%†
13 Thai Port 38,424 2,991 500 2,260 −18.2%†
14 Pattaya United 35,667 4,500 1,226 2,098 +15.7%†
15 Samut Songkhram 32,490 3,632 0 1,911 −33.5%†
16 TTM Chiangmai 25,772 5,854 293 1,516 −32.3%†
17 TOT 24,551 3,606 549 1,444 +5.2%†
18 BBCU 15,967 2,673 235 939 +17.5%†
League total 1,475,769 30,102 0 4,823 +5.7%†

Updated to games played on Oct 15, 2012
Source: Thai Premier League

Awards edit

Annual awards edit

Player of the Year edit

The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.

Youth Player of the Year edit

The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.

Coach of the Year edit

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Relegation looms on unlucky last day". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League Archived 2012-09-12 at archive.today THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012
  3. ^ อาร์มี่ยูไนเต็ด 1-1 ชัยนาทเอฟซี (in Thai).
  4. ^ ฟุตบอลไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 นัดที่ 4 ณ สนามลีโอสเตเดี้ยม คลอง 3 ปทุมธานี (in Thai).
  5. ^ บีอีซี เทโรศาสน 4 - 2 ชัยนาท เอฟซี : สปอนเซอร์ไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 (in Thai).
  6. ^ บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด ถล่ม ชัยนาท (in Thai).
  7. ^ บีบีซียู เอฟซี 0-0 บางกอกกล๊าส เอฟซี (in Thai).
  8. ^ ชัยนาท เอฟซี 1 1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  9. ^ เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด 2-1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด.wmv (in Thai).
  10. ^ ยูไนเต็ดสเตเดียมวันสนามแตก (in Thai).
  11. ^ CHONBURI FC 4-2 BURIRAM UTD [Highlight] TPL 8-09-2012 (in Thai).
  12. ^ อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด 1-2 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  13. ^ SCG เมืองทอง 2-1 ARMY [Full Hi-Light TPL 2012] (in Thai).
  14. ^ โอสถสภา M 150 สระบุรี 1 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 2 (in Thai).
  15. ^ พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด 1-0 บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  16. ^ อินทรี-เพื่อนตำรวจ - โอสถสภา (in Thai).
  17. ^ สมุทรสงคราม เอฟซี 4 - 4 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  18. ^ การท่าเรือ FC 0 - 2 บีอีซี 6 พค 55 .mp4 (in Thai).
  19. ^ TOT SC 3-2 BGFC [Highlight] TPL 11-08-2012 (in Thai).
  20. ^ คลิ้ป! ไฮไลท์ TTM-Chiangmai 1-0 Pattaya United : TPL 2012/17 (in Thai).
  21. ^ คลิ้ป! วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 1 - 4 SCG เมืองทอง [Hi-Light TPL-2012] (in Thai).
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