Football league season
The 2018 Thai League 1 is the 22nd season of the Thai League 1 , the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand . A total of 18 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 9 February 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on 7 October 2018.[ 3]
Buriram United are the defending champions, while Chainat Hornbill , Air Force Central and Prachuap have entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Thai League 2 .
The 1st transfer window is from 14 November 2017 to 5 February 2018 while the 2nd transfer window is from 1 June 2018 to 29 June 2018.
Changes from last season
Team changes
Promoted from the 2017 Thai League 2
Relegated clubs
Relegated from the 2017 Thai League
Renamed clubs
Teams
Locations of the 2018 Thai League teams
Stadium and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
Province
Stadium
Capacity
Ref.
Air Force Central
Pathum Thani
Thupatemi Stadium
20,000
Bangkok Glass
Pathum Thani
Leo Stadium
13,000
Bangkok United
Pathum Thani
Thammasat Stadium
25,000
Buriram United
Buriram
Chang Arena
32,600
Chiangrai United
Chiangrai
Singha Stadium
11,354
Chainat Hornbill
Chainat
Khao Plong Stadium
12,000
Chonburi
Chonburi
Chonburi Stadium
8,680
SCG Muangthong United
Nonthaburi
SCG Stadium
14,890
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima
80th Birthday Stadium
24,641
Navy
Chonburi
Sattahip Navy Stadium
6,000
Pattaya United
Chonburi
Nong Prue Stadium
5,500
Police Tero
Bangkok
Boonyachinda Stadium
3,550
Port
Bangkok
PAT Stadium
7,000
PT Prachuap
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Sam Ao Stadium
2,700
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Ratchaburi
Mitr Phol Stadium
10,000
Sukhothai
Sukhothai
Thung Thalay Luang Stadium
8,000
Suphanburi
Suphanburi
Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium
25,000
Ubon UMT United
Ubon Ratchathani
UMT Stadium
6,000
Notes
Bangkok United used the Rajamangala National Stadium for their round 8 tie against Chiangrai United
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes
Gilberto Macena is the official captain of Chiangrai United , but due to his season long injury, Victor Cardozo and Atit Daosawang filled in as captain for Chiangrai United .
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
ASEAN quota players.
No foreign player registered.
A T1 team could registered five foreign players by at least one player from AFC member countries and at least one player from ASEAN member countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries or ASEAN member countries (3+1).
Note : : players who released during summer transfer window; : players who registered during summer transfer window; ↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization. →: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.
League table
Standings
Source:
Thai League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goals difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goals difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time;).
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Chiangrai United qualified to the 2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 as winners of the 2018 Thai FA Cup .[ 11]
^ a b c Head-to-head record (Mini league): Pattaya United 10 pts, Chonburi 6 pts, Suphanburi 1 pt.[ 12]
^ a b Sukhothai ahead on head-to-head record; Sukhothai 4 pts, Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 1 pt.
^ a b Chainat Hornbill ahead on head-to-head record; Chainat Hornbill 4 pts, Bangkok Glass 1 pt.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Buriram United 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bangkok United 11 7 9 5 7 6 7 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Port 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 5 8 5 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 SCG Muangthong United 4 12 6 6 10 7 5 6 3 4 6 4 6 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 Chiangrai United 5 13 10 12 8 10 12 10 9 6 3 5 11 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 PT Prachuap 2 11 5 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda 7 10 4 4 4 5 9 5 7 11 7 9 7 9 11 12 11 9 9 10 11 9 8 7 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 7 Pattaya United 18 8 13 8 6 9 8 8 10 7 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 13 12 14 12 11 11 9 10 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 Chonburi 16 14 15 14 15 12 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 9 8 9 10 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 Suphanburi 10 5 7 10 11 8 6 7 8 10 10 10 8 5 7 9 8 8 10 11 9 12 12 12 14 13 12 13 11 12 11 9 8 10 Sukhothai 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 8 8 5 6 10 10 10 11 14 13 14 14 14 15 13 15 15 15 15 13 12 13 13 11 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 14 9 11 15 16 13 14 12 12 9 9 6 9 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 9 10 7 10 9 11 12 11 13 11 11 12 Chainat Hornbill 9 15 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 11 13 14 13 9 10 8 10 11 11 12 14 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 Bangkok Glass 15 18 16 13 9 11 13 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 Police Tero 12 16 14 16 14 16 17 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 Navy 8 4 8 11 12 14 11 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Ubon UMT United 17 6 12 7 13 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Air Force Central 13 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Results by match played
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
Thai League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 7 October 2018. [ 13]
Top assists
As of 7 October 2018. [ 14]
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
As of 7 October 2018.
Awards
Monthly awards
Attendance
Overall statistics
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Buriram United
221,003
35,573
6,294
13,000
−6.4% †
2
SCG Muangthong United
134,506
12,721
5,315
7,912
−10.2% †
3
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda
124,460
17,319
1,465
7,321
+30.4% †
4
Suphanburi
90,601
13,156
1,559
5,329
−29.9% †
5
Bangkok Glass
82,280
8,896
3,247
4,840
−8.7% †
6
Sukhothai
78,302
7,803
2,423
4,606
+7.3% †
7
Chonburi
73,193
7,801
2,871
4,305
+22.1% †
8
Port
67,790
6,629
2,040
3,987
−5.3% †
9
PT Prachuap
65,281
4,979
2,831
3,840
+165.0% †
10
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
60,664
7,747
1,979
3,568
−3.1% †
11
Chiangrai United
59,606
10,054
1,238
3,506
−46.4% †
12
Chainat Hornbill
52,031
5,656
2,219
3,060
+122.7% †
13
Bangkok United
49,455
8,205
1,410
2,909
+1.9% †
14
Pattaya United
45,111
5,500
1,616
2,654
−24.6% †
15
Navy
42,795
4,903
884
2,517
−0.1% †
16
Police Tero
41,972
4,540
1,467
2,469
+36.0% †
17
Ubon UMT United
41,282
5,272
1,225
2,428
−24.5% †
18
Air Force Central
36,165
6,756
1,009
2,127
−41.5% †
League total
1,366,497
35,573
884
4,466
−3.0% †
Attendance by home match played
Team \ Match played
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Total
Air Force Central
4,154
6,756
2,526
1,769
1,533
1,515
1,589
1,659
1,451
1,679
1,443
2,135
1,898
1,215
1,009
1,345
2,489
36,165
Bangkok Glass
8,896
5,069
3,899
3,328
4,728
3,656
4,013
4,303
8,379
3,247
3,441
6,322
5,437
5,051
4,179
3,279
5,053
82,280
Bangkok United
8,205
1,809
7,447
2,083
1,410
1,969
3,534
2,063
2,668
2,528
1,976
2,078
3,364
2,130
1,620
2,302
2,269
49,455
Buriram United
10,144
11,085
6,294
9,479
10,890
11,845
8,818
30,011
8,836
7,289
14,154
8,446
20,712
10,533
6,873
10,021
35,573
221,003
Chainat Hornbill
3,500
4,171
2,360
2,517
2,240
2,410
3,099
2,811
2,558
2,669
2,399
3,117
3,936
2,219
2,528
5,656
3,841
52,031
Chiangrai United
6,158
4,409
3,360
3,652
2,075
10,054
3,282
3,009
2,844
10,053
1,589
1,463
1,333
1,941
1,238
1,284
1,862
59,606
Chonburi
2,871
3,785
3,284
3,069
3,692
6,599
4,991
4,162
5,601
3,808
3,480
7,801
3,828
4,151
4,012
3,769
4,290
73,193
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda
10,878
9,887
15,664
17,319
10,442
8,817
7,574
4,219
4,652
2,630
2,559
3,270
4,677
15,679
1,465
2,372
2,356
124,460
Navy
3,088
3,359
2,778
2,476
1,864
2,469
2,838
2,556
2,532
4,903
2,741
3,685
2,116
1,886
1,648
884
972
42,795
Pattaya United
2,702
3,151
1,616
3,267
2,603
2,889
1,905
2,223
5,500
3,718
1,952
1,789
3,694
2,328
1,754
1,702
2,318
45,111
Police Tero
3,331
1,843
3,723
3,522
1,861
3,278
1,814
4,540
1,543
2,243
1,467
1,536
1,977
4,532
1,577
1,683
1,502
41,972
Port
6,517
5,069
5,439
3,570
4,258
3,985
2,333
3,439
6,629
2,894
3,759
3,441
6,131
2,772
2,040
2,849
2,665
67,790
PT Prachuap
3,820
3,280
4,909
4,109
4,219
4,039
3,977
4,158
3,772
4,979
4,325
3,198
3,568
3,759
3,127
2,831
3,211
65,281
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
3,180
3,452
3,059
2,285
3,497
3,284
2,348
3,828
4,374
2,970
3,570
3,170
2,355
4,252
1,979
5,314
7,747
60,664
SCG Muangthong United
9,273
10,295
8,901
8,614
6,174
5,315
5,807
7,798
6,979
7,592
6,699
8,212
6,881
6,752
12,721
7,626
8,867
134,506
Sukhothai
5,333
4,964
6,390
4,070
4,632
3,108
6,094
4,051
2,591
2,572
2,423
2,770
3,856
4,570
6,475
7,803
6,600
78,302
Suphanburi
7,248
7,165
4,042
3,114
13,156
7,180
1,559
2,709
2,687
3,096
3,147
4,643
8,419
4,860
3,534
5,676
8,366
90,601
Ubon UMT United
2,152
2,075
5,135
2,108
1,513
2,817
2,145
2,570
2,218
2,170
2,853
5,272
1,225
2,317
1,265
1,615
1,832
41,282
Source: Thai League
See also
References
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