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Thai Football League System
Cup eligibility Being members of a league at a particular level also affects the eligibility for Cup competitions. *Thai FA Cup: Levels 1 to 5 *Thai League Cup: Levels 1 to 3 Current system Former system Before 1996 season Before the top level of Thai football league, Thai Premier League was constituted in 1996, the ''Football Royal Cup'' was the football competitions of Thailand at that time. The Thailand football competition system before 1996 is listed below: 1916–1961 seasons In 1916, Football Association of Thailand was found ''Yai Cup'' (ถ้วยใหญ่, i.e. "big cup") and ''Noi Cup'' (ถ้วยน้อย, i.e. "small cup") for the purpose of annual football competitions in Thailand. 1962–1995 seasons In 1962, because of the abundant football clubs in Thailand then the Football Association of Thailand changed the name of ''Yai Cup'' (ถ้วยใหญ่) to the ''Kor Royal Cup'' (ถ้วย ก.) and changed the name of ''Noi Cup'' (ถ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai FA Cup
The Thai FA Cup ( th, ไทยเอฟเอคัพ), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic football. It was held between 1974 and 1999 and relaunched in 2009. Raj Vithi won the first two editions. In 2009 it was announced that the Thai FA Cup would return to the Thai football calendar. All the teams from the Thai League 1 and Division 1 League were automatically entered and teams from the Division 2 League as well as university and schools teams could apply to enter. The qualifying round took place from 27–30 June. The first round proper will see sixteen qualifiers progress to the second round where they will each meet a Division 1 side. The sixteen TPL teams enter at the third round stage. The final will be played at National Stadium with the winning team receiving 1,000,000 Thai baht. The runners-up will receive 500,000 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots in the top-tier AFC Champions League, based on the AFC Club Competitions Ranking. Al-Kuwait SC and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition. Ever since the inauguration of the competition in 2004, the finalists of each edition have been dominated by clubs from West Asia except for 2011 and 2015 when Uzbekistani team FC Nasaf from Central Asia and Malaysian team Johor Darul Ta'zim from Southeast Asia became champions that respective year. Al-Seeb are the current champions after defeating Kuala Lumpur City in the 2022 final. Since 2021 season the team who won the AFC C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Thailand League Division 1
The 2007 Thailand League Division 1 was played in two groups of 12 teams. The top two teams of each group were promoted and the bottom five teams of each group were relegated as the Thai football league system was in the process of being restructured. Customs Department were crowned champions after winning the end of season championship finals played between the promoted sides. Member clubs in Group A * Customs Depart * Coke-Bangpra * Rattana Bundit *Khonkaen (move from 2006 Pro League 1 11th) * Raj-Vithi * Surat Thani (move from 2006 Pro League 1 7th) *Thai Airways (from 2005–06 Khǒr Royal Cup (ถ้วย ข.) Runner-up) *Narathiwat (move from 2006 Pro League 1 5th) *Air Force Training College *Sakon Nakhon (move from 2006 Pro League 1 13th) * Bangkok Bravo (move from 2006 Pro League 1 9th) * Ratchaburi (Promoted from 2006 Pro League 2 Champion) Member clubs in Group B * Chula-Sinthana (Promoted from 2006 Thailand Division 2 League Champion) *Samut Songkhram(Prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Thailand Premier League
The 2007 Thai Premier League had 16 teams, combining the 12 member clubs from the 2006 season, the top two clubs from Division 1, and two clubs from the Pro League 1. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League. Matches were normally played on Saturdays with a 4pm kick off time but there were some 5pm or 6pm started and some midweek fixtures. Evening kick offs were rare. The season would have a three-month break from mid-May to mid-August because of the Asian Cup which was being co-hosted by Thailand from July 7–29 and the world university games, the Universiade, in Bangkok from August 8–18. Normally only the Premier League champions are allowed to take part in the AFC Champions League. However, for the 2007 season, the runners-up would also be admitted due to the late completion of Indonesian domestic league and cup competitions. Member clubs *Bangkok Bank *Bangkok University * BEC Tero Sasana *Chonburi *Krung Thai Bank *Nakhon Pathom (''promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhon Pathom FC
Nakhon Pathom United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลนครปฐมยูไนเต็ด), formerly known as Nakhon Pathom Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม), is a Thailand professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai League 2. Their home stadium is Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history. In 2018, Club-licensing of this team didn't pass to play 2018 Thai League 2. This team were relegated to 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. History 1999–2006: Formation and early years Nakhon Pathom F.C. was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOT FC
TOT Sport Club ( th, ทีโอที สปอร์ต คลับ) is a Thai defunct football club based in Lak Si district in northern Bangkok which represents the national telecommunications company, TOT Public Company Limited. TOT originally stands for the Telephone Organization of Thailand, the former name of the company at the time before their privatization. TOT's football team is a member of Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and a co-founder of the Thai Premier League. TOT S.C. was dissolved in 2016. History TOT SC is a founding member of the Thai Premier League in 1996/97 season and came second in the regular-season championship but was defeated by Bangkok Bank F.C. in the semi-final Championship Playoffs. This has so far proved to be TOT's best campaign. Besides being relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League in 2003, they have more or less been a middle-ranking team, yet to break into the top four since 1996/97. They have been relegated on two occasions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Thailand Premier League
The 2006 Thai Premier League had 12 teams. No clubs would be relegated as the league would be expanded to 16 teams for the 2007 season. Two teams promoted from the rival Pro League and two clubs from Thailand Division 1 League. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League. Member clubs *Bangkok Bank *Bangkok University * BEC Tero Sasana *Chonburi (''promoted from Provincial League'') *Krung Thai Bank * Osotsapa M-150 *Port Authority of Thailand *Provincial Electricity Authority *Royal Thai Army (''promoted from Division 1'') * Suphanburi (''promoted from Provincial League'') * Thai Honda (''promoted from Division 1'') *Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Final league table Season notes * In this season, the winner and runner-up of the Provincial League, Chonburi FC and Suphanburi FC began the practice of moving to play in the Thai Premier League. Kor Royal Cup The Kor Royal Cup was an end of season match between the two clubs that finished first and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suphanburi FC
Suphanburi Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Suphan Buri province. The club competes in the Thai League 2, the second tier of Thai football. Their home stadium is Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium. Club history Founded in 1998, Suphanburi Football Club became members of the Thailand Provincial League which ran parallel to the Thai League and was overseen by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT). In the league's inaugural year of 1999, the club finished as runners up. Overall, Suphanburi was one of the most successful teams in the Pro League. They won the league title twice (2002 and 2004) and were also runners up on three occasions. League history In 2005 the club finished as runners up in the Thai league and were promoted to the Thai Premier League alongside champions Chonburi, Suphanburi became the first provincial club to join the TPL. However, the clubs moved in very different directions over the subsequent years. Due to a league expansion, Suph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดชลบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the top division in Thai football, the Thai League 1. The team lifted the league title in 2007 which became the most successful season in their history. Chonburi were founded in 1997 and their main rivals are Sriracha who are also based in Chonburi Province. The team is widely known by their nickname ''"The Sharks"'' which can be seen in the crest of the club. History Early years In its early years, Chonburi Football Club was Assumption College Sriracha's football team. The team was managed by Annop Singtothong, Thanasak Suraprasert, Sontaya Khunpluem, and Wittaya Khunpluem. The team competed and were victorious in many youth tournaments, one of them including the Institute of Physical Education's youth football tournament. In 1996, Sannibat Samut Prakan Association c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus, the narrowest part of the peninsula. The western part has highly steep coasts, while on the east side river plains dominate. The largest river of the south is the Tapi in Surat Thani, which together with the Phum Duang in Surat Thani drains more than , more than 10 percent of the total area of southern Thailand. Smaller rivers include the Pattani, Saiburi, Krabi, and the Trang. The biggest lake of the south is Songkhla Lake ( altogether). The largest artificial lake is the Chiao Lan (Ratchaprapha Dam), occupying of Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani. The total forest area is or 24.3 percent of provincial area. Running through the middle of the peninsula are several mountain chains, with the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in the northeastern region of Thailand. Isan is Thailand's largest region, located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the Laos–Thailand border) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Sankamphaeng Range south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west it is separated from northern and central Thailand by the Phetchabun Mountains. Isan covers making it about half the size of Germany and roughly the size of England and Wales. The total forest area is or 15 percent of Isan's area. Since the beginning of the 20th century, northeastern Thailand has been generally known as ''Isan'', while in official contexts the term ''phak tawan-ok-chiang-nuea'' (; 'northeastern region') may be used. The majority p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Thailand
Northern Thailand, or more specifically Lanna, is geographically characterised by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys which cut through them. Though like most of Thailand, it has a tropical savanna climate, its relatively high elevation and latitude contribute to more pronounced seasonal temperature variation, with cooler winters than the other regions. Historically it is related to the Lanna Kingdom and its culture. Geography North Thailand is bound by the Salween River in the west and the Mekong in the east. The basins of rivers Ping, Wang, Yom, and Nan, all tributaries of the Chao Phraya River, in the central part run from north to south and are mostly very wide. The basins cut across the mountains of two great ranges, the Thanon Range in the western part and the Phi Pan Nam in the eastern. Their elevations are generally moderate, a little above for the highest summits. Although formerly forested, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
