2011 Thai League Division 1 is the 14th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league.

League expansion

It was announced at the end of the 2010 season that the TPL would increase the number of teams for the start of the 2011 Thai Premier League season. Therefore, playoff games were arranged to promote more teams for the

Regional League Division 2 Thai League 4 ( th, ไทยลีก 4), commonly known as the T4, was the fourth level association football league in Thailand. In 2009, it was divided into five groups by geographic region. Each group contained 16 clubs except for the Southe ...

and relegate less teams from the TPL. During these games, Nakhon Pathom were banned and therefore will fail to take their place in Division 1 for the next two seasons. This did mean that the league would only feature 17 teams for the season, but with less than 3 weeks before the start of the league campaign another round of playoffs was used to promote one more side, Saraburi.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Division 1

Promoted to Thai Premier League * Sriracha *

Khonkaen Khon Kaen ( th, ขอนแก่น, ) is one of the four major cities of Isan, Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani. It is the capital of Khon Kaen province and t ...

Chiangrai United Chiangrai United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลเชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional Football Club based in Chiangrai Province. The club plays in the Thai League 1. The club is also known ...

Relegated to

* Prachinburi * Narathiwat

To Division 1

Relegated from Thai Premier League * Bangkok United Promoted from

Buriram Buriram (, , , 'city of happiness') is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about northeast of Bangkok. The town occupies ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Buriram District. In 2012 it had a population of 27,862 ...

F.C. Phuket Phuket Andaman Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลภูเก็ต อันดามัน) is a Thai professional football club based in Phuket. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Southern region. Histor ...

* Chiangmai * Chainat * Rangsit University JW * Bangkok * Saraburi

Clubs serving bans

* Nakhon Pathom - 2 years

Teams

Stadia and locations

Name changes

*Suvarnabhumi Customs were renamed Samut Prakan Customs United. *Raj Pracha Nonthaburi were renamed Raj Pracha F.C. Thailand *Chula United were renamed BBCU (Big Bang Chulalongkorn University) *Rangsit University JW were renamed J.W. Rangsit *PTT were renamed PTT Rayong

Ground changes

Chanthaburi Chanthaburi ( th, จันทบุรี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers t ...

moved from the

Chanthaburi Stadium Chanthaburi ( th, จันทบุรี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers t ...

to the Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University Stadium * BBCU withdrew from the Chulalongkorn University Stadium after an internal dispute which also formed the new RL club Jamjuree United and ground shared with TPL side Army United at the Thai Army Sports Stadium * Thai Honda moved from the KMITL Sport center football stadium to the Chalermprakiet 72 Sports Center stadium.

League table

Results

Top scorers

Attendance

References

External links

Official website
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