2013 Thai League Division 1 (known as

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League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...

. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league this season.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Division 1

Promoted to

Ratchaburi Ratchaburi ( th, ราชบุรี, ) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province. Ratchaburi town covers the entire ''tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang ...

* Suphanburi *

Bangkok United True Bangkok United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province. Formerly known as Bangkok University Foot ...

Relegated to Regional League Division 2 *

Phattalung Phatthalung (, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phatthalung Province. The town covers ''tambon'' Khuhu Sawan, and small parts of ''tambon'' Khao Chiak, Tha Mi Ram, Prang Mu, Lampam, Tamnan, and Khuan Maphrao, al ...

* JW Rangsit * Raj Pracha * Chanthaburi

To Division 1

Relegated from

* BBCU * Singhtarua * TTM Chiangmai Promoted from Regional League Division 2 *

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* Rayong * Rayong United *

Trat Trat ( th, ตราด, ), also spelt Trad, is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat province and the Mueang Trat district. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the Trat River, near the border with Cambodia. Etymology ''Trat'' ...

Renamed Clubs

* TTM Chiangmai renamed TTM Lopburi. * after tree game TTM Lopburi renamed TTM.

Expansion Clubs

* Nakhon Pathom United

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per DIV1 team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Annual awards

Player of the Year

*Goalkeeper of the Year –

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*Defender of the Year – Phaisan Pona *Midfielder of the Year –

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*Striker of the Year – Lee Tuck

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Narasak Boonkleng.

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot was awarded to Leandro de Oliveira da Luz.

References

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