2012 Thai Premier League
Season | 2012 |
---|---|
Champions | SCG Muangthong United |
Relegated | Port Authority of Thailand BBCU TTM Chiangmai |
Champions League | SCG Muangthong United Buriram United |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 825 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cleiton Silva Teerasil Dangda (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | BEC Tero Sasana 7–1 TTM Chiangmai |
Biggest away win | BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United |
Highest scoring | Buriram United 7–2 Chainat (11 August 2012) BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United |
Highest attendance | 30,102 Wuachon United vs SCG Muangthong United |
Lowest attendance | 0 Genufood Samut Songkhram vs Army United |
Average attendance | 4,823 |
← 2011 2013 → |
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.
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]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]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]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]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 |
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:
- ^ Buriram United qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2012 Thai FA Cup.
Results
[edit]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]- ^ "Relegation looms on unlucky last day". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League Archived 2012-09-12 at archive.today THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012
- ^ อาร์มี่ยูไนเต็ด 1-1 ชัยนาทเอฟซี (in Thai).
- ^ ฟุตบอลไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 นัดที่ 4 ณ สนามลีโอสเตเดี้ยม คลอง 3 ปทุมธานี (in Thai).
- ^ บีอีซี เทโรศาสน 4 - 2 ชัยนาท เอฟซี : สปอนเซอร์ไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 (in Thai).
- ^ บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด ถล่ม ชัยนาท (in Thai).
- ^ บีบีซียู เอฟซี 0-0 บางกอกกล๊าส เอฟซี (in Thai).
- ^ ชัยนาท เอฟซี 1 1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด 2-1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด.wmv (in Thai).
- ^ ยูไนเต็ดสเตเดียมวันสนามแตก (in Thai).
- ^ CHONBURI FC 4-2 BURIRAM UTD [Highlight] TPL 8-09-2012 (in Thai).
- ^ อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด 1-2 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ SCG เมืองทอง 2-1 ARMY [Full Hi-Light TPL 2012] (in Thai).
- ^ โอสถสภา M 150 สระบุรี 1 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 2 (in Thai).
- ^ พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด 1-0 บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ อินทรี-เพื่อนตำรวจ - โอสถสภา (in Thai).
- ^ สมุทรสงคราม เอฟซี 4 - 4 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
- ^ การท่าเรือ FC 0 - 2 บีอีซี 6 พค 55 .mp4 (in Thai).
- ^ TOT SC 3-2 BGFC [Highlight] TPL 11-08-2012 (in Thai).
- ^ คลิ้ป! ไฮไลท์ TTM-Chiangmai 1-0 Pattaya United : TPL 2012/17 (in Thai).
- ^ คลิ้ป! วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 1 - 4 SCG เมืองทอง [Hi-Light TPL-2012] (in Thai).