The 2001-02 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom three clubs would be relegated and three teams promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League.
Champions BEC Tero Sasana would enter edition the next edition of the AFC Champions League. The league was restructured, to be played between October 2001 and April 2002.
The league was also known as the GSM Thai League.
Member clubs
Bangkok Bank BEC Tero Sasana Sinthana Krung Thai Bank Osotsapa M-150 Port Authority of Thailand Royal Thai Navy Rattana Bundit (renamed from - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration) Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Police Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (promoted from Division 1) TOT
Final league table
Season notes
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration withdrew from the league due to a lack of money. Rattana Bundit was formed off the back of BMA and took their place in the Premier League. This was the second season running that a club would withdraw following on from Thai Farmers Bank
Queen's Cup
Osotsapa won their first Queen's Cup trophy. This was the 29th edition to be played.
Asian Representation
BEC Tero Sasana would progress to the second round of the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship, but once again came up against, what now seemed to be an impossible mission of facing a team from Japan. Here, they would get beat once again by Kashima Antlers who now seemed to be a thorn in the side of Thai football clubs. Royal Thai Air Force reached the second round of the 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners Cup, where they were beaten by Home United of Singapore in a match played over two legs. They won the first leg at home, but then were thumped 5-0 in the return in Singapore.
Annual awards
Coach of the Year
Attaphol Buspakom - BEC Tero Sasana
Player of the year
Apichad Thaveechalermdit - Bangkok Bank
Top scorer
Worrawoot Srimaka - 12 GoalsFootball records in Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Pitipong Kuldilok - 12 GoalsFootball records in Thailand Port Authority of Thailand
Champions The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's second title.
References
Thailand 2001/02 RSSSF
External links Official Website