The 2000 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League.
Champions Royal Thai Air Force entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.
The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.
Member clubs
Bangkok Bank Bangkok Metropolitan Administration BEC Tero Sasana Krung Thai Bank Osotsapa M-150 Port Authority of Thailand Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Navy (promoted from Division 1) Royal Thai Police (promoted from Division 1) Sinthana Thai Farmers Bank TOT
Final league table
Promotion and relegation playoff
The club that came 11th in the Thai Premier League was to play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League, but at the end of the season, Thai Farmers Bank dropped out of the league and folded.
As such, Sinthana, the club that came 11th, took their place, while TOT, the team that came 12th, would play in the relegation / promotion match.
March 27 and March 31, 2001
Team 1 Result Team 2 † TOT 4-0 Bangkok Christian College
† TOT remain in the Thai Premier League.
Season notes
Thai Farmers Bank would withdraw from the league at the end of the season due to the Asian financial crisis that initial struck in 1998. The effects would spread across Asia and many clubs now came under a huge financial burden.
Queen's Cup
Bangkok Bank won the 27th edition of the Queen's Cup and their third title overall. They defeated Sinthana 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw played at Suphachalasai Stadium.
Thailand FA Cup
BEC Tero Sasana won their first Thailand FA Cup. It is unclear whom they beat in the final.
Asian Representation
Royal Thai Air Force would progress to the second round of the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship, but only on the virtue of receiving a bye in the first round. Here, they would get beat once again by PSM Ujungpandang of Indonesia. BEC Tero Sasana reached the Quarter-finals of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners Cup, where they were beaten by Shimizu S-Pulse of Japan in a match played over two legs. They drew the first leg at home, but were overcome in Japan.
Annual awards
Coach of the Year
Pichai Pituwong - BEC Tero Sasana
Player of the year
Anurak Srikerd - BEC Tero Sasana
Top scorer
Sutee Suksomkit - 16 GoalsFootball records in Thailand Thai Farmers Bank
Champions The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's first title.
References
Thailand 2000 RSSSF
External links Official Website