The 2009 Thai League Division 1 has 16 teams.
Rules Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis 3 Points for a win 1 Point for a draw Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position. The top three teams will be promoted to Premier League. The top team as champions. The bottom three teams will be relegated to Division 2.
Prize money Champion : 700,000 Baht Runner-up : 300,000 Baht Third Place : 200,000 Baht Fourth Place : 100,000 Baht Fifth Place : 50,000 Baht Sixth Place : 40,000 Baht Seventh Place : 20,000 Baht
Member clubs Stadia and locations
Club Province Home stadium Capacity Chanthaburi Chanthaburi Chanthaburi Province Stadium3,500 Khonkaen Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Province Stadium? Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan Sport School Stadium Army Welfare Department Promoted from 2008 Thailand Division 2 League Nakhon Sawan Reprieve after Army Welfare Department withdrew Customs Department Min Buri, Bangkok Kasem Bundit University Stadium 2,000 Relegated from Thailand Premier League Prachinburi Prachinburi Prachinburi Province Stadium 3,196 Promoted from 2008 Thailand Division 2 League PTT Chonburi Chonburi Physical Education Institute Stadium 12,000 Rattana Bundit Bangkok RBAC University Stadium? Royal Thai Air Force Pathum Thani Thupatemee Stadium 20,000 Royal Thai Army Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000 Relegated from Thailand Premier League Police United Bangkok Klong Chan Sports Center Songkhla Songkhla Jiranakorn Stadium 20,000 Promoted from 2008 Thailand Division 2 League Sisaket Sisaket Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium 9,773 Promoted from Thailand Division 2 League Suphanburi Suphan Buri Suphanburi Municipality Stadium25,000 Surat Thani Surat Thani Surat Thani Province Stadium 10,000 Thai Airways-Ban Bueng Chonburi Beer Chang Stadium 3,518 Thai Honda Bangkok 72-years Anniversary Stadium 5,000 Won pre-season Playoff
Bangkok Bank FC were relegated from the Thailand Premier League, but withdrew from the league and folded before the season began. The Thai FA decided that, in order to keep the league at 16 teams, they would run a pre-season competition featuring the four relegated clubs from the Thailand Division 1 League 2008 season: Thai Honda won the competition.
Pre Season Playoff The winners of the Pre Season Playoff would fill the void left by Bangkok Bank FC, after they withdrew from the league after being relegated from the Thailand Premier League.
The four semi finalist's in the play-offs, are the four relegated clubs from the 2008 season of the Thailand Division 1 League.
Play-offs
Bracket
Semi finals
Final
Final league table
Results
Top scorers Last updated October 17, 2009 ScorerGoals TPL Division 1 2009 Top goalscorers coreballthai Team Wutthipong Kerdkul27Rattana Bundit Manit Noywech24Police United Jirawut Saranan20PTT Sirisak Musbu-ngor17Chanthaburi Tatree SeehaRoyal Thai Army Piroj Anantanarong16Sisaket Arnon Buspha13Nakhon Sawan Choklap Nilsang12Customs Department Eakarthit SomjitPolice United Sarawut VichienKhonkaen Phuritad Jarikanon11Thai Airways-Ban Bueng Rermrat NgamchareonKhonkaen Witthawat IamramSongkhla Mongkol Tossakrai10Royal Thai Army Jakkrapong Somboon9Royal Thai Army Sutin AnukoonThai Honda Charin Bood-Hard8Khonkaen
See also 2009 Thai Premier League 2009 Regional League Division 2 2009 Thai FA Cup 2009 Kor Royal Cup
References
External links Football Association of Thailand