2010 Thai League Division 1 is the 13th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league.
League Expansion It was announced at the end of the season that the TPL would increase the number of teams for the start of the 2011 Thai Premier League season. Therefore, at the end of season the three teams in the Thai Premier League that finished the season in the bottom three places (14th, 15th and 16th) would face the fourth, fifth and sixth teams from Division One in a promotion/relegation series.
The six teams will be divided into two groups of three. They will meet each other in their group on a home-and-away basis with the winner of each group earning spots in the top flight next season.
It was also announced somewhat belatedly that the teams that finished in the bottom four places, who would normally be relegated would play in an end of season promotion/relegation series against the teams coming 3rd and 4th in the 2010 Regional League Division 2 championship stage. Games would be played on a home and away basis to decide who would play in the 2011 Thai Division 1 League.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Division 1 Promoted to Thai Premier League Police United Royal Thai Army Sisaket
Relegated to Regional League Division 2 Nakhon Sawan Thai Airways-Ban Bueng Surat Thani
Relegated from Thai Premier League Sriracha Chula United Nakhon Pathom
Promoted from Regional League Division 2 Raj Pracha-Nonthaburi Chiangrai United Narathiwat
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Air Force UnitedPathum ThaniThupatemee Stadium20,000Kela SportGroup Avia ChanthaburiChanthaburiChanthaburi Province Stadium5,000Grand SportCash Today Chiangrai United Chiang RaiChiangrai Province Stadium? LEO Beer Chula United BangkokChulalongkorn University Sports Stadium15,0003BB KhonkaenKhonkaenKhon Kaen Stadium10,000Kool SportChang Beer Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium3,500PanVictory Insurance Narathiwat NarathiwatNarathiwat Municipal Stadium?FBTAir Asia PrachinburiPrachinburiPrachinburi Province Stadium3,500TamudoEuro Custard PTT RayongRayongRayong Stadium14,000PanPTT Raj Pracha-Nonthaburi NonthaburiYamaha Stadium18,000Nigh SportsChang Beer RBAC MittraphapBangkokRBAC University Stadium1,000Deffo Songkhla Songkhla Chira Nakhon Stadium (1) Na Thawi District Stadium (2)25,000 2,000Diadora Sriracha Chonburi Sriracha Stadium ? FBT Chang Beer Suphanburi Suphanburi Suphanburi Sports School Stadium25,000 Deffo Lotus cement Suvarnabhumi CustomsSamut PrakanLad Krabang 54 Stadium3,500DeffoDouble A Thai Honda Lat Krabang, Bangkok Min Buri, Bangkok King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Stadium 72nd Anniversary Stadium 3,000 10,000DeffoHonda
Name Changes
Customs Department were renamed Suvarnabhumi Customs. Rattana Bundit were renamed RBAC Mittraphap. Royal Thai Air Force rebranded and renamed Air Force United.
League table
TPL/Division 1 Playoffs
Group A
Group B
Division 1/Regional League Playoffs
Results
Winners over two legs progress to the 2011 Division One league season, losers go to the Regional League
Results
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Chainarong TathongChula United192 Aron da SilvaChula United15 Pornchai ArdjindaAir Force United154 Raúl Goález GastónSriracha145 Phuwadol SuwannachartNakhon Pathom13 Wasan NatasanChiangrai United137 Choklap NilsangSuvarnabhumi Customs12 Nantawet ChanuthaiSongkhla12 Valéry SanouSriracha12
See also 2010 Thai Premier League 2010 Regional League Division 2 2010 Thai FA Cup 2010 Kor Royal Cup
References
External links Official website