2011 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league due to a two team expansion, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.
The season started on 12 February 2011 and is generally broken down into 2 legs. The first leg being played from February to early June with the second leg taking place from late July to November.
During the league break, the opening rounds of the FA Cup and League Cup take place.
Teams Bangkok United were relegated to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2010 season in the bottom three places and lost in promotion/relegation play-off.
2010 Thai Division 1 League champions Sriracha, runners-up Khonkaen and third place Chiangrai United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Army United Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium20,000 Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium8,000 BEC Tero Sasana Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thephasadin Stadium6,378 Buriram UnitedBuriramI-mobile Stadium (1st leg) New I-Mobile Stadium (2nd leg) 14,00024,000 Chiangrai United Chiangrai Mae Fah Luang University Stadium3,346 Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium8,200 Khonkaen Khonkaen Khon Kaen Stadium3,500 Muangthong United Nonthaburi Yamaha Stadium25,000 Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium5,000 Pattaya United Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium (1)11,000 Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium25,000 SCG Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Stadium5,000 Siam Navy Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium(1st leg) Sattahip Navy Stadium(2nd leg)11,0005,000 Sisaket Muangthai Sisaket Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium9,000 Sriracha Chonburi Sriracha Suzuki Stadium5,207 Thai Port Bangkok PAT Stadium10,308 TOT S.C. Nonthaburi Phaya Thai, Bangkok Lak Si, BangkokYamaha Stadium (5 game) Thai Army Sports Stadium (1 game) TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana (2nd leg)17,00020,0005,000 TTM Phichit Phichit Phichit Provincial Stadium13,000
Name changes
TOT-CAT were renamed TOT S.C. after an ownership dispute. Rajnavy Rayong were renamed Siam Navy after an ownership dispute.
Stadium changes
Both Pattaya United and Siam Navy moved into the IPE Stadium in Chonburi. Pattaya's previous ground Nongprue Municipality Football Field is under renovation and Siam Navy left the Rayong Stadium as they withdrew from the province during their ownership dispute. Both teams use the same stadium even though this is actually against the league regulations. Siam Navy were to move back to Rayong and use the Sattahip Navy Stadium for the 2nd leg of the season. TOT continued to use Muangthong United's Yamaha Stadium for the opening half of the season before their return to the TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana for the 2nd leg. TOT also used the Thai Army Sports Stadium for one game in the first leg of the season. Chonburi moved to the ODB Chonburi Stadium whilst a new ground is built in Bang San. Sriracha's Princess Sirindhorn Stadium will be known as the Suzuki Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. BEC Tero Sasana presumably have made the Thephasadin Stadium as their new home, using it for the second season running after their previous home Nong Chok Stadium was apparently being renovated. The move has also brought a bigger fan base to the club. Chonburi used one of their former grounds, the IPE Stadium for two games after being suspended from using their home ground due to fan violence. Chonburi fans were also subjected to be banned from the stadium. Bangkok Glass used the Thephasadin Stadium and the Yamaha Stadium for their home matches with Samut Songkhram and Pattaya United due to the Leo Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's. Police United used the Suphanburi Municipality Stadium and the Khao Plong Stadium in Chainat for their home matches with Pattaya United, Bangkok Glass, Khon Kaen (all Suphanburi Municipality Stadium) and Muangthong United (Khao Plong Stadium) due to the Thammasat Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.
Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game
Personnel and sponsoring Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coachArmy UnitedChangPan Bangkok GlassLeo BeerUmbro BEC Tero Sasana3K BatteryFBT Phayong KhunnaenBuriram UnitedChang Chiangrai UnitedLeo BeerDeffo Stefano Cugurra 'Teco'ChonburiChangFBT Khon Kaen3K BatteryKool Sport Muangthong UnitedYamahaGrand Sport Osotspa M-150 SaraburiM-150Grand Sport Pattaya UnitedTrueGrand Sport Chalermwoot Sa-NgapolPolice UnitedInsee CementKela Siam NavyArcusKappa Samut SongkhramSCGFBT Vorawan ChitavanichSisaket MuangthaiMuang ThaiFBT Royter MoreiraSrirachaSuzukiFBT Thai PortFB Battery SukkokiTOT S.C.TOTKela TTM PhichitFBT Lee Young-Moo
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTablePattaya United Thawatchai Damrong-OngtrakulSigned by Police United21 November 2010Pre-season Jatuporn PramualbanDecember 2010Pre-seasonMuangthong United René DesaeyereTerminated a Contract 9 January 2011Pre-season Carlos Roberto18 January 2011Pre-seasonMuangthong United Carlos RobertoTerminated a Contract 23 February 201114th Henrique Calisto6 March 201116thSisaket Muangthai David BoothSacked 22 April 201113th Royter MoreiraTTM Phichit Bae Myung-HoSacked28 April 201116th Lee Young-MooSriracha Trongyod KlinsrisookTerminated a Contract8 May 201118th Dusit ChalermsanBEC Tero Sasana Peter ButlerSacked Phayong KhunnaenSCG Samut Songkhram Pol ChomchuenSacked Vorawan ChitavanichPattaya United Jatuporn PramualbanSacked Chalermwoot Sa-NgapolThai Port Sasom PobprasertResigned to join Buriram Thongchai SukkokiMuangthong United Henrique CalistoSacked 3rd Robbie Fowler3rd
Ownership changes ClubNew OwnerPrevious OwnerDateRajnavy RayongRoyal Thai NavyRayong Thai Premier22 December 2010TOT S.C.TOTTOT-CAT26 January 2011Thai PortPort Authority of ThailandThai Port2 February 2011
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Asian Player Former Players Army United Alessandro Alves Leandro Jun Kochi Emmanuel Madengue Bangkok Glass Rafael Novais Paulinho Flavien Michelini Moussa Sylla Hironori Saruta Samuel Ajayi Kunihiko Takizawa Paul Ekollo Sylvain Idangar Tiago Jorge Michael Byrne BEC-Tero Sasana Maxime Moundou Ivan Brozovic Karim Rouani Bina Ajuwa Zoran Rajović Nobuyuki Zaizen Altamir Martins Ekele Udojoh Buriram PEA Douglas Clarence Bitang Frank Acheampong Franck Ohandza Herman Ekwalla Chijioke Ibekwe Kanu Wander Luiz Chiangrai United Pato Aguilera Antônio Cláudio Edvaldo Leandro Assumpção Uilian Leontin Chițescu Alonso Chonburi Ney Fabiano Anthony Esparza Jean-Marc Benie Daiki Higuchi Darko Rakočević Vladimir Ribić Kazuto Kushida Berlin Khonkaen Li Xiang Kanlaya Sysomvang Stuart Kelly Khampheng Sayavutthi Muangthong United Robbie Fowler Romone Rose Ali Diarra Christian Kouakou Dagno Siaka Zesh Rehman Jorrin John Toni Kallio Moussa Sylla Issoufou Boubacar Osotsapa Saraburi Khaled Kharroubi Cleiton Silva Tufy Pina Theodore Yuyun Lazarus Kaimbi Hiromichi Katano Pattaya United Ludovick Takam Paul Ekollo Kignelman Athanase Kazuya Myodo Randy Rustenberg O. J. Obatola Keisuke Ogawa Ricardinho Hiroyuki Yamamoto Police United Jerry Amara John Wilkinson Hyun Woo Siam Navy Alex Rulla Hui Ye Diego Martins Samut Songkhram Erikson Noguchipinto Christian Nadé Bireme Diouf Rod Dyachenko Keo Sokngon Echezona Anyichie Efe Obode Sisaket Muangthai Fábio Magrão Victor Amaro Guy Hubert Kazuki Yoshino Khim Borey Sriracha Lucas Echenique Cristiano Lopes Justin Moose Aron da Silva Thai Port Mário César Valci Júnior Ulrich Munze Yoshiaki Maruyama Jacob Aikhionbare Steven Robb Kim Dong-chan TOT S.C. Diego Walsh Younes Chaib Mohamed Koné Oumar Kondé Takahiro Kawamura TTM Phichit Jung Ho-jin Lee Gwang-jae Maeng O-jin Won Yoo-hyun Yeon Gi-sung
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals Frank OhandzaBuriram United Leandro dos SantosArmy United Wasan NatasanChiangrai United Pipob On-MoChonburi Ronnachai RangsiyoBEC Tero Sasana Sarayuth ChaikamdeeBangkok Glass Hironori SarutaBangkok Glass Teerasil DangdaMuangthong United Kim Joo-YongTTM Phichit Aron da SilvaSriracha Cleiton SilvaOsotspa M-150 Saraburi Kone MohamedTOT S.C. Suchao NuchnumBuriram United
Hat-tricks Key4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goals
Player Nationality For Against Result DateYeon Gi-sung TTM Phichit Chiangrai United 3–1 Apipoo Suntornpanavej Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Royal Thai Navy 4–1 Ney Fabiano Chonburi Khonkaen 6–1 Frank Ohandza Buriram PEA SCG Samut Songkhram 4–0 Sarayuth Chaikamdee Bangkok Glass Police United 5–3 Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United Bangkok Glass 6–2 Ronnachai Rangsiyo BEC Tero Sasana TTM Phichit 3–0 Kritsada Kemdem Osotspa M-150 Saraburi TOT S.C. 4–0 Frank Ohandza4 Buriram PEA TTM Phichit 6-1 Kim Joo-Yong TTM Phichit TOT S.C. 3-2 Chatree Chimtalay Bangkok Glass Khonkaen 4-0 Aron da Silva Sriracha Thai Port 3-1
Attendances
Champions The league champion was Buriram PEA. It was the team's second title.
See also 2011 Thai Division 1 League 2011 Regional League Division 2 2011 Thai FA Cup 2011 Kor Royal Cup
References
External links Official website