2011 Thai League Division 1 is the 14th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league.
League expansion It was announced at the end of the 2010 season that the TPL would increase the number of teams for the start of the 2011 Thai Premier League season. Therefore, playoff games were arranged to promote more teams for the Regional League Division 2 and relegate less teams from the TPL. During these games, Nakhon Pathom were banned and therefore will fail to take their place in Division 1 for the next two seasons. This did mean that the league would only feature 17 teams for the season, but with less than 3 weeks before the start of the league campaign another round of playoffs was used to promote one more side, Saraburi.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Division 1 Promoted to Thai Premier League Sriracha Khonkaen Chiangrai United
Relegated to Regional League Division 2 Prachinburi Narathiwat
To Division 1 Relegated from Thai Premier League Bangkok United
Promoted from Regional League Division 2 Buriram F.C. Phuket Chiangmai Chainat Rangsit University JW Bangkok Saraburi
Clubs serving bans Nakhon Pathom - 2 years
Teams Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Air Force United Pathum Thani Thupatemee Stadium20,000 Bangkok Thung Khru, Bangkok 72-years Anniversary Stadium (Bang Mod)8,126 Bangkok United Din Daeng, Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium10,320 Buriram Buriram I-Mobile Stadium 14,000 BBCU Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium20,000 Chainat Chainat Khao Plong Stadium5,574 Cash Today Chanthaburi Chanthaburi Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University Stadium8,800 Chiangmai Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium25,000 F.C. Phuket Phuket Surakul Stadium15,000 PTT Rayong Rayong Rayong Province Central Stadium PTT Stadium7,500 12,161 Raj Pracha F.C. Thailand Nakhon Pathom Mahidol University Salaya Campus Stadium1,000 J.W. Rangsit Pathum ThaniThupatemee Stadium20,000 RBACBang Kapi, BangkokRBAC University Stadium1,000 Gulf SaraburiSaraburiSaraburi Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium5,000 Songkhla Songkhla Tinsulanon Stadium35,000 Suphanburi Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium16,000 Samut Prakan Customs UnitedSamut PrakanLad Krabang 54 Stadium1,100 Thai Honda Min Buri, Bangkok 72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri)8,000
Name changes
Suvarnabhumi Customs were renamed Samut Prakan Customs United. Raj Pracha Nonthaburi were renamed Raj Pracha F.C. Thailand Chula United were renamed BBCU (Big Bang Chulalongkorn University) Rangsit University JW were renamed J.W. Rangsit PTT were renamed PTT Rayong
Ground changes
Chanthaburi moved from the Chanthaburi Stadium to the Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University Stadium BBCU withdrew from the Chulalongkorn University Stadium after an internal dispute which also formed the new RL club Chamchuri United and ground shared with TPL side Army United at the Thai Army Sports Stadium Thai Honda moved from the KMITL Sport center football stadium to the Chalermprakiet 72 Sports Center stadium.
League table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Adisak SrikampangPTT Rayong 21 Phuwadol SuwannachartChainat 21 3 Chayene SantosSongkhla 17 4 DouglasBuriram 15 5 Samuel Kwaku DanquahBangkok 14 Suriya DomtaisongBuriram 14 7 Romain GasmiBangkok United 13 8 Anusak LaosangthaiAir Force United 12 Chana SonwisetRBAC 12 Chainarong TathongBBCU 12 Kouassi Yao HermannAir Force United 12 11 Jirawut SaranunSPCU 11 Lee TuckBangkok 11 Rewat MeerianRaj Pracha 11 Sumanya PurisaiBuriram 11 15 Koné SeydouBuriram 10 Narongchai VachirabanChainat 10 17 Choi Jae WonSaraburi 9 Labi KassiatyChanthaburi 9 Nantawet ChanuthaiSongkhla 9 Nawin ChanngamRaj Pracha 9 Pichet In-bangSuphanburi 9 Rattaporn SaetanChanthaburi 9
Attendance
See also 2011 Thai Premier League 2011 Regional League Division 2 2011 Thai FA Cup 2011 Kor Royal Cup
References
External links Official website