The 2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league.
Teams Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places.
2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Army UnitedPhaya Thai, BangkokThai Army Sports Stadium25,000Bangkok GlassPathumthaniLeo Stadium10,000BEC Tero SasanaPathum Wan, BangkokThephasadin Stadium6,378Buriram UnitedBuriramNew I-Mobile Stadium 24,000BBCU Bang Kapi, BangkokRajamangala Stadium65,000ChainatChainatKhao Plong Stadium5,574Chiangrai UnitedChiangrai Mae Fah Luang University Stadium United Stadium of Chiangrai3,346 12,000ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,600Esan UnitedUbon RatchathaniTung Burapha Stadium7,500SCG Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium17,000Osotspa M-150 SaraburiSaraburiSaraburi Stadium5,000Pattaya UnitedChonburiNongprue Municipality Football Field8,000INSEE Police UnitedPathumthaniThammasat Stadium25,000Samut SongkhramSamut SongkhramSamut Songkhram Province Stadium6,000Thai PortKhlong Toei, Bangkok PAT Stadium12,308 TOT Lak Si, Bangkok TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana 5,000 TTM Chiangmai Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium25,000Wuachon UnitedSongkhlaTinasulanon Stadium35,000
Name changes
Thai Port were renamed to Port FC for the start of the season and then renamed back to Thai Port one week later. Buriram PEA and Buriram merged to become Buriram United Sisaket were renamed to Esan United for the start of the season. TTM Phichit were renamed to TTM Chiangmai for the start of the season. Buriram were renamed to Wuachon United for the start of the season.
Stadium Changes
Muangthong United's stadium would be known as SCG Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. The stadium was previously known as the Yamaha Stadium, again because of sponsorship reasons. The stadium was originally known as the Thunderdome Stadium. BBCU moved in the Rajamangala Stadium, vacating the Thai Army Sports Stadium that was shared with Army United. However BBCU did use Muangthong United's SCG Stadium for the match with Chiangrai United due to the Rajamangala Stadium being unavailable TTM Chiangmai moved from the Phichit Stadium to the 700th Anniversary Stadium . Esan United moved into the Tung Burapha Stadium after relocating into Ubon Ratchathani province. Wuachon United moved from the I-Mobile Stadium to the Tinasulanon Stadium . Police United used the IPE Stadium in Chonburi until the Thammasat Stadium was ready following floods that also made them use alternative stadiums in the 2011 campaign. A few games were also stage at the Army Stadium in Bangkok. BEC Tero Sasana hosted Osotspa at the Rajamangala Stadium due to the Thephasadin Stadium being unavailable.
Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game
Personnel and sponsoring
Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coachArmy UnitedChangPan Paniphon KerdyamBangkok GlassLeo BeerUmbro Phil StubbinsBEC Tero SasanaChannel 3FBT Sven-Göran ErikssonBuriram UnitedChang - BBCU3 Board Band - Chainat -Kappa Chiangrai UnitedLeo BeerDEFFO Stefano CugurraChonburiChangNike Esan UnitedMuang Thai Life AssuranceFBT Muangthong UnitedSiam Cement Group (SCG) and YamahaGrand Sport Osotspa SaraburiM-150Grand Sport Pattaya UnitedTrueGrand Sport Niweat Siriwong Police UnitedINSEE CementKela Samut SongkhramGenufoodKool Sport Thai PortFB BatteryFBT TOTTOT - TTM ChiangmaiThailand Tobacco MonopolyMawin Wuachon UnitedTPIPLFBT
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureIncoming managerMuangthong United Robbie FowlerNeutral termination Slaviša JokanovićTTM Chiangmai Somchai ChuayboonchumSacked Narong Suwan-nachotEsan United Royter MoreiraResigned Phayong KhunnaenThai Port Thongchai SukkokiResigned Piyakul KaewnamkangThai Port Piyakul KaewnamkangResigned Adul LeukijnaThai Port Adul LeukijnaCaretaker role ended Worakorn WichanarongBBCU Kiatisuk SenamuangResigned Adul RungruangSamut Songkhram Vorawan ChitavanichResigned Somchai ChuayboonchumBEC Tero Sasana Andrew OrdSacked Sven-Göran ErikssonArmy United Amnart ChalermchaowaritSacked Paniphon KerdyamBangkok Glass Surachai JaturapattarapongResigned Phil StubbinsChainat Issara SritaroResigned Surachai Jaturapattarapong
Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Asian Player Former Players Army United Daniel Blanco Fabinho Tony Pinho Alessandro Alves Björn Lindemann Danny Invincibile Matías Recio Leandro Kert Kütt Bangkok Glass Rafael Valery Hiek Flavien Michelini Giorgi Samuel Ajayi George Ekeh Hironori Saruta Elias BEC Tero Sasana Kharroubi Jovanovic Cleiton Gilbert Koomson Arzu Regino Yusuke Kato Maxime Moundou Takenori Hayashi Karim Rouani Buriram United Goran Jerković Acheampong Honda Đorđije Ćetković Marko Ćetković Osmar Anvar Rajabov Anderson Ekwalla Herman Florent Obama Frank Ohandza John Mary Asqar Jadigerov BBCU Juninho Jean Marc Moussa Sylla N'Guatta Aikhionbare Cho Kwang-Hoon Kim Young-Kwang Hassan Bashir Chainat Clarence Bitang Moise Vukadinović José Galán Jagdeosingh Michael Byrne Lee Dong-Won Kouadio Pascal Yohance Marshall Chiangrai United Franco Hita Antonio Claudio Leandro Assumpção Uilian Souza Greg Nwokolo Victor Igbonefo Emerson Cesario Adrian Caceres Gilcimar Pereira Murphy Nagbe Chonburi Anderson Thiago Cunha Doumeng Diakité Thomas Dossevi Jeon Kwang-jin Kazuto Kushida Ludovick Takam Bireme Diouf Esan United Chayene Santos Victor Amaro Ulrich Munze Kouadio Pascal Guy Hubert Mark Burchill Kim Tae-young Muangthong United Edivaldo Paulo Rangel Dagno Siaka Mohamed Koné Mario Gjurovski Adnan Barakat Ri Kwang-chon Christian Kouakou Osotspa Saraburi Dudu Theodore Yuyun Anthony Moura Lazarus Kaimbi Tangeni Shipahu Katano Yamamoto Tufy Pina Jimmy Mulisa Sandile Zuke Pattaya United Ludovick Takam Paul Ekollo O. J. Obatola Rod Dyachenko Marián Juhás Kim Do-Yeon Keisuke Ogawa Athanase Ryuki Kozawa Police United Leandro Daniel Côrtes Daniel Melo Yannick Ossok Amara Jerry Park Jae-hong Lee Han-guk Samir El Gaaouiri Samut Songkhram Lucas Daniel David Bayiha Njie Divine Christian Nade Bireme Diouf Zezinando Park Jae-hyun Keo Sokngon Thai Port Mário Da Silva Alex da Costa Steven Robb Olof Watson Whoo Hyun Kim Ba-We Ri Myong-jun Valci Júnior Ulrich Munze TOT Amaury Nunes Diego Walsh Bas Savage Younes Chaib Paunović Kawamura Lee Jun-ki TTM Chiangmai Leonardo Ferreira da Silva Kouadio Pascal Jan Hrbek Jung Ho-jin Kim Joo-Yong Won Yoo-hyun Yeon Gi-sung Giorgi Tsimakuridze Lee Gwang-jae Wuachon United Aron da Silva Elvis Job Jules Baga Kwadwo Boabah Koné Seydou Rakočević Daiki Higuchi Ney Fabiano Clarence Bitang
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Cleiton SilvaBEC Tero Sasana24 Teerasil DangdaMuangthong United3 Tana ChanabutPolice United154 Mario ǴurovskiMuangthong United14 Pipob On-MoChonburi6 Phuwadol SuwannachartChainat137 Frank AcheampongBuriram United12 Ludovick TakamPattaya United9 Samuel AjayiBangkok Glass11 Bireme DioufSamut Songkhram
Hat-tricks
Player Nationality For Against Result DateThomas Dossevi Chonburi Esan United 5-1 Dudu Osotspa Saraburi Army United 3-1 Cleiton Silva BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok Glass 3-0 Choklap Nilsang Chiangrai UnitedOsotspa Saraburi 4-3 Pipob On-Mo Chonburi Buriram United 4-3 Ekkachai Sumrei Buriram United Chainat 7-2 Cleiton Silva BEC Tero Sasana Chainat 4-2 Amorn Thammanarm BEC Tero Sasana TTM Chiangmai 7-1 Teerasil Dangda4 Muangthong United BBCU 8-1 Kendall Jagdeosingh Chainat Wuachon United 4-2 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendance
Awards
Annual awards
Player of the Year The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.
Youth Player of the Year The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.
Coach of the Year The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.
See also 2012 Thai Division 1 League 2012 Regional League Division 2 2012 Thai FA Cup 2012 Kor Royal Cup
References