The 2013 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) is the 17th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league. It will begin on 2 March 2013 to 3 November 2013.
Muangthong United are the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. they win the Thai Premier League is a third of the club and Muangthong United became the first team in Thai Premier League to go the season unbeaten in the current 34-game format.
Teams A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2012 season and three promoted from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League.
TTM Chiangmai, BBCU and Singhtarua were relegated to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2012 season in the bottom three places. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League champions Ratchaburi, runners-up Suphanburi and third place Bangkok United.
Esan United were originally replaced by Sisaket, but it was discovered the move from Sisaket to Uban Ratchathani (and as a consequence thereof naming the club Esan United) was facilitated with forged documents, fraud and other criminal activity. Sisaket, after a hasty change of ownership, went into recess for this season.
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Army United Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium20,000 Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium13,000 Bangkok United Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium10,000 BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok 72-years Anniversary Stadium 10,000 Buriram United Buriram New I-Mobile Stadium24,000 Chainat Chainat Khao Plong Stadium12,000 Chiangrai United Chiangrai United Stadium of Chiangrai 15,000 Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium8,500 Muangthong United Nonthaburi SCG Stadium15,000 Osotspa Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium6,000 Pattaya United Pattaya Nongprue Stadium5,000 INSEE Police Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium25,000Ratchaburi Mitr PholRatchaburiRatchaburi Provincial Stadium 10,000Samut SongkhramSamut SongkhramSamut Songkhram Stadium6,000SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000Songkhla UnitedSongkhlaTinasulanon Stadium 35,000 Suphanburi Suphanburi Suphanburi Municipality Stadium20,000 TOT S.C. Bangkok TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana5,000
Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArmy United PanChangBangkok Glass UmbroLeo BeerBangkok United FBTTrueBEC Tero Sasana José Alves Borges FBTFB BatteryBuriram United Alejandro Menéndez -ChangChainat Kappa -Chiangrai United DEFFOLeo BeerChonburi NikeChangMuangthong United Grand SportSCGOsotspa Saraburi Grand SportM-150Pattaya United Grand SportTrueINSEE Police KELAINSEE CementRatchaburi Iván Palanco UmbroMitr PholSamut Songkhram Kool Sport -Sisaket JomaMuang ThaiSongkhla United Sampan Yotatip Pitaya Pimanmaen FBTManASuphanburi Grand SportChangTOT -TOT
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Suphanburi Worrawoot Srimaka Resigned 29 October 2012 21 November 2012 BEC Tero Sasana Sven-Göran Eriksson End of Contract 31 October 2012 Stéphane Demol 7 December 2012 Army United Paniphon Kerdyam End of Contract 10 November 2012 Alexandré Pölking 20 November 2012 Bangkok Glass Phil Stubbins Sacked 5 March 2013 8th Anurak Srikerd 5 March 2013 Pattaya United Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol Resigned 17 April 2013 15th Chatchai Paholpat 21 April 2013 BEC Tero Sasana Stéphane Demol Sacked 22 April 2013 5th René Desaeyere 28 April 2013 Buriram United Attaphol Buspakom Sacked 2 May 2013 2nd Scott Cooper 22 May 2013 Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd Removed from position 3 May 2013 12th Attaphol Buspakom 3 May 2013 Osotspa Saraburi Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Resigned 27 May 2013 13th Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol 11 June 2013 Muangthong United Slaviša Jokanović Sacked 4 June 2013 2nd Winfried Schäfer 5 June 2013 Chiangrai United Stefano Cugurra Sacked 5 June 2013 15th Henk Wisman 1 July 2013 Pattaya United Chatchai Paholpat Removed from position 30 June 2013 17th Jadet Meelarp 30 June 2013 Songkhla United Jadet Meelarp Signed by Pattaya United 30 June 2013 7th Franz Schwarzwälder 1 July 2013 BEC Tero Sasana René Desaeyere Sacked 11 July 2013 5th Choketawee Promrut 11 July 2013 Ratchaburi Somchai Maiwilai Removed from position 16 July 2013 14th Ivan Palanco 16 July 2013 Muangthong United Winfried Schäfer Signed by Jamaica 18 July 2013 2nd René Desaeyere 19 July 2013 BEC Tero Sasana Choketawee Promrut End of caretaker role 10 August 2013 6th José Alves Borges 10 August 2013 Buriram United Scott Cooper Resigned 1 September 2013 1st Alejandro Menéndez 8 September 2013 Chiangrai United Henk Wisman Sacked 16 September 2013 17th Anurak Srikerd 16 September 2013 Songkhla United Franz Schwarzwälder Moved to technical director 26 September 2013 12th Sampan Yotatip Pitaya Pimanmaen 26 September 2013
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per TPL team, but only five of them can be on the game sheet in each game. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Asian PlayerFormer Players Army United Daniel Blanco Alessandro Alves Aron da Silva Björn Lindemann Adnan Barakat Danny Invincibile Jung Myung-Oh Matthew Mbuta Bakary Diakité Bangkok Glass Leandro José Mena Goran Jerković Flavien Michelini Lazarus Kaimbi Hironori Saruta Goran Šubara Billy Mehmet Shinnosuke Honda Bangkok United Tony Costa Paul Ekollo Antonin Trilles Romain Gasmi Miloš Bogunović Mohamad Al Hasan Hussein Alaa Hussein Gilson Dias Mário César BEC Tero Sasana Lucas Gaúcho' Cleiton Silva Bukasa Kasongo Isaac Honny Samuel Drogbele Sho Shimoji Gabriel Davis Jonathan Béhé Arzu Buriram United Carmelo González Jesús Berrocal Bruno Osmar Ibáñez Kai Hirano Javier Patiño Ramsés Bustos Juan Quero Han Jae-woong Chainat Valery Hiek Yannick Mbengono Kendall Jagdeosingh Seon Power Michael Byrne Jo Tae-Keun Masahito Noto Florent Obama Bojan Božović Chiangrai United Jerri Léonardo Uilian Souza Rutger Worm Mitchell Kappenberg Kyle Nix Kazuki Murakami Antônio Cláudio Leandro Assumpção Chonburi Leandro Assumpção Anderson Thiago Cunha Fodé Diakité Samuel Ajayi Juan Quero Kazuto Kushida Irfan Bachdim Ivan Bošković Muangthong United Edivaldo Dagno Siaka Mario Gjurovski Pak Nam-Chol Ri Kwang-Chon Bang Seung-Hwan Kim Yoo Jin Roland Linz Adnan Barakat Osotspa Saraburi Anthony Komenan Tangeni Shipahu Hiromichi Katano Suguru Hashimoto Hiroyuki Yamamoto Lazarus Kaimbi Trywell Kaira Pattaya United Efe Obode Ajoku Obinna Rod Dyachenko Marián Juhás Makhosonke Bhengu Kang Bong-Jun Ahn Byung-keon Jung Chul-woon Jung Ji-soo INSEE Police Daniel Felipe Ferreira Pedrinho Yannick Ossok Michaël Murcy Woo Hyun Lee Han-guk Ludovick Takam Ratchaburi Douglas Jhon Obregón José Luis Cordero Henri Jöel Jang Gil-Hyeok Cho Jin-Soo Awudu Okocha Larry Clavier Samut Songkhram Lucas Daniel Victor Amaro Marc Landry Babo Guy Hubert Shaka Bangura Park Jae-hyun Jung Ho-Jin Franklin Anzité Gilbert Koomson Kim Do-Yeon Songkhla United Jules Baga Jonathan Matijas Koné Seydou Saidu Sani Darko Rakočević Daiki Higuchi Aron da Silva Elvis Job Suphanburi Tales Njie Divine Bireme Diouf Dragan Boškovic Kim Tae-Young Rocky Visconte Ante Rožić Christian Castillo Nikola Komazec TOT Juninho Bas Savage Kone Mohamed Lee Jun-Ki Takahiro Kawamura Younes Chaib Rodoljub Paunović Žarko Jeličić
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers . RankPlayerClubGoals1 Carmelo GonzálezBuriram United232 Cleiton SilvaBEC Tero Sasana203 Teerasil DangdaMuangthong United154 Javier PatiñoBuriram United145 Thiago CunhaChonburi136 Aron da SilvaArmy United12 Mario GjurovskiMuangthong United8 Sumanya PurisaiChainat11 Dagno SiakaMuangthong United10 Chatree ChimtalayBangkok Glass10 Leandro AssumpçãoChonburi Chananan PombupphaOsotspa Saraburi Michaël MurcyPolice United DouglasRatchaburi Dragan BoškovicSuphanburi
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Carmelo González Buriram United Songkhla United 6–1 Sompong Soleb Bangkok United Pattaya United 4–0 Ronnachai Rangsiyo Bangkok United Chainat 3–2 Michaël Murcy Police United Bangkok Glass 5–0 Chananan Pombuppha Osotspa Saraburi TOT 4–0 Cleiton Silva BEC Tero Sasana TOT 5–0 Yannick Mbengono Chainat BEC Tero Sasana 4–2 Carmelo González4 Buriram United Samut Songkhram 5–1 Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United Osotspa Saraburi 3–1 Sumanya Purisai Chainat Suphanburi 3–0 4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Muangthong United Cleiton SilvaBEC Tero SasanaApril Attaphol BuspakomBuriram United Javier PatiñoBuriram UnitedMay Phayong KhunnaenSuphanburi Tanaboon KesaratBEC Tero SasanaJune Scott CooperBuriram United Wuttichai TathongSuphanburiJuly Chalermwoot Sa-NgapolOsotspa Saraburi Narit TaweekulBangkok GlassAugust René DesaeyereMuangthong United Datsakorn ThonglaoMuangthong UnitedSeptember Attaphol BuspakomBangkok Glass Teeratep WinothaiBangkok GlassOctober Anurak SrikerdChiangrai United Theeraton BunmathanBuriram United
Annual awards
Player of the Year AwardsNation/Name ClubThe Player of the Year Theeraton BunmathanBuriram UnitedGoalkeeper of the Year Narit TaweekulBangkok GlassDefender of the Year Osmar BarbaBuriram UnitedMidfielder of the Year Dagno SiakaMuangthong UnitedStriker of the Year Cleiton SilvaBEC Tero Sasana
Coach of the Year AwardsNation/Name ClubThe Coach of the Year Attaphol BuspakomBangkok Glass
Golden Boot AwardsNation/Name ClubThe Golden Boot of the Year Carmelo GonzálezBuriram United
Fair Play AwardsClub The Fair Play of the YearSuphanburi
Attendances
See also 2013 League One 2013 Regional League Division 2 2013 AFC Champions League 2013 Thai FA Cup 2013 Thai League Cup Thai Premier League All-Star Football
References