The 2014 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) is the 18th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 20 teams are competing in the league. The season has begun on 22 February and will finish on 2 November.
Buriram United are the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. Air Force Central, Singhtarua and PTT Rayong entered as the three promoted teams.
Teams A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013 season and three promoted from the 2013 Thai Division 1 League.
Pattaya United were relegated to the 2014 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2013 season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2013 Thai Division 1 League champions Air Force Central, runners-up Singhtarua and third place PTT Rayong.
Stadiums locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Province Stadium Capacity Air Force Central Pathumthani Thupatemee Stadium25,000 Army United Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium20,000 Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium13,000 Bangkok United Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium10,320 BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok 72-years Anniversary Stadium10,000 Buriram United Buriram I-Mobile Stadium32,600 Chainat Hornbill Chainat Chainat Stadium12,000 Chiangrai United Chiangrai United Stadium of Chiangrai15,000 Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium8,500 Muangthong United Nonthaburi SCG Stadium15,000 Osotspa Saraburi Saraburi Bang Kapi, Bangkok Pathum Wan, BangkokSaraburi Stadium1 Rajamangala Stadium Thephasadin Stadium6,000 49,722 6,378 Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium20,000PTT RayongRayongPTT Stadium20,000RatchaburiRatchaburiRatchaburi Stadium10,000Samut SongkhramSamut Songkhram BangkokSamut Songkhram Stadium2 Thai Army Sports Stadium6,000 20,000SinghtaruaBangkokPAT Stadium12,308SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000Songkhla UnitedSongkhlaTinasulanon Stadium35,000SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphanburi Province Stadium18,000TOTBangkokTOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana5,000
1 Osotspa Saraburi will use the Rajamangala Stadium as their temporary home whilst their home stadium, Saraburi Stadium's floodlights are upgraded. 2 Samut Songkhram used the Ratchaburi Stadium and Thai Army Sports Stadium until its floodlight is upgraded and the stadium is improved.
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 sponsorAir Force Central Vitwarasak Uppathamnarakorn KELACentralArmy United Gary Stevens –ChangBangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd NikeLeo BeerBangkok United Alexandré Pölking Ari FootballTrueBEC Tero Sasana José Alves Borges FBTFB BatteryBuriram United Alexandre Gama –ChangChainat Hornbill Jadet Meelarp Kappa–Chiangrai United –Leo BeerChonburi NikeChangMuangthong United Dragan Talajić Grand SportSCGOsotspa Saraburi Stefano Cugurra Grand SportM-150Police United Attaphol Buspakom MizunoPromisePTT Rayong Phayong Khunnaen PanPTT GroupRatchaburi Ricardo Rodríguez MizunoMitr PholSamut Songkhram Suksan Khunsut Kool SportGSESinghtarua MizunoPATSisaket Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol JomaMuang ThaiSongkhla United Jason Withe FBTI-MobileSuphanburi Velizar Popov Grand SportChangTOT –TOT
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment Chonburi Withaya Laohakul Moved to technical director 24 October 2013 Masahiro Wada 2 December 2013 PTT Rayong Nopporn Eksrattra End of Contract 3 November 2013 Peter Withe 1 December 2013 Chiangrai United Anurak Srikerd End of Contract 4 November 2013 Teerasak Po-on 23 November 2013 Muangthong United René Desaeyere End of Contract 4 November 2013 Scott Cooper 2 January 2014 Songkhla United Sampan Yotatip Pitaya Pimanmaen End of caretaker role 4 November 2013 Phayong Khunnaen 3 January 2014 Suphanburi Phayong Khunnaen End of Contract 6 November 2013 Alexandré Pölking 2 January 2014 Army United Alexandré Pölking End of Contract 9 November 2013 7 December 2013 Ratchaburi Iván Palanco Sacked 24 December 2013 Ricardo Rodríguez 19 January 2014 Police United T. Damrong-Ongtrakul Move to manager 20 January 2014 Carlos Roberto 20 January 2014 Bangkok United Sasom Pobprasert Sacked 20 January 2014 Rui Bento 21 January 2014 Muangthong United Scott Cooper Mutual consent 30 March 2014 4th Dragan Talajić 2 July 2014 Samut Songkhram Somchai Chuayboonchum Resigned 30 March 2014 20th Paiboon Lertvimonrut 12 April 2014 Buriram United Alejandro Menéndez Resigned 11 April 2014 12th Božidar Bandović 11 April 2014 Air Force Central Narasak Boonkleng Resigned 12 April 2014 19th V. Uppathamnarakorn 6 June 2014 Bangkok United Rui Bento Sacked 13 April 2014 18th T. Damrong-Ongtrakul 13 April 2014 Police United Carlos Roberto Sacked 23 April 2014 17th Mika Lönnström 24 April 2014 Suphanburi Alexandré Pölking Sacked 12 May 2014 9th Velizar Popov 8 June 2014 PTT Rayong Peter Withe Sacked 29 May 2014 18th Chaiyong Khumpiam 17 June 2014 Buriram United Božidar Bandović Sacked 7 June 2014 3rd Alexandre Gama 8 June 2014 Osotspa Saraburi Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol Resigned 12 June 2014 12th Stefano Cugurra 17 July 2014 Bangkok Glass Attaphol Buspakom Sacked 16 June 2014 10th Anurak Srikerd 19 June 2014 Police United Mika Lönnström Mutual consent 21 June 2014 12th T. Damrong-Ongtrakul 23 June 2014 Chainat Hornbill Surachai Jaturapattarapong Resigned 21 June 2014 15th Jadet Meelarp 22 June 2014 Sisaket Paniphon Kerdyam Resigned 21 June 2014 17th Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol 27 June 2014 Bangkok United T. Damrong-Ongtrakul Signed by Police United 22 June 2014 16th Alexandré Pölking 23 June 2014 Army United Matt Elliott Signed by Leicester City 26 June 2014 11th Gary Stevens 30 July 2014 Songkhla United Phayong Khunnaen Resigned 16 July 2014 17th Jason Withe 29 July 2014 Samut Songkhram Paiboon Lertvimonrut Resigned 22 July 2014 20th Suksan Khunsut 29 July 2014 Police United T. Damrong-Ongtrakul Sacked 5 August 2014 16th Attaphol Buspakom 5 August 2014 PTT Rayong Chaiyong Khumpiam Sacked 6 August 2014 19th Phayong Khunnaen 6 August 2014
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 Air Force Central Isaac Honny Yao Hermann Zezinando Lee Jin-Ho – – Bang Seung-Hwan Lee Tuck Ajoku Obinna Jozef Tirer Whoo Hyun Army United Luizinho Raphael Botti Wellington Priori Goran Jerković Yuji Funayama Zdenko Kaprálik Lee Hyun-Jin Alessandro Alves Masahito Noto Bangkok Glass Flavien Michelini Zourab Tsiskaridze Goshi Okubo Blaže Ilioski Darko Tasevski Lazarus Kaimbi Teruyuki Moniwa José Mena Bangkok United Leandro Tatu Romain Gasmi Kalifa Cissé Miloš Bogunović Mike Temwanjera – Kim Yoo-Jin Alan Leandro Antun Palić BEC Tero Sasana Otman Djellilahine Bukasa Kasongo Gilbert Koomson Georgie Welcome Sho Shimoji Radomir Đalović Daiki Iwamasa Thomas Gamiette Kelechi Osunwa Buriram United Lúcio Maranhão Carmelo González David Rochela Andrés Túñez – – Javier Patiño Leandro Torres Leonel Altobelli Jay Simpson Kai Hirano Chainat Hornbill Jules Baga Valery Hiek Borce Manevski Nikola Nikezić Jo Tae-Keun Seon Power Park Jung-Soo Marko Perović Chiangrai United Fernando Abreu Leandro Assumpção Renan Marques Uilian Souza Keisuke Ogawa Keita Sugimoto Kazuki Murakami Jerri Leonardo Chonburi Anderson Andre Araujo Juliano Mineiro Fodé Diakité Yuki Bamba Thiago Cunha Kazuto Kushida Jaime Bragança Hayato Hashimoto Muangthong United Cleiton Silva Jay Bothroyd Mario Gjurovski Milan Bubalo Aritz Borda Erik Paartalu Kim Dong-Jin Dagno Siaka Ri Kwang-chon Osotspa Saraburi Aron da Silva Jeferson William Modibo Shelton Martis Anthony Komenan Tangeni Shipahu Hiromichi Katano - Police United Dooh Moukoko Michaël Murcy Dango Siaka Adnan Barakat Sergio Suárez Kim Tae-Min Norihiro Nishi Dudu Matej Rapnik PTT Rayong Matt Thompson Trent McClenahan Amadou Ouattara Yves Desmarets Rafael Wellington Rufo Sánchez Michael Beauchamp Rohan Ricketts Lee Soung-yong Ratchaburi Douglas Fábio Lopes Heberty Henri Jöel Jang Gil-Hyeok Juan Quero Genki Nagasato John César Andrija Delibašić Óscar Pérez Samut Songkhram Pascal Millien Koné Seydou Yusuke Kato Guy Hubert Samuel Ajayi – Kim Tae-youn Erikson Noguchipinto Yutaka Tahara Rod Dyachenko Singhtarua Leandro Ikechukwu Kalu Predrag Sikimić Joo Sung-Hwan Kim Geun-Chul Lee Sang-Ho Hironori Saruta Thierry Fidjeu Lim Hyun-woo Sisaket Lucas Daniel David Bala Victor Amaro Godwin Antwi Terukazu Tanaka Gorka Unda Brent McGrath Pak Nam-Chol Albert Manteca Songkhla United Faysal Shayesteh Renan Silva Sebastian Svärd Muzafer Ejupi Kayne Vincent Darko Rakočević Ahn Byung-keon Adnan Barakat Kim Tae-Young Suphanburi Márcio Rosário Björn Lindemann Bireme Diouf Robert Cullen Dragan Boškovic Jung Myung-Oh Sergio van Dijk Luizinho Njie divine TOT Alex Ruela Bas Savage Mohamed Koné Gong Young-Sun Ko Ki-Gu Lee Jun-Ki Takahiro Kawamura Lee Han-guk
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 2 November 2014. RankPlayerClubGoals1 HebertyRatchaburi262 Javier PatiñoBuriram United213 Thiago CunhaChonburi204 Björn LindemannSuphanburi185 Sho ShimojiBEC Tero Sasana17 Renan MarquesChiangrai United7 Aron da SilvaOsotspa Saraburi158 Leandro AssumpçãoChiangrai United149 Kouassi Yao HermannAir Force Central13 Mario GjurovskiMuangthong United Carmelo GonzálezBuriram United
Top assists As of 2 November 2014. RankPlayerClubAssists1 Gilbert KoomsonBEC Tero Sasana112 Darko TasevskiBangkok Glass10 Theeraton BunmathanBuriram United4 Rangsan ViwatchaichokBEC Tero Sasana9 Datsakorn ThonglaoMuangthong United Pakorn PrempakPolice United7 Mario GjurovskiMuangthong United8 Teeratep WinothaiPolice United Hironori SarutaSinghtarua10 Rufo SánchezPTT Rayong7
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Anthony Komenan Osotspa Saraburi Songkhla United 7–0 Pichet In-bang Sisaket Bangkok Glass 3–4 Amadou Ouattara PTT Rayong Songkhla United 4–0 Heberty Ratchaburi Bangkok Glass 4–2 Kouassi Yao Hermann Air Force Central Chainat Hornbill 3–1 Anthony Komenan Osotspa Saraburi Army United 5–3 Javier Patiño Buriram United Suphanburi 4–0 Sarayuth Chaikamdee Sisaket BEC Tero Sasana 3–2 Pascal Millien Samut Songkhram Air Force Central 4–0 Lazarus Kaimbi Bangkok Glass TOT 6–1 Björn Lindemann Suphanburi Bangkok United 3–2
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthCoachClubPlayerClubMarch Ricardo RodríguezRatchaburi LeandroSinghtaruaApril Phon Chomchearn Muangthong United Mario GjurovskiMuangthong UnitedMay José Alves BorgesBEC Tero Sasana Mongkol TossakraiArmy UnitedJune Dusit ChalermsanSinghtarua Jakkaphan KaewpromBuriram UnitedJuly Masahiro WadaChonburi Sintaweechai HathairattanakoolChonburiAugust Masahiro WadaChonburi HebertyRatchaburiOctober Somchai SubphermTOT Suchao NuchnumBuriram United
Annual awards
Player of the Year The Player of the Year was awarded to Suchao Nuchnum.
Coach of the Year The Coach of the Year was awarded to Masahiro Wada.
Golden Boot The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Heberty.
Fair Play The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Songkhla United.
Attendances
See also 2014 Thai Division 1 League 2014 Regional League Division 2 2014 Thai FA Cup 2014 Thai League Cup 2014 Kor Royal Cup Thai Premier League All-Star Football
References