The 2016 Thai League T1 (also known as the Toyota Thai League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Thai League T1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season started on 5 March 2016.
Buriram United are the defending champions, having won the Thai Premier League title the three consecutive seasons.
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with three rounds remaining. Muangthong United were therefore crowned champions with BBCU, Chainat and Army United relegated.
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns.
On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Muangthong United as champions for the 4th time.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the 2015 Thai Division 1 League.
TOT and Port were relegated to the 2016 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2015 season. 14th-placed Saraburi withdrew from the league after the season, sparing BEC Tero Sasana from relegation. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2015 Thai Division 1 League runners-up Pattaya United, third place Sukhothai and fourth place BBCU.
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Province Stadium Capacity Army UnitedBangkokThai Army Sports Stadium20,000Bangkok GlassPathumthaniLeo Stadium14,000Bangkok UnitedPathumthaniThammasat Stadium25,000BBCUNonthaburiNonthaburi Youth Centre Stadium6,000BEC Tero SasanaBangkok72-years Anniversary Stadium10,000Buriram UnitedBuriramNew I-Mobile Stadium32,600Chainat HornbillChainatKhao Plong Stadium12,000Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiUnited Stadium of Chiangrai15,000ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,500Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium15,000 Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima 80th Birthday Stadium28,000NavyChonburiSattahip Navy Stadium12,500Pattaya UnitedChonburiDolphins Stadium5,000Ratchaburi Mitr PholRatchaburiMitr Phol Stadium13,000SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000Sukhothai SukhothaiThung Thalay Luang Stadium 8,000Super Power Samut PrakanSamut PrakanM-Power Stadium4,100SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphanburi Municipality Stadium25,000
Name changes Osotspa Samut Prakan renamed themselves to Super Power Samut Prakan.
Stadium changes Bangkok United used the Thammasat Stadium in Pathumthani, a change from the previous season where they used the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Bangkok as their home ground in 2015. Ratchaburi Mitr Phol will use the Mitr Phol Stadium in June 2016, a change from the previous season where they used the Ratchaburi Stadium in Ratchaburi as their home ground in 2015. Sukhothai used the TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana in Bangkok for the visit of Buriram United due to a home stadium ban. Muangthong United used the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok for the visit of BBCU due to a home stadium ban.
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 Main sponsorArmy United Watcharakorn Antakhamphu Sakka SportChangBangkok Glass Aurelio Vidmar Matt SmithNikeLeo BeerBangkok United Alexandré Pölking Ari FootballTrueBBCU Jatuporn Pramualban Ego Sports3BBBEC Tero Sasana Surapong Kongthep Apichet PuttanFBT FB BatteryBuriram United Ranko Popović Made by clubChangChainat Hornbill Worakorn Wichanarong Pisan DorkmaikaewWarrix SportsWangkanaiChiangrai United Made by clubSingha ParkChonburi NikeChangMuangthong United Totchtawan Sripan Grand SportSCGNakhon Ratchasima Miloš Joksić Grand SportMazdaNavy Stefano Cugurra Nataporn PhanritMade by clubHR-ProPattaya United Kim Hak-chul Tanasak SrisaiTamudoNongnakaRatchaburi Mitr Phol Pacheta CarlosAri FootballMitr PholSisaket Masahiro Wada Made by clubMuang ThaiSukhothai Somchai Chuayboonchum Yuttapong SrilakornMawinChangSuper Power Samut Prakan Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Grand SportM-150Suphanburi Sérgio Farias Warrix SportsChang
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment Chonburi Jadet MeelarpEnd of Contract14 December 2015 Therdsak Chaiman 21 December 2015 Super Power Samut Prakan Kritsada Piandit Somchai Subpherm 14 December 2015 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Josep Ferré Pacheta 5 January 2016 Sisaket Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol Božidar Bandović 5 January 2016 Suphanburi Worrawoot Srimaka End of caretaker role Sérgio Alexandre 6 January 2016 Muangthong United Dragan Talajić Sacked 19 January 2016 Totchtawan Sripan 20 January 2016 BEC Tero Sasana Rangsan Viwatchaichok End of caretaker role 27 January 2016 Branko Smiljanić 5 February 2016 Suphanburi Sérgio Alexandre Sacked 21 March 2016 4th Ricardo Rodríguez 22 March 2016 BBCU Koichi Sugiyama 25 April 2016 18th Jatuporn Pramualban 23 May 2016 Chainat Hornbill Issara Sritaro 16th Koichi Sugiyama 28 April 2016 Super Power Samut Prakan Somchai Subpherm Resigned 28 April 2016 16th Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 28 April 2016 BEC Tero Sasana Branko Smiljanić Sacked 11 May 2016 12th Surapong Kongthep 12 May 2016 Nakhon Ratchasima Sugao Kambe Moved to technical director 12 May 2016 16th Miloš Joksić 29 May 2016 Buriram United Alexandre Gama Sacked22 May 2016 3rd Afshin Ghotbi 24 May 2016 Pattaya United Miloš Joksić Signed by Nakhon Ratchasima 29 May 2016 12th Kim Hak-chul 27 June 2016 Chainat Hornbill Koichi Sugiyama Resigned 20 June 2016 17th Worakorn Wichanarong 20 June 2016 Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd 23 June 2016 3rd Aurelio Vidmar 1 August 2016 Suphanburi Ricardo Rodríguez 28 June 2016 9th Sérgio Farias 4 July 2016 Sisaket Božidar Bandović Sacked12 August 2016 11th Masahiro Wada 1 September 2016 Buriram United Afshin Ghotbi20 August 2016 3rd Ranko Popović25 August 2016
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Thai League T1 team. 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 4AFC Player Former Player Army United Frauches Josimar Kai Hirano Zdenko Kaprálik Hassan Sunny Raphael Botti Bangkok Glass Ariel Rodríguez Romain Gasmi Kalifa Cissé Toti Matt Smith Darko Tasevski Lazarus Kaimbi Bangkok United Gilberto Macena Leandro Tatu Mario Gjurovski Dragan Boškovic Jaycee John Kalifa Cissé BBCU Dooh Moukoko Diarra Ali Julius Oiboh Ma Sang-hoon Woo Geun-jeong BEC Tero Sasana Łukasz Gikiewicz Miloš Bosančić Milan Bubalo Sreten Sretenović Takahiro Kawamura Greg Nwokolo Kim Jung-Woo Buriram United Diogo Kaio Bruno Moreira Andrés Túñez Go Seul-ki Weslley Chainat Hornbill Reis Sinama Pongolle Kazuto Kushida Jo Tae-Keun Sho Shimoji Renan Silva Wesley Alex Chiangrai United Wellington Bruno Hironori Saruta Kazuki Murakami Lazarus Kaimbi Mark Bridge Danilo Cirino Dennis Murillo Chonburi Anderson Leandro Rodrigo Vergilio Prince Amponsah Kim Jong-pil Muangthong United Xisco Célio Santos Lee Ho Naoaki Aoyama Cleiton Silva Michaël N'dri Mario Nakhon Ratchasima Björn Lindemann Dominic Adiyiah Marco Tagbajumi Noah Chivuta Satoshi Nagano Navy Addison André Luís Aron da Silva Anggello Machuca Victor Igbonefo Felipe Ferreira Pattaya United Antonio Pina Júnior Negrão Yoo Jae-ho Fran González Soony Saad Yukiya Sugita Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Germán Pacheco Marvin Ogunjimi Carlos Yannick Djaló Takuya Murayama Heberty Łukasz Gikiewicz Sisaket Chico Victor Amaro Adefolarin Durosinmi Bojan Dubajić Anton Zemlianukhin Lyuben Nikolov Norbert Csiki Sukhothai Alex Rafael Renan Marques Bireme Diouf Jhon Baggio Hiromichi Katano Super Power Samut Prakan Dennis Murillo Jeferson Anthony Komenan Sydney Urikhob Lee Hyun-woong Aron da Silva Ahn Jae-hoon Suphanburi Dellatorre Márcio Rosário Darko Tasevski Kim Seung-yong Jung Hoon Tinga Carmelo González Former player are the players who were out of Thai League T1 squad/left club in the mid-season transfer window.
Results
League table
Positions by round
Result table
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 25 September 2016. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Cleiton SilvaMuangthong United272 Dragan BoškovićBangkok United20 Júnior NegrãoPattaya United Heberty*Ratchaburi Mitr Phol5 Ariel RodríguezBangkok Glass19 Jaycee JohnBangkok United7 JosimarArmy United168 Renan MarquesSukhothai15 Yannick DjalóRatchaburi Mitr Phol10 Adisak KraisornMuangthong United14 * Transferred to Al-Shabab after 20 weeks.
Top assists As of 25 September 2016. RankPlayerClubAssists1 Jhon BaggioSukhothai132 Chanathip SongkrasinMuangthong United113 Soony SaadPattaya United9 Mario GjurovskiBangkok United5 Anton ZemlianukhinSisaket8 WellingtonChiangrai United Sarach YooyenMuangthong United TotiBangkok Glass Cleiton SilvaMuangthong United Adefolarin DurosinmiSisaket Theerathon BunmathanBuriram United, Muangthong United Tristan DoMuangthong United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Andrés Túñez Buriram United Bangkok United 5–3 Dragan Bošković Bangkok United Buriram United 3–5 Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United Navy 4–0 Heberty Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Bangkok Glass 4–3 Cleiton Silva Muangthong United Chiangrai United 3–0 Dennis Murillo Chiangrai United Nakhon Ratchasima 4–1 Heberty Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Pattaya United 6–0 Heberty Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Super Power Samut Prakan 4–4 Cleiton Silva4 Muangthong United Super Power Samut Prakan 8–3 Jaycee John Bangkok United BBCU 4–2 Jaycee John Bangkok United BEC Tero Sasana 3–2 Soony Saad Pattaya United BBCU 3–2 Diogo Buriram United Chainat Hornbill 4–4 Sydney Urikhob Super Power Samut Prakan BBCU 4–1 Dennis Murillo Super Power Samut Prakan Chainat Hornbill 4–2 Rodrigo Vergilio Chonburi Navy 4–1 Dellatorre Suphanburi Navy 4–1 Júnior Negrão Pattaya United Nakhon Ratchasima 4–1
Clean sheets As of 25 September 2016. RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Kawin ThamsatchananMuangthong United162 Siwarak TedsungnoenBuriram United10 Sinthaweechai HathairattanakoolSuphanburi Narong WongthongkamNavy Ukrit WongmeemaRatchaburi Mitr Phol6 Kittipong PhuthawchueakBangkok United97 Chanin Sae-earChonburi8 Intharat ApinyakoolChiangrai United Kampol Pathom-attakulNakhon Ratchasima10 Prasit PadungchokBEC Tero Sasana7
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceCoachClubPlayerClubMarch Teerasak Po-onChiangrai United Matt SmithBangkok GlassApril Alexandré PölkingBangkok United Tanaboon KesaratMuangthong UnitedMay Totchtawan SripanMuangthong United Jhon BaggioSukhothaiJune Surapong KongthepBEC Tero Sasana Cleiton SilvaMuangthong UnitedJuly Somchai ChuayboonchumSukhothai Jaycee JohnBangkok UnitedAugust–September Therdsak ChaimanChonburi Kawin ThamsatchananMuangthong United
Attendances
See also 2016 Thai Division 1 League 2016 Regional League Division 2 2016 Football Division 3 2016 Thai FA Cup 2016 Thai League Cup 2016 Kor Royal Cup Thai Premier League All-Star Football List of foreign Thai League 1 players
References