2016 Thai League Division 1 (known as Yamaha League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai League T1. A total of 16 teams competed in the league this season.
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with two rounds remaining.
Thai Honda were therefore crowned champions with Ubon UMT United and Port also promoted. Thai Honda and Ubon were already promoted before the announcement.
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. Although these discussions were predominantly on the back of PLT league clubs, the ruling could also effect the whole footballing structure.
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 Thai Honda as champions.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Division 1 Promoted to Thai League T1 Pattaya United Sukhothai BBCU
Relegated to Regional League Division 2 Phichit Ayutthaya Phuket TTM Trat
To Division 1 Relegated from Thai League T1 Port
Promoted from Regional League Division 2 Ubon UMT United Khon Kaen United Rayong Lampang
Withdrawn clubs Police United withdrew from the 2016 campaign due to financial problems. TOT folded due to financial problems. Khon Kaen United was suspended due to a criminal case with eight games remaining.
Teams
Stadium and locations
TeamLocation Stadium Capacity Air Force CentralPathum ThaniThupatemee Stadium20,000AngthongAngthongAngthong Administrative Organization Stadium6,500BangkokBangkokChalerm Phrakiat Bang Mod Stadium8,000ChiangmaiChiang Mai700th Anniversary Stadium25,000Khonkaen UnitedKhonkaenKhonkaen PAO. Stadium7,000KrabiKrabiKrabi Provincial Stadium6,000LampangLampangLampang Provincial Stadium5,500Nakhon Pathom UnitedNakhon PathomNakhon Pathom Sport School Stadium2,141PortBangkokPAT Stadium12,308Prachuap Prachuap Khiri KhanSam Ao Stadium7,000PTT Rayong RayongPTT Stadium20,000Rayong RayongRayong Stadium7,500Samut Songkhram Samut SongkhramSamut Songkhram Stadium6,000Songkhla United SongkhlaNa Thawi District Stadium2,000Thai Honda LadkrabangBangkok72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri)15,000Ubon UMT UnitedUbon RatchathaniTung Burapha Stadium3,000
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.
TeamHead coachCaptain Kitmanufacturer ShirtsponsorAir Force Central Sasom Pobprasert Aleksandar KapisodaKELACentralAngthong Reiner Maurer Ego SportsM WrapBangkok Sutee Suksomkit Wattanaporn DonmongkunKELAM2FChiangmai Sugao Kambe Henri JöelMade by clubLeo BeerKhonkaen United Ljubomir Ristovski Made by clubChangKrabi Pol Chomchuen FBTBangkok AirwaysLampang Surachai Jirasirichote Sirisak Musbu-ngorDeffoBangkok AirwaysNakhon Pathom United Made by clubChangPort Grand SportMuang ThaiPrachuap Dusit Chalermsan Sakka SportPTPTT Rayong Lee Jun-ki Sakka SportPTTRayong Chusak Sribhum Piyawat Thongman Warrix SportsGulfSamut Songkhram Vimol Jankam Apisak Kong-onWarrix SportsR AirlinesSongkhla United Nopporn Eksatra Chairat MadsiriFBTI-MobileThai Honda Ladkrabang Sirisak Yodyardthai KappaHondaUbon UMT United Scott Cooper Victor CardozoMade by clubUbon UMT United
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL 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 Air Force Central Leandro Valdo Aleksandar Kapisoda Petar Vukčević Angthong Isaac Honny Bernard Doumbia Marc Landry Babo Terukazu Tanaka Yusuke Kato Bangkok Douglas David Silva William Gros Nebojša Bastajić Junki Yokono Chiangmai Felipe Ferreira Henri Jöel Kouassi Hermann Borja Navarro Goran Šubara Romain Gasmi Khonkaen United Nelisson Dagno Siaka Melvin de Leeuw Gorka Unda Jeong Su-ho Krabi Barros Tardeli Isaac Mbengan Koné Seydou Tangeni Shipahu Ryohei Maeda Lampang Fernando de Abreu Maycon Calijuri Nenebi Tra Sylvestre El Mehdi Sidqy Ryuki Kozawa Nakhon Pathom United Almir Eliel Lesley Ablorh Amara Jerry Yusei Ogasawara Port Rodrigo Maranhão Wagner Carioca David Rochela Thiago Cunha Genki Nagasato Prachuap Neto Hristijan Kirovski Uroš Stojanov Kim Geun-chul Kwon Dae-hee PTT Rayong Alex Ruela Amadou Ouattara Yukiya Sugita Janko Simovic Goshi Okubo Rayong David Bayiha Paul Ekollo Saeed Salarzadeh Camara Souleymand Atsushi Takahashi Samut Songkhram David Bala Sean Fraser Guy Hubert Cho Kwang-hoon Chang Seung-weon Songkhla United Willen Francis Suárez Rufo Sánchez Sergio Suárez Diogo Rangel Thai Honda Ladkrabang Rafinha Ricardo Jesus Michitaka Akimoto Yuki Bamba Daiki Higuchi Ubon UMT United Victor Ivan Knežević Febian Brandy Darryl Roberts Kenta Yamazaki
Results
League table
Positions by round
Result table
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 24 September 2016. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hristijan KirovskiPrachuap172 Marc Landry BaboAngthong13 WillenSongkhla United Ricardo JesusThai Honda Ladkrabang6 ValdoAir Force Central12 Sirisak Musbu-ngorLampang8 Darryl Roberts Ubon UMT United10 Rodrigo MaranhãoPort LeandroPTT Rayong (5 Goals)Air Force Central (5 Goals) Apiwat PengprakoneChiangmai Yusei OgasawaraNakhon Pathom United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Barros Tardeli Krabi Bangkok 3–0 Isaac Honny Angthong Khonkaen United 4–1 Hristijan Kirovski Prachuap Lampang 3–1 Rodrigo Maranhão Port Samut Songkhram 3–0 Hristijan Kirovski Prachuap Samut Songkhram 3–0 Ricardo Jesus Thai Honda Ladkrabang Samut Songkhram 5–1 Yod Chanthawong Songkhla United Chiangmai 3–1 Rufo Sánchez Songkhla United Samut Songkhram 3–1 Jongrak Pakdee Krabi Samut Songkhram 5–1
Attendances
See also 2016 Thai 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
References