The 2017 Thai League T1 (also known as the Toyota Thai League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Thai League, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 11 February 2017. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 12 January 2017.
Muangthong United are the defending champions, having won the Thai Premier League title the previous season. Thai Honda Ladkrabang, Ubon UMT United and Port have entered as the three promoted teams from the 2016 Thai League 2.
Changes from last season Team changes From Thai League Relegated to 2017 Thai League 2 Army United Chainat Hornbill BBCU
To Thai League Promoted from 2016 Thai Division 1 League Thai Honda Ladkrabang Ubon UMT United Port
Stadium changes BEC Tero Sasana used the Boonyachinda Stadium, a change from the previous season where they used the 72nd Anniversary Stadium as their home ground in 2016. Ubon UMT United used the UMT Stadium, a change from the previous season where they used the Tung Burapha Stadium as their home ground in 2016.
Teams There are 18 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Thai League 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Thai League T1 following the 2016 season. All clubs that secured Thai League status for the season were subject to approval by the AFC Club Licensing before becoming eligible to participate.
Army United, Chainat Hornbill and BBCU were relegated at the end of the 2016 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. They were replaced by 2016 Thai League 2 champions Thai Honda Ladkrabang, 2nd place Ubon UMT United and 3rd place Port, were promoted to bring the total teams in the league to 18.
Ubon UMT United was founded in 2015, they finishing as Thai League 2 runners up in 2016, and earned promotion to the Thai League T1 for the first time in their history.
Stadium and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBangkok GlassPathum ThaniLeo Stadium13,00025,000Bangkok UnitedPathum ThaniThammasat Stadium25,000BEC Tero SasanaBangkokBoonyachinda Stadium3,550Buriram UnitedBurirami-mobile Stadium32,600Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiSingha Stadium11,354ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,680Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda80th Birthday Stadium24,641NavyChonburiSattahip Navy Stadium6,000Pattaya UnitedChonburiNong Prue Stadium5,500PortBangkokPAT Stadium7,000RatchaburiMitr Phol Stadium10,000SCG Muangthong United SCG Stadium14,890Bangkok49,722Sisaket SisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000Sukhothai SukhothaiThung Thalay Luang Stadium8,000Samut Prakan5,100Suphanburi SuphanburiSuphanburi Provincial Stadium25,000Thai Honda Ladkrabang Bangkok72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri)8,000Ubon UMT United Ubon RatchathaniUMT Stadium6,000
Sponsoring
TeamKit manufacturerMain sponsorBangkok GlassNikeLeo BeerBangkok UnitedAriTrueBEC Tero SasanaFBTChangBuriram UnitedMade by clubChangChiangrai UnitedMade by clubSingha ParkChonburiNikeChangNakhon Ratchasima MazdaMade by clubMazdaNavyMade by clubHR-ProPattaya UnitedAriSANWAPortGrand SportMuang ThaiRatchaburi Mitr PholAriMitr PholSCG Muangthong UnitedGrand SportSCGSisaketAriMuang ThaiSukhothaiMade by clubChangSuper Power Samut PrakanFBTLoso-DSuphanburiWarrixChangThai Honda LadkrabangKELAHondaUbon UMT UnitedEureka SportsUMT
Personnel Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamManagerHead coachCaptainVice-captainBangkok GlassHead coach as manager Aurelio Vidmar (Until Jul. 2017) Surachai Jaturapattarapong (Since Jul. 2017) Matt Smith Peerapong PichitchotiratBangkok United Chanita Chanthratrap Alexandré Pölking Panupong WongsaBEC Tero Sasana Thanya Wongnak Uthai Boonmoh (Until Jun. 2017) Mike Mulvey (Since Jun. 2017) Datsakorn Thonglao Kalifa CisséBuriram United Thadthep Pitakpulsin Ranko Popović (Until Jun. 2017) Božidar Bandović (Since Jun. 2017) Jakkaphan KaewpromChiangrai United Prach Malarat Alexandre Gama Pratum ChuthongChonburiHead coach as manager Therdsak Chaiman (Resigned at season end) Therdsak ChaimanNakhon Ratchasima Mazda Chairat Senaweenin Miloš Joksić Metee TaweekulkarnNavy Ratthatee Wachirasirisan Somchai Chuayboonchum Nataporn Phanrit Seksan ChaothonglangPattaya United Karn Chanrat Surapong Kongthep Lee Won-young Chainarong TathongPort Ong-art Kosinka Jadet Meelarp (Until Jun. and since Sep. 2017) Kiatisuk Senamuang (Jun. to Sep. 2017) Wuttichai TathongRatchaburi Mitr Phol Thanawat Nitikarnchana Pacheta (Resigned at season end) Apiwat Ngaolamhin Takafumi AkahoshiSCG Muangthong United Piansak Onsam-ang Totchtawan Sripan Kawin ThamsatchananSisaket Suriyan Cheamcheang Dusit Chalermsan (Until Mar. 2017) Velizar Popov (Mar. to Aug. 2017) Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol (Since Aug. 2017) Theerachai NgamcharoenSukhothai Khetpong Kullanathsiri Somchai Makmool (Until Mar. 2017) Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok (Since Mar. 2017) Yuttapong Srilakorn Hiromichi KatanoSuper Power Samut Prakan Pokkich Klaipech Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol (Until Mar. 2017) Jason Withe (Mar. to Jun. 2017) Apisit Kaikaew (Jun. to Sep. 2017) Suksan Khunsuk (Since Sep. 2017) Ekaphan Inthasen Samart PhetnooSuphanburi Kriangkrai Wuttipanich Sérgio Farias (Until Apr. 2017) Worrawoot Srimaka (Apr. to May 2017) Adebayo Gbadebo (Since May 2017) Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool Adul LahsohThai Honda LadkrabangHead coach as manager Sirisak Yodyardthai (Until Apr. 2017) Leonardo Neiva (Apr. to Jul. 2017) Aktaporn Chalitaporn (Since Jul. 2017) Decha Sa-ardchomUbon UMT United Tharadon Saengsuk Scott Cooper Victor Nikom Somwang
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming managerDate of appointment Sukhothai Somchai Chuayboonchum Sacked26 September 2016 Pre-season Somchai Makmool 27 September 2016 Chiangrai United Teerasak Po-on Sacked20 October 2016 Alexandre Gama 20 October 2016 Sisaket Masahiro Wada End of Contract27 October 2016 Dusit Chalermsan 27 October 2016 Navy Stefano Cugurra Sacked 3 November 2016 Somchai Chuayboonchum 3 November 2016 BEC Tero Sasana Surapong Kongthep End of Contract 20 December 2016 Uthai Boonmoh 2 February 2017 Pattaya United Kim Hak-chul End of Contract 20 December 2016 Surapong Kongthep 20 December 2016 Sisaket Dusit Chalermsan Sacked 2 March 2017 318th Velizar Popov 15 March 2017 Super Power Samut Prakan Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol Resign 9 March 2017 518th Jason Withe 9 March 2017 Sukhothai Somchai MakmoolSacked 10 March 2017 516th Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 12 March 2017 Suphanburi Sérgio FariasMutual consent 16 April 2017 814th Worrawoot Srimaka Thai Honda Ladkrabang Sirisak YodyardthaiSacked 30 April 2017 1215th Leonardo Neiva Super Power Samut Prakan Jason Withe Resigned 1 June 2017 18th Apisit Kaikaew BEC Tero Sasana Uthai Boonmoh Resigned 3 June 2017 10th Mike Mulvey 5 June 2017 Port Jadet Meelarp Mutual consent 22 June 2017 9th Kiatisuk Senamuang 23 June 2017 Buriram United Ranko Popović Resigned 13 June 2017 1st Božidar Bandović 13 June 2017 Bangkok Glass Aurelio Vidmar Mutual consent 10 July 2017 5th Surachai Jaturapattarapong Thai Honda Ladkrabang Leonardo Neiva Sacked 29 July 2017 17th Aktaporn Chalitaporn 30 July 2017 Sisaket Velizar Popov Resigned 1 August 2017 16th Super Power Samut Prakan Apisit Kaikaew Sacked 12 September 2017 18th Suksan Khunsuk 12 September 2017 Port Kiatisuk Senamuang Resigned 20 September 2017 11th Jadet Meelarp 20 September 2017
Foreign players Other foreign players. AFC quota players. No foreign player registered. The number of foreign players is restricted to five per T1 team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries (3+1). Note :: players who released during summer transfer window;: players who registered during summer transfer window.↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization.→: players who left club after registered during second leg.
ClubLegPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Bangkok GlassFirst Ariel Rodríguez Jhasmani Campos Toti Jurato Ikeda↔ Matt SmithSecondBangkok UnitedFirst Gilberto Macena ↔ Jaycee John ↔ Yohan Tavares↔ Mario Gjurovski Dragan BoškovicSecond↔ Chinedu Ede Mehrdad Pooladi BEC Tero SasanaFirst Tartá Kim Dong-chan Mario Michaël N'dri↔ Kalifa CisséSecond Sadney Urikhob ↔ Jaka Ihbeisheh Buriram UnitedFirst Rogérinho Sölvi Ottesen Diogo Jajá Coelho Go Seul-kiSecond Rafael Bastos ↔ Andrés Túñez Chiangrai UnitedFirst Felipe Azevedo Vander Everton Gonçalves↔ Rafael CoelhoSecond Jandson ChonburiFirst André Luís Renan Marques Fodé Diakité Prince Amponsah Ryotaro NakanoSecond Thiago Cunha Nakhon RatchasimaMazdaFirst Krste Velkoski Antonio Pina Dominic AdiyiahSecond Paulo Rangel NavyFirst Björn Lindemann Julius Oiboh Rodrigo Vergilio Adefolarin Durosinmi Bang Seung-hwanSecond André Luís Seiya Kojima Pattaya UnitedFirst Milan Bubalo Wellington Priori Miloš Stojanović Kim Tae-yeon Lee Won-youngSecond Aleksandar Jevtić PortFirst Andrija Kaluđerović Josimar David Rochela Sergio Suárez Genki NagasatoSecond↔ Matías Jadue Ratchaburi Mitr PholFirst Carlos Takafumi AkahoshiSecond Javier Acuña ↔ Joël Sami SCG Muangthong UnitedFirst Xisco Célio Naoaki Aoyama Lee HoSecond Leandro Assumpção Heberty SisaketFirst Leandro Assumpção Yusei Ogasawara Denis Silva↔ Leroy Lita ↔ Isaka CernakSecond Mariano Berriex SukhothaiFirst Admir Adrović Anton Zemlianukhin Bireme Diouf John Baggio Hiromichi KatanoSecond Rodrigo Maranhão Jung Myung-oh First Sadney Urikhob Anthony Moura Moreira Lyuben Nikolov Lee Keon-pilSecond Ramsés Bustos Ketsada Souksavanh SuphanburiFirst Diego Madrigal ↔ Gilson Alves Nicolás Vélez DellatorreSecond Elizeu Lazarus Kaimbi Thai Honda LadkrabangFirst Diego Assis Tatsuro Inui Ricardo Jesus Rafinha Michitaka AkimotoSecond Gustavo Claudio Roninho Ubon UMT UnitedFirst Mariano Berriex Tiago Chulapa Victor↔ Bajram Nebihi Kenta YamazakiSecond Thiago Carlão
League table Standings
Positions by round
Results by match played
Results
Season statistics Top scorers As of 18 November 2017. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dragan BoškovićBangkok United382 JajáBuriram United343 Renan MarquesChonburi274 DiogoBuriram United265 Leandro AssumpçãoSisaket (11)SCG Muangthong United (13)246 Marcel EssombéRatchaburi Mitr Phol207 Felipe AzevedoChiangrai United188 Mario GjurovskiBangkok United179 Miloš StojanovićPattaya United15 Rodrigo VergilioNavy Teerasil DangdaSCG Muangthong United
Hat-tricks