The 2019 Thai League 1 is the 23rd season of the Thai League 1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 22 February 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 October 2019.
Buriram United are the defending champions, while PTT Rayong, Trat and Chiangmai have entered as the promoted teams from the 2018 Thai League 2.
The 1st transfer window is from 26 November 2018 to 19 February 2019 while the 2nd transfer window is from 24 June 2019 to 19 July 2019.
Chiangrai United won the league for the first time in history, this is the first time since 2007 that neither Muangthong United nor Buriram United were not crowned champions.
Changes from last season Team changes Promoted clubs Promoted from the 2018 Thai League 2 PTT Rayong Trat Chiangmai
Relegated clubs
Relegated from the 2018 Thai League 1 Bangkok Glass Police Tero Navy Ubon United Air Force Central
Renamed clubs Pattaya United was renamed to Samut Prakan City, and relocated to Samut Prakan
Teams
Stadium and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Province Stadium Capacity Bangkok UnitedPathum ThaniThammasat Stadium 19,375Buriram UnitedBuriramChang Arena32,600Chainat HornbillChainatKhao Plong Stadium8,625ChiangmaiChiangmai700th Anniversary Stadium20,000Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiSingha Stadium13,000ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium 8,680Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium12,505Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima80th Birthday Stadium24,641PortBangkokPAT Stadium8,000PT Prachuap Sam Ao Stadium5,000PTT Rayong RayongPTT Stadium12,161Ratchaburi Mitr PholRatchaburiMitr Phol Stadium10,000Samut Prakan City Samut PrakanSamut Prakarn SAT Stadium 5,130Sukhothai SukhothaiThung Thalay Luang Stadium 8,000SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium15,279Trat TratTrat Provincial Stadium5,000
Stadium changes Due to Samut Prakan City relocation from Pattaya, they will use the Samut Prakarn Stadium, which will also be used by Samut Prakan whom play in Thai League 4. Chiangmai used the Singha Stadium in Chiangrai from August until September, returning to their home ground for the final game of the season. Chonburi used the Sattahip Navy Stadium in Chonburi for the visit of Chainat for the final game of the season.
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 sponsorsBangkok United Alexandré Pölking Anthony AmpaipitakwongAriTrueHuaweiDaikinCPSmart HeartToyotaZiebartEuro CakeBuriram United Božidar Bandović Suchao NuchnumMade by club (Domestic) Ari (Asia)ChangGrabITALTHAICoca-ColaMuang ThaiKing PowerYamahaThai AirAsiaI-MobileTrueVisionCPAmari HotelJeleChainat Hornbill Dennis Amato Parinya UtapaoWarrixWangkanaiAirAsiaKubotaChiangmai Surapong Kongthep Suwannapat KingkaewVoltLeoBangkok AirwaysChiangrai United Ailton Silva Tanasak SrisaiFBTLeoBangkok AirwaysTOAChonburi Sasom Pobprasert Kroekrit ThaweekarnNikeChangEuro CakeMuangthong United Alexandre Gama Teerasil DangdaGrand SportSCGYamahaCoca-ColaAIAHerbalife NutritionI-MobileGulfNakhon Ratchasima Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol Chalermpong KerdkaewVersusMazdaLeoCPCentral PlazaGulfPort Choketawee Promrut David RochelaGrand SportMuang Thai InsuranceAirAsiaCPPT Prachuap Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul Adul MuensamaanWarrixPTGEuro Cake2GearPTT Rayong Teerasak Po-on Apipoo SuntornpanavejWarrixPTT GroupRatchaburi Mitr Phol Nuengrutai Srathongvian Philip RollerMade by clubMitr PholKubotaChangEuro CakeSamut Prakan City Tetsuya Murayama Peeradon ChamratsameeAriSanwaAirAsiaSukhothai Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok John BaggioMawinChangCarabaoCPSuphanburi Adebayo Gbadebo Natthaphong SamanaWarrixChangTrueTrat Phayong Khunnaen Bireme DioufGrand SportCPChang
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager Trat Dusit Chalermsan Mutual consent 9 October 2018 Pre-season Phayong Khunnaen Sukhothai Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol End of contract 10 October 2018 Ljubomir Ristovski Suphanburi Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 11 October 2018 Totchtawan Sripan Chiangrai United Alexandre Gama 28 October 2018 Jose Alves Borges Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Lassaad Chabbi 7 November 2018 Manolo Márquez Muangthong United Uthai Boonmoh End of caretaker role 22 November 2018 Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Manolo Márquez Resigned 22 January 2019 Stéphane Porato Chiangrai United Jose Alves Borges Mutual consent 11 February 2019 Ailton Silva Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Stéphane Porato End of caretaker role 25 March 2019 4 13 Marco Simone Muangthong United Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Resigned 31 March 2019 5 10 Yoon Jong-hwan Samut Prakan City Surapong Kongthep 29 May 2019 13 3 Tetsuya Murayama Chonburi Jukkapant Punpee 31 May 2019 13 10 Sasom Pobprasert Suphanburi Totchtawan Sripan 2 June 2019 13 16 Adebayo Gbadebo Muangthong United Yoon Jong-hwan Sacked 12 June 2019 13 15 Alexandre Gama Chiangmai Carlos Eduardo Parreira 28 June 2019 15 15 Surapong Kongthep Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Marco Simone Signed by SCC Mohammédia 14 July 2019 18 11 Somchai Maiwilai Port Jadet Meelarp Promoted to Technical director 21 July 2019 19 5 Choketawee Promrut Sukhothai Ljubomir Ristovski Sacked 1 August 2019 21 12 Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Nakhon Ratchasima Miloš Joksić Resigned 26 August 2019 25 12 Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol
Foreign Players ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerASEAN 1ASEAN 2ASEAN 3FormerBangkok United Everton Vander Nelson Bonilla Jaycee John Michael Falkesgaard Mike Havenaar Buriram United Nacer Barazite Rasmus Jönsson Andrés Túñez Hajime Hosogai Kevin Ingreso Stephan Palla Pedro Júnior Modibo Maïga Lương Xuân Trường Javier Patiño Chainat Hornbill Ricardo Santos Eli Babalj Kazuki Murakami Ryutaro Karube Adam Reed Marco Casambre Soukaphone Vongchiengkham Leandro Resida Gorka Unda Chiangmai Eliandro Evson Patrício Caíque Mustafa Azadzoy David Bala Chiangrai United Bill Brinner William Henrique Lee Yong-rae Chonburi Caion Júnior Lopes Kim Gyeong-min Zaw Min Tun Curt Dizon Ángel Guirado Patrick Cruz Park Hyun-beom Sithu Aung Lukian Muangthong United Bruno Gallo Derley Heberty Oh Ban-suk Aung Thu Đặng Văn Lâm Daisuke Sato Mario Gjurovski Lee Ho Nakhon Ratchasima Leandro Assumpção Amadou Ouattara Bernard Doumbia Lee Won-jae Mark Hartmann Port Josimar Rolando Blackburn Sergio Suárez Go Seul-ki Martin Steuble Dragan Bošković David Rochela PT Prachuap Maurinho Jean-Philippe Mendy Adnan Orahovac Artyom Filiposyan Caion Matheus Alves PTT Rayong Dennis Murillo Victor Cardozo Ariel Rodríguez Jung Hoon Victor Igbonefo Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Ratchaburi Lossémy Karaboué Yannick Boli Steeven Langil Yoo Jun-soo Amin Nazari Manuel Ott Javier Patiño Thein Than Win Kang Soo-il Dirceu Samut Prakan City Ibson Melo Aris Zarifović Kim Ho-yeong Kim Pyung-rae Kyaw Ko Ko Carlão Kim Tae-yeon Sukhothai Joël Sami John Baggio Irvin Herrera Jung Myung-oh Iain Ramsay Joshua Grommen Yanto Basna Petar Orlandić Curran Ferns Suphanburi Cleiton Silva Dellatorre Miki Siroshtein Kim Sung-hwan Álvaro Silva Patrick Deyto Anderson Mark Hartmann Jonatan Reis Trat Bireme Diouf Lonsana Doumbouya Adefolarin Durosinmi Yuki Bamba Baihakki Khaizan Dominic Tan
League table
Positions by round
Results by match played
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 26 October 2019. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Lonsana DoumbouyaTrat202 Nelson BonillaBangkok United163 Leandro AssumpçãoNakhon Ratchasima15 Ibson MeloSamut Prakan City5 BillChiangrai United14 HebertyMuangthong United Yannick BoliRatchaburi Mitr Phol8 CaionPT Prachuap (6 Goals)Chonburi (7 Goals)139 EliandroChiangmai12 Bernard DoumbiaNakhon Ratchasima
Top assists As of 26 October 2019. RankPlayerClubAssists1 HebertyMuangthong United172 Jakkapan PornsaiRatchaburi Mitr Phol103 VanderBangkok United84 Sanrawat DechmitrBangkok United7 Kroekrit ThaweekarnChonburi Amadou OuattaraNakhon Ratchasima Sergio SuárezPort Steeven LangilRatchaburi Mitr Phol9 Ekanit PanyaChiangrai United6 Saharat KanyarojPTT Rayong Philip RollerRatchaburi Mitr Phol Teeraphol YoryoeiSamut Prakan City Ian RamsaySukhothai
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Yannick Boli Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Trat 3–2 Lukian5 Chonburi Chiangmai 7–5 Leandro Assumpção Nakhon Ratchasima Chonburi 4–0 Nelson Bonilla Bangkok United PT Prachuap 6–1 Bireme Diouf Trat Chonburi 3–3
Clean sheets As of 26 October 2019. RankPlayerClubClean sheets1Siwarak TedsungnoenBuriram United142Sinthaweechai HathairattanakoolSuphanburi/Chonburi113Apirak WoravongChiangrai United104Peerapong RueninPTT Rayong95Michael FalkesgaardBangkok United7Đặng Văn LâmMuangthong United7Worawut SrisuphaPort6Kwanchai SuklomPT PrachuapKittikun JamsuwanSukhothai10Ukrit WongmeemaRatchaburi Mitr Phol4Patiwat KhammaiSamut Prakan CityPatrick DeytoSuphanburiTodsaporn Sri-reungTrat
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceCoachClubPlayerClubMarchLjubomir RistovskiSukhothaiChalermpong KerdkaewNakhon RatchasimaAprilJadet Meelarp PortBordin PhalaPortMay Phayong KhunnaenTratLonsana DoumbouyaTratJuneAlexandré PölkingBangkok UnitedPatiwat KhammaiSamut Prakan CityJulyAlexandre GamaMuangthong UnitedHebertyMuangthong UnitedAugustAilton SilvaChiangrai UnitedBrinnerChiangrai UnitedSeptemberChoketawee PromrutPortAdnan OrahovacPT PrachuapOctoberSurapong KongthepChiangmaiPhitiwat SukjitthammakulChiangrai United
Attendances Overall statistical table
Attendances by home match played Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total 12,826 15,155 2,692 3,066 2,989 2,431 2,068 2,484 2,548 2,362 2,312 8,376 2,892 1,278 2,194 65,673 15,491 10,625 10,634 9,920 10,977 15,879 27,009 7,597 8,908 10,000 13,242 10,755 10,799 9,000 32,538 203,374 3,895 4,247 3,576 6,092 5,254 5,072 3,121 3,824 4,249 3,272 3,587 3,817 3,520 2,309 4,089 60,194 6,890 3,511 3,439 2,030 2,952 2,852 2,492 2,050 9,950 1,011 443 451 755 701 12,796 52,323 3,960 7,421 2,911 3,985 3,990 3,707 3,097 6,144 2,861 3,386 10,814 3,143 2,765 7,584 10,010 75,778 4,622 4,270 3,251 3,390 3,605 3,545 6,242 8,450 4,397 4,829 5,629 5,507 7,105 4,658 1,845 71,345 9,797 7,427 9,531 7,506 5,452 7,792 12,418 10,876 9,241 6,261 9,639 8,592 7,552 12,942 11,475 136,501 17,215 14,120 10,807 18,614 12,677 10,365 22,555 5,824 10,371 8,976 3,615 4,780 4,277 22,463 19,154 185,813 7,096 4,975 2,478 4,407 4,602 7,960 3,416 7,600 5,606 5,955 5,300 6,452 3,140 4,015 3,490 76,312 4,105 3,820 3,210 3,060 3,090 2,490 3,349 4,655 4,357 3,480 3,865 3,819 3,515 2,942 3,990 53,747 4,637 2,168 2,534 2,108 5,233 2,723 2,509 3,947 2,274 4,867 3,625 10,822 3,191 4,123 2,398 57,159 5,088 6,315 8,238 4,975 8,415 3,540 3,397 4,423 4,542 4,117 3,789 3,667 3,934 4,397 4,297 73,134 4,932 2,856 1,429 2,061 2,050 1,530 4,572 4,434 1,869 4,926 1,917 2,980 1,495 3,559 2,340 42,950 6,052 4,055 3,310 3,260 2,853 2,584 4,781 3,182 3,239 2,266 2,341 3,924 7,995 3,140 3,482 56,464 13,019 7,517 5,321 3,793 9,121 2,463 2,339 3,021 5,951 6,980 7,942 8,626 2,499 5,718 13,655 97,965 4,195 4,955 2,995 2,900 3,955 4,135 4,255 3,905 3,959 3,992 4,955 4,342 2,541 3,565 4,390 59,039 Source: Thai League
See also 2019 Thai League 2 2019 Thai League 3 2019 Thai League 4 2019 Thailand Amateur League 2019 Thai FA Cup 2019 Thai League Cup 2019 Thailand Champions Cup List of foreign Thai League 1 players
References