The 2020–21 Thai League 2 is the 23nd season of the Thai League 2, the second-tier professional league for Thailand's association football clubs, since its establishment in 1997, also known as M-150 Championship due to the sponsorship deal with M-150. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 14 February 2020 and is scheduled to conclude on 31 March 2021.
For this season two teams in the final table (champion and runner up) directly promoted to Thai League 1 next season while teams ranked 3rd - 6th qualified in play off for last spot in top tier next season.
The 1st transfer window is from 19 November 2019 to 10 February 2020 while the 2nd transfer window is from 15 June 2020 to 12 July 2020.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.
To Thai League 2
Khon Kaen United Nakhon Pathom United Phrae United Ranong United
Chainat Hornbill Chiangmai
From Thai League 2
BG Pathum United Police Tero Rayong
Ubon United
Thai Honda Army United
Renamed Clubs Air Force United was renamed and moved to Uthai Thani JL Chiangmai United renamed Chiangmai United
Teams
Stadium and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAyutthaya UnitedAyutthayaAyutthaya Provincial Stadium6,000Chainat HornbillChainatKhao Plong Stadium8,625ChiangmaiChiang Mai Chiangmai Municipality Stadium5,000Chiangmai UnitedChiang MaiRajamangala University of technology lanna Stadium (DoiSaket)2,500Customs UnitedSamut PrakanCustoms Department Stadium, Ladkrabang 542,000KasetsartBangkokTOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana5,000KhonkaenKhon KaenKhonkaen PAO. Stadium7,000Khonkaen UnitedKhon KaenKhonkaen PAO. Stadium7,000LampangLampangLampang Provincial Stadium5,500Nakhon Pathom United Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium6,000NavyChonburiSattahip Navy Stadium6,000Nongbua Pitchaya Nongbua LamphuPitchaya Stadium6,000Phrae UnitedPhraeHuai Ma Stadium2,500Ranong UnitedRanongRanong Provincial Stadium7,000Samut Sakhon Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon Provincial Stadium3,500SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000Udon ThaniUdon ThaniIPE Udonthani Stadium 4,000Uthai ThaniUthai ThaniUthai Thani Province Stadium4,477
Personnel Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality; Club dissolved during season would shown by grey background.
TeamHead coachCaptain KitSponsorAyutthaya United Santi Chaiyaphuak Datsakorn ThonglaoPegansportGulf, ChangChainat Hornbill Ronald Boretti Parinya UtapaoWarrixWangkanaiAirAsiaKubotaChiangmai Tanongsak Prajakkata Eakkalak LungnamMade by clubLeoBangkok AirwaysChiangmai United Dennis Amato Natthapong SamanaVoltMooseJeleCustoms United Santi Songte Adisak GanuMaximumNexx PointKrungthaiGSBThai lottery Customs DepartmentKasetsart Paniphon Kerdyam Sompong SolebVersusTanowsri Traditional ChickenAtlanticKhonkaen Pichet Suphomuang Sarawut KoedsriMade by clubLeo Muang Thai InsuranceKhonkaen United Patipat Robroo Douglas CoboOCELLeo Krungthai-AXALampang Weerayut Binebdullohman Slanyu BuanaemMade by clubBangkok AirwaysNakhon Pathom United Thongchai Sukkoki Chokchai ChuchaiMade by clubDeedo ChangNavy Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol Chusana NumkanitsornVersusChangNongbua Pitchaya Somchai Chuayboonchum Kittikun JamsuwanWarrixPitchayaPhrae United Arnon Bandasak Pichitphong ChoeichiuGrand SportPhrae SilaSAMARTRanong United Damian Bellón Witchaya KaenthongEurekaGrand AndamanPTGLeo Air AsiaSamut Sakhon Dragan Djurdjevic Theerawat PinpradubOkane SportThai Union Group LeoSisaket Worrawoot Srimaka Hiromichi KatanoWarrixMuang Thai InsuranceBetagroUdon Thani Sirisak Yodyardthai Prakit DeepromVersus LeoAirAsiaFitness First Uthai Thani Worachai Surinsirirat Suchon Sa-nguandeeOrca SportPanngarm Thaised
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager Lampang Punnakan Chiratkankun Sacked 6 March 2020 4 13 Prasert Changmoon Khonkaen Sirisak Yodyardthai Signed by BG Pathum United Academy 23 May 2020 4 16 Jakkrit Bunkham Kasetsart Somdet Hitates Resigned 10 July 2020 4 12 Warit Boonsripitayanon Sisaket Worachai Surinsirirat Mutual consent 5 August 2020 4 8 Chusak Sriphum Udon Thani Jakarat Tonhongsa Signed by Muangthong United Academy 25 August 2020 4 14 Jetsada Jitsawad Uthai Thani Thanaset Amornsinkittichote Resigned 27 September 2020 8 18 Therdsak Chaiman Sisaket Chusak Sriphum Resigned 29 September 2020 8 15 Preeda Chankra Chiangmai United Carlos Eduardo Parreira Resigned 30 October 2020 11 2 Dennis Amato Customs United Worrawoot Srimaka Resigned 14 November 2020 13 14 Santi Songte Khon Kaen United Sugao Kambe Sacked 8 March 2021 27 3 Patipat Robroo
Foreign Players Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerASEAN Player 1ASEAN Player 2Former Ayutthaya United Milan Bubalo Veljko Filipović Yoo Byung-soo Dennis Nieblas Andrey Coutinho Renshi Yamaguchi Marc Landry Babo Lee Ho Chainat Hornbill Erivelto Wellington Priori Dennis Nieblas Kazuki Murakami André Luís Myat Kaung Khant Harrison Rafael Coelho Simon DiaChiangmai Jhonatan Bernardo Sadney Urikhob Ryo Matsumura Yuki Bamba Luis Verdini Alex Rafael Dennis Nieblas Chiangmai United Evandro Paulista Evson Melvin de Leeuw Jeong Woo-geun Kyaw Ko Ko Joël Sami Dominic AdiyiahCustoms United Danilo Boubacar Koné Henri Jöel Lee Jeong-jin Alexandre Balotelli Yoo Byung-Soo Deyvison Anders Viktor Löfgren Armah Vaikainah Kenzo NambuKasetsart Machado de Souza Mehdi Chahjouyi Park Hyun-woo Seiya Kojima Coulibaly Chomana Kim Tae Woong Boubacar Koné Henri JöelKhonkaen Cláudio Pedro Henrique Yuki Nohara Seiya Sugishita Fellipe Veloso Rosalvo Artur Eiman KaabiKhonkaen United Douglas Cobo Paulo Conrado David Cuerva Badar Ali Rashid Ali Al Alawi Aung Kaung Mann Jaycee JohnLampang Alex Rafael Diego Emilio Silva Renshi Yamaguchi Todd Rivaldo Ferre Kevin Brands Tomas Maricic Rodrigo Maranhão Aung Kaung Mann Coulibaly Chomana Douglas MineiroNakhon Pathom United Tauã Neto Santos Lesley Ablorh Hamed Bakhtiari Phoutthasay Khochalern Pedro Dias Mustafa Azadzoy Stefano YuriNavy Douglas Frauches Tatsuya Sakai Goshi Okubo Erivelto Neto Santos Prince AmponsahNongbua Pitchaya Valdo Douglas Mineiro Greg Houla Cho Sung-hwan Nicholas Swirad Marcos Vinícius Njiva Rakotoharimalala Tiago Chulapa Phrae United Carlos Santos Wellington Adão Mark Lester Blanco Taku Ito Isaka CernakRanong United Rafael Roque Kaham Seuntcha Mardochee Frank Touko Nzola Selwan Al Jaberi Suan Lam Mang Kassiano Soares Badar Ali Rashid Ali Al Alawi Jhonatan Bernardo Julius Chukwuma Ononiwu Samut Sakhon Nemanja Ilić Igor Banović Akhlidin Israilov Evgeni KabaevSisaket Marc Landry Babo Evgeni Kabaev Kento Nagasaki Hiromichi Katano Willen Mota Valci Júnior Alex RuelaUdon Thani Thales Lima Aleksandar Kapisoda Arnold Suew Jesse Curran João PauloUthai Thani Felipe Wallace do Nascimento Daiki Konomura Kenzo Nambu Jong-oh Park Jardel Capistrano Park Jae-hyeong Moreira Diego Emilio Silva Prince Amponsah Thales Lima Soukaphone Vongchiengkham
League table Standings
Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
Khon Kaen United won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nakhon Pathom United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Finals
3–3 on aggregate. Khon Kaen United won 4–3 on penalties.
Positions by round
Results by match played
Results
Season statistics Top scorers As of 31 March 2021. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Paulo ConradoKhonkaen United252 Yoo Byung-sooCustoms United (2 Goals)Ayutthaya United (20 Goals)22 TauãNakhon Pathom United4 Melvin de LeeuwChiangmai United175 Ryo MatsumuraChiangmai166 EriveltoNavy (8 Goals)Chainat Hornbill (6 Goals) 14 ValdoNongbua Pitchaya8 Jeong Woo-geunChiangmai United139 Seiya SugishitaKhonkaen12 Jiraphan PhasukhanNakhon Pathom United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Jardel Capistrano Uthai Thani Chainat Hornbill 3–3 (H) Paulo Conrado Khonkaen United Samut Sakhon 4–2 (A) Paulo Conrado Khonkaen United Khonkaen 3–3 (A) Tawin Butsombat Chiangmai United Udon Thani 6–0 (H) Tauã Nakhon Pathom United Kasetsart 5–1 (H) Kento Nagasaki Sisaket Royal Thai Navy 4–2 (A) Njiva Rakotoharimalala4 Nongbua Pitchaya Chiangmai 5–0 (A) João Paulo4 Udon Thani Samut Sakhon 5–2 (A) Machado de Souza Kasetsart Samut Sakhon 4–1 (A) Anusak Laosangthai Ranong United Samut Sakhon 6–0 (A) Apiwit Samurmuen Kasetsart MOF Customs United 3–1 (H) Greg Houla Nongbua Pitchaya Samut Sakhon 5–1 (H) Yoo Byung-soo Ayutthaya United Samut Sakhon 4–1 (A) Warayut Klomnak Chainat Hornbill Samut Sakhon 7–1 (H) Supakit Niamkong Customs United Samut Sakhon 3–0 (A) Tauã Nakhon Pathom United Samut Sakhon 6–0 (H) Ayu Lateh Lampang Samut Sakhon 7–1 (A)
Clean sheets As of 24 April 2021. RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Kittikun JamsuwanNongbua Pitchaya212 Nont MuangngamChiangmai United163 Nopphon LakhonphonNakhon Pathom United11 Pathomtat SudprasertPhrae United5 Narit TaweekulKhon Kaen10 Jirawat WangtapanKhon Kaen United7 Korraphat NareechanChiangmai98 Kittipun SaensukChainat Hornbill7 Piyawat IntarapimSamut Sakhon (2), MOF Customs United (5) Prin GoonchornSisaket Pisan DorkmaikaewMOF Customs United (2), Uthai Thani (5)12 Boonyakait WongsajaemNavy6 Wichaya GanthongRanong United14 Tatpicha AksornsriAyutthaya United5
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 16 17 Total 1,873 1,441 831 883 1,056 892 713 756 0 0 0 0 575 531 437 420 491 10,899 1,992 1,372 1,781 1,559 1,336 1,022 1,013 1,129 0 0 0 0 912 1,317 1,682 1,142 2,315 18,572 2,425 2,537 704 689 543 1,240 1,126 987 1,498 0 0 0 0 692 730 991 1,105 15,267 1,451 1,519 389 284 339 323 304 340 0 0 0 0 319 480 526 699 750 7,723 615 400 480 320 580 580 300 300 500 0 0 0 0 585 200 480 580 5,920 372 345 1,102 972 931 406 542 840 0 0 0 0 492 672 472 522 7,668 4,155 3,794 1,135 1,235 1,230 3,138 3,020 2,369 0 0 0 0 1,373 1,227 1,215 1,246 1,926 27,063 5,218 5,031 1,594 1,587 1,574 3,049 3,016 3,163 3,048 0 0 0 0 1,590 1,587 2,965 2,494 37,506 823 915 1,059 724 680 372 580 510 245 0 0 0 0 245 228 375 420 7,176 1,625 1,250 710 650 721 1,350 708 732 0 0 0 0 650 680 550 747 1,100 11,473 1,275 1,260 788 1,134 690 619 709 661 0 0 0 0 726 398 618 775 572 10,225 1,692 1,623 718 593 725 1,524 1,224 2,901 827 0 0 0 1,100 1,000 2,607 1,800 3,098 21,432 914 1,237 658 695 698 924 596 701 729 0 0 0 0 519 567 601 1,029 9,868 1,200 1,250 600 650 720 568 836 578 450 0 0 0 630 660 910 960 1,018 11,030 875 658 393 322 352 220 345 327 172 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 49 3,813 3,540 2,164 1,547 1,535 2,090 1,002 805 403 562 120 0 0 0 672 1,003 1,108 1,620 18,171 2,844 1,335 1,500 1,500 1,500 642 717 1,191 527 0 0 0 0 447 552 978 13,733 2,348 2,680 588 485 810 1,066 320 503 453 0 0 0 0 450 708 925 750 12,086 Source: Thai League Note: Some error of T2 official match report 3 March 2021 (Udon Thani 1–1 Khonkaen United). Some error of T2 official match report 31 March 2021 (Kasetsart 0–3 Nongbua Pitchaya).
See also 2020–21 Thai League 1 2020–21 Thai League 3 2020–21 Thailand Amateur League 2020–21 Thai FA Cup 2020–21 Thai League Cup 2020 Thailand Champions Cup
References
https://www.siamsport.co.th/football/thaipremierleague/view/158048