2016_Thai_League

2016 Thai League T1

2016 Thai League T1

Football league season


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.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.

Name changes

Stadium changes

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.

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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

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.

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  • Former player are the players who were out of Thai League T1 squad/left club in the mid-season transfer window.

Results

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2016. Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Qualified as drawn winners of the 2016 Thai FA Cup.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Muangthong United ...
Leader and qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League - preliminary round 2
Relegation to 2017 Thai Division 1 League
Updated to match(es) played on Sep 2016. Source: [citation needed]

Result table

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Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2016. Source: Thai League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

As of 25 September 2016.

Awards

Monthly awards

Attendances

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Updated to games played on 25 September 2016
Source: Thai League
Notes:
Teams played previous season in Division 1

See also


References

  1. "ประกาศ : เรื่องยุติการแข่งขันกีฬาฟุตบอล ฟุตซอล ฟุตบอลชายหาด ประจำฤดูกาล ๒๕๕๙". October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. "Premier League Thailand". www.thaileague.co.th. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Thai clubs on edge as FAT ponders U-turn". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. "Domestic ties called off". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  5. FT บางกอกกล๊าส 2 - 0 ราชนาวี 30/4/59 (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. ฉลามชล ประกาศ ตั้ง เทิดศักดิ์ นั่งแท่น ผจก.ทีม. chonburifootballclub.com (in Thai). 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. สุพรรณบุรี เปิดตัว 'แซร์โจ้' คุมทัพ 1 ปี. suphanburifootballclub.com (in Thai). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. พัทยาตั้ง “คิม ฮัค-โชล” อดีตกุนซืออินชอนคุมทัพ. footballchannelasia.com (in Thai). 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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