2017–18 Men's Volleyball Thailand League

	Leader
	Relegation to Pro Challenge

2017–18 Men's Thailand League
League	Thailand League
Duration	September 4, 2016 – March, 2017
Number of games	56 (Regular Season)
Number of teams	8
2017–2018
Season champions	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall (5th title)
Season MVP	Aung Thu
Finals champions	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
Runners-up	Air Force

The 2017–18 Men's Volleyball Thailand League was the 12th season of the Thai League, the top Thai professional league for association volleyball clubs, since its establishment in 2005. A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The season started on 4 September 2017.^[1]^[2]

Teams

Ratchaburi

Phitsanulok

Chiang Rai

Nakhon Ratchasima

Khonkaen

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok Metro teams
Air Force
Kasetsart
Visakha

Locations of the Thailand League 2017–18 teams

Members

Men's Thailand League members
Club	Province	2016–17 season
Air Force	Pathum Thani	TL Winners
Cosmo Chiang Rai	Chiang Rai	PL Runners-up
Kasetsart	Bangkok	TL Sixth place
Khonkaen	Khon Kaen	PL Winners
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Nakhon Ratchasima	TL Runners-up
Diamond Food Phitsanulok	Phitsanulok	TL Fifth place
Samanun Ratchaburi	Ratchaburi	TL Third place
Visakha	Bangkok	TL Fourth place

Stadiums

Men's Thailand League stadiums
Club	Stadium	Capacity
Air Force	BG Sport Hall (Bangkok Glass' home)	4,000
Cosmo Chiang Rai	King Rama IX Stadium (Nakornnont's home)	8,200
Kasetsart	RU Gymnasium (Bangkok's home)	N/A
Khonkaen	Khon Kaen Provincial Gymnasium	4,000
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima	5,100
Diamond Food Phitsanulok	PSRU Indoor Stadium	8,200
Samanun Ratchaburi	Chonburi Municipal Stadium (Supreme's home)	8,700
	Assumption College Sriracha (Supreme's home)	N/A
	RSU Gymnasium (RSU's home)	4,300
Visakha	RU Gymnasium	4,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Men's Thailand League personnel and sponsoring
Team	Head Coach	Team Captain	Colors	Kit manufacturer	Main Sponsor
Air Force	Padejsuk Wannachote	Pattharapong Sripon		Kela	Singha
Cosmo Chiang Rai	Suthee Sitthi	Yossapon Wattana		Grand Sport	Cosmo oil
Kasetsart University	Yutthachat Ratthanawongphak	Wantanachai Pankunrak		Grand Sport	Kasetsart University
Khonkaen	Suyothin Sangdang	Anuchai Sitthitong		Grand Sport	Cho-Thavee
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Somboon Sukonthapong	Wanchai Tabwises		Mizuno	The Mall
Visakha	Suthee Sitthi	Kittikun Sriutthawong		Kela	NK Fitness
RMUTL Phitsanulok	Takool Nakornthan	Teerasak Nakprasong		Grand Sport	Diamond Food
Samanun Ratchaburi	Theerasak Sukaboon	Montri Vaenpradab		Mizuno	Samanan

Foreign players

Men's Thailand League national foreign players
Team	Player 1	Player 2
Air Force	Kanybek Uulu Onelbek (AVC)	Janita Surat (AVC)
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Aung Thu (AVC)	N/A
Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	Luiz Perezto (CSV)	Palbo Femando (CSV)
Visakha Volleyball Club	Raksmey My (AVC)	N/A
Khonkaen VC	Samaeth Nouv (AVC)	Channaro Soun (AVC)
Samanan Ratchaburi	Zaw Htet Aung (AVC)	Thwin Htoo Zin (AVC)

Tournament format

First round: single round-robin.
Second round: single round-robin.

Season standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

League table

Standings

	Qualified for the Asian Championship and Super League
	Qualified for the Super League
	Relegated to Division 2

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	13	1	38	40	6	6.667	1123	843	1.332
2	Air Force	12	2	37	39	9	4.333	1135	899	1.263
3	Diamond Food Phitsanulok	11	3	33	36	11	3.273	1132	947	1.195
4	Visakha	7	7	21	22	23	0.957	1015	1015	1.000
6	Cosmo Chiang Rai	6	8	16	18	30	0.600	1007	1084	0.929
5	Samanun Ratchaburi	4	10	13	17	31	0.548	1023	1093	0.936
7	Khonkaen	2	12	6	10	39	0.256	915	1165	0.785
8	Kasetsart	1	13	3	7	41	0.171	851	1155	0.737

Results

Home / Away	AIF	CRI	KSS	KKN	NMA	NKF	RLK	RBR
Air Force		2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0
Cosmo Chiang Rai	0–2		2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1
Kasetsart	0–2	0–2		1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2
Khonkaen	0–2	0–2	1–1		0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0		2–0	2–0	2–0
Visakha	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2		0–2	2–0
Diamond Food Phitsanulok	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0		2–0
Samanun Ratchaburi	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2

Last updated: 22 October 2017.
Source:

Positions by round

Team / Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Air Force	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Cosmo Chiang Rai	5	4	5	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Kasetsart	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Khonkaen	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
NK Fitness Samutsakhon	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Diamond Food Phitsanulok	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	3
Samanun Ratchaburi	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

First leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
4 Nov	18:00	Khonkaen	0–3	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	24–26	14–25	19–25	57–76
11 Nov	18:00	Air Force	3–0	Kasetsart University	25–10	25–13	25–17	75–40
11 Nov	18:00	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–21	25–22	25–21	75–64
12 Nov	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Samanun Ratchaburi	26–24	25–18	25–23	76–65

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
18 Nov	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	1–3	Air Force	25–16	20–25	21–25	21–25	87–91
18 Nov	18:00	Kasetsart University	0–3	Cosmo Chiang Rai	17–25	20–25	21–25		58–75
19 Nov	15:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	3–1	Khonkaen	25–19	23–25	25–16	25–16	98–76
19 Nov	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	25–17	25–21	26–24		76–62

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
25 Nov	18:00	Kasetsart University	1–3	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	19–25	27–25	16–25	25–27	87–102
25 Nov	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Samanun Ratchaburi	25–19	25–17	25–15		75–51
26 Nov	15:00	Air Force	3–0	Khonkaen	25–22	25–20	25–18		75–60
26 Nov	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–21	25–19	25–20		75–60

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Dec	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–2	Air Force	25–21	25–18	25–27	19–25	15–11	109–102
2 Dec	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	25–23	25–19	26–24			76–66
3 Dec	15:00	Khonkaen	1–3	Cosmo Chiang Rai	22–25	25–20	12–25	26–28		85–98
3 Dec	18:00	Kasetsart University	0–3	Samanun Ratchaburi	21–25	18–25	17–25			56–75

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
9 Dec	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Khonkaen	25–16	25–18	25–18		75–52
10 Dec	18:00	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	3–1	Samanun Ratchaburi	26–24	22–25	25–22	25–15	98–86
10 Dec	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Kasetsart University	25–15	25–17	25–8		75–40
11 Dec	19:00	Air Force	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–17	25–15	25–15		75–47

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
16 Dec	18:00	Khonkaen	3–1	Kasetsart University	23–25	25–19	25–15	25–13		98–72
16 Dec	18:00	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	0–3	Air Force	19–25	18–25	11–25			48–75
17 Dec	15:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–23	25–23	25–22			75–68
17 Dec	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–2	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	24–26	25–23	25–23	22–25	15–10	111–107

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
23 Dec	15:00	Air Force	3–1	Samanun Ratchaburi	27–25	21–25	25–13	25–16	98–79
23 Dec	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–17	25–18	25–11		75–46
24 Dec	15:00	Kasetsart University	0–3	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	16–25	17–25	17–25		50–75
24 Dec	18:00	Khonkaen	0–3	NK Fitness Samutsakhon	20–25	22–25	16–25		58–75

Second leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
13 Jan	15:00	Kasetsart University	0–3	Air Force	12–25	18–25	11–25	41–75
13 Jan	15:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–16	25–18	25–22	75–56
14 Jan	15:00	Visakha	3–0	Khonkaen	25–16	25–14	25–13	75–43
14 Jan	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Samanun Ratchaburi	25–23	25–18	25–18	75–59

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Jan	15:00	Air Force	1–3	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	21–25	14–25	25–23	25–12		85–85
20 Jan	15:00	Kasetsart University	2–3	Cosmo Chiang Rai	22–25	25–22	14–25	25–23	8–15	94–110
21 Jan	15:00	Khonkaen	3–2	Samanun Ratchaburi	25–20	11–25	14–25	25–20	15–13	90–103
21 Jan	15:00	Visakha	0–3	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	23–25	19–25	21–25			63–75

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Feb	18:00	Visakha	3–0	Kasetsart University	25–14	25–20	25–17	75–51
3 Feb	18:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	0–3	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	17–25	19–25	17–25	53–75
4 Feb	15:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Cosmo Chiang Rai	25–15	25–15	25–19	75–49
4 Feb	15:00	Air Force	3–0	Khonkaen	25–12	25–16	25–12	75–40

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
10 Feb	15:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	3–0	Kasetsart University	25–12	25–19	25–22		75–53
10 Feb	15:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Visakha	25–19	25–15	25–18		75–52
11 Feb	15:00	Air Force	3–1	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	25–23	27–25	20–25	25–22	97–95
11 Feb	15:00	Cosmo Chiang Rai	3–0	Khonkaen	28–26	28–26	25–20		81–72

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Feb	18:00	Cosmo Chiang Rai	0–3	Air Force	19–25	16–25	16–25	51–75
17 Feb	18:00	Kasetsart University	0–3	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	17–25	13–25	12–25	42–75
18 Feb	15:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	0–3	Visakha	22–25	23–25	20–25	65–75
18 Feb	15:00	Khonkaen	0–3	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	16–25	19–25	15–25	50–75

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
24 Feb	18:00	Visakha	0–3	Air Force	16–25	23–25	16–25		55–75
24 Feb	18:00	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	3–0	Khonkaen	25–18	25–17	25–13		75–48
25 Feb	18:00	Cosmo Chiang Rai	3–1	Samanun Ratchaburi	25–19	21–25	25–23	25–20	96–87
25 Feb	18:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	3–0	Kasetsart University	25–16	25–16	25–21		75–53

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 Mar	18:00	Samanun Ratchaburi	0–3	Air Force	17–25	19–25	13–25			49–75
3 Mar	18:00	Cosmo Chiang Rai	3–2	Visakha	25–16	23–25	21–25	25–15	15–13	109–94
4 Mar	15:00	Diamond Food RMUTL Phitsanulok	0–3	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	21–25	21–25	20–25			62–75
4 Mar	15:00	Khonkaen	2–3	Kasetsart University	21–25	14–25	25–18	25–21	10–15	95–104

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
	Air Force
	Diamond Food Phitsanulok
4	Visakha
5	Cosmo Chiang Rai
6	Samanun Ratchaburi
7	Khonkaen
8	Kasetsart

	Qualified for the Asian Championship and Super League
	Qualified for the Super League
	Relegated to Division 2

2017–18 Men's Thailand League
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 5th title
Champion and Thailand League representative
Team Roster
Krisorn Srita, Jetsadakorn Nusee, Wanchai Tabwises (c), Yuranan Buadang, Aung Thu, Nantawut Taengkrathok, Anucha Pinsuwan, Pitak Ausoongnoen, Kittipong Suksala, Jirawan Thumtong, Tanapat Charoensuk, Wutthikrai Torrobrum, Chakkrit Chandahuadong, Saranchit Charoensuk,Wutthichai Suksala, Somporn Wannaprapa, Ratchanon Chaichalasang, Boonyarid Wongtorn
Head Coach
Somboon Sukonpong

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Aung Thu (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Best Opposite Spiker

Aung Thu (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Luiz Perezto (Diamond Food RMUTL)

Best Outside Spiker

Wanchai Tabwises (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Best Middle Blocker

Teerasak Nakprasong (Diamond Food RMUTL)

Kissada Nilsawai (Air Force)

Best Setter

Adipong Phonpinyo (Diamond Food RMUTL)

Best Libero

Tanapat Charoensuk (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Best Coach

Somboon Sukonthapong (Nakhon Ratchasima)

References

↑ "ทรูวิชั่นส์ยิงสดวอลเลย์บอล ไทยแลนด์ลีก". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
↑ "16 ทีมลูกยางชายหญิง รับมอบเงินก่อนลุยศึกวอลเลย์บอล ไทยแลนด์ลีก 2018". Retrieved 22 December 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] "ทรูวิชั่นส์ยิงสดวอลเลย์บอล ไทยแลนด์ลีก". Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[2] "16 ทีมลูกยางชายหญิง รับมอบเงินก่อนลุยศึกวอลเลย์บอล ไทยแลนด์ลีก 2018". Retrieved 22 December 2017.