Thai Women's League

Thai Women's League
Founded 2009
Country Thailand Thailand
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Thai Women's Division 1 League (defunct)
Current champions BG Bundit Asia
(2013)
Most championships RBAC and
BG Bundit Asia (2 Times)
2017 Thai Women's League

The Women's League (WL) (Thai: ฟุตบอลลีกหญิง) is a Thai professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 10 teams.[1] The Thai League is a corporation in which the 10 member teams. . Since 2009 it has been sponsored by Muang Thai Life Assurance, a life assurance company based in Bangkok, and are thus billed as Muang Thai Women's League.[2]

History

There was no women's league from 2013 to 2016, so most women played for University sports teams.[3][4] National women's team coach Spencer Prior and others voted for a new league to strengthen the national team.[5]

Members (2017)

  • Bangkok
  • BRU
  • BG Bundit Asia
  • Chonburi Sports School
  • Dhurakij Pundit
  • Lampang Sports School
  • Nakhon Si Lady
  • Sisaket Sports School
  • Thailand U-16
  • Thailand U-19

Past Champions

Thai Women's League

YearChampionRunner-up
2008–09[6]Nakhon Ratchasima–RBACBundit Asia
2010G.H. Bank RBACBG Bundit Asia
2011[7]BG Bundit AsiaRBAC
2013[8]BG Bundit AsiaBangkok
2017[9]ChonburiBG Bundit Asia

Thai Women's Division 1 League

YearChampionRunner-up
2010Khon KaenSurat Thani
2011[10]BangkokNakornnont–Dhurakij Pundit
2013[11]Buriram Rajabhat UniversityNakhon Si Thamarat

Teams

2008–09

2010

2011

2013

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Thai League to start in the 2017 season this April". CH7. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Muang Thai Women's League 2017". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.thai-fussball.com/en/News-Thai-Womens-league-set-to-return-item-484.html
  4. ↑ "A rusty title defence". thai-fussball.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ http://de.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2016/m=7/news=thailand-seek-to-build-upon-world-cup-breakthrough-2812720-2812725.html
  6. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2008/09". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2011". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2013". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2017". FA Thailand. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2011". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Thai Women's League 2013". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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