2008 Thailand Premier League

The 2008 Thai Premier League had 16 teams. It was the twelfth since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 18 February 2008, and the season ended on 11 October 2008. Three teams would be relegated to Thailand Division 1 League. The Champion in this season would qualify for the AFC Champions League 2009 qualification stage and the runner-up would be enter the AFC Cup 2009. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League.

Thai Premier League
Season2008
ChampionsProvincial Electricity Authority
RelegatedBangkok Bank
Customs Department
Royal Thai Army
2009 AFC Champions LeaguePEA
2009 AFC CupChonburi
Top goalscorer Anon Sangsanoi
(BEC Tero Sasana) (20)
Biggest home winChula-Sinthana 5-0 Port Authority of Thailand
Biggest away winTobacco Monopoly 1-4 Krung Thai Bank
Customs Department 1-4 Bangkok University
Port Authority of Thailand 2-5 BEC Tero Sasana
Highest scoringChula-Sinthana 6-2 BEC Tero Sasana
(8 goals)
← 2007
2009 →

Provincial Electricity Authority won their first championship after they changed their home stadium from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, where they have a bigger fan base. This season also saw the great successful team of Thai football league, Bangkok Bank relegated to Division 1 league after they were defeated by Chonburi in the final match of the season.

Defending champions Chonburi were pipped to the title after faltering against new Premier League side Samut Songkhram in the second to last game of the season. Samut finished in a creditable 7th place, one place above Chula United who also impressed in their first season back in the top flight.

Customs Department FC, the other newcomers along with, found life to difficult and dropped back into Division One at the first attempt.

Rules
  • Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
  • 3 Points for a win
  • 1 Point for a draw
  • At end of the season the winners play the runners ups in the Kor Royal Cup
  • Winner qualifies for Asian Champions League Qualification Round
  • Runner-Up enters AFC Cup
  • Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.
  • Bottom three teams are relegated to Thailand Division 1 League

Member clubs
  • Bangkok Bank
  • Bangkok University
  • BEC Tero Sasana
  • Chonburi
  • Chula-Sinthana † (promoted from Division 1 Winner Group B)
  • Coke-Bangpra (promoted from Division 1 Runner Up Group A)
  • Customs Department (promoted from Division 1 Winner Group A)
  • Krung Thai Bank
  • Nakhon Pathom
  • Osotsapa M-150
  • Port Authority of Thailand
  • PEA
  • Royal Thai Army
  • Samut Songkhram (promoted from Division 1 Runner Up Group B)
  • Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
  • TOT

† Chula-Sinthana changed to "Chula United" from August 2008 season

Stadium and locations
Coke-Bangpra
PEA
Samut Songkhram
Bangkok Metro
Bangkok Metro teams
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok University
BEC Tero Sasana
Chula-Sinthana
Customs Department
Krung Thai Bank
Nakhon Pathom
Osotsapa M-150
Port Authority of Thailand
Royal Thai Army
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
TOT
Locations of the Thai Premier League 2008 teams
Team Location Stadium [1][2][3][4] Capacity Ref.
Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bangkok Bank football field ? [5]
Bangkok University Pathum Thani Bangkok University Stadium (Rangsit) 4,000
BEC Tero Sasana Nong Chok, Bangkok BEC Tero Sasana Nong Chok Stadium ?
Chula-Sinthana Bangkok Chulalongkorn University Stadium 20,000
Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Municipality Stadium ?
Coke-Bangpra Chonburi Chonburi Municipality Stadium ?
Customs Department Min Buri, Bangkok Kasem Bundit University Stadium (Rom Klao) ?
Krung Thai Bank Bangkok Chulalongkorn University Stadium 20,000 [6]
Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium 6,000
Osotsapa M-150 Bang Kapi, Bangkok Klong Chan Sports Center ?
Port Authority of Thailand Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium ?
PEA Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Province Central Stadium ?
Royal Thai Army Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium ?
Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Stadium ?
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Samut Sakhon Institute of Physical Education Samut Sakhon Stadium ?
TOT Nonthaburi Namkaejon Stadium ?
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok University
BEC Tero Sasana
Chula-Sinthana
Customs Department
Nakhon Pathom
Osotsapa M-150
Port Authority of Thailand
Royal Thai Army
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
TOT
Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
BEC Tero Sasana Regis Laguesse Sacked Christophe Larrouilh February 2008 3rd
Customs Department Prapas Chamrasamee Resigned Chatchai Paholpat July 2008 Post-season (16th)
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Gawin Kachendecha Became manager of Thailand national under-20 football team Prajak Weangsong July 2008 Post-season (12th)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PEA 30 18 7 5 38 15 +23 61 Champion and Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League
2 Chonburi[lower-alpha 1] 30 15 14 1 34 14 +20 59 Qualification for the 2009 AFC Cup
3 BEC Tero Sasana 30 16 7 7 50 31 +19 55
4 Osotsapa M-150 30 13 12 5 37 25 +12 51
5 TOT 30 13 11 6 36 27 +9 50
6 Krung Thai Bank 30 13 7 10 47 36 +11 46
7 Samut Songkhram[lower-alpha 2] 30 11 10 9 35 31 +4 43
8 Chula-Sinthana (Chula United)[lower-alpha 2] 30 10 9 11 47 41 +6 39
9 Nakhon Pathom 30 11 4 15 24 38 −14 37
10 Bangkok University 30 9 8 13 28 36 −8 35[lower-alpha 3]
11 Coke-Bangpra[lower-alpha 2] 30 8 11 11 24 27 −3 35[lower-alpha 3]
12 Tobacco Monopoly 30 7 12 11 20 25 −5 33
13 Port Authority 30 7 9 14 30 47 −17 30
14 Bangkok Bank 30 6 11 13 23 35 −12 29 Relegation
15 Royal Thai Army 30 6 7 17 21 44 −23 25
16 Customs Department[lower-alpha 2] 30 5 5 20 18 39 −21 20
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:
  1. Defending Champion
  2. Promoted from last season
  3. Head to Head: Bangkok Univ win 2-1

Season notes
  • The Thai Premier League took a break between May 3 and June 28 due to national team world cup qualification matches in June
  • On the 17 May, a Thai Premier League XI beat an experimental Manchester City team[7] 3-1, in a Friendly match.[8]
  • It was announced this year that Thai clubs would no longer have direct entry into the Asian Champions League, they would have to play in a playoff match against other ASEAN members to enter the new format. Thai clubs would get one spot in the AFC Cup, potentially joined by another if unsuccessful in the playoff spot for the Champions League.[9]
  • National coach Charnwit Polcheewin announced on the 16th June 2008, that he would resign as Thailand National team manager.[10]
  • National team coach Charnwit Polcheewin formally resigned on June 25 after he failed to steer the national side to the fourth stage of World Cup qualification. Charnwit help the side win two King's Cup tournaments and runner up in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.
  • The National team failed to progress past the third stage of the World Cup Qualifying campaign. They overcame lowly Macau and Yemen in the earlier rounds, but came bottom of the four team group stage.
  • On July 1, 2008, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification draw was made. Thailand got drawn into Group E with Iran, Jordan and ASEAN neighbours Singapore. Thailand were second seed in the draw process. The first matchday would be away to Jordan on January 14, 2009
  • Peter Reid was confirmed as the new national team coach on July 23. Earlier reports had suggested that Holger Osieck was also in the running, but pulled out to leave Reid as the sole candidate. Reid would start his new role on September 1.
  • On July 23, new national team coach Peter Reid was also put in charge on the Thailand national under-20 football team. Reid's first task was to prepare them for the forthcoming AFC Youth Championship to be played in Saudi Arabia in October 2008.
  • At the beginning of August, Chula-Sinthana changed their club name officially to "Chula United".
  • On August 27 Thailand were drawn in Group B of the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. Their opponents in the first round are; Vietnam, Malaysia and a qualifier from the Qualification phase.
  • On September 4 Thailand announced that their new national team colour would be Yellow, changing from the previous Red home kit. Blue would continue to be used as the second kit. Yellow represents the Monarch. The change of kit colour was approved by FIFA.
  • Customs Department were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on September 20.
  • Muang Thong NongJork United was promoted from Thailand Division 1 League on September 21.
  • Sriracha and Royal Thai Navy were promoted to the Premier League from Thailand Division 1 League on September 28.
  • Royal Thai Army were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on October 1 without kicking a ball, due to Port Authority of Thailand beating Bangkok University in a re-scheduled match.
  • PEA were crowned champions on October 11. Bangkok Bank FC were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on the same day
  • The national team came runners up to Vietnam in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, losing 3-2 in the two match final.

Asian Representation
  • Chonburi & Krung Thai Bank both took part in the 2008 AFC Champions League campaign. Both sides failed to make it out of their tough Group Stages. This was Chonburi's first season in Asian Competition.
  • Bangkok University and Thailand Tobacco Monopoly entered the Singapore Cup. Both teams made the Quarter-Final stage, where 'The Students' got beat by Young Lions 1-0 over two legs, conceding in the last minute of the first leg, whereas Thailand Tobacco Monopoly would get beat 4-2 on penalties by Woodlands Wellington.

Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game

Results
Home \ Away PAT PEA CKB CHS CHO ARM TOT BKB KTB NPA BEC TOB BKU CUS SSK OSO
Port Authority of Thailand 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–5 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
Provincial Electricity Authority 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Coke-Bangpra 1–1 1–4 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0
Chula 5–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 6–2 1–1 5–1 0–0 0–2 0–1
Chonburi 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1
Army 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–3
TOT 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
BKK Bank 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
Krung Thai 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–3
N Pathom 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
BEC tero 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Tobacco 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1
BKK Univ 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2
Customs 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–4 2–3 2–3
S Songkhram 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3
Osotsapa 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
Source: [11]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Scorer Goals Team
Anon Sangsanoi 20 BEC Tero Sasana
Ronnachai Rangsiyo 16 Provincial Electricity Authority
Sarayoot Chaikamdee 12 Osotsapa M-150
Teerathep Winothai BEC Tero Sasana
Wuttichai Tathong Chula-Sinthana (Chula United)
Kone Kassim 10 Krung Thai Bank
Ajayi Gdenga Samuel 9 Krung Thai Bank
Pipat Thonkanya Provincial Electricity Authority
Sompong Soleb Chula-Sinthana (Chula United)
Phuwadol Sankla 8 TOT
Suriya Domtaisong Bangkok University

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Defender of the Year

Midfielder of the Year

Striker of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Top scorer

Champions

The league champion was PEA. It was the team's first title.

See also

References
  1. ตารางการแข่งขันฟุตบอลสัปดาห์นี้ (in Thai).
  2. ฟุตบอลลีก ภายในประเทศ ในสุดสัปดาห์นี้ (in Thai).
  3. เจ้าท่าซดบัวหลวง แย่งหนีตายไทยลีก ชลบุรีซดปลาทู ไฟฟ้ารออัดหมูป่า (in Thai).
  4. แผนที่สนามเหย้าไทยลีก 2551 (in Thai).
  5. แผนที่สนามฟุตบอลทีมธนาคารกรุงเทพ (in Thai).
  6. "กรุงไทย-บีอีซีฯ" เฮ "ฉลาม" เจ๊าศึกไทยลีก (in Thai).
  7. http://hamropalo.com/sports/thai-xi-beat-man-city-31.html
  8. Thailand League XI - Man City Report
  9. New Look Champions League
  10. Chanvit Quits
  11. "Premier League 2008 fixtures". Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
Preceded by
Thai Premier League
2007		 Thai Premier League
2008
Provincial Electricity Authority		 Succeeded by
Thai Premier League
2009
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