2011 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League
Season 2011
Champions Buriram PEA
Relegated
2012 AFC Champions League
Matches played 306
Goals scored 734 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Ohandza
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Chonburi 6–0 TOT
Biggest away win Samut Songkhram 0–4 Buriram PEA
Highest scoring Bangkok Glass 5–3 Insee Police United
Muangthong United 6–2 Bangkok Glass
(8 goals)
Longest unbeaten run Buriram PEA (15 games) ended 4 June 2011
Highest attendance 24,712
Buriram PEA vs Chonburi, March 20, 2011
Lowest attendance 183
Chonburi vs Insee Police United, October 15, 2011
Average attendance 4,564
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2012 →

2011 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league due to a two team expansion, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.

The season started on 12 February 2011 and is generally broken down into 2 legs. The first leg being played from February to early June with the second leg taking place from late July to November.

During the league break, the opening rounds of the FA Cup and League Cup take place.

Teams

Bangkok United were relegated to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2010 season in the bottom three places and lost in promotion/relegation play-off.

2010 Thai Division 1 League champions Sriracha, runners-up Khonkaen and third place Chiangrai United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
Army United Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000
Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium 8,000
BEC Tero Sasana Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thephasadin Stadium 6,378
Buriram United Buriram I-mobile Stadium (1st leg)

New I-Mobile Stadium (2nd leg)

14,000
24,000
Chiangrai United Chiangrai Mae Fah Luang University Stadium 3,346
Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium 8,200
Khonkaen Khonkaen Khon Kaen Stadium 3,500
Muangthong United Nonthaburi Yamaha Stadium 25,000
Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium 5,000
Pattaya United Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium (1) 11,000
Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium 25,000
SCG Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Stadium 5,000
Siam Navy Chonburi IPE Chonburi Stadium(1st leg)

Sattahip Navy Stadium(2nd leg)

11,000
5,000
Sisaket Muangthai Sisaket Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium 9,000
Sriracha Chonburi Sriracha Suzuki Stadium 5,207
Thai Port Bangkok PAT Stadium 10,308
TOT S.C. Nonthaburi

Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Lak Si, Bangkok

Yamaha Stadium (5 game)

Thai Army Sports Stadium (1 game)
TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana (2nd leg)

17,000
20,000
5,000

TTM Phichit Phichit Phichit Stadium 13,000

Name changes

  • TOT-CAT were renamed TOT S.C. after an ownership dispute.
  • Rajnavy Rayong were renamed Siam Navy after an ownership dispute.

Stadium changes

  • Both Pattaya United and Siam Navy moved into the IPE Stadium in Chonburi. Pattaya's previous ground Nongprue Municipality Football Field is under renovation and Siam Navy left the Rayong Stadium as they withdrew from the province during their ownership dispute. Both teams use the same stadium even though this is actually against the league regulations. Siam Navy were to move back to Rayong and use the Sattahip Navy Stadium for the 2nd leg of the season.
  • TOT continued to use Muangthong United's Yamaha Stadium for the opening half of the season before their return to the TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana for the 2nd leg. TOT also used the Thai Army Sports Stadium for one game in the first leg of the season.
  • Chonburi moved to the ODB Chonburi Stadium whilst a new ground is built in Bang San.
  • Sriracha's Princess Sirindhorn Stadium will be known as the Suzuki Stadium due to sponsorship reasons.
  • BEC Tero Sasana presumably have made the Thephasadin Stadium as their new home, using it for the second season running after their previous home Nong Chok Stadium was apparently being renovated. The move has also brought a bigger fan base to the club.
  • Chonburi used one of their former grounds, the IPE Stadium for two games after being suspended from using their home ground due to fan violence. Chonburi fans were also subjected to be banned from the stadium.
  • Bangkok Glass used the Thephasadin Stadium and the Yamaha Stadium for their home matches with Samut Songkhram and Pattaya United due to the Leo Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.
  • Police United used the Suphanburi Municipality Stadium and the Khao Plong Stadium in Chainat for their home matches with Pattaya United, Bangkok Glass, Khon Kaen (all Suphanburi Municipality Stadium) and Muangthong United (Khao Plong Stadium) due to the Thammasat Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.

Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game

See also: Thai Premier League All-Star Football

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Sponsor Kit maker Team captain Head coach
Army United Chang Pan Wanchana Rattana Adul Rungruang
Bangkok Glass Leo Beer Umbro Amnaj Kaewkiew Arjhan Srong-ngamsub
BEC Tero Sasana 3K Battery FBT Teeratep Winothai Phayong Khunnaen
Buriram United Chang Apichet Puttan Attaphol Buspakom
Chiangrai United Leo Beer Deffo Sanya Puangchan Stefano Cugurra 'Teco'
Chonburi Chang FBT Pipob On-Mo Witthaya Laohakul
Khon Kaen 3K Battery Kool Sport Rermrat Ngam-Chareon Pichet Supomuang
Muangthong United Yamaha Grand Sport Nattaporn Phanrit Robbie Fowler
Osotspa M-150 Saraburi M-150 Grand Sport Jetsada Puanakunmee Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok
Pattaya United True Grand Sport Niweat Siriwong Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Police United Insee Cement Kela Krissadee Prakobkong Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Siam Navy Arcus Kappa Jetsada Ngam-muang Worakorn Wijannarong
Samut Songkhram SCG FBT Panuwat Yimsa-ngar Vorawan Chitavanich
Sisaket Muangthai Muang Thai FBT Wuttichai Tathong Royter Moreira
Sriracha Suzuki FBT Sujarit Jantakul Dusit Chalermsan
Thai Port FB Battery Itthipol Nonsiri Sukkoki
TOT S.C. TOT Kela Patiparn Phetphun Somchai Subpherm
TTM Phichit FBT Jetsada Boonruangrod Lee Young-Moo

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Pattaya United Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul Signed by Police United 21 November 2010 Pre-season Jatuporn Pramualban December 2010 Pre-season
Muangthong United René Desaeyere Terminated a Contract 9 January 2011 Pre-season Carlos Roberto 18 January 2011 Pre-season
Muangthong United Carlos Roberto Terminated a Contract 23 February 2011 14th Henrique Calisto 6 March 2011 16th
Sisaket Muangthai David Booth Sacked 22 April 2011 13th Royter Moreira
TTM Phichit Bae Myung-Ho Sacked 28 April 2011 16th Lee Young-Moo
Sriracha Trongyod Klinsrisook Terminated a Contract 8 May 2011 18th Dusit Chalermsan
BEC Tero Sasana Peter Butler Sacked Phayong Khunnaen
SCG Samut Songkhram Pol Chomchuen Sacked Vorawan Chitavanich
Pattaya United Jatuporn Pramualban Sacked Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Thai Port Sasom Pobprasert Resigned to join Buriram Thongchai Sukkoki
Muangthong United Henrique Calisto Sacked 3rd Robbie Fowler 3rd

Ownership changes

Club New Owner Previous Owner Date
Rajnavy Rayong Royal Thai Navy Rayong Thai Premier 22 December 2010
TOT S.C. TOT TOT-CAT 26 January 2011
Thai Port Port Authority of Thailand Thai Port 2 February 2011

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Buriram PEA (C) 34 26 7 1 64 15 +49 85 2012 AFC Champions League group stage Group stage
2 Chonburi 34 20 9 5 58 29 +29 69 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Muangthong United 34 17 9 8 54 32 +22 60
4 Pattaya United 34 14 11 9 38 27 +11 53
5 Bangkok Glass 34 15 8 11 55 41 +14 53
6 Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 34 12 15 7 47 32 +15 51
7 Thai Port 34 12 9 13 33 38 −5 45
8 BEC Tero Sasana 34 13 6 15 39 35 +4 45
9 Police United 34 11 11 12 36 40 −4 44
10 Chiangrai United 34 11 11 12 47 52 −5 44
11 TTM Phichit 34 12 7 15 38 54 −16 43
12 Sisaket Muangthai 34 9 12 13 33 39 −6 39
13 Army United 34 10 9 15 39 40 −1 39
14 TOT S.C. 34 11 4 19 29 55 −26 37
15 Samut Songkhram 34 8 12 14 31 45 −14 36
16 Siam Navy (R) 34 9 6 19 28 51 −23 33 Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League
17 Sriracha (R) 34 7 11 16 32 43 −11 32
18 Khonkaen (R) 34 6 9 19 33 68 −35 27
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since Buriram PEA also won the 2011 Thai FA Cup, Chonburi qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as the league runners-up.
  2. PAT 2–1 BKG; BKG 0–0 PAT
  3. THP 3–2 BEC; BEC 0–0 THP
  4. ARM 1–1 SIS; SIS 2–1 ARM

Results

Home \ Away ARM BKG BEC PEA CRU CHO KHO MTU OSO PAT POL SNA SAS SIS SRI THP TOT TTM
Army United 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–4 4–1 3–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Bangkok Glass 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 5–3 4–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 4–0
BEC Tero Sasana 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 3–0
Buriram PEA 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 6–1
Chiangrai United 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Chonburi 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 5–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 2–1
Khonkaen 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–2
Muangthong United 1–1 6–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–0 3–0
Pattaya United 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
Police United 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–4 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Siam Navy 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Samut Songkhram 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–3
Sisaket Muangthai 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Sriracha 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Thai Port 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–1
TOT S.C. 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3
TTM Phichit 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Sisaket were awarded a 2–0 victory over Rajnavy after the latter were found guilty of using an ineligible player. The original result was 1–1.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
Player Nationality For Against Result Date
Yeon Gi-sung South Korea TTM Phichit Chiangrai United 3–1 13 February 2011
Apipoo Suntornpanavej Thailand Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Royal Thai Navy 4–1 30 April 2011
Ney Fabiano Brazil Chonburi Khonkaen 6–1 14 May 2011
Frank Ohandza Cameroon Buriram PEA SCG Samut Songkhram 4–0 22 May 2011
Sarayuth Chaikamdee Thailand Bangkok Glass Police United 5–3 29 May 2011
Teerasil Dangda Thailand Muangthong United Bangkok Glass 6–2 10 August 2011
Ronnachai Rangsiyo Thailand BEC Tero Sasana TTM Phichit 3–0 27 August 2011
Kritsada Kemdem Thailand Osotspa M-150 Saraburi TOT S.C. 4–0 24 September 2011
Frank Ohandza4 Cameroon Buriram PEA TTM Phichit 6-1 20 November 2011
Kim Joo-Yong South Korea TTM Phichit TOT S.C. 3-2 17 December 2011
Chatree Chimtalay Thailand Bangkok Glass Khonkaen 4-0 24 December 2011
Aron da Silva Brazil Sriracha Thai Port 3-1 31 December 2011

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Buriram PEA 255,129 24,712 8,315 15,008 n/a†
2 Muangthong United 182,610 21,370 3,278 10,742 n/a†
3 Sisaket Muangthai 122,815 12,150 3,105 7,224 n/a†
4 Bangkok Glass 97,069 9,891 1,495 5,710 n/a†
5 Army United 94,863 15,710 2,529 5,580 n/a†
6 Chonburi 92,317 8,500 183 5,430 n/a†
7 Chiangrai United 63,447 8,300 600 3,732 n/a†
8 Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 62,171 5,943 1,704 3,657 n/a†
9 Police United 61,825 8,949 764 3,637 n/a†
10 Khonkaen 52,743 5,425 1,250 3,103 n/a†
11 SCG Samut Songkhram 48,877 5,481 1,200 2,875 n/a†
12 BEC Tero Sasana 47,268 5,650 1,425 2,780 n/a†
13 Thai Port 46,947 6,916 986 2,762 n/a†
14 Siam Navy 39,393 5,933 429 2,317 n/a†
15 TTM Phichit 38,039 5,000 1,143 2,238 n/a†
16 Sriracha 34,155 3,200 850 2,009 n/a†
17 Pattaya United 29,019 7,500 447 1,814 n/a†
18 TOT S.C. 23,324 3,000 386 1,372 n/a†
League total 1,392,011 24,712 183 4,564 n/a†

Updated to games played on January 28, 2011
Source: Thai Premier League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Division 1 League.

Champions

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

See also