2015 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League
Season 2015
Dates 14 February – 13 December
Champions Buriram United
Relegated Port
TOT
AFC Champions League Buriram United
Muangthong United
Chonburi
Matches played 306
Goals scored 870 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer Diogo (33 goals)
Biggest home win Buriram 7–0 Chainat
(19 September 2015)
Muangthong 7–0 Navy
(19 September 2015)
Biggest away win Chiangrai 0–5 BEC Tero
(13 December 2015)
Highest scoring Osotspa 3–6 Buriram
(31 October 2015)
Longest winning run 14 matches
Buriram United
Longest unbeaten run 34 matches
Buriram United
Longest winless run 16 matches
TOT
Longest losing run 5 matches
TOT
Highest attendance 34,659
N. Ratchasima 1–1 Buriram
(11 July 2015)
Lowest attendance 537
Osotspa 2–1 TOT
(1 March 2015)
Total attendance 1,926,278
Average attendance 6,295
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The 2015 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) was the 19th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 14 February and finished on 13 December.

Buriram United were the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi and Navy entered as the three promoted teams.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League.

Police United, PTT Rayong, Songkhla United, Air Force Central and GSE Samut Songkhram were relegated to the 2015 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2014 season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League champions Nakhon Ratchasima, runners-up Saraburi and third place Navy.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Province Stadium Capacity Ref.
Army United Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000
Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium 13,000
Bangkok United Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium 10,320
BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok 72-years Anniversary Stadium 10,000
Buriram United Buriram New I-Mobile Stadium 32,600
Chainat Hornbill Chainat Khao Plong Stadium 12,000
Chiangrai United Chiangrai United Stadium of Chiangrai 15,000
Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium 8,500
Muangthong United Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 17,500
Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima 80th Birthday Stadium 28,000
Navy Chonburi Sattahip Navy Stadium 12,500
Osotspa Samut Prakan Samut Prakan M Power Stadium 4,100
Port Bangkok PAT Stadium 12,308
Ratchaburi Ratchaburi Ratchaburi Province Stadium 10,000
Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi PAO. Stadium 6,000
Sisaket Sisaket Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium 10,000
Suphanburi Suphanburi Suphanburi Municipality Stadium 25,000
TOT Bangkok TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana 5,000

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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Army United Watcharakorn Antakhamphu Chaiwat Nak-iem Made by club Chang
Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd Chatree Chimtalay Nike Leo Beer
Bangkok United Alexandré Pölking Wittaya Madlam Ari True
BEC Tero Sasana Rangsan Viwatchaichok Rangsan Viwatchaichok FBT FB Battery
Buriram United Alexandre Gama Suchao Nutnum Made by club Chang
Chainat Hornbill Issara Sritaro Somjet Sattabud Made by club Wangkanai
Chiangrai United Teerasak Po-on Pichitphong Choeichiu Made by club Leo Beer
Chonburi Jadet Meelarp Pipob On-Mo Nike Chang
Muangthong United Dragan Talajić Datsakorn Thonglao Grand Sport SCG
Nakhon Ratchasima Sugao Kambe Chalermpong Kerdkaew Grand Sport Mazda
Navy Stefano Cugurra Nataporn Phanrit Warrix Sports HR-Pro
Osotspa Samut Prakan Kritsada Piandit Jetsada Puanakunmee Grand Sport M-150
Port Masahiro Wada Kiatjarern Ruangparn Joma Muang Thai
Ratchaburi Josep Ferré Heberty Kappa Mitr Phol
Saraburi Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Panuwat Yimsa-ngar Kool None
Sisaket Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol Ekkapan Jandakorn Warrix Sports Muang Thai
Suphanburi Worrawoot Srimaka Prat Samakrat Warrix Sports Chang
TOT Tewesh Kamonsin Takahiro Kawamura Pan Kan Air

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ratchaburi Ricardo Rodríguez End of Contract 1 November 2014 Pre-season Àlex Gómez 1 November 2014
Chonburi Masahiro Wada 10 November 2014 Jadet Meelarp 13 November 2014
Chainat Hornbill Jadet Meelarp Signed by Chonburi 13 November 2014 T. Damrong-Ongtrakul 13 November 2014
Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd Removed from position 13 November 2014 Ricardo Rodríguez 13 November 2014
BEC Tero Sasana Jose Alves Borges End of Contract 13 November 2014 Božidar Bandović 13 November 2014
Port Dusit Chalermsan Resigned 18 November 2014 Somchai Chuayboonchum 20 November 2014
Suphanburi Velizar Popov End of Contract 24 November 2014 Sérgio Farias 18 December 2014
Ratchaburi Àlex Gómez Resigned due to illness 30 January 2015 Josep Ferré 31 January 2015
Port Somchai Chuayboonchum Resigned 2 April 2015 15th Paiboon Lertvimonrut 2 April 2015
Saraburi Totchtawan Sripan 8 April 2015 18th Mika Lönnström 14 April 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Božidar Bandović Sacked 9 May 2015 13th Kenny Shiels 21 May 2015
Army United Gary Stevens 15 May 2015 4th Issara Sritaro 17 May 2015
Saraburi Mika Lönnström Resigned 15 June 2015 18th Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 1 July 2015
Port Paiboon Lertvimonrut Sacked 16 June 2015 14th Gary Stevens 16 June 2015
Navy Surasak Tungsurat 8 July 2015 17th Arjhan Srong-ngamsub 8 July 2015
TOT Somchai Subpherm 17 July 2015 18th Apisit Kaikaew 24 July 2015
Port Gary Stevens 27 July 2015 16th Somchai Subpherm 27 July 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Kenny Shiels 9 August 2015 14th Manuel Cajuda 28 August 2015
Suphanburi Sérgio Farias Resigned 13 August 2015 6th Worrawoot Srimaka 13 August 2015
Osotspa Samut Prakan Stefano Cugurra Sacked 20 August 2015 10th Kritsada Piandit 25 August 2015
Navy Arjhan Srong-ngamsub Resigned 20 September 2015 17th Stefano Cugurra 22 September 2015
TOT Apisit Kaikaew Sacked 12 October 2015 18th Tewesh Kamonsin 12 October 2015
Port Somchai Subpherm Resigned 20 October 2015 17th Masahiro Wada 21 October 2015
Army United Issara Sritaro Sacked 22 October 2015 10th Watcharakorn Antakhamphu 23 October 2015
Chainat Hornbill T. Damrong-Ongtrakul Resigned 9 November 2015 14th Issara Sritaro 9 November 2015
Bangkok Glass Ricardo Rodríguez Sacked 24 November 2015 5th Anurak Srikerd 24 November 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Manuel Cajuda Resigned 1 December 2015 16th Rangsan Vivatchaichok 1 December 2015

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Asian Player Former Player
Army United Alex Raphael Botti Kai Hirano Zdenko Kaprálik Hassan Sunny Tangeni Shipahu
Melvin de Leeuw
Bangkok Glass Goshi Okubo Darko Tasevski Aridane Santana Toti Matt Smith Lazarus Kaimbi
Bangkok United Leandro Tatu Romain Gasmi Kalifa Cissé Dragan Boškovic Jaycee John Mike Temwanjera
BEC Tero Sasana Fodé Diakité Ivan Bošković Dmitriy Gorbushin Greg Nwokolo Gilbert Koomson
Buriram United Diogo Gilberto Macena Jandson Andrés Túñez Go Seul-ki Kayne Vincent
Chainat Hornbill Alex Michaël Murcy Jo Tae-Keun Kazuto Kushida Brandon McDonald
Chiangrai United Fernando Abreu Renan Marques Renatinho Keita Sugimoto Kazuki Murakami
Chonburi Anderson Juliano Mineiro Leandro Assumpção Thiago Cunha Cho Byung-kuk
Muangthong United Cleiton Silva Mario Gjurovski Kim Dong-Jin Naoaki Aoyama
Nakhon Ratchasima Lee Tuck Björn Lindemann Dominic Adiyiah Noah Chivuta Satoshi Nagano
Navy Rodrigo Vergilio Vitor Júnior David Bayiha Anggello Machuca Jun M. Davidson Michael Cvetkovski
Georgie Welcome
Osotspa Samut Prakan Addison Alves Jeferson Leandro Anthony Moura Victor Igbonefo Diogo Rangel
Port Kayne Vincent Lee Ho David Rochela Gorka Unda Hironori Saruta Brent McGrath
Diarra Ali
Ratchaburi Wander Luiz Henri Jöel Heberty Genki Nagasato Bruno Lopes
Flavien Michelini
Andy Keogh
Saraburi Bernard Henri Bireme Diouf Sydney Urikhob Damian Bellón Dai Min-Joo Guy Hubert
Sisaket Victor Amaro Lyuben Nikolov Adefolarin Durosinmi O. J. Obatola Mohsen Bayatinia Gerasim Zakov
Suphanburi André Luís Márcio Rosário Lee Seung-hee Carmelo González Sergio van Dijk
TOT Caihame Bas Savage Luciano Dompig Lee Jun-Ki Takahiro Kawamura
  • Former player are the players who were out of Thai League squad/left club in the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Buriram United (C, Q) 34 25 9 0 98 24 +74 84 2016 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Muangthong United (Q) 34 21 8 5 81 35 +46 71 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Suphanburi 34 16 11 7 60 39 +21 59
4 Chonburi (Q) 34 15 12 7 62 44 +18 57 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
5 Bangkok United 34 16 9 9 59 47 +12 57
6 Bangkok Glass 34 15 11 8 47 38 +9 56
7 Ratchaburi 34 17 4 13 48 50 −2 55
8 Nakhon Ratchasima 34 13 10 11 37 43 −6 49
9 Chiangrai United 34 12 8 14 42 57 −15 44
10 Army United 34 11 8 15 43 47 −4 41
11 Osotspa Samut Prakan 34 10 9 15 40 54 −14 39
12 Chainat Hornbill 34 9 10 15 42 53 −11 37
13 Sisaket 34 9 9 16 30 47 −17 36
14 Saraburi 34 8 11 15 41 56 −15 35 Club resigned and folded
15 Navy 34 10 5 19 42 65 −23 35
16 BEC Tero Sasana 34 7 14 13 42 51 −9 35
17 Port (R) 34 10 3 21 31 49 −18 33 Relegation to the 2016 Thai Division 1 League
18 TOT (R) 34 3 7 24 25 71 −46 16
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2015. Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The winners of the 2015 Thai FA Cup will also qualify for the play-off of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Since the FA Cup winners have already qualified to ACL through the championship and runners-up - because the Thai FA Cup Final is between Buriram and Muangthong - the spot will be awarded to the third-placed team.
  2. CHO 1–0 BKU; BKU 1–1 CHO

Results

Result table

Home \ Away ARM BKG BKU BEC BRU CHA CRU CHO MTU NAK NAV OSO POR RAT SAR SIS SUP TOT
Army United 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–1 0–3 0–1
Bangkok Glass 3–3 1–0 5–0 1–3 3–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1
Bangkok United 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–5 3–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 2–0 4–3 6–0
BEC Tero Sasana 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
Buriram United 0–0 0–0 6–1 3–3 7–0 6–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 6–0 1–0 1–0 5–0
Chainat Hornbill 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–5 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1
Chiangrai United 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–5 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–1
Chonburi 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 4–0
Muangthong United 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 4–1 4–2 2–2 7–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0
Nakhon Ratchasima 4–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Navy 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–0
Osotspa Samut Prakan 2–0 1–0 2–4 2–3 3–6 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–5 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1
Port 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–5 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
Ratchaburi 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 5–1 1–2 1–0
Saraburi 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–4 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–1
Sisaket 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–5 1–0
Suphanburi 0–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–4 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0
TOT 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–4 2–2 1–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2015. Source: Thai Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Gilberto Macena Buriram United Bangkok United 6–1 2 May 2015
Cleiton Silva Muangthong United TOT 3–0 21 June 2015
Ronnachai Rangsiyo Bangkok United TOT 6–0 26 July 2015
Gilberto Macena Buriram United Chainat Hornbill 7–0 19 September 2015
Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United Navy 7–0 19 September 2015
Pisansin Za-in Navy Suphanburi 4–2 17 October 2015
Mario Gjurovski Muangthong United Chiangrai United 4–1 18 October 2015
Thiago Cunha Chonburi Chiangrai United 4–0 24 October 2015
Mario Gjurovski Muangthong United Chonburi 4–2 28 October 2015
Diogo Buriram United Osotspa Samut Prakan 6–3 31 October 2015
Alex Chainat Hornbill Ratchaburi 4–1 14 November 2015
Diogo Buriram United Chiangrai United 6–0 15 November 2015
Diogo Buriram United Saraburi 6–0 6 December 2015
Rodrigo Vergilio Navy TOT 4–0 6 December 2015
Gilberto Macena Buriram United Port 5–1 13 December 2015

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Coach Club Player Club
February Stefano Cugurra Osotspa Samut Prakan Jakkaphan Pornsai Suphanburi
March–April Alexandre Gama Buriram United Darko Tasevski Bangkok Glass
May–June Issara Sritaro Army United Diogo Buriram United
July Jadet Meelarp Chonburi Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United
August Dragan Talajić Muangthong United Sanrawat Dechmitr Bangkok United
September–October Sugao Kambe Nakhon Ratchasima Bireme Diouf Saraburi
November–December Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Saraburi Go Seul-ki Buriram United

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United).

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Alexandre Gama (Buriram United).

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United).

Fair Play

The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Army United.

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Buriram United 332,412 33,269 12,240 19,553 +2.2%†
2 Nakhon Ratchasima 300,516 34,659 8,142 17,677 +10.7%†
3 Suphanburi 176,775 25,709 2,800 10,398 +7.4%†
4 Muangthong United 155,863 14,980 4,230 9,168 −3.7%†
5 Bangkok Glass 116,471 10,614 4,388 6,851 +5.4%†
6 Chonburi 101,585 8,463 3,489 5,975 −0.9%†
7 Chiangrai United 96,551 10,250 1,927 5,679 −17.8%†
8 Sisaket 90,663 9,816 2,145 5,333 +21.4%†
9 Chainat Hornbill 80,452 8,382 1,889 4,732 +25.1%†
10 Ratchaburi 69,284 9,651 2,320 4,075 −16.8%†
11 Port 68,763 6,287 2,678 4,044 +15.0%†
12 BEC Tero Sasana 67,768 6,504 2,470 3,986 +7.7%†
13 Navy 63,243 5,717 2,488 3,720 +52.3%†
14 Saraburi 53,910 4,936 2,194 3,171 +123.2%†
15 Bangkok United 47,790 6,337 1,561 2,811 +8.7%†
16 Army United 44,634 5,957 1,224 2,625 +6.1%†
17 Osotspa Samut Prakan 35,141 4,123 537 2,067 +8.6%†
18 TOT 28,922 4,084 714 1,701 +7.9%†
League total 1,926,278 34,659 537 6,295 +25.2%†

Updated to games played on 13 December 2015
Source: Thai Premier League
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Division 1

See also