Thai League 2018

Thai League 2018
master	Buriram United
Champions League	Buriram United
Champions League qualification	Bangkok United Chiangrai United
Cup winners	Chiangrai United
Relegated	Bangkok Glass Police Tero FC Navy FC Ubon United Air Force United
Teams	18th
Games	306
Gates	936  (ø 3.06 per game)
Top scorer	Diogo ( Buriram United , 34 goals)
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The 2018 Thai League, also known as the Toyota Thai League, was the 22nd season of the highest Thai football league since it was founded in 1996. The season began on February 11th and ended on October 7th, 2018.

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The clubs played a double round tournament , which resulted in a total of 34 games per team. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:

1. Number of points scored
2. Number of points scored in direct comparison
3. Goal difference in direct comparison
4. Number of goals in direct comparison
5. Goal difference from all games
6. Number of goals in all games

At the end of the season, the team with the highest points qualified for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2018 . The runner-up starts in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. In addition, the winner of the Thai FA Cup took part in the second qualifying round. The five clubs with the fewest points were relegated to the second-rate Thai League 2 .

Attendees

Promoted from the Thai League 2

• Chainat Hornbill FC
• Air Force United
• PT Prachuap FC

Relegated after the 2017 season

• Thai Honda FC
• Sisaket FC
• Super Power Samut Prakan FC

Teams

team	Location	Stadion	Capacity	Remarks
Air Force Central FC	Pathum Thani	Thupatemi Stadium	20,000	Thai League 2 ▲
Bangkok Glass	Pathum Thani	Leo Stadium	13,000
Bangkok United	Pathum Thani	Thammasat Stadium (True Stadium)	25,000
Buriram United	Buriram	Chang Arena	32,600
Chiangrai United	Chiangrai	Singha Stadium	11,354
Chainat Hornbill FC	Chai Nat	Khao Plong Stadium	12,000	Thai League 2 ▲
Chonburi FC	Chonburi	Chonburi Stadium	8,680
Muangthong United	Nonthaburi	SCG Stadium	14,890
Nakhon Ratchasima FC	Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Stadium	24,641
Navy FC	Sattahip	Navy Stadium	6,000
Pattaya United	Pattaya	Nong Prue Stadium	5,500
Police Tero FC	Bangkok	Boonyachinda Stadium	3,550
Port FC	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	7,000
PT Prachuap FC	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Sam Ao Stadium	2,700	Thai League 2 ▲
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Ratchaburi	Mitr Phol Stadium	10,000
Sukhothai FC	Sukhothai	Thung Thalay Luang Stadium	8,000
Suphanburi FC	Suphanburi	Suphanburi Provincial Stadium	25,000
Ubon UMT United	Ubon Ratchathani	UMT stadium	6,000

staff

team	Trainer	Team captain
Air Force Central FC	Jason Brown	Tana Sripandorn
Bangkok Glass	Anurak Srikerd	Matt Smith
Bangkok United	Alexandré Pölking	Anthony Ampaipitakwong
Buriram United	Božidar Bandović	Suchao Nuchnum
Chainat Hornbill FC	Dennis Amato	Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Chiangrai United	Alexandre Gama	Victor Mattos Cardozo
Chonburi FC	Jukkapant Punpee	Cholratite Jantakam
Muangthong United	Radovan Ćurčić	Sarach Yooyen
Nakhon Ratchasima FC	Miloš Joksić	Chalermpong Kerdkaew
Navy FC	Ljubomir Ristovski	Nattaporn Phanrite
Pattaya United	Surapong Kongthep	Lee Won-young
Police Tero FC	Rangsan Viwatchaichok	Michaël N'dri
Port FC	Jadet Meelarp	David Rochela
PT Prachuap FC	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul	Adul Muensamaan
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Lassaad Chabbi	Chutipol Thongthae
Sukhothai FC	Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol	Yuttapong Srilakorn
Suphanburi FC	Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool
Ubon Umt United	Sugao Kambe	Antonio Verzura

Foreign players

team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Former players
Air Force Central FC	Greg Houla	Kayne Vincent	Aleksandar Kapisoda	Jaycee John	Michal Nguyễn	Renan Marques Leandro Assumpção
Bangkok Glass	Kiko Insa	David Bala	Ariel Rodríguez	Toti	Matt Smith	Frédéric Mendy Mario Gjurovski Stipe Plazibat
Bangkok United	Mehrdad Pooladi	Vander	Everton	Robson	Michael Falkesgaard	Carlos Salom
Buriram United	Osvaldo	Javier Patiño	Diogo	Andrés Túñez	Yoo Jun-soo	Edgar Hoàng Vũ Samson
Chainat Hornbill FC	Chima Uzoka	Ryūtarō Karube	Bireme Diouf	Bernard Doumbia	Florent Sinama-Pongolle	Park Jong-oh
Chiangrai United	Bill	William Henrique	Victor	Lee Yong-rae	Kyaw Ko Ko	Cleiton Silva Bajram Nebihi
Chonburi FC	Matheus Alves	Bajram Nebihi	Ciro	Kim Gyeong-min	Zulfahmi Arifin	Marclei Santos Prince Amponsah
Nakhon Ratchasima FC	Shahrel Fikri	Leandro Assumpção	Dominic Adiyiah	Antonio Pina	Lee Won-jae	Paulo Rangel
Navy FC	Caion	Kim Hyung-il	Vítor Júnior	Amadou Ouattara	Gabriel Quak	Rodrigo Vergilio Bang Seung-hwan
Pattaya United	Carlão	Lukian	Kim Tae-yeon	Lee Won-young	Hikaru Minegishi	Rafinha
Police Tero FC	Nikola Petkovic	Marcos Vinícius	Michaël N'dri	Lee Jeong-geun	Aung Thu	Douglas Tanque
Port FC	Sergio Suarez	David Rochela	Dragan Bošković	Kim Sung-hwan	Teren's Puhiri
PT Prachuap FC	Jonatan Ferreira Reis	Lonsana Doumbouya	Adnan Orahovac	Kwon Dae-hee	Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Mark Hartmann	Yannick Djaló	Nerijus Valskis	Joël Sami	Kang Soo-il	Felipe Menezes Bill
Muangthong United	Lee Ho	Jajá Coelho	Heberty	Naoaki Aoyama		Celio
Sukhothai FC	Curran Singh Ferns	Nelson Bonilla	Njiva Rakotoharimalala	John Baggio	Jung Myung-oh
Suphanburi FC	Luke Woodland	Cleiton Silva	canoe	Rômulo	Takafumi Akahoshi	Sylvano Comvalius
Ubon UMT United		Srđan Dimitrov	Seiya Kojima	Brinner	Kenta Yamazaki	Mark Hartmann Rodrigo Paraná Aguinaldo

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Buriram United (M)	34	28	3	3	076:250	+51	87
2.	Bangkok United	34	21st	8th	5	068:360	+32	71
3.	Port FC	34	19th	4th	11	073:450	+28	61
4th	Muangthong United	34	16	11	7th	065:530	+12	59
5.	Chiangrai United (P)	34	15th	10	9	052:360	+16	55
6th	PT Prachuap FC (N)	34	15th	8th	11	056:460	+10	53
7th	Nakhon Ratchasima FC	34	13	8th	13	036:440	−8	47
8th.	Pattaya United FC	34	13	7th	14th	050:620	−12	46
9.	Chonburi FC	34	13	7th	14th	045:530	−8	46
10.	Suphanburi FC	34	11	13	10	043:350	+8	46
11.	Sukhothai FC	34	12	7th	15th	053:630	−10	43
12.	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	34	12	7th	15th	050:530	−3	43
13.	Chainat Hornbill FC (N)	34	11	9	14th	046:520	−6	42
14th	Bangkok Glass	34	11	9	14th	055:460	+9	42
15th	Police Tero FC	34	10	6th	18th	053:660	−13	36
16.	Navy FC	34	7th	9	18th	044:850	−41	30th
17th	Ubon UMT United	34	6th	8th	20th	039:580	−19	26th
18th	Air Force Central FC (N)	34	4th	4th	26th	032:780	−46	16

At the end of the 2018 season:

Thai champion and participation in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League Participation in the second qualifying round for the AFC Champions League 2019 Cup winners and participation in the second qualifying round for the AFC Champions League 2019 Relegation to the Thai League 2 2019

At the end of the 2017 season:
(M)	Reigning Master : Buriram United
(P)	Reigning cup winners : Chiangrai United
(N)	Newcomers from the Thai League 2 2017 : Chainat Hornbill FC, Air Force Central FC & PT Prachuap FC

TOP goal scorers

space	Surname	team	Gates
1	Diogo	Buriram United	34
2	Jonatan Ferreira Reis Heberty	PT Prachuap FC Muangthong United	26th
4th	Nelson Bonilla	Sukhothai FC	25th
5	Dragan Bošković	Port FC	21st
6th	Lukian	Pattaya United	18th
7th	Michaël N'dri Lonsana Doumbouya	Police Tero FC PT Prachuap FC	16
9	Bernard Doumbia Bill Marcos Vinícius Sergio Suárez	Chainat Hornbill FC Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (6) Chiangrai United (9) Police Tero FC Port FC	15th

TOP assists

space	Surname	team	Assists
1	John Baggio Vander	Sukhothai FC Bangkok United	14th
3	Pakorn Prempak Heberty	Port FC Muangthong United	12
5	Sergio Suarez	Port FC	10
6th	Diogo Vítor Júnior	Buriram United Navy FC	9
8th	Osvaldo Aung Thu	Buriram United Police Tero FC	8th
10	Sumanya Purisai Bireme Diouf William Henrique Tristan Thu	Bangkok United Chainat Hornbill FC Chiangrai United Muangthong United	7th

Hat tricks

player	society	Opposing club	Result	date
Chenrop Samphaodi	Muangthong United	Bangkok United	3: 2	February 10, 2018
Lukian	Pattaya United	Chainat Hornbill FC	4: 1	17th February 2018
Jonatan Ferreira Reis	PT Prachuap FC	Bangkok Glass FC	4: 3	17th March 2018
Diogo Luis Santo	Buriram United	Ubon UMT United	3: 2	March 28, 2018
Kang Soo-il	Ratchaburi MitrPhol FC	Navy FC	4-0	April 1, 2018
Paulo Rangel	Nakhon Ratchasima FC	Navy FC	3: 1	April 28, 2018
Jonatan Ferreira Reis	PT Prachuap FC	Navy FC	5-0	5th May 2018
Edgar Bruno da Silva	Buriram United	Pattaya United	4: 2	20th May 2018
Heberty	Muangthong United	Sukhothai FC	4: 3	20th May 2018
Michaël N'dri	Police Tero FC	Navy FC	6: 3	May 26, 2018
Nelson Bonilla	Sukhothai FC	Ratchaburi MitrPhol FC	3: 2	May 26, 2018
Ariel Rodríguez	Bangkok Glass FC	Chonburi FC	7: 4	1st July 2018
Diogo Luis Santo	Buriram United	Navy FC	4-0	7th July 2018
Nelson Bonilla	Sukhothai FC	Bangkok United	3: 2	23rd September 2018
Diogo Luis Santo	Buriram United	Air Force Central FC	4: 2	3rd October 2018
Heberty	Muangthong United	Pattaya United	5-0	3rd October 2018
Dragan Bošković	Port FC	Pattaya United	4: 1	October 7, 2018

Supplier / sponsor

society	Outfitter	sponsor
Air Force Central FC	KELA	Central Group
Bangkok Glass FC	Nike	Leo
Bangkok United	ARI	true
Buriram United	Private label	Chang
Chainat Hornbill FC	Warrix	Wangkanai
Chiangrai United	puma	Singha Park
Chonburi FC	Nike	Chang
Muangthong United	Grand Sport	SCG Siam Cement Group
Nakhon Ratchasima FC	Warrix	Mazda
Navy FC	Private label	EA Aviation
Pattaya United	ARI	Sanwa
Police Tero FC	FBT	Chang
Port FC	Grand Sport	Muang Thai
PT Prachuap FC	Warrix	PTG
Ratchaburi MitrPhol FC	Private label	MitrPhol
Sukhothai FC	Mawin	Chang
Suphanburi FC	Warrix	Chang
Ubon UMT United	Eureka	UMT

Results

The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

2018 season	AIR	BGL	BUT	BUR	CH B	CRU	CHO	NRA	NAV	PAT	POLE	POR	PTP	RMP	MUA	SUK	SUP	UBO
Air Force Central FC		2: 5	0: 1	2: 4	2: 2	0: 2	1: 2	1-0	1: 5	2: 3	1: 2	3: 2	1: 3	0: 1	0: 1	1: 2	1: 3	0: 2
Bangkok Glass FC	2-0		0: 1	1: 2	2: 5	0-0	7: 4	1: 2	0: 1	0: 1	4: 1	2-0	3: 4	2: 1	3: 1	5: 1	1-0	1: 1
Bangkok United	6: 2	3: 2		2: 2	1-0	0: 1	2: 1	2-0	5: 2	1: 2	2: 1	2: 1	0-0	1: 1	2: 3	2: 3	2: 2	1-0
Buriram United	5-0	1-0	2: 1		0: 1	1-0	2: 1	2: 1	2-0	3-0	2-0	3: 1	3-0	2: 1	4-0	4: 1	2: 1	2: 1
Chainat Hornbill FC	2-0	1: 1	0-0	0: 2		0: 1	0-0	1: 2	1-0	1: 2	2: 4	2: 1	3: 1	2: 1	2: 1	4: 2	0-0	4: 5
Chiangrai United	1: 1	1: 1	1: 2	1-0	1: 2		1-0	1: 2	2: 2	1-0	1: 1	2-0	3: 2	2-0	0: 3	4-0	2: 1	4: 1
Chonburi FC	2: 1	0: 2	2: 4	0: 2	2-0	1: 1		3: 1	1: 1	1: 2	3: 1	0: 1	4: 2	2: 1	1: 1	1: 2	2-0	2: 2
Nakhon Ratchasima FC	0: 1	1-0	0-0	2-0	1-0	1: 1	0: 1		2: 1	2-0	0-0	0: 4	3: 3	2: 1	0: 1	2: 1	2: 2	3: 1
Navy FC	1: 1	0-0	0: 4	0: 4	2: 2	3: 6	3: 1	1: 3		4: 1	4: 2	0: 5	1: 1	2: 2	0: 2	3: 2	0-0	1-0
Pattaya United	2-0	1: 1	3: 4	2: 4	4: 1	0-0	1-0	0: 1	1-0		3: 1	1: 4	0-0	2: 2	0: 4	3-0	1: 1	3: 3
Police Tero FC	2: 3	0: 3	1: 2	1: 1	1: 1	1: 1	0: 1	0: 1	6: 3	3: 1		4: 2	2: 1	1: 2	2: 4	2: 1	1: 1	3: 2
Port FC	3: 1	3: 2	0: 3	2: 2	1: 1	2: 1	5-0	4-0	7: 1	3-0	1-0		1-0	3: 2	2: 3	2: 2	0: 2	1-0
PT Prachuap FC	1: 1	1-0	1: 1	1: 2	2-0	4: 2	0-0	2: 1	5-0	2-0	3: 2	2: 1		2: 1	6: 1	1-0	0: 1	2: 1
Ratchaburi MitrPhol FC	1-0	2: 1	1: 2	0: 1	2: 1	0: 4	1: 1	3-0	4-0	2: 1	3: 2	1: 4	2: 1		1: 2	0-0	1: 2	2-0
SCG Muangthong United	3: 1	2: 2	0-0	0: 3	2-0	1: 1	4: 1	0-0	4-0	5: 5	2: 2	0: 2	1: 2	2: 2		4: 3	2: 2	2: 1
Sukhothai FC	3: 2	1: 1	1: 4	1-0	4: 2	2-0	1: 2	1: 1	2: 2	4-0	1: 2	2: 2	2-0	3: 2	2: 3		1: 1	1-0
Suphanburi FC	3-0	2-0	1: 2	1: 1	1: 2	2-0	0: 1	1-0	3: 1	1: 2	2-0	1: 2	0-0	2: 2	1: 1	0: 1		2: 2
Ubon UMT United	1-0	0-0	0: 3	2: 3	1: 1	0: 3	1: 2	2: 2	3-0	1: 3	1: 2	0: 1	3: 1	1: 2	0-0	1-0	0: 1

Trainer of the month

month	Surname	team
February	Jadet Meelarp	Port FC
March	Božidar Bandović	Buriram United
April	Alexandré Pölking	Bangkok United
May	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul	PT Prachuap FC
June	Dennis Amato	Chainat Hornbill FC
July	Surapong Kongthep	Pattaya United
August	Break
September	Božidar Bandović	Buriram United

Player of the month

month	Surname	team
February	Nelson Bonilla	Sukhothai FC
March	Diogo	Buriram United
April	Sumanya Purisai	Bangkok United
May	Sergio Suarez	Port FC
June	Heberty	Muangthong United
July	Siwarak Tedsungnoen	Buriram United
August	Break
September	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	Suphanburi FC

White vest (clean sheets)

Status: October 7, 2018

space	goalkeeper	team	Zero games
1	Siwarak Tedsungnoen	Buriram United	13
2	Michael Falkesgaard	Bangkok United	11
	Chatchai Budprom	Chiangrai United
	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	Suphanburi FC
5	Samuel Cunningham	Nakhon Ratchasima FC	8th
	Kwanchai Suklom	PT Prachuap FC
7th	Prasit Padungchok	Muangthong United	7th
8th	Narit Taweekul	Bangkok Glass	6th
	Teerath Nakchamnarn	Chainat Hornbill FC
	Chanin Sae-ear	Chonburi FC
	Patiwat Khammai	Pattaya United

Audience numbers

space	team	Total number of viewers	Highest audience	Lowest audience	Average audience
1.	Buriram United	221.003	35,573	6,294	13,000
2.	Muangthong United	134.506	12,721	5,315	7.912
3.	Nakhon Ratchasima FC	124,460	17,319	1,465	7,321
4th	Suphanburi FC	90.601	13,156	1,559	5,329
5.	Bangkok Glass	82,280	8,896	3,247	4,840
6th	Sukhothai FC	78,302	7,803	2,423	4,606
7th	Chonburi FC	73.193	7,801	2,871	4,305
8th.	Port FC	67,790	6,629	2..040	3,987
9.	PT Prachuap FC	65,281	4,979	2,831	3,840
10.	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	60,664	7,747	1,979	3,568
11.	Chiangrai United	59,606	10,054	1,238	3,506
12.	Chainat Hornbill FC	52,031	5,656	2,219	3,060
13.	Bangkok United	49,455	8.205	1,410	2,909
14th	Pattaya United	45.111	5,500	1,616	2,654
15th	Navy FC	42,795	4,903	884	2,517
16.	Police Tero FC	41,972	4,540	1,467	2,469
17th	Ubon UMT United	41,282	5,272	1,225	2,428
18th	Air Force Central	36,165	6,756	1.009	2.127
	TOTAL	1,366,497	35,573	884	4,466

Web links

• Official website Thai League
• Football Association of Thailand (thai)
• Thailand Premier League on FIFA.com (eng)
• German website with information about football in Thailand
• Season 2018 on RSSSF