Thailand Premier League 1996/97

From 1916-1995 the Kor Royal Cup was the top division in Thai football. From 1996 the Thailand Premier League replaced the Kor Royal Cup as the top division. From 1996 to 1998 the Premier League was called the Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League .

The first season of the TPL consisted of 18 clubs. The top four at the end of the season qualified for the championship finals.

The last 6 teams had to relegate to the Thailand Division 1 League introduced in 1997 .

Defending champion, from the Kor Royal Cup was the Thai Farmers Bank which could not defend their title.

Clubs of the 1996/97 season

FC Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank of Commerce
FC Krung Thai Bank
FC Osotspa M-150
Singha Tero Sasana
Rajvithi-Agfatech
FC Sinthana
Royal Thai Police FC
Royal Thai Navy
FC Port Authority of Thailand
Singha Thamrongthai
FC Stock Exchange of Thailand
Royal Thai Air Force FC
UCOM Raj Pracha
Thai Farmers Bank FC - defending champion
FC TOT
Royal Thai Army
FC Thailand Tobacco Monopoly

Final table of the 1996/97 season

POS	society	R.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Points
1	FC Thai Farmers Bank	34	18th	10	6th	56	25th	+31	64
2	FC TOT	34	17th	11	6th	61	35	+26	62
3	FC Bangkok Bank	34	17th	11	6th	54	34	+20	62
4th	Stock Exchange of Thailand	34	17th	9	8th	59	31	+28	60
5	UCOM Raj Pracha	34	16	12	6th	62	36	+26	60
6th	Sinthana	34	17th	6th	11	45	45	0	57
7th	Royal Thai Air Force FC	34	14th	12	8th	60	50	+10	54
8th	FC Royal Thai Army	34	14th	12	8th	60	50	+10	54
9	Royal Thai Navy FC	34	13	12	9	44	29	+15	51
10	Royal Thai Police FC	34	13	11	10	53	39	+14	50
11	Port Authority	34	9	14th	11	44	39	−5	41
12	Singha Tero Sasana	34	9	14th	11	37	44	−7	41
13	Tobacco Monopoly	34	7th	14th	13	37	44	−7	35
14th	FC Osotspa M-150	34	8th	10	16	41	73	−32	34
15th	Bangkok Bank of Commerce	34	7th	11	16	34	47	−13	32
16	Rajvithi-Agfatech	34	8th	8th	18th	43	71	−28	32
17th	FC Krung Thai Bank	34	5	9	20th	32	54	−22	24
18th	Singha Thamrongthai	34	1	6th	27	26th	111	−85	9