Thailand Premier League 1997
The 1997 season was the second season of the Thailand Premier League , founded in 1996 , the top soccer division in Thailand . The league was also known as the Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League at the time.
Eligible were the 12 best teams of the Thailand Premier League 1996/97 , which played in the mode everyone against everyone with a return leg. The champions became the FC Royal Thai Air Force , which celebrated its 12th title in the club's history. Defending champion FC Bangkok Bank took 3rd place in the final table, the last two FC Royal Thai Police (as losers of the relegation ) and FC Royal Thai Navy were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League .
Clubs of the season
- Bangkok Bank FC - defending champion
- Tero Sasana (Singha Tero Sasana)
- FC Sinthana
- FC Royal Thai Police (promoted from Thailand Division 1 League )
- Royal Thai Navy (promoted from Thailand Division 1 League )
- FC Port Authority of Thailand
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
- Royal Thai Air Force FC
- UCOM Raj Pracha
- FC Thai Farmers Bank
- FC TOT
- Royal Thai Army
Final table of the 1997 season
| POS | society | R. | S. | U | N | T | GT | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Thai Air Force FC | 22nd | 14th | 3 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 42 |
| 2 | Sinthana | 22nd | 13 | 3 | 6th | 32 | 25th | +7 | 42 |
| 3 | FC Bangkok Bank (M) | 22nd | 11 | 5 | 6th | 34 | 23 | +11 | 38 |
| 4th | Port Authority | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 8th | 36 | 35 | +1 | 32 |
| 5 | Tero Sasana | 22nd | 8th | 7th | 7th | 32 | 26th | +6 | 31 |
| 6th | FC Thai Farmers Bank | 22nd | 7th | 9 | 6th | 31 | 31 | 0 | 30th |
| 7th | Bangkok Metro | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 9 | 22nd | 21st | +1 | 29 |
| 8th | FC TOT | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 29 |
| 9 | FC Royal Thai Army | 22nd | 7th | 4th | 11 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 25th |
| 10 | UCOM Raj Pracha | 22nd | 6th | 6th | 10 | 26th | 32 | −6 | 24 |
| 11 | Royal Thai Police FC | 22nd | 4th | 10 | 8th | 19th | 25th | −6 | 22nd |
| 12 | Royal Thai Navy FC | 22nd | 3 | 6th | 13 | 20th | 41 | −21 | 15th |
- Determination of the table position of a team in the event of a tie : 1. Direct comparison; 2. Goal Difference; 3. Goals scored
decisions
| Thai champion and participation in the AFC Champions League | |
| Participation in the Asian Cup Winner's Cup | |
| Relegation to the Thailand Division 1 League |
Relegation
The table eleventh FC Royal Thai Police had to compete in the relegation against the second in the Thailand Division 1 League , the FC Osotspa M-150 . FC Osotspa prevailed 1-0 and were promoted to the Thailand Premier League, while FC Royal Thai Police had to relegate to the Division 1 League.
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Thai Police FC | 0-1 | FC Osotspa M-150 |
Season Notes
- The Royal Thai Air Force FC were deducted three points at the end of the season. The reason for this was the non-appearance at the point game against Sinthana in Suphan Buri at the beginning of the season.
- Singha Tero Sasana changed its name to Tero Sasana .
- Last year's runner-up Stock Exchange of Thailand played the season under the name Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) due to a sponsorship change
Queen's Cup
The 26th Queen's Cup was won again by Thai Farmers Bank , for the fourth time in a row. For the first time, the cup was played without teams from abroad.
Thailand FA Cup
Sinthana won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.
Continental competitions
- The FC Bangkok Bank represented Thailand in the Asian Club Championship , but were eliminated in the first round.
- The FC Royal Thai Air Force reached the second round in the Asian Cup Winner's Cup .
Awards of 1997
Coach of the year
Player of the year
Top scorer
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://rsssf.com/tablest/thai-queen.html Overview of the title holders of the Queen's Cup
- ↑ http://rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup97.html Results and overview on rsssf.com