Thailand Premier League 2008
| Thailand Premier League 2008 | |
| master | Provincial Electricity Authority |
| Champions League | Provincial Electricity Authority |
| AFC Cup | Chonburi FC |
| Relegated |
Bangkok Bank FC Customs Department Royal Thai Army |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Top scorer |
 Anon Sangsanoi ( BEC Tero Sasana FC ), 20 goals
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| ← Thailand Premier League 2007 | |
The Thailand Premier Football League played with 16 teams in the 2008 season. The season ran from February 18, 2008 to October 11, 2008. The champions qualify for the AFC Champions League play-offs and the 2nd for the AFC Cup . The last three places mean relegation to the Thailand Division 1 League .
The following teams were promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League :
The big surprises of the season were the newcomers, who all but the FC Customs Department were able to keep the league. The 12-time champions Bangkok Bank, however, rose to the end of the season for the first time since the TPL was in the 2nd division.
Chonburi FC failed to defend their title from last year and ended up only in second place. Provincial Electricity became champions for the first time in the club's history . BEC Tero Sasana was only third in the table for the third time in a row.
The 16 clubs of the 2008 season
table
Closing table
| space | society | P | G | U | V | T | GT | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC PEA | 30th | 18th | 7th | 5 | 38 | 15th | +23 | 61 |
| 2 | Chonburi FC (M) | 30th | 15th | 14th | 1 | 34 | 14th | +20 | 59 |
| 3 | BEC Tero Sasana | 30th | 16 | 7th | 7th | 50 | 31 | +19 | 55 |
| 4th | FC Osotspa M-150 | 30th | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 25th | +12 | 51 |
| 5 | FC TOT | 30th | 13 | 11 | 6th | 36 | 27 | +9 | 50 |
| 6th | FC Krung Thai Bank | 30th | 13 | 7th | 10 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 |
| 7th | FC Samut Songkhram (N) | 30th | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 43 |
| 8th | FC Chula-Sinthana (N) | 30th | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 39 |
| 9 | Nakhon Pathom FC | 30th | 11 | 4th | 15th | 24 | 38 | −14 | 37 |
| 10 | FC Bangkok University | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 35 |
| 11 | FC Coke-Bangpra (N) | 30th | 8th | 11 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 35 |
| 12 | Tobacco Monopoly | 30th | 7th | 12 | 11 | 20th | 25th | −5 | 33 |
| 13 | Port Authority | 30th | 7th | 9 | 14th | 30th | 47 | −17 | 30th |
| 14th | Bangkok Bank | 30th | 6th | 11 | 13 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 29 |
| 15th | Royal Thai Army | 30th | 6th | 7th | 17th | 21st | 44 | −23 | 25th |
| 16 | FC Customs Department (N) | 30th | 5 | 5 | 20th | 18th | 39 | −21 | 20th |
- 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 AFC Cup | |
| Relegation to the Thailand Division 1 League | |
| (M) | reigning Thai champion |
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| (N) | Promoted last season |
Results
Final score
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| 1. PAT | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 5 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| 2. PEA | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3. Coke-Bangpra | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| 4. Chula | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 6: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | |
| 5. Chonburi | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
| 6th Army | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| 7. DEAD | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| 8. BKK Bank | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | |
| 9. Krung Thai | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| 10. N pathoma | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | |
| 11. BEC tero | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| 12. Tobacco | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | |
| 13. BKK Univ | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | |
| 14. Customs | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | |
| 15. S Songkhram | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | |
| 16. Osotsapa | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 |
Season notes
- Due to qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup, the Thailand Premier League took a break from the season from May 3, 2008 to June 28, 2008.
- In a friendly on May 17, 2008, a Thailand Premier League selection won against Manchester City .
- The AFC announced that the champions of the Thailand Premier League can only qualify for the AFC Champions League via play-offs.
- National coach Charnwit Polcheewin announced his resignation on June 16, 2008.
- On July 8th, 2008 the FAT announced that Peter Reid will be the new national coach of Thailand.
- In June it was announced that BEC Tero Sasana striker Teerathep Winothai will join Lierse SK at the end of the season .
- 2007 season goalscorer Ney Fabiano de Oliveira joined Melbourne Victory in Australia during the break in June 2008 .
- Kraison Panjaroen moved from FC Bangkok University to FC Chonburi during the season break .
- In August, FC Chula-Sinthana changed its club name to FC Chula United.
- On August 27, the draw for the 2008 ASEAN soccer championship took place. Thailand got Vietnam, Malaysia and a qualifier drawn.
- On September 4th it was announced that the main shirt color of the Thai national soccer team would be yellow. The supplier was also switched from Grand Sport to Nike .
Continental competitions
Both FC Chonburi and Krung Thai Bank are close to the AFC Champions League . However, did not get past the group stage. The highlight was certainly the 3-1 of Chonburi against Melbourne Victory and a 1-1 against Gamba Osaka in Japan.
List of goalscorers
Final score
| Scorer | Goals | team |
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Anon Sangsanoi
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20th | BEC Tero Sasana |
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Ronnachai Rangsiyo
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16 | FC Provincial Electricity Authority |
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Sarayoot Chaikamdee
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12 | FC Osotspa M-150 |
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Teerathep Winothai
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BEC Tero Sasana | |
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Wuttichai Tathong
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FC Chula-Sinthana | |
 Kone Kassim
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10 | FC Krung Thai Bank |
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Ajayi Gdenga Samuel
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9 | FC Krung Thai Bank |
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Pipat Thonkanya
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FC Provincial Electricity Authority | |
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Sompong Soleb
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FC Chula-Sinthana | |
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Phuwadol Sankra
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8th | FC TOT |
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Suriya Domtaisong
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FC Bangkok University |
Annual awards
Coach of the year
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Prapol Pongpanich - FC Provincial Electricity Authority
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Striker of the year
Young Player of the Year
Foreign player of the year
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Kouakou Tahiri Henri Joel - FC Provincial Electricity Authority
Top scorer
Explanations / individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of results on thaifootballleague.com ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ TPL 2008 goal scorers core ball thai
See also
Web links
- Official website [TH]
- Thai Football Blog [ENG]