The 2020–21 Thai League 1 is the 24th season of the Thai League 1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 14 February 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in October 2020.[1]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 February 2020 – 28 March 2021 |
| Champions | BG Pathum United |
| Relegated | Rayong Sukhothai Trat |
| 2021 AFC Champions League | BG Pathum United Port Chiangrai United Ratchaburi Mitr Phol |
| 2022 AFC Champions League | BG Pathum United Buriram United Chiangrai United Port |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 703 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Barros Tardeli (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 5 goals difference Suphanburi 5–0 Police Tero (30 October 2020) Bangkok United 5–0 Trat (10 March 2021) |
| Biggest away win | 6 goals difference Samut Prakan City 0–6 BG Pathum United (28 February 2021) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals Bangkok United 4–5 Sukhothai (18 October 2020) Rayong 2–7 Port (18 October 2020) Samut Prakan City 6–3 Port (27 December 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches BG Pathum United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 29 matches BG Pathum United |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Rayong |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Rayong |
| Highest attendance | 15,590 Buriram United 4–0 Chonburi (22 February 2020) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 |
| Total attendance | 582,639 |
| Average attendance | 3,310 |
← 2019 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 28 March 2021. | |
The 1st transfer window is from 11 November 2019 to 3 February 2020 while the 2nd transfer window is from 15 June 2020 to 12 July 2020.
Chiangrai United are the defending champions, while BG Pathum United, Police Tero and Rayong have entered as the promoted teams from the 2019 Thai League 2.
On March 1, all of Thai League 1 matches between 7 and 31 March will be played behind closed doors as broadcast only events.[2] However, on March 4, the decision changed to postpone all of matches prior to 18 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.[3]
In April 2020, the Football Association of Thailand announced that the season would restart in September 2020 and end in May 2021, with the top four teams after the first half of the season qualifying for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[4][5] For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the same criteria as applied in previous years will be followed, with the league and Thai FA Cup winners qualifying for the group stage, and the league runners-up and 3rd place qualifying for the play-offs.
Teams
editThere are 16 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Thai League 2 replacing the two teams that were relegated from the 2019 season along with PTT Rayong who folded at the end of the campaign. All clubs that secured Thai League status for the season were subject to approval by the AFC Club Licensing before becoming eligible to participate.
Chainat Hornbill and Chiangmai were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. PTT Rayong withdrew from the league after the season, sparing Suphanburi from relegation.[6][7] They were replaced by 2019 Thai League 2 champions BG Pathum United, whom played under the name Bangkok Glass in the 2018 Thai League 1 campaign. They were joined by runners up Police Tero, who also got promoted at the first time of asking and 3rd place Rayong. Rayong was founded in 2009 and earned promotion to the Thai League 1 for the first time in their history.
Stadium and locations
edit- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok United | Pathum Thani | Thammasat Stadium | 19,375 |
| BG Pathum United | Pathum Thani | Leo Stadium | 10,114 |
| Buriram United | Buriram | Chang Arena | 32,600 |
| Chiangrai United | Chiangrai | Singha Stadium | 13,000 |
| Chonburi | Chonburi | Chonburi Stadium | 8,680 |
| Muangthong United | Nonthaburi | SCG Stadium | 12,505 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Nakhon Ratchasima | 80th Birthday Stadium | 24,641 |
| Police Tero | Bangkok | Boonyachinda Stadium | 3,550 |
| Port | Bangkok | PAT Stadium | 6,000 |
| PT Prachuap | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Sam Ao Stadium | 5,000 |
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Ratchaburi | Mitr Phol Stadium | 10,000 |
| Rayong | Rayong | Rayong Provincial Stadium | 7,500 |
| Samut Prakan City | Samut Prakan | Samut Prakarn SAT Stadium | 5,130 |
| Sukhothai | Sukhothai | Thung Thalay Luang Stadium | 8,000 |
| Suphanburi | Suphanburi | Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium | 15,279 |
| Trat | Trat | Trat Provincial Stadium | 5,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | End of caretaker role | 20 October 2019 | Pre-season | |||
| Sukhothai | End of contract | 27 October 2019 | ||||
| Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
| Chiangrai United | 12 November 2019 | |||||
| Samut Prakan City | 23 December 2019 | |||||
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 10 November 2019 | End of season | ||||
| Rayong | Resigned | 28 February 2020 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Released by club | 2 March 2020 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Port | Mutual consent | 28 March 2020 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Port | Promoted to Technical director | 21 September 2020 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Muangthong United | Resigned | 17 October 2020 | 9 | 10 | ||
Foreign Players
editThe FIFA Transfer Window Period for Thailand was 19 November 2019 to 10 February 2020, and 15 June to 12 July 2020.
League table
editThe top three teams at the end of the season qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BG Pathum United (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 77 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Buriram United | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 63 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 3 | Port | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 56 | |
| 4 | Chiangrai United[a] | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 54 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Bangkok United | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 51 | |
| 6 | Samut Prakan City | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 47[b] | |
| 7 | Muangthong United | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 47[b] | |
| 8 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 46 | |
| 9 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 42 | |
| 10 | PT Prachuap | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 37 | |
| 11 | Police Tero | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 36 | |
| 12 | Chonburi | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Suphanburi | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 30 | |
| 14 | Sukhothai (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Thai League 2 |
| 15 | Trat (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 17 | |
| 16 | Rayong (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goals difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goals difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time;).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Chiangrai United qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as 2020–21 Thai FA Cup winners.
- ^ a b Samut Prakan City finished ahead of Muangthong United on head-to-head points: Muangthong United 0–0 Samut Prakan City, Samut Prakan City 4–2 Muangthong United.
Positions by round
editThe table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Leader and qualification to the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs | |
| Relegation to the 2021–22 Thai League 2 |
Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League
editThe top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[5] The Round 15 match between Chiangrai United and Port, originally scheduled to be played on 5 January 2021, was postponed along with all matches in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, and could not be played before the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage draw on 27 January 2021, and thus this match would not be taken into account when ranking the third-placed and fourth-placed teams between Chiangrai United and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.[15]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BG Pathum United | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Port | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 34 | |
| 3 | Chiangrai United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 26 | |
| 4 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 26 | |
| 5 | Buriram United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 23 | |
| 6 | Samut Prakan City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Chonburi | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Muangthong United | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Bangkok United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Sukhothai | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Police Tero | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Suphanburi | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 17 | |
| 13 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 16 | |
| 14 | PT Prachuap | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14 | |
| 15 | Rayong | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 10 | |
| 16 | Trat | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Overall goals difference; 3) Overall goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Play-off without extra time.
Positions by round - first half of season
editThe top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[5]
| Qualification to the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification to the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
Results by match played
editResults
editSeason statistics
edit
Top scorersedit
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Top assistsedit
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Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiangrai United | Nakhon Ratchasima | 4–0 (A) | 20 September 2020 | |
| Samut Prakan City | Chonburi | 4–1 (H) | 12 December 2020 | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Trat | 4–3 (A) | 13 December 2020 | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Police Tero | 4–0 (H) | 19 December 2020 | |
| Sukhothai | PT Prachuap | 4–3 (H) | 11 February 2021 | |
| Samut Prakan City | Muangthong United | 4–2 (H) | 17 February 2021 | |
| Trat | Sukhothai | 4–2 (A) | 17 February 2021 | |
| Muangthong United | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 3–1 (A) | 20 February 2021 | |
| Buriram United | Suphanburi | 3–2 (A) | 20 February 2021 | |
| Samut Prakan City | PT Prachuap | 4–0 (H) | 21 February 2021 | |
| BG Pathum United | Samut Prakan City | 6–0 (A) | 28 February 2021 | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Muangthong United | 4–1 (H) | 9 March 2021 | |
| PT Prachuap | Rayong | 3–1 (A) | 9 March 2021 |
Clean sheets
edit- As of 28 March 2021.
Awards
editMonthly awards
edit| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| February | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Bangkok United | Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||
| September | BG Pathum United | BG Pathum United | Sukhothai | ||||
| October | Port | BG Pathum United | Muangthong United | ||||
| November | BG Pathum United | Port | Trat | ||||
| December | Samut Prakan City | Samut Prakan City | Muangthong United | ||||
| March | Buriram United | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Port | ||||
Season awards
edit| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Thai League Manager of the Year | BG Pathum United | |
| Thai League Most Valuable Player | BG Pathum United | |
| Thai League Rookie of the Year | Samut Prakan City |
| Attack | (Nakhon Ratchasima) |
(Samut Prakan City) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midfield | (Samut Prakan City) |
(Buriram United) |
(Port) |
(BG Pathum United) |
(Ratchaburi Mitr Phol) | |||||||
| Defence | (BG Pathum United) |
(BG Pathum United) |
(Nakhon Ratchasima) | |||||||||
| Goalkeeper | (BG Pathum United) | |||||||||||
Attendances
editOverall statistical table
edit| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buriram United | 108,346 | 15,590 | 0 | 9,029 | −33.4% |
| 2 | Muangthong United | 55,642 | 9,214 | 0 | 4,637 | −49.0% |
| 3 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 41,348 | 12,296 | 0 | 4,594 | −62.9% |
| 4 | BG Pathum United | 45,705 | 9,828 | 0 | 4,155 | −4.7%† |
| 5 | Suphanburi | 47,027 | 7,500 | 0 | 3,934 | −39.8% |
| 6 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 39,843 | 8,583 | 0 | 3,622 | −25.7% |
| 7 | Chonburi | 31,121 | 5,245 | 0 | 3,112 | −34.6% |
| 8 | Port | 32,813 | 6,940 | 0 | 2,983 | −41.4% |
| 9 | Chiangrai United | 32,301 | 5,470 | 0 | 2,936 | −41.9% |
| 10 | Sukhothai | 28,989 | 4,398 | 0 | 2,635 | −30.0% |
| 11 | Bangkok United | 26,585 | 4,323 | 0 | 2,417 | −44.8% |
| 12 | Rayong | 21,827 | 4,560 | 0 | 1,819 | −6.6%† |
| 13 | PT Prachuap | 21,052 | 3,654 | 0 | 1,754 | −51.0% |
| 14 | Trat | 17,798 | 3,005 | 0 | 1,618 | −58.9% |
| 15 | Samut Prakan City | 16,086 | 3,958 | 0 | 1,609 | −43.8% |
| 16 | Police Tero | 13,828 | 3,379 | 0 | 1,598 | +36.1%† |
| League total | 582,639 | 15,590 | 0 | 3,310 | −41.9% |
Updated to games played on 28 March 2021
Source: Thai League
Notes:
†
Teams played previous season in Thai League 2
Attendances by home match played
edit| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok United | 2,977 | 3,780 | 2,032 | 3,850 | 1,587 | 2,568 | 2,181 | 4,323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,071 | 1,009 | 1,207 | 26,585 |
| BG Pathum United | 9,828 | 7,345 | 1,940 | 2,414 | 2,489 | 4,962 | 4,593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,814 | 1,898 | 3,940 | 4,482 | 45,705 |
| Buriram United | 15,590 | 15,252 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 15,306 | 7,768 | 9,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,510 | 6,465 | 8,028 | 7,188 | 9,729 | 108,346 |
| Chiangrai United | 2,896 | 2,517 | 3,062 | 3,062 | 2,538 | 5,470 | 4,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,676 | 1,512 | 1,736 | 3,533 | 32,301 |
| Chonburi | 5,245 | 4,216 | 2,147 | 2,147 | 2,147 | 3,247 | 4,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,150 | 2,619 | 2,908 | 31,121 |
| Muangthong United | 9,214 | 7,642 | 2,956 | 2,942 | 2,738 | 4,732 | 5,342 | 2,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,945 | 3,250 | 2,952 | 5,695 | 55,642 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 3,033 | 2,940 | 3,873 | 3,724 | 4,281 | 3,277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,979 | 3,945 | 12,296 | 41,348 |
| Police Tero | 3,379 | 1,378 | 1,064 | 1,214 | 1,250 | 1,875 | 1,248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,178 | 1,242 | 2,148 | 15,976 |
| Port | 6,940 | 5,465 | 1,386 | 1,357 | 1,548 | 2,970 | 3,050 | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,353 | 2,876 | 2,868 | 32,813 |
| PT Prachuap | 3,654 | 3,195 | 1,275 | 1,275 | 1,275 | 1,250 | 1,100 | 2,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,025 | 786 | 1,783 | 2,084 | 21,052 |
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 4,274 | 8,583 | 3,794 | 2,425 | 2,458 | 2,341 | 3,225 | 4,373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,479 | 2,323 | 3,568 | 39,843 |
| Rayong | 3,600 | 4,560 | 2,580 | 1,834 | 1,950 | 1,386 | 1,868 | 1,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 480 | 819 | 787 | 21,827 |
| Samut Prakan City | 3,958 | 2,259 | 751 | 1,115 | 1,012 | 1,244 | 1,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 689 | 2,182 | 1,531 | 16,086 |
| Sukhothai | 4,398 | 3,931 | 4,108 | 2,005 | 1,995 | 2,005 | 2,002 | 4,005 | 1,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,147 | 1,410 | 28,989 |
| Suphanburi | 4,150 | 3,659 | 3,676 | 3,563 | 4,106 | 6,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,373 | 2,953 | 3,345 | 3,519 | 4,285 | 7,500 | 47,027 |
| Trat | 3,005 | 2,555 | 1,190 | 1,249 | 1,250 | 2,555 | 1,699 | 1,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,055 | 923 | 1,115 | 17,798 |
Source: Thai League
See also
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