2009 Thai Premier League
Season | 2009 |
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Champions | Muangthong United |
Relegated | Sriracha Chula United Nakhon Pathom |
2010 AFC Champions League | Muangthong United |
2010 AFC Cup | Thai Port |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (BEC Tero Sasana) (18) |
Biggest home win | BEC Tero Sasana 5-0 Chula United |
Biggest away win | Rajnavy Rayong 0-3 TTM Samut Sakhon Sriracha 0-3 Thai Port Chonburi 2-5 Muangthong United TOT 1-4 BEC Tero Sasana BEC Tero Sasana 1-4 Muang Thong United Samut Songkhram 0-3 Rajnavy Rayong Osotspa Saraburi 0-3 BEC Tero Sasana Nakhon Pathom 2-5 Bangkok Glass |
Highest scoring | Chonburi 2-5 Muangthong United Nakhon Pathom 2-5 Bangkok Glass (7) |
Highest attendance | Muangthong United 1–1 Chonburi (16,608) (4 October 2009) |
← 2008 2010 → |
The Thai Premier League 2009 was the thirteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 16 teams competed in the league, with PEA FC as the defending champions.
Muang Thong United took the league championship with two games remaining, the first ever team to win the championship in their debut appearance in the top flight.
Nakhon Pathom, Sriracha and Chula United were relegated to the 1st Division.
Rules
[edit]- Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
- 3 Points for a win
- 1 Points for a draw
- At beginning of the season the league winner plays the FA Cup winner in the Kor Royal Cup
- Loser qualifies for Asian Champions League Qualification Round
- Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use toe-to-toe record to determine finishing position.
- Bottom 10 teams are relegated to Thai Division 1 League
Member clubs and locations
[edit]1 Pattaya United and Bangkok Glass took the places of Coke Bangpra and Krung Thai Bank after purchasing the clubs. Coke Bangpra and Krung Thai Bank therefore withdrew from the league allowing Pattaya and Bangkok Glass to take position in the top flight.
2 Changed name from Bangkok University
3 Changed name from Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
4 Changed name from Port Authority of Thailand.
5 Changed name from Royal Thai Navy
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Chonburi | ![]() |
End of Contract | ![]() |
January 2009 | Pre season |
Chula United | ![]() |
End of Contract | ![]() |
January 2009 | Pre season |
TTM Samut Sakhon | ![]() |
End of Contract | ![]() |
January 2009 | Pre season |
Muang Thong United | ![]() |
Taking charge of club's junior sides [4] | ![]() |
April 2009 | 4th |
TTM Samut Sakhon | ![]() |
Moved to Muang Thong United [4] | ![]() |
April 2009 | 11th |
PEA FC | ![]() |
Resigned due to fan pressure | ![]() |
May 2009 | 12th |
Bangkok Glass FC | ![]() |
Was acting coach and is now Technical Director Youth Football Academy Bangkok Glass FC[5] | ![]() |
June 2009 | 1st |
Pattaya United | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
June 2009 | 13th |
BEC Tero Sasana | ![]() |
Resigned to become the team's Technical Director [6] | ![]() |
June 2009 | 5th |
Pattaya United | ![]() |
Short term replacement | ![]() |
June 2009 | 13th |
Chula United | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
August 2009 | 16th |
TTM Samut Sakhon | ![]() |
Release | ![]() |
August 2009 | 12th |
Nakhon Pathom FC | ![]() |
Release | ![]() |
September 2009 | 14th |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Muang Thong United[a] | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 65 | 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
2 | Chonburi | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 62 | |
3 | Bangkok Glass | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | BEC Tero Sasana | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 51 | |
5 | Osotspa Saraburi | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 47 | |
6 | Thai Port | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 44 | 2010 AFC Cup Group stage[b] |
7 | TOT | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 42 | |
8 | TTM Samut Sakhon | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 37 | |
9 | PEA[c] | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | |
10 | Samut Songkhram | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 34 | |
11 | Pattaya United | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 32 | |
12 | Rajnavy Rayong[a] | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 30 | |
13 | Bangkok United | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 30 | |
14 | Sriracha[a] | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to 2010 Thai Division 1 League |
15 | Chula United | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 26 | |
16 | Nakhon Pathom | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Season notes
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- Before the starting of 2009 seasons, Thailand Premier League changed the official name to Thai Premier League.
- Coke Bangpra sold their Thai Premier League slot to a newly formed club, Pattaya United at the end of the Thai Premier League 2008 season. Coke Bangpra therefore withdrew from the Thai football league system and Pattaya would start their life in the very top division.
- Provincial Electricity Authority were drawn against Singapore Armed Forces of Singapore in the opening game of the AFC Champions League 2009 and were defeated 4-1 after extra time.
- On December 30, 2008, Thailand confirmed that Denmark, North Korea and Lebanon would play in the 2009 King's Cup tournament. Thailand would open up against Lebanon to determine who would enter the final.
- Thailand came runners up in the 2009 King's Cup, defeated by Denmark on penalties in the final.
- Chonburi won the season opening Kor Royal Cup, defeating PEA 1-0.
- In May, Chonburi progressed to the Round of 16 stage in the AFC Cup, whilst PEA got knocked out in the Group Stages.
- In June, FAT confirmed that the FA Cup would be restarted and the winners would enter the AFC Cup 2010.[7]
- Osotspa M-150 changed their name mid-season to Osotspa Saraburi
- BEC defeated TSW Pegasus FC of Hong Kong in the TSW Pegasus Anniversary Cup
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Last updated October 18, 2009
Scorer | Goals [9] | Club |
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18 | BEC Tero Sasana |
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14 | Chonburi |
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11 | Bangkok Glass |
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10 | Bangkok Glass |
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Muang Thong United | |
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Thai Port | |
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9 | Chonburi |
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Osotsapa M-150 | |
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Chula United | |
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Muang Thong United | |
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Muang Thong United (2 goals) PEA (7 goals) | |
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8 | Nakhon Pathom (4 goals) Chonburi (4 goals) |
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Rajnavy Rayong | |
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7 | Chonburi (3 goals) Pattaya United (4 goals) |
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TTM Samut Sakhon | |
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BEC Tero Sasana | |
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TTM Samut Sakhon | |
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Bangkok Glass | |
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Thai Port | |
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Sriracha | |
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Muang Thong United |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Key | |
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4 | Player scored four goals |
5 | Player scored five goals |
Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result[a] | Date |
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Sompong Soleb | ![]() |
Chula United | PEA | 3–1 | 12 September 2009 |
Anon Sangsanoi | ![]() |
BEC Tero Sasana | TOT | 4–0 | 7 October 2009 |
Nantawat Tansopa | ![]() |
Bangkok Glass | Nakhon Pathom | 5–2 | 18 October 2009 |
Annual awards
[edit]Coach of the Year
[edit]Defender of the Year
[edit]Midfielder of the Year
[edit]Striker of the Year
[edit]Young Player of the Year
[edit]Top scorer
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ผลการแข่งขัน ไทยลีก ดิวิชั่น1 ดิวิชั่น2 ฤดูกาล 2552 (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ การแข่งขันฟุตบอลอาชีพของประเทศไทย "ไทยลีก 2009 " เลกที่ 1 (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ ไทยลีก ไปครบทุกสนามกันหรือยังครับ (in Thai).
- ^ a b http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/15824/attapol-back-in-business Attapol back in business
- ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/17748/surachai-role Surachai role for Bangkok Glass
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/member-association-news/301-asean-/24614-tawan-takes-bec-tero-reins Tawan takes BEC Tero reins
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/news/24073-fa-cup-back-on-thai-calendar FA Cup back on Thai calendar
- ^ "Premier League 2009 fixtures". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ TPL 2009 Top goalscorers Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine coreballthai Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "- Thai Premier League Award 2009". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-12-23.