2011 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League

Season	2011
Champions	Buriram United
Relegated	Siam Navy Sriracha Khonkaen
2012 AFC Champions League	Buriram United (group stage) Chonburi (qualifying play-off)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	734 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Frank Ohandza (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Chonburi 6–0 TOT
Biggest away win	Samut Songkhram 0–4 Buriram PEA
Highest scoring	Bangkok Glass 5–3 Insee Police United Muangthong United 6–2 Bangkok Glass (8 goals)
Longest unbeaten run	Buriram PEA (15 games) ended 4 June 2011
Highest attendance	24,712 Buriram PEA vs Chonburi, March 20, 2011
Lowest attendance	183 Chonburi vs Insee Police United, October 15, 2011
Average attendance	4,564
← 2010 2012 →

2011 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league due to a two team expansion, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.

The season started on 12 February 2011 and is generally broken down into 2 legs. The first leg being played from February to early June with the second leg taking place from late July to November.

During the league break, the opening rounds of the FA Cup and League Cup take place.

Teams

Bangkok United were relegated to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2010 season in the bottom three places and lost in promotion/relegation play-off.

2010 Thai Division 1 League champions Sriracha, runners-up Khonkaen and third place Chiangrai United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Bangkok

Chiangrai United

Chonburi

Muangthong

Osotspa

Police

Bangkok Glass

Siam Navy

Sriracha

Samut Songkhram

Buriram United

Khonkaen

Sisaket

TTM Phichit

Pattaya

Bangkok teams

Army United
BEC Tero Sasana
Thai Port
TOT

Locations of the Thai Premier League 2011 teams

Army United

BEC Tero Sasana

Thai Port

TOT

Football clubs in Greater Bangkok

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Army United	Bangkok	Thai Army Sports Stadium	20,000
Bangkok Glass	Pathumthani	Leo Stadium	8,000
BEC Tero Sasana	Bangkok	Thephasadin Stadium	6,378
Buriram United	Buriram	I-mobile Stadium (1st leg) New I-Mobile Stadium (2nd leg)	14,000 24,000
Chiangrai United	Chiangrai	Thaicom Stadium	5,000
Chonburi	Chonburi	Chonburi Stadium	8,200
Khonkaen	Khonkaen	Khon Kaen Stadium	3,500
Muangthong United	Nonthaburi	Yamaha Stadium	25,000
Osotspa Saraburi	Saraburi	Saraburi Stadium	5,000
Pattaya United	Chonburi	IPE Chonburi Stadium	11,000
Police United	Pathumthani	Thammasat Stadium	25,000
Samut Songkhram	Samut Songkhram	Samut Songkhram Stadium	5,000
Siam Navy	Chonburi	IPE Chonburi Stadium(1st leg) Sattahip Navy Stadium(2nd leg)	11,000 5,000
Sisaket	Sisaket	Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium	9,000
Sriracha	Chonburi	Suzuki Stadium	5,207
Thai Port	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	10,308
TOT	Nonthaburi	Yamaha Stadium (1st leg) Thai Army Sports Stadium (1 game) TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana (2 leg)	17,000 20,000 5,000
TTM Phichit	Phichit	Phichit Stadium	13,000

Name changes

• TOT-CAT were renamed TOT after an ownership dispute.
• Rajnavy Rayong were renamed Siam Navy after an ownership dispute.

Stadium changes

• Both Pattaya United and Siam Navy moved into the IPE Stadium in Chonburi. Pattaya's previous ground Nongprue Municipality Football Field is under renovation and Siam Navy left the Rayong Stadium as they withdrew from the province during their ownership dispute. Both teams use the same stadium even though this is actually against the league regulations. Siam Navy were to move back to Rayong and use the Sattahip Navy Stadium for the 2nd leg of the season.
• TOT contiuned to use Muangthong United's Yamaha Stadium for the opening half of the season before their return to the TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana for the 2nd leg.TOT also used the Thai Army Sports Stadium for one game in the first leg of the season.
• Chonburi moved to the ODB Chonburi Stadium whilst a new ground is built in Bang San.
• Sriracha's Princess Sirindhorn Stadium will be known as the Suzuki Stadium due to sponsorship reasons.
• BEC Tero Sasana presumably have made the Thephasadin Stadium as their new home, using it for the second season running after their previous home Nong Chok Stadium was apparently being renovated. The move has also brought a bigger fan base to the club.
• Chonburi used one of their former grounds, the IPE Stadium for two games after being suspended from using their home ground due to fan violence. Chonburi fans were also subjected to be banned from the stadium.
• Bangkok Glass used the Thephasadin Stadium and the Yamaha Stadium for their home matches with Samut Songkhram and Pattaya United due to the Leo Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.
• Police United used the Suphanburi Municipality Stadium and the Khao Plong Stadium in Chainat for their home matches with Pattaya United, Bangkok Glass, Khon Kaen (all Suphanburi Municipality Stadium) and Muangthong United (Khao Plong Stadium) due to the Thammasat Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.

Thai Premier League All-Star Exhibition game

See also: Thai Premier League All-Star Football

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Sponsor	Kit maker	Team captain	Head coach
Army United	Chang	Pan	Wanchana Rattana	Adul Rungruang
Bangkok Glass	Leo Beer	Umbro	Amnaj Kaewkiew	Arjhan Srong-ngamsub
BEC Tero Sasana	3K Battery	FBT	Teeratep Winothai	Phayong Khunnaen
Buriram United	Chang		Apichet Puttan	Attaphol Buspakom
Chiangrai United	Leo Beer	Deffo	Sanya Puangchan	Stefano Cugurra 'Teco'
Chonburi	Chang	FBT	Pipob On-Mo	Witthaya Laohakul
Khon Kaen	3K Battery	Kool Sport	Rermrat Ngam-Chareon	Pichet Supomuang
Muangthong United	Yamaha	Grand Sport	Nattaporn Phanrit	Robbie Fowler
Osotspa Saraburi	M-150	Grand Sport	Jetsada Puanakunmee	Pairoj Borwonwattanadirok
Pattaya United	True	Grand Sport	Niweat Siriwong	Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Police United	Insee Cement	Kela	Krissadee Prakobkong	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Siam Navy	Arcus	Kappa	Jetsada Ngam-muang	Worakorn Wijannarong
Samut Songkhram	SCG	FBT	Panuwat Yimsa-ngar	Vorawan Chitavanich
Sisaket	Muang Thai	FBT	Wuttichai Tathong	Royter Moreira
Sriracha	Suzuki	FBT	Sujarit Jantakon	Dusit Chalermsan
Thai Port	FB Battery		Itthipol Nonsiri	Thongchai Sukkokee
TOT	TOT	Kela	Patiparn Phetphun	Somchai Subpherm
TTM Phichit		FBT	Jetsada Boonruangrod	Lee Young-Moo

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Pattaya United	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul	Signed by Police United	21 November 2010	Pre-season	Jatuporn Pramolbal	December 2010	Pre-season
Muangthong United	René Desaeyere	Terminated a Contract	9 January 2011	Pre-season	Carlos Roberto	18 January 2011	Pre-season
Muangthong United	Carlos Roberto	Terminated a Contract	23 February 2011	14th	Henrique Calisto	6 March 2011	16th
Sisaket	David Booth	Sacked	22 April 2011	13th	Royter Moreira
TTM Phichit	Bae Myung-Ho	Sacked	28 April 2011	16th	Lee Young-Moo
Sriracha	Trongyod Klinsrisook	Terminated a Contract	8 May 2011	18th	Dusit Chalermsan
BEC Tero Sasana	Peter Butler	Sacked			Phayong Khunnaen
Samut Songkhram	Pol Chomchuen	Sacked			Vorawan Chitavanich
Pattaya United	Jatuporn Pramualban	Sacked			Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Thai Port	Sasom Pobprasert	Resigned to join Buriram			Thongchai Sukkokee
Muangthong United	Henrique Calisto	Sacked		3rd	Robbie Fowler		3rd

Ownership changes

Club	New Owner	Previous Owner	Date
Rajnavy Rayong	Royal Thai Navy	Rayong Thai Premier	22 December 2010
TOT	TOT	TOT-CAT	26 January 2011
Thai Port	Port Authority of Thailand	Thai Port	2 February 2011

League table

2011 Thai Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Buriram United (C)	34	26	7	1	64	15	+49	85	2012 AFC Champions League group stage Group stage
2	Chonburi	34	20	9	5	58	29	+29	69	2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1
3	Muangthong United	34	17	9	8	54	32	+22	60
4	Pattaya United	34	14	11	9	38	27	+11	53		PAT 2–1 BKG BKG 0–0 PAT
5	Bangkok Glass	34	15	8	11	55	41	+14	53
6	Osotspa Saraburi	34	12	15	7	47	32	+15	51
7	Thai Port	34	12	9	13	33	38	−5	45		THP 3–2 BEC BEC 0–0 THP
8	BEC Tero Sasana	34	13	6	15	39	35	+4	45
9	Police United	34	11	11	12	36	40	−4	44
10	Chiangrai United	34	11	11	12	47	52	−5	44
11	TTM Phichit	34	12	7	15	38	54	−16	43
12	Sisaket	34	9	12	13	33	39	−6	39		ARM 1–1 SIS SIS 2–1 ARM
13	Army United	34	10	9	15	39	40	−1	39
14	TOT	34	11	4	19	29	55	−26	37
15	Samut Songkhram	34	8	12	14	31	45	−14	36
16	Siam Navy (R)	34	9	6	19	28	51	−23	33	Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League
17	Sriracha (R)	34	7	11	16	32	43	−11	32
18	Khonkaen (R)	34	6	9	19	33	68	−35	27

Updated to games played on January 28, 2012.
Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Since Buriram PEA also won the 2011 Thai FA Cup, Chonburi qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as the league runners-up.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Rules for classification, when season was finished : 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored

Results

Home \ Away

ARM

BKG

BEC

PEA

CRU

CHO

KHO

MTU

OSO

PAT

POL

SNA

SAS

SIS

SRI

THP

TOT

TTM

Army United

1–1

1–0

1–3

2–1

3–4

4–1

3–0

1–1

3–3

0–0

2–0

1–3

1–1

3–1

0–1

1–0

2–0

Bangkok Glass

1–1

2–0

0–2

3–2

2–0

4–0

0–0

2–0

0–0

5–3

4–0

1–2

2–0

3–1

2–1

1–3

4–0

BEC Tero Sasana

1–0

0–2

1–2

3–1

0–1

3–1

2–2

1–3

1–0

0–2

2–0

0–0

0–1

1–0

0–0

2–3

3–0

Buriram PEA

2–1

2–1

1–0

5–0

3–0

2–0

1–0

0–0

0–0

1–1

3–2

3–0

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

6–1

Chiangrai United

2–1

2–2

1–3

2–2

4–3

1–1

1–0

2–1

3–1

1–2

3–1

0–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

2–0

2–1

Chonburi

2–1

1–0

2–0

1–1

1–0

6–1

1–1

2–0

2–2

0–0

1–0

2–2

5–0

2–1

2–0

6–0

2–1

Khonkaen

2–0

0–2

0–3

0–2

3–2

0–2

2–2

1–1

1–1

1–2

0–0

1–2

1–1

2–1

1–1

4–2

2–2

Muangthong United

1–1

6–2

1–0

0–0

4–1

1–2

1–0

0–0

2–0

3–1

1–3

2–0

1–0

1–1

2–0

2–0

3–0

Osotspa Saraburi

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–3

0–0

2–2

3–0

5–1

2–1

2–0

4–1

0–0

2–1

1–2

1–3

4–0

3–0

Pattaya United

1–0

2–1

0–0

0–1

3–0

1–1

3–0

1–0

0–0

0–1

1–2

3–0

1–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

0–1

Police United

0–1

3–1

1–0

2–3

2–1

0–0

1–2

0–2

2–4

0–0

0–1

0–1

2–2

3–1

0–1

1–0

1–0

Siam Navy

1–1

0–1

1–0

0–1

1–3

0–2

2–1

0–3

1–0

1–2

1–1

1–1

2–0

0–1

0–0

2–1

1–1

Samut Songkhram

0–1

1–1

1–1

0–4

1–4

0–1

1–1

1–3

0–0

0–1

1–1

2–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

3–1

2–3

Sisaket

2–1

2–0

0–3

1–0

0–0

1–1

2–0

1–2

2–2

2–0

1–1

2–02

2–0

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–2

Sriracha

1–0

2–2

0–1

0–1

0–0

1–2

4–1

0–0

1–1

0–1

0–1

2–0

1–1

1–1

2–1

0–2

1–2

Thai Port

1–0

1–1

3–2

0–1

1–1

1–0

3–0

0–3

0–0

0–2

3–1

3–2

2–1

0–0

1–3

0–1

3–1

TOT

1–0

2–1

1–3

0–4

1–1

0–1

0–2

1–3

0–0

0–2

1–1

2–1

1–0

0–0

1–0

1–0

2–3

TTM Phichit

1–0

0–1

1–2

0–0

3–1

1–0

2–1

2–1

1–2

1–1

0–0

1–2

1–0

2–2

2–2

2–0

0–1

Updated to games played on 28 January 2012.
Source: Thai Premier League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²Sisaket were awarded a 2–0 victory over Rajnavy after the latter were found guilty of using an ineligible player. The original result was 1–1.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Frank Ohandza	Buriram United	19
2	Leandro dos Santos	Army United	18
	Wasan Natasan	Chiangrai United	18
4	Pipob On-Mo	Chonburi	15
	Ronnachai Rangsiyo	BEC Tero Sasana	15
	Sarayuth Chaikamdee	Bangkok Glass	15
7	Hironori Saruta	Bangkok Glass	13
	Teerasil Dangda	Muangthong United	13
9	Kim Joo-Yong	TTM Phichit	11
10	Aron da Silva	Sriracha	10
	Cleiton Silva	Osotspa Saraburi	10
	Kone Mohamed	TOT	10
	Suchao Nuchnum	Buriram United	10

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Key
4	Player scored four goals
5	Player scored five goals

Player	Nationality	For	Against	Result	Date
Yeon Gi-Sung	South Korea	TTM Phichit	Chiangrai United	3–1	13 February 2011
Apipoo Suntornpanavej	Thailand	Osotspa Saraburi	Royal Thai Navy	4–1	30 April 2011
Ney Fabiano	Brazil	Chonburi	Khonkaen	6–1	14 May 2011
Frank Ohandza	Cameroon	Buriram PEA	Samut Songkhram	4–0	22 May 2011
Sarayuth Chaikamdee	Thailand	Bangkok Glass	Police United	5–3	29 May 2011
Teerasil Dangda	Thailand	Muangthong United	Bangkok Glass	6–2	10 August 2011
Ronnachai Rangsiyo	Thailand	BEC Tero Sasana	TTM Phichit	3–0	27 August 2011
Kritsada Kemdem	Thailand	Osotspa Saraburi F.C.	TOT	4–0	24 September 2011
Frank Ohandza4	Cameroon	Buriram PEA	TTM Phichit	6-1	20 November 2011
Kim Joo-Yong	South Korea	TTM Phichit	TOT	3-2	17 December 2011
Chatree Chimtalay	Thailand	Bangkok Glass	Khonkaen	4-0	24 December 2011
Aron da Silva	Brazil	Sriracha	Thai Port	3-1	31 December 2011

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Buriram PEA	255,129	24,712	8,315	15,008	n/a†
2	Muangthong United	182,610	21,370	3,278	10,742	n/a†
3	Sisaket	122,815	12,150	3,105	7,224	n/a†
4	Bangkok Glass	97,069	9,891	1,495	5,710	n/a†
5	Army United	94,863	15,710	2,529	5,580	n/a†
6	Chonburi	92,317	8,500	183	5,430	n/a†
7	Chiangrai United	63,447	8,300	600	3,732	n/a†
8	Osotspa Saraburi	62,171	5,943	1,704	3,657	n/a†
9	Police United	61,825	8,949	764	3,637	n/a†
10	Khonkaen	52,743	5,425	1,250	3,103	n/a†
11	Samut Songkhram	48,877	5,481	1,200	2,875	n/a†
12	BEC Tero Sasana	47,268	5,650	1,425	2,780	n/a†
13	Thai Port	46,947	6,916	986	2,762	n/a†
14	Siam Navy	39,393	5,933	429	2,317	n/a†
15	TTM Phichit	38,039	5,000	1,143	2,238	n/a†
16	Sriracha	34,155	3,200	850	2,009	n/a†
17	Pattaya United	29,019	7,500	447	1,814	n/a†
18	TOT	23,324	3,000	386	1,372	n/a†
	League total	1,392,011	24,712	183	4,564	n/a†

Updated to games played on January 28, 2011
Source: Thai Premier League
Notes:
^† Team played previous season in Division 1 League.

Champions

Champions
Buriram PEA
2nd Title

External links

• Official website