2012 Thai Premier League

2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league.

Thai Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsSCG Muangthong United
RelegatedThaiPort
BBCU
TTM Chiangmai
Champions LeagueSCG Muangthong United
Buriram United
Matches played306
Goals scored825 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Cleiton Silva
Teerasil Dangda
(24 goals)
Biggest home winBEC Tero Sasana 7–1 TTM Chiangmai
Biggest away winBBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United
Highest scoringBuriram United 7–2 Chainat
(11 August 2012)
BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United
Highest attendance30,102
Wuachon United vs SCG Muangthong United
Lowest attendance0
Genufood Samut Songkhram vs Army United
Average attendance4,823
← 2011
2013 →

Teams

Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places.

2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.[1][2]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Thai Premier League teams 2012
Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
Army United Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 25,000 [3]
Bangkok Glass Pathumthani Leo Stadium 10,000 [4]
BEC Tero Sasana Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thephasadin Stadium 6,378 [5]
Buriram United Buriram New I-Mobile Stadium 24,000 [6]
BBCU Bang Kapi, Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 65,000 [7]
Chainat Chainat Khao Plong Stadium 5,574 [8]
Chiangrai United Chiangrai Mae Fah Luang University Stadium

United Stadium of Chiangrai

 3,346

12,000

 [9]

[10]

Chonburi Chonburi Chonburi Stadium 8,600 [11]
Esan United Ubon Ratchathani Tung Burapha Stadium 7,500 [12]
SCG Muangthong United Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 17,000 [13]
Osotspa M-150 Saraburi Saraburi Saraburi Stadium 5,000 [14]
Pattaya United Chonburi Nongprue Municipality Football Field 8,000 [15]
INSEE Police United Pathumthani Thammasat Stadium 25,000 [16]
Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Stadium 6,000 [17]
Thai Port Khlong Toei, Bangkok PAT Stadium 12,308 [18]
TOT Lak Si, Bangkok TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana 5,000 [19]
TTM Chiangmai Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium 25,000 [20]
Wuachon United Songkhla Tinasulanon Stadium 35,000 [21]

Name changes
  • Thai Port were renamed to Port FC for the start of the season and then renamed back to Thai Port one week later.
  • Buriram PEA and Buriram merged to become Buriram United
  • Sisaket were renamed to Esan United for the start of the season.
  • TTM Phichit were renamed to TTM Chiangmai for the start of the season.
  • Buriram were renamed to Wuachon United for the start of the season.

Stadium Changes
  • Muangthong United's stadium would be known as SCG Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. The stadium was previously known as the Yamaha Stadium, again because of sponsorship reasons. The stadium was originally known as the Thunderdome Stadium.
  • BBCU moved in the Rajamangala Stadium, vacating the Thai Army Sports Stadium that was shared with Army United. However BBCU did use Muangthong United's SCG Stadium for the match with Chiangrai United due to the Rajamangala Stadium being unavailable
  • TTM Chiangmai moved from the Phichit Stadium to the 700th Anniversary Stadium .
  • Esan United moved into the Tung Burapha Stadium after relocating into Ubon Ratchathani province.
  • Wuachon United moved from the I-Mobile Stadium to the Tinasulanon Stadium .
  • Police United used the IPE Stadium in Chonburi until the Thammasat Stadium was ready following floods that also made them use alternative stadiums in the 2011 campaign. A few games were also stage at the Army Stadium in Bangkok.
  • BEC Tero Sasana hosted Osotspa at the Rajamangala Stadium due to the Thephasadin Stadium being unavailable.

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 Tatree Sing-Ha Paniphon Kerdyam
Bangkok Glass Leo Beer Umbro Amnart Kaewkiew Phil Stubbins
BEC Tero Sasana Channel 3 FBT Rangsan Viwatchaichok Sven-Göran Eriksson
Buriram United Chang - Apichet Puttan Attaphol Buspakom
BBCU 3 Board Band - Jakapong Yaito Adul Rungruang
Chainat - Kappa Narongchai Vachiraban Surachai Jaturapattarapong
Chiangrai United Leo Beer DEFFO Teerasak Po-on Stefano Cugurra
Chonburi Chang Nike Pipob On-Mo Withaya Laohakul
Esan United Muang Thai Life Assurance FBT Wuttichai Tathong Phayong Khunnaen
Muangthong United Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Yamaha Grand Sport Datsakorn Thonglao Slaviša Jokanović
Osotspa Saraburi M-150 Grand Sport Jetsada Puanakunmee Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok
Pattaya United True Grand Sport Niweat Siriwong Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
Police United INSEE Cement Kela Surachart Sareepim Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Samut Songkhram Genufood Kool Sport Chaiwut Wattana Somchai Chuayboonchum
Thai Port FB Battery FBT Itthipol Nonsiri Worakorn Wichanarong
TOT TOT - Takahiro Kawamura Somchai Subpherm
TTM Chiangmai Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Mawin Watchara Mahawong Narong Suwannachot
Wuachon United TPIPL FBT Chairat Madsiri Jadet Meelarp

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Muangthong United Robbie Fowler Neutral termination Slaviša Jokanović
TTM Chiangmai Somchai Chuayboonchum Sacked Narong Suwan-nachot
Esan United Royter Moreira Resigned Phayong Khunnaen
Thai Port Thongchai Sukkoki Resigned Piyakul Kaewnamkang
Thai Port Piyakul Kaewnamkang Resigned Adul Leukijna
Thai Port Adul Leukijna Caretaker role ended Worakorn Wichanarong
BBCU Kiatisuk Senamuang Resigned Adul Rungruang
Samut Songkhram Vorawan Chitavanich Resigned Somchai Chuayboonchum
BEC Tero Sasana Andrew Ord Sacked Sven-Göran Eriksson
Army United Amnart Chalermchaowarit Sacked Paniphon Kerdyam
Bangkok Glass Surachai Jaturapattarapong Resigned Phil Stubbins
Chainat Issara Sritaro Resigned Surachai Jaturapattarapong

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Asian Player
Army United Daniel Blanco Fabinho Tony Pinho Alessandro Alves Björn Lindemann Danny Invincibile
Bangkok Glass Rafael Valery Hiek Flavien Michelini Giorgi Samuel Ajayi George Ekeh Hironori Saruta
BEC Tero Sasana Kharroubi Cleiton Gilbert Koomson Arzu Regino Yusuke Kato Jovanovic
Buriram United Acheampong Ekwalla Herman Florent Obama Frank Ohandza Đorđije Ćetković Marko Ćetković Honda
BBCU Jean Marc Moussa Sylla N'Guatta Aikhionbare Juninho Kim Young-Kwang Cho Kwang-Hoon
Chainat Clarence Bitang Moise Vukadinović José Galán Jagdeosingh Michael Byrne Lee Dong-Won
Chiangrai United Antonio Claudio Leandro Assumpção Uilian Souza Gilcimar Pereira Emerson Cesario Victor Igbonefo Greg Nwokolo
Chonburi Anderson Thiago Cunha Doumeng Diakité Thomas Dossevi Jeon Kwang-Jin Kazuto Kushida
Esan United Chayene Santos Victor Amaro Munze Ulrich Kouadio Pascal Guy Hubert Mark Burchill Kim Tae-Young
Muangthong United Edivaldo Paulo Rangel Dagno Siaka Mohamed Koné Mario Gjurovski Adnan Barakat Ri Kwang-Chon
Osotspa Saraburi Dudu Anthony Moura Lazarus Kaimbi Tangeni Shipahu Michael Zuke Katano Yamamoto
Pattaya United Ludovick Takam Athanase O. J. Obatola Rod Dyachenko Marián Juhás Kim Do-Yeon Keisuke Ogawa
Police United Leandro Daniel Côrtes Daniel Melo Yannick Ossok Amara Jerry Park Jae-hong Lee Han-Gook
Samut Songkhram David Bayiha Njie Divine Christian Nade Bireme Diouf Zezinando Lucas Daniel Park Jae-Hyun
Thai Port Mário Da Silva Alex da Costa Steven Robb Olof Watson Whoo Hyun Kim Ba-We Ri Myong-Jun
TOT Amaury Nunes Diego Walsh Bas Savage Fofana Abib Paunović Kawamura Lee Jun-Ki
TTM Chiangmai Leonardo Ferreira da Silva Diomande Adama Jan Hrbek Jung Ho-Jin Kim Joo-Yong Won Yoo Hyun
Wuachon United Aron da Silva Jules Baga Kwadwo Boabah Koné Seydou Mario Neto Rakočević Daiki Higuchi

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Muangthong United (C) 34 25 9 0 78 31 +47 84 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Chonburi 34 21 7 6 65 33 +32 70
3 BEC Tero Sasana 34 16 9 9 53 43 +10 57
4 Buriram United 34 14 12 8 60 40 +20 54 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
5 Osotspa Saraburi 34 16 4 14 55 48 +7 52
6 Esan United 34 11 14 9 41 42 −1 47
7 Samut Songkhram 34 12 10 12 37 39 −2 46
8 Bangkok Glass 34 10 15 9 53 39 +14 45
9 Chiangrai United 34 11 11 12 40 47 −7 44
10 Army United 34 10 13 11 34 38 −4 43
11 Police United 34 10 12 12 37 38 −1 42
12 TOT 34 10 12 12 43 46 −3 42
13 Wuachon United 34 9 14 11 46 54 −8 41
14 Chainat 34 9 12 13 59 72 −13 39
15 Pattaya United 34 9 10 15 35 47 −12 37
16 Thai Port (R) 34 8 9 17 32 48 −16 33 Relegation to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League
17 BBCU (R) 34 4 13 17 32 63 −31 25
18 TTM Chiangmai (R) 34 2 12 20 25 57 −32 18
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head (only match result, not used aggregate); 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Buriram United qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2012 Thai FA Cup.

Results
Home \ Away ARM BKG BEC BRU BBC CHA CRU CHO ESU MTU OSO PAT POL SAS THP TOT TTM WUA
Army United 0–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–3
Bangkok Glass 0–0 1–1 1–2 5–2 5–3 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–0
BEC Tero Sasana 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 7–1 2–1
Buriram United 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 7–2 3–1 3–4 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
BBCU 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–8 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–1
Chainat 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–1 4–4 2–2 4–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Chiangrai United 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1
Chonburi 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–2 4–1 4–3 2–1 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Esan United 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
Muangthong United 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Osotspa Saraburi 1–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–2
Pattaya United 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0
Police United 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Samut Songkhram 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 4–4
Thai Port 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
TOT 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–3
TTM Chiangmai 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–5 0–1 2–2
Wuachon United 2–0 1–5 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–4 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2012. Source: Thai Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cleiton Silva BEC Tero Sasana 24
Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United
3 Tana Chanabut Police United 15
4 Mario Ǵurovski Muangthong United 14
Pipob On-Mo Chonburi
6 Phuwadol Suwannachart Chainat 13
7 Frank Acheampong Buriram United 12
Ludovick Takam Pattaya United
9 Samuel Ajayi Bangkok Glass 11
Bireme Diouf Samut Songkhram

Hat-tricks
PlayerNationalityForAgainstResult[a]Date
Thomas Dossevi TogoChonburiEsan United5-17 April 2012
Dudu BrazilOsotspa SaraburiArmy United3-18 April 2012
Cleiton Silva BrazilBEC Tero SasanaBangkok Glass3-012 May 2012
Choklap Nilsang ThailandChiangrai UnitedOsotspa Saraburi4-326 May 2012
Pipob On-Mo ThailandChonburiBuriram United4-324 June 2012
Ekkachai Sumrei ThailandBuriram UnitedChainat7-211 August 2012
Cleiton Silva BrazilBEC Tero SasanaChainat4-28 September 2012
Amorn Thammanarm ThailandBEC Tero SasanaTTM Chiangmai7-110 October 2012
Teerasil Dangda4 ThailandMuangthong UnitedBBCU8-117 October 2012
Kendall Jagdeosingh Trinidad and TobagoChainatWuachon United4-221 October 2012
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Attendance
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Buriram United 260,415 23,033 9,763 15,319 +2.1%†
2 Muangthong United 228,256 21,155 8,811 13,427 +25.0%†
3 Chiangrai United 136,578 13,773 2,405 8,034 +115.3%†
4 Bangkok Glass 121,003 10,754 4,517 7,118 +24.7%†
5 Wuachon United 115,980 30,102 2,617 6,822 −9.5%†
6 Chonburi 101,036 8,565 3,975 5,943 +9.4%†
7 BEC Tero Sasana 61,929 6,124 1,053 3,643 +31.0%†
8 Esan United 58,843 6,871 1,748 3,461 −52.1%†
9 Police United 58,774 10,890 1,023 3,457 −4.9%†
10 Chainat 57,089 6,680 1,376 3,358 −7.3%†
11 Army United 55,512 5,927 1,712 3,265 −41.5%†
12 Osotspa Saraburi 47,483 4,943 1,450 2,793 −23.6%†
13 Thai Port 38,424 2,991 500 2,260 −18.2%†
14 Pattaya United 35,667 4,500 1,226 2,098 +15.7%†
15 Samut Songkhram 32,490 3,632 0 1,911 −33.5%†
16 TTM Chiangmai 25,772 5,854 293 1,516 −32.3%†
17 TOT 24,551 3,606 549 1,444 +5.2%†
18 BBCU 15,967 2,673 235 939 +17.5%†
League total 1,475,769 30,102 0 4,823 +5.7%†

Updated to games played on Oct 15, 2012
Source: Thai Premier League

Awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.

Youth Player of the Year

The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.

See also

References
  1. "Relegation looms on unlucky last day". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League Archived 2012-09-12 at Archive.today THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012
  3. อาร์มี่ยูไนเต็ด 1-1 ชัยนาทเอฟซี (in Thai).
  4. ฟุตบอลไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 นัดที่ 4 ณ สนามลีโอสเตเดี้ยม คลอง 3 ปทุมธานี (in Thai).
  5. บีอีซี เทโรศาสน 4 - 2 ชัยนาท เอฟซี : สปอนเซอร์ไทยพรีเมียร์ลีก 2012 (in Thai).
  6. บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด ถล่ม ชัยนาท (in Thai).
  7. บีบีซียู เอฟซี 0-0 บางกอกกล๊าส เอฟซี (in Thai).
  8. ชัยนาท เอฟซี 1 1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  9. เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด 2-1 อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด.wmv (in Thai).
  10. ยูไนเต็ดสเตเดียมวันสนามแตก (in Thai).
  11. CHONBURI FC 4-2 BURIRAM UTD [Highlight] TPL 8-09-2012 (in Thai).
  12. อีสาน ยูไนเต็ด 1-2 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  13. SCG เมืองทอง 2-1 ARMY [Full Hi-Light TPL 2012] (in Thai).
  14. โอสถสภา M 150 สระบุรี 1 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 2 (in Thai).
  15. พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด 1-0 บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  16. อินทรี-เพื่อนตำรวจ - โอสถสภา (in Thai).
  17. สมุทรสงคราม เอฟซี 4 - 4 วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด (in Thai).
  18. การท่าเรือ FC 0 - 2 บีอีซี 6 พค 55 .mp4 (in Thai).
  19. TOT SC 3-2 BGFC [Highlight] TPL 11-08-2012 (in Thai).
  20. คลิ้ป! ไฮไลท์ TTM-Chiangmai 1-0 Pattaya United : TPL 2012/17 (in Thai).
  21. คลิ้ป! วัวชน ยูไนเต็ด 1 - 4 SCG เมืองทอง [Hi-Light TPL-2012] (in Thai).
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