2018 Thai League 1

W	Won
D	Drawn
L	Lost

	Leader and qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League Group stage
	Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2
	Relegation to the 2019 Thai League 2

2018 Thai League
Season	2018
Dates	9 February 2018 – 6 October 2018
Matches played	153
Goals scored	441 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Diogo; (16 goals)
Biggest home win	PT Port 7–1 Navy; (20 May 2018)
Biggest away win	Nakhon Ratchasima 0–4 Port; (6 May 2018); Pattaya United 0–4 SCG Muangthong United; (26 May 2018)
Highest scoring	9 goals; Navy 3–6 Chiangrai United; (12 May 2018); Police Tero 6–3 Navy; (26 May 2018)
Longest winning run	9 matches; Bangkok United
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches; Buriram United
Longest winless run	13 matches; Ubon UMT United
Longest losing run	6 matches; Air Force Central; Navy; Ubon UMT United
Highest attendance	30,011 ; Buriram United 4–0 SCG Muangthong United; (4 May 2018)
Lowest attendance	1,410 ; Bangkok United 2–0 Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda; (11 April 2018)
Total attendance	732,705
Average attendance	4,789
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Thai League is the 22nd season of the Thai League, 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 18 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 9 February 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on 7 October 2018.^[1]

Buriram United are the defending champions, while Chainat Hornbill, Air Force Central and Prachuap have entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Thai League 2.

The 1st transfer window is from 14 November 2017 to 5 February 2018 while the 2nd transfer window is from 1 June 2018 to 29 June 2018.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promoted Clubs

Promoted from the 2017 Thai League 2

Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the 2017 Thai League

Renamed Clubs

Super Power Samut Prakan authorize from Jumpasri United
Prachuap was renamed to PT Prachuap

Teams

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok Metro teams
Air Force Central
Bangkok United
Bangkok Glass
Muangthong United
Port
Police Tero

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Locations of the 2018 Thai League teams

Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Air Force Central	Pathum Thani	Thupatemi Stadium	20,000
Bangkok Glass	Pathum Thani	Leo Stadium	13,000
Bangkok United	Pathum Thani	Thammasat Stadium	25,000
Buriram United	Buriram	Chang Arena	32,600
Chiangrai United	Chiangrai	Singha Stadium	11,354
Chainat Hornbill	Chainat	Khao Plong Stadium	12,000
Chonburi	Chonburi	Chonburi Stadium	8,680
SCG Muangthong United	Nonthaburi	SCG Stadium	14,890
Nakhon Ratchasima	Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Stadium	24,641
Navy	Chonburi	Sattahip Navy Stadium	6,000
Pattaya United	Chonburi	Nong Prue Stadium	5,500
Police Tero	Bangkok	Boonyachinda Stadium	3,550
Port	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	7,000
PT Prachuap	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Sam Ao Stadium	2,700
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Ratchaburi	Mitr Phol Stadium	10,000
Sukhothai	Sukhothai	Thung Thalay Luang Stadium	8,000
Suphanburi	Suphanburi	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium	25,000
Ubon UMT United	Ubon Ratchathani	UMT Stadium	6,000

Notes;
Bangkok United used the Rajamangala National Stadium for their round 8 tie against Chiangrai United

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Air Force Central	Jason Brown (caretaker)	Tana Sripandorn	KELA	Central Group
Bangkok Glass	Anurak Srikerd	Matt Smith	Nike	Leo Beer
Bangkok United	Alexandré Pölking	Anthony Ampaipitakwong	Ari	True
Buriram United	Božidar Bandović	Suchao Nuchnum	Made by club (Domestic) Warrix (Asia)	Chang
Chainat Hornbill	Dennis Amato	Florent Sinama Pongolle	Warrix	Wangkanai
Chiangrai United	Alexandre Gama	Victor Cardozo Atit Daosawang	Puma	Singha Park
Chonburi	Jukkapant Punpee	Chonlatit Jantakam	Nike	Chang
Muangthong United	Radovan Ćurčić	Sarach Yooyen	Grand Sport	SCG
Nakhon Ratchasima	Miloš Joksić	Chalermpong Kerdkaew	Warrix	Mazda
Navy	Ljubomir Ristovski	Nattaporn Phanrit	Made by club	EA Aviation
Pattaya United	Surapong Kongthep	Lee Won-young	Ari	Sanwa
Police Tero	Rangsan Viwatchaichok	Michaël N'dri	FBT	Chang
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Somchai Maiwilai (caretaker)	Chutipol Thongthae	Made by club	Mitr Phol
Port	Jadet Meelarp	David Rochela	Grand Sport	Muang Thai
PT Prachuap	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul	Adul Muensamaan	Warrix	PTG
Sukhothai	Yannawit Khantharat (caretaker)	Yuttapong Srilakorn	Mawin	Chang
Suphanburi	Adebayo Gbadebo	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	Warrix	Chang
Ubon Umt United	Sugao Kambe	Kenta Yamazaki	Eureka	UMT

'Notes
Gilberto Macena is the official captain of Chiangrai United, but due to his season long injury, Victor Cardozo and Atit Daosawang filled in as captain for Chiangrai United.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Week	Table	Incoming manager
Chainat Hornbill	Dennis Amato	End of contract	11 October 2017	Pre-season		Drago Mamić
Ratchaburi	Pacheta	End of contract	13 November 2017			Christian Ziege
Ubon UMT United	Scott Cooper	Resigned	15 November 2017			Mixu Paatelainen
Bangkok Glass	Surachai Jaturapattarapong	End of caretaker role	18 November 2017			Josep Ferré
Chonburi	Therdsak Chaiman	Resigned	19 November 2017 ^[2]			Goran Barjaktarević
Chainat Hornbill	Drago Mamić	Mutual consent	13 February 2018 ^[3]	1	9	Dennis Amato
Ratchaburi	Christian Ziege	Mutual consent	22 February 2018 ^[4]	2	9	René Desaeyere ^[5]
Muangthong United	Totchtawan Sripan	Resigned	12 March 2018 ^[6]	5	10	Radovan Ćurčić
Ratchaburi	René Desaeyere	Mutual consent	15 March 2018 ^[7]	5	16
Bangkok Glass	Josep Ferré	Sacked	29 March 2018	7	13	Anurak Srikerd
Police Tero	Scott Cooper	Sacked	30 March 2018	7	17	Rangsan Viwatchaichok
Air Force Central	Sasom Pobprasert	Resigned	31 March 2018	8	18	Andrew Ord
Chonburi	Goran Barjaktarević	Mutual consent	3 April 2018	8	11	Jukkapant Punpee
Navy	Wiriya Paopan	Sacked	3 April 2018	8	13	Chamnan Praekuntod
Navy	Chamnan Praekuntod	Resigned	11 April 2018	10	15	Natipong Sritong-In
Ubon UMT United	Mixu Paatelainen	Sacked	21 April 2018	11	17	Sugao Kambe
Navy	Natipong Sritong-In	Sacked	7 May 2018	14	16	Ljubomir Ristovski
Sukhothai	Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok	Mutual consent	20 May 2018	16	10
Air Force Central	Andrew Ord	Resigned	4 June 2018	17	18

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Thai League team (3 foreign players, 1 AFC player and 1 ASEAN player). A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been registered to the official Thai League T1. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC Player	ASEAN Player	Former Players ¹
Air Force Central	Aleksandar Kapisoda	Greg Houla	Kayne Vincent		Michal Nguyễn	Renan Marques Leandro Assumpção Jaycee John
Bangkok Glass	Ariel Rodríguez	Mario Gjurovski	Toti	Matt Smith		Kiko Insa Frédéric Mendy
Bangkok United	Everton	Robson	Vander Luíz	Carlos Salom	Michael Falkesgaard
Buriram United	Diogo	Osvaldo	Andrés Túñez	Yoo Jun-soo	Javier Patiño	Hoàng Vũ Samson Edgar
Chainat Hornbill	Sinama Pongolle	Bernard Doumbia	Bireme Diouf	Ryutaro Karube		Park Jong-oh
Chiangrai United	Cleiton Silva	Victor Cardozo	Lenny	Lee Yong-rae	Kyaw Ko Ko	Gilberto Macena Bajram Nebihi
Chonburi	Ciro			Kim Gyeong-min	Zulfahmi Arifin	Marclei Santos Prince Amponsah
Muangthong United	Heberty	Jajá	Lee Ho	Naoaki Aoyama		Célio
Nakhon Ratchasima	Antonio Pina	Leandro Assumpção	Nebojsa Marinkovic	Lee Won-jae		Dominic Adiyiah Paulo Rangel
Navy	Vitor Júnior	Amadou Ouattara			Gabriel Quak	Rodrigo Vergilio Bang Seung-hwan
Pattaya United	Lukian	Rafinha	Kim Tae-yeon	Lee Won-young	Hikaru Minegishi
Police Tero	Douglas Tanque	Marcos Vinícius	Michaël N'dri	Lee Jeong-geun	Aung Thu
Port	Dragan Boškovic	David Rochela	Sergio Suárez	Kim Sung-hwan	Terens Puhiri
PT Prachuap	Jonatan Ferreira Reis	Lonsana Doumbouya	Adnan Orahovac	Kwon Dae-hee		Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	Bill	Felipe Menezes	Joël Sami	Kang Soo-il	Mark Hartmann
Sukhothai	Nelson Bonilla	John Baggio	Njiva Rakotoharimalala	Jung Myung-oh	Curran Ferns
Suphanburi	Anderson	Rômulo	Sylvano Comvalius	Takafumi Akahoshi
Ubon UMT United	Brinner	Srdan Dimitrov	Seiya Kojima	Kenta Yamazaki		Mark Hartmann Aguinaldo Rodrigo Paraná

Former player are the players who were out of Thai League T1 squad/left club within the season or in the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Standings

Template:2018 Thai League table

Positions by round

The 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.

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team \ Round
Buriram United	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Bangkok United	11	7	9	5	7	6	7	9	6	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Port	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	5	8	5	7	4	4	4	3	3
SCG Muangthong United	3	12	6	6	10	7	5	6	3	4	6	4	6	8	6	6	4
PT Prachuap	2	11	5	9	5	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	5
Chiangrai United	6	13	10	12	8	10	12	10	9	6	3	5	11	7	5	5	6
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	14	9	11	15	16	13	14	12	12	9	9	6	9	10	8	7	7
Suphanburi	10	5	7	10	11	8	6	7	8	10	10	10	8	5	7	9	8
Chonburi	16	14	15	14	15	12	10	11	11	12	12	11	10	11	9	8	9
Sukhothai	5	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	8	8	5	6	10	10	10
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	7	10	4	4	4	5	9	5	7	11	7	9	7	9	11	12	11
Police Tero	12	16	14	16	14	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	12
Chainat Hornbill	9	15	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	11	13
Bangkok Glass	15	18	16	13	9	11	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14
Pattaya United	18	8	13	8	6	9	8	8	10	7	11	12	13	13	13	14	15
Ubon UMT United	17	6	12	7	13	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16
Navy	8	4	8	11	12	14	11	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17
Air Force Central	13	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: Thai League

Results by match played

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team \ Match played
Buriram United	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W
Bangkok United	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Port	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W
SCG Muangthong United	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	W
PT Prachuap	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D
Chiangrai United	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L
Suphanburi	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	D
Chonburi	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	L
Sukhothai	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W
Police Tero	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W
Chainat Hornbill	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L
Bangkok Glass	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	D
Pattaya United	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L
Ubon UMT United	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D
Navy	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L
Air Force Central	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Buriram United	107,402	30,011	6,294	11,934	−14.1%^†
2	Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	84,800	17,319	4,219	10,600	+88.8%^†
3	SCG Muangthong United	76,748	10,295	5,315	7,675	−12.9%^†
4	Suphanburi	48,860	13,156	1,559	5,429	−28.6%^†
5	Bangkok Glass	37,892	8,896	3,328	4,737	−10.7%^†
6	Sukhothai	41,233	6,390	2,591	4,581	+6.7%^†
7	Chiangrai United	35,999	10,054	2,075	4,500	−31.2%^†
8	Port	34,510	6,517	2,333	4,314	+2.5%^†
9	Chonburi	38,054	6,599	2,871	4,228	+19.9%^†
10	PT Prachuap	32,511	4,909	3,280	4,064	+180.5%^†
11	Bangkok United	28,520	8,205	1,410	3,565	+24.9%^†
12	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	24,933	3,828	2,285	3,117	−15.3%^†
13	Pattaya United	29,574	5,500	1,616	2,957	−15.9%^†
14	Chainat Hornbill	23,108	4,171	2,240	2,889	+110.3%^†
15	Police Tero	25,455	4,540	1,543	2,828	+55.7%^†
16	Navy	18,872	3,359	1,864	2,696	−12.4%^†
17	Air Force Central	21,501	6,756	1,515	2,688	−26.1%^†
18	Ubon UMT United	22,733	5,135	1,513	2,526	−21.5%^†
	League total	732,705	30,011	1,410	4,789	+4.0%^†

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
Air Force Central	4,154	6,756	2,526	1,769	1,533	1,515	1,589	1,659			21,501
Bangkok Glass	8,896	5,069	3,899	3,328	4,728	3,656	4,013	4,303			37,892
Bangkok United	8,205	1,809	7,447	2,083	1,410	1,969	3,534	2,063			28,520
Buriram United	10,144	11,085	6,294	9,479	10,890	11,845	8,818	30,011	8,836		107,402
Chainat Hornbill	3,500	4,171	2,360	2,517	2,240	2,410	3,099	2,811			23,108
Chiangrai United	6,158	4,409	3,360	3,652	2,075	10,054	3,282	3,009			35,999
Chonburi	2,871	3,785	3,284	3,069	3,692	6,599	4,991	4,162	5,601		38,054
Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	10,878	9,887	15,664	17,319	10,442	8,817	7,574	4,219			84,800
Navy	3,088	3,359	2,778	2,476	1,864	2,469	2,838				18,872
Pattaya United	2,702	3,151	1,616	3,267	2,603	2,889	1,905	2,223	5,500	3,718	29,574
Police Tero	3,331	1,843	3,723	3,522	1,861	3,278	1,814	4,540	1,543		25,455
Port	6,517	5,069	5,439	3,470	4,258	3,985	2,333	3,439			34,510
PT Prachuap	3,820	3,280	4,909	4,109	4,219	4,039	3,977	4,158			32,511
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	3,180	3,452	3,059	2,285	3,497	3,284	2,348	3,828			24,933
SCG Muangthong United	9,273	10,295	8,901	8,614	6,174	5,315	5,807	7,798	6,979	7,592	76,748
Sukhothai	5,333	4,964	6,390	4,070	4,632	3,108	6,094	4,051	2,591		41,233
Suphanburi	7,248	7,165	4,042	3,114	13,156	7,180	1,559	2,709	2,687		48,860
Ubon UMT United	2,152	2,075	5,135	2,108	1,513	2,817	2,145	2,570	2,218		22,733

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promoted Clubs

Relegated Clubs

Renamed Clubs

Teams

Stadium and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Standings

Positions by round

Results by match played

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Awards

Monthly awards

Attendances

Overall statistical table

Attendances by home match played

See also

References

External links