2001–02 Thai League
Football league season
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The 2001-02 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom three clubs would be relegated and three teams promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BEC Tero Sasana |
| Relegated | Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Police Rattana Bundit |
| 2002–03 AFC Champions League | BEC Tero Sasana FC Osotsapa FC |
| 2003 ASEAN Club Championship | BEC Tero Sasana FC |
| Top goalscorer |  Worrawoot Srimaka (BEC Tero Sasana) Pitipong Kuldilok (Port Authority of Thailand) (12) |
| Biggest home win | BEC Tero Sasana 4-0 Osotsapa Royal Thai Air Force 5-1 Sinthana BEC Tero Sasana 4-0 Royal Thai Air Force Osotsapa 5-1 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly BEC Tero Sasana 4-0 Rattana Bundit |
| Biggest away win | TOT 0-4 Sinthana |
| Highest scoring | Royal Thai Air Force 5-1 Sinthana Osotsapa 5-1 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (6 goals) |
← 2000 2002–03 → | |
Champions BEC Tero Sasana would enter edition the next edition of the AFC Champions League. The league was restructured, to be played between October 2001 and April 2002.
The league was also known as the GSM Thai League.
Member clubs
- Bangkok Bank
- BEC Tero Sasana
- Sinthana
- Krung Thai Bank
- Osotsapa M-150
- Port Authority of Thailand
- Royal Thai Navy
- Rattana Bundit (renamed from - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration)
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Royal Thai Police
- Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (promoted from Division 1)
- TOT
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEC Tero Sasana[a] | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 50 | Champion and Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Osotsapa | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 44 | Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League |
| 3 | Bangkok Bank | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 35 | |
| 4 | Royal Thai Air Force | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sinthana | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Port Authority | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Krung Thai Bank | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | Tobacco Monopoly[b] | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | TOT | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Royal Thai Navy | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 21 | Relegation spot |
| 11 | Royal Thai Police | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 19 | |
| 12 | Rattana Bundit | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:
Season notes
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration withdrew from the league due to a lack of money. Rattana Bundit was formed off the back of BMA and took their place in the Premier League. This was the second season running that a club would withdraw following on from Thai Farmers Bank
Queen's Cup
Osotsapa won their first Queen's Cup trophy. This was the 29th edition to be played.
Asian Representation
- BEC Tero Sasana would progress to the second round of the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship, but once again came up against, what now seemed to be an impossible mission of facing a team from Japan. Here, they would get beat once again by Kashima Antlers who now seemed to be a thorn in the side of Thai football clubs.
- Royal Thai Air Force reached the second round of the 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners Cup, where they were beaten by Home United of Singapore in a match played over two legs. They won the first leg at home, but then were thumped 5-0 in the return in Singapore.
Annual awards
Coach of the Year
Player of the year
Top scorer
Worrawoot Srimaka - 12 Goals[1] BEC Tero Sasana- Pitipong Kuldilok - 12 Goals[2] Port Authority of Thailand
Champions
The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's second title.