2012 Thai Premier League
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| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SCG Muangthong United |
| Relegated | Port Authority of Thailand BBCU TTM Chiangmai |
| Champions League | SCG Muangthong United Buriram United |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 825 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | BEC Tero Sasana 7–1 TTM Chiangmai |
| Biggest away win | BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United |
| Highest scoring | Buriram United 7–2 Chainat (11 August 2012) BBCU 1–8 SCG Muangthong United |
| Highest attendance | 30,102 Wuachon United vs SCG Muangthong United |
| Lowest attendance | 0 Genufood Samut Songkhram vs Army United |
| Average attendance | 4,823 |
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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.
Stadia and locations
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]
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
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muangthong United | Neutral termination | ||
| TTM Chiangmai | Sacked | ||
| Esan United | Resigned | ||
| Thai Port | Resigned | ||
| Thai Port | Resigned | ||
| Thai Port | Caretaker role ended | ||
| BBCU | Resigned | ||
| Samut Songkhram | Resigned | ||
| BEC Tero Sasana | Sacked | ||
| Army United | Sacked | ||
| Bangkok Glass | Resigned | ||
| Chainat | Resigned | ||
Foreign players
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 | |
| Muangthong United | |||
| 3 | Police United | 15 | |
| 4 | Muangthong United | 14 | |
| Chonburi | |||
| 6 | Chainat | 13 | |
| 7 | Buriram United | 12 | |
| Pattaya United | |||
| 9 | Bangkok Glass | 11 | |
| Samut Songkhram |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result[a] | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dossevi | Chonburi | Esan United | 5-1 | 7 April 2012 | |
| Dudu | Osotspa Saraburi | Army United | 3-1 | 8 April 2012 | |
| Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana | Bangkok Glass | 3-0 | 12 May 2012 | |
| Choklap Nilsang | Chiangrai United | Osotspa Saraburi | 4-3 | 26 May 2012 | |
| Pipob On-Mo | Chonburi | Buriram United | 4-3 | 24 June 2012 | |
| Ekkachai Sumrei | Buriram United | Chainat | 7-2 | 11 August 2012 | |
| Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana | Chainat | 4-2 | 8 September 2012 | |
| Amorn Thammanarm | BEC Tero Sasana | TTM Chiangmai | 7-1 | 10 October 2012 | |
| Teerasil Dangda4 | Muangthong United | BBCU | 8-1 | 17 October 2012 | |
| Kendall Jagdeosingh | Chainat | Wuachon United | 4-2 | 21 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