2016 Thai Division 1 League

2016 Thai League Division 1 (known as Yamaha League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai League T1. A total of 16 teams competed in the league this season.

Thai Division 1 League

Season	2016
Champions	Thai Honda Ladkrabang
Promoted	Thai Honda Ladkrabang Ubon UMT United Port
Matches played	192
Goals scored	541 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hristijan Kirovski (17 Goals)
Biggest home win	Port 6–1 Nakhon Pathom (3 April 2016)
Biggest away win	Samut Songkhram 0–3 Port (30 March 2016) Lampang 0–3 Port (21 May 2016)
Highest scoring	Port 6–1 Nakhon Pathom (3 April 2016)
Longest winning run	7 matches Thai Honda Ladkrabang
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Thai Honda Ladkrabang
Longest winless run	11 matches Chiangmai
Longest losing run	5 matches Krabi
Highest attendance	6,880 Chiangmai 1–3 PTT Rayong (16 March 2016)
Lowest attendance	29 Thai Honda 5–1 Samut Songkhram (3 July 2016)
Total attendance	421,049
Average attendance	2,192
← 2015 (T2)2017 →

Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with two rounds remaining.^[1]

Thai Honda were therefore crowned champions with Ubon UMT United and Port also promoted. Thai Honda and Ubon were already promoted before the announcement.

The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. Although these discussions were predominantly on the back of PLT league clubs, the ruling could also effect the whole footballing structure.^[2]

On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Thai Honda as champions.^[3]

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Division 1 Promoted to Thai League T1 Pattaya United Sukhothai BBCU Relegated to Regional League Division 2 Phichit Ayutthaya Phuket TTM Trat

To Division 1 Relegated from Thai League T1 Port Promoted from Regional League Division 2 Ubon UMT United Khon Kaen United Rayong Lampang

Withdrawn clubs

• Police United have withdrawn from the 2016 campaign due to financial problems.^[4]
• TOT have withdrawn in the 2016 campaign due to financial problems.^[4]
• Khon Kaen United was suspended from the 2016 campaign due to criminal case with 8 games remaining ^[5]

Teams

Stadium and locations

Ang Thong

Chiangmai

Khon Kaen United

Krabi

Lampang

Prachuap

PTT Rayong

Rayong

Samut Songkhram

Songkhla

Ubon UMT United

Bangkok Metro

Bangkok Metro teams
Bangkok
Port
Thai Honda Ladkrabang
Air Force Central
Nakhon Pathom United

Locations of the Thai Division 1 League 2016 teams

Bangkok

Port

Thai Honda Ladkrabang

Air Force Central

Nakhon Pathom United

Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Ref.
Air Force Central	Pathum Thani	Thupatemee Stadium	20,000	[6]
Angthong	Angthong	Angthong Administrative Organization Stadium	6,500	[7]
Bangkok	Bangkok	Chalerm Phrakiat Bang Mod Stadium	8,000	[8]
Chiangmai	Chiang Mai	700th Anniversary Stadium	25,000	[9]
Khonkaen United	Khonkaen	Khonkaen PAO. Stadium	7,000	[10]
Krabi	Krabi	Krabi Provincial Stadium	6,000	[11]
Lampang	Lampang	Lampang Provincial Stadium	5,500	[12]
Nakhon Pathom United	Nakhon Pathom	Nakhon Pathom Sport School Stadium	2,141	[13]
Port	Bangkok	PAT Stadium	12,308	[14]
Prachuap	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Sam Ao Stadium	7,000	[15]
PTT Rayong	Rayong	PTT Stadium	20,000	[16]
Rayong	Rayong	Rayong Stadium	7,500	[17]
Samut Songkhram	Samut Songkhram	Samut Songkhram Stadium	6,000	[18]
Songkhla United	Songkhla	Na Thawi District Stadium	2,000	[19]
Thai Honda Ladkrabang	Bangkok	72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri)	15,000	[20]
Ubon UMT United	Ubon Ratchathani	Tung Burapha Stadium	3,000	[21]

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	Shirt sponsor
Air Force Central	Sasom Pobprasert	Aleksandar Kapisoda	KELA	Central
Angthong	Reiner Maurer	Peeratat Phoruendee	Ego Sports	M Wrap
Bangkok	Sutee Suksomkit	Wattanaporn Donmongkun	KELA	M2F
Chiangmai	Sugao Kambe	Henri Jöel	Made by club	Leo Beer
Khonkaen United	Ljubomir Ristovski	Sarayuth Chaikamdee	Made by club	Chang
Krabi	Pol Chomchuen	Anuwat Promsakul	FBT	Bangkok Airways
Lampang	Surachai Jirasirichote	Sirisak Musbu-ngor	Deffo	Bangkok Airways
Nakhon Pathom United	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul	Panuwat Yimsa-ngar	Made by club	Chang
Port	Jadet Meelarp	David Rochela	Grand Sport	Muang Thai
Prachuap	Dusit Chalermsan	Rangsarit Sutthisa	Sakka Sport	PT
PTT Rayong	Lee Jun-ki	Phuritad Jarikanon	Sakka Sport	PTT
Rayong	Chusak Sribhum	Piyawat Thongman	Warrix Sports	Gulf
Samut Songkhram	Vimol Jankam	Apisak Kong-on	Warrix Sports	R Airlines
Songkhla United	Nopporn Eksatra	Chairat Madsiri	FBT	I-Mobile
Thai Honda Ladkrabang	Sirisak Yodyardthai	Watchara Mahawong	Kappa	Honda
Ubon UMT United	Scott Cooper	Victor Cardozo	Made by club	Ubon UMT United

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	AFC Player	Former Player
Air Force Central	Leandro	Valdo	Aleksandar Kapisoda	Petar Vukčević
Angthong	Isaac Honny	Bernard Doumbia	Marc Landry Babo	Terukazu Tanaka	Yusuke Kato
Bangkok	Douglas	David Silva	William Gros	Nebojša Bastajić	Junki Yokono
Chiangmai	Felipe Ferreira	Henri Jöel	Kouassi Hermann	Borja Navarro	Goran Šubara	Romain Gasmi
Khonkaen United	Nelisson	Dagno Siaka	Melvin de Leeuw	Gorka Unda	Jeong Su-ho
Krabi	Barros Tardeli	Isaac Mbengan	Koné Seydou	Tangeni Shipahu	Ryohei Maeda
Lampang	Fernando de Abreu	Maycon Calijuri	Nenebi Tra Sylvestre	El Mehdi Sidqy	Ryuki Kozawa
Nakhon Pathom United	Almir	Eliel	Lesley Ablorh	Amara Jerry	Yusei Ogasawara
Port	Rodrigo Maranhão	Wagner Carioca	David Rochela	Thiago Cunha	Genki Nagasato
Prachuap	Neto	Hristijan Kirovski	Uroš Stojanov	Kim Geun-chul	Kwon Dae-hee
PTT Rayong	Alex Ruela	Amadou Ouattara	Yukiya Sugita	Janko Simovic	Goshi Okubo
Rayong	David Bayiha	Paul Ekollo	Saeed Salarzadeh	Camara Souleymand	Atsushi Takahashi
Samut Songkhram	David Bala	Sean Fraser	Guy Hubert	Cho Kwang-hoon	Chang Seung-weon
Songkhla United	Willen	Francis Suárez	Rufo Sánchez	Sergio Suárez	Diogo Rangel
Thai Honda Ladkrabang	Rafinha	Ricardo Jesus	Michitaka Akimoto	Yuki Bamba	Daiki Higuchi
Ubon UMT United	Victor	Ivan Knežević	Febian Brandy	Darryl Roberts	Kenta Yamazaki

Results

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Thai Honda (C, P)	26	14	10	2	46	23	+23	52	Promotion to 2017 Thai League 1
2	Ubon UMT United (P)	26	14	7	5	38	23	+15	49
3	Port (P)	26	13	8	5	55	30	+25	47
4	Air Force Central	26	11	9	6	44	29	+15	42
5	Angthong	26	11	8	7	38	30	+8	41
6	Songkhla United	26	10	9	7	35	33	+2	39
7	Prachuap	26	9	8	9	36	36	0	35
8	PTT Rayong	26	10	5	11	42	43	−1	35
9	Chiangmai	26	8	8	10	36	34	+2	32
10	Krabi	26	7	8	11	27	26	+1	29
11	Lampang	27	6	10	11	39	52	−13	28
12	Nakhon Pathom United	26	6	10	10	29	42	−13	28
13	Rayong	26	4	12	10	24	39	−15	24
14	Bangkok	26	4	11	11	26	41	−15	23
15	Samut Songkhram	27	4	7	16	26	61	−35	19
16	Khonkaen United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2016. Source: League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Thai Honda	12	13	13	10	10	9	9	7	5	5	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Ubon UMT United	3	6	6	3	1	2	1	2	2	4	6	4	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Port	1	4	8	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Air Force Central	7	5	5	8	7	7	7	6	10	9	8	6	7	8	10	11	10	8	8	7	6	6	4	4	4	4
Ang Thong	2	1	1	1	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	6	6	5
Songkhla United	6	9	9	11	11	10	8	9	7	7	5	7	6	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	6	7	8	5	5	6
Prachuap	5	3	7	5	3	4	3	5	6	8	10	9	6	7	5	5	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	8	7
PTT Rayong	16	8	4	2	5	6	6	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	10	11	10	8	6	6	7	7	8
Chiangmai	14	7	3	7	6	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	7	7	7	9	9	11	9	8	9	9	9	9
Krabi	4	2	2	6	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	10	11	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Lampang	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	12	13	14	14	16	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11
Nakhon Pathom	8	10	10	9	9	12	12	10	9	6	7	8	9	6	8	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Rayong	9	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	14	12	12	13	15	15	16	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Bangkok	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	16	16	15	15	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14
Samut Songkhram	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	15	15	16	16	14	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Leader and promotion to 2017 Thai Premier League
	Promotion to 2017 Thai Premier League

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2016. Source: Thai Division 1 League

Result table

Home \ Away	AFA	ANG	BAN	CHI	KKU	KRA	LAM	NKP	POR	PUA	PTT	RAY	SAS	SON	THA	UBO
Air Force Central		1–0	5–0			0–0	4–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	3–1	4–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	0–1
Angthong	1–1		1–1	1–1			3–1	1–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	3–0	1–0		1–0
Bangkok	0–0	0–2		0–1		1–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–0	1–3	0–0
Chiangmai	3–3	2–0	2–1			1–2	1–1	1–0	5–1	0–0	1–3		4–0	1–3	1–1	4–2
Khonkaen United
Krabi	0–2	0–0	3–0	0–1			1–0	1–2	0–2	0–0	4–1	1–0	5–1	1–2	2–1	0–1
Lampang	1–1	3–2	2–2	3–2		1–1		4–1	0–3	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1		2–2
Nakhon Pathom United		1–1	1–1	1–1		1–1	2–1		2–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	2–0		1–1	1–2
Port	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1			3–0	6–1		1–2	3–0	2–2	6–2	2–0	0–0	3–1
Prachuap	1–0	2–4	1–3	1–0		1–1	3–1	1–0	1–1		1–3	3–0	3–0	2–2	2–5
PTT Rayong	1–2	1–1	3–2	2–1		1–1	2–2	4–1		2–1		2–2	2–0	0–1	1–2	0–2
Rayong	1–0	2–1		0–0		2–1	0–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0		1–1	1–2	0–1	0–0
Samut Songkhram	0–2	1–2		1–1		1–0	3–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	0–0	2–2		1–0	1–2	1–2
Songkhla United	0–0	2–2	3–2	2–1		1–1	4–2	5–1	1–1		0–4	1–1	3–1		0–3	1–0
Thai Honda Ladkrabang	3–3	0–1	1–0	1–0		1–0	4–2	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–2	3–0	5–1	0–0		1–1
Ubon UMT United	2–1	1–0	4–1	2–0		2–1	2–2	1–0	0–0	1–2		2–0	4–1	2–0	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2016. Source: Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers As of 24 September 2016. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Hristijan Kirovski Prachuap 17 2 Marc Landry Babo Angthong 13 Willen Songkhla United Ricardo Jesus Thai Honda Ladkrabang 6 Valdo Air Force Central 12 Sirisak Musbu-ngor Lampang 8 Darryl Roberts Ubon UMT United 10 Rodrigo Maranhão Port Leandro PTT Rayong (5 Goals) Air Force Central (5 Goals) Apiwat Pengprakone Chiangmai Yusei Ogasawara Nakhon Pathom United

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Barros Tardeli	Krabi	Bangkok	3–0	9 March 2016
Isaac Honny	Angthong	Khonkaen United	4–1	16 March 2016
Hristijan Kirovski	Prachuap	Lampang	3–1	30 March 2016
Rodrigo Maranhão	Port	Samut Songkhram	3–0	30 March 2016
Hristijan Kirovski	Prachuap	Samut Songkhram	3–0	22 June 2016
Ricardo Jesus	Thai Honda Ladkrabang	Samut Songkhram	5–1	3 July 2016
Yod Chanthawong	Songkhla United	Chiangmai	3–1	3 July 2016
Rufo Sánchez	Songkhla United	Samut Songkhram	3–1	17 July 2016
Jongrak Pakdee	Krabi	Samut Songkhram	5–1	17 September 2016

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Khonkaen United	53,790	5,895	3,795	4,890	n/a†
2	Chiangmai	60,024	6,880	3,167	4,287	+101.4%†
3	Port	42,609	4,258	360	3,043	−24.8%†
4	Air Force Central	35,694	5,015	1,592	2,549	+4.2%†
5	Angthong	29,488	5,616	824	2,268	+25.7%†
6	Ubon UMT United	26,559	3,128	850	1,897	n/a†
7	Bangkok	27,911	2,980	939	1,860	−32.7%†
8	PTT Rayong	24,421	3,436	904	1,744	−12.0%†
9	Songkhla United	20,396	2,714	1,052	1,456	−12.9%†
10	Lampang	19,534	2,413	710	1,395	n/a†
11	Rayong	16,474	2,228	600	1,176	n/a†
12	Prachuap	14,409	2,571	722	1,108	+4.5%†
13	Nakhon Pathom United	12,314	1,454	506	947	−44.7%†
14	Krabi	13,481	1,394	471	898	−10.7%†
15	Samut Songkhram	10,387	1,292	352	741	−25.8%†
16	Thai Honda Ladkrabang	8,637	2,116	29	616	−52.8%†
	League total	421,049	6,880	29	2,192	+26.0%†

Updated to games played on 24 September 2016
Source: Division 1
Notes:
^† Teams played previous season in Division 2

See also

• 2016 Thai League
• 2016 Regional League Division 2
• 2016 Football Division 3
• 2016 Thai FA Cup
• 2016 Thai League Cup
• 2016 Kor Royal Cup
• Thai Premier League All-Star Football