The 2020–21 Thai League 1 is the 24th season of the Thai League 1, 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 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 14 February 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in October 2020.
The 1st transfer window is from 11 November 2019 to 3 February 2020 while the 2nd transfer window is from 15 June 2020 to 12 July 2020.
Chiangrai United are the defending champions, while BG Pathum United, Police Tero and Rayong have entered as the promoted teams from the 2019 Thai League 2.
On March 1, all of Thai League 1 matches between 7 and 31 March will be played behind closed doors as broadcast only events. However, on March 4, the decision changed to postpone all of matches prior to 18 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
In April 2020, the Football Association of Thailand announced that the season would restart in September 2020 and end in May 2021, with the top four teams after the first half of the season qualifying for the 2021 AFC Champions League. For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the same criteria as applied in previous years will be followed, with the league and Thai FA Cup winners qualifying for the group stage, and the league runners-up and 3rd place qualifying for the play-offs.
Teams There are 16 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Thai League 2 replacing the two teams that were relegated from the 2019 season along with PTT Rayong who folded at the end of the campaign. All clubs that secured Thai League status for the season were subject to approval by the AFC Club Licensing before becoming eligible to participate.
Chainat Hornbill and Chiangmai were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. PTT Rayong withdrew from the league after the season, sparing Suphanburi from relegation. They were replaced by 2019 Thai League 2 champions BG Pathum United, whom played under the name Bangkok Glass in the 2018 Thai League 1 campaign. They were joined by runners up Police Tero, who also got promoted at the first time of asking and 3rd place Rayong. Rayong was founded in 2009 and earned promotion to the Thai League 1 for the first time in their history.
Stadium and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Province Stadium CapacityBangkok UnitedPathum ThaniThammasat Stadium 19,375BG Pathum UnitedPathum ThaniLeo Stadium10,114Buriram UnitedBuriramChang Arena32,600Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiSingha Stadium13,000ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,680Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium12,505Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima80th Birthday Stadium24,641Police TeroBangkokBoonyachinda Stadium3,550PortBangkokPAT Stadium6,000PT Prachuap Sam Ao Stadium5,000Ratchaburi Mitr PholRatchaburiMitr Phol Stadium10,000RayongRayongRayong Provincial Stadium7,500Samut Prakan City Samut PrakanSamut Prakarn SAT Stadium 5,130Sukhothai SukhothaiThung Thalay Luang Stadium 8,000SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium15,279Trat TratTrat Provincial Stadium5,000
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 sponsorsBangkok United Totchtawan Sripan Anthony AmpaipitakwongAriTrueHuaweiDaikinCPSmart HeartToyotaZiebartEuro CakeBG Pathum United Dusit Chalermsan Surachat SareepimNikeLeoUmay+Euro CakeMitsubishi ElectricVichaiyut HospitalThai-DenmarkCartoon ClubBuriram United Alexandre Gama Siwarak TedsungnoenMade by club (Domestic) Ari (Asia)ChangGrabRabbitCoca-ColaMuang Thai InsuranceKing PowerYamahaThai AirAsiaI-MobileTrueVisionsCPAmari HotelJeleChiangrai United Emerson Pereira (caretaker) Phitiwat SukjitthammakulMade by club (Domestic) Grand Sport (Asia)LeoBangkok AirwaysTOAChonburi Sasom Pobprasert Kroekrit ThaweekarnNikeChangEuro CakeMuangthong United Mario Gjurovski Wattana Playnum Shoot(Made By Club)SCGYamahaCoca-ColaAIAHerbalife NutritionI-MobileGulfSharp CorporationNakhon Ratchasima Teerasak Po-on Chalermpong KerdkaewGrand SportMazdaLeoCPCentral PlazaGulfPolice Tero Rangsan Viwatchaichok Adisak SrikampangFBT Chang CPChannel 3Port Sarawut Treephan David RochelaGrand SportMuang Thai InsuranceAirAsiaCP Thai AirAsiaThai UnionPT Prachuap Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul Adul MuensamaanWarrixPTG EnergyEuro Cake2GearRatchaburi Mitr Phol Somchai Maiwilai (caretaker) Philip RollerMade by clubMitr PholKubotaChangEuro CakeRayong Masami Taki Anuchit NgrnbukkolVoltGulfSamut Prakan City Masatada Ishii Peeradon ChamratsameeAri SanwaAirAsiaSukhothai Surapong Kongthep John BaggioMawin ChangCarabaoCPSuphanburi Adebayo Gbadebo Suphan ThongsongWarrixChangTrueTrat Phayong Khunnaen Pornpreecha JarunaiGrand SportCPChang
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Somchai Maiwilai End of caretaker role 20 October 2019Pre-season Nuengrutai Srathongvian Sukhothai Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok End of contract 27 October 2019 Surapong Kongthep Nakhon Ratchasima Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol Teerasak Po-on Chiangrai United Ailton Silva 12 November 2019 Masami Taki Samut Prakan City Tetsuya Murayama 23 December 2019 Masatada Ishii Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Nuengrutai Srathongvian 10 November 2019End of season Chaitud Uamtham Rayong Chusak Sriphum Resigned 28 February 2020 3 15 Arthur Bernardes Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Chaitud Uamtham Released by club 2 March 2020 4 2 Somchai Maiwilai (caretaker) Port Choketawee Promrut Mutual consent 28 March 2020 4 3 Jadet Meelarp Port Jadet Meelarp Promoted to Technical director 21 September 2020 6 4 Sarawut Treephan Muangthong United Alexandre GamaResigned 17 October 2020 9 10 Mario Gjurovski
Foreign players The FIFA Transfer Window Period for Thailand was 19 November 2019 to 10 February 2020, and 15 June to 12 July 2020. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerASEAN 1ASEAN 2ASEAN 3Former Bangkok United Heberty Everton Vander Hajime Hosogai Michael Falkesgaard Nelson Bonilla Brenner Marlos Buriram United Digão Maicon Samuel Rosa Brandon O'Neill Kevin Ingreso Aung Thu Jung Jae-yong Andrés Túñez Ricardo Bueno Bernardo Cuesta Akbar Ismatullaev Marko Šćepović Gidi Kanyuk Renato Kelić BG Pathum United Victor Cardozo Diogo Andrés Túñez Mitsuru Maruoka Álvaro Silva Irfan Fandi Barros Tardeli Yuki Bamba Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Toti Chiangrai United Bill Brinner Felipe Amorim Cho Ji-hun Mailson Lee Yong-rae Jajá Chonburi Eliandro Adefolarin Durosinmi Renato Kelić Jaycee John Junior Eldstål Carli de Murga Kazuto Kushida Dragan Bošković Caion Júnior Lopes Muangthong United Derley Lucas Rocha Willian Popp Sardor Mirzaev Daisuke Sato Đặng Văn Lâm Nakhon Ratchasima Dennis Murillo Gidi Kanyuk Amadou Ouattara Jesse Curran Dennis Villanueva Leandro Assumpção Port Yannick Boli Nelson Bonilla Sergio Suárez Go Seul-ki Martin Steuble David Rochela Heberty PT Prachuap William Henrique Willen Mota Adnan Orahovac Artyom Filiposyan Iain Ramsay Yanto Basna Baihakki Khaizan Bruno Mezenga Adefolarin Durosinmi Soukaphone Vongchiengkham Yoo Jun-soo Police Tero Tiago Chulapa Isaac Honny Dragan Bošković Kwon Dae-hee Dominic Tan Matheus Alves Marc Landry Babo Mohamadou Sumareh Greg Houla Ratchaburi Lossémy Karaboué Simon Dia Steeven Langil Lee Jae-sung Luke Woodland Javier Patiño OJ Porteria Justin BaasCurt Dizon Yannick Boli Yeo Sung-hae Rayong Adalgisio Pitbull Bruno Paulo Adam Mitter Goshi Okubo Tiago Chulapa Bireme Diouf Leandro Resida Tiago Luís Birungueta Park Tae-hyeong Danilo Outthilath Nammakhoth Han Chang-woo Samut Prakan City Barros Tardeli Toti Aris Zarifović Yuto Ono Zulfahmi Arifin Izwan Mahbud Pedro Júnior Tatsuya Sakai Sukhothai Ibson Melo John Baggio Yeo Sung-hae Jung Myung-oh Zaw Min Tun Hlaing Bo Bo Joshua Grommen Kyaw Ko Ko Evandro Paulista Suphanburi Alef Caion Leandro Assumpção Bae Shin-young Patrick Deyto Patrick Reichelt Ryutaro Karube Felipe Amorim Eliandro Zulfahmi Arifin Trat Ricardo Santos Júnior Lopes Jonatan Reis Mustafa Azadzoy Amani Aguinaldo Suan Lam Mang Afiq Yunos Izwan Mahbud Adefolarin Durosinmi Kang Soo-il Aung Kaung Mann
League table The top three teams at the end of the season qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League.
Positions by round
Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League The top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League. The Round 15 match between Chiangrai United and Port, originally scheduled to be played on 5 January 2021, was postponed along with all matches in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, and could not be played before the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage draw on 27 January 2021, and thus this match would not be taken into account when ranking the third-placed and fourth-placed teams between Chiangrai United and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.
Positions by round - first half of season The top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League.
Results by match played
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 28 March 2021. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Barros TardeliSamut Prakan City252 Dennis MurilloNakhon Ratchasima213 BillChiangrai United184 HebertyPort (7 Goals)Bangkok United (9 Goals)16 Willen MotaPT Prachuap John BaggioSukhothai7 Victor CardozoBG Pathum United158 Sergio SuárezPort14 Philip RollerRatchaburi Mitr Phol10 Sardor MirzaevMuangthong United13 CaionChonburi (6 Goals)Suphanburi (7 Goals)
Top assists As of 28 March 2021. RankPlayerClubAssists1 Jaroensak WonggornSamut Prakan City142 Vander LuizBangkok United133 Steeven LangilRatchaburi Mitr Phol114 Jakkaphan KaewpromBuriram United105 Ratthanakorn MaikamiBuriram United86 Ibson MeloSukhothai7 John BaggioSukhothai8 Tristan DoBangkok United6 Sumanya PurisaiBG Pathum United Wattanakorn SawatlakhornMuangthong United Sardor MirzaevMuangthong United Willen MotaPT Prachuap Theppitak PoonjuangRayong Leandro AssumpçãoSuphanburi Ricardo SantosTrat
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Bill Chiangrai United Nakhon Ratchasima 4–0 (A) Barros Tardeli Samut Prakan City Chonburi 4–1 (H) Dennis Murillo Nakhon Ratchasima Trat 4–3 (A) Dennis Murillo Nakhon Ratchasima Police Tero 4–0 (H) John Baggio4 Sukhothai PT Prachuap 4–3 (H) Barros Tardeli Samut Prakan City Muangthong United 4–2 (H) Sansern Limwattana Trat Sukhothai 4–2 (A) Sardor Mirzaev Muangthong United Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 3–1 (A) Supachok Sarachat Buriram United Suphanburi 3–2 (A) Barros Tardeli Samut Prakan City PT Prachuap 4–0 (H) Diogo BG Pathum United Samut Prakan City 6–0 (A) Dennis Murillo4 Nakhon Ratchasima Muangthong United 4–1 (H) Willen Mota PT Prachuap Rayong 3–1 (A)
Clean sheets As of 28 March 2021. RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Chatchai BudpromBG Pathum United192 Siwarak TedsungnoenBuriram United153 Tanachai NoorachNakhon Ratchasima8 Patiwat KhammaiSamut Prakan City5 Saranon AnuinChiangrai United7 Worawut SrisuphaPort7 Sinthaweechai HathairattanakoolChonburi6 Kampol Pathom-attakulRayong (1), Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (5)9 Michael FalkesgaardBangkok United5 Prasit PadungchokPolice Tero Somporn YosSCG Muangthong United Peerapong RuenninSukhothai Patrick DeytoSuphanburi
Awards
Monthly awards