Football league season
The 2015 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota ) was the 19th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 14 February and finished on 13 December.
Buriram United were the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season . Nakhon Ratchasima , Saraburi and Navy entered as the three promoted teams.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League .
Police United , PTT Rayong , Songkhla United , Air Force Central and GSE Samut Songkhram were relegated to the 2015 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2014 season . They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League champions Nakhon Ratchasima , runners-up Saraburi and third place Navy .
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2015 Thai Premier League teams
Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
Province
Stadium
Capacity
Ref.
Army United
Bangkok
Thai Army Sports Stadium
20,000
[ 1]
Bangkok Glass
Pathumthani
Leo Stadium
13,000
[ 2]
Bangkok United
Bangkok
Thai-Japanese Stadium
10,320
[ 3]
BEC Tero Sasana
Bangkok
72-years Anniversary Stadium
10,000
[ 4]
Buriram United
Buriram
New I-Mobile Stadium
32,600
[ 5]
Chainat Hornbill
Chainat
Khao Plong Stadium
12,000
[ 6]
Chiangrai United
Chiangrai
United Stadium of Chiangrai
15,000
[ 7]
Chonburi
Chonburi
Chonburi Stadium
8,500
[ 8]
Muangthong United
Nonthaburi
SCG Stadium
17,500
[ 9]
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima
80th Birthday Stadium
28,000
[ 10]
Navy
Chonburi
Sattahip Navy Stadium
12,500
[ 11]
Osotspa Samut Prakan
Samut Prakan
M Power Stadium
4,100
[ 12]
Port
Bangkok
PAT Stadium
12,308
[ 13]
Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi Province Stadium
10,000
[ 14]
Saraburi
Saraburi
Saraburi PAO. Stadium
6,000
[ 15]
Sisaket
Sisaket
Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium
10,000
[ 16]
Suphanburi
Suphanburi
Suphanburi Municipality Stadium
25,000
[ 17]
TOT
Bangkok
TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana
5,000
[ 18]
Name changes
Stadium changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
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.
Former player are the players who were out of Thai League squad/left club in the mid-season transfer window.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2015. Source:
Thai Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b The winners of the 2015 Thai FA Cup will also qualify for the play-off of the 2016 AFC Champions League . Since the FA Cup winners have already qualified to ACL through the championship and runners-up - because the Thai FA Cup Final is between Buriram and Muangthong - the spot will be awarded to the third-placed team.
^ a b CHO 1–0 BKU; BKU 1–1 CHO
Results
Result table
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2015. Source:
Thai Premier League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 13 December 2015. [ 43]
Top assists
As of 13 December 2015. [ 44]
Hat-tricks
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
Player of the Year
The Player of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United ).
Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year was awarded to Alexandre Gama (Buriram United ).
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United ).
Fair Play
The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Army United .
Attendance
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Buriram United
332,412
33,269
12,240
19,553
+2.2% †
2
Nakhon Ratchasima
300,516
34,659
8,142
17,677
+10.7% †
3
Suphanburi
176,775
25,709
2,800
10,398
+7.4% †
4
Muangthong United
155,863
14,980
4,230
9,168
−3.7% †
5
Bangkok Glass
116,471
10,614
4,388
6,851
+5.4% †
6
Chonburi
101,585
8,463
3,489
5,975
−0.9% †
7
Chiangrai United
96,551
10,250
1,927
5,679
−17.8% †
8
Sisaket
90,663
9,816
2,145
5,333
+21.4% †
9
Chainat Hornbill
80,452
8,382
1,889
4,732
+25.1% †
10
Ratchaburi
69,284
9,651
2,320
4,075
−16.8% †
11
Port
68,763
6,287
2,678
4,044
+15.0% †
12
BEC Tero Sasana
67,768
6,504
2,470
3,986
+7.7% †
13
Navy
63,243
5,717
2,488
3,720
+52.3% †
14
Saraburi
53,910
4,936
2,194
3,171
+123.2% †
15
Bangkok United
47,790
6,337
1,561
2,811
+8.7% †
16
Army United
44,634
5,957
1,224
2,625
+6.1% †
17
Osotspa Samut Prakan
35,141
4,123
537
2,067
+8.6% †
18
TOT
28,922
4,084
714
1,701
+7.9% †
League total
1,926,278
34,659
537
6,295
+25.2% †
See also
References
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