# 2013 Thai Division 1 League

2013 Thai League Division 1 (known as Yamaha League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league this season.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### From Division 1

Promoted to Thai Premier League
* Ratchaburi
* Suphanburi
* Bangkok United
Relegated to Regional League Division 2
* Phattalung
* JW Rangsit
* Raj Pracha
* Chanthaburi

#### To Division 1

Relegated from Thai Premier League
* BBCU
* Singhtarua
* TTM Chiangmai
Promoted from Regional League Division 2
* Ayutthaya
* Rayong
* Rayong United
* Trat

#### Renamed Clubs

* TTM Chiangmai renamed TTM Lopburi.
* after tree game TTM Lopburi renamed TTM.

#### Expansion Clubs

* Nakhon Pathom United

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Air Force AVIA | Pathum Thani | Thupatemee Stadium | 25,000 |
| Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya Province Stadium | 6,000 |
| Bangkok | Thung Khru, Bangkok | 72-years Anniversary Stadium (Bang Mod) | 8,000 |
| BBCU | Bangkok | Thai Army Sports Stadium | 20,000 |
| Khonkaen | Khonkaen | Khon Kaen Province Stadium | 8,500 |
| Krabi | Krabi | Krabi Province Stadium | 6,000 |
| Nakhon Pathom United | Nakhon Pathom | Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium | 2,141 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Nakhon Ratchasima | 80th Birthday Stadium | 20,141 |
| Phuket | Phuket | Surakul Stadium | 15,000 |
| PTT Rayong | Rayong | PTT Stadium | 17,000 |
| Rayong | Rayong | Rayong Province Stadium | 7,000 |
| Rayong United | Rayong | Rayong Province Stadium | 7,000 |
| Gulf Saraburi | Saraburi | Saraburi Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium | 10,000 |
| Siam Navy | Chonburi | Sattahip Navy Stadium | 12,500 |
| Singhtarua | Bangkok | PAT Stadium | 12,308 |
| Sriracha Suzuki | Chonburi | Suzuki Stadium | 10,207 |
| Trat | Trat | Trat Province Stadium | 4,000 |
| TTM | Lak Si, Bangkok | Boonyachinda Stadium | 3,500 |

### 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 | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer | Captain | Head coach |
| Air Force AVIA | Group Avia | Kela | Rungroj Sawangsri | Narasak Boonkleng |
| Ayutthaya | Gulf | Poom Planet | Sittichai Traisilp | Phil Stubbins |
| Bangkok | M2F | FBT | Jakkrapong Yaito | Royter Moreira |
| BBCU | 3BB | Ego Sports | Salahudin Arware | Worachai Surinsirirat |
| Khonkean | Leo Beer | Grand Sport | Supakorn Karada | Pichet Suphomueng |
| Krabi | Thai AirAsia | Diadora | Thaweephong Ja-reanroob | Paiboon Lertvimonrut |
| Nakhon Pathom | JC | Kool | Jarupong Sangapong | Vimol Jankam |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Mazda | Puma | Anon Boonsukco | Sugao Kambe |
| Phuket | Beyond Resort | Grand Sport | Sylvestre Nenebi Tra | Stefano Cugurra Teco |
| PTT Rayong | PTT Group | Grand Sport | Yuttana Chaikaew | Nopporn Eksrattra |
| Rayong | Gulf | FBT | Saifon Kasemsang | Apichart Mosika |
| Rayong United | Carabao Dang | Lotto | Suradej Saotaisong | Varit Boonsripittayanon |
| Saraburi | Gulf | Deffo | Manus Tudsuntorn | Totchtawan Sripan |
| Siam Navy | Group Avia | FBT | Kusoel Pengpol | Arjhan Srong-ngamsub |
| Singhtarua | Singha | Grand Sport | Kiatjarern Ruangparn | Dusit Chalermsan |
| Sriracha | Suzuki | FBT | Umpai Mutaporn | Trongyod Klinsrisook |
| Trat | CP | Tamudo | Rattaporn Saetan | Harnarong Chunhakunakorn |
| TTM Lopburi | TTM | Mawin | Somchai Hun-ieng | Wisoon Wichaya |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per DIV1 team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. 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 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Asian Player |
| Air Force AVIA | David Bayiha | David Le Bras | Kouassi Yao Hermann | Kobenan N'Guatta | Julius Oiboh | Zezinando | Jun Uruno |
| Ayutthaya | Daniel Melo | Antonio Vega | Justin Herve | Malick Ndape | Adefolarin Durosinmi | Chun Boas | Chang Seung-Weon |
| Bangkok | Antonio Pina | Jean Marc | Lee Tuck | Samuel Kwaku | Olof Watson | Wellington Rocha | Yuki Bamba |
| BBCU | Eduardo Salles | Marcio Da Silva | Bouba Abbo | Fofana Abib | Moussa Sylla | Kim Woo-Chul | Kim Sung-Yeon |
| Khonkaen | Matias Recio | Christ Mbondi | Amr Shaaban | Shogo Nakahara | Yusuke Nakatani | Yuto Nagasaka | Li Xiang |
| Krabi | Valci Júnior | Michel Gnonka | John Mary | Anayo Cosmas | Bojan Mamić | Ju Myeong-Gyu | Soukaphone |
| Nakhon Pathom | Paulo Renato | Pierre Sylvain | Lesley Ablorh | Andre Houma | Kordell Samuel | Yoo Jae-Min | Cho Kwang-Hoon |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Douglas Lopes | Munze Ulrich | Noah Chivuta | Satoshi Nagano | Shota Koide | Kim Song-yong | Yusuke Kato |
| Phuket | Dudu | Cristian Alex | Ludovick Takam | Geoffrey Doumeng | Giorgi Tsimakuridze | Nenebi | Yusuke Sato |
| PTT Rayong | Amadou Ouattara | Baba Ouattara | Jozef Tirer | Miroslav Tóth | Terukazu Tanaka | Yeon Gi-sung | Noguchi Pinto |
| Rayong | Mario Da Silva | Thierry Tchobe | Tommy Falue | Walther Henri | Abdel Abzizou | Choi Kun-Sik | Yagin Boas |
| Rayong United | Marcio Santos | Ryohei Maeda | Kwon Dae-hee | | | | Byeon Seung-Won |
| Saraburi | Mario Neto | Bernard Doumbia | Valery Djomon | Errol Stevens | Yusuke Murayama | | Dai Min-Joo |
| Siam Navy | Rafael Moretto | Samuel Bille | Diomande Adama | Souleymame | Seiya Kojima | | Jeong Woo-geun |
| Singhtarua | Leandro Luz | Ali Diarra | Mathias Christen | Amara Jerry | Ivan Petrović | Patrick Reichelt | Ri Myong-Jun |
| Sriracha | Diego Pishinin | Ratinho | Sérgio | Berlin | Ivan Bošković | Jun Kochi | Irfan Bachdim |
| Trat | Douglas Cobo | Woukoue Raymond | Franklin Anzité | Almamy Sylla | Labi Kassiaty | | Na Kwang-Hyun |
| TTM Lopburi | Didier Sohna | Jacques Bertin | Lassana Sidibe | Alfred Emoefe | Shota Wada | Joo Jin-Hak | Yoo Hong-Youl |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Air Force United (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 69 | Promotion to 2014 Thai League 1 |
| 2 | Singhtarua (P) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 65 | Promotion to 2014 Thai League 1 |
| 3 | PTT Rayong (P) | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 64 | Promotion to 2014 Thai League 1 |
| 4 | Bangkok F.C. | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 62 | |
| 5 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 54 | |
| 6 | Saraburi | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Trat | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 47 | |
| 8 | Ayutthaya | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Krabi | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 41 | |
| 10 | Siam Navy | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | BBCU | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 40 | |
| 12 | Nakhon Pathom | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 39 | |
| 13 | Phuket | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 39 | |
| 14 | TTM Lopburi | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 38 | |
| 15 | Sriracha | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 37 | |
| 16 | Khonkaen | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 36 | |
| 17 | Rayong (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 36 | Relegation to the 2014 Regional League Division 2 |
| 18 | Rayong United (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 27 | Relegation to the 2014 Regional League Division 2 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AFU | AUT | BAN | BBC | KHO | KRA | NKP | NAK | PHU | PTT | RAY | RUD | SAR | SIH | RAR | SRI | TAT | TTM |
| Air Force United | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ayutthaya | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Bangkok F.C. | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| BBCU | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Khonkaen | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Krabi | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Nakhon Pathom | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Phuket | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| PTT Rayong | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Rayong | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Rayong United | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Saraburi | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Singhtarua | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Siam Navy | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Sriracha | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–5 | 1–1 |
| Trat | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| TTM Lopburi | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 2 November 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Leandro Oliveira | Singhtarua | 24 |
| 2 | Lee Tuck | Bangkok | 23 |
| 3 | Matias Recio | Khonkaen | 19 |
| 4 | Valci Júnior | Rayong United(8 Goals) Krabi(9 Goals) | 17 |
| 5 | Kouassi Yao Hermann | Air Force United | 16 |
| 5 | Olof Hvidén-Watson | Bangkok | 16 |
| 7 | Berlin Ndebe-Nlome | Sriracha | 15 |
| 7 | Yusuke Kato | Nakhon Ratchasima | 15 |
| 9 | Bernard Doumbia | Saraburi | 14 |
| 10 | Promphong Kransumrong | Nakhon Ratchasima | 13 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Pichet In-bang | BBCU | Sriracha | 3–1 | 9 March 2013 |
| Valci Júnior | Rayong United | Rayong | 3–1 | 7 April 2013 |
| Promphong Kransumrong | Nakhon Ratchasima | Siam Navy | 5–0 | 19 May 2013 |
| Olof Hvidén-Watson | Bangkok | Khonkaen | 7–3 | 29 May 2013 |
| Franklin Anzité | Trat | Bangkok | 3–3 | 18 August 2013 |
| Lee Tuck | Bangkok | Siam Navy | 4–1 | 22 September 2013 |
| Patrick Reichelt | Singhtarua | TTM Lopburi | 4–2 | 20 October 2013 |

### Annual awards
#### Player of the Year

* Goalkeeper of the Year – Erikson Noguchipinto
* Defender of the Year – Phaisan Pona
* Midfielder of the Year – Sarach Yooyen
* Striker of the Year – Lee Tuck

#### Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Narasak Boonkleng.

#### Golden Boot

The Golden Boot was awarded to Leandro de Oliveira da Luz.