# 2012 Thai Premier League

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.

## Teams

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.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
| Army United | Phaya Thai, Bangkok | Thai Army Sports Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Bangkok Glass | Pathumthani | Leo Stadium | 10,000 | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Pathum Wan, Bangkok | Thephasadin Stadium | 6,378 | |
| Buriram United | Buriram | New I-Mobile Stadium | 24,000 | |
| BBCU | Bang Kapi, Bangkok | Rajamangala Stadium | 65,000 | |
| Chainat | Chainat | Khao Plong Stadium | 5,574 | |
| Chiangrai United | Chiangrai | Mae Fah Luang University Stadium United Stadium of Chiangrai | 3,346 12,000 | [9] [10] |
| Chonburi | Chonburi | Chonburi Stadium | 8,600 | |
| Esan United | Ubon Ratchathani | Tung Burapha Stadium | 7,500 | |
| SCG Muangthong United | Nonthaburi | SCG Stadium | 17,000 | |
| Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | Saraburi | Saraburi Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Pattaya United | Chonburi | Nongprue Municipality Football Field | 8,000 | |
| INSEE Police United | Pathumthani | Thammasat Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram Province Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Thai Port | Khlong Toei, Bangkok | PAT Stadium | 12,308 | |
| TOT | Lak Si, Bangkok | TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana | 5,000 | |
| TTM Chiangmai | Chiang Mai | 700th Anniversary Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Wuachon United | Songkhla | Tinasulanon Stadium | 35,000 | |

### 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

| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach |
| Army United | Chang | Pan | Tatree Sing-Ha | Paniphon Kerdyam |
| Bangkok Glass | Leo Beer | Umbro | Amnart Kaewkiew | Phil Stubbins |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Channel 3 | FBT | Rangsan Viwatchaichok | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Buriram United | Chang | - | Apichet Puttan | Attaphol Buspakom |
| BBCU | 3 Board Band | - | Jakapong Yaito | Adul Rungruang |
| Chainat | - | Kappa | Narongchai Vachiraban | Surachai Jaturapattarapong |
| Chiangrai United | Leo Beer | DEFFO | Teerasak Po-on | Stefano Cugurra |
| Chonburi | Chang | Nike | Pipob On-Mo | Withaya Laohakul |
| Esan United | Muang Thai Life Assurance | FBT | Wuttichai Tathong | Phayong Khunnaen |
| Muangthong United | Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Yamaha | Grand Sport | Datsakorn Thonglao | Slaviša Jokanović |
| Osotspa Saraburi | M-150 | Grand Sport | Jetsada Puanakunmee | Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok |
| Pattaya United | True | Grand Sport | Niweat Siriwong | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol |
| Police United | INSEE Cement | Kela | Surachart Sareepim | Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul |
| Samut Songkhram | Genufood | Kool Sport | Chaiwut Wattana | Somchai Chuayboonchum |
| Thai Port | FB Battery | FBT | Itthipol Nonsiri | Worakorn Wichanarong |
| TOT | TOT | - | Takahiro Kawamura | Somchai Subpherm |
| TTM Chiangmai | Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | Mawin | Watchara Mahawong | Narong Suwannachot |
| Wuachon United | TPIPL | FBT | Chairat Madsiri | Jadet Meelarp |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
| Muangthong United | Robbie Fowler | Neutral termination | Slaviša Jokanović |
| TTM Chiangmai | Somchai Chuayboonchum | Sacked | Narong Suwan-nachot |
| Esan United | Royter Moreira | Resigned | Phayong Khunnaen |
| Thai Port | Thongchai Sukkoki | Resigned | Piyakul Kaewnamkang |
| Thai Port | Piyakul Kaewnamkang | Resigned | Adul Leukijna |
| Thai Port | Adul Leukijna | Caretaker role ended | Worakorn Wichanarong |
| BBCU | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Resigned | Adul Rungruang |
| Samut Songkhram | Vorawan Chitavanich | Resigned | Somchai Chuayboonchum |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Andrew Ord | Sacked | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Army United | Amnart Chalermchaowarit | Sacked | Paniphon Kerdyam |
| Bangkok Glass | Surachai Jaturapattarapong | Resigned | Phil Stubbins |
| Chainat | Issara Sritaro | Resigned | Surachai Jaturapattarapong |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Army United | Daniel Blanco | Fabinho | Tony Pinho | Alessandro Alves | Björn Lindemann | | Danny Invincibile | Matías Recio Leandro Kert Kütt |
| Bangkok Glass | Rafael | Valery Hiek | Flavien Michelini | Giorgi | Samuel Ajayi | George Ekeh | Hironori Saruta | Elias |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Kharroubi | Jovanovic | Cleiton | Gilbert Koomson | Arzu | Regino | Yusuke Kato | Maxime Moundou Takenori Hayashi Karim Rouani |
| Buriram United | Goran Jerković | Acheampong | Honda | Đorđije Ćetković | Marko Ćetković | Osmar | Anvar Rajabov | Anderson Ekwalla Herman Florent Obama Frank Ohandza John Mary Asqar Jadigerov |
| BBCU | Juninho | Jean Marc | Moussa Sylla | N'Guatta | Aikhionbare | Cho Kwang-Hoon | Kim Young-Kwang | Hassan Bashir |
| Chainat | Clarence Bitang | Moise | Vukadinović | José Galán | Jagdeosingh | Michael Byrne | Lee Dong-Won | Kouadio Pascal Yohance Marshall |
| Chiangrai United | Franco Hita | Antonio Claudio | Leandro Assumpção | Uilian Souza | Greg Nwokolo | Victor Igbonefo | Emerson Cesario | Adrian Caceres Gilcimar Pereira Murphy Nagbe |
| Chonburi | Anderson | Thiago Cunha | Doumeng | Diakité | Thomas Dossevi | Jeon Kwang-jin | Kazuto Kushida | Ludovick Takam Bireme Diouf |
| Esan United | Chayene Santos | Victor Amaro | Ulrich Munze | Kouadio Pascal | Guy Hubert | Mark Burchill | Kim Tae-young | |
| Muangthong United | Edivaldo | Paulo Rangel | Dagno Siaka | Mohamed Koné | Mario Gjurovski | Adnan Barakat | Ri Kwang-chon | Christian Kouakou |
| Osotspa Saraburi | Dudu | Theodore Yuyun | Anthony Moura | Lazarus Kaimbi | Tangeni Shipahu | Katano | Yamamoto | Tufy Pina Jimmy Mulisa Sandile Zuke |
| Pattaya United | Ludovick Takam | Paul Ekollo | O. J. Obatola | Rod Dyachenko | Marián Juhás | Kim Do-Yeon | Keisuke Ogawa | Athanase Ryuki Kozawa |
| Police United | Leandro | Daniel Côrtes | Daniel Melo | Yannick Ossok | Amara Jerry | Park Jae-hong | Lee Han-guk | Samir El Gaaouiri |
| Samut Songkhram | Lucas Daniel | David Bayiha | Njie Divine | Christian Nade | Bireme Diouf | Zezinando | Park Jae-hyun | Keo Sokngon |
| Thai Port | Mário Da Silva | Alex da Costa | Steven Robb | Olof Watson | Whoo Hyun | Kim Ba-We | Ri Myong-jun | Valci Júnior Ulrich Munze |
| TOT | Amaury Nunes | Diego Walsh | Bas Savage | Younes Chaib | Paunović | Kawamura | Lee Jun-ki | |
| TTM Chiangmai | Leonardo Ferreira da Silva | Kouadio Pascal | Jan Hrbek | Jung Ho-jin | Kim Joo-Yong | Won Yoo-hyun | Yeon Gi-sung | Giorgi Tsimakuridze Lee Gwang-jae |
| Wuachon United | Aron da Silva | Elvis Job | Jules Baga | Kwadwo Boabah | Koné Seydou | Rakočević | Daiki Higuchi | Ney Fabiano Clarence Bitang |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Muangthong United (C) | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 84 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Chonburi | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 70 | |
| 3 | BEC Tero Sasana | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | |
| 4 | Buriram United | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 54 | 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 5 | Osotspa Saraburi | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 52 | |
| 6 | Esan United | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 47 | |
| 7 | Samut Songkhram | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bangkok Glass | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chiangrai United | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Army United | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 43 | |
| 11 | Police United | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 42 | |
| 12 | TOT | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Wuachon United | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 | |
| 14 | Chainat | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 39 | |
| 15 | Pattaya United | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 37 | |
| 16 | Thai Port (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 33 | Relegation to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League |
| 17 | BBCU (R) | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League |
| 18 | TTM Chiangmai (R) | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League |
* ↑ Buriram United qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2012 Thai FA Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BKG | BEC | BRU | BBC | CHA | CRU | CHO | ESU | MTU | OSO | PAT | POL | SAS | THP | TOT | TTM | WUA |
| Army United | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Bangkok Glass | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 |
| Buriram United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| BBCU | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–8 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Chainat | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Chiangrai United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Chonburi | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Esan United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Muangthong United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Osotspa Saraburi | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 |
| Pattaya United | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Police United | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Samut Songkhram | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 |
| Thai Port | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| TOT | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| TTM Chiangmai | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | | 2–2 |
| Wuachon United | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 |
| 1 | Teerasil Dangda | Muangthong United | 24 |
| 3 | Tana Chanabut | Police United | 15 |
| 4 | Mario Ǵurovski | Muangthong United | 14 |
| 4 | Pipob On-Mo | Chonburi | 14 |
| 6 | Phuwadol Suwannachart | Chainat | 13 |
| 7 | Frank Acheampong | Buriram United | 12 |
| 7 | Ludovick Takam | Pattaya United | 12 |
| 9 | Samuel Ajayi | Bangkok Glass | 11 |
| 9 | Bireme Diouf | Samut Songkhram | 11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Thomas Dossevi | Togo | Chonburi | Esan United | 5-1 | 7 April 2012 |
| Dudu | Brazil | Osotspa Saraburi | Army United | 3-1 | 8 April 2012 |
| Cleiton Silva | Brazil | BEC Tero Sasana | Bangkok Glass | 3-0 | 12 May 2012 |
| Choklap Nilsang | Thailand | Chiangrai United | Osotspa Saraburi | 4-3 | 26 May 2012 |
| Pipob On-Mo | Thailand | Chonburi | Buriram United | 4-3 | 24 June 2012 |
| Ekkachai Sumrei | Thailand | Buriram United | Chainat | 7-2 | 11 August 2012 |
| Cleiton Silva | Brazil | BEC Tero Sasana | Chainat | 4-2 | 8 September 2012 |
| Amorn Thammanarm | Thailand | BEC Tero Sasana | TTM Chiangmai | 7-1 | 10 October 2012 |
| Teerasil Dangda$^4$ | Thailand | Muangthong United | BBCU | 8-1 | 17 October 2012 |
| Kendall Jagdeosingh | Trinidad and Tobago | 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

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

The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.

#### Youth Player of the Year

The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.

#### Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.