# 2016 Regional League Division 2 Western Region

2016 Regional League Division 2 Western Region is the 4th season of the League competition since its establishment in 2013. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system.

## Changes from last season
### Break zone clubs

Nonthaburi, Krung Thonburi, Globlex, Ratchaphruek College, Thonburi City, Samut Sakhon, Hua Hin City and Simork are broken from Central & Western Region

### Team changes
#### Promoted clubs

No club was promoted to the Thai Division 1 League. Last years league champions Samut Sakhon and runners up Thonburi City failed to qualify from the 2015 Regional League Division 2 championsleague round.

#### Returning clubs

Muangkan United is returning to the league after a 1-year break.

#### Relocated clubs

* Assumption United re-located to the Regional League West Division from the Bangkok Area Division 2015.
* Chumphon re-located to the Regional League West Division from the South Division 2015.
* Grakcu Tabfah Pathum Thani were moved to the Bangkok Region.
* PTU Pathum Thani Seeker were moved to the Central Region.
* Raj Pracha were moved to the Bangkok & Eastern Region.

#### Renamed clubs

* Ratchaphruek Muengnon United renamed Ratchaphruek College again.
* Globlex TWD renamed BTU United

#### Withdrawn clubs

* Phetchaburi have withdrawn from the 2016 campaign.

### Expansion clubs

IPE Samut Sakhon Promoted from Khǒr Royal Cup (ถ้วย ข.) 2015 Champion

## Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Assumption United | Nonthaburi | Assumption Thonburi School Stadium (Wongprachanukul Stadium) | 1,000 |
| BTU United | Bangkok | Bangkok-Thonburi University Stadium | 5,000 |
| Chumphon | Chumphon | IPE Chumphon Stadium | 3,000 |
| IPE Samut Sakhon United | Samut Sakhon | IPE Samut Sakhon Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hua Hin City | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Khao Takiap Stadium | 3,500 |
| Krung Thonburi | Nakhon Pathom | Mahidol University Salaya Campus Stadium | 2,000 |
| Muangkan United | Kanchanaburi | Kleab Bua Stadium | 13,000 |
| Nonthaburi | Nonthaburi | Nonthaburi Sports Complex Stadium | 10,000 |
| Ratchaphruek University | Bangkok | Thonburi University Stadium | ? |
| Samut Sakhon | Samut Sakhon | Samut Sakhon Province Stadium | ? |
| Simork | Suphanburi | Suphanburi Sports School Stadium | 1,500 |
| Thonburi City | Bangkok | Bang Bon Sport Center | 5,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Samut Sakhon (C, Q) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 43 | Qualification to Champions League Round and Promotion to Thai League Championship |
| 2 | Krung Thonburi (Q) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 41 | Qualification to Champions League Round and Promotion to Thai League Championship |
| 3 | Ratchaphruek University (P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 | Promotion to Thai League Championship |
| 4 | Simork (P) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 38 | Promotion to Thai League Championship |
| 5 | BTU United (P) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 36 | Promotion to Thai League Championship |
| 6 | Nonthaburi | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 | Chumphon | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hua Hin City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Assumption United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | |
| 10 | Muangkan United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 22 | |
| 11 | IPE Samut Sakhon | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 16 | |
| 12 | Thonburi City (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 13 | Relegation to Thai Football Division 3 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ASS | BTU | CHU | HUA | IPE | KRU | MKU | NON | RAT | SAM | SIM | THO |
| Assumption United | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 |
| BTU United | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Chumphon | 5–3 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Hua Hin City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| IPE Samut Sakhon | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Krung Thonburi | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Muangkan United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Nonthaburi | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–0 |
| Ratchaphruek University | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Samut Sakhon | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Simork | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 |
| Thonburi City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 4 September 2016.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Aliou Seck | Samut Sakhon | 12 |
| 2 | Kingsley Obioma | Krung Thonburi | 11 |
| 3 | Jatuchai Thongbut | Krung Thonburi | 10 |
| 3 | Sirimongkhon Jitbanjong | Simork | 10 |
| 5 | Song Il-eum | BTU United | 8 |
| 5 | Yoshinari Sato | Chumphon | 8 |
| 5 | John Sam | Nonthaburi | 8 |
| 5 | Yodsak Chaowana | Assumption United | 8 |
| 5 | Samuel Ampofo | Ratchaphruek University | 8 |
| 10 | Issac Nikwei | Ratchaphruek University | 7 |
| 10 | Moussa Abakar | Simork | 7 |