# 2011 Thai Premier League

2011 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league due to a two team expansion, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.
The season started on 12 February 2011 and is generally broken down into 2 legs. The first leg being played from February to early June with the second leg taking place from late July to November.
During the league break, the opening rounds of the FA Cup and League Cup take place.

## Teams

Bangkok United were relegated to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2010 season in the bottom three places and lost in promotion/relegation play-off.
2010 Thai Division 1 League champions Sriracha, runners-up Khonkaen and third place Chiangrai United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
| Army United | Phaya Thai, Bangkok | Thai Army Sports Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Bangkok Glass | Pathumthani | Leo Stadium | 8,000 | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Pathum Wan, Bangkok | Thephasadin Stadium | 6,378 | |
| Buriram United | Buriram | I-mobile Stadium (1st leg) New I-Mobile Stadium (2nd leg) | 14,000 24,000 | [4] [5] |
| Chiangrai United | Chiangrai | Mae Fah Luang University Stadium | 3,346 | |
| Chonburi | Chonburi | Chonburi Stadium | 8,200 | |
| Khonkaen | Khonkaen | Khon Kaen Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Muangthong United | Nonthaburi | Yamaha Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | Saraburi | Saraburi Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Pattaya United | Chonburi | IPE Chonburi Stadium (1) | 11,000 | |
| Police United | Pathumthani | Thammasat Stadium | 25,000 | |
| SCG Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram Province Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Siam Navy | Chonburi | IPE Chonburi Stadium(1st leg) Sattahip Navy Stadium(2nd leg) | 11,000 5,000 | [14] [15] |
| Sisaket Muangthai | Sisaket | Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium | 9,000 | |
| Sriracha | Chonburi | Sriracha Suzuki Stadium | 5,207 | |
| Thai Port | Bangkok | PAT Stadium | 10,308 | |
| TOT S.C. | Nonthaburi Phaya Thai, Bangkok Lak Si, Bangkok | Yamaha Stadium (5 game) Thai Army Sports Stadium (1 game) TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana (2nd leg) | 17,000 20,000 5,000 | [19] [20] [21] |
| TTM Phichit | Phichit | Phichit Provincial Stadium | 13,000 | |

### Name changes

* TOT-CAT were renamed TOT S.C. after an ownership dispute.
* Rajnavy Rayong were renamed Siam Navy after an ownership dispute.

### Stadium changes

* Both Pattaya United and Siam Navy moved into the IPE Stadium in Chonburi. Pattaya's previous ground Nongprue Municipality Football Field is under renovation and Siam Navy left the Rayong Stadium as they withdrew from the province during their ownership dispute. Both teams use the same stadium even though this is actually against the league regulations. Siam Navy were to move back to Rayong and use the Sattahip Navy Stadium for the 2nd leg of the season.
* TOT continued to use Muangthong United's Yamaha Stadium for the opening half of the season before their return to the TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana for the 2nd leg. TOT also used the Thai Army Sports Stadium for one game in the first leg of the season.
* Chonburi moved to the ODB Chonburi Stadium whilst a new ground is built in Bang San.
* Sriracha's Princess Sirindhorn Stadium will be known as the Suzuki Stadium due to sponsorship reasons.
* BEC Tero Sasana presumably have made the Thephasadin Stadium as their new home, using it for the second season running after their previous home Nong Chok Stadium was apparently being renovated. The move has also brought a bigger fan base to the club.
* Chonburi used one of their former grounds, the IPE Stadium for two games after being suspended from using their home ground due to fan violence. Chonburi fans were also subjected to be banned from the stadium.
* Bangkok Glass used the Thephasadin Stadium and the Yamaha Stadium for their home matches with Samut Songkhram and Pattaya United due to the Leo Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.
* Police United used the Suphanburi Municipality Stadium and the Khao Plong Stadium in Chainat for their home matches with Pattaya United, Bangkok Glass, Khon Kaen (all Suphanburi Municipality Stadium) and Muangthong United (Khao Plong Stadium) due to the Thammasat Stadium being unavailable during the 2011 Thai Flood's.

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach |
| Army United | Chang | Pan | Wanchana Rattana | Adul Rungruang |
| Bangkok Glass | Leo Beer | Umbro | Amnaj Kaewkiew | Arjhan Srong-ngamsub |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 3K Battery | FBT | Teeratep Winothai | Phayong Khunnaen |
| Buriram United | Chang | | Apichet Puttan | Attaphol Buspakom |
| Chiangrai United | Leo Beer | Deffo | Sanya Puangchan | Stefano Cugurra 'Teco' |
| Chonburi | Chang | FBT | Pipob On-Mo | Witthaya Laohakul |
| Khon Kaen | 3K Battery | Kool Sport | Rermrat Ngam-Chareon | Pichet Supomuang |
| Muangthong United | Yamaha | Grand Sport | Nattaporn Phanrit | Robbie Fowler |
| Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | M-150 | Grand Sport | Jetsada Puanakunmee | Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok |
| Pattaya United | True | Grand Sport | Niweat Siriwong | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol |
| Police United | Insee Cement | Kela | Krissadee Prakobkong | Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul |
| Siam Navy | Arcus | Kappa | Jetsada Ngam-muang | Worakorn Wijannarong |
| Samut Songkhram | SCG | FBT | Panuwat Yimsa-ngar | Vorawan Chitavanich |
| Sisaket Muangthai | Muang Thai | FBT | Wuttichai Tathong | Royter Moreira |
| Sriracha | Suzuki | FBT | Sujarit Jantakul | Dusit Chalermsan |
| Thai Port | FB Battery | | Itthipol Nonsiri | Sukkoki |
| TOT S.C. | TOT | Kela | Patiparn Phetphun | Somchai Subpherm |
| TTM Phichit | | FBT | Jetsada Boonruangrod | Lee Young-Moo |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| Pattaya United | Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | Signed by Police United | 21 November 2010 | Pre-season | Jatuporn Pramualban | December 2010 | Pre-season |
| Muangthong United | René Desaeyere | Terminated a Contract | 9 January 2011 | Pre-season | Carlos Roberto | 18 January 2011 | Pre-season |
| Muangthong United | Carlos Roberto | Terminated a Contract | 23 February 2011 | 14th | Henrique Calisto | 6 March 2011 | 16th |
| Sisaket Muangthai | David Booth | Sacked | 22 April 2011 | 13th | Royter Moreira | | |
| TTM Phichit | Bae Myung-Ho | Sacked | 28 April 2011 | 16th | Lee Young-Moo | | |
| Sriracha | Trongyod Klinsrisook | Terminated a Contract | 8 May 2011 | 18th | Dusit Chalermsan | | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Peter Butler | Sacked | | | Phayong Khunnaen | | |
| SCG Samut Songkhram | Pol Chomchuen | Sacked | | | Vorawan Chitavanich | | |
| Pattaya United | Jatuporn Pramualban | Sacked | | | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | | |
| Thai Port | Sasom Pobprasert | Resigned to join Buriram | | | Thongchai Sukkoki | | |
| Muangthong United | Henrique Calisto | Sacked | | 3rd | Robbie Fowler | | 3rd |

### Ownership changes

| Club | New Owner | Previous Owner | Date |
| Rajnavy Rayong | Royal Thai Navy | Rayong Thai Premier | 22 December 2010 |
| TOT S.C. | TOT | TOT-CAT | 26 January 2011 |
| Thai Port | Port Authority of Thailand | Thai Port | 2 February 2011 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Army United | Alessandro Alves | Leandro | | | | | Jun Kochi | Emmanuel Madengue |
| Bangkok Glass | Rafael Novais | Paulinho | Flavien Michelini | Moussa Sylla | Hironori Saruta | Samuel Ajayi | Kunihiko Takizawa | Paul Ekollo Sylvain Idangar Tiago Jorge Michael Byrne |
| BEC-Tero Sasana | Maxime Moundou | Ivan Brozovic | Karim Rouani | Bina Ajuwa | Zoran Rajović | | Nobuyuki Zaizen | Altamir Martins Ekele Udojoh |
| Buriram PEA | Douglas | Clarence Bitang | Frank Acheampong | Franck Ohandza | Herman Ekwalla | Chijioke Ibekwe | | Kanu Wander Luiz |
| Chiangrai United | Pato Aguilera | Antônio Cláudio | Edvaldo | Leandro Assumpção | Uilian | Leontin Chițescu | | Alonso |
| Chonburi | Ney Fabiano | Anthony Esparza | Jean-Marc Benie | Daiki Higuchi | Darko Rakočević | Vladimir Ribić | Kazuto Kushida | Berlin |
| Khonkaen | Li Xiang | Kanlaya Sysomvang | Stuart Kelly | | | | Khampheng Sayavutthi | |
| Muangthong United | Robbie Fowler | Romone Rose | Ali Diarra | Christian Kouakou | Dagno Siaka | | Zesh Rehman | Jorrin John Toni Kallio Moussa Sylla Issoufou Boubacar |
| Osotsapa Saraburi | Khaled Kharroubi | Cleiton Silva | Tufy Pina | Theodore Yuyun | Lazarus Kaimbi | | Hiromichi Katano | |
| Pattaya United | Ludovick Takam | Paul Ekollo | Kignelman Athanase | Kazuya Myodo | Randy Rustenberg | O. J. Obatola | Keisuke Ogawa | Ricardinho Hiroyuki Yamamoto |
| Police United | Jerry Amara | John Wilkinson | | | | | Hyun Woo | |
| Siam Navy | Alex Rulla | | | | | | Hui Ye | Diego Martins |
| Samut Songkhram | Erikson Noguchipinto | Christian Nadé | Bireme Diouf | Rod Dyachenko | | | Keo Sokngon | Echezona Anyichie Efe Obode |
| Sisaket Muangthai | Fábio Magrão | Victor Amaro | Guy Hubert | | | | Kazuki Yoshino | Khim Borey |
| Sriracha | Lucas Echenique | Cristiano Lopes | Justin Moose | | | | | Aron da Silva |
| Thai Port | Mário César | Valci Júnior | Ulrich Munze | Yoshiaki Maruyama | Jacob Aikhionbare | Steven Robb | Kim Dong-chan | |
| TOT S.C. | Diego Walsh | Younes Chaib | Mohamed Koné | Oumar Kondé | | | Takahiro Kawamura | |
| TTM Phichit | Jung Ho-jin | Lee Gwang-jae | Maeng O-jin | Won Yoo-hyun | | | Yeon Gi-sung | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Buriram PEA (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 85 | 2012 AFC Champions League group stage Group stage |
| 2 | Chonburi | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 69 | 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Muangthong United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 60 | |
| 4 | Pattaya United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Bangkok Glass | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 53 | |
| 6 | Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 51 | |
| 7 | Thai Port | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 45 | |
| 8 | BEC Tero Sasana | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Police United | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Chiangrai United | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 44 | |
| 11 | TTM Phichit | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 43 | |
| 12 | Sisaket Muangthai | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 39 | |
| 13 | Army United | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | TOT S.C. | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 37 | |
| 15 | Samut Songkhram | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 36 | |
| 16 | Siam Navy (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 33 | Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League |
| 17 | Sriracha (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League |
| 18 | Khonkaen (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League |
* ↑ Since Buriram PEA also won the 2011 Thai FA Cup, Chonburi qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as the league runners-up.
* 1 2 PAT 2–1 BKG; BKG 0–0 PAT
* 1 2 THP 3–2 BEC; BEC 0–0 THP
* 1 2 ARM 1–1 SIS; SIS 2–1 ARM

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BKG | BEC | PEA | CRU | CHO | KHO | MTU | OSO | PAT | POL | SNA | SAS | SIS | SRI | THP | TOT | TTM |
| Army United | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Bangkok Glass | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Buriram PEA | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| Chiangrai United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Chonburi | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Khonkaen | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Muangthong United | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Pattaya United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Police United | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Siam Navy | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Samut Songkhram | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Sisaket Muangthai | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Sriracha | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Thai Port | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| TOT S.C. | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–3 |
| TTM Phichit | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
* ↑ Sisaket were awarded a 2–0 victory over Rajnavy after the latter were found guilty of using an ineligible player. The original result was 1–1.

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

Key :
| $^4$ | Player scored four goals |
| $^5$ | Player scored five goals |
| Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Yeon Gi-sung | South Korea | TTM Phichit | Chiangrai United | 3–1 | 13 February 2011 |
| Apipoo Suntornpanavej | Thailand | Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | Royal Thai Navy | 4–1 | 30 April 2011 |
| Ney Fabiano | Brazil | Chonburi | Khonkaen | 6–1 | 14 May 2011 |
| Frank Ohandza | Cameroon | Buriram PEA | SCG Samut Songkhram | 4–0 | 22 May 2011 |
| Sarayuth Chaikamdee | Thailand | Bangkok Glass | Police United | 5–3 | 29 May 2011 |
| Teerasil Dangda | Thailand | Muangthong United | Bangkok Glass | 6–2 | 10 August 2011 |
| Ronnachai Rangsiyo | Thailand | BEC Tero Sasana | TTM Phichit | 3–0 | 27 August 2011 |
| Kritsada Kemdem | Thailand | Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | TOT S.C. | 4–0 | 24 September 2011 |
| Frank Ohandza$^4$ | Cameroon | Buriram PEA | TTM Phichit | 6-1 | 20 November 2011 |
| Kim Joo-Yong | South Korea | TTM Phichit | TOT S.C. | 3-2 | 17 December 2011 |
| Chatree Chimtalay | Thailand | Bangkok Glass | Khonkaen | 4-0 | 24 December 2011 |
| Aron da Silva | Brazil | Sriracha | Thai Port | 3-1 | 31 December 2011 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Buriram PEA | 255,129 | 24,712 | 8,315 | 15,008 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | Muangthong United | 182,610 | 21,370 | 3,278 | 10,742 | n/a$^†$ |
| 3 | Sisaket Muangthai | 122,815 | 12,150 | 3,105 | 7,224 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | Bangkok Glass | 97,069 | 9,891 | 1,495 | 5,710 | n/a$^†$ |
| 5 | Army United | 94,863 | 15,710 | 2,529 | 5,580 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Chonburi | 92,317 | 8,500 | 183 | 5,430 | n/a$^†$ |
| 7 | Chiangrai United | 63,447 | 8,300 | 600 | 3,732 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Osotspa M-150 Saraburi | 62,171 | 5,943 | 1,704 | 3,657 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Police United | 61,825 | 8,949 | 764 | 3,637 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | Khonkaen | 52,743 | 5,425 | 1,250 | 3,103 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | SCG Samut Songkhram | 48,877 | 5,481 | 1,200 | 2,875 | n/a$^†$ |
| 12 | BEC Tero Sasana | 47,268 | 5,650 | 1,425 | 2,780 | n/a$^†$ |
| 13 | Thai Port | 46,947 | 6,916 | 986 | 2,762 | n/a$^†$ |
| 14 | Siam Navy | 39,393 | 5,933 | 429 | 2,317 | n/a$^†$ |
| 15 | TTM Phichit | 38,039 | 5,000 | 1,143 | 2,238 | n/a$^†$ |
| 16 | Sriracha | 34,155 | 3,200 | 850 | 2,009 | n/a$^†$ |
| 17 | Pattaya United | 29,019 | 7,500 | 447 | 1,814 | n/a$^†$ |
| 18 | TOT S.C. | 23,324 | 3,000 | 386 | 1,372 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,392,011 | 24,712 | 183 | 4,564 | n/a$^†$ |
Updated to games played on January 28, 2011 Source: Thai Premier League Notes: $^†$ Team played previous season in Division 1 League.

## Champions

The league champion was Buriram PEA. It was the team's second title.