# 2018 Thai League 3 Lower Region

2018 Thai League 3 Lower Region is the 2nd season of the Thai football league. It is a part of the Thai League 3 and the feeder league for the Thai League 2. A total of 14 teams will compete in the league this season, after Banbueng withdrew before the season started.

## Changes from Last Season
### Team changes
#### Promoted Clubs

A club was promoted from the 2017 Thai League 4
* BTU United
A clubs was promoted to the 2018 Thai League 2
* Samut Sakhon

#### Relegated Clubs

A club was relegated to the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region
* Krung Thonburi
A club was relegated from the 2017 Thai League 2
* Songkhla United

#### Renamed Clubs

* Banbueng authorize from Phuket City because Banbueng is an absolute football club quota.
* Bangkok University Deffo was renamed to Deffo
* Nakhon Si Thammarat Unity was renamed to WU Nakhon Si United

#### Expansion Clubs

* Songkhla United and Krung Thonburi Club-licensing football club didn't pass to play 2018 Thai League 3 Lower Region. This team is banned 2 years and Relegated to 2020 Thai League 4 Southern Region for Songkhla United, 2020 Thailand Amateur League Bangkok Metropolitan Region for Krung Thonburi .

## Teams
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| BTU United | Bangkok | Bangkok-Thonburi University Stadium | 1,500 |
| Chamchuri United | Bangkok | Chulalongkorn University Stadium | 20,000 |
| Deffo | Bangkok | TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana | 5,000 |
| Kasem Bundit University | Bangkok | Kasem Bundit University Stadium, Rom Klao | 2,000 |
| MOF Customs United | Samut Prakan | Customs Department Stadium, Ladkrabang 54 | 2,000 |
| Nara United | Narathiwat | Narathiwat PAO. Stadium | 5,000 |
| Phuket City | Phuket | Surakul Stadium | 15,000 |
| Rajpracha | Bangkok | Thonburi Stadium | 1,000 |
| Ranong United | Ranong | Ranong Provincial Stadium | 7,000 |
| Royal Thai Army | Bangkok | Thai Army Sports Stadium | 20,000 |
| Simork | Angthong | Angthong Provincial Stadium | 6,000 |
| Surat Thani | Surat Thani | Surat Thani Provincial Stadium | 10,000 |
| Trang | Trang | Trang Municipality Stadium | 5,000 |
| WU Nakhon Si United | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Walailak University Stadium | 10,000 |

### Foreign players

* Other foreign players.
* AFC quota players.
* ASEAN quota players.
* No foreign player registered.
A T3 team could registered five foreign players by at least one player from AFC member countries and at least one player from ASEAN member countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries or ASEAN member countries (3+1).
    Note : : players who released during summer transfer window; : players who registered during summer transfer window; ↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization.
| Club | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
| BTU United | 1st | Felipe Silva Abreu | Kouassi Bernard | Thierry Ratsimbazafy | Lee Heon-ju | |
| BTU United | 2nd | Felipe Silva Abreu | Kouassi Bernard | Thierry Ratsimbazafy | Lee Heon-ju | |
| Chamchuri United | 1st | Han Ji-Seong | Daiki Higuchi | Hiroyuki Sugimoto | Kim Jun-ho | |
| Chamchuri United | 2nd | Julius Chukwuma Ononiwu | Daiki Higuchi | Hiroyuki Sugimoto | Kim Jun-ho | |
| Deffo | 1st | Adama Diomandé | Diego Barrera | Tangeni Shipahu | Song Jin-ouk | |
| Deffo | 2nd | Kedi Amang Ghislain Roger | Ise Yohei | Tangeni Shipahu | Song Jin-ouk | |
| Kasem Bundit University | 1st | Víctor Moraes | Kim Myung-Su | Song Yun-ho | Sanou Oumar | |
| Kasem Bundit University | 2nd | Alaan Bruno De Sousa Santos | Caíque Freitas Ribeiro | Taiga Watabe | Sanou Oumar | |
| MOF Customs United | 1st | Ibrahim Coulibaly | Efe Jerry Obode | Uroš Stojanov | Hwang In-seong | |
| MOF Customs United | 2nd | Giuberty Silva Neves | Anayo Cosmas Onuora | Uroš Stojanov | Hwang In-seong | |
| Nara United | 1st | Kim Ban-suk | Ibrahim Dicko | Osama Ibrahim | Jung Jung-yu | |
| Nara United | 2nd | Nicolas Vandelli | Ibrahim Dicko | Osama Ibrahim | Jung Jung-yu | |
| Phuket City | 1st | Kyaw Phyo Wai | Lee Jun-Ki | | | |
| Phuket City | 2nd | | Ryosuke Nagasawa | | | |
| Rajpracha | 1st | | Anayo Cosmas Onuora | Julius Ononiwu | Onyemelukwe Okechukwu | |
| Rajpracha | 2nd | Kong Tae-hyun | Kameni Roderigue Ferdinand | Lucas Daniel Echenique | Onyemelukwe Okechukwu | |
| Ranong United | 1st | Alaan Bruno De Sousa Santos | Giuberty Silva Neves | Burnel Okana-Stazi | Kim Tae-woong | Win Hlaing Oo |
| Ranong United | 2nd | Kaham Seuntcha Mardochee | Armand Mefire Njikam | Burnel Okana-Stazi | Kim Tae-woong | Win Hlaing Oo |
| Royal Thai Army | 1st | | | | | |
| Royal Thai Army | 2nd | | | | | |
| Simork | 1st | | Oparaobioma Kingsley | | | |
| Simork | 2nd | Mohamed Osman Abdelaty | Oparaobioma Kingsley | | | |
| Surat Thani | 1st | Vinicius Silva Freitas | Phathana Phommathep | Soumahoro Mafa | Kourouma Mohamed | Faramarz Vahdat Derakhshan |
| Surat Thani | 2nd | Ibrahim Coulibaly | Khoun Laboravy | Soumahoro Mafa | Kourouma Mohamed | Faramarz Vahdat Derakhshan |
| Trang | 1st | Fernando Abreu | Bouba Abbo | Douglas Lopes Carneiro | Tetsuro Inoue | |
| Trang | 2nd | Ricardo Theodoro de Almeida | Nelisson Teles | Douglas Lopes Carneiro | Tetsuro Inoue | |
| WU Nakhon Si United | 1st | Endo Shiyu | Samuel Abega Ampofo | Daniel Mensah | Daiki Konomura | |
| WU Nakhon Si United | 2nd | Efe Jerry Obode | Samuel Abega Ampofo | Daniel Mensah | Daiki Konomura | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | MOF Customs United (Q, P) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 54 | Promotion to 2019 Thai League 2 and Qualification to 1st Position of Play-off round |
| 2 | Nara United (Q) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 50 | Qualification to 3rd Position of Play-off round |
| 3 | Trang | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 50 | |
| 4 | Chamchuri United | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 41 | |
| 5 | Phuket City | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | BTU United | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Royal Thai Army | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | WU Nakhon Si United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Ranong United | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Surat Thani | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 26 | |
| 11 | Kasem Bundit University | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 25 | |
| 12 | Simork | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 23 | |
| 13 | Rajpracha | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
| 14 | Deffo (R) | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | Relegation to the 2019 Thai League 4 |
* 1 2 Nara United ahead on head-to-head record; Nara United 4 pts, Trang 1 pt.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record (Mini league): Simork 6 pts(gd +3), Rajpracha 6 pts(gd +1), Deffo 2 pts.

### Positions by round

* Leader and promotion to the 2019 Thai League 2
* Qualification for Thai League 3 Play-offs
* Relegation to the 2019 Thai League 4
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| MOF Customs United | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nara United | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Trang | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Chamchuri United | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Phuket City | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| BTU United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Royal Thai Army | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| WU Nakhon Si United | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Ranong United | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Surat Thani | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Kasem Bundit University | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Simork | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Rajpracha | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Deffo | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |

### Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| MOF Customs United | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Nara United | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Trang | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D |
| Chamchuri United | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L |
| Phuket City | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W |
| BTU United | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D |
| Royal Thai Army | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D |
| WU Nakhon Si United | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L |
| Ranong United | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L |
| Surat Thani | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Kasem Bundit University | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L |
| Simork | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Rajpracha | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W |
| Deffo | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BTU | CCU | DEF | KBU | MCU | NRU | PKC | RAJ | RNU | RTA | SMK | SRT | TRG | WNU |
| BTU United | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Chamchuri United | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Deffo | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Kasem Bundit University | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| MOF Customs United | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Nara United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Phuket City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Rajpracha | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Ranong United | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Royal Thai Army | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Simork | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Surat Thani | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Trang | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| WU Nakhon Si United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 26 August 2018.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Uroš Stojanov | MOF Customs United | 15 |
| 1 | Daiki Konomura | WU Nakhon Si United | 15 |
| 3 | Jung Jung-yu | Nara United | 14 |
| 4 | Jaruwat Narmmool | Phuket City (7), Lamphun Warrior (5) | 12 |
| 4 | Mohamed Kourouma | Surat Thani | 12 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Dicko | Nara United | 11 |
| 7 | Efe Obode | MOF Customs United (1), WU Nakhon Si United (9) | 10 |
| 8 | Burnel Okana-Stazi | Ranong United | 9 |
| 8 | Douglas Lopes Carneiro | Trang | 9 |
| 10 | Kasitinard Sriphirom | Chamchuri United | 8 |
| 10 | Amarin Jaisuesat | Surat Thani | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ahamarasul Due-reh | Nara United | Surat Thani | 5–2 | 24 February 2018 |
| Jung Jung-yu | Nara United | Rajpracha | 4–1 | 6 May 2018 |
| Jung Jung-yu | Nara United | Simork | 7–0 | 5 August 2018 |
| Anirut Suebyim | Banbueng Phuket City | Simork | 4–0 | 19 August 2018 |

## Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Nara United | 9,402 | 1,100 | 240 | 783 | −18.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Trang | 9,326 | 1,297 | 279 | 777 | +18.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Ranong United | 5,375 | 600 | 250 | 413 | −10.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | MOF Customs United | 5,142 | 720 | 123 | 395 | +27.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | BTU United | 4,540 | 424 | 285 | 349 | −23.1%$^†$ |
| 6 | Phuket City | 3,730 | 503 | 100 | 286 | +20.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | Royal Thai Army | 3,378 | 550 | 136 | 260 | +23.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | WU Nakhon Si United | 3,004 | 485 | 85 | 231 | +43.5%$^†$ |
| 9 | Deffo | 2,994 | 446 | 50 | 230 | +45.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Simork | 2,747 | 450 | 130 | 211 | +12.8%$^†$ |
| 11 | Surat Thani | 2,504 | 319 | 102 | 193 | −37.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | Kasem Bundit University | 2,248 | 300 | 100 | 172 | −11.3%$^†$ |
| 13 | Chamchuri United | 2,196 | 250 | 100 | 169 | −61.8%$^†$ |
| 14 | Rajpracha | 1,525 | 200 | 45 | 117 | −41.8%$^†$ |
| | League total | 58,111 | 1,297 | 45 | 323 | −20.0%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 26 August 2018 Source: Thai League 3

### Attendance by home match played

| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total |
| BTU United | 424 | 422 | 350 | 342 | 313 | 321 | 286 | 285 | 346 | 397 | 366 | 323 | 365 | 4,540 |
| Chamchuri United | 146 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 250 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 150 | 100 | 200 | 2,196 |
| Deffo | 422 | 446 | 321 | 60 | 250 | 255 | 365 | 125 | 100 | 150 | 50 | 150 | 300 | 2,994 |
| Kasem Bundit University | 200 | 210 | 100 | 120 | 200 | 250 | 107 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 211 | 2,248 |
| MOF Customs United | 200 | 300 | 123 | 416 | 250 | 425 | 720 | 650 | 478 | 300 | 250 | 430 | 600 | 5,142 |
| Nara United | 980 | 948 | 800 | 884 | 1,100 | 850 | 240 | 550 | 600 | 950 | 700 | Unk.2 | 800 | 9,402 |
| Phuket City | 503 | 435 | 308 | 337 | 369 | 401 | 429 | 217 | 207 | 215 | 100 | 106 | 103 | 3,730 |
| Rajpracha | 150 | 70 | 120 | 120 | 100 | 180 | 160 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 45 | 100 | 1,525 |
| Ranong United | 500 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 250 | 300 | 400 | 250 | 475 | 5,375 |
| Royal Thai Army | 223 | 255 | 250 | 164 | 136 | 230 | 253 | 550 | 195 | 156 | 280 | 186 | 500 | 3,378 |
| Simork | 160 | 156 | 209 | 185 | 135 | 220 | 189 | 215 | 189 | 250 | 130 | 259 | 450 | 2,747 |
| Surat Thani | 260 | 319 | 217 | 248 | 276 | 200 | 219 | 152 | 123 | 102 | 119 | 119 | 150 | 2,504 |
| Trang | 1,050 | 900 | 550 | 279 | 950 | 610 | 628 | 798 | 800 | 1,297 | Unk.1 | 770 | 694 | 9,326 |
| WU Nakhon Si United | 485 | 364 | 300 | 150 | 200 | 85 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 200 | 220 | 200 | 400 | 3,004 |
Source: Thai League 3 Note: Unk.1 Some error of T3 official match report 28 July 2018 (Trang 3–1 Ranong United). Unk.2 Some error of T3 official match report 5 August 2018 (Nara United 7–0 Simork).