2014 Thai Premier League


The 2014 Thai Premier League is the 18th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 20 teams are competing in the league. The season has begun on 22 February and will finish on 2 November.
Buriram United are the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. Air Force Central, Singhtarua and PTT Rayong entered as the three promoted teams.

Teams

A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013 season and three promoted from the 2013 Thai Division 1 League.
Pattaya United were relegated to the 2014 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2013 season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2013 Thai Division 1 League champions Air Force Central, runners-up Singhtarua and third place PTT Rayong.

Stadiums locations

TeamProvinceStadiumCapacity
Air Force CentralPathumthaniThupatemee Stadium25,000
Army UnitedBangkokThai Army Sports Stadium20,000
Bangkok GlassPathumthaniLeo Stadium13,000
Bangkok UnitedBangkokThai-Japanese Stadium10,320
BEC Tero SasanaBangkok72-years Anniversary Stadium10,000
Buriram UnitedBuriramI-Mobile Stadium32,600
Chainat HornbillChainatChainat Stadium12,000
Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiUnited Stadium of Chiangrai15,000
ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,500
Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium15,000
Osotspa SaraburiSaraburi
Bang Kapi, Bangkok
Pathum Wan, Bangkok
Saraburi Stadium1
Rajamangala Stadium
Thephasadin Stadium
6,000
49,722
6,378
Police UnitedPathumthaniThammasat Stadium20,000
PTT RayongRayongPTT Stadium20,000
RatchaburiRatchaburiRatchaburi Stadium10,000
Samut SongkhramSamut Songkhram
Bangkok
Samut Songkhram Stadium2
Thai Army Sports Stadium
6,000
20,000
SinghtaruaBangkokPAT Stadium12,308
SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000
Songkhla UnitedSongkhlaTinasulanon Stadium35,000
SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphanburi Province Stadium18,000
TOTBangkokTOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana5,000

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Air Force Central Vitwarasak Uppathamnarakorn KELACentral
Army United Gary Stevens Chang
Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd NikeLeo Beer
Bangkok United Alexandré Pölking AriTrue
BEC Tero Sasana José Alves Borges FBTFB Battery
Buriram United Alexandre Gama Chang
Chainat Hornbill Jadet Meelarp Kappa
Chiangrai United Leo Beer
Chonburi NikeChang
Muangthong United Dragan Talajić Grand SportSCG
Osotspa Saraburi Stefano Cugurra Grand SportM-150
Police United Attaphol Buspakom MizunoPromise
PTT Rayong Phayong Khunnaen PanPTT Group
Ratchaburi Ricardo Rodríguez MizunoMitr Phol
Samut Songkhram Suksan Khunsut Kool SportGSE
Singhtarua MizunoPAT
Sisaket Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol JomaMuang Thai
Songkhla United Jason Withe FBTI-Mobile
Suphanburi Velizar Popov Grand SportChang
TOT TOT

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Chonburi Withaya LaohakulMoved to technical director24 October 2013 Masahiro Wada2 December 2013
PTT Rayong Nopporn EksrattraEnd of Contract3 November 2013 Peter Withe1 December 2013
Chiangrai United Anurak SrikerdEnd of Contract4 November 2013 Teerasak Po-on23 November 2013
Muangthong United René DesaeyereEnd of Contract4 November 2013 Scott Cooper2 January 2014
Songkhla United Sampan Yotatip
Pitaya Pimanmaen
End of caretaker role4 November 2013 Phayong Khunnaen3 January 2014
Suphanburi Phayong KhunnaenEnd of Contract6 November 2013 Alexandré Pölking2 January 2014
Army United Alexandré PölkingEnd of Contract9 November 2013 7 December 2013
Ratchaburi Iván PalancoSacked24 December 2013 Ricardo Rodríguez19 January 2014
Police United T. Damrong-OngtrakulMove to manager20 January 2014 Carlos Roberto20 January 2014
Bangkok United Sasom PobprasertSacked20 January 2014 Rui Bento21 January 2014
Muangthong United Scott CooperMutual consent30 March 20144th Dragan Talajić2 July 2014
Samut Songkhram Somchai ChuayboonchumResigned30 March 201420th Paiboon Lertvimonrut12 April 2014
Buriram United Alejandro MenéndezResigned11 April 201412th Božidar Bandović11 April 2014
Air Force Central Narasak BoonklengResigned12 April 201419th V. Uppathamnarakorn6 June 2014
Bangkok United Rui BentoSacked13 April 201418th T. Damrong-Ongtrakul13 April 2014
Police United Carlos RobertoSacked23 April 201417th Mika Lönnström24 April 2014
Suphanburi Alexandré PölkingSacked12 May 20149th Velizar Popov8 June 2014
PTT Rayong Peter WitheSacked29 May 201418th Chaiyong Khumpiam17 June 2014
Buriram United Božidar BandovićSacked7 June 20143rd Alexandre Gama8 June 2014
Osotspa Saraburi Chalermwoot Sa-NgapolResigned12 June 201412th Stefano Cugurra17 July 2014
Bangkok Glass Attaphol BuspakomSacked16 June 201410th Anurak Srikerd19 June 2014
Police United Mika LönnströmMutual consent21 June 201412th T. Damrong-Ongtrakul23 June 2014
Chainat Hornbill Surachai JaturapattarapongResigned21 June 201415th Jadet Meelarp22 June 2014
Sisaket Paniphon KerdyamResigned21 June 201417th Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol27 June 2014
Bangkok United T. Damrong-OngtrakulSigned by Police United22 June 201416th Alexandré Pölking23 June 2014
Army United Matt ElliottSigned by Leicester City26 June 201411th Gary Stevens30 July 2014
Songkhla United Phayong KhunnaenResigned16 July 201417th Jason Withe29 July 2014
Samut Songkhram Paiboon LertvimonrutResigned22 July 201420th Suksan Khunsut29 July 2014
Police United T. Damrong-OngtrakulSacked5 August 201416th Attaphol Buspakom5 August 2014
PTT Rayong Chaiyong KhumpiamSacked6 August 201419th Phayong Khunnaen6 August 2014

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per TPL team, but only five of them can be on the game sheet in each game. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Asian Player
Air Force Central Issac Honey Yao Hermann Zezinando Lee Jin-Ho Bang Seung-Hwan
Army United Luizinho Raphael Botti :nl:Wellington Cirino Priori|Wellington Priori Goran Jerković Yuji Funayama Zdenko Kaprálik Lee Hyun-Jin
Bangkok Glass Flavien Michelini Zourab Tsiskaridze Goshi Okubo Blaže Ilioski Darko Tasevski Lazarus Kaimbi Teruyuki Moniwa
Bangkok United Leandro Tatu Romain Gasmi Kalifa Cissé Miloš Bogunović Mike Temwanjera Kim Yoo-Jin
BEC Tero Sasana Otman Djellilahine Bukasa Kasongo Gilbert Koomson Georgie Welcome Sho Shimoji Radomir Đalović Daiki Iwamasa
Buriram United Carmelo González David Rochela Andrés Túñez Javier Patiño
Chainat Hornbill Jules Baga Valery Hiek Borce Manevski Nikola Nikezić Jo Tae-Keun Seon Power Park Jung-Soo
Chiangrai United Fernando Abreu Leandro Assumpção Renan Marques Uilian Souza Keisuke Ogawa Keita Sugimoto Kazuki Murakami
Chonburi Anderson Andre Araujo Juliano Mineiro Fodé Diakité Yuki Bamba Thiago Cunha Kazuto Kushida
Muangthong United Cleiton Silva Jay Bothroyd Mario Gjurovski Milan Bubalo Aritz Borda Erik Paartalu Kim Dong-Jin
Osotspa Saraburi Aron da Silva Jeferson William Modibo Shelton Martis Anthony Komenan Tangeni Shipahu Hiromichi Katano
Police United Dooh Moukoko Michaël Murcy Dango Siaka Adnan Barakat Sergio Suárez Kim Tae-Min Norihiro Nishi
PTT Rayong Matt Thompson Trent McClenahan Amadou Ouattara Yves Desmarets Rafael Wellington Rufo Sánchez Michael Beauchamp
Ratchaburi Douglas Fábio Lopes Heberty Henri Jöel Jang Gil-Hyeok Juan Quero Genki Nagasato
Samut Songkhram Pascal Millien Koné Seydou Yusuke Kato Guy Hubert Samuel Ajayi Kim Tae-youn
Singhtarua Leandro Ikechukwu Kalu Predrag Sikimić Joo Sung-Hwan Kim Geun-Chul Lee Sang-Ho Hironori Saruta
Sisaket David Bala Victor Amaro Terukazu Tanaka Godwin Antwi Gorka Unda Brent McGrath
Songkhla United Faysal Shayesteh Renan Silva Sebastian Svärd Muzafer Ejupi Kayne Vincent Darko Rakočević Ahn Byeong-keun
Suphanburi Márcio Rosário Björn Lindemann Bireme Diouf Robert Cullen Dragan Boškovic Jung Myung-Oh Sergio van Dijk
TOT :de:Alex Ruela|Alex Ruela Bas Savage Mohamed Koné Gong Young-Sun Ko Ki-Gu Lee Jun-Ki Takahiro Kawamura

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 HebertyRatchaburi26
2 Javier PatiñoBuriram United21
3 Thiago CunhaChonburi20
4 Björn LindemannSuphanburi18
5 Sho ShimojiBEC Tero Sasana17
5 Renan MarquesChiangrai United17
7 Aron da SilvaOsotspa Saraburi15
8 Leandro AssumpçãoChiangrai United14
9 Kouassi Yao HermannAir Force Central13
9 Mario GjurovskiMuangthong United13
9 Carmelo GonzálezBuriram United13

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Gilbert KoomsonBEC Tero Sasana11
2 Darko TasevskiBangkok Glass10
2 Theeraton BunmathanBuriram United10
4 Rangsan ViwatchaichokBEC Tero Sasana9
4 Datsakorn ThonglaoMuangthong United9
4 Pakorn PrempakPolice United9
7 Mario GjurovskiMuangthong United8
7 Teeratep WinothaiPolice United8
7 Hironori SarutaSinghtarua8
10 Rufo SánchezPTT Rayong7

Hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year was awarded to Suchao Nuchnum.

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Masahiro Wada.

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Heberty.

Fair Play

The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Songkhla United.

Attendances