Football league season
The 2009 Thai League Division 1 has 16 teams.
Rules
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
3 Points for a win
1 Point for a draw
Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.
The top three teams will be promoted to Premier League .
The top team as champions.
The bottom three teams will be relegated to Division 2 .
Prize money
Champion : 700,000 Baht
Runner-up : 300,000 Baht
Third Place : 200,000 Baht
Fourth Place : 100,000 Baht
Fifth Place : 50,000 Baht
Sixth Place : 40,000 Baht
Seventh Place : 20,000 Baht
Member clubs
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2009 Thai Division 1 League teams
Football clubs in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Club
Province
Home Stadium[ 1] [ 2]
Capacity
Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi Province Stadium
3,500
Khonkaen
Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen Province Stadium
?
Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan Sport School Stadium
Army Welfare Department Promoted from 2008 Thailand Division 2 League
Nakhon Sawan Reprieve after Army Welfare Department withdrew
Customs Department
Min Buri , Bangkok
Kasem Bundit University Stadium
2,000
Relegated from
Thailand Premier League
Prachinburi
Prachinburi
Prachinburi Province Stadium
3,196
Promoted from
2008 Thailand Division 2 League
PTT
Chonburi
Chonburi Physical Education Institute Stadium
12,000
Rattana Bundit
Bangkok
RBAC University Stadium
?
Royal Thai Air Force
Pathum Thani
Thupatemee Stadium
20,000
Royal Thai Army
Bangkok
Thai Army Sports Stadium
20,000
Relegated from
Thailand Premier League
Police United
Bangkok
Klong Chan Sports Center
Songkhla
Songkhla
Jiranakorn Stadium
20,000
Promoted from
2008 Thailand Division 2 League
Sisaket
Sisaket
Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium
9,773
Promoted from
Thailand Division 2 League
Suphanburi
Suphan Buri
Suphanburi Municipality Stadium
25,000
Surat Thani
Surat Thani
Surat Thani Province Stadium
10,000
Thai Airways-Ban Bueng
Chonburi
Beer Chang Stadium
3,518
Thai Honda
Bangkok
72-years Anniversary Stadium
5,000
Won Pre Season Playoff
Bangkok Bank FC withdrew from the league before the season began. FAT therefore decided that to fill the league with 16 teams, they would run a pre-season competition featuring the 4 relegated clubs from the Thailand Division 1 League 2008 season.
Pre Season Playoff
The winners of the Pre Season Playoff would fill the void left by Bangkok Bank FC , after they withdrew from the league after being relegated from the Thailand Premier League .
The four semi finalist's in the play-offs, are the four relegated clubs from the 2008 season of the Thailand Division 1 League .
Play-offs
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(February 2011 )
Bracket
Semi finals
Final
Final league table
Clubs outside Bangkok
Clubs from the greater area of Bangkok
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd match win; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Source: Football Association of Thailand website
[ 3] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Last updated October 17, 2009
See also
References
External links
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4–6
Cup competitions