Thailand Premier League 2008

Infobox Football league season
season = 2008
competition = Thailand Premier League
winners = Provincial Electricity Authority
relegated = Bangkok Bank
Customs Department
Royal Thai Army
continentalcup1 = AFC Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers = Chonburi: Group Stage
Krung Thai Bank: Group Stage
continentalcup2 = AFC Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers = No representation
continentalcup3 = Singapore Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers = Bangkok University: Quarter-Final
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly: Quarter-Final
league topscorer = flagicon|Thailand Anon Sangsanoi
(BEC Tero Sasana) (20)
biggest home win = Chula-Sinthana 5-0 Port Authority of Thailand
biggest away win = Tobacco Monopoly 1-4 Krung Thai Bank
Customs Department 1-4 Bangkok University
Port Authority of Thailand 2-5 BEC Tero Sasana
highest scoring = Chula-Sinthana 6-2 BEC Tero Sasana
(8 goals)
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prevseason = 2007
nextseason = 2009

The 2008 Thailand Premier League had 16 teams. It was the twelveth since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 18 February 2008, and the season ended on 11 October 2008. three teams would be relgated to Thailand Division 1 League. The Champion in this season would be played in AFC Champions League 2009 qualification and the runner-up would be played in AFC Cup 2009.

Provincial Electricity Authority became to the first champion of 2008 season after they change thier home stadium from Bangkok to Ayutthaya where has the many fans support them. and also in this season the great successful team of thai football league, Bangkok Bank relgated in Division 1 league after they defeated by Chonburi in final match.

eason Schedule

Rules

*Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis
*3 Points for a win
*1 Point for a draw
*At end of the season the winners play the runners ups in the Kor Royal Cup
*Winner qualifies for Asian Champions League Qualification Round
*Runner-Up enters AFC Cup
*Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.
*Bottom three teams are relegated to Thailand Division 1 League

Member clubs

*Bangkok Bank
*Bangkok University
*BEC Tero Sasana
*Chonburi
*Chula-Sinthana † ("promoted from Division 1")
*Coke-Bangpra ("promoted from Division 1")
*Customs Department ("promoted from Division 1")
*Krung Thai Bank
*Nakhon Pathom
*Osotsapa M-150
*Port Authority of Thailand
*Provincial Electricity Authority
*Royal Thai Army
*Samut Songkhram ("promoted from Division 1")
*Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
*TOT

† Chula-Sinthana changed to "Chula United" from August 2008 season

Managerial changes

eason Notes

*The Premier League took a break between May 3 and June 28 due to national team world cup qualification matches in June
*On the 17 May, a Thailand Premier League XI beat English Premier League side Manchester City 3-1. [ [http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pageid=113&pagegid=%7BAA5FDAD7%2D7640%2D4CC3%2D93D4%2D57E09955208C%7D&eventid=52317&siteid=502 Thailand League XI - Man City Report] ]
*It was announced this year that Thai clubs would no longer have direct entry into the Asian Champions League, they would have to play in a playoff match against other ASEAN members to enter the new format. Thai clubs would get one spot in the AFC Cup, potientally joined by another if unsuccessful in the playoff spot for the Champions League. [ [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166625326.html New Look Champions League] ]
*National coach Charnwit Polcheewin announced on the 16th June 2008, that he would resign as Thailand National team mananger. [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/Sports/17Jun2008_sport29.php Chanvit Quits] ]
*National team coach Charnwit Polcheewin formally resigned on June 25 after he failed to steer the national side to the fourth stage of World Cup qualification. Charnwit help the side win two King's Cup tournements and runner up in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.
*The National team failed to progress past the third stage of the World Cup Qualifying campaign. They overcame lowly Macau and Yemen in the earlier rounds, but came bottom of the four team group stage.
*On July 1 2008, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification draw was made. Thailand got drawn into Group E with Iran, Jordan and ASEAN neighbours Singapore. Thailand were second seed in the draw process. The first matchday would be away to Jordan on January 14, 2009
*Peter Reid was confirmed as the new national team coach on July 23. Earlier reports had suggested that Holger Osieck was also in the running, but pulled out to leave Reid as the sole candidate. Reid would start his new role on September 1.
*On July 23, new national team coach Peter Reid was also put in charge on the Thailand national under-20 football team. Reid's first task was to prepare them for the forthcoming AFC Youth Championship to be played in Saudi Arabia in October 2008.
*At the beginning of August, Chula-Sinthana changed their club name offcially to "Chula United".
*On August 27 Thailand were drawn in Group B of the 2008 ASEAN Football Championship. Thier opponents in the first round are; Vietnam, Malaysia and a qualifier from the Qualification phase.
*On September 4 Thailand announced that their new national team colour would be Yellow, changing from the previous Red home kit. Blue would continue to be used as the second kit. Yellow represents the Monarch. The change of kit colour was approved by FIFA.
*Customs Department were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on September 20.
*Muang Thong NongJork United was promoted from Thailand Division 1 League on September 21.
*Sriracha and Royal Thai Navy were promoted to the Premier League from Thailand Division 1 League on September 28.
*Royal Thai Army were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on October 1 without kicking a ball, due to Port Authority of Thailand beating Bangkok University in a re-scheduled match.
*PEA were crowned TPL champions on October 11. Bangkok Bank FC were relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League on the same day

Asian Representation

* Chonburi & Krung Thai Bank both took part in the Asian Champions League 2008 campaign. Both sides failed to make it out of their tough Group Stages. This was Chonburi's first season in Asian Competition.
*Bangkok University and Thailand Tobacco Monopoly entered the Singapore Cup. Both teams made the Quarter-Final stage, where 'The Students' got beat by Young Lions 1-0 over two legs, conceding in the last minute of the first leg, whereas Thailand Tobacco Monopoly would get beat 4-2 on penalties by Woodlands Wellington.

Results

Source : thaifootballleague.com [ [http://www.thaifootballleague.com/fixtures.asp Premier League 2008 fixtures] ]

Top scorers

ee also

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/thai08.html Thailand 2008] RSSSF

References

External links

* [http://www.thaifootballleague.com/ Official Website]