The 2016

Thai League T1 The Thai League (, pronounced as ') or Thai League 1 (, pronounced as '), often referred to as T1, is the highest level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai ...

(also known as the Toyota Thai League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Thai League T1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season started on 5 March 2016.

Buriram United Buriram United Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Buriram. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and competes in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as P ...

are the defending champions, having won the Thai Premier League title the three consecutive seasons. Following the death of King

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, the

Football Association of Thailand The Football Association of Thailand, under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (), or FA Thailand (FAT) for short, is the governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer in Thailand. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The associ ...

cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with three rounds remaining. Muangthong United were therefore crowned champions with BBCU, Chainat and Army United relegated. The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns. On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Muangthong United as champions for the 4th time.

Teams

A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the

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. TOT and

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were relegated to the 2016 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2015 season. 14th-placed

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withdrew from the league after the season, sparing

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from relegation. They were replaced by the best three teams from the

runners-up Pattaya United, third place Sukhothai and fourth place BBCU.

Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''

Name changes

* Osotspa Samut Prakan renamed themselves to Super Power Samut Prakan.

Stadium changes

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used the

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in Pathumthani, a change from the previous season where they used the

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as their home ground in 2015. * Ratchaburi Mitr Phol will use the

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in June 2016, a change from the previous season where they used the

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as their home ground in 2015. * Sukhothai used the

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for the visit of Buriram United due to a home stadium ban. *

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League 1, the top-flight football league of Thailand. Muangthong United has pa ...

used the

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for the visit of BBCU due to a home stadium ban.

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Thai League T1 team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. *Former player are the players who were out of Thai League T1 squad/left club in the mid-season transfer window.

Results

League table

Positions by round

Result table

Season statistics

Top scorers

:''As of 25 September 2016.'' * ^* Transferred to Al-Shabab after 20 weeks.

Top assists

:''As of 25 September 2016.''

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets