2008 Thailand Premier League

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Season 2008 2009 AFC Cup Chonburi Champion Buriram United F.C.		2009 AFC Champions League PEA Dates 18 Feb 2008 – 11 Oct 2008 Location Thailand

Champions Provincial Electricity Authority Top goalscorer Anon Sangsanoi(BEC Tero Sasana) (20) Biggest home win Chula-Sinthana 5-0 Port Authority of Thailand Relegated Bangkok Bank F.C., Customs United F.C., Army United F.C. People also search for 2007 Thailand Premier League

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The 2008 Thai Premier League had 16 teams. It was the twelfth 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 relegated to Thailand Division 1 League. The Champion in this season would qualify for the AFC Champions League 2009 qualification stage and the runner-up would be enter the AFC Cup 2009. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League.

Provincial Electricity Authority won their first championship after they changed their home stadium from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, where they have a bigger fan base. This season also saw the great successful team of Thai football league, Bangkok Bank relegated to Division 1 league after they were defeated by Chonburi in the final match of the season.

Defending champions Chonburi were pipped to the title after faltering against new Premier League side Samut Songkhram in the second to last game of the season. Samut finished in a creditable 7th place, one place above Chula United who also impressed in their first season back in the top flight.

Customs Department FC, the other newcomers along with, found life to difficult and dropped back into Division One at the first attempt.

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 Winner Group B)

Coke-Bangpra (promoted from Division 1 Runner Up Group A)

Customs Department (promoted from Division 1 Winner Group A)

Krung Thai Bank

Nakhon Pathom

Osotsapa M-150

Port Authority of Thailand

PEA

Royal Thai Army

Samut Songkhram (promoted from Division 1 Runner Up Group B)

Thailand Tobacco Monopoly

TOT

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

League table

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Asian Representation

Chonburi & Krung Thai Bank both took part in the 2008 AFC Champions League 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.