Season 2015 Top goalscorer Diogo (33 goals) Goals scored 870 | Start date 2015 End date December 13, 2015 Matches played 306 | |
AFC Champions League Buriram UnitedMuangthong UnitedChonburi Similar 2016 Thai League T1, 2015 SLeague, 2014–15 I‑League, 2015 Girabola, 2015 Úrvalsdeild |
The 2015 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) was the 19th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season began on 14 February and finished on 13 December.
Contents
- Teams
- Stadiums and locations
- Name changes
- Stadium changes
- Personnel and sponsoring
- Foreign players
- League table
- Result table
- Player of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Golden Boot
- Fair Play
- Attendances
- References
Buriram United were the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi and Navy entered as the three promoted teams.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League.
Police United, PTT Rayong, Songkhla United, Air Force Central and GSE Samut Songkhram were relegated to the 2015 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2014 season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2014 Thai Division 1 League champions Nakhon Ratchasima, runners-up Saraburi and third place Navy.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.Name changes
Stadium changes
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
League table
Updated to games played on 13 December 2015.
Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 The winners of the 2015 Thai FA Cup will also qualify for the play-off of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Since the FA Cup winners have already qualified to ACL through the championship and runners-up - because the Thai FA Cup Final is between Buriram and Muangthong - the spot will be awarded to the third-placed team.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Result table
Updated to games played on 13 December 2015.
Source: Thai Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Player of the Year
The Player of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United).
Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year was awarded to Alexandre Gama (Buriram United).
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Diogo (Buriram United).
Fair Play
The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Army United.
Attendances
Updated to games played on 13 December 2015
Source: Thai Premier League
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Division 1