2015 Thai Division 1 League
2015 Thai League Division 1 was the 18th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 20 teams competed in the league this season.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Division 1
Promoted to Thai Premier LeagueRelegated to Regional League Division 2
- Roi Et United
- Phitsanulok
- Khonkaen
- Sriracha Ban Bueng
To Division 1
Promoted from Regional League Division 2
Stadium and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
Air Force Central | Pathum Thani | Thupatemee Stadium | 25,000 | |
Ang Thong | Ang Thong | Ang Thong Province Stadium | 6,500 | |
Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya Province Stadium | 6,000 | |
Bangkok | Bangkok | Chalerm Phrakiat Bang Mod Stadium | 8,000 | |
BBCU | Nonthaburi | Chalerm Phrakiat Nonthaburi Youth Centre Stadium | 6,000 | |
Chiangmai | Chiangmai | 700th Anniversary Stadium | 25,000 | |
Krabi | Krabi | Krabi Province Stadium | 6,000 | |
Nakhon Pathom United | Nakhon Pathom | Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium | 2,141 | |
Pattaya United | Pattaya | Nongprue Stadium | 5,000 | |
Phichit | Phichit | Phichit Stadium | 15,000 | |
Phuket | Phuket | Surakul Stadium | 15,000 | |
Police United | Pathum Thani | Boonyachinda Stadium | 3,500 | |
Prachuap | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Sam Ao Stadium | 7,000 | |
PTT Rayong | Rayong | PTT Stadium | 20,000 | |
Samut Songkhram BTU | Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram Stadium | 6,000 | |
Songkhla United | Songkhla | Tinsulanon Stadium | 35,000 | |
Sukhothai | Sukhothai | Thung Thalay Luang Stadium | 8,000 | |
Thai Honda | Bangkok | 72nd Anniversary Stadium | 15,000 | |
Trat | Trat | Trat Province Stadium | 4,000 | |
TTM Customs | Samut Prakan | Lad Krabang 54 Stadium | 2,000 |
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.Team | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer | Captain | Head coach |
Air Force Central | Central | KELA | Sarayuth Chaikamdee | Sasom Pobprasert |
Ang Thong | CP | Ego Sports | Santat Klinyeesun | Reiner Maurer |
Ayutthaya | Gulf | Svolme | Sorasak Kaewinta | Vacant |
Bangkok | M2F | Lotto | Suguru Hashimoto | Miloš Joksić |
BBCU | 3BB | Ego Sports | Kittikun Jamsuwan | Tsuyoshi Takano |
Chiangmai | Singha | Warrix | Jaroonsak Somkong | Wil Boessen |
Krabi | Thai AirAsia | Ego Sports | Thaweephong Ja-reanroob | Vorawan Chitavanich |
Nakhon Pathom | Chang | Kool | Narentorn Rasee | Jason Withe |
Pattaya United | Bang & Olufsen | Warrix | Wattana Plainum | Lim Jong-heon |
Phichit | Red Bull | FBT | Amnart Rakprasert | Vorakorn Wichanarong |
Phuket | Chang | Grand Sport | Yusuke Sato | Songyod Klinsrisook |
Police United | Chang | Puma | Surachart Sareepim | Totchtawan Sripan |
Prachuap | Sahaviriya Group | Tamudo | Rangsarit Sutthisa | Dusit Chalermsan |
PTT Rayong | PTT Group | Grand Sport | Narongchai Vachiraban | José Alves Borges |
Samut Songkhram | — | Kool | Saknarin Phusamsai | Samad Amartayakul |
Songkhla United | I-Mobile | FBT | Chairat Madsiri | Somchai Makmool |
Sukhothai | Bangkok Airways | Mawin | Thanawat Panchang | Somchai Chuayboonchum |
Thai Honda | Honda | Kappa | Daiki Higuchi | Masami Taki |
Trat | CP | Tamudo | Narej Karpkraikaew | Praphan Narkpong |
TTM | TTM | Deffo | Jetsada Jitsawad | Narasak Boonkleng |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player |
Air Force Central | Valdomiro Soares | Issac Honey | Kouassi Hermann | Lee Hyun-jin | Yuji Funayama |
Ang Thong | :de:Alex Ruela|Alex Ruela | Rodrigo Gonçalves | Ho Seong-wook | Jeong Su-ho | Nobuhito Takahashi |
Ayutthaya | Valci Júnior | Njie Divine | Seiya Kojima | Jozef Tὶrer | Noguchi Pinto |
Bangkok F.C. | Flavien Michelini | Suguru Hashimoto | Radomir Đalović | Ivan Petrović | Ahn Byeong-keun |
BBCU | Andre Araujo | Dooh Moukoko | Yuki Bamba | Chae Wan-Ji | Yusuke Kato |
Chiangmai | Rogerio Silva | El Mehdi Sidqy | Rafael Wellington | Terrance Mandaza | |
Krabi | Koné Seydou | Laby Kassiaty | Tangeni Shipahu | Willy Stephanus | Ryohei Maeda |
Nakhon Pathom | Aron da Silva | Jacques Nguemaleu | Lesley Ablorh | Yusei Ogasawara | Woo Guen-jeong |
Pattaya United | :nl:Wellington Cirino Priori|Wellington Priori | Ri Kwang-chon | Milan Bubalo | Borja Navarro | Lee Won-young |
Phichit | Mbengen Isaac | Ludovic Loic | Nenebi Tra Sylvestre | Melvin Kicmett | Joo Sung-hwan |
Phuket | Trent McClenahan | Andrezinho | Berlin Ndebe-Nlome | Moussa Sylla | Yusuke Sato |
Police United | Diego Barcelos | Dango Siaka | Sho Shimoji | Adnan Barakat | Goran Šubara |
Prachuap | Nascimento | Munze Ulrich | Sendley Bito | Kwon Dae-hee | Edgar Bernhardt |
PTT Rayong | Kyle Nix | Douglas | Yves Desmarets | Amadou Ouattara | Lee Sang-Ho |
Samut Songkhram | Barros Tardeli | Bernard Kouassi | Marc Landry Babo | Heritiana Thierry | Chang Seung-Weon |
Songkhla United | Darko Rakočević | Sergio Suárez | Rufo Sánchez | Paulo Martins | Yugo Kobayashi |
Sukhothai | Felipe Ferreira | Bouba Abbo | Yuto Nakagawa | John Baggio | Hiromichi Katano |
Thai Honda | Gastón González | Walther Henri | Michitaka Akimoto | Julius Oiboh | Daiki Higuchi |
Trat | Seiya Sugishita | Borče Manevski | Saidu Sani | Na Jin-seong | Yoon Si-ho |
TTM | Lucas Daniel | Matias Recio | Diarra Ali | Kendall Jagdeosingh | Nam Dae-shik |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Tana Chanabut | Police United | 25 |
1 | Felipe Ferreira | Sukhothai | 25 |
3 | Valci Júnior | Ayutthaya | 24 |
4 | Woo Guen-jeong | Nakhon Pathom | 20 |
4 | Milan Bubalo | Pattaya United | 20 |
6 | Marc Landry Babo | Samut Songkhram | 18 |
7 | Gastón González | Thai Honda | 17 |
8 | Surachat Sareepim | Police United | 16 |
9 | Radomir Đalović | Bangkok | 15 |
9 | Rufo Sánchez | Songkhla United | 15 |
9 | Julius Oiboh | Air Force Central ' Thai Honda ' | 15 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
Alex Ruella | Ang Thong | TTM | 4–0 | 28 2 2015 |
Rufo Sánchez | Songkhla United | Ayutthaya | 6–2 | 4 4 2015 |
Milan Bubalo | Pattaya United | Chiangmai | 5–0 | 8 4 2015 |
Tana Chanabut | Police United | BBCU | 3–0 | 26 4 2015 |
Tana Chanabut4 | Police United | Sukhothai | 5–2 | 29 4 2015 |
Marc Landry Babo | Samut Songkhram | Songkhla United | 4–1 | 3 5 2015 |
Faysal Shayesteh | Songkhla United | Trat | 4–1 | 6 5 2015 |
Rodoljub Paunović | Thai Honda | Phichit | 5–0 | 9 5 2015 |
Erivaldo Oliveira | Prachuap | TTM | 3–2 | 27 6 2015 |
Felipe Ferreira | Sukhothai | Trat | 7–1 | 28 6 2015 |
Yod Chantawong | Sukhothai | Trat | 7–1 | 28 6 2015 |
Chayawat Srinawong | PTT Rayong | Trat | 5–0 | 4 7 2015 |
Marc Landry Babo | Samut Songkhram | Sukhothai | 4–3 | 12 7 2015 |
Rodoljub Paunović | Thai Honda | Trat | 5–1 | 12 7 2015 |
Alongkorn Joranathong | Thai Honda | Air Force Central | 3–1 | 8 8 2015 |
Surachat Sareepim4 | Police United | Songkhla United | 6–0 | 23 8 2015 |
Valci Júnior | Ayutthaya | Trat | 3–0 | 23 8 2015 |
Lee Won-young | Pattaya United | Prachuap | 5–3 | 13 9 2015 |
Sendley Bito | Prachuap | Phuket | 3–0 | 27 9 2015 |
Teeratep Winothai | Police United | PTT Rayong | 6–0 | 17 10 2015 |
Aron da Silva | Nakhon Pathom | Trat | 3–0 | 18 10 2015 |
Borja Navarro | Pattaya United | Ayutthaya | 4–1 | 25 10 2015 |
Joo Sung-hwan | Phichit | Air Force Central | 4–1 | 22 11 2015 |