2015 Thai Premier League


The 2015 Thai Premier League 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.
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

TeamProvinceStadiumCapacity
Army UnitedBangkokThai Army Sports Stadium20,000
Bangkok GlassPathumthaniLeo Stadium13,000
Bangkok UnitedBangkokThai-Japanese Stadium10,320
BEC Tero SasanaBangkok72-years Anniversary Stadium10,000
Buriram UnitedBuriramNew I-Mobile Stadium32,600
Chainat HornbillChainatKhao Plong Stadium12,000
Chiangrai UnitedChiangraiUnited Stadium of Chiangrai15,000
ChonburiChonburiChonburi Stadium8,500
Muangthong UnitedNonthaburiSCG Stadium17,500
Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima80th Birthday Stadium28,000
NavyChonburiSattahip Navy Stadium12,500
Osotspa Samut PrakanSamut PrakanM Power Stadium4,100
PortBangkokPAT Stadium12,308
RatchaburiRatchaburiRatchaburi Province Stadium10,000
SaraburiSaraburiSaraburi PAO. Stadium6,000
SisaketSisaketSri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium10,000
SuphanburiSuphanburiSuphanburi Municipality Stadium25,000
TOTBangkokTOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana5,000

Name changes

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Army United Watcharakorn Antakhamphu Made by clubChang
Bangkok Glass Anurak Srikerd NikeLeo Beer
Bangkok United Alexandré Pölking AriTrue
BEC Tero Sasana FBTFB Battery
Buriram United Alexandre Gama Made by clubChang
Chainat Hornbill Issara Sritaro Somjet SattabudMade by clubWangkanai
Chiangrai United Made by clubLeo Beer
Chonburi Jadet Meelarp NikeChang
Muangthong United Dragan Talajić Grand SportSCG
Nakhon Ratchasima Sugao Kambe Grand SportMazda
Navy Stefano Cugurra Nataporn PhanritWarrixHR-Pro
Osotspa Samut Prakan Kritsada Piandit Grand SportM-150
Port Masahiro Wada JomaMuang Thai
Ratchaburi Josep Ferré HebertyKappaMitr Phol
Saraburi Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Kool-
Sisaket Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol WarrixMuang Thai
Suphanburi WarrixChang
TOT Tewesh Kamonsin PanKan Air

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Ratchaburi Ricardo RodríguezEnd of Contract1 November 2014 Àlex Gómez1 November 2014
Chonburi Masahiro WadaEnd of Contract10 November 2014 Jadet Meelarp13 November 2014
Chainat Hornbill Jadet MeelarpSigned by Chonburi13 November 2014 T. Damrong-Ongtrakul13 November 2014
Bangkok Glass Anurak SrikerdRemoved from position13 November 2014 Ricardo Rodríguez13 November 2014
BEC Tero Sasana Jose Alves BorgesEnd of Contract13 November 2014 Božidar Bandović13 November 2014
Port Dusit ChalermsanResigned18 November 2014 Somchai Chuayboonchum20 November 2014
Suphanburi Velizar PopovEnd of Contract24 November 2014 Sérgio Farias18 December 2014
Ratchaburi Àlex GómezResigned due to illness30 January 2015 Josep Ferré31 January 2015
Port Somchai ChuayboonchumResigned2 April 201515th Paiboon Lertvimonrut2 April 2015
Saraburi Totchtawan SripanResigned8 April 201518th Mika Lönnström14 April 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Božidar BandovićSacked9 May 201513th Kenny Shiels21 May 2015
Army United Gary StevensSacked15 May 20154th Issara Sritaro17 May 2015
Saraburi Mika LönnströmResigned15 June 201518th Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok1 July 2015
Port Paiboon LertvimonrutSacked16 June 201514th Gary Stevens16 June 2015
Navy Surasak TungsuratSacked8 July 201517th Arjhan Srong-ngamsub8 July 2015
TOT Somchai SubphermSacked17 July 201518th Apisit Kaikaew24 July 2015
Port Gary StevensSacked27 July 201516th Somchai Subpherm27 July 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Kenny ShielsSacked9 August 201514th Manuel Cajuda28 August 2015
Suphanburi Sérgio FariasResigned13 August 20156th Worrawoot Srimaka13 August 2015
Osotspa Samut Prakan Stefano CugurraSacked20 August 201510th Kritsada Piandit25 August 2015
Navy Arjhan Srong-ngamsubResigned20 September 201517th Stefano Cugurra22 September 2015
TOT Apisit KaikaewSacked12 October 201518th Tewesh Kamonsin12 October 2015
Port Somchai SubphermResigned20 October 201517th Masahiro Wada21 October 2015
Army United Issara SritaroSacked22 October 201510th Watcharakorn Antakhamphu23 October 2015
Chainat Hornbill T. Damrong-OngtrakulResigned9 November 201514th Issara Sritaro9 November 2015
Bangkok Glass Ricardo RodríguezSacked24 November 20155th Anurak Srikerd24 November 2015
BEC Tero Sasana Manuel CajudaResigned1 December 201516th Rangsan Vivatchaichok1 December 2015

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Asian PlayerFormer Player
Army United Alex Raphael Botti Kai Hirano Zdenko Kaprálik Hassan Sunny Tangeni Shipahu
Melvin de Leeuw
Bangkok Glass Goshi Okubo Darko Tasevski Aridane Santana Toti Matt Smith Lazarus Kaimbi
Bangkok United Leandro Tatu Romain Gasmi Kalifa Cissé Dragan Boškovic Jaycee John Mike Temwanjera
BEC Tero Sasana Fodé Diakité Ivan Bošković Dmitriy Gorbushin Greg Nwokolo Gilbert Koomson
Buriram United Diogo Gilberto Macena Jandson Andrés Túñez Go Seul-ki Kayne Vincent
Chainat Hornbill Alex Michaël Murcy Jo Tae-Keun Kazuto Kushida Brandon McDonald
Chiangrai United Fernando Abreu Renan Marques Renatinho Keita Sugimoto Kazuki Murakami
Chonburi Anderson Juliano Mineiro Leandro Assumpção Thiago Cunha Cho Byung-kuk
Muangthong United Cleiton Silva Mario Gjurovski Kim Dong-Jin Naoaki Aoyama
Nakhon Ratchasima Lee Tuck Björn Lindemann Dominic Adiyiah Noah Chivuta Satoshi Nagano
Navy Rodrigo Vergilio Vitor Júnior David Bayiha Anggello Machuca Jun M. Davidson Michael Cvetkovski
Georgie Welcome
Osotspa Samut Prakan Addison Alves Jeferson Leandro Anthony Moura Victor Igbonefo Diogo Rangel
Port Kayne Vincent Lee Ho David Rochela Gorka Unda Hironori Saruta Brent McGrath
Diarra Ali
Ratchaburi Wander Luiz Henri Jöel Heberty Genki Nagasato Bruno Lopes
Flavien Michelini
Andy Keogh
Saraburi Bernard Henri Bireme Diouf Sydney Urikhob Damian Bellón Dai Min-Joo Guy Hubert
Sisaket Victor Amaro Lyuben Nikolov Adefolarin Durosinmi O. J. Obatola Mohsen Bayatinia Gerasim Zakov
Suphanburi André Luís Márcio Rosário Lee Seung-hee Carmelo González Sergio van Dijk
TOT Caihame Bas Savage Luciano Dompig Lee Jun-Ki Takahiro Kawamura

League table

Result table

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 DiogoBuriram United33
2 Cleiton SilvaMuangthong United25
3 Gilberto MacenaBuriram United21
4 Mario DjurovskiMuangthong United20
5 Thiago CunhaChonburi19
5 HebertyRatchaburi19
7 AlexChainat Hornbill17
8 Sergio van DijkSuphanburi14
9 Adefolarin DurosinmiSisaket13
9 Dragan BoškovićBangkok United13
9 Jakkapan PornsaiSuphanburi13

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Theeraton BunmathanBuriram United19
2 Jakkapan PornsaiSuphanburi14
3 Teerasil DangdaMuangthong United13
4 Mario DjurovskiMuangthong United12
5 Gilberto MacenaBuriram United11
5 André LuísSuphanburi11
7 DiogoBuriram United10
7 Cleiton SilvaMuangthong United10
9 Sanrawat DechmitrBangkok United9
9 Chanathip SongkrasinBEC Tero Sasana9
9 Anawin JujeenBuriram United9

Hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year was awarded to Diogo.

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year was awarded to Alexandre Gama .

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot of the Year was awarded to Diogo .

Fair Play

The Fair Play of the Year was awarded to Army United.

Attendance