Season | 2013 |
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Champions |
Buriram United 3rd Premier League title |
Relegated | Pattaya United |
Champions League |
Buriram United Muangthong United Chonburi |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 718 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Carmelo González (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Army 6–0 Bangkok Utd |
Biggest away win | TOT 0–5 BEC Tero |
Highest scoring | Buriram 6–2 Bangkok Utd |
Longest winning run | 6 games Chonburi |
Longest unbeaten run | 32 games Buriram United |
Longest winless run | 11 games TOT |
Longest losing run | 8 games Pattaya United TOT |
Highest attendance | 27,088 Buriram 1–1 Muangthong (11 August 2013) |
Lowest attendance | 560 TOT 0–3 Pattaya United (24 August 2013) |
Total attendance | 1,657,887 |
Average attendance | 6,095 |
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The 2013 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) is the 17th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league. It will begin in 2 March 2013 to 3 November 2013.
Muangthong United are the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. they win the Thai Premier League is a third of the club and Muangthong United became the first team in Thai Premier League to go the season unbeaten in the current 34-game format.
A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2012 season and three promoted from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League.
TTM Chiangmai, BBCU and Singhtarua were relegated to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2012 season in the bottom three places.They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League champions Ratchaburi, runners-up Suphanburi and third place Bangkok United.
Esan United were replaced by Sisaket. It has been proved that the move from Sisaket to Uban Ratchathani and as a consequence thereof naming the club Esan United, is illegal. Apparently fake documents have been used to legitimate the move.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per TPL team, but only five of them can be on the game sheet in each game. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.