Thailand Premier League
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| Country |
 Thailand
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1996 |
| First season | 1996–97 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Thai League T2 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Thai FA Cup Champions Cup |
| League cup(s) | Thai League Cup |
| International cup(s) |
AFC Champions League Mekong Club Championship |
| Current champions |
Muangthong United (4 titles) (2016) |
| Most championships | Buriram United (5 titles) |
| TV partners | TrueVisions |
| Website | http://www.thaileague.co.th |
 2017 Thai League T1
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The Thai League (Thai: ไทยลีก), commonly known as the T1, is a Thai professional league for Football Association of Thailand clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League T2. The Thai League is a corporation in which the 18 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from March to October, with teams playing 34 games each with a total of 306 games in the season. It is sponsored by Toyota and therefore officially known as the Toyota Thai League. In the Thai League, most of the games are played during Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during the weekdays.
Before the inception of the Thai League, the highest level of club football was the Kor Royal Cup (Thai: ถ้วย ก.) which was contested in a tournament format from 1916 to 1995.
Thai League was introduced in 1996 by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) under the name Thailand Soccer League. Eighteen clubs who earlier competed for the Kor Royal Cup were registered to play in the first edition of a double round-robin league system.Thai Farmers Bank was crowned as the first champion of the 1996–97 Thailand Soccer League.
The Thai League originally had 10 to 12 clubs each season until 2007, when it was expanded to 16 clubs. At the end of each season, the three bottom placed clubs are relegated to the Thai Division 1 League.
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