2000 Thai Premier League

Thai Premier League
Season2000
Dates28 May – 26 August
ChampionsBEC Tero Sasana
Relegated-
2001–02 Asian Club ChampionshipBEC Tero Sasana
2001–02 Asian Cup Winners CupRoyal Thai Air Force FC
Top goalscorerThailand Sutee Suksomkit (Thai Farmers Bank) (16)
Biggest home winBEC Tero Sasana 5-0
Sinthana
Biggest away winKrung Thai Bank 0-6
BEC Tero Sasana
Highest scoringTOT 3-6 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (9 goals)
← 1999

The 2000 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League.

Champions Royal Thai Air Force entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.

The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.

Member clubs

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Locations of the Thai Premier League 2000 teams

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BEC Tero Sasana 22 14 7 1 48 14 +34 49 Champion and Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2 Royal Thai Air Force[a] 22 12 5 5 34 19 +15 41
3 Thai Farmers Bank 22 10 7 5 33 25 +8 37 Withdrew from the league and folded[b]
4 Bangkok Metropolitan 22 9 8 5 39 29 +10 35
5 Port Authority 22 8 6 8 18 21 −3 30
6 Royal Thai Navy[c] 22 5 11 6 21 22 −1 26
7 Royal Thai Police[c] 22 6 8 8 25 27 −2 26
8 Osotsapa 22 6 8 8 15 20 −5 26
9 Bangkok Bank 22 6 7 9 14 23 −9 25
10 Krung Thai Bank 22 6 3 13 21 40 −19 21
11 Sinthana[d] 22 4 8 10 20 32 −12 20
12 TOT 22 6 2 14 26 42 −16 20 Qualification for the promotion/relegation playoff[e]
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Defending champion
  2. ^ Thai Farmers Bank withdrew from the league at the end of the season and folded.
  3. ^ a b Promoted from last season
  4. ^ Sinthana would not be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League by taking the place of Thai Farmers Bank in the league.
  5. ^ The team that came 12th (TOT) qualified for the promotion/relegation playoff with the runner-up of the Thailand Division 1 League (Bangkok Christian College).

Promotion and relegation playoff

The club that came 11th in the Thai Premier League was to play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League, but at the end of the season, Thai Farmers Bank dropped out of the league and folded.

As such, Sinthana, the club that came 11th, took their place, while TOT, the team that came 12th, would play in the relegation / promotion match.

March 27 and March 31, 2001

Team 1 Result Team 2
† TOT 4-0 Bangkok Christian College

† TOT remain in the Thai Premier League.

Season notes

Thai Farmers Bank would withdraw from the league at the end of the season due to the Asian financial crisis that initial struck in 1998. The effects would spread across Asia and many clubs now came under a huge financial burden.

Queen's Cup

Bangkok Bank won the 27th edition of the Queen's Cup and their third title overall. They defeated Sinthana 5–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw played at Suphachalasai Stadium.

Thailand FA Cup

BEC Tero Sasana won their first Thailand FA Cup. It is unclear whom they beat in the final.

Asian Representation

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

Player of the year

Top scorer

Champions

The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's first title.

References

  1. ^ Football records in Thailand
Preceded by Thai Premier League
2000
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