1996–97 Thailand Soccer League

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Between 1916 and 1995, the

Thai Premier League (official name: Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League) was established by the Football Association of Thailand, sponsored by whiskey manufacturing brand Johnnie Walker
.

In its first season, 1996/97, the Thai Premier League consisted of 18 teams from the Kor Royal Cup. Top 4 teams in the final league table would be qualified for championship playoffs, and six teams at the bottom of the league table would be relegated to the

1997
).

The defending Champions of the

Asian Club Championship
.

Member clubs locations

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Locations of the Thailand Soccer League 1996-97 teams
  • Bangkok Bank
  • Bangkok Bank of Commerce
  • Krung Thai Bank
  • Osotsapa M-150
  • Port Authority of Thailand
  • UCOM Raj Pracha
  • Rajvithi-Agfatech
  • Royal Thai Air Force
  • Royal Thai Army
  • Royal Thai Navy
  • Royal Thai Police
  • Singha Tero Sasana
  • Singha-Thamrongthai
  • Sinthana
  • Stock Exchange of Thailand
  • Thai Farmers Bank
  • Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
  • TOT

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Thai Farmers Bank
 34 18 10 6 56 25 +31 64 Qualification for the championship playoff
2
TOT
 34 17 11 6 61 35 +26 62
3
Bangkok Bank
 34 17 11 6 54 34 +20 62
4 Stock Exchange of Thailand 34 17 9 8 59 31 +28 60
5
UCOM Raj Pracha
 34 16 12 6 62 36 +26 60
6
Sinthana
 34 17 6 11 45 45 0 57
7
Royal Thai Air Force
 34 14 12 8 48 35 +13 54
8
Royal Thai Army
 34 14 12 8 60 50 +10 54
9
Royal Thai Navy
 34 13 12 9 44 29 +15 51
10
Royal Thai Police
 34 13 11 10 53 39 +14 50
11
Port Authority
 34 9 14 11 44 39 +5 41
12
Singha Tero Sasana
 34 9 14 11 37 44 −7 41
13
Tobacco Monopoly
 34 7 14 13 37 44 −7 35 Relegation spot
14
Osotsapa
 34 8 10 16 41 73 −32 34
15 Bangkok Bank of Commerce 34 7 11 16 34 47 −13 32
16
Rajvithi-Agfatech
 34 8 8 18 43 71 −28 32
17
Krung Thai Bank
 34 5 9 20 32 54 −22 24
18 Singha-Thamrongthai 34 1 6 27 26 101 −75 9
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Championship playoff

Top 4 of the league (

Bangkok Bank, Stock Exchange of Thailand
) qualified for championship playoff.

Semifinals

February 23, 1997

Team 1 Result Team 2
Stock Exchange of Thailand 2-0
Thai Farmers Bank
Bangkok Bank
 3-2
TOT

Final

March 16, 1997

Team 1 Result Team 2
†
Bangkok Bank
 2-0 Stock Exchange of Thailand

† Champions :

Asian Club Championship
).

Season notes

  • The league will be reduced in size to consist of only 12 teams for season
    Royal Thai Police
    .
  • Another six teams, who failed to make it into the top 12 elite,
    Samut Prakan
    , Royal Household Bureau and Bank for Agriculture and Co-Operatives - to make up a new second tier. It was also confirmed that there will be no play-offs for the championship this year and just one team will go either down to the Second Division and up to the first. However, the second bottom team in the top division will have to face. The second placed team in the second division to decide who takes up a place in the top 12 next year.

Asian Representation

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

  • Bangkok Bank

Player of the Year

  • TOT

Top scorer

  • TOT

Champions

The league champion was

Bangkok Bank
. It was the team's first title.

References

  1. Football records in Thailand

External links