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2020–21 Thai League 1

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The 2020–21 Thai League 1 is the 24th season of the Thai League 1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 14 February 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in October 2020.[1]

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The 1st transfer window is from 11 November 2019 to 3 February 2020 while the 2nd transfer window is from 15 June 2020 to 12 July 2020.

Chiangrai United are the defending champions, while BG Pathum United, Police Tero and Rayong have entered as the promoted teams from the 2019 Thai League 2.

On March 1, all of Thai League 1 matches between 7 and 31 March will be played behind closed doors as broadcast only events.[2] However, on March 4, the decision changed to postpone all of matches prior to 18 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.[3]

In April 2020, the Football Association of Thailand announced that the season would restart in September 2020 and end in May 2021, with the top four teams after the first half of the season qualifying for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[4][5] For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the same criteria as applied in previous years will be followed, with the league and Thai FA Cup winners qualifying for the group stage, and the league runners-up and 3rd place qualifying for the play-offs.

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Teams

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There are 16 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Thai League 2 replacing the two teams that were relegated from the 2019 season along with PTT Rayong who folded at the end of the campaign. All clubs that secured Thai League status for the season were subject to approval by the AFC Club Licensing before becoming eligible to participate.

Chainat Hornbill and Chiangmai were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. PTT Rayong withdrew from the league after the season, sparing Suphanburi from relegation.[6][7] They were replaced by 2019 Thai League 2 champions BG Pathum United, whom played under the name Bangkok Glass in the 2018 Thai League 1 campaign. They were joined by runners up Police Tero, who also got promoted at the first time of asking and 3rd place Rayong. Rayong was founded in 2009 and earned promotion to the Thai League 1 for the first time in their history.

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Managerial changes

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Foreign players

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The FIFA Transfer Window Period for Thailand was 19 November 2019 to 10 February 2020, and 15 June to 12 July 2020.

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League table

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The top three teams at the end of the season qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League.[5]

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Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goals difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goals difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time;).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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  1. Chiangrai United qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as 2020–21 Thai FA Cup winners.
  2. Samut Prakan City finished ahead of Muangthong United on head-to-head points: Muangthong United 0–0 Samut Prakan City, Samut Prakan City 4–2 Muangthong United.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

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Leader and qualification to the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Relegation to the 2021–22 Thai League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2021. Source: Thai League

Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League

The top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[5] The Round 15 match between Chiangrai United and Port, originally scheduled to be played on 5 January 2021, was postponed along with all matches in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, and could not be played before the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage draw on 27 January 2021, and thus this match would not be taken into account when ranking the third-placed and fourth-placed teams between Chiangrai United and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.[15]

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Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Overall goals difference; 3) Overall goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Play-off without extra time.

Positions by round - first half of season

The top four teams after the first half of the season (Round 15) qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[5]

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Qualification to the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Source: Thai League

Results by match played

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Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2021. Source: Thai League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
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Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2021. Source: Thai League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Football Association of Thailand awarded Police Tero a 2–0 win as a result of Port's stadium have a power outage lasts more than one hour.[16]
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Season statistics

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Hat-tricks

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Clean sheets

As of 28 March 2021.
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Awards

Monthly awards

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Season awards

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Attendances

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Overall statistical table

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Updated to games played on 28 March 2021
Source: Thai League
Notes:
Teams played previous season in Thai League 2

Attendances by home match played

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Source: Thai League

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