Chula have started to do well in the 2nd half of the season and have crushed a few teams this year. BEC on the other hand have started to wobble, they dominated against Title rivals Chonburi but still lost and this seems to have set them back a peg. They are now 8 points behind leaders PEA. BEC are probably the most hated club in Thailand due to the fact they have the biggest budget and they are always there or there abouts at the top of the table, but they seem to lack that final push. Chula have started to play well under 'Zico' and have pulled away from relegation which more or less looked certain at the beginning of the year. BEC could pull themselves back into the title race next weekend when the top 2, PEA and Chonburi, meet each other. But with games running out, the early season favorites have more or less run themselves out of the reckoning
MALAYSIA were drawn in a tough Group A alongside favourites Oman, Timor Leste, Indonesia and Vietnam for the Raja Muda Johor Cup beach soccer invitation yesterday. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Philippines and Brunei make up Group B for the five-day tournament which begins tomorrow. Thailand and Myanmar look strong bets to qualify for the semi-finals from Group B. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Mon...icle/index_html Preparations for Asian Beach Games in Indonesia in October
Could do, or shall we wait until the end of the domestic season that finishes in October? Maybe start a fresh for next season? If you create a new one, maybe call it Thailand Thread 2008
AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 draw was made today: New confirmed fixture list: Dec 6 2008 - AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 - Vietnam (Bangkok) Dec 8 2008 - AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 - Qualifier (Bangkok) Dec 10 2008 - AFF Suzkui Cup 2008 - Malaysia (Bangkok) Jan 14 2009 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Jordan (Away) Jan 28 2009 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Iran (Home) Nov 14 2009 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Singapore (Away) Nov 18 2009 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Singapore (Home) Jan 6 2010 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Jordan (Home) Mar 3 2010 - 2011 Asian Cup Qualification - Iran (Away)
Fixtures 30th August Premier League - Week 23 PEA - Chonburi FC Tobacco Monopoly - Port Authority Krung Thai Bank - Bangkok University Osotspa M-150 - Bangkok Bank Nakhon Pathom - Chula-Sinthana Royal Thai Army - Samut Songkhram Coke Bangpra - TOT BEC Tero Sasana - Customs Department Division 2 - Group B - Week 21 Lopburi - Kasem Bundit U. Bangkok Bravo - Christian Coll. Si Sa Ket - Army Welfare Air Force TC - Thonburi Coll. North Central - Fleet Support Marine Coll. bye 31st August Division One - Week 25 Chanthaburi - Suphan Buri Rattana Bundit FC - Thai-Honda Royal Thai Air force - Royal Thai Navy FC Sriracha FC - Surat Thani Raj-Vithi FC - Nakhon Sawan Phitsanulok - Thai Airways Khon Kaen - Mueang Thong NongJork United Royal Thai Police - PTT Division 2 - Group A - Week 21 Songkhla - Rajpracha Chachoengsao - Prachinburi Sakon Nakhon - Samut Prakan Nakhon Ratchasima - Chiang Mai Narathiwat - Satun Ratchaburi bye
Results 30th August Premier League - Week 23 PEA 0 - 0 Chonburi FC Tobacco Monopoly 2 - 3 Port Authority Krung Thai Bank 2 - 0 Bangkok University Osotspa M-150 2 - 0 Bangkok Bank Nakhon Pathom 2 - 1 Chula-Sinthana Royal Thai Army 1 - 2 Samut Songkhram Coke Bangpra 2 - 1 TOT BEC Tero Sasana 2 - 0 Customs Department Division 2 - Group B - Week 21 Bangkok Bravo 1 - 4 Bangkok Christian College Si Saket FC 0 - 1 Army Welfair Support FC Air Force Training College 1 - 2 Thonburi College Bangkok North Central ASSN FC 3 - 1 Navy Fleet Support Army Welfair Support crowned Group B Champions and promotion to First Division
31st August Results Division One - Week 25 Chanthaburi 3 - 2 Suphan Buri Rattana Bundit FC 3 - 0 Thai-Honda Royal Thai Air force P-P Royal Thai Navy FC Sriracha FC 2 - 0 Surat Thani Raj-Vithi FC 1 - 0 Nakhon Sawan Phitsanulok 0 - 0 Thai Airways Khon Kaen 1 - 1 Mueang Thong NongJork United Royal Thai Police P-P PTT Division 2 - Group A - Week 21 Songkhla 0 - 0 Raj Pracha FC Cha Choeng Sao FC 0 - 3 Prachinburi FC Sakon Nakhon 0 - 3 Samut Prakarn Nakhon Ratchasima 1 - 1 Chiang Mai Narathiwat 1 - 0 Satun FC Division 2 - Group B - Week 21 Lopburi 0 - 2 Kasem Bundit U. Prachinburi promoted as champions of Division 2 Group A, Songkhla or Narahiwat will join them next week for the final promotion place. In Division One, the games involving Police, Navy and Air Force were cancelled due to the current policitical situation
Midweek Fixtures Premier League - Week 24 (3rd September) Samut Songkhram - BEC Tero Sasana Customs Department - Nakhon Pathom Chula-Sinthana - Coke Bangpra TOT - Osotspa M-150 Port Authority - Krung Thai Bank Chonburi FC - Tobacco Monopoly Bangkok Bank - PEA Bangkok University - Royal Thai Army
Midweek Results Premier League - Week 24 (3rd September) Samut Songkhram 1 - 1 BEC Tero Sasana Customs Department 0 - 1 Nakhon Pathom Chula-Sinthana 2 - 0 Coke Bangpra TOT 0 - 0 Osotspa M-150 Port Authority 2 - 2 Krung Thai Bank Chonburi FC 1 - 0 Tobacco Monopoly Bangkok Bank 0 - 4 PEA Bangkok University 0 - 2 Royal Thai Army Fixtures 6th September Premier League - Week 25 Nakhon Pathom - BEC Tero Sasana Krung Thai Bank - Chonburi FC Royal Thai Army - Port Authority Osotspa M-150 - Chula-Sinthana Tobacco Monopoly - Bangkok Bank Bangkok University - Samut Songkhram PEA - TOT Division 2 - Group B (Final Week) Christian Coll. - North Central Marine Coll. - Air Force TC Bangkok Bravo - Si Sa Ket Army Welfare - Lopburi Thonburi Coll. - Kasem Bundit U. 7th September Premier League - Week 25 Coke Bangpra - Customs Department Division One - Week 26 Royal Thai Navy FC - Royal Thai Police Thai Honda FC - Royal Thai Air Force SuphanBuri - Rattana Bundit FC Mueang Thong NongJork United - Chanthaburi Thai Airways - Khon Kaen FC Nakhon Sawan - Phitsanulok Surat Thani - Raj-Vithi FC PTT FC - Sriracha FC Division 2 - Group A (Final Week) Prachinburi - Narathiwat Ratchaburi - Nakhon Ratchasima Chachoengsao - Sakon Nakhon Samut Prakan - Songkhla Chiang Mai - Rajpracha
Results - 6th September Premier League - Week 25 Nakhon Pathom 0 - 2 BEC Tero Sasana Krung Thai Bank 0 - 2 Chonburi FC Royal Thai Army P-P Port Authority Osotspa M-150 2 - 4 Chula-Sinthana Tobacco Monopoly 1 - 0 Bangkok Bank Bangkok University 0 - 0 Samut Songkhram PEA 1 - 1 TOT Division 2 - Group B (Final Week) Bangkok Christian College 0 - 1 Bangkok North Central ASSN FC Marine College FC 0 - 2 Air Force Training College Bangkok Bravo 0 - 8 Si Saket FC Army Welfair Support FC 3 - 4 Lopburi Thonburi College 0 - 2 Kasem Bundit University FC Chonburi close the gap to one point on league leaders PEA. BEC are 6 points behind with 5 games remaining. Si Saket have secured promotion to the 1st Division (2nd Level) and Bangkok Bravo have been relegated to the Pro League (4th Level)
Results - 7th September Premier League - Week 25 Coke Bangpra 1 - 0 Customs Department Royal Thai Army 2 - 1 Port Authority Division One - Week 26 Royal Thai Navy FC 0 - 0 Royal Thai Police Thai Honda FC 1 - 0 Royal Thai Air Force SuphanBuri 3 - 2 Rattana Bundit FC Mueang Thong NongJork United 5 - 2 Chanthaburi Thai Airways 2 - 0 Khon Kaen FC Nakhon Sawan 1 - 2 Phitsanulok Surat Thani 2 - 0 Raj-Vithi FC PTT FC 0 - 2 Sriracha FC Division 2 - Group A (Final Week) Prachinburi FC 2 - 2 Narathiwat Ratchaburi 1 - 0 Nakhon Ratchasima Cha Choeng Sao FC 2 - 1 Sakon Nakhon Samut Prakarn 2 - 2 Songkhla Chiang Mai 0 - 1 Raj Pracha FC Songkhla secure promotion to 1st Division (2nd Level) Mueang Nong Jork United need one more point to secure promotion to Premier League
Thailand have changed their home shirt from Red to Yellow. Yellow represetns the colour of the Monarch and will now be the first choice colour for Home games, Blue will stay as the away kit. This has been approved by FIFA and AFC.
Former England international Peter Reid will begin his job as Thailand’s coach in the Agribank Cup in Hanoi next month. Ong-art Kosinkha, secretary-general of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), said yesterday the FAT had decided to send the national team to take part in the four-team tournament in Hanoi where they will face hosts Vietnam, New Zealand and a European side yet to be determined. It will be Reid’s first assignment as Thailand’s coach with former Thailand captain Tawan Sripan his assistant. Reid will call 30 players for training after the Thailand Premier Leauge ends next month. The squad will also be for the AFF Suzuki Cup (the Asean Championship) in December. In the meantime, Ong-art said the King’s Cup in Bangkok, which was originally scheduled for November, had been postponed indefinitely.
Yes, pity, but FAT have left it too late, and to be honest, it simply feels like they can't be bothered to organise it. Instead we will go play Agribank Cup to get some action against Vietnam who we play in AFF Suzkui Cup, so why we playing them now?? New Zealand who will surely not have their very best players out in force and a European team - but what European team would go to Vietnam during their season? Probbaly someone like Iceland. Sad to see the King's Cup disappear, but maybe this is a sign of the times under a European coach. But hope to see it back next year as it's kind of part of the Thai calendar, where we have it in numerous sports, such as boxing for example. Bring it back, it's tradition!!!
Weekend Fixtures Premier League - Week 26 - 13th Sept 2008 Bangkok Bank - Krung Thai Bank Samut Songkhram - Nakhon Pathom TOT - Tobacco Monopoly Chula-Sinthana - PEA Customs Department - Osotspa M-150 BEC Tero Sasana - Coke Bangpra Chonburi FC - Royal Thai Army Port Authority - Bangkok University Division One - Week 27 - 14th Sept 209 Royal Thai Air Force - SuphanBuri 210 Royal Thai Police - Thai Honda FC 211 Raj-Vithi FC - Sriracha FC 212 Phitsanulok - Surat Thani 213 Khon Kaen FC - Nakhon Sawan 214 Chanthaburi - Thai Airways 215 Rattana Bundit FC - Mueang Thong NongJork United 216 Royal Thai Navy FC - PTT FC
Premier League - Week 26 - 13th Sept 2008 Bangkok Bank 3 - 4 Krung Thai Bank Samut Songkhram 2 - 0 Nakhon Pathom TOT 0 - 0 Tobacco Monopoly Chula-Sinthana 0 - 0 PEA Customs Department 2 - 3 Osotspa M-150 BEC Tero Sasana 1 - 0 Coke Bangpra Chonburi FC 1 - 1 Royal Thai Army Port Authority P-P Bangkok University 4 matches remaining, 4 points split the top 3, PEA, Chonburi and BEC. Customs look set to be relegated as they are 10 points adrift of survival with 12 points remaining to get.
Results - 14th Sept Division One - Week 27 - Royal Thai Air Force 0 - 0 SuphanBuri Royal Thai Police 1 - 1 Thai Honda FC Raj-Vithi FC 1 - 3 Sriracha FC Phitsanulok 3 - 3 Surat Thani Khon Kaen FC 2 - 1 Nakhon Sawan Chanthaburi 1 - 1 Thai Airways Rattana Bundit FC 1 - 1 Mueang Thong NongJork United Royal Thai Navy FC 1 - 0 PTT FC