2020–21 Thai League 3 Northern Region

Thai League 3
Northern Region
Season	2020–21
Dates	3 October 2020 – 3 January 2021
Champions	Lamphun Warriors
T3 National Championship	Lamphun Warriors; Phitsanulok
Matches played	83
Goals scored	203 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	Natan Oliveira; (12 goals; Lamphun Warriors); Rafinha; (12 goals; Wat Bot City)
Biggest home win	5 goals difference; Wat Bot City 6–1 Northern Tak United; (18 November 2020)
Biggest away win	4 goals difference; Chiangrai City 0–4 Lamphun Warriors; (25 October 2020)
Highest scoring	7 goals; Wat Bot City 6–1 Northern Tak United; (18 November 2020)
Longest winning run	6 matches; Lamphun Warriors
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches; Phitsanulok
Longest winless run	8 matches; Chiangrai City; Kamphaengphet; Northern Tak United
Longest losing run	6 matches; Northern Tak United
	← 2019 (T3), 2019 (T4) 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Thai League 3 Northern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season must be postponed to start in late 2020 and end in early 2021. In addition, the Thai League 4 had combined with the Thai League 3 and compete as Thai League 3 since this season^[1] and there is no relegation in this season.^[2] A total of 11 teams located in Northern, Upper western, and Upper central of Thailand will compete in the league of the Northern region.^[3]

In late December 2020, COVID-19 had spread again in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.^[4] The second-placed and the third-placed of the Northern region have the similar points, so they must play-off to find a team to qualified to the national championship stage.

Teams

Number of teams by province

Position	Province	Number	Teams
1	Chiang Rai	2	Chiangrai City and Chiangrai Lanna
1	Phitsanulok	2	Phitsanulok and Wat Bot City
2	Chiang Mai	1	Maejo United
	Kamphaeng Phet	1	Kamphaengphet
	Lamphun	1	Lamphun Warriors
	Nakhon Sawan	1	See Khwae City
	Nan	1	Nan
	Tak	1	Northern Tak United
	Uttaradit	1	Uttaradit

Stadiums and locations

Chiangrai City &
Chiangrai Lanna

Phitsanulok &
Wat Bot City

Locations of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 Northern region teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Coordinates
Chiangrai City	Chiangrai (Mueang)	Chiangrai Provincial Stadium	19°54′48″N 99°51′21″E / 19.913284°N 99.855857°E / 19.913284; 99.855857
Chiangrai Lanna	Chiangrai (Mueang)	Chiangrai Provincial Stadium	19°54′48″N 99°51′21″E / 19.913284°N 99.855857°E / 19.913284; 99.855857
Kamphaengphet	Kamphaengphet (Mueang)	Cha Kung Rao Stadium	16°28′40″N 99°31′17″E / 16.477734°N 99.521425°E / 16.477734; 99.521425
Lamphun Warriors	Lamphun (Mueang)	Lamphun Provincial Stadium	18°34′04″N 99°00′24″E / 18.567730°N 99.006669°E / 18.567730; 99.006669
Maejo United	Chiangmai (San Sai)	Maejo University Stadium	18°53′54″N 99°00′48″E / 18.898289°N 99.013342°E / 18.898289; 99.013342
Nan	Nan (Mueang)	Nan PAO. Stadium	18°47′33″N 100°46′32″E / 18.792544°N 100.775517°E / 18.792544; 100.775517
Northern Tak United	Tak (Mueang)	Tak PAO. Stadium	16°52′31″N 99°08′22″E / 16.875357°N 99.139351°E / 16.875357; 99.139351
Phitsanulok	Phitsanulok (Mueang)	Phitsanulok PAO. Stadium	16°50′47″N 100°15′51″E / 16.846503°N 100.264074°E / 16.846503; 100.264074
See Khwae City	Nakhon Sawan (Mueang)	Nakhon Sawan Sport School Stadium	15°44′33″N 100°07′56″E / 15.742376°N 100.132318°E / 15.742376; 100.132318
Uttaradit	Uttaradit (Mueang)	Uttaradit Provincial Stadium	17°36′34″N 100°06′39″E / 17.609363°N 100.110826°E / 17.609363; 100.110826
Wat Bot City	Phitsanulok (Mueang)	Phitsanulok PAO. Stadium	16°50′47″N 100°15′51″E / 16.846503°N 100.264074°E / 16.846503; 100.264074

Foreign players

A T3 team could register four foreign players by at least one player from AFC member countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries (3+1).

Note :
: players who released during winter transfer window;
: players who registered during winter transfer window;
↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization.
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.

	Other foreign players.
	AFC quota players.
	No foreign player registered.

Club	Leg	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
Chiangrai City	1st
Chiangrai City	2nd
Chiangrai Lanna	1st
Chiangrai Lanna	2nd	Leonardo Fontes dos Santos	Osama Mohsin Fathy Abdelaziz
Kamphaengphet	1st		Mommod Bokir Oglu Mammad
Kamphaengphet	2nd	Alpha Sama	Hidaka Kohei
Lamphun Warriors	1st	Josimar Tiago da Silva	Natan Oliveira	André Luís Leite
Lamphun Warriors	2nd	João Paulo	Natan Oliveira	André Luís Leite
Maejo United	1st	Caio Santos Vicente	Maiga Diabate Ibrahima Saydou
Maejo United	2nd	Caio Santos Vicente	Maiga Diabate Ibrahima Saydou
Nan	1st
Nan	2nd
Northern Tak United	1st	Tewidikum Tah Nivan	Abdel Razak Diomande	Muhammad Obaid Khurshid
Northern Tak United	2nd	Tewidikum Tah Nivan	Abdel Razak Diomande	Muhammad Obaid Khurshid
Phitsanulok	1st	Taku Ito	Koki Narita	Saeid Chahjouei
Phitsanulok	2nd	Amirali Chegini	Koki Narita	Saeid Chahjouei
See Khwae City	1st	Omotosho Shola Jimmy	Eke Mbah	Ekue Andre Houma
See Khwae City	2nd		Eke Mbah	Ekue Andre Houma
Uttaradit	1st		Serge William Viera M'Boa
Uttaradit	2nd	Aboubacar Junior Sanogo	Serge William Viera M'Boa
Wat Bot City	1st		Rafinha	Diarrassouba Hamed de Silci
Wat Bot City	2nd	Takeshi Miki	Rafinha	Diarrassouba Hamed de Silci

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lamphun Warriors (Q)	15	13	0	2	31	6	+25	39	Qualification to the National Championship stage
2	Maejo United	15	10	3	2	23	8	+15	33	Qualification to the National Championship stage play-offs
3	Phitsanulok (O, Q)	14	10	2	2	25	8	+17	32	Qualification to the National Championship stage play-offs
4	Uttaradit	15	8	1	6	22	18	+4	25
5	Wat Bot City	16	8	0	8	25	17	+8	24
6	See Khwae City	16	6	3	7	19	25	−6	21
7	Nan	15	5	4	6	16	19	−3	19
8	Chiangrai City	14	3	4	7	13	21	−8	13
9	Kamphaengphet	15	3	4	8	11	22	−11	13
10	Northern Tak United	16	3	1	12	11	33	−22	10
11	Chiangrai Lanna	15	2	2	11	7	26	−19	8

Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goal scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time).
(O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Lamphun Warriors	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Maejo United	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2
Phitsanulok	10	4	5	3	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Uttaradit	3	7	2	5	6	8	6	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4
Wat Bot City	6	9	7	8	9	7	5	8	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	4	5
See Khwae City	2	2	6	6	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	6	6	6
Nan	11	11	11	10	8	6	8	7	8	8	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Chiangrai City	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8
Kamphaengphet	4	5	8	7	4	5	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9
Northern Tak United	8	6	4	4	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	10
Chiangrai Lanna	7	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	9	10	11	11	11	11

Source: Thai League
= Qualification to the National Championship stage; = Qualification to the National Championship stage play-offs

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Lamphun Warriors	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	N	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	N
Maejo United	W	W	L	W	W	N	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	N	W
Phitsanulok	L	W	W	N	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	N	W	W	N
Uttaradit	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	N	W	L	W	L	W	D	N
Wat Bot City	N	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L
See Khwae City	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	N	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	D
Nan	L	L	N	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	N	W	L	D	D
Chiangrai City	L	N	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	N	L	W	W	D	N
Kamphaengphet	W	L	L	D	W	D	N	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	N
Northern Tak United	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	N	L	W	L	L	L	L
Chiangrai Lanna	L	L	L	D	N	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	N	L	L

Source: Thai League
N = No match; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost

Results

Home \ Away	CRC	CRL	KPP	LPW	MJU	NAN	NTU	PLK	SKC	UTD	WBC
Chiangrai City	—	0–1	—	0–4	—	0–0	—	—	5–1	1–3	2–1
Chiangrai Lanna	—	—	0–0	0–3	1–4	—	1–0	1–3	1–2	0–1	0–1
Kamphaengphet	1–0	1–1	—	—	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–2	—	0–2
Lamphun Warriors	—	—	5–1	—	1–2	3–1	4–0	—	1–0	1–0	2–0
Maejo United	0–0	2–0	—	0–1	—	3–1	2–0	0–0	—	1–0	0–1
Nan	0–0	2–0	0–0	—	—	—	3–0	0–2	0–2	0–1	2–1
Northern Tak United	1–1	1–0	—	0–1	1–3	1–2	—	0–2	3–1	—	—
Phitsanulok	2–1	1–0	4–0	0–1	—	3–1	3–0	—	—	1–0	2–1
See Khwae City	2–1	—	2–1	0–2	0–0	—	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	1–3
Uttaradit	5–1	—	1–0	0–2	1–3	2–3	2–1	—	3–2	—	—
Wat Bot City	0–1	5–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	—	6–1	—	0–2	1–2	—

Source: Thai League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 3 January 2021.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Natan Oliveira	Lamphun Warriors	12
1	Rafinha	Wat Bot City	12
3	Chatchai Narkwijit	Phitsanulok	9
4	Nattapong Meemanee	Nan	8
4	Ekue Andre Houma	See Khwae City	8
6	Suriphat Thaensopha	Chiangrai City	7
6	Wichaya Pornprasart	Maejo United	7
8	Koki Narita	Phitsanulok	6

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Natan Oliveira	Lamphun Warriors	Chiangrai City	4–0 (A)	25 October 2020
Rafinha	Wat Bot City	Northern Tak United	6–1 (H)	18 November 2020
Chatchai Narkwijit	Phitsanulok	Kamphaengphet	4–0 (H)	23 December 2020
Rafinha	Wat Bot City	Chiangrai Lanna	5–1 (H)	27 December 2020
Suriphat Thaensopha	Chiangrai City	See Khwae City	5–1 (H)	27 December 2020

Notes: (H) = Home team; (A) = Away team

Clean sheets