2025–26 Thai League 1

Thai League 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 10 May 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Thai League 1 will be the 9th season of Thai League 1 under its current name and the 29th season of top-flight Thai football professional league since its establishment in 1996. The season is scheduled to begin on 15 August 2025 and will conclude on 10 May 2026.

Buriram United entered the season as the four-time defending champions, having won their 4th consecutive league title and 11th overall Thai top-flight football title in the previous season.[1]

Overview

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

16 teams will compete in the league – the thirteen teams from previous season and three teams promoted from Thai League 2.

Teams promoted from Thai League 2

Chonburi and Ayutthaya United became the first two teams to be promoted on 26 April 2025 after winning their respective matches. Chonburi were also crowned champions by defeating Suphanburi 0–1 in an away match, while Ayutthaya United beat Bangkok 5–1. Kanchanaburi Power became the last team to be promoted after their win against Phrae United 4–5 on aggregate in promotion play-off match.

Chonburi returned to the top division after a one-season absence, while for Ayutthaya United and Kanchanaburi Power this was their first season in the top division in their history, respectively.[2]

Teams relegated to Thai League 2

Khonkaen United became the first team to be relegated on 30 March 2025 after suffering a 0–5 defeat to Bangkok United. The result ended their time in the top division for 4 seasons.[3]

Nakhon Pathom United became the second team to be relegated on 13 April 2025 after earning a 2–2 draw against Port. The result ended their time in the top division for 2 seasons.[4]

Nongbua Pitchaya became the third and final team to be relegated after suffering a 1–2 defeat to Port and Rayong's win over Khonkaen United on 20 April 2025. These results meant that Nongbua Pitchaya only lasted one season in the top division and returned to the second division.[5]

Teams

Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.

Teams by province

Rank Province Number Teams
1 Pathum Thani 2 Bangkok United and BG Pathum United
2 Bangkok1 1 Port
Buriram Buriram United
Chiang Rai Chiangrai United
Chonburi Chonburi
Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi Power
Lamphun Lamphun Warriors
Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima
Nonthaburi Muangthong United
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Ayutthaya United
Prachuap Khiri Khan PT Prachuap
Ratchaburi Ratchaburi
Rayong Rayong
Sukhothai Sukhothai
Uthai Thani Uthai Thani
  1. ^ Special administrative area.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Thai League 1
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Thai League 1 from Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Ayutthaya United↑ Ayutthaya Ayutthaya 6,000 Thai League 2 Runner-up
Bangkok United Thanyaburi True BG Stadium 15,114 Thai League 1 Runner-up
BG Pathum United Thanyaburi True BG Stadium 15,114 Thai League 1 Third place
Buriram United Buriram Chang Arena 32,600 Thai League 1 Champion
Chiangrai United Ban Du Singha Chiangrai 11,354 11th in Thai League 1
Chonburi↑ Chonburi Chonburi 8,680 Thai League 2 Champion
Kanchanaburi Power↑ Kanchanaburi Kleeb Bua Stadium 13,000 Promotion play-off winner
Lamphun Warriors Lamphun Lamphun Warriors Stadium 5,000 9th in Thai League 1
Muangthong United Pak Kret Thunderdome 15,000 6th in Thai League 1
Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima 80th Birthday 25,000 13th in Thai League 1
Port Khlong Toei Port Authority of Thailand 12,308 5th in Thai League 1
PT Prachuap Prachuap Khiri Khan Sam Ao 5,000 7th in Thai League 1
Ratchaburi Ratchaburi Ratchaburi 10,000 4th in Thai League 1
Rayong Rayong Rayong Province 7,500 12th in Thai League 1
Sukhothai Sukhothai Thalay Luang 9,500 10th in Thai League 1
Uthai Thani Uthai Thani Uthai Thani Province Stadium 4,477 8th in Thai League 1
↑ Promoted from the Thai League 2

Personnel and kits

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Domestic Continental Other kit sponsor(s)
Ayutthaya United Jugkrit Siriwattanasart Ego Sport Chang
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Bangkok United Totchtawan Sripan Everton Adidas True
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BG Pathum United Supachai Komsilp Chanathip Songkrasin Nike Leo
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Buriram United Osmar Loss Narubadin Weerawatnodom Chang
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Chiangrai United Miti Tiyapairat Grand Sport Singha
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Chonburi Teerasak Po-on FBT Chang
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Kanchanaburi Power Alongkorn Thong-Am Warrix Rabbit
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    • Front: Elera, UIH
    • Back: mMILK
    • Sleeves: KSL
    • Shorts: None
Lamphun Warriors Wanderley Junior Chang
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Muangthong United Rangsan Viwatchaichok Tristan Do Ego Sport Yamaha
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Nakhon Ratchasima Issara Sritaro Volt Mazda
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Port Alexandre Gama Tanaboon Kesarat Mizuno
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PT Prachuap Sasom Pobprasert Nattapon Malapun Ari
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Ratchaburi Worrawoot Srimaka Jakkaphan Kaewprom Ego Sport Chang
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Rayong Jukkapant Punpee Imane
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Sukhothai Aktaporn Chalitaporn Warrix Chang
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Uthai Thani Gino Lettieri Warrix
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  1. ^ Interim.
  2. ^ Apparel made by club.
  3. ^ Apparel used on other competition.

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Lamphun Warriors Alexandre Gama End of contract 27 April 2025[6] Wanderley Junior 12 June 2025 [7]
Nakhon Ratchasima Teerasak Po-on Signed by Chonburi 29 April 2025[8] Issara Sritaro 30 May 2025[9]
Uthai Thani Miloš Joksić End of contract 2 May 2025[10] Gino Lettieri 26 May 2025[11]
Chonburi Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul 4 May 2025[12] Teerasak Po-on 9 May 2025[13]
Port Choketawee Promrut End of interim spell 7 May 2025[14] Alexandre Gama 1 June 2025[15]
Muangthong United Gino Lettieri Signed by Uthai Thani 25 May 2025[16] Rangsan Viwatchaichok 28 May 2025[17]
Kanchanaburi Power Dusit Chalermsan Appointed as technical director 16 June 2025 Alongkorn Thong-Am 16 June 2025

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment

Foreign players

Each team can register a maximum of seven foreign players, and no limit number of players from the AFF.

  • Players named in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Former players named in italics are players that were out of squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.

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

Team Players
Ayutthaya United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Dylan De Bruycker
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Bangkok United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Everton Gonçalves Philipe Maia Richairo Živković Seia Kunori Ilias Alhaft
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Muhsen Al-Ghassani Luka Adžić Pratama Arhan Kyoga Nakamura
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
BG Pathum United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Joel López Pissano Slaviša Bogdanović Matheus Fornazari Raniel Gakuto Notsuda
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Tomoyuki Doi Miloš Drinčić Takaki Ose Phoutthavong Sangvilay Jordan Emaviwe
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Seydine N'Diaye, Nika Sandokhadze
Buriram United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Peter Žulj Robert Žulj Guilherme Bissoli Robert Bauer Ko Myeong-seok
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Fejsal Mulić Goran Čaušić Shayne Pattynama Neil Etheridge Ilhan Fandi
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Lucas Crispim, Robin González, Martin Boakye,
Filip Stojković, Nemanja Nikolić, Juan Ibiza
Chiangrai United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Carlos Iury Dudu Gabriel Henrique Hélio Itsuki Enomoto
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Lee Seung-won Sim Seung-hyeon
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Chonburi Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Jorge Fellipe Queven Jonathan Bolingi Greg Houla Lesley Ablorh
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Oege-Sietse van Lingen Jefferson Tabinas Kevin Ray Mendoza Kike Linares
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Kanchanaburi Power Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Adolph Koudakpo Everton Nascimento Ewerton Ryan Tafazolli José Carlos Martínez
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Mohamed Mara Alain Oyarzun Ezequiel Agüero John Lucero Anumanthan Kumar
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Ryhan Stewart
Lamphun Warriors Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Ralph Willen Charlie Clough Aly Cissokho Mohammed Osman
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Peniel Mlapa Maung Maung Lwin Oskari Kekkonen
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Muangthong United Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Armin Gremsl Diego Reis Batata Zampier Willian Popp Nelson Orji
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Emil Roback Melvyn Lorenzen John-Patrick Strauß Michael Kempter
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Nakhon Ratchasima Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Dennis Murillo Wendel Matheus Elson Hooi Hirotaka Mita Dejan Meleg
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Nenad Lalić Viti Martínez Bill Mamadou
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Port Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Kaká Mendes Matheus Lins Matheus Pato Brayan Perea Rebin Sulaka
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Noboru Shimura Asnawi Mangkualam Michael Falkesgaard Irfan Fandi
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
PT Prachuap Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Michel Marcelo Djaló Srđan Krstović Aaron Samuel Olanare
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Nick Taylor Adrian Ugelvik Jesper Nyholm
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Ratchaburi Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Sidcley Gabriel Mutombo Ottman Dadoune Romain Habran Njiva Rakotoharimalala
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Jérémy Corinus Tana Faiq Bolkiah Jesse Curran Ikhsan Fandi
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Rayong Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
João Afonso Júnior Batista Stênio Júnior Keven Alemán Stefan Cebara
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Hiromichi Katano Veljko Filipović Manuel Ott
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Sukhothai Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Cláudio Elias Gildo Mateusinho Romeu Martins
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Eito Ishimoto John Baggio
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players
Uthai Thani Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Mahmoud Eid Christian Gomis Mohamed Eisa
Player 6 Player 7 AFF Player 1 AFF Player 2 AFF Player 3
Soe Moe Kyaw
AFF Player 4 Unregistered Players Former Players

Foreign players by confederation

Foreign players by confederation
AFC  Australia (1),  Brunei (1),  Cambodia (2),  Indonesia (3),  Iraq (1),  Japan (8),  Laos (1),  Malaysia (1),  Myanmar (2),  Oman (1),  Palestine (1),  Philippines (14),  Singapore (8),  South Korea (3),  Syria (1)
CAF  DR Congo (1),  Ghana (1),  Guinea (1),  Guinea-Bissau (1),  Madagascar (2),  Nigeria (2),  Senegal (1),  Sudan (1),  Uganda (1)
CONCACAF  Canada (2),  Curacao (2),  Guatemala (1),  Martinique (1)
CONMEBOL  Argentina (1),  Brazil (33),  Colombia (1)
OFC
UEFA  Austria (3),  Bosnia & Herzegovina (1),  England (2),  France (5),  Germany (1),  Montenegro (2),  Netherlands (2),  Serbia (2),  Spain (3),  Sweden (1)

Dual citizenship/heritage players

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Player's name in italics indicates Overseas Thai players whom have obtained an Thailand passport and citizenship, therefore being considered as local players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Ayutthaya United
Bangkok United Manuel Bihr 2 3 Philip Frey 2 Shunta Hasegawa 2 Wichan Inaram 2
BG Pathum United Marco Ballini 2 Patrik Gustavsson 2 Surachat Sareepim 2 3
Buriram United Maxx Creevey 2 Kenny Dougall 2 Leon James 2 Phumin Boers 2 Athit Berg 2 3
Chiangrai United Gionata Verzura 2
Chonburi
Kanchanaburi Power
Lamphun Warriors Nont Muangngam 2
Muangthong United Tristan Do 2 3
Nakhon Ratchasima Ernesto Phumipha 2 3
Port Kevin Deeromram 2 3 Caelan Tanadon Ryan 2
PT Prachuap Phon-Ek Jensen 2 Saranyu Plangwal 2
Ratchaburi Jonathan Khemdee 2 3 Thanawat Suengchitthawon 2 3
Rayong Parkin Harape 2
Sukhothai Adisak Seebunmee 2 Yannick Nussbaum
Uthai Thani Ben Davis 2 3 James Beresford 2 3 William Weidersjö 2 Denis Darbellay 2 Chakkit Laptrakul 2 3 Alexander Gountounas 2 Danai Smart 2 Jonas Schwabe 2 Charalampos Charalampous 2

Notes:

^2 Carrying Thai heritage.
^3 Capped for Thailand.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ayutthaya United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Bangkok United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 BG Pathum United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4 Buriram United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chiangrai United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chonburi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kanchanaburi Power 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lamphun Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Muangthong United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nakhon Ratchasima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 PT Prachuap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ratchaburi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rayong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Thai League 2
15 Sukhothai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Uthai Thani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 August 2025. Source: Thai League 1 2025–26
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored.

Results

Fixture and result

Home \ Away AYU BKU BGP BRU CRU CHO KBP LWR MTU NRM POR PTP RBM RAY SUK UTT
Ayutthaya United
Bangkok United
BG Pathum United
Buriram United a
Chiangrai United
Chonburi
Kanchanaburi Power
Lamphun Warriors
Muangthong United a
Nakhon Ratchasima
Port
PT Prachuap
Ratchaburi
Rayong
Sukhothai
Uthai Thani
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: Thai League 1 2025–26
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 Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ayutthaya United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Bangkok United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
3 BG Pathum United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Buriram United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
5 Chiangrai United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Chonburi 0 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Kanchanaburi Power 0 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Lamphun Warriors 0 0 0 0 n/a†
9 Muangthong United 0 0 0 0 n/a†
10 Nakhon Ratchasima 0 0 0 0 n/a†
11 Port 0 0 0 0 n/a†
12 PT Prachuap 0 0 0 0 n/a†
13 Ratchaburi 0 0 0 0 n/a†
14 Rayong 0 0 0 0 n/a†
15 Sukhothai 0 0 0 0 n/a†
16 Uthai Thani 0 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a†

Source: Thai League 1 2025–26
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Thai League 2

Home match played

As of future
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Ayutthaya United
Bangkok United
BG Pathum United
Buriram United
Chiangrai United
Chonburi
Kanchanaburi Power
Lamphun Warriors
Muangthong United
Nakhon Ratchasima
Port
PT Prachuap
Ratchaburi
Rayong
Sukhothai
Uthai Thani
League total 0

Source: Thai League 1 2025–26

See also

References

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