Provincial League (formerly known as Professional League ) also known as Pro League was the old regional Football league in Thailand in 1999–2008. It was founded in 1999 under the name "Provincial League" organized by Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and Ministry of Tourism and Sports . The name was changed to "Professional League" in 2004 and then changed back to "Provincial League" in 2007.
22-477: Before combining with Thailand Division 2 League in 2009, The Pro League was contested by clubs from provinces of Thailand divided into 5 regions. During 1999–2004, Provincial League was competed parallel with Thai Premier League (also see Thai football league system ). The winners and runners-up from each regions will play in playoff matches in the tournament at the end of a season. The top two teams are promoted to Thailand Division 2 League . Provincial League
44-567: A national league with the onus being on promotion and relegation so clubs could easily move up the Thai football system ladder depending on performances on the football pitch rather than performances behind the scenes. The league was also created so it would combat against the rival Provincial League . With future growth moving the Pro League to join the 2nd Division. The league suffered another contraction after 2016 season, as 31 teams joined
66-547: The 2010 Thai Division 1 League to determine if any more clubs would be promoted. No teams would be relegated. The league winners and runners up of the eight regional groups (16 team) entered a final round group Regional League Championships Knockout 3 team best promotion to the Thai Division 1 League and 4-5 team best of the eight regional Promotion to the Thai League Championship . Team worst of
88-551: The Muang Thai League . Champion, runner up and teams ranked 3rd – 6th qualified in play off for last spot in top tier promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the season, whilst three are relegated to Thai League 3 . For the 2008 season, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) reduced the number of teams in the league to 16 teams. Previously there had been two groups of 12 clubs. For the 2011 season
110-981: The Regional League Division 2 . Five group winners would enter a championship round to determine which three teams would gain promotion to the Thai Division 1 League . Rajpracha duly won the championship stage and were promoted with Chiangrai United of the Northern League and Narathiwat of the Southern League. 75 teams were confirmed to play in the Regional League for the 2010 season. The number of teams in each region were as follows: North Region - 16 Teams, North East Region - 16 Teams, Central Region - 16 Teams, Southern Region - 14 Teams, Bangkok Region - 13 Teams Four teams would automatically be promoted to Division 1. The four promoted teams would be decided by two mini leagues at
132-665: The Thailand Amateur League . Thailand Division 1 League Thai League 2 ( Thai : ไทยลีก 2 ), commonly known as the T2 , formally called Thai Division 1 League , is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system . Seasons typically run from August to May, with each team playing 34 games : two against each other team, one home and one away. It is sponsored by Muang Thai Life Assurance and Muang Thai Insurance and therefore officially known as
154-521: The Thailand Division 1 League . At the end of the season, the four clubs who achieved promotion would play off in an end of year competition to determine the overall league winner. No clubs would be relegated due to re-structuring of the league system again for the 2009 season. But all clubs who wish to play at this level were asked to re-submit to the league and each club would be graded such items as club structure and ground stadium. Each club
176-629: The Regional League as Thai League 4 and separated it into six zones: the northern region, northeastern region, eastern region, western region, Bangkok metropolitan region and southern region. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was 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 will compete as Thai League 3 as of this season. The top two sides at
198-612: The Southern Region group which contained 13 clubs. It was sponsored by AIS and therefore officially known as the AIS Regional League Division 2. In 2016, Khor Royal Cup became a trophy for Regional League Division 2. In 2017, Football Association of Thailand rebranded the league to Thai League 4. The 3rd Level League was formed in 2006 with ten member clubs. The league was created so that clubs from regional leagues could come together and play in
220-439: The bottom four clubs of Division 1 in order to gain promotion. 94 teams were confirmed to play in the Regional League for the 2016 season. The number of teams in each region were as follows: North Region - 12 Teams, North East Region - 14 Teams, East Region - 12 Teams, West Region - 12 Teams, South Region - 12 Teams, Bangkok Region - 11 Teams, Bangkok-East Region - 10 Teams, Central Region - 11 Teams In 2017, FA Thailand rebranded
242-492: The bottom two clubs getting relegated (Thai Christian Sports Club and Thai Department of Agriculture). In 2008, although two clubs were relegated at the end of the 2007 season, the league was again expanded the following year, to 22 clubs. Two groups would be created: 11 clubs in Group A and 11 clubs in Group B. At the end of the season, two clubs from each group would be promoted with the league receiving four relegated teams from
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#1732772903314264-468: The conclusion of the regular season. The total number of teams competing in the mini leagues will be 12, they will be made up of the top two from each league with the best two third placed teams from the Northern, North-east and Central-East leagues The top two from each mini league will gain promotion. The sides coming in third and fourth position in the mini leagues would again play playoff matches against
286-603: The eight regional groups (8 team) relegated to the Thai Football Division 3 . The league winners of the six regional groups and runners up of North-east, Central, East, Bangkok Metropolitan and third place of North-east and playoff winner with runners up of Northern-Southern (12 teams) entered the Champions League Knockout stage, The best five team in this stage will promoted to Thai League 3 . Team worst of all regional groups relegated to
308-529: The end of the 2008 season from A & B will be promoted to Thai Division 1 League . No teams would be relegated due to a re-structuring process. The league winner of the five groups (North-east, Northern, Central & East, Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern) entered a final round group, Regional League Championships 2009 , played on a home and away basis. The top three teams of this championship group will achieve promotion to Thai Division 1 League . No teams would be relegated. The league winners and runners up of
330-463: The five regional groups (North-east, Northern, Central & East, Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern) along with the two best third placed teams from the North, North-east and Central/East would enter the championships stage. From here, the top two teams from two groups of five would be promoted, the teams finishing in third and fourth place would enter another round of playoffs with the bottom four clubs of
352-519: The government. Then the Sports Authority of Thailand proposed a new league which includes teams from different provinces. During 1999–2006, Pro League had two divisions, Pro League 1 and Pro League 2. Pro League 1 played in home-away format . The last two teams in the table are relegated into Pro League 2. The rest of the teams playing in Pro League 2 divided into 5 geographical regions. The winners and runners-up from each regions will play in
374-448: The newly created Thai League Championship . It also moved a tier down the pyramid, making it 4th Level League since 2017. In 2006, the first season, ten clubs played each other twice, with promotion going to the championship winner Chula-Sinthana FC . No relegation occurred in 2006. In 2007, the league was expanded to twelve clubs, with the top two in the championship achieving promotion ( Mueang Thong NongJork United and PTT FC ) and
396-593: The number of teams was increased to 18 teams, The Thai Division 1 League is a season run from March to October, with teams playing 34 games each totalling 306 games in the season. In 2016, the Khǒr Royal Cup became a trophy for Thai Division 1 League. In 2017 the Football Association of Thailand changed the name to Thai League 2 . Champion and runner up directly promoted to the Thai League 1 , teams ranked 3rd – 6th qualified in play off for last spot in top tier next season. The bottom three teams will be relegated to
418-469: The tournament format at the end of the season. The winner and runner-up of the tournament are promoted into Pro League 1. In 2007, Pro League 1 was merged into Thai Premier League and Thailand Division 1 League . Then Pro League 2 changed the name to "Provincial League" again playing in the same format. The end-season tournament got the name of SAT Championship. The top two team are promoted into Thailand Division 2 League 2008 . In 2009, Provincial League
440-563: Was combined to 2009 Regional League Division 2 completely by the Football Association of Thailand . * The teams in bold typeface are promoted to Thailand Division 2 League . Thailand Division 2 League Thai League 4 ( Thai : ไทยลีก 4 ), commonly known as the T4 , was the fourth level association football league in Thailand. In 2009, it was divided into five groups by geographic region. Each group contained 16 clubs except for
462-406: Was expected to have certain criteria in place to achieve league status. In 2009, 52 clubs played Division 2 League was combined with Provincial League by Football Association of Thailand . The league was again split from two groups into five groups covering the North of Thailand, North East (Isan) region, Central East Zone, Bangkok central zone and South of Thailand. The league was also renamed as
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#1732772903314484-561: Was founded in 1999. The idea of Pro League came from two reasons: introducing the full professional football players and supporting the regional football clubs. Before the Pro League, many clubs in the Thai Premier League , another top national league, came from the government authorities, the military, and amateur clubs from big private companies. All of those clubs also located in Bangkok and regional clubs are not supported by
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