| Competition: | Thai Premier League |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Winners: | SCG Muangthong United |
| Relegated: | Port Authority of Thailand BBCU TTM Chiangmai |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | SCG Muangthong United Buriram United |
| League Topscorer: |  Cleiton Silva Teerasil Dangda(24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | BEC Tero Sasana 7 - 1 TTM Chiangmai |
| Biggest Away Win: | BBCU 1 - 8 SCG Muangthong United |
| Highest Scoring: | Buriram United 7 - 2 Chainat (11 August 2012) BBCU 1 - 8 SCG Muangthong United |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 825 |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,102 Wuachon United vs SCG Muangthong United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 Genufood Samut Songkhram vs Army United |
| Average Attendance: | 4,823 |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league.
Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places.
2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.[1] [2]
See also: Thai Premier League All-Star Football.
| Team | Sponsor | Kit maker | Team captain | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army United | Chang | Pan | | Paniphon Kerdyam | |
| Bangkok Glass | Leo Beer | Umbro | | Phil Stubbins | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Channel 3 | FBT | |  Sven-Göran Eriksson | |
| Buriram United | Chang | - | | | |
| BBCU | 3 Board Band | - | | | |
| Chainat | - | Kappa | | | |
| Chiangrai United | Leo Beer | DEFFO | | Stefano Cugurra | |
| Chonburi | Chang | Nike | | | |
| Esan United | Muang Thai Life Assurance | FBT | | | |
| Muangthong United | Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Yamaha | Grand Sport | | ||
| Osotspa Saraburi | M-150 | Grand Sport | | | |
| Pattaya United | True | Grand Sport | Niweat Siriwong | | |
| Police United | INSEE Cement | Kela | | | |
| Samut Songkhram | Genufood | Kool Sport | | | |
| Thai Port | FB Battery | FBT | | | |
| TOT | TOT | - |  | | |
| TTM Chiangmai | Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | Mawin | | | |
| Wuachon United | TPIPL | FBT | | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muangthong United | Robbie Fowler | Neutral termination |  Slaviša Jokanović |
| TTM Chiangmai | Somchai Chuayboonchum | Sacked | Narong Suwan-nachot |
| Esan United | Royter Moreira | Resigned | Phayong Khunnaen |
| Thai Port | Thongchai Sukkoki | Resigned | Piyakul Kaewnamkang |
| Thai Port | Piyakul Kaewnamkang | Resigned | Adul Leukijna |
| Thai Port | Adul Leukijna | Caretaker role ended | Worakorn Wichanarong |
| BBCU | Kiatisuk Senamuang | Resigned | Adul Rungruang |
| Samut Songkhram | Vorawan Chitavanich | Resigned | Somchai Chuayboonchum |
| BEC Tero Sasana |  Andrew Ord | Sacked | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Army United | Amnart Chalermchaowarit | Sacked | Paniphon Kerdyam |
| Bangkok Glass | Surachai Jaturapattarapong | Resigned | Phil Stubbins |
| Chainat | Issara Sritaro | Resigned | Surachai Jaturapattarapong |
| Player | Nationality | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chonburi | 5-1 | |||||
| Osotspa Saraburi | 3-1 | |||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 3-0 | |||||
| Chiangrai United | 4-3 | |||||
| Chonburi | 4-3 | |||||
| Buriram United | 7-2 | |||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 4-2 | |||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 7-1 | |||||
| Teerasil Dangda4 | Muangthong United | 8-1 | ||||
| Chainat | 4-2 |
The Player of the Year was awarded to Teerasil Dangda.
The Youth Player of the Year was awarded to Chanathip Songkrasin.
The Coach of the Year was awarded to Slaviša Jokanović.
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