| Competition: | Thai Premier League |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Winners: | Buriram United 3rd Premier League title |
| Relegated: | Pattaya United |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Buriram United Muangthong United Chonburi |
| League Topscorer: |  Carmelo González(23 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Army 6–0 Bangkok Utd |
| Biggest Away Win: | TOT 0–5 BEC Tero |
| Matches: | 272 |
| Total Goals: | 718 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 games Chonburi |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 32 games Buriram United |
| Longest Winless: | 11 games TOT |
| Longest Losses: | 8 games Pattaya United TOT |
| Highest Attendance: | 27,088 Buriram 1–1 Muangthong (11 August 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 560 TOT 0–3 Pattaya United (24 August 2013) |
| Attendance: | 1,657,887 |
| Average Attendance: | 6,095 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Thai Premier League (also known as Toyota Thai Premier League due to the sponsorship from Toyota) is the 17th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league. It will begin in 2 March 2013 to 3 November 2013.
Muangthong United are the defending champions, having won their Thai Premier League title the previous season. they win the Thai Premier League is a third of the club and Muangthong United became the first team in Thai Premier League to go the season unbeaten in the current 34-game format.
A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2012 season and three promoted from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League.
TTM Chiangmai, BBCU and Singhtarua were relegated to the 2013 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2012 season in the bottom three places. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2012 Thai Division 1 League champions Ratchaburi, runners-up Suphanburi and third place Bangkok United.
Esan United were originally replaced by Sisaket, but it was discovered the move from Sisaket to Uban Ratchathani (and as a consequence thereof naming the club Esan United) was facilitated with forged documents, fraud and other criminal activity. Sisaket, after a hasty change of ownership, went into recess for this season.[1] [2]
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army United | Bangkok | Thai Army Sports Stadium | 20,000 | [3] | |
| Bangkok Glass | Pathumthani | Leo Stadium | 13,000 | [4] | |
| Bangkok United | Bangkok | Thai-Japanese Stadium | 10,000 | [5] | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Bangkok | 10,000 | [6] | ||
| Buriram United | Buriram | New I-Mobile Stadium | 24,000 | [7] | |
| Chainat | Chainat | Khao Plong Stadium | 12,000 | [8] | |
| Chiangrai United | Chiangrai | 15,000 | [9] | ||
| Chonburi | Chonburi | Chonburi Stadium | 8,500 | [10] | |
| Muangthong United | Nonthaburi | SCG Stadium | 15,000 | [11] | |
| Osotspa Saraburi | Saraburi | Saraburi Stadium | 6,000 | [12] | |
| Pattaya United | Pattaya | Nongprue Stadium | 5,000 | [13] | |
| INSEE Police | Pathumthani | Thammasat Stadium | 25,000 | [14] | |
| Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Ratchaburi | 10,000 | [15] | ||
| Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram | Samut Songkhram Stadium | 6,000 | [16] | |
| Sisaket | Sisaket | Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium | 10,000 | [17] | |
| Songkhla United | Songkhla | 35,000 | [18] | ||
| Suphanburi | Suphanburi | Suphanburi Municipality Stadium | 20,000 | [19] | |
| TOT S.C. | Bangkok | TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana | 5,000 | [20] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army United |  |  | Pan | Chang | |
| Bangkok Glass | | | Umbro | Leo Beer | |
| Bangkok United | | | FBT | True | |
| BEC Tero Sasana | José Alves Borges | | FBT | FB Battery | |
| Buriram United | Alejandro Menéndez | | - | Chang | |
| Chainat | | | Kappa | - | |
| Chiangrai United | | | DEFFO | Leo Beer | |
| Chonburi | | | Nike | Chang | |
| Muangthong United |  | | Grand Sport | SCG | |
| Osotspa Saraburi | | | Grand Sport | M-150 | |
| Pattaya United | | | Grand Sport | True | |
| INSEE Police | | | KELA | INSEE Cement | |
| Ratchaburi | Iván Palanco | | Umbro | Mitr Phol | |
| Samut Songkhram | | | Kool Sport | - | |
| Sisaket | | | Joma | Muang Thai | |
| Songkhla United | Sampan Yotatip Pitaya Pimanmaen | | FBT | ManA | |
| Suphanburi | | | Grand Sport | Chang | |
| TOT | |  | - | TOT |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suphanburi | Worrawoot Srimaka | Resigned | 29 October 2012[21] | | 21 November 2012[22] | |
| BEC Tero Sasana |  Sven-Göran Eriksson | End of Contract | 31 October 2012 | Stéphane Demol | 7 December 2012[23] | |
| Army United | Paniphon Kerdyam | End of Contract | 10 November 2012 | Alexandré Pölking | 20 November 2012[24] | |
| Bangkok Glass | Phil Stubbins | Sacked | 5 March 2013[25] | 8th | Anurak Srikerd | 5 March 2013 |
| Pattaya United | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | Resigned | 17 April 2013[26] | 15th | Chatchai Paholpat | 21 April 2013[27] |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Stéphane Demol | Sacked | 22 April 2013[28] | 5th | René Desaeyere | 28 April 2013[29] |
| Buriram United | Attaphol Buspakom | Sacked | 2 May 2013[30] | 2nd | Scott Cooper | 22 May 2013[31] |
| Bangkok Glass | Anurak Srikerd | Removed from position | 3 May 2013[32] | 12th | Attaphol Buspakom | 3 May 2013 |
| Osotspa Saraburi | Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok | Resigned | 27 May 2013[33] | 13th | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | 11 June 2013[34] |
| Muangthong United |  Slaviša Jokanović | Sacked | 4 June 2013[35] | 2nd | Winfried Schäfer | 5 June 2013[36] |
| Chiangrai United | Stefano Cugurra | Sacked | 5 June 2013[37] | 15th |  Henk Wisman | 1 July 2013[38] |
| Pattaya United | Chatchai Paholpat | Removed from position | 30 June 2013 | 17th | Jadet Meelarp | 30 June 2013 |
| Songkhla United | Jadet Meelarp | Signed by Pattaya United | 30 June 2013[39] | 7th | Franz Schwarzwälder | 1 July 2013[40] |
| BEC Tero Sasana | René Desaeyere | Sacked | 11 July 2013[41] | 5th | Choketawee Promrut | 11 July 2013 |
| Ratchaburi | Somchai Maiwilai | Removed from position | 16 July 2013[42] | 14th | Ivan Palanco | 16 July 2013 |
| Muangthong United | Winfried Schäfer | Signed by Jamaica | 18 July 2013[43] | 2nd | René Desaeyere | 19 July 2013[44] |
| BEC Tero Sasana | Choketawee Promrut | End of caretaker role | 10 August 2013[45] | 6th | José Alves Borges | 10 August 2013 |
| Buriram United | Scott Cooper | Resigned | 1 September 2013[46] | 1st | Alejandro Menéndez | 8 September 2013[47] |
| Chiangrai United | Henk Wisman | Sacked | 16 September 2013 | 17th | Anurak Srikerd | 16 September 2013 |
| Songkhla United | Franz Schwarzwälder | Moved to technical director | 26 September 2013 | 12th | 26 September 2013 | |
The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per TPL team, but only five of them can be on the game sheet in each game. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmelo González | Buriram United | 23 |
| 2 | Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana | 20 |
| 3 | Teerasil Dangda | Muangthong United | 15 |
| 4 | Javier Patiño | Buriram United | 14 |
| 5 |  Thiago Cunha | Chonburi | 13 |
| 6 | Aron da Silva | Army United | 12 |
| Mario Gjurovski | Muangthong United | ||
| 8 | Sumanya Purisai | Chainat | 11 |
| Dagno Siaka | Muangthong United | ||
| 10 | Chatree Chimtalay | Bangkok Glass | 10 |
| Leandro Assumpção | Chonburi | ||
| Chananan Pombuppha | Osotspa Saraburi | ||
 Michaël Murcy | Police United | ||
| Douglas | Ratchaburi | ||
 Dragan Boškovic | Suphanburi |
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buriram United | 6–1 | ||||
| Bangkok United | 4–0 | ||||
| Bangkok United | 3–2 | ||||
| Police United | 5–0 | ||||
| Osotspa Saraburi | 4–0 | ||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 5–0 | ||||
| Chainat | 4–2 | ||||
| Carmelo González4 | Buriram United | 5–1 | |||
| Muangthong United | 3–1 | ||||
| Chainat | 3–0 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |||
| March | Muangthong United | Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana | [50] | ||
| April | Attaphol Buspakom | Buriram United |  Javier Patiño | Buriram United | [51] | |
| May | Phayong Khunnaen | Suphanburi | Tanaboon Kesarat | BEC Tero Sasana | [52] | |
| June | Scott Cooper | Buriram United | Wuttichai Tathong | Suphanburi | [53] | |
| July | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | Osotspa Saraburi | Narit Taweekul | Bangkok Glass | [54] | |
| August | René Desaeyere | Muangthong United | Datsakorn Thonglao | Muangthong United | [55] | |
| September | Attaphol Buspakom | Bangkok Glass | Teeratep Winothai | Bangkok Glass | [56] | |
| October | Anurak Srikerd | Chiangrai United | Theeraton Bunmathan | Buriram United | ||
| Awards | Nation/Name | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Player of the Year | Theeraton Bunmathan | Buriram United | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Narit Taweekul | Bangkok Glass | |
| Defender of the Year | Osmar Barba | Buriram United | |
| Midfielder of the Year |  Dagno Siaka | Muangthong United | |
| Striker of the Year | Cleiton Silva | BEC Tero Sasana |
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