1997 Thailand Soccer League
The 1997 season was the second season, which was founded in 1996 Thailand Premier League, the highest football league in Thailand. The League was known at that time as Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League.
Were eligible to participate the best 12 teams in the Thailand Premier League 1996/97, which each competed in the mode against anyone with back and leg. Champion FC Royal Thai Air Force, so celebrated his 12th title in club history. Holders FC Bangkok Bank was ranked in the final table 3rd place, the two latest FC Royal Thai Police ( as the losers of relegation ) and FC Royal Thai Navy rose to the Thailand Division 1 League from.
- 8.1 Coach of the Year
- 8.2 Player of the Year
- 8.3 scorer
Associations of the season
- Bangkok Bank FC - defending
- Tero Sasana ( Singha Tero Sasana )
- FC Sinthana
- FC Royal Thai Police ( promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League)
- Royal Thai Navy ( promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League)
- FC Port Authority of Thailand
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
- FC Royal Thai Air Force
- UCOM Raj Pracha
- FC Thai Farmers Bank
- FC TOT
- Royal Thai Army
Final Table of the 1997 season
- Determining the tablespace of a team in a tie: 1 Direct comparison; 2 goal difference; 3 goals scored
Decisions
Expulsion
The Royal Thai Police had Tabellenelfte FC in the relegation to the Second of Thailand Division 1 League, take the FC Osotspa M -150. Here, the Osotspa FC prevailed 1-0 and could ascend in the Thailand Premier League, while FC Royal Thai Police were relegated to Division 1 League.
Season notes
- The FC Royal Thai Air Force have been deducted at the end of season 3. The reason for this was not taken up to the point game against Sinthana in Suphan Buri at the beginning of the season.
- Singha Tero Sasana changed the name to Tero Sasana.
- Last year's runner-up Stock Exchange of Thailand played the season under the name Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA ) due to a change of sponsors
Queen's Cup
On the 26th Queen's Cup was again won by the Thai Farmers Bank, to now a total of 4 times in a row. For the first time the Cup was held without teams from abroad.
Thailand FA Cup
Continental competitions
- The Bangkok Bank FC represented Thailand in the Asian Club Championship but already retired on the first lap.
- The FC Royal Thai Air Force reached the second round at Asian Cup Winner 's Cup.
Awards of 1997
Coach of the Year
- Thailand Piyapong Piew -on - FC Royal Thai Air Force
Player of the Year
- Thailand Seksan Piturat - FC Sinthana
Scorer
- Thailand Worrawoot Srimaka - Tero Sasana