1998 Thai Premier League

The 1998 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League

Thai Premier League
Season1998
Dates2 May – 3 October
ChampionsSinthana
RelegatedUCOM Raj Pracha
1999–2000 Asian Club ChampionshipSinthana
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners CupBangkok Bank FC
Top goalscorerThailand Ronnachai Sayomchai
(Port Authority of Thailand) (23)
1997
1999

Defending Champions Royal Thai Air Force should have entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship, but refused due to lack of funding. BEC Tero Sasana took their place.

The league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.

Member clubs locations

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sinthana 22 13 3 6 37 28 +9 42 Champion and Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
2 Royal Thai Air Force[lower-alpha 1] 22 10 10 2 52 31 +21 40
3 BEC Tero Sasana 22 10 8 4 47 23 +24 38
4 Port Authority 22 10 7 5 50 27 +23 37
5 Bangkok Bank 22 6 13 3 33 27 +6 31
6 TOT 22 8 6 8 36 37 1 30
7 Royal Thai Army 22 7 5 10 35 42 7 26
8 Thai Farmers Bank 22 5 10 7 33 37 4 25
9 Krung Thai Bank[lower-alpha 2] 22 6 4 12 24 37 13 22
10 Osotsapa[lower-alpha 2] 22 4 9 9 22 47 25 21
11 Bangkok Metropolitan 22 4 8 10 30 37 7 20 Qualification for the promotion/relegation playoff
12 UCOM Raj Pracha 22 4 7 11 28 50 22 19 Relegation spot
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:
  1. Defending champion
  2. Promoted from last season

Promotion and relegation Playoff

The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League.

January 24 and January 31, 1998

Team 1 Result Team 2
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 3-1 Assumption Sriracha

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration remain at the Thai Premier League.

Season notes

Queens Cup

The Singha sponsored Queen's Cup was postponed because of lack of sponsorship, will be held next year but with reduced prize money.

Thailand FA Cup

Bangkok Bank won the 1998 Thailand FA Cup, and their 3rd victory in this competition. It is unclear whom they beat in the final

Yamaha Thailand Cup

1998 saw the 14th edition of the Yamaha Thailand Cup.

It was Thailand's main inter-provincial competition, played between qualifiers from various regions.

The first round saw four groups of four teams, of which the top two sides qualified for the Quarter-Final knockout stage.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration beat Nakhon Si Thammarat in the final.

Asian Representation

Annual awards

Coach of the Year

Player of the Year

Top scorer

Champions

The champion for the 1998 season was Sinthana. It was the team's first title.

References

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