List of Thai football champions
Introduction The '''Thai football champions''' are the winners of the highest league in Thai football, which is currently the Thai League 1.Teams in '''bold''' are those who won the double of League Championship and Thai FA Cup, or the Asian Double of League Championship and AFC Champions League in that season.Football was introduced into Thailand in 1897.In 1916, King Vajiravudh founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King." After that the association joined the FIFA in 1925 and AFC in 1957.The Thailand national football team competed at the 1956 OlympicsThe first football stadium, Suphachalasai Stadium, was built in 1935.King's Cup, the first football cup was introduced in 1968.And then two years later, Queen's Cup, a national cup competition, started in 1970.
Thailand Soccer League (1996–1997), Thai Premier League (1998–2000) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals1996–97Bangkok Bank (1)Stock Exchange of Thailand	 -Ampon Ampansuwan (TOT)211997Royal Thai Air Force (1)SinthanaBangkok BankWorrawoot Srimaka (BEC Tero Sasana)171998Sinthana (1)Royal Thai Air ForceBEC Tero SasanaRonnachai Sayomchai (Port Authority)231999Royal Thai Air Force (2)Port AuthorityBEC Tero SasanaSutee Suksomkit (Thai Farmers Bank)132000'''BEC Tero Sasana''' (1)Royal Thai Air ForceThai Farmers BankSutee Suksomkit (Thai Farmers Bank)16
Thai League (2001–2005) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2001–02BEC Tero Sasana (2)OsotspaBangkok BankWorrawoot Srimaka (BEC Tero Sasana)Pitipong Kuldilok (Port Authority)122002–03Krung Thai Bank (1)BEC Tero SasanaPort AuthoritySarayoot Chaikamdee (Port Authority)122003–04Krung Thai Bank (2)BEC Tero SasanaOsotspaVimol Jankam (Osotsapa)142004–05Tobacco Monopoly (1)PEAOsotspaSupakit Jinajai (PEA)Sarayoot Chaikamdee (Port Authority)10
Thailand Premier League (2006–2008) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2006Bangkok University (1)OsotspaBEC Tero SasanaPipat Thonkanya (BEC Tero Sasana)122007Chonburi (1)Krung Thai BankBEC Tero SasanaNey Fabiano (Tobacco Monopoly)182008PEA (1)ChonburiBEC Tero SasanaAnon Sangsanoi (BEC Tero Sasana)20
Thai Premier League (2009–2015) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2009Muangthong United (1)ChonburiBangkok GlassAnon Sangsanoi (BEC Tero Sasana)182010Muangthong United (2)Buriram PEAChonburiKengne Ludovick (Pattaya United)172011'''Buriram PEA''' (2)ChonburiMuangthong UnitedFranck Ohandza (Buriram PEA)192012Muangthong United (3)ChonburiBEC Tero SasanaCleiton Silva (BEC Tero Sasana)  Teerasil Dangda (Muangthong United)242013'''Buriram United''' (3)Muangthong UnitedChonburiCarmelo González (Buriram United)232014Buriram United (4)ChonburiBEC Tero SasanaHeberty (Ratchaburi)262015Buriram United (5)Muangthong UnitedSuphanburiDiogo (Buriram United)33
Thai League (2016) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2016Muangthong United (4)Bangkok UnitedBangkok GlassCleiton Silva (Muangthong United)27
Thai League 1 (2017–present) YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2017Buriram United (6)Muangthong UnitedBangkok United Dragan Bošković (Bangkok United) 382018Buriram United (7)Bangkok UnitedPort Diogo (Buriram United) 342019Chiangrai United (1)Buriram UnitedPort Lonsana Doumbouya (Trat) 202020–21BG Pathum United (1)Buriram UnitedPort Barros Tardeli (Samut Prakan City) 252021–22'''Buriram United''' (8)BG Pathum UnitedBangkok United Hamilton Soares (Nongbua Pitchaya) 192022–23'''Buriram United''' (9)Bangkok UnitedPort Supachai Chaided (Buriram United) 19''Italic'' indicates Double winners - i.e. League and Thai FA Cup winners OR League and Asian Cup winners or League and League Cup'''Bold''' indicates Treble Winners - i.e. League, Thai FA Cup and Asian Cup winners OR League, Thai FA Cup and League CupAn asterisk (*) after the number of titles won indicates that the team either set or equalled the overall record for championships won in the relevant season.
Total titles won Twelve clubs have been champions.ClubWinsWinning yearsBuriram United 2008,  2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021–22, 2022–23Muangthong United 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016Air Force Central 2  1997, 1999Police Tero 2000, 2001–02Krung Thai Bank 2002–03, 2003–04Bangkok Bank 1  1996–97Bangkok United 2006BBCU 1998BG Pathum United 2020–21Chiangrai United 2019Chonburi 2007TTM Customs 2004–05===Kor Royal Cup===The top level of club football competition in 1916-1995.Season Winner 1995  Thai Farmers Bank  1994  Bangkok Bank 1993  Thai Farmers Bank   1992  Thai Farmers Bank  1991  Thai Farmers Bank  1990 Port Authority of Thailand 1989  Krung Thai Bank 1988  Krung Thai Bank 1987  Royal Thai Air Force 1986  Bangkok Bank 1985  Port Authority of Thailand 1984  Bangkok Bank 1983  Royal Thai Army 1982  Raj Pracha 1981  Bangkok Bank 1980  Raj Pracha 1979  Port Authority of Thailand 1978  Port Authority of Thailand 1977  Raj Vithi 1976  Port Authority of Thailand  Season Winner 1975  Raj Vithi 1974  Port Authority of Thailand 1973  Raj Vithi 1972  Port Authority of Thailand 1971  Raj Pracha 1970  Raj Pracha 1969  Raj Vithi 1968  Port Authority of Thailand 1967  Bangkok Bank †  Royal Thai Air Force †   1966  Bangkok Bank 1965  Royal Thai Police 1964  Bangkok Bank 1963  Royal Thai Air Force 1962  Royal Thai Air Force 1961  Royal Thai Air Force 1960  Royal Thai Air Force 1959  Royal Thai Air Force 1958  Royal Thai Air Force 1957  Royal Thai Air Force 1956 Hainan Association of Thailand 1955 Chula-Alumni Association  1954 Hakka Association of Thailand  Season Winner 1953  Royal Thai Air Force 1952  Royal Thai Air Force 1951  Chai Sod 1950 ''Cancelled'' 1949 Assumption Academy 1948 Bang Rak Academy   1932-47 ''Cancelled'' 1931 Thailand Post 1930 Assumption Academy 1929 Suankularb Wittayalai School 1928 Suankularb Wittayalai School 1927 Kong Dern Rot  1926 Kong Dern Rot 1925 ''Cancelled'' 1924 Royal Thai Naval Academy   1923 Royal Thai Naval Academy   1922 Royal Military Academy 1921 Royal Military Academy 1920 Chulalongkorn University 1919 Vajiravudh College 1918 Vajiravudh College 1917 Vajiravudh College 1916 Department of Performing Arts† Be Champions Together
Total titles won by province Twelve clubs have been champions, from a total of 8 provinces. Most have come from the Bangkok. Province Number of titles Clubs Bangkok  BEC Tero Sasana (2), Royal Thai Air Force (2), Krung Thai Bank (2), Bangkok Bank (1), Bangkok United (1), Sinthana (1) Buriram  Buriram United (8) Nonthaburi  Muangthong United (4) Chonburi  Chonburi (1) Chiangrai  Chiangrai United (1) Pathum Thani  BG Pathum United (1) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya  PEA (1) Samut Sakhon  Tobacco Monopoly (1)
Total titles won by region Twelve clubs have been champions, from a total of 5 regions. The Bangkok accounts for almost half of all total championship winners with 9 winners. Region Number of titles Clubs Bangkok  BEC Tero Sasana (2), Royal Thai Air Force (2), Krung Thai Bank (2), Bangkok Bank (1), Bangkok United (1), Sinthana (1) North-East  Buriram United (8) Central  Muangthong United (4), PEA (1), Tobacco Monopoly (1), BG Pathum United (1) Eastern  Chonburi (1) Northern  Chiangrai United (1) Southern   Western
See also * Thai football league system* Football in Thailand