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....and here are round 1 results

Loey 3-0 Chayaphum

Sakhon Nakhon 1-0 Mukdohan

Ubon United 5-0 Roy Et

Buriram 1-0 Surin

Udonthani 1-1 Mahasakam

Nakhon Panom 1-1 Nakhon Rachasima

The FA of Thailand is starting a new southen league this year, it is one of the 5 regions in Thailand that make up Division 2... winner promoted to Thai division 1. The first match was played on Friday in Phuket (Phuket 1-4 Satun) the rest of round 1 is on tomorrow at 4pm

Home-Away

Yala v Nakhon Sri Tammarat

Patalung v Krabi

Satun v Phuket

Pattani v Narathiwat

more info at http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/

just a note to remind the first ever Isaan regional league is staring tomorrow. It's one of the 5 regions comprising division 2.

Here is first rounds fixtures starting around 4 or 5pm

Home - Away

Loey v Chayaphum

Sakhon Nakhon v Mukdohan

Ubon United v Roy Et

Buriram v Surin

Udonthani v Mahasakam

Nakhon Panom v Nakhon Rachasima

more info here http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/

Phuket lost 1-4 to Satun

too bad, anyway its only round 1 and there was a decent atmospere. Their next match is against Krabi away on 5th April

The Football Association of Thailand is basically starting a professional league this year. It's made up of- Preimier League, Division 1, (teams from previous seasons) and Division 2 Regional League (mostly made up of new football teams created this year from 5 regions of Thailand)

Anyway the league starts tomorrow, this is the Central East Region this is round 1

Rayong v Chachaingsao

Ayutthaya v Singburi

Samutprakhan v Pathumthani

Lopburi v Rachaburi

Nakhon Nayok v Thai Summit

Prachup Kirikhan v Saraburi

most premier leage clubs are absed around central Thailand too

more info on Thai league here http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/

there are a couple of teams who play in central Bangkok- Bangkok United and Port Authority are based at Thai-Japanese stadium, Dindang. Next match there is Port Authority v Nakon Prathom (Hunter) on 5th April. Muang Thong play up in Nonthumburi on the same day against Bangkok United.

anyway here is the stadiums map http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?msa=0&am...ie=UTF8&z=8

btw I started to follow PEA Aytthaya last year- Faifa-Yutya!

Full Fixtures here (first leg) http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/?_c11_Bl...bFixture%2bList

Petchabun have a team (starting this year) in Division 2 Northern Region, They play their first match tomorrow at home Petchabun v Pichit 4pm

Good to hear, yeah I am a regular. I started going to a few games last year and got into it, crowds are good fun. The attendance depends on the team you see. Basically if you go to a home game of PEA Ayutthaya, Chonburi FC, Muang Thong United, Samut Songkahm there will be a decent atmosphere with few thousand and up to 6000, but just about all the other clubs are improving fast as the league is just starting to take itself seriously and become professional.

This weekend there are no matches as internationals are on, round 4 (of 30) is next weekend.

more info is on

www.thaileague.spaces.live.com and www.thaifootball.com

there has been lots of hype around the creation of Phuket FC this year. They decided to make the club after Phuket's success at hosting the Thai national team in the Kings Cup and SEA Cup. They reckon it's going to be a "real" FC

anyway they are playing their first match at 4pm today. If you in Phuket I reckon it would be worth going to watch.... maybe history in the making

some info on www.thaileague.spaces.live.com

not sure if you are still after info, but from what I have heard they are moving to the new stadium next year while it's still in construction. At that stage it will have a capacity of 5000. In 2011 the stadium will be completed and seat 20000

info on www.thaileague.spaces.live.com

Phuket are entering a team into division 2, on 27 March Phuket FC play their first match against Satun FC

some info here http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/

I am looking for the club website but can't find it

hi also they got www.ubonfc.com

here are their first leg fixtures,

Ubon United vs.

19/3 Roi Et - home

5/4 Nakhon Rachasima - away

18/4 Mahasakam - home

26/4 Nakon Panom - away

2/5 Surin - Home

10/5 Udon Thani - away

17/5 Buriram - home

24/5 Sakon Nakon - away

31/5 Chaipoom - away

7/6 Loey - home

14/6 Mukdohan - away

more info on www.thaifootball.com forum

and http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/

Hi everyone. Has anyone been out to see Thai Premier League Football? Round 2 is this weekend.

It's small but heading in the right direction fast. I started going to a couple of games last year and got into it. If you go to the right match it's good entertainment.

this weekends pick are

Saturday

BEC Tero v PEA - Nong Jork, East Bangkok

Chonburi v Osotsapa - Chonburi

Sunday

Samut Songkram v TOT - Samut Songkram

Muang Thong United v Navy Rayong - Muang Thong Thani, Nonthumburi

tickets about 40 baht, most matches start at 4pm.

more info here thaileague.spaces.live.com

Anyone out to the pre season football final tonight between PEA Ayutthaya and Chonburi FC at the National stadium (sky train station) at 5pm? Should be a decent crowd.

by the way I got the host channel of the football wrong it's not on NBT. Tonight Siam Sport TV is televising Chonburi FC vs BEC Tero at 6.30pm

like I said it's a local league thats emerging, but trust me it's going in the right direction.

hi everyone,

I've been living in Thailand for 7 years, a few months ago I found a new interest here, Thai League Football. It's a small, but fast emerging league. Tomorrow the pre season tournament, the Queens cup will be played in Chonburi and televised on NBT. Anyway I am running a blog translating info in about it so non Thai readers can keep updated, check it out.

thaileague.spaces.live.com

hope nobody minds me plugging my blog, but it's just to help non Thai readers keep updated with local football to give us an opportunity to get into it