2010 in Thai football

The 2010 season of competitive football in Thailand.

Football in Thailand

Season	2010
← 2009 2011 →

The season will begin on 14 February 2010 for the Regional League Division 2 and 13 March 2010 for the Thai Premier League and Division 1.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Thai Premier League 2010

• Police United
• Royal Thai Army
• Sisaket

Teams relegated from Thai Premier League 2009

• Sriracha
• Chula United
• Nakhon Pathom

Teams promoted to Thai Division 1 League 2010

• Raj Pracha-Nonthaburi
• Chiangrai United
• Narathiwat

Teams relegated from Thai Division 1 League 2009

• Nakhon Sawan
• Thai Airways-Ban Bueng
• Surat Thani

Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Kiatisuk Senamuang	Chonburi	29 October 2009	Jadet Meelarp	8 November 2009
Pongphan Wongsuwan	TOT	23 September 2009	Somchai Subpherm	29 December 2009
Thongsuk Sampahungsith	Buriram PEA	23 September 2009	Pongphan Wongsuwan	November 2009
Somchai Subpherm	Bangkok United	29 December 2009	Worrakon Vijanarong	1 January 2010
Somchai Subpherm	TOT	10 January 2010	Narong Suwannachot	January 2009
Attaphol Buspakom	Muangthong United	19 January 2010	René Desaeyere	19 January 2010

Diary of the season

• 20 February 2010: Muangthong United won the Kor Royal Cup beating Thai Port 2-0 at Suphachalasai Stadium, the match stopped in 81st minute because of the unrest.

Retirements

National team

Friendly matches

16 May 2010

15:30 UTC+2

South Africa	4 - 0	Thailand
Tshabalala  22' Mphela  30', 33' Parker  89'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Langat Kipngetich

4 September 2010

UTC+7

Thailand	v	India

Bangkok

King's Cup

17 January 2010
18:30 UTC+7

Thailand	1 – 0	Singapore
Sutee  59'

80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium

Attendance: 20,000

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20 January 2010
18:30 UTC+7

Poland	3 – 1	Thailand
Glik  43' Małecki  52' Robak  87'		Therdsak  90' (pen.)

80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium

Attendance: 20,000

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23 January 2010
18:45 UTC+7

Thailand	0 – 3	Denmark
		Lekic  19' Absalonsen  37' Bernburg  86'

80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium

Attendance: 20,000

Asian Cup qualifiers

6 January 2010

19:00 UTC+7

Thailand	0 – 0	Jordan
	Report

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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3 March 2010

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	1 – 0	Thailand
Nekounam  90'	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Deaths

• 17 April 2010 – Chanon Wong-arri, 32, Defender who played for PEA, TTM Samut Sakhon, Thai Port, Chula United and TOT-CAT.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Details	Match Report
Thai FA Cup	Chonburi	FA Cup 2010 Beat Muangthong United 2–1
Queen's Cup	Krung Thai Bank-BG	Queen's Cup 2010 Beat Police United 4–1	Report
Thai Premier League	Muangthong United	Thai Premier League 2010	report
Division 1 League	Sriracha F.C.	Thai Division 1 League 2010	Report
Regional League	Buriram F.C.	Regional League Division 2 2010
Kor Royal Cup	Muangthong United	Kor Royal Cup 2010 Beat Thai Port 2–0	Report
Super Cup		Super Cup 2010