Timeline
History of events in Thai football
| Year |
Important Events |
| 1994 |
- Thai Farmers Bank win the Asian Club Championship
- Thai Farmers Bank win the Afro-Asian Championship
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| 1995 |
- Thai Farmers Bank win the Asian Club Championship for the second time
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| 1996 |
- The national team win the first ever ASEAN Football Championship
- 1st professional league season starts, officially known as Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League
- End of season playoffs used to determine the champion
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| 1997 |
- The football structure is overhauled to include a new 2nd tier division, the Thailand Division 1 league. The Johnnie Walker Thailand Soccer League was therefore reduced to 12 member clubs
- Relegation and promotion will be used for the first time between the top flight and 1st division
- Promotion/Relegation playoffs were used for the 1st time
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| 1998 |
- Caltex sponsors the top flight and renames the league Caltex Premier League
- Rajamangala National Stadium is opened
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| 1999 |
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| 2000 |
- The national team wins the ASEAN Football Championship for the 2nd time
- The national team wins the King's Cup
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| 2001 |
- The Caltex Premier League rebranded GSM Thai League after new sponsorship from Advanced Info Service
- Promotion/Relegation playoff removed from the calendar
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| 2002 |
- The national team wins the ASEAN Football Championship for the 3rd time
- GSM Thai League reduced to 10 member clubs
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| 2003 |
- With no sponsorship, the league is renamed as Thai League
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
- The national team wins the King's Cup
- The national team wins the T&T Cup in Vietnam
- The Thai League rebranded as the Thailand Premier League
- Thailand Premier League expanded to 12 member clubs
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| 2007 |
- Thailand joint host the 2007 Asian Cup
- The national team wins the King's Cup
- Osotspa enter the AFC Cup, the first Thai team to enter the competition since it started in 2004
- Thailand Premier League expanded to 16 member clubs
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| 2008 |
- The national team win the T&T Cup in Vietnam for the 2nd time
- Last ever Thailand Division 2 League in its current guise. To be reformed as the Regional League in 2009
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| 2009 |
- Regional League is formed containing 5 divisions of 8 to 12 member clubs. Promotion and relegation to Thai Division 1 is formed
- Thailand Premier League rebranded as Thai Premier League known locally as TPL
- Thailand Division 1 League rebranded as TPL Division 1
- FA Cup and Queen's Cup added back to the domestic calendar
- Thailand lose automatic berth in the Asian Champions League
- Super Cup is added to the football calendar, to be played in late December as a curtain raiser for the 2010 campaign
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| 2010 |
- Red Bull sponsor the Premier League and renamed locally as the Sponsor Thai Premier League
- Regional League is expanded and features more clubs
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