2008 Thailand Premier League
football league season
The 2008 Thai Premier League had 16 teams. It was the twelfth since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 18 February 2008, and the season ended on 11 October 2008. Three teams would be relegated to Thailand Division 1 League. The Champion in this season would qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League qualification stage and the runner-up would be enter the 2009 AFC Cup. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League.
Provincial Electricity Authority won their first championship after they moved their home stadium from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, where they have a bigger fan base.
This season was the last for a grear team of Thai football, Bangkok Bank: the club were originally relegated after they were defeated by Chonburi in the final match of the season, but folded before the start of the 2009 season.
Defending champions Chonburi were pipped to the title after faltering against newly promoted Samut Songkhram in the second to last game of the season. Samut finished in a creditable seventh place, while Chula United who also impressed in their first season back in the top flight to finish eighth.
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