2020–21 Thai League 1

The 2020–21 Thai League 1 is the 24th season of the Thai League 1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996, also known as Toyota Thai League due to the sponsorship deal with Toyota Motor Thailand. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 14 February 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in October 2020.

Thai League 1
Season2020–21
Dates14 February 2020 – 28 March 2021
ChampionsBG Pathum United
RelegatedRayong
Sukhothai
Trat
2021 AFC Champions LeagueBG Pathum United
Port
Chiangrai United
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2022 AFC Champions LeagueBG Pathum United
Buriram United
Chiangrai United
Port
Matches played240
Goals scored703 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerBarros Tardeli
(25 goals)
Biggest home win5 goals difference
Suphanburi 5–0 Police Tero
(30 October 2020)
Bangkok United 5–0 Trat
(10 March 2021)
Biggest away win6 goals difference
Samut Prakan City 0–6 BG Pathum United
(28 February 2021)
Highest scoring9 goals
Bangkok United 4–5 Sukhothai
(18 October 2020)
Rayong 2–7 Port
(18 October 2020)
Samut Prakan City 6–3 Port
(27 December 2020)
Longest winning run11 matches
BG Pathum United
Longest unbeaten run29 matches
BG Pathum United
Longest winless run12 matches
Rayong
Longest losing run9 matches
Rayong
Highest attendance15,590
Buriram United 4–0 Chonburi
(22 February 2020)
Lowest attendance0
Total attendance582,639
Average attendance3,310
2019
All statistics correct as of 28 March 2021.

The 1st transfer window is from 11 November 2019 to 3 February 2020 while the 2nd transfer window is from 15 June 2020 to 12 July 2020.

Chiangrai United are the defending champions, while BG Pathum United, Police Tero and Rayong have entered as the promoted teams from the 2019 Thai League 2.

On March 1, all of Thai League 1 matches between 7 and 31 March will be played behind closed doors as broadcast only events. However, on March 4, the decision changed to postpone all of matches prior to 18 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.

In April 2020, the Football Association of Thailand announced that the season would restart in September 2020 and end in May 2021, with the top four teams after the first half of the season qualifying for the 2021 AFC Champions League. For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the same criteria as applied in previous years will be followed, with the league and Thai FA Cup winners qualifying for the group stage, and the league runners-up and 3rd place qualifying for the play-offs.

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