A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2012 season and three promoted from the
2012 Thai Division 1 League.
TTM Chiangmai,
BBCU and
Singhtarua were relegated to the
2013 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the
2012 season in the bottom three places. They were replaced by the best three teams from the
2012 Thai Division 1 League champions
Ratchaburi, runners-up
Suphanburi and third place
Bangkok United.
Esan United were originally replaced by
Sisaket, but it was discovered the move from Sisaket to Uban Ratchathani (and as a consequence thereof naming the club Esan United) was facilitated with forged documents, fraud and other criminal activity. Sisaket, after a hasty change of ownership, went into recess for this season.
Stadiums and locations :
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to seven per TPL team, but only five of them can be on the game sheet in each game. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the
AFC country. ==League table==