Regional League Northern Division

Regional League Northern Division

Country	Thailand
Founded	2009
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Regional League Championships
Domestic cup(s)	Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup
Current champions	Chiangmai (2012)
Website	http://www.fat.or.th/d2/index.php
2015

Regional League Northern Division is the 3rd Level League in Thailand. It was formed in 2009 along with other four other regional leagues, all playing at the same level. The winner of each regional league enter the Regional League Championships to determine the three teams that will receive promotion to the Thai Division 1 League.

League History

Formed in 2009, 11 clubs applied to be part of the new setup; Chainat, Chiangmai United, Chiangrai United, Kamphaeng Phet, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak and Uttaradit.

Chiangmai United and Phitsanulok were the only two teams with previous experience in the Thai football league system.

Chiangrai United led the league from start to finish and duly won the first championship by 14 points.

Timeline

Year	Important Events	Participating Clubs
2009	1st ever Regional League North-East starts. 4 clubs entered the FA Cup	11
2010	League expanded to 16 clubs	16

Championship History

#	Season	Winner	Runner Up	Third Place
1	2009	Chiangrai United	Phichit	Chainat
2	2010	Chiangmai	Chainat	Phichit
3	2011	Phitsanulok	Lamphun Warrior	Phichit
4	2012	Chiangmai	Phitsanulok	Paknampho NSRU F.C.
5	2013	Chiangmai	Phitsanulok	Sukhothai
6	2014	Sukhothai	Phichit	Phayao

Member clubs

Club	Province	Years
Chainat	Chainat	2009–present
Chiangmai United	Chiangmai	2009–present
Chiangrai United	Chiang Rai	2009
Kamphaeng Phet	Kamphaeng Phet	2009–present
Phetchabun	Phetchabun	2009–present
Phichit	Phichit	2009–present
Phitsanulok	Phitsanulok	2009–present
Phrae	Phrae	2009–present
Sukhothai	Sukhothai	2009–present
Tak	Tak	2009–present
Uttaradit	Uttaradit	2009–present
Lampang	Lampang	2010