Regional League Eastern Division

Regional League Eastern Division

Country	Thailand
Founded	2009
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Regional League Championships
Relegation to	Regional League Eastern Division 3
Domestic cup(s)	Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup
Current champions	Rayong (2015)
Website	http://www.fat.or.th/d2/index.php
2016

Regional League Eastern 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, 12 clubs applied to be part of the new setup; Ayutthaya, Cha Choeng Sao, Lopburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Rose Asia Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Saraburi, Singburi and Thai Summit.

Lopburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Prakan were the only teams with previous experience in the Thai football league system.

Samut Prakan won the first championship, winning the title on the final day of the season, they had matched Ayutthaya neck and neck all season long.

Timeline

Year	Important Events	Participating Clubs
2009	1st ever Regional League Central-East starts. 6 clubs entered the FA Cup	12
2010	League expanded to 16 clubs	16

Championship History

#	Season	Winner	Runner Up	Third Place
1	2009	Samut Prakan	Ayutthaya	Saraburi
2	2010	Saraburi	Samut Prakan	Rayong
3	2011	Ratchaburi	Rayong	Samut Sakhon
4	2012	Ayutthaya	Rayong	Trat
5	2013	Look Isan-Thai Airways	Nakhon Nayok	Sa Kaeo
6	2014	Prachinburi United	Maptaphut Rayong	Rayong
7	2015	Rayong	Cha Choeng Sao	Samut Prakan Songsingh

Member clubs

Club	Province	Years
Ayutthaya	Ayutthaya	2009–2012
Cha Choeng Sao	Cha Choeng Sao	2009–present
Lopburi	Lopburi	2009–2012
Nakhon Nayok	Nakhon Nayok	2009–present
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Prachuap Khiri Khan	2009, 2011–2012
Ratchaburi	Ratchaburi	2009–2011
Rayong	Rayong	2009−2012, 2014–2015
Rose Asia Pathum Thani	Pathum Thani	2009, 2012
Samut Prakan	Samut Prakan	2009–present
Saraburi	Saraburi	2009–2010
Singburi	Singburi	2009
Thai Summit	Samut Prakan	2009
Ang Thong	Ang Thong	2010–2012
Kabinburi	Prachinburi	2010–present
Muangkan	Kanchanaburi	2010–2012
Pathum Thani	Pathum Thani	2010–present
Phetchaburi	Phetchaburi	2010–2012
Prachinburi United	Pathum Thani	2010–present
Sa Kaeo	Sa Kaeo	2010–present
Samut Sakhon	Samut Sakhon	2010–2011
Maptaphut Rayong	Rayong	2012–present
Royal Thai Fleet	Chonburi	2012–2015
Trat	Trat	2012, 2015–present
Chanthaburi	Chanthaburi	2013–present
J.W. Rangsit	Pathum Thani	2013
Look Isan-Thai Airways	Pathum Thani	2013
Phan Thong	Chonburi	2013–present
TG Rayong	Rayong	2013–2014
Kaeng Khoi TRU	Saraburi	2015–present
Pattaya City	Chonburi	2015–present
Inter Pattaya	Chonburi	2016–present
TA Benchamarachuthit	Chanthaburi	2016–present