AIS Regional League season 2012 is due to start on the weekend 18/19 February. On yesterday's league conference, which lasted more than 2,5 hours, further details were announced in addition. We took the time and followed an invitation to attend the meeting.

The Regional League season 2012 officially is going to be kicked off on 14 February with an opening match between Roi Et United and an opponent which is still to be named. Furthermore it is planned top have a TV broadcast from the game to ensure a nation wide coverage. For the first time since it's naugural Regional League season, 81 teams are going to participate. New teams are Sisaket United, Trat FC, as well as two teams still to be determined from the Khor Royal Cup. Some time ago though it was discussed to introduce a sixth division. However, it remains with five zones.

Thailand regular Regional League Season 2011 ended last weekend. Midweek the play-off draw was held in Ratchaburi. Our Regional League expert esgede is taking a closer look on the outcome of the draw and analyse each teams chances.

The draw for the Regional League play-offs 2011 was not just simply a draw as League officials arranged some activities around it. Ratchaburi Stadium was chosen as the venue, instead of a sterile conference room in Bangkok. Besides all the league officials FAT president Worawi Makudi insisted to be part of the event and he kicked the ball around in a friendly which took place later the night.

Just a few weeks left till the end of September and Thailand third division or Regional League will see it's end of the regular season. The battle for final play-off spots is on and has a lot to offer. We throw a look at it.

Regular season of Thailand Regional league soon comes close to an end and right after that, the play-off's to Thailand second tier are about to start. The two best ranked teams of all five regional divisions are qualified automatically. Two teams finishing third and having the most points of all to gain a direct entry too. Nakhon Ratchasima is one of them. The club from the North-East division, never has been as good as this year, but had to swallow the biggest setback in the play off race of all teams. They are still without defeat in the season, at least theoretically. Since they fielded and even not fielded an non eligible player during three of their matches, they got deducted 9 points by the league.

Finally done. After 10 match days the Regional League play offs found an end last weekend. The winners of the play offs earn direct promotion to Thai Premier League Division 1. However, it is still not enough and the relegation battle will follow in January. This is necessary due to the leagues extension from 16 to 18 clubs.

From mid October until the last weekend 12 Regional League teams, divided into two groups, battled for four promotion spots. In Group A we saw a more less boring race nearly right from the start where the favourites dominated the pace. At the end 12 points are between the third and fourth.

In terms of their fan base, Samut Prakan FC can be considered as one of the biggest clubs in the Regional League Division 2. Originally, the club was founded in 2004, under the roof of the provincial government. In 2008, the club moved into private hands. Since that time, Perapat Thanit is taking care of the club, as president. Until that he used to follow the club as a supporter.

Perapat's idea was to form a local club, for the people in the area of Samut Prakarn. He talked to the responsible provincial authorities and were fallen on sympathetic ears. He started nearly from scratch, with having no stadium, not pitch for training and no budget. Important for him, that time and now, was to establish a link among the club, the club management and the supporters.