2020–21 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region

Thai League 3
Northeastern Region
Season	2020–21
Dates	3 October 2020 – 3 January 2021
Champions	Udon United
T3 National Championship	Udon United; Muang Loei United
Matches played	85
Goals scored	283 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jardel Capistrano; (22 goals; Udon United)
Biggest home win	8 goals difference; Udon United 8–0 Surin City; (3 October 2020)
Biggest away win	7 goals difference; Mahasarakham 2–9 Udon United; (27 December 2020)
Highest scoring	11 goals; Mahasarakham 2–9 Udon United; (27 December 2020)
Longest winning run	9 matches; Udon United
Longest unbeaten run	16 matches; Udon United
Longest winless run	12 matches; Chaiyaphum United
Longest losing run	6 matches; Khon Kaen Mordindang
	← 2019 (T3), 2019 (T4) 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Thai League 3 Northeastern region is a region in the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season must be postponed to start in late 2020 and end in early 2021. In addition, the Thai League 4 had combined with the Thai League 3 and compete as Thai League 3 since this season^[1] and there is no relegation in this season.^[2] A total of 11 teams located in Northeastern of Thailand will compete in the league of the Northeastern region.^[3]

In late December 2020, COVID-19 had spread again in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.^[4]

Teams

Number of teams by province

Position	Province	Number	Teams
1	Surin	2	Surin City and Surin Khong Chee Mool
2	Chaiyaphum	1	Chaiyaphum United
	Khon Kaen	1	Khon Kaen Mordindang
	Loei	1	Muang Loei United
	Maha Sarakham	1	Mahasarakham
	Nakhon Ratchasima	1	Nakhon Ratchasima United
	Sakon Nakhon	1	Sakon Nakhon
	Ubon Ratchathani	1	Ubon Kruanapat
	Udon Thani	1	Udon United
	Yasothon	1	Yasothon

Stadiums and locations

Nakhon Ratchasima United

Sakon Nakhon

Surin City

Surin Khong Chee Mool

Locations of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 Northeastern region teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Coordinates
Chaiyaphum United	Chaiyaphum (Mueang)	Chaiyaphum Provincial Stadium	15°48′28″N 102°01′16″E / 15.807912°N 102.021103°E / 15.807912; 102.021103
Khon Kaen Mordindang	Khon Kaen (Mueang)	Khon Kaen University Stadium	16°28′36″N 102°49′04″E / 16.476728°N 102.817723°E / 16.476728; 102.817723
Mahasarakham	Mahasarakham (Mueang)	Mahasarakham Provincial Stadium	16°09′15″N 103°18′59″E / 16.154141°N 103.316475°E / 16.154141; 103.316475
Muang Loei United	Loei (Mueang)	Loei Provincial Stadium	17°29′09″N 101°44′06″E / 17.485898°N 101.735095°E / 17.485898; 101.735095
Nakhon Ratchasima United	Nakhon Ratchasima (Mueang)	Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University Stadium	14°59′07″N 102°06′53″E / 14.985275°N 102.114645°E / 14.985275; 102.114645
Sakon Nakhon	Sakon Nakhon (Mueang)	Sakon Nakhon Provincial Stadium	17°12′04″N 104°06′22″E / 17.201166°N 104.106216°E / 17.201166; 104.106216
Surin City	Surin (Mueang)	Sri Narong Stadium	14°52′30″N 103°29′50″E / 14.874963°N 103.497278°E / 14.874963; 103.497278
Surin Khong Chee Mool	Surin (Mueang)	Stadium of Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Surin Campus	14°51′15″N 103°28′53″E / 14.854158°N 103.481348°E / 14.854158; 103.481348
Ubon Kruanapat	Ubon Ratchathani (Khueang Nai)	Stadium of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ban Yang Noi Campus	15°20′58″N 104°37′46″E / 15.349500°N 104.629575°E / 15.349500; 104.629575
Udon United	Udon Thani (Mueang)	Stadium of Thailand National Sports University, Udon Thani Campus	17°24′20″N 102°46′09″E / 17.40566°N 102.769104°E / 17.40566; 102.769104
Yasothon	Yasothon (Mueang)	Yasothon PAO. Stadium	15°46′58″N 104°09′06″E / 15.782777°N 104.1518°E / 15.782777; 104.1518

Foreign players

A T3 team could register four foreign players by at least one player from AFC member countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries (3 1).

Note :

: players who released during winter transfer window;

: players who registered during winter transfer window;
↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization.
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.

	Other foreign players.
	AFC quota players.
	No foreign player registered.

Club	Leg	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
Chaiyaphum United	1st	Armah Abraham Ayaa	Joseph Quasi Amponsah	Soumah Djibril Guineenne
Chaiyaphum United	2nd	Armah Abraham Ayaa	Joseph Quasi Amponsah	Soumah Djibril Guineenne
Khon Kaen Mordindang	1st	Tagne Djokam Boris Wilfried
Khon Kaen Mordindang	2nd	Tagne Djokam Boris Wilfried
Mahasarakham	1st
Mahasarakham	2nd
Muang Loei United	1st	Alpha Sama	Célio Guilherme da Silva Santos	Diarra Junior Aboubacar
Muang Loei United	2nd	Julius Chukwuma Ononiwu	Célio Guilherme da Silva Santos	Diarra Junior Aboubacar
Nakhon Ratchasima United	1st	Cheick Barou Diaby	Vinicius Silva Freitas	Amirmohammad Karamdar
Nakhon Ratchasima United	2nd		Vinicius Silva Freitas	Amirmohammad Karamdar
Sakon Nakhon	1st	Oigawa Nozomi	Sall Tafsir	Omae So
Sakon Nakhon	2nd	Michael Wellington	Sall Tafsir	Omae So
Surin City	1st
Surin City	2nd
Surin Khong Chee Mool	1st
Surin Khong Chee Mool	2nd	Leonardo Martin Ferrari
Ubon Kruanapat	1st	Fabricio Peris Carneiro	Zady Moise Gnenegbe	David Bayiha
Ubon Kruanapat	2nd	Akono Monayong Joseph Berand	Mohammadrafie Milad Sasani Nezhad	David Bayiha
Udon United	1st	Park Jae-hyeong	Andrey Coutinho	Jardel Capistrano
Udon United	2nd	Josimar Tiago da Silva	Andrey Coutinho	Jardel Capistrano
Yasothon	1st	Michael Wellington
Yasothon	2nd

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Udon United (Q)	16	15	1	0	63	17	46	46	Qualification to the National Championship stage
2	Muang Loei United (Q)	15	12	1	2	35	9	26	37	Qualification to the National Championship stage
3	Yasothon	15	8	3	4	21	13	8	27
4	Ubon Kruanapat	15	8	3	4	25	21	4	27
5	Surin City	16	5	3	8	23	30	−7	18
6	Nakhon Ratchasima United	16	4	4	8	25	38	−13	16
7	Surin Khong Chee Mool	16	3	6	7	25	33	−8	15
8	Chaiyaphum United	15	2	8	5	16	24	−8	14
9	Khon Kaen Mordindang	15	3	3	9	18	28	−10	12
10	Sakon Nakhon	16	2	6	8	15	25	−10	12
11	Mahasarakham	15	3	2	10	17	45	−28	11

Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goal scored; 7) Fair play points; 8) Play-off without extra time).
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Udon United	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muang Loei United	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Yasothon	2	4	3	4	4	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Ubon Kruanapat	5	3	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Surin City	11	5	4	2	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Nakhon Ratchasima United	8	10	10	11	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Surin Khong Chee Mool	4	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Chaiyaphum United	6	6	7	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	8
Khon Kaen Mordindang	7	7	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9
Sakon Nakhon	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	10
Mahasarakham	10	11	11	7	7	9	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	11	11	11

Source: Thai League
= Qualification to the National Championship stage

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Udon United	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	N	W	W	W	W	W	W
Muang Loei United	W	W	D	L	W	W	N	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	N
Yasothon	W	L	W	D	D	N	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	N	W
Ubon Kruanapat	D	W	L	D	N	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	N	W	L
Surin City	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	N	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L
Nakhon Ratchasima United	N	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	L
Surin Khong Chee Mool	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	N	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D
Chaiyaphum United	D	D	L	N	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	N	W	W	D
Khon Kaen Mordindang	D	N	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	N	D	W	W	L	W
Sakon Nakhon	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	N	L	D	L	W	L	D	L
Mahasarakham	L	L	N	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	N	L	L	L	W

Source: Thai League
N = No match; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost

Results

Home \ Away	CPU	KKM	MSK	MLU	NRU	SNK	SRC	KCM	UBK	UDU	YST
Chaiyaphum United	—	0–0	1–0	—	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	—	0–1
Khon Kaen Mordindang	—	—	2–1	0–2	4–1	1–1	1–2	—	5–0	0–4	1–3
Mahasarakham	2–2	2–1	—	0–3	—	—	2–4	4–2	1–3	2–9	—
Muang Loei United	4–0	4–0	—	—	7–1	—	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	3–0
Nakhon Ratchasima United	1–3	4–1	2–0	—	—	1–0	—	3–3	—	2–5	2–0
Sakon Nakhon	2–2	—	0–0	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	0–3	—	2–3	1–3
Surin City	—	1–1	2–3	0–1	1–1	3–1	—	2–1	2–3	—	—
Surin Khong Chee Mool	0–0	1–0	—	2–2	4–2	2–2	2–4	—	2–2	1–2	—
Ubon Kruanapat	—	2–1	5–0	—	2–2	2–1	1–0	—	—	0–2	1–1
Udon United	5–2	—	7–0	3–2	3–1	3–2	8–0	4–1	2–1	—	—
Yasothon	4–2	—	2–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	0–1	1–1	—

Source: Thai League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 3 January 2021.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jardel Capistrano	Udon United	22
2	Diarra Junior Aboubacar	Muang Loei United	11
	Vinicius Silva Freitas	Nakhon Ratchasima United
	Chawin Thirawatsri	Udon United
5	Apiwat Chuenban	Surin Khong Chee Mool	9
6	Phakhawat Poonachaing	Yasothon	8
7	Jakkrawut Songma	Udon United	7
8	Nattawut Wuttiya	Surin Khong Chee Mool	6
8	Saran Srideth	Ubon Kruanapat	6
10	Phanu Wanchuphloed	Khon Kaen Mordindang	5

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Jardel Capistrano⁵	Udon United	Surin City	8–0 (H)	3 October 2020
Diarra Junior Aboubacar	Muang Loei United	Nakhon Ratchasima United	7–1 (H)	15 November 2020
Jardel Capistrano	Udon United	Nakhon Ratchasima United	3–1 (H)	13 December 2020
Célio Guilherme da Silva Santos	Muang Loei United	Khon Kaen Mordindang	4–0 (H)	26 December 2020
Chawin Thirawatsri⁴	Udon United	Mahasarakham	9–2 (A)	27 December 2020
Phanu Wanchuphloed	Khon Kaen Mordindang	Ubon Kruanapat	5–0 (H)	2 January 2021
Jardel Capistrano	Udon United	Sakon Nakhon	3–2 (A)	3 January 2021

Notes: ⁴ = Player scored 4 goals; ⁵ = Player scored 5 goals; (H) = Home team; (A) = Away team

Clean sheets