All matches take place on Saturday at 3:30pm unless stated otherwise.
After the excitement of the FA Cup Final in midweek, the 2011 season continues to drag on for the TPL as it rather limps to a conclusion.
On Thursday evening, Police United and Osotspa-Saraburi met for their final game. This dead rubber – played at Police’s temporary home in Suphanburi – had end-of-season bore draw written all over it: so the sides duly served up one of the best matches of the season! Police took a 2-0 lead into the break but Osotspa hit back with four second-half goals to complete an amazing turnaround. Police will finish the season in either ninth or tenth (it depends on what Chiang Rai United do in their final game) whilst unsung Osotspa moved to fifth and are now guaranteed a top-six finish.
This weekend there are just two top-flight matches owing to the start of the King’s Cup (see below). The big match is in Sattahip where Siam Navy meet Samut Songkhram (6pm). Both sides are threatened with relegation, but a win for either would see that side just about safe for another season. Elsewhere, mid-table sides Sisaket and TTM play their final match of the season in Sisaket (6pm). 
At least things are reaching the finishing line down in Division 1, with nearly a full complement of final-day fixtures (Buriram F.C v JW Rangsit has been postponed because of a local election), but only two teams – Chantaburi and Samut Prakan Customs – have anything left to play for. It’s a simple enough equation: Customs need to win and Chantaburi need to lose for Customs to stay up at Chantaburi’s expense. Any other permutation and SPC will go down. It doesn’t look good for the men from Lat Krabang: Chantaburi are at home to already-relegated RBAC whilst Customs themselves are at home to fifth-placed Songkhla. In Bangkok-proper, Air Force United play BBCU still in exile at Ramkamhaeng University. It’s been a disappointing season for AFU given that they flirted with promotion to the TPL in 2010, but after being forced from their home stadium in Pathum Thani by the floods, they will just be happy that they ‘ve avoided relegation. BBCU have already won promotion to the TPL.
West of the river, Bangkok F.C host already relegated Chiang Mai in Bang Mod. The Bulligans will consider their mid-table finish highly satisfactory after gaining promotion through the back door in 2010. Regional-League-bound Thai Honda host fourth-placed PTT Rayong in Lat Krabang, and Bangkok United finish with an away game at Saraburi F.C. Elsewhere, Suphanburi are at home to Rajpracha, and Chainat, on the way to the TPL, entertain FC Phuket. It could be the last ever match for financially-stricken Phuket.
41st King’s Cup
Winnie Schaefer’s national team is back in action in this glorified friendly tournament. In a simple enough format, the four competing teams play each other once, and the team which finishes top of the group wins the cup. Thailand are joined by a Denmark XI (the defending champions), a Norway XI and the South Korea U23s. As their names suggest, the squads from Scandinavia are far from full strength. The good news for fans is that they do get to see two matches on one ticket. On Sunday, Denmark play Norway and Thailand meet South Korea. On Wednesday, it’s Denmark v South Korea and Thailand v Norway, and next Saturday Norway take on South Korea and Thailand play Denmark. All of Thailand’s matches start at 7pm whilst the earlier matches kick off at 4:10pm (yes, 4:10). Tickets are priced at 100, 200, 300 and 500 baht and can be purchased through Thai Ticket Major or on the day. All matches take place at Rajamangala National Stadium.