Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to study the organizing of all the past six Thailand Football League competitions. This descriptive research is based on interviews with six groups of people, including two organizing committees, seven club executives, seven coaches, seven football players, seven football fans, and ten pressmen. The interviews are divided into two parts: (1) general information about the interviewees, and (2) their opinions on the organizing of Thailand Football League. This research involved the principles of marketing, marketing communications and management. The data was analyzed and presented in essay format. The results indicate that the organizing of each of the six Thailand Football League tournaments requires a huge budget, mainly sponsored by private sectors. In particular, the sixth competition has a well-defined marketing and PR plan and therefore successfully attracted football fans to come to watch the matches at the football stadium once again. This research suggests that in a competition arrangement, it is essential to have a clear step-by-step plan , especially in the matter of marketing , promotions and PR , in all kinds of media. It also suggests that further studies should be conducted on the integration between Thailand League and Provincial League in order to study the possibility of the
farther development of the sport of football in Thailand