Bangkok Soccer League

Bangkok Soccer League (BSL) is a voluntary organisation that runs a youth football club in Bangkok, Thailand.

Club Structure

BSL's aim is to promote good sportsmanship, teach footballing skills and organise regular team games. BSL is open to boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 19 who attend international schools in Thailand. BSL has 7 age-groups, with groups determined by the age of the player as at 1st September of each season:

  • Mini League – Under 6 boys and girls
  • Division 4 – Under 8 boys and girls
  • Division 3 – Under 10 boys
  • Division 2 – Under 12 boys
  • Division 1 – two sections of boys in Under 13 and Under 15
  • Girls – for girls aged 8 to 12
  • Youth - for boys up to age 19

Weekly coaching and match sessions are organised between September and April and are usually on Saturday mornings between 8am and 12.30pm. Each division has about 90 minutes, which is split evenly between coaching and playing the game. Over 500 players register and all matches are played at the grounds of Bangkok Patana School in Soi La Salle, Bangkok. In addition to league games, the club holds a Cup Day twice per year in December and March.

In Division 1 (U13 and U15), BSL runs an "external league" and provides the opportunity for 9 local Thai teams to take part.

The BSL Youth team (U19) plays in the adult Bangkok Casuals League and the BSL Vets team (made up of dads and coaches) participates in the Bangkok Veterans League.

Past Commissioners

Jo Grunwell: 19xx - 19xx
Derek Cheyne: 19xx - 2004
Stephen Wise: 2004 - present

Current Teams

The teams in the current 2007-2007 season are:

Team Name

Sponsored By

Braves

Bangkok Hospital

Eagles

Double Impact Ltd

Hammers

JS Technical Services Ltd

Warriors

Allied Pickfords

Pirates

Unilever (Clinic Clear)

Scorpions

Unilever (Breeze)

Shamrocks

Lawton Asia Insurance Brokers

Tigers

Asian Tigers Transpo

2006-2007 Division Champions

Division 4: Shamrocks
Division 3: Scorpions
Division 2: Pirates
Girls: Tigers