2020–21 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region
# 2020–21 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region

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 and there is no relegation in this season. A total of 11 teams located in Northeastern of Thailand will compete in the league of the Northeastern region.

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.

## 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 |
| 2 | Khon Kaen | 1 | Khon Kaen Mordindang |
| 2 | Loei | 1 | Muang Loei United |
| 2 | Maha Sarakham | 1 | Mahasarakham |
| 2 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 1 | Nakhon Ratchasima United |
| 2 | Sakon Nakhon | 1 | Sakon Nakhon |
| 2 | Ubon Ratchathani | 1 | Ubon Kruanapat |
| 2 | Udon Thani | 1 | Udon United |
| 2 | Yasothon | 1 | Yasothon |

### Stadiums and locations

| 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.

## 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 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### 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 | — |

## 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 |
| 2 | Vinicius Silva Freitas | Nakhon Ratchasima United | 11 |
| 2 | Chawin Thirawatsri | Udon United | 11 |
| 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 $Capistrano^5$ | 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 $Thirawatsri^4$ | 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

    As of 3 January 2021.

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Banharn Karin | Muang Loei United | 8 |
| 2 | Panuwat Sritongdee | Udon United | 5 |
| 3 | Ratchaphon Thiamsorn | Chaiyaphum United | 3 |
| 3 | Naphat Kongjandee | Sakon Nakhon | 3 |
| 3 | Suttipong Seankla | Ubon Kruanapat | 3 |
| 3 | Jetsada Bunrueng | Yasothon | 3 |
