{"id":6711,"date":"2026-10-19T20:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=6711"},"modified":"2026-10-19T20:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:49:10","slug":"thai-players-lead-foreign-contingent-for-stl-premier-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/thai-players-lead-foreign-contingent-for-stl-premier-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai players lead foreign contingent for STL Premier 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand will supply 18 of the 20 foreign players listed for the 2026 Sepak Takraw League (STL) Premier season, which begins with the Perak Grand Prix in Ipoh on October 21.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Daishi Tamaki of Negeri Sembilan Antlers and the Philippines\u2019 Jom Lerry Rafael of Selangor Pistons complete the overseas contingent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DeXEYNfRBBl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Sepak Takraw League (@stl.my)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Foreign recruits feature in 11 of the 12 squads, with ATM Guardians the only team without an import listed.<\/p>\n<p>Nine clubs have two each, while Melaka Titans and Kedah Eagles have one apiece.<\/p>\n<p>Stadium Indera Mulia hosts the Perak Grand Prix from October 21-25, the first of seven rounds running until January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit will also visit Penang, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Johor before concluding in Selangor.<\/p>\n<p>At each Grand Prix, teams will be drawn into four groups of three, with the top two from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Points awarded according to their finishing positions will count towards the overall Premier title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DeW7KADRxju\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Sepak Takraw League (@stl.my)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Newly promoted Kedah Eagles and Bomba Fighters complete the field after reaching the Division One final earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Kedah won that match 2-1, securing the Division One title as they returned to the top flight after a 10-year absence.<\/p>\n<p>Fans in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Macau can watch STL live on SPOTV NOW.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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Japan\u2019s Daishi Tamaki of Negeri Sembilan Antlers and the Philippines\u2019 Jom Lerry Rafael of Selangor Pistons complete the overseas contingent. &nbsp; View this post &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/thai-players-lead-foreign-contingent-for-stl-premier-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thai players lead foreign contingent for STL Premier 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1435,1433],"class_list":["post-6711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-sepak-takraw","tag-sepak-takraw-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6715,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6711\/revisions\/6715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}