Nakhon Pathom United F.C.
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Nakhonpathom United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลนครปฐมยูไนเต็ด | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
The King Tiger (เสือป่าราชา) | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Ground |
Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,893 | ||
| Chairman | Chiya Sasomsap | ||
| Head coach | vacant | ||
| League | Thai Division 1 League | ||
| 2014 | 13th | ||
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Nakhonpathom United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลนครปฐมยูไนเต็ด) or formerly Nakhonpathom Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม) is a Thai professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai Division 1 League. Their home stadium is Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history.
History
Formation and early years
Nakhon Pathom F.C. was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and promote to the Thai Premier League was narrowly missed. A year later, the result could be repeated. But the club was allowed to ascend to the highest league in Thailand, as was the second-placed a reserve team of Port Authority of Thailand FC. The association brought not only as a "provincial team," a new impetus in the league. But also the fans who traveled to away games and many were present at the home games. Nakhon Pathom was another club as well as Chonburi FC and Suphanburi FC the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok.
League era
The first season in the Premier League, the club was able to finish in 11th place and boosted its bottom line a year later at number nine. For the 2009 season was the first time be with Michael Aspin and Michael Thomas Byrne committed two players from Great Britain. Both had already played together in England at Northwich Victoria.
Recent history
Currently being built in Nakhon Pathom a new multipurpose stadium. Nakhon Pathom will be staging after completion of their home games there. The capacity should amount to 13.000 spectators.
League suspension
Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game of the 2010 season after a fracas in the penultimate game of the playoffs with Sisaket, a game that NP had to win to ensure that they would be promoted.[1]
Return from suspension
The club are set to return to Division 1 for the 2013 campaign after serving their two-year punishment.
Crests
Stadium
Nakhon Pathom currently play their home matches at the Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium (Thai: สนามกีฬาพระราชวังสนามจันทร์ ) which is a sports stadium in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Which be within Sanam Chan Palace. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakhon Pathom FC. The stadium holds 5,893 people.
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 14°01′16″N 99°59′03″E / 14.0212459°N 99.98424275°E | Nakhon Pathom | Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium | 3,500 | 2009-2010 |
Season by season domestic record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
| 1999/00 | PRO | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 31 | 6th | |||||||
| 2001 | PRO | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2002 | PRO | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5th | |||||||
| 2003 | PRO | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 7th | |||||||
| 2004 | PRO | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2005 | PRO | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | |||||||
| 2006 | PRO | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 62 | 3rd | |||||||
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 11th | |||||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 9th | |||||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 53 | 25 | 16th | R3 | ||||||
| 2010 | DIV 1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 53 | 36 | 51 | 5th | Quarter-finals | R2 | Phuwadol Suwannachart | 13 | |||
| 2011-2012 | Suspended for two years1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | DIV 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 39 | 12th | R2 | R2 | Cho Kwang-Hoon | 7 | |||
| 2014 | DIV 1 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 13th | R2 | R1 | Woo Geun-jeong | 16 | |||
| 2015 | DIV 1 | R3 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | DIV 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game, all results stood.[2]
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Coaches
| Name | Years |
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| Chatchai Paholpat | 2008-09 |
| Piyapong Piew-On | 2009 |
| Anusorn Chumduangjai | 2010 |
| Vimol Jankam | 2010- Aug 2014 |
| Peter Withe | Aug 2014 - Jan 2016 |
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | Jan 2016 - Nov 2016 |
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
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Thailand |
Europe
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African |
CONMEBOL |
References
- ↑ "Two year ban for Nakhon Pathom". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2010 December 2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Two year ban for Nakhon Pathom". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2010 December 2010. Check date values in:
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