Bangkok United F.C.
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Full name |
Bangkok United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด | |||
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Nickname(s) |
Bangkok Angels (แข้งเทพ) | |||
Short name | BUFC | |||
Founded |
1988 (Bangkok University FC) 2009 , as (Bangkok United FC) | , as |||
Ground |
True Stadium Pathum Thani, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 25,000 | |||
Owner | True Corporation | |||
Chairman | Kachorn Chiaravanont | |||
Head Coach | Alexandré Pölking | |||
League | Thai League 1 | |||
2017 | Thai League 1, 3rd of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Bangkok United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอล แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani. Formerly known as Bangkok University FC until 2009. The club was relegated from the 2010 Thai Premier League only 4 years after winning their first league title in 2006. In 2012 they got promoted to Thai League 1 again, after finishing 3rd in 2012 Thai Division 1 League.
History
The club was originally formed as Bangkok University FC in 1988 as a team for students at Bangkok University's Rangsit Campus in Pathum Thani Province, just north of Bangkok, the club have gone from provincial football, and winning university-level titles, to being a professionally run outfit in the top flight in the Thai Premier League.
Along the way to the Top flight, they won the Thai Division 1 League in 2003 and even captured the 2006 Thailand Premier League title against the odds, which has also enabled the club to taste life in the AFC Champions League.
2006 Champions League campaign
The club appeared in the 2007 AFC Champions League but played their home matches in the group stage away from the club's home. The first match on 7 March 2007 against Korea's Chunnam Dragons was played at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Bangkok and the second, on 25 April against Indonesia's Arema Malang, was played at the Thai Army Sports Stadium in Bangkok, where tickets cost 50 baht. Both matches ended 0–0. The third, against Japan's Kawasaki Frontale, was played at the Thai Army Sports Stadium. The team has failed to qualify for the next stage.
Bangkok University FC always used the Bangkok University Stadium for domestic competitions until the end of the 2008 Thailand Premier League season. The stadium was based on the Bangkok University's Rangsit Campus and had a capacity of 5,000, currently used by the club as a training ground.
2009 – start of a new era
At the start of the 2009 season, the club changed their club name from Bangkok University to Bangkok United with a partnership with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to be in line with the Football Association of Thailand's (FAT) new regulations that all teams in the top flight must be registered as limited companies. They also changed their club nickname to 'Bangkok Angels', and were officially unveiled on 4 March 2009
Also, with this name change, the club relocated to a new stadium, the Thai-Japanese Stadium which was based further center in Greater Bangkok. The stadium is for multi-use, such as athletics and football and holds a capacity of 10,320. The stadium was also shared by Thai Port FC whilst they waited for their stadium to be upgraded. On 31 May 2009, after 5 home matches, the club returned to using Bangkok University Stadium as a home ground again until the renovations of Thai-Japanese Stadium were finished before the start of 2009 season's second leg in August. Bangkok United narrowly escaped relegation in the 2009 Thai Premier League.
For the 2010 Thai Premier League season, United was backed by Thai media company True Corporation. The early season optimism did not last long and the 2010 campaign ended in relegation. The Angels only won two home games all season. Rather surprisingly the two victories were against high-fliers Buriram PEA and Chonburi F.C.. Incidentally, both victories were achieved at the Bangkok University Stadium after they switched their home fixtures from the Thai-Japanese Stadium to the university midway through the season. In 2015 the club move to Thammasat Stadium to pass the assignment of AFC Champions League regulation.
Crest history
- In 2018, the club changed the logo to featured the logo of the club's owner True.
2014–2017 2018–present
Sponsorship
Period | Kit manufacturer | Thai League kit partners | |
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Shirt (major) | Shirt (minor) | ||
2017–2018 | Ari | True | CP All / CP / Allianz / Chia Tai / Toyota / Ziebart / Euro Cake |
2018– | True / Huawei / Daikin | CP All / CP / Smart Heart / Toyota / Ziebart / Euro Cake | |
Stadium and locations
Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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14°02′19″N 100°36′08″E / 14.038739°N 100.602272°E | Pathum Thani | Bangkok University Stadium (Rangsit) | 2007–2008 |
13°46′00″N 100°33′10″E / 13.766774°N 100.552844°E | Bangkok | Thai-Japanese Stadium | 2009–2015 |
14°04′04″N 100°35′55″E / 14.067778°N 100.598611°E | Pathum Thani | Thammasat Stadium | 2016–present |
Season by season record
Season | League[1] | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions Cup | Asia | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos. | Name | Goals | |||||
2002–03 | ↑ Division 1 (2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st | — | N/A | — | — | N/A | N/A |
2003–04 | Premier League (1) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 31 | 4th | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
2004–05 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | –5 | 22 | 7th | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
2006 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 1st | N/A | 7 | |||||
2007 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 4th | N/A | Group stage | 8 | ||||
2008 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 36 | –8 | 35 | 10th | N/A | — | 8 | ||||
2009 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 34 | –10 | 30 | 13th | Quarter-finals | N/A | 4 | ||||
2010 | ↓ Premier League (1) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 52 | –27 | 24 | 15th | Fourth Round | Quarter-finals | 5 | |||
2011 | Division 1 (2) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 51 | 6th | Second Round | First Round | 13 | |||
2012 | ↑ Division 1 (2) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 74 | 3rd | Third Round | First Round | 17 | |||
2013 | Premier League (1) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 61 | –23 | 31 | 13th | Fourth Round | First Round | 9 | |||
2014 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 56 | –1 | 54 | 8th | Quarter-finals | First round | 12 | ||||
2015 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 57 | 5th | First Round | Second Round | 13 | ||||
2016 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 75 | 2nd | First Round | Quarter-finals | 20 | ||||
2017 | Thai League (1) | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 97 | 57 | 40 | 66 | 3rd | Runners-up | Second Round | Preliminary Round | 38 | ||
2018 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 71 | 2nd | First Round | Second Round | — | 14 | |||
Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Season by season record for Under 23 team
Season | League | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos. | Name | Goals | |
2017 | Thai League 4 (Bangkok) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 51 | 3rd | 21 | |
2018 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 39 | 2nd | 10 | ||
Continental record
Bangkok United AFC record | |||||||
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Season | Competition | Round | Results | Club | Venue | Scorer | Manager |
2007 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
Kawasaki, Japan | Suriya Domtaisong | ||||||
Malang, Indonesia | |||||||
Malang, Indonesia | |||||||
Gwangyang, South Korea | Siriwaen, Pancharoen | ||||||
Bangkok, Thailand | Ekkaphan Petvises | ||||||
2017 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round | Pathum Thani, Thailand | Jaycee John | |||
Coaches
Coaches by Years (2001–present)
Name | Period | Honours |
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2001–2009 | 1 Division 1 1 Premier League | |
2010 | ||
2010 – October 2011 | ||
October 2011 – January 2012 | ||
January 2012 – 2014 | ||
January 2014 – April 2014 | ||
April 2014 – June 2014 | ||
June 2014 – present | ||
Players
Current squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under 23 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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Honours
Domestic competitions
League
Winners (1) : 2002/03
Cups
Runner Up (1) : 2017
AFC clubs ranking
- As of 1 December 2017.[3]
Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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122 | East Bengal FC | ||
123 | Alay Osh | ||
124 | Bangkok United | ||
125 | Lao Toyota | ||
126 | Warriors FC |
References
- ↑ King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans & Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Select link to season required from chronological list.
- ↑ Bangkok United first team. Retrieved on 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Club Ranking (1st December 2017 )". globalfootballranks.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 26 February 2018.