Khonkaen FC
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Khonkaen Football Club is a Thai
professional football club, based in Khon Kaen Province
, a city located in the heart of the North Eastern Region . The club currently plays in Thai Premier League. In 2011 they achieved promotion to the top flight of Thai football for the first time in their history, by finishing runners-up in the Thai Division 1 League
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Khonkaen play their home games at the Khon Kaen Stadium
. They traditionally play in black and yellow, and their nickname is commonly known as The T-Rexs which came from the famous rich dinosaur fossil excavations of the province.
which largely consist of regional football clubs, nonetheless, the league was not recognized by the Thai Football Federation.
In 2007 the league was merged into Thai Premier League and Thai Division 1 League and the club was registered to be professional football club in this year and was allocated into Thai Division 1 League Group A, the club was close to promotion by finishing at the fourth place that season.
In the 2008 season, Khonkaen was not performing as well as the previous season as they could only finish the season in 8th place, nevertheless, the club proved themselves, being one of the favourites for promotion in the 2009 season, however, they lost the promotion spot to Sisaket in the very last week of the season.
In 2010, the club was finally promoted to the Thai Premier League after finishing runners-up in the league table which will be the first time for the club to participate in the top flight of Thai football.
Note: The official club website lists the supporters as player #12.
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Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
professional football club, based in Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...
, a city located in the heart of the North Eastern Region . The club currently plays in Thai Premier League. In 2011 they achieved promotion to the top flight of Thai football for the first time in their history, by finishing runners-up in the Thai Division 1 League
2010 Thai Division 1 League
2010 Thai Division 1 League is the 13th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league.-League Expansion:...
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Khonkaen play their home games at the Khon Kaen Stadium
Khon Kaen Stadium
Khon Kaen Stadium is a stadium in Khon Kaen, Thailand. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Khonkaen F.C. of the Thai Division 1 League. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators.-External links:*...
. They traditionally play in black and yellow, and their nickname is commonly known as The T-Rexs which came from the famous rich dinosaur fossil excavations of the province.
History
Khonkaen football club was publicly formed in 21 June 2007, before that time the club played in the Provincial LeagueProvincial League
Provincial League also known as Pro League is the old regional Football league in Thailand in 1999-2008. It was founded in 1999 under the name "Provincial League" organized by Sports Authority of Thailand and Ministry of Tourism and Sports...
which largely consist of regional football clubs, nonetheless, the league was not recognized by the Thai Football Federation.
In 2007 the league was merged into Thai Premier League and Thai Division 1 League and the club was registered to be professional football club in this year and was allocated into Thai Division 1 League Group A, the club was close to promotion by finishing at the fourth place that season.
In the 2008 season, Khonkaen was not performing as well as the previous season as they could only finish the season in 8th place, nevertheless, the club proved themselves, being one of the favourites for promotion in the 2009 season, however, they lost the promotion spot to Sisaket in the very last week of the season.
In 2010, the club was finally promoted to the Thai Premier League after finishing runners-up in the league table which will be the first time for the club to participate in the top flight of Thai football.
Season By Season Record
| Season | League | FA Cup Thailand FA Cup The FA Cup is a football cup competition in Thailand. It was held between 1980 and 2001 until relaunched again in 2009. Bangkok Bank won the first two editions.In 2009 it was announced that the FA Cup would return to the Thai Football calendar... |
Queen's Cup Queen's Cup The Queen's Cup is an annual football cup competition in Thailand. Run by the Football Association of Thailand, it was first contested in 1970. It is named after Queen Sirikit.... |
Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup or in old name Yai Cup was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand since 1916-1995. It was founded by Football Association of Thailand in 1916... |
Asia | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2007 | DIV1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 4th | ||||||
| 2008 | DIV1 Thailand Division 1 League 2008 -Rules:*Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis*3 Points for a win*1 Point for a draw*Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finishing position.... |
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 8th | Issarapong Lilakorn Issarapong Lilakorn Issarapong Lilakorn is a Thai footballer. He currently plays for Thai Premier League clubside Thai Port.-International career:On the back of performing extremely well in the Thailand Division 1 League, Issarapong was called up to the full national side in coach Peter Reid's first squad announcement... |
11 | ||||
| 2009 | DIV1 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 55 | 4th | Sarawut Vichien | 12 | ||||
| 2010 | DIV1 2010 Thai Division 1 League 2010 Thai Division 1 League is the 13th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league.-League Expansion:... |
30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 35 | 54 | 2nd | ||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Relegated Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
First team squad
As of February 16, 2011Note: The official club website lists the supporters as player #12.
Current staff
- As of 30 September 2010.
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Domestic Leagues
- Thai Division 1 League:
- Runners-up (1): 20102010 Thai Division 1 League2010 Thai Division 1 League is the 13th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league.-League Expansion:...
- Runners-up (1): 2010