Rattana Bundit FC
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RBAC Football Club is a Thai
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...

 football
Football (soccer)
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 represented for Rattana Bundit University. The club currently plays in the Thai Division 1 League

History

RBAC FC were born off the back of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC, who went bankrupt in the Asian Financial Crisis of 1998. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC themselves took over from SET FC (Stock Exchange of Thailand) in similar circumstances in the early years of the Thailand Premier League.

SET FC reached the championship final playoff match in 1997, where they came up against Bangkok Bank FC
Bangkok Bank FC
Bangkok Bank FC was a semi-professional Thai football club based in Bangkok. Bangkok Bank FC was founded 1955 and played in the top Thai football division, the Thai Premier League...

 in which they lost 2-0. Bangkok Bank FC
Bangkok Bank FC
Bangkok Bank FC was a semi-professional Thai football club based in Bangkok. Bangkok Bank FC was founded 1955 and played in the top Thai football division, the Thai Premier League...

 therefore claimed in the inaugural Thailand Premier League
Thailand Premier League
The Thai Premier League is a Thai professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai Division 1 League. The Thai...

 title and SET FC claimed the runners up spot.

Following a new set-up for the Thailand Premier League 1997
Thailand Premier League 1997
The 1997 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League...

 season, SET FC, played under the name Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC and cam in a creditable 7th position. The following year, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC fell down the league table and finished in 11th position, which forced the club to enter the promotion / relegation end of season playoff match. Here they met Assumption Sriraja. This year also saw Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC first piece of silverware as they won the 14th Yamaha Thailand Cup
14th Yamaha Thailand Cup
1998 saw the 14th edition of the Yamaha Thailand Cup.It was Thailand's main inter-provincial competition, played between qualifiers from various regions....

, beating Nakhon Si Thammarat in the final.

In the Thailand Premier League 1999
Thailand Premier League 1999
The 1999 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League...

 season they moved up the table and finished in 9th position, an improvement on the previous year. The Thailand Premier League 2000
Thailand Premier League 2000
The 2000 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League...

 season was BMA's last, as they finished in 4th position but fell on hard times and were replaced by Rattana Bundit FC the following year in the Thailand Premier League
Thailand Premier League
The Thai Premier League is a Thai professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai Division 1 League. The Thai...

. It is believed that the club uses the same badge but plays under a different name from BMA and has closer links to the university in the area.

In their first appearance in the Premier League under their newly formed club, Rattana succumbed to relegation to the Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League
Thai Division 1 League is the second tier league in Thai domestic football tournament. The top 3 are promoted to Thai Premier League at the end of the season season, whilst four are relegated to Division 2....

, after they could only total 18 points and only 10 goals in 22 matches in a very poor season.

In 2010 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:...

, Rattana endured a disappointing season and finished 14th which resulted in them being relegated. However due to an expansion of the league, they were given a reprieve when they successfully defeated Rayong F.C. 4-2 in a two-legged playoff to retain they're Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League
Thai Division 1 League is the second tier league in Thai domestic football tournament. The top 3 are promoted to Thai Premier League at the end of the season season, whilst four are relegated to Division 2....

 status for 2011.

Previous names

  • SET FC (Stock Exchange of Thailand FC)
  • BMA FC (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration FC)
  • Rattana Bundit
  • Rattana Mittraphap FC

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
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2007 DIV1
Thailand Division 1 League
Thai Division 1 League is the second tier league in Thai domestic football tournament. The top 3 are promoted to Thai Premier League at the end of the season season, whilst four are relegated to Division 2....

22 8 7 7 37 27 31 3rd
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 10 10 10 46 48 40 9th
2009 DIV1 30 11 8 11 58 56 41 8th R3 Wuttipong Kerdkun 27
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 7 6 17 35 65 27 14th R3 Chana Sonwiset 7

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...


Current squad

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