Royal Thai Army FC
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Army United FC is a Thai
football
club based in the Phayathai District of Bangkok
. They play in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League. Their home stadium is known locally as the Thai Army Sports Stadium
and more widely known around Asian circles as the Royal Thai Army Stadium of which has been host to numerous international youth matches due to its central Bangkok location. .The club played in green shirt with white shorts and black socks.
The club was known as Royal Thai Army until November 2010. Despite finishing bottom of the Thai Premier League in 2010 they managed to regain their top-flight status after winning Group B of the TPL Play-off 2011.
The Army team has always been a mid ranking Thai team with their biggest successes coming in the Thai Division 1 League with a championship in the 2004-05 season and 2nd place in 2009. Both of these successes have of course come after relegation from the TPL.
In the 2010 season they were repreived from relegation after an end of season relegation/playoff system was announced to expand the TPL. They came 16th in that season and in a normal season they would have been relegated.
The club are based in the Din Daeng District of Central Bangkok, which is the area that bases the Royal Thai Army. Up until the 2011 season, the club operated a policy of only playing home grown talent, but ditched this as the game became more professional and foreign players were brought into the team. Previously the players would work for the Army during the week and play football on weekends, somewhat different to most clubs who operated on a full time basis.
Thailand
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club based in the Phayathai District of Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. They play in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League. Their home stadium is known locally as the Thai Army Sports Stadium
Thai Army Sports Stadium
Thai Army Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road in the Din Daeng district of north Bangkok, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Army United F.C. The stadium holds 20,000 and has a single stand with covered seating on...
and more widely known around Asian circles as the Royal Thai Army Stadium of which has been host to numerous international youth matches due to its central Bangkok location. .The club played in green shirt with white shorts and black socks.
The club was known as Royal Thai Army until November 2010. Despite finishing bottom of the Thai Premier League in 2010 they managed to regain their top-flight status after winning Group B of the TPL Play-off 2011.
History
Army United represent the Royal Thai Army and have traditionally been Thailand's yo-yo club along with the Navy and Police clubs. Up until 2010 and the name change from the Royal Thai Army to Army United, the club lacked support and had dwindling crowds, mainly supported by Army personnel shipped in for the games.The Army team has always been a mid ranking Thai team with their biggest successes coming in the Thai Division 1 League with a championship in the 2004-05 season and 2nd place in 2009. Both of these successes have of course come after relegation from the TPL.
In the 2010 season they were repreived from relegation after an end of season relegation/playoff system was announced to expand the TPL. They came 16th in that season and in a normal season they would have been relegated.
The club are based in the Din Daeng District of Central Bangkok, which is the area that bases the Royal Thai Army. Up until the 2011 season, the club operated a policy of only playing home grown talent, but ditched this as the game became more professional and foreign players were brought into the team. Previously the players would work for the Army during the week and play football on weekends, somewhat different to most clubs who operated on a full time basis.
Honours
- Kor(ก) Royal Cup: Winner (1983)
- Kore(ข) Royal Cup: Winner (1980)
- Core(ค) Royal Cup: Winner (1982),(1988),(1991),(1992)
- Thai Division 1 League: Winner (2004)
- Thailand Queen Cup: Runner-up (1997)
Season By Season Domestic 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.... |
League Cup Thai League Cup The League Cup is a football cup competition in Thailand. It was formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs along the same lines as the Thai FA Cup except that the earlier rounds would be regional rather than an open draw.... |
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 | ||||||
| 1996-97 | TPL | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 50 | 54 | 8th | |||||||
| 1997 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 25 | 9th | |||||||
| 1998 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 26 | 7th | |||||||
| 1999 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 11th | |||||||
| 2000 | DIV1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 | DIV1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | DIV1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | DIV1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | DIV1 | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 6th | |||||||
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 47 | 5th | |||||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 25 | 15th | |||||||
| 2009 | DIV1 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 62 | 2nd | R2 | GS | R2 | Tatree Sriha | 17 | ||
| 2010 | TPL 2010 Thai Premier League The 2010 Thai Premier League is the 14th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 16 teams are competing in the league, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.-League Expansion:... |
30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 22 | 16th | SF | Qf | |||||
| 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... |
Coaches
Coaches by Years (1996/97-)| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnart Chalermchaowarit |  Thailand |
1996-97, 2007 | Thai Division 1 League ;Winner 2004-05 |
| Watcharakorn Antakhamphu | Thailand |
2008 | |
| Thanadech Phooprasert | Thailand |
2009-2010 | Thai Division 1 League ;Runners-up 2009 |
| Pongphan Wongsuwan Pongphan Wongsuwan Pongphan Wongsuwan nicknamed"Gok" is a former manager of Thailand Premier League side TOT FC. He has led the side to the Thailand Division 1 League title in 2003 and the Thailand Provincial League title in 2006. Since 2010 season he is the technical Director of Army United F.C... |
Thailand |
2011 | |