Bangkok United F.C.
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| Full name | Bangkok United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลแบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) | Bangkok Angels (แข้งเทพ) |
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| Founded | 1988, as Bangkok University FC 2009, as Bangkok United FC |
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| Ground | Thammasat Stadium Pathumthani, Thailand |
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| Capacity | 25,000 | |||
| Owner | True Corporation | |||
| Chairman | Kajorn Chearavanont | |||
| Coach | Alexandré Pölking | |||
| League | Thai Premier League | |||
| 2015 | 5th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Bangkok United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลแบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani. Formerly known as Bangkok University FC until 2009. This club were 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 Premier League again, after finishing 3rd in 2012 Thai Division 1 League.
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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 Thai Premier League 2006 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 for 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 return to use Bangkok University Stadium as home ground again until the renovations of Thai-Japanese Stadium will finish before the start of 2009 season's second leg in August. Bangkok United escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth in 2009 Thai Premier League.
For the 2010 Thai Premier League season, United were backed by Thai media company True Corporation. The early season optimism didn't 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.
Crests
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2000–08
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2009–2013
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2014
Honours
- Thai Premier League
- Winners (1) : 2006
- Thai Division 1 League
- Winners (1) : 2002/03
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
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- 2007: Group Stage
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2007 | AFC Champions League | Group stage |  |
Chunnam Dragons | 0–0 | 3–2 |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||
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Arema Malang | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Performance in ASEAN Competitions
- Singapore Cup: 2 Appearances
Season by season record
| Season | League[1] | FA Cup | League Cup | Queen's Cup |
AFC Champions League |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
| 2002–03 | DIV 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st | – | N/A | – | – | – | N/A | N/A |
| 2003–04 | TPL | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 4th | – | N/A | – | – | – | N/A | N/A |
| 2004–05 | TPL | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 7th | – | N/A | – | – | – | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 39 | 1st | – | N/A | – | – | – | Ubon Kaikaew | 7 |
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 4th | – | N/A | – | GR | Singapore Cup 3rd |
Kittisak Siriwan | 8 |
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 10th | – | N/A | – | – | Singapore Cup QF |
Suriya Domtaisong | 8 |
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 13th | QF | N/A | GR | – | – | Suphasek Kaikaew | 4 |
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 24 | 15th | R4 | QF | – | – | – | Sarif Sainui | 5 |
| 2011 | DIV 1 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 6th | R2 | R1 | – | – | – | Romain Gasmi | 13 |
| 2012 | DIV 1 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 74 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | – | – | – | Romain Gasmi | 17 |
| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 31 | 13th | R4 | R1 | – | – | – | Sompong Soleb | 9 |
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 8th | QF | R1 | – | – | – | Romain Gasmi | 12 |
| 2015 | TPL | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 47 | 57 | 5th | R2 | R2 | – | – | – | Dragan Bošković | 13 |
| 2016 | PLT | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Coaches
Coaches by Years (2001–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Somchai Subpherm |  |
2001–2009 | Thai Premier League 2006 |
| Vorrakorn Vijanarong | |
2010 | |
| Prapol Pongpanich | |
2010 – October 2011 | |
| Suwaroch Apiwatwarachai | |
October 2011 – January 2012 | |
| Sasom Pobprasert | |
January 2012 – 2014 | |
| Rui Bento |  |
January 2014 – April 2014 | |
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | |
April 2014 – June 2014 | |
| Alexandré Pölking |  |
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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Sponsors
The following are the sponsors of BUFC (named "BUFC Partners"):
Title Sponsor
Shirt Sponsor
- Ari
Official Sponsors
- Daikin
- Plan B Media
- Thai AirAsia
- Euro Cake
- Huawei
- Hino
- LMG Insurance
- SmartHeart Gold
- AIA
- Bangkok Hospital
- Ricoh
- Toyota Leasing Thailand
- Kratos
- Practika
- Reparil
- Charoen Pokphand
- Charoen Pokphand Foods
- CP Fresh Mart
- Major Cineplex
- PCS
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select link to season required from chronological list.
- ↑ Bangkok United F.C. players. Retrieved on 9 April 2016.
