Nakhon Pathom United F.C.

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Nakhonpathom United
นครปฐม ยูไนเต็ด

Full name	Nakhonpathom United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล นครปฐม ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)	The King Tigers (เสือป่าราชา)
Founded	1999; 23 years ago (1999)
Ground	Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Capacity	3,500
Chairman	Panuwat Sasomsup
Head coach	Thongchai Sukkoki
League	Thai League 2
2020–21	Thai League 2, 3rd
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Nakhon Pathom United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลนครปฐมยูไนเต็ด), formerly known as Nakhon Pathom Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม), is a Thailand professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai League 2. Their home stadium is Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history.

In 2018, Club-licensing of this team didn't pass to play 2018 Thai League 2. This team were relegated to 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region.^[1]

History[]

1999–2006: Formation and early years[]

Nakhon Pathom F.C. was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and promote to the Thai Premier League was narrowly missed.

2007–2009: Promotion to the top flight[]

A year later, the result could be repeated. But the club was allowed to ascend to the highest league in Thailand, as was the second-placed a reserve team of Port Authority of Thailand FC. The association brought not only as a "provincial team," a new impetus in the league. But also the fans who traveled to away games and many were present at the home games. Nakhon Pathom was another club as well as Chonburi FC and Suphanburi FC the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok.

The first season in the Premier League, the club was able to finish in 11th place and boosted its bottom line a year later at number nine. For the 2009 season was the first time be with Michael Aspin and Michael Thomas Byrne committed two players from Great Britain, Both had already played together in England at Northwich Victoria.

2010–2012: Relegation and suspension[]

Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game of the 2010 season after a fracas in the penultimate game of the playoffs with Sisaket, a game that NP had to win to ensure that they would be promoted.^[2] The club are set to return to Division 1 for the 2013 campaign after serving their two-year punishment.

2017–present: Sukkoki years and resurgence[]

Thongchai Sukkoki, head coach of Nakhon Pathom United from 2017 to present.

In 2017, Nakhon Pathom United administratively relegated to 2018 Thai League 4 by FA Thailand because the club did not send documents about club licensing in time.^[3]

After the club relegation to Thai League 4, Thongchai Sukkoki was hired as the club's coach. The club started again in the Tier 4 league by creating a new team and searching for young players from the initial selection of footballers, with only three players left from the previous season. Nakhon Pathom went on to won the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. In 2019, Thongchai Sukkoki won his second title after winning the 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region and was promoted to Thai League 2. Under Sukkoki's management, the King Tiger play a style of football based on maintaining possession by building from the back, and good as combination play.^[4]

Academy[]

Nakhonpathom United opened its first youth academies in 2019 under the name The king tiger academy. The club's first technical director is Thongchai Sukkoki. The club started sending youth teams, under-10 and under-12, to participate in the 2021 Thailand Youth League.^[5][6]

Stadium[]

Nakhon Pathom currently play their home matches at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium which is a sports stadium in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Which be within Sport School. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakhon Pathom FC. The stadium holds 3,500 people.

The club's chairman Panuwat Sasomsup has plans to build a new football stadium, with based on the Mitr Phol Stadium of Ratchaburi Mitr Phol as a model, but downsizing the capacity to 10,000 seats.^[7]

Stadium and locations[]

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year
13°49′14″N 100°02′55″E / 13.820515°N 100.048519°E / 13.820515; 100.048519	Nakhon Pathom	Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium	6,000	2007–2008
14°01′16″N 99°59′03″E / 14.0212459°N 99.98424275°E / 14.0212459; 99.98424275	Nakhon Pathom	Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium	4,000	2009–2010
13°47′57″N 100°03′19″E / 13.799168°N 100.055387°E / 13.799168; 100.055387	Nakhon Pathom	Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium	3,500	2013–2017

Season by season domestic record[]

¹ Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game, all results stood.^[8]

Players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  THA Sattra Srithip 3 DF  THA Chokchai Chuchai (Captain) 4 DF  IRN Amirali Chegini 5 MF  THA Suphot Lertplapong 6 DF  THA Watcharapon Changklungmor 7 DF  THA Slanyu Buanaem 8 MF  THA Athit Berg 9 FW  LBR Keith Nah 10 MF  BRA Neto Santos 11 MF  LAO Phithack Kongmathilath 15 DF  THA Anurak Kamolchit 16 DF  THA Apiwitch Sarbrum 19 MF  THA Kongnathichai Boonma 21 DF  THA Pongsatorn Tongcha-um 22 DF  THA Chanatat Worapanichkan 23 DF  THA Raungchai Choothongchai

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK  THA Hassadin Sukkoki 27 FW  THA Krissana Nontharak 29 GK  THA Putthipong Promlee 30 DF  THA Nattanan Biesamrit 33 DF  THA Anukorn Sangrum 34 DF  THA Pitiphol Prachayamongkol 35 MF  THA Thanawat Montree 38 GK  THA Rittikai Nisaitong 44 MF  THA Attapon Chommaleethanawat 46 FW  THA Phuwanet Thongkui 62 GK  THA Natchanon Jothavorn 63 MF  THA Sujjaporn Tumsuwan 64 MF  THA Thirawat Koonsom 66 MF  THA Sunchai Chaolaokhwan 77 FW  BRA Alberto Moreira Gouvea

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Coaches[]

Coaches by year (2015–present)

Honours[]

Domestic Leagues[]

• Thai League 3
  • Runners-up (1): 2019
• Thai League 3 Lower Region
  • Champions (1): 2019
• Thai League 4
  • Champions (1): 2018
• Thai League 4 Western Region
  • Winners (1): 2018

References[]

External links[]

• Official Facebook
• fan site