Phnom Penh Crown FC
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| Full name | Phnom Penh Crown Football Club ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Crown, Lion of the Capital, The Red Singhas | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Smart RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rithy Samnang | ||
| Manager | Keo Sokngon | ||
| Coach | Oleg Starynskyi | ||
| League | Cambodian League | ||
| 2021 | 1st (Champion) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន) is a football club from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Formerly the team were called Samart United, Hello United, Phnom Penh United and Phnom Penh Empire before establishing their current name, Phnom Penh Crown FC in 2009. The club has won 7 Cambodian League titles and 2 Hun Sen cups.
History[]
Samart United was founded in 2001, sponsored by Samart. Just one year later, the club won their first Cambodian League title. A change in sponsor, in 2005, led to a change of name to Hello United and then, in 2006, to Phnom Penh United. In 2007 Phnom Penh United merged with Khmer Empire to become Phnom Penh Empire. The new club became the first Cambodian team to complete the domestic double, winning the league and Hun Sen Cup in 2008.
The following year a final name change to Phnom Penh Crown occurred, with sponsorship from Crown Casino. On the field, the team retained the Hun Sen Cup in 2009. The club dominated the Cambodian league in the subsequent seasons, winning the title in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015.[1]
Their most recent league title was in 2015, defeating Nagaworld in the final on penalties, to win back to back titles for the second time.[2]
Rivalry[]
Nagaworld FC was one of the original rival, previously known as NagaCorp FC. The club and Phnom Penh Crown competed in both domestic football trophies since 2009. Until the promotion of Boeung Ket FC from the bottom league in 2012. Namely the Cambodia Classic Match is largely acknowledged by many of the football fans as one of the most exciting football match to watch in the kingdom.
In 2018, another newly promoted club Visakha FC settled their home ground in just 10km travel distance from Smart RSN Stadium, also with the quality of the players and standard, making the match between these two clubs became the "North Phnom Penh Derby".
Colours and badge[]
Phnom Penh Crown's primary colors are red and white. The home strip is a red top with white sleeves paired white shorts and red socks. The current away strip is a light green top with dark green horizontal stripes paired with white shorts and dark green socks. The main shirt sponsor is Smart Axiata and the official kit manufacturer is FBT.
The club badge features a red lion on a white background, with the club name in Khmer and English on the left and right respectively. The club states the lion represents pride and unity, and the strength of a unified team.
Youth league and teams[]
Phnom Penh Crown FC established their youth development program in 2011. The club fields youth and women's teams at U13 to U19, founding the Aeon Youth League in 2017 and 2018 which is mainly sponsored by the Japanese company AEON (company), until in 2019 the league became Smart Youth League in association with the new sponsor Smart Axiata.
The PPCFC program has been successful in training many national squad players, with 13 of the squad featured for the 2019 edition of the AFF U-22 Youth Championship being graduates of the team's youth system.[3]
In 2020, Phnom Penh Crown senior academy team, the PPCFC U21, lead by former senior captain and a legend Ouk Sothy, made their debut in the Cambodian Second League. As one of the participants in the third edition of the competition, the club is looking forward to having their youngsters earn professional football experience as part of their youth development program.
Stadium[]
The Phnom Penh Crown home ground is the Smart RSN Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.[4] As one of the first professional football stadium owned by a club in the Kingdom, It features a top notch natural grass pitch and seated stands on all sides, with an air conditioned executive box.
Ownership[]
The club is owned by Rithy Samnang as part of the RSN Group, a Cambodian leisure and financial company.
Current squad[]
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[]
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Players with multiple nationalities[]
Honours[]
- Cambodian League: 7
- 2002 (as Samart United), 2008 (as Phnom Penh Empire), 2010 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 , 2021 .
- Hun Sen Cup: 2
- 2008 (as Phnom Penh Empire), 2009 .
Continental record[]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2014 | Mekong Club Championship | Semi-finals |  Becamex Bình Dương
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5–2 | ||
| 3rd place play-off |  Hoang Anh Attapeu
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0–2 | ||||
| 2017 | AFC Cup | Play-off round |  Home United
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3–4 | 3–0 | 3–7 |
Head coaches[]
Coaches by Years (2011–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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?–2011 | 2010 Cambodian League winner | |
| Bojan Hodak | 
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2011 | |
| Dave Booth | 
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2011–2012 | 2011 AFC President's Cup runner-up, 2011 Cambodian League winner, 2012 AFC President's Cup final round |
| Sam Schweingruber |  
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2012–2016 | 2014 Cambodian League winner, 2015 Cambodian League winner |
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2016 | ||
| Sam Schweingruber (Interim) |
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2016 | 2016 Hun Sen Cup 3rd place |
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2016–2017 | 2017 AFC Cup play-off round | |
| Sean Sainsbury |
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2017–2018 | |
| Leonardo Vitorino | 
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2018–2019 | |
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2019–2020 | 2019 Hun Sen Cup 3rd place, 2020 C-League 3rd place | |
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2020– | 2021 C-League winner |
Captain history[]
Captain by Years (2011–present)
| Years | Captain | Nationality | Vice-Captain | Nationality |
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| 2011 | Cambodia
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Kouch Sokumpheak | Cambodia
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| 2012 | Kouch Sokumpheak | Cambodia
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Khim Borey | Cambodia
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| 2013 | Kouch Sokumpheak | Cambodia
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Khim Borey | Cambodia
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| 2014 | Kouch Sokumpheak | Cambodia
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Khim Borey | Cambodia
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| 2015 | Boris Kok | Cambodia
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Odion Obadin |  Nigeria
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| 2016 | Boris Kok | Cambodia
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Keo Sokngon | Cambodia
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| 2017 | Shane Booysen |  South Africa
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Boris Kok | Cambodia
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| 2018 | Ouk Sothy | Cambodia
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Orn Chanpolin | Cambodia
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| 2019 | Ouk Sothy | Cambodia
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Orn Chanpolin | Cambodia
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| 2020 | Orn Chanpolin | Cambodia
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Boris Kok | Cambodia
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| 2021 | Orn Chanpolin | Cambodia
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Boris Kok | Cambodia
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References[]
- ^ "History of Club". PPCFC. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Radek Jelinek (2 March 2017). "Cambodia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.smart.com.kh/smart-axiata-and-phnom-penh-crown-extend-their-partnership/
- ^ "Phnom Penh Crown FC". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
External links[]
| Metfone C-League 2021 | |
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| 2021 teams |
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- Phnom Penh Crown FC
- Football clubs in Cambodia
- Sport in Phnom Penh
- Association football clubs established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Cambodia