Sukhothai F.C.
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Full name | Sukhothai Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Fire Bat (ค้างคาวไฟ) | |||
Short name | SKTFC | |||
Founded | 2009 | |||
Ground | Thung Thalay Luang Stadium Sukhothai, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 9,500 | |||
Chairman | Somsak Thepsutin | |||
Head Coach | Yannawit Khantharat | |||
League | Thai League 1 | |||
2017 | 15th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Sukhothai Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย) is a Thai professional association football club based in Sukhothai province. They play in the Thai League 1. Sukhothai FC represents the Sukhothai Province mainly known for being the first Kingdom of Thailand.[1] Their main team colors are red and white and their away colors are black and green. Sukhothai FC play all their home matches at the Thalay Luang Stadium which has a maximum capacity of 9,500.
History
Early history
Sukhothai FC was established in 2009 and entered the Regional League Northern Division. They finished their first ever season in the Regional League Northern Division in 7th place out of 11 teams. In 2014, after 6 years in the third tier division, Sukhothai got the promotion to 2015 Thai Division 1 League.
In 2015, the newly promotion team Sukhothai had a successful campaign in Thai Division 1 League with the finishing in the unexpected third place of the final standing. Sukhothai has promoted to 2016 Thai League.
Top League
In 2016, the first year in the top league, Sukhothai created the overachieved run by finishing in the seventh place of the table. Sukhothai also qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League after being one of co-winner of FA Cup.[2]
Main rivalry
Sukhothai's main neighboring rivals are with Phitsanulok and Kamphaengphet.
Stadium and locations
Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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16°58′30″N 99°47′22″E / 16.975134°N 99.789532°E | Sukhothai | Sukhothai Institute of Physical Education Stadium | 2009-2013 |
17°03′42″N 99°47′37″E / 17.061773°N 99.793703°E | Sukhothai | Thung Thalay Luang Stadium | 2014–present |
Season by season record
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Thailand Champions Cup |
AFC Champions League |
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
2009 | DIV 2 North | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 7th | – | – | ||||
2010 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 42 | 9th | R1 | – | – | |||
2011 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 14th | – | – | ||||
2012 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 14th | – | – | ||||
2013 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 60 | 3rd | – | – | ||||
2014 | DIV 2 North | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 19 | 61 | 1st | – | – | ||||
2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | – | – | Felipe Ferreira | 25 |
2016 | TL | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 7th | W | R3 | – | – | Renan Marques | 15 |
2017 | T1 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 36 | 15th | R2 | QF | RU | Play-off round | John Baggio | 9 |
2018 | T1 | – | – |
Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Season by season record for team U-23
Season | League | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |
2018 | T4 North |
Continental record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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2017 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | ![]() |
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Play-off round | ![]() |
Players
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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Coaches
Chusak Sripoom 2009 –2014
Somchai Makmool 2015
Somchai Chuayboonchum 2015 –2016
Somchai Makmool 2016 – 2017
Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2017 –2018
Yannawit Khantharat 2018 –
Honours
Domestic leagues
- Regional League Northern Division
- Winner (1) : 2014
- FA Cup
- Champions: 2016