Phnom Penh Crown FC

Phnom Penh Crown FC
	File:Phnom Penh Crown Crest.jpg
Full name	Phnom Penh Crown Football Club
Nickname(s)	Crown, Lion of the Capital, The Red Singhas
Founded	2001
Ground	RSN Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Coach	Leonardo Vitorino
League	Cambodian League
2018	5th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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 6 Cambodian League titles.

History

In 2000 Samart United were founded, with sponsorship from Samart Communications. After undergoing a number of name changes over the past decade, this was the forerunner of the Phnom Penh Crown team that exists today.^[1]

Joining forces with the Khmer Empire team, another new moniker was adopted, Phnom Penh Empire, for the 2007 season, in which the team finished in third place behind the league champions Nagacorp.^{[citation needed]}

A disappointing showing in the 2009 end of season play-offs saw the club, now called Phnom Penh Crown after their latest sponsors Crown Casino, finish in fourth spot, despite ending the regular season in top spot.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Crown captured the Metfone Cambodia League Premier title for the third time, beating Preah Khan Reach 4–3 in the play-off final.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014 Crown clinched their 5th Championship with a 1–0 win over NagaCorp, losing just two matches in their league campaign.^{[citation needed]}

They retained their league title in 2015, defeating Nagaworld in the final on penalties.^[2]

Stadium

File:RSN Stadium 2015.jpg

RSN Stadium in 2015

RSN Stadium is a football stadium located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and is the home of Phnom Penh Crown FC. It was the first operating football stadium in Cambodia. "RSN" stands for "Rithy Samnang", the club's president.^[3]

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Leonardo Oliveira
2	DF	CAM	Seng Kosen
4	DF	BRA	Jhonatan Sant'anna
5	DF	CAM	Chea Chandara
5	DF	CAM	Ream Serng
7	FW	CAM	Yeu Muslim
8	MF	CAM	Orn Chanpolin
9	FW	BRA	Darlan Martins
10	MF	CAM	Va Sokthorn
11	FW	CAM	Mao Piseth
13	GK	CAM	Svang Samnang
14	MF	CAM	Sath Rozak
15	DF	CAM	Yue Safy
16	MF	CAM	Neou Sosela
17	MF	CAM	Pich Owen
18	DF	CAM	Seut Baraing


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	CAM	Brak Thiva
20	FW	CAM	Lim Pisoth
21	GK	CAM	Kung Chanvuthy
22	GK	CAM	Chhin Chhainuth
23	DF	CAM	Sok Panha
24	MF	CAM	Thomas Sam
32	DF	CAM	Tin Roza
37	MF	CAM	Suon Noeut
44	FW	CAM	Pov Ponvuthy
71	DF	CAM	Pom Tola
73	MF	CAM	Choun Chanchav
77	FW	BRA	Paulo Victor
87	MF	CAM	Ouk Sothy (Captain)
—	MF	JPN	Shuhei Mitsuhashi

Players with multiple nationalities

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Hun Sen Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Leonardo Oliveira	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Seng Kosen	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Jhonatan Sant'anna	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Ream Serng	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	FW	Yeu Muslim	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0
8	MF	Orn Chanpolin	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Darlan Martins	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	Va Sokthorn	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	Mao Piseth	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Saveng Samnang	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Sath Rozak	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Yue Safy	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Neou Soksela	0(1)	1	0	0	0(1)	1
17	MF	Pich Owen	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0
18	DF	Seut Baraing	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	Brak Thiva	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Lim Pisoth	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Kung Chanvuthy	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Chhin Chhainuth	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Sok Panha	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Thomas Sam	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	Tin Roza	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Suon Noeut	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	Pov Ponvuthy	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	DF	Pom Tola	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	MF	Choun Chanchav	1	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW	Paulo Victor	1	1	0	0	1	1
87	MF	Ouk Sothy (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0
No	MF	Shuhei Mitsuhashi	0	0	0	0	0	0
No	DF	Chea Chandara	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

^{[citation needed]}

File:Hello united.gif

Old club logo prior to renaming

Cambodian League: 6

2002 (as Samart United), 2008 (as Phnom Penh Empire), 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015.

Hun Sen Cup: 2

2008 (as Phnom Penh Empire), 2009.

Head Coaches

Coaches by Years (2011–present)

Name	Period	Honours
Apihist Im Amphai	?–2011	Cambodian League Winner 2010
Bojan Hodak	2011	2011 AFC President's Cup Advanced to final round
Dave Booth	2011–2012	2011 AFC President's Cup Runner up, 2011 Cambodian League Winner, 2012 AFC President's Cup final round
Sam Schweingruber	2012–2016	2014 Cambodian League Winner, 2015 Cambodian League Winner
Oriol Mahedano	2016
Sam Schweingruber (Interim)	2016	2016 Hun Sen Cup 3rd place
Oleg Starynskyi	2016–2017	2017 AFC Cup Play-off round
Sean Sainsbury	2017–2018
Leonardo Vitorino	2018–

Captain history

Captain by Years (2011–present)

Years	Captain	Nationality	Vice-Captain	Nationality
2011	Thul Sothearith	Cambodia	Kouch Sokumpheak	Cambodia
2012	Kouch Sokumpheak	Cambodia	Khim Borey	Cambodia
2013	Kouch Sokumpheak	Cambodia	Khim Borey	Cambodia
2014	Kouch Sokumpheak	Cambodia	Khim Borey	Cambodia
2015	Boris Kok	Cambodia	Odion Obadin	Nigeria
2016	Boris Kok	Cambodia	Keo Sokngon	Cambodia
2017	Shane Booysen	South Africa	Boris Kok	Cambodia
2018	Ouk Sothy	Cambodia	Orn Chanpolin	Cambodia

Coaching staff

Name	Nat	Position
Leonardo Vitorino		Head Coach
Sum Vanna		Assistant Coach
Keo Sokngon		Team Manager
Luis Fernando Vitorino		Goalkeeper Coach
Ly Heang		General Manager
Kim Kasy		Club Secretary
Pedro Benevenuto		Physio
Luiz Leandro		Fitness Coach
Pei Phally		Physio

References

^ "History of Club". PPCFC. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ Radek Jelinek (2 March 2017). "Cambodia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
^ "Phnom Penh to celebrate its first stadium". Phnom Penh Post. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "History of Club". PPCFC. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[2] Radek Jelinek (2 March 2017). "Cambodia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[3] "Phnom Penh to celebrate its first stadium". Phnom Penh Post. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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