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2024–25 Cambodian Premier League

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Cambodian Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates10 August 2024 – 11 May 2025
Matches played39
Goals scored157 (4.03 per match)
Top goalscorerAndres Nieto
Ofufu Ibeh
(8 goals)
Biggest home winPhnom Penh Crown 10–0 Life Sihanoukville
(29 September 2024)
Biggest away winMinistry of Interior 0–9 Visakha
(18 September 2024)
Highest scoringPhnom Penh Crown 10–0 Life Sihanoukville
(29 September 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Phnom Penh Crown
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Phnom Penh Crown
Longest winless run7 matches
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Life Sihanoukville
Longest losing run5 matches
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Highest attendance3,943
PKR Svay Rieng 7–0 Tiffy Army (11 August 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance332
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 0–6 Phnom Penh Crown (15 August 2024)[2]
Total attendance46,556
Average attendance1,193
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2024.

The 2024–25 Cambodian Premier League is the 38th season of the Cambodian Premier League, the top Cambodian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1982. The season started on 10 August 2024 and conclude on 11 May 2025.[3]

Eleven teams are competing in a double round-robin match before proceeding to the champion round. Life Sihanoukville and Ministry of Interior FA are promoted from the 2023–24 Cambodian League 2.[4][5]

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng are the defending champions, having won their 3rd league title in 2023–24 season.[6]

Teams

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Locations of the 2024–25 Cambodian Premier League teams

A total of 11 teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Cambodian Premier League.

Team changes

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Promoted from
2023–24 Cambodian League 2 		Relegated from
2023–24 Cambodian Premier League 		Withdrew
Increase Life Sihanoukville (1st)
Increase Ministry of Interior FA (2nd)
None
 Prey Veng[7]

Life FC will make its debut, becoming the first club from Preah Sihanouk province to compete in the top-flight of Cambodian football. After changing its name from National Police, the Ministry of Interior FA returned to the Cambodian top division following two-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous season
Angkor Tiger Siem Reap Province Angkor Tiger Stadium TBD Cambodian Premier League (10th)
Boeung Ket Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (Interim) 35,000 Cambodian Premier League (4th)
ISI Dangkor Senchey Phnom Penh AIA Stadium KMH PARK 3,000 Cambodian Premier League (6th)
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Province Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium 1,000 Cambodian Premier League (9th)
Life Sihanoukville Sihanoukville Life Stadium 3,000 2023–24 Cambodian League 2 (1st)
Ministry of Interior FA Phnom Penh AIA Stadium KMH PARK 3,000 2023–24 Cambodian League 2 (2nd)
Nagaworld Kampong Speu Province Kampong Speu Stadium 3,000 Cambodian Premier League (7th)
Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Smart RSN Stadium 5,010 Cambodian Premier League (2nd)
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Province Svay Rieng Stadium 4,000 Cambodian Premier League (1st)
Tiffy Army Phnom Penh RCAF Old Stadium 15,000 Cambodian Premier League (5th)
Visakha Phnom Penh Prince Stadium 10,000 Cambodian Premier League (3rd)

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Angkor Tiger Japan Kota Miyagi Cambodia Sophal Dimong Cambodia NT Sport Nous
Boeung Ket Republic of Ireland Conor Nestor Cambodia Chan Vathanaka Thailand EGO Sport Cambodia Airways
ISI Dangkor Senchey Cameroon Jean Botioba Ivory Coast Abdel Kader Coulibaly Cambodia NT Sport ISI Palm
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Cambodia Sabone Venta Cambodia Chhing Sokphanny Cambodia NT Sport Krud Beer
Life Sihanoukville Germany Jörg Steinebrunner Rwanda Atuheire Kipson Cambodia NT Sport
Ministry of Interior FA Cambodia Sum Vanna Cambodia Noun Borey Cambodia NT Sport Borey Sambath Meanheng 3
Nagaworld Cambodia Khim Borey Cambodia Kouch Sokumpheak Thailand FBT NagaWorld
Phnom Penh Crown Ukraine Oleg Starynskyi Cambodia Orn Chanpolin Thailand Warrix Smart Axiata, Pi Pay
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Spain Pep Muñoz Cambodia Soeuy Visal Thailand FBT Orkide Villa, Krud Beer
Tiffy Army Cambodia Phea Sopheaktra Cambodia Thorng Da Cambodia Dai Ek Sport TIFFY
Visakha Latvia Jurģis Kalns Cambodia Mohammed Khan Cambodia Forward Sportswear Prince Bank

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Life Cambodia Kong Vicheka Mutual consent 2 April 2024 Pre-season Cambodia Prak Sovannara 2 April 2024 [8]
Visakha Cambodia Meas Channa 16 June 2024 Latvia Jurģis Kalns 16 June 2024 [9]
Angkor Tiger Cambodia Ny Yuth (interim) End of caretaker spell 1 July 2024 Japan Kota Miyagi 1 July 2024 [10]
Boeung Ket Cambodia Hong Pheng (interim) 8 October 2024 5th Republic of Ireland Conor Nestor 8 October 2024 [11]
Life Sihanoukville Cambodia Prak Sovannara Resigned 10 October 2024 9th Germany Jörg Steinebrunner 18 October 2024 [12][13]

Foreign players

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The number of foreign players is restricted to 6 per team exclude naturalized player. A team can use 5 foreign players and 1 naturalized player on the field in each game , including at least 2 players from the AFC and the AFF region.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC Player ASEAN Player Naturalized Player Former Players
Angkor Tiger England Ben Nugent Japan Kodai Nagashima Japan Shuto Asano Japan Taiga Kitajima Japan Takuto Yasuoka East Timor João Pedro
Boeung Ket Serbia Stefan Golubović Brazil Iago Bento Japan Yusuke Muta Japan Yuto Hikida Japan Ryohei Yoshihama
ISI Dangkor Senchey Ivory Coast Abdel Kader Coulibaly Cameroon Louis Willy Ndongo Japan Sonosuke Onda Sierra Leone Umaru Samura Japan Kazu Yanagidate East Timor Jhon Frith
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Australia Bradie Smith Cameroon Tengeg Neville Colombia Johandre Padilla Georgia (country) Mikheil Ergemlidze Japan Mahiro Takahashi Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Thi
Life Sihanoukville Nigeria Okoro Osa Orobosa Rwanda Atuheire Kipson South Korea Seo-In Kim Japan Kanta Asami East Timor Georgino Mendonça Samoa Greg Siamoa
Ministry of Interior FA
Nagaworld Brazil Marcio Marques Brazil Mateus Martins Japan Yuta Kikuchi Japan Yusuke Minagawa Japan Hugo Kametani Myanmar Thiha Zaw
Phnom Penh Crown Colombia Andres Nieto Japan Takaki Ose Netherlands Jelle Goselink Nigeria Ofufu Ibeh Japan Reo Kunimoto Philippines Jarvey Gayoso Cambodia Yudai Ogawa
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Brazil Gabriel Silva Brazil Pablo Brazil Cristian Roque Japan Ryo Fujii Japan Takashi Odawara Laos Bounphachan Bounkong Cambodia Hikaru Mizuno
Tiffy Army Japan Tetsuaki Misawa Japan Reiya Kinoshita Portugal Josemar Agostinho Serbia Nemanja Filipović Japan Shori Murata Myanmar Soe Moe Kyaw
Visakha Brazil Ramon Tanque LatviaVitālijs Jagodinskis Uzbekistan Alisher Mirzaev South Korea Park Jung-bin Philippines Mike Ott Cambodia Kan Mo Spain Víctor Blasco

Players holding Cambodian dual citizenship

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Cambodian dual nationals do not take up foreign players quota.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Angkor Tiger
Boeung Ket
ISI Dangkor Senchey France Min Monimakara Nicholas
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Life Sihanoukville
Ministry of Interior FA
Nagaworld
Phnom Penh Crown
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng France Dani Kouch France Thierry Chantha Bin United States Nick Taylor
Tiffy Army New Zealand Lim Aarun Raymond
Visakha Ghana Leng Nora SwedenBurundi Mohammath Hamisi

League table

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Phnom Penh Crown 7 7 0 0 34 9 +25 21 Qualified to Championship round
2 Visakha 8 6 0 2 22 9 +13 18
3 Angkor Tiger 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6 16
4 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 6 4 0 2 22 7 +15 12
5 Nagaworld 7 4 0 3 10 10 0 12
6 Boeung Ket 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
7 ISI Dangkor Senchey 7 3 1 3 11 13 −2 10
8 Tiffy Army 7 2 1 4 11 19 −8 7
9 Ministry of Interior FA 7 1 1 5 8 23 −15 4
10 Life Sihanoukville 8 0 2 6 6 26 −20 2
11 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 8 0 1 7 5 24 −19 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points

Results

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Home \ Away ANG BOE ISI KSS SHV MIF NAG PPC SVA TIF VIS ANG BOE ISI KSS SHV MIF NAG PPC SVA TIF VIS
Angkor Tiger
Boeung Ket 0–0 5–1 4–1 1–3
ISI Dangkor Senchey 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–2
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–6
Life Sihanoukville 0–1
Ministry of Interior FA 0–1 3–4 2–1 1–1 0–9
Nagaworld 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–6
Phnom Penh Crown 2–1 10–0 4–3 4–2
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 6–1 2–0 7–0
Tiffy Army 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–3
Visakha 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 20 October 2024.[14]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Andres Nieto Phnom Penh Crown 8
Nigeria Ofufu Ibeh Phnom Penh Crown
3 Portugal Josemar Agostinho Tiffy Army 7
Brazil Ramon Tanque Visakha
5 Cambodia Kan Mo Visakha 5
Philippines Jarvey Gayoso Phnom Penh Crown
Netherlands Jelle Goselink Phnom Penh Crown
8 Brazil Cristian Roque PKR Svay Rieng 4
Japan Hugo Kametani Nagaworld
Brazil Pablo PKR Svay Rieng

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Colombia Andres Nieto Phnom Penh Crown Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 6–0 (A)[15] 15 September 2024
Portugal Josemar Agostinho Tiffy Army Ministry of Interior 3–1 (H)[16] 22 September 2024
Colombia Andres Nieto4 Phnom Penh Crown Life Sihanoukville 10–0 (H)[17] 29 September 2024
Note: 4 – player who scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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As of 20 October 2024.
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Cambodia Yi Bunheng Angkor Tiger 4
2 Cambodia Reth Lyheng Nagaworld 3
3 Cambodia Chheng Chantha ISI Dangkor Senchey 2
Cambodia Um Vichet Phnom Penh Crown
Cambodia Vireak Dara PKR Svay Rieng
6 Cambodia Hul Kimhuy Boeung Ket 1
Cambodia Keo Soksela Visakha
Cambodia Tha Chanrithy Boeung Ket

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
August Cambodia Lim Pisoth Phnom Penh Crown [18]
September Portugal Josemar Agostinho Tiffy Army [19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024/25 CPL Week 1 Attendance". CPL Official page. 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "2024/2025 CPL Week 2 Attendance". CPL Official page. 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "ផ្លូវការហើយ! លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា រដូវកាលថ្មី នឹងចាប់ផ្ដើមនៅ ដើមខែសីហានេះ" (in Khmer). troryorng.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Life FC are CL2 champs in debut season". khmertimeskh.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ "មហាផ្ទៃ ចាយពេល២រដូវកាល នៅលីគទី២ ទើបអាចវិលមកលីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា វិញ" (in Khmer). troryorng.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Svay Rieng land the double". aseanfootball.org. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Prey Veng Football Club dissolved". khmertimeskh.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Life FC picks new coach to lead promoted team into debut CPL". Khmer Times. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Jurģis Kalns karjeru turpinās Kambodžā, kļūstot par Visakha galveno treneri". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2023-2024 TOP TEAM MEMBERS". Angkor Tiger FC Official Website. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Coach Nestor makes dramatic mid-season return to CPL". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ^ "លោកប្រាក់ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា លាលែងពីតំណែងអ្នកចាត់ការ ឡាយហ្វ". Thmey Thmey (in Khmer). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ^ "ឡាយហ្វ នាំចូលគ្រូបង្គោលថ្មី សម្បូរបទពិសោធន៍នៅតំបន់អាស៊ី និងកាន់សញ្ញាប័ត្រ AFC Pro Diploma". Troryorng (in Khmer). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Player Stat – Top Scorers". cpl-cambodia.com. Cambodian Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ^ Chhorn, Norn (16 September 2024). "Phnom Penh Crown top CPL table as Svay Rieng suffer first loss of season". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Match Summary – Tiffy Army vs Ministry of Interior". cpl-cambodia.com. Cambodian Premier League. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Match Summary – Phnom Penh Crown vs Life Sihanoukville". cpl-cambodia.com. Cambodian Premier League. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Pisoth wins CPL 'Player of the Month' for August". Khmer Times. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Josemar Balanga ក្លាយជាកីឡាករទី២ ឈ្នះពានកីឡាករឆ្នើមប្រចាំខែនៅ CPL". Troryorng (in Khmer). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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