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Buriram United
บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด
File:Buriram united.png
Full nameBuriram United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Thunder Castles
(ปราสาทสายฟ้า)
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970), as Provincial Electricity Authority
2010; 14 years ago (2010), as Buriram PEA
2013; 11 years ago (2013), as Buriram United
GroundNew I-Mobile Stadium
Buriram, Thailand
Capacity32,600
ChairmanNewin Chidchob
Head CoachAlexandre Gama
LeagueThai League
2015Thai League, 1st
Websitehttp://www.buriramunited.com
Current season

Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and is currently competing in the Thai League. The club was founded in 1970 and their current home stadium is New I-Mobile Stadium which has a capacity of 32,600.[1]

Buriram United won their first Thai Premier League title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club). The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In season 2011, Buriram PEA were the triple champions winning the (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup) in Thailand.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1970. But first successes came in 1998 with winning the third division of the Kor Royal Cup. The club was then in the Thai Division 1 League. 2002–03 the club finished third in the second division. In the Thai Premier League Relegation to be lost at the end of the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC after round match with 0–1. A year later, with space, then succeeded in the end of season 2003–04 promotion to the Thai Premier League.PEA surprised everyone by becoming the league runner-up at the end of their first Premier League season. Being the runner-up entitled the club to participate in the AFC Champions League. It was the first participation in an international competition for the club. However the club was excluded from the competition.[3] In the following two seasons, 2006 and 2007, the PEA took place only 10 and 8 at the end of the season.

2008-2009 season

In 2008 Provincial Electricity Authority won their first championship in Thai League after they changed their home stadium from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, where they have a bigger fan base.

2010 season

In December 2009 it was announced that a politician based in Buriram, Newin Chidchob was to take over the club. He had already tried unsuccessfully to take over TOT SC and Royal Thai Army FC[4] Newin moved the club to Buriram and gave it the name Buriram PEA Football Club. Pongphan Wongsuwan was instated as coach. Since 1998 he had been the coach of FC TOT.

2012-present season

At the start of the 2012 season, the club was renamed Buriram United Football Club. In the first match of the group stages of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Buriram beat the 2011 J-League champion, Kashiwa Reysol, 3–2 and became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a J-League club in ACL since starting the Champions League system in 2003.[5] On the second match, Buriram was the visiting team against the 2011 CSL Champion, Guangzhou Evergrande. Buriram also became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a Chinese club "in China" after beating Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 in Tianhe Stadium from Suchao Nuchnum and Frank Acheampong's goals.[6] That match was the end of a two-year unbeaten home record for Guangzhou.[7]

Rivalries

Buriram United has Muangthong United as their main rival. The two clubs emerged as the new powerhouses of Thai League (TL) in the last 6 years. Since the beginning of 2011, when the team name was changed to Buriram United and they moved into the new i-Mobile Stadium, Buriram United has compiled the best overall record of all teams in the PLT, winning 3 of the last 4 PLT championships.

Another Buriram's main rivals is Chonburi FC due to a close head-to-head statistic.

Stadium

Main article: i-mobile Stadium

i-mobile Stadium is a 32,600 seat football stadium in Buriram, Thailand.[8] The stadium is the home of Thailand's 2011, 2013 and 2015 treble champions, Buriram United. The i-mobile Stadium is the second largest football stadium in Thailand. Its nickname is "Thunder Castle", the fifth castle of Buriram Province. Buriram United has led the 18-team Thai League (TL) in attendance since the move to the new stadium.

The i-mobile Stadium is in the Mueang Buriram District, located about 4 kilometers southwest of central Buriram along highway 219. The 150-acre site has a capacity of 32,600 people with parking for 800 cars and buses, plus 3,000 motorcycles. The pitch is floodlit; allowing for night matches. The stadium houses locker rooms for home and visiting teams, provides modern medical facilities and live television and radio broadcasting infrastructure.

Season by season record

Season League[9] FA Cup League Cup Toyota Premier Cup Queen's
Cup 		Kor Royal
Cup 		AFC Champions
League 		AFC Cup ASEAN
Club 		Mekong
Club 		Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2004–05 TPL 18 9 5 4 23 19 32 2nd  –  –  –  –  –  –  – GR  – Supakit Jinajai 10
2006 TPL 22 6 4 12 23 32 22 10th  –  –  –  –  – DQ  –  –  – Supakit Jinajai 7
2007 TPL 30 13 3 14 35 40 42 8th  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – Tana Chanabut 7
2008 TPL 30 18 7 5 38 15 61 1st  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – Ronnachai Rangsiyo 16
2009 TPL 30 9 9 12 37 41 36 9th R4  –  – Knockout Round RU QR1 GR  –  – Suriya Domtaisong 9
2010 TPL 30 17 12 1 51 19 63 2nd R4 RU  – Not Enter  –  –  –  –  – Suchao Nutnum 11
2011 TPL 34 26 7 1 64 15 85 1st W W  –  –  –  –  –  –  – Frank Ohandza 19
2012 TPL 34 14 12 8 60 40 54 4th W W W – RU GR –  –  – Frank Acheampong 12
2013 TPL 32 23 9 0 73 23 78 1st W W RU – W QF – –  – Carmelo González 23
2014 TPL 38 23 10 5 69 26 79 1st R4 RU W – W GR – –  – Javier Patiño 21
2015 TPL 34 25 9 0 98 24 84 1st W W – – W GR – – W Diogo 33
2016 PLT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W – W GR –  –
Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated In Progress

Current squad

Below is a list of players playing for Buriram United as the official website confirms.[10] 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 Thailand THA Siwarak Tedsungnoen
2 DF Thailand THA Theerathon Bunmathan
3 DF Thailand THA Sathaporn Daengsee
4 MF Thailand THA Adul Lahsoh
5 DF Venezuela VEN Andrés Túñez (Vice-captain)
7 MF South Korea KOR Go Seul-ki
8 MF Thailand THA Suchao Nutnum (Captain)
9 FW Brazil BRA Weslley
10 MF Thailand THA Jakkaphan Kaewprom (3rd captain)
13 DF Thailand THA Narubadin Weerawatnodom
14 DF Thailand THA Chitipat Tanklang
15 MF Thailand THA Surat Sukha
16 DF Thailand THA Koravit Namwiset
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Thailand THA Anawin Jujeen
18 FW Thailand THA Sittichok Kannoo
19 MF Thailand THA Supachok Sarachat
20 FW Brazil BRA Kaio
22 FW South Korea KOR Kim Seung-yong
24 DF Thailand THA Nukoolkit Krutyai
25 DF Thailand THA Suree Sukha
27 DF Thailand THA Nattapon Malapun
28 MF Thailand THA Chaowat Veerachat
29 GK Thailand THA Yotsapon Teangdar
34 FW Thailand THA Anon Amornlerdsak
36 GK Thailand THA Sitthikorn Klamsai
39 FW Thailand THA Anan Buasang
40 FW Brazil BRA Diogo

Note 1: The club lists the supporters as the 12th man.
Note 2: Players who are AFC Champions League quota foreign players are listed in bold.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF Thailand THA Patipan Un-Op (at Thailand Siam Navy)
– MF Thailand THA Naruphol Ar-Romsawa (at Thailand Chonburi)
– MF Thailand THA Prakit Deeprom (at Thailand Chonburi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
– FW Thailand THA Arthit Butjinda (at Thailand Chainat Hornbill)
– FW Cameroon CMR Isaac Mbengan (at Thailand Krabi)

Coaches

Coaches by years (2001–present)

Name Nat Period Honours
Prapol Pongpanich Thailand 2001 – May 2009 2008 Thailand Premier League
Thongsuk Sampahungsith Thailand May 2009 – Oct 2009
Thanadech Fuprasert Thailand Nov 2009 – May 2010
Attaphol Buspakom Thailand 20 Jan 2010 – 2 May 2013 2011 Thai Premier League
2011 Thai FA Cup
2011 Thai League Cup
2012 Toyota Premier Cup
2012 Thai FA Cup
2012 Thai League Cup
2013 Kor Royal Cup
Scott Cooper England May 2013 – Sept 2013
Alejandro Menéndez Spain Sept 2013–11 April 2014 2013 Thai Premier League
2013 Thai FA Cup
2013 Thai League Cup
2014 Toyota Premier Cup
2014 Kor Royal Cup
Božidar Bandović (interim) Serbia 11 April 2014 – 7 June 2014
Alexandre Gama Brazil 8 June 2014–present 2014 Thai Premier League
2015 Kor Royal Cup
2015 Thai Premier League
2015 Thai FA Cup
2015 Thai League Cup
2015 Mekong Club Championship
2016 Toyota Premier Cup
2016 Kor Royal Cup

Captain history

Captain by Years (2010–present)

Years Captain Nationality Vice-Captain Nationality
2010 Apichet Puttan Thailand Thailand Rangsan Viwatchaichok Thailand Thailand
2011 Apichet Puttan Thailand Thailand Rangsan Viwatchaichok Thailand Thailand
2012 Apichet Puttan Thailand Thailand Suchao Nuchnum Thailand Thailand
2013 Suchao Nuchnum Thailand Thailand Osmar Barba Spain Spain
2014 Suchao Nuchnum Thailand Thailand Theeraton Bunmathan Thailand Thailand
2015 Suchao Nuchnum Thailand Thailand Andrés Túñez Venezuela Venezuela
2016 Suchao Nuchnum Thailand Thailand Andrés Túñez Venezuela Venezuela

Club officials

Position Name
Chairman Thailand Newin Chidchob
Team Manager Thailand Tadthep Pitakpoolsin
Head coach Brazil Alexandre Gama
Assistant Coach Brazil Leonardo Vitorino
Assistant Coach Brazil Robert Jose Da Silva
Assistant Coach Brazil Cesar Diniz Pereira Roque
Goalkeepers coach SerbiaZoran Mijanovic

Honours

Domestic competitions

International competitions

Double

Treble / Quadruple

Asian club ranking

As of 11 December 2015.[13]
Current Rank Country Team
6 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai
7 South Korea Pohang Steelers
8 Thailand Buriram United
9 Japan Gamba Osaka
10 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sponsors

The following are the sponsors of BRUTD (named "BRUTD Partners"):

Title Sponsor

Official Sponsors


References

  1. ^ "Buri Ram scores in sports tourism". ttrweekly. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "บุรีรัมย์ ซิว 3 แชมป์!สมใจ บิ๊กเน" (in Thai). truesport.truelife. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Asian Champions League 2006 Details". rsssf. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ "เนวินนำบุรีรัมย์ควบรวมทีโอทีบู๊ไทยลีก" (in Thai). siamsport. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Buriram United 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol". the-afc. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 Buriram United". the-afc. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ "บุรีรัมย์เฉียบบุกโค่นกว่างโจว2–1เอเอฟซีชปล" (in Thai). siamsport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  8. ^ "buri-ram-scores-in-sports-tourism". ttrweekly. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^ King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help) Select link to season required from chronological list.
  10. ^ "Player List". Buriram United Official Website. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Buriram United". thaileaguefootball. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. ^ Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 (20 December 2015). "Toyota Mekong Football". Retrieved 21 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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