| Full name | Buriram PEA FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Thunder Castles (ปราสาทสายฟ้า) |
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| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Ground | New I-Mobile Stadium Buriram, Thailand (Capacity: 24,000) |
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| Chairman | Newin Chidchob | ||
| Head Coach | Attaphol Buspakom | ||
| League | Thai Premier League | ||
| 2010 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Buriram PEA Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ พีอีเอ), is a professional Thai football club based in Buriram province. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and currently competing in the Thai Premier League. The club was founded in 1970 and their new home stadium is New i-mobile Stadium which currently has a capacity of 24,000.
Buriram PEA won their first Thai Premier League title in 2008, and the Khǒr Royal Cup in 1998.The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season.
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The club was founded as PEA (Provincial Electricity Authority) since 1970, hence their 40 years old history, their first top league crowned need to wait until 1998 and again in 2008.
The original club's colour was purple/white and the team named 'Sparking Guys' or 'The Sparkers'
Their original base was Ngamwongwan area in Bangkok where they head office of PEA department situated. But due to the expanding of Thai Premier League and the limitation of fan club in Bangkok, PEA decided to relocate themselves to Ayutthaya Province where they formed bonding with local fan club and unofficially called Faifa Ayutthaya (Electricity of Ayutthaya in English)
In 2010, team was took over by Newin Chidchob the famous Buriram politician and the team moved again to Buriram province. This caused mass upset toward Ayutthaya's local fan club. They protested by burning white/purple jersey but the management decision remain the same.
After moved to Buriram, the club change their identity by using dark blue jersey instead of purple/white (but still kept purple for short and sock)
The club finally use the name Buriram PEA FC and was called 'Thunder Castle' since then.
Buriram PEA uses the multi-purpose sports stadium New I-Mobile Stadium, that holds 24,000 spectators. They will build Thunder Castle Stadium which will be their new home stadium.
The following are the sponsors of BPEA (named "BPEA Partners"):
| Season | League | FA Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2004-05 | TPL | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 2nd | Singapore Cup - R1 | Supakit Jinajai | 10 | |||
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 10th | AFC Champions League - DIS, Singapore Cup - R1 | |||||
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 8th | ||||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 61 | 1st | Ronnachai Rangsiyo | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 9th | R4 | QF | RU | AFC Champions League - QF1, AFC Cup - GR | Suriya Domtaisong | 7 |
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 63 | 2nd | R4 | Suchao Nutnum | 11 | |||
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Competition | Result | Average Crowd |
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| 2009 | AFC Champions League 2009 | Qualifying Stage | 2500 |
| 2009 | AFC Cup 2009 | Group Stage | 933 |
Coaches by Years (2004-present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Prapol Pongpanich | 2004-05, May 2009 | Thai Premier League 2008 | |
| Thongsuk Sampahungsith | May 2009-Oct 2009 | ||
| Thanadech Fuprasert | Nov 2009-May 10 | ||
| Attaphol Buspakom | May 2010- |
| Head Coach | Attaphol Buspakom |
| Assistant Trainer | Charnchai Hansub |
| Assistant Trainer | Sane Phonmanisak |
As of July 31, 2010 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Below is a list of notable footballers who have previously played for Buriram PEA. Generally, this means players that have played 50 or more competitive matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, as they were the club's integral founding members, were integral members of a championship winning team, have at least one senior international cap or made significant contributions to the club's history
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| Honour | Number | Years |
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| League | ||
| Thai Premier League Champions | 2 | 2008 · 2011 |
| Thai Premier League Runners-up | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Thai Division 1 League Runners-up | 1 | 2002–03 |
| Domestic Cups | ||
| Kor Royal Cup Runners-up | 1 | 2009 |
| Khǒr Royal Cup Runners-up | 1 | 1998 |
| Thai League Cup Runners-up | 1 | 2010 |
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