| Full name | Pattaya United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) | The Dolphins (โลมามหาภัย) |
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| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Pattaya Stadium Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Chairman | Sonthaya Kunpleum | ||
| Manager | Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | ||
| League | Thai Premier League | ||
| 2010 | Thai Premier League, 6th | ||
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Pattaya United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai football club based in Pattaya, Chonburi province. The club currently plays in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League. Their local rivals are Chonburi FC and Sriracha FC. The club previous name is Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC which changed to Pattaya United in 2009.
Pattaya's first ever competitive game was against Thailand Division 2 League side Raj Pracha FC in the 2009 Queen's Cup which they overcame the minnows 5-0.
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The club was founded under the name Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC which derived from the sponsor and the community Bang Phra (บางพระ) in the district Si Racha, the province of Chonburi. After several years in the Provincial League of Thailand, the club was promoted to the Thai Premier League in 2007. In the first season in the top flight division, the team finished in 11th place at the end of the season.
The team moved to Pattaya for the 2009 season and changed its name to Pattaya United (The Dolphins), in their first season under the new name the team the team finished in 11th place again in the Thai Premier League, only avoiding relegation in the final game of the season. While on the pitch, the team performed poorly, off the pitch the fan base grew to average around 3,000 per home game. Pattaya has many European supporters and the atmosphere at home games is quite unique.
The club fierce rivals are Chonburi FC and Sriracha FC which all are in the same province of Chonburi. As a reminder and to the fans of the old Coke-Bangpra FC, the club away jersey is the colors of the old club home jersey, Red-Black.
The current club home stadium at Nong Prue holds only just over 3000 spectators but this will only be used until midway through the 2010 season. The club will then move to a state of the art stadium located near the indoor sports arena.
Construction of a new stadium has already begun. The first phase will be completed in 2010, and will give the club a seating capacity of around 5,000. At the end of the second phase, 2013, the stadium will hold 20,000 spectators. The stadium complex includes a venue for athletics and other sports. In addition, there will be a 50m swimming pool with 8 lanes. A tennis center court with room for 2,000 spectators and 12 training venues which will provide facilities for sports such as volleyball and beach volleyball. The total cost for the project will be around 744 million Baht.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
Asia | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 11th | R4 | Anderson | 4 | |||
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 6th | Kengne Ludovick | 17 | ||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Coaches by Years (2008-)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Pansak Ketwattha | 2008-09 | ||
| Wisoon Wichaya | 2009 | ||
| Jadet Meelarp | 2009 | ||
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | 2010 | ||
| Jatuporn Pramolbal | 2011-July 2011 | ||
| Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | July 2011-Present |
As of June 2009:
| Name | Nationality | Role |
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| Sonthaya Khunpleum | Chairman | |
| Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | First Team Head Coach | |
| Sompob Sooksombat | First Team Assistant Head Coach | |
| Amnuay Singpring | Coach | |
| Sarawut Pinkaew | Coach | |
| Teesit Petchdee | Coach | |
| Arthit Klinsukon | Coach |
As of February 28, 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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