Singhtarua F.C.
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| Full name |
Singhtarua Football Club (Port Lions) | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Singh jao tha (Port Lions) (สิงห์เจ้าท่า) | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground |
PAT Stadium Klong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Police Lt Gen Kamronwit Toopkrajang | ||
| Head Coach |
Dusit Chalermsan | ||
| League | Thai Premier League | ||
| 2013 | 2nd (promoted) | ||
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Singhtarua Football Club (Thai: สิงห์ท่าเรือ) or formerly Thai Port Football Club (Thai: การท่าเรือไทย เอฟ.ซี) is a Thai football club based at the 12,000 capacity PAT Stadium in Khlong Toei district of central Bangkok. They compete in Division 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in Thai football history, having won the Kor Royal Cup 8 times and the Queen's Cup 6 times. In 2009 Thai Port added the Thailand FA Cup to their list of honours. The 2010 season saw Thai Port triumphant again as they won the newly introduced Thai League Cup. The 5 million Baht prize money was a welcome reward for all at the PAT Stadium.
History
Thai Port Football Club (Thai: การท่าเรือไทย เอฟ.ซี), formerly known as Port Authority of Thailand Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือแห่งประเทศไทย) was founded in 1967 by Major Prachuap Suntranakul, who was the director of Port Authority Thailand at the time. He took on the role of chairman of Port Authority F.C and was instrumental in helping the club during its initial years.
In 1968 Port were crowned Kor Royal Cup winners, which sparked the most successful era in the clubs history as they went on to win six Kor Royal Cup titles between 1968 and 1979. Port also had plenty of success in the Queen's Cup, winning it 4 times in succession from 1977 to 1980. Following the 1980 Queen's Cup win, Port Authority won four trophies in 13 years.
At the start of the 2009 Thai Premier League season, the club changed its name from Port Authority of Thailand Football Club to Thai Port Football Club Co. Ltd. The name change was introduced to be in line with the new Football Association of Thailand regulations that meant all teams in the top flight must be registered as limited companies. In the same year, Thai Port ended a 16-year wait for a trophy when they were victorious in the 2009 Thai FA Cup Final. Port's opponents on the day at Suphachalasai Stadium were BEC Tero. The match finished 1–1 after extra time, with Thai Port winning the penalty shoot out 5–4. Pipat Thonkanya scored the decisive spot kick after Port keeper Pattarakorn had saved BEC Tero's fifth penalty.[1]
Ownership dispute
The Port Authority of Thailand has been granted the rights to operate the Thai Port Football Club in the Thai Premier League.
The Football Association of Thailand or the FAT and the Thai Premier League ruled on the legal dispute between the Thai Port Authority of Thailand and the Thai Port FC Company, over the operating rights of the Thai Premier League's Thai Port Football Club.
According to the ruling, the Port Authority of Thailand, the club's original owner, has been granted operating rights of the team for the 2011–12 Thai Premier League season.
The FAT claimed its decision is based on the fact that the club's ownership was never officially signed over to the Thai Port FC Company.
Meanwhile, President of Thai Port FC Company, Pichet Munkong, threatened to file a civil lawsuit in the court of law, citing Thai Premier League regulations which says that a state-enterprise such as the Port Authority of Thailand, is prohibited from operating a football club.
Pichet is planning to sue the FAT, the Thai Premier League, and the Asian Football Confederation.
However, Thai Port FC will only be permitted to compete in the upcoming season of the country's top flight league, set to begin on February 12, once its operator is registered as a for-profit corporation.
It remains unclear how the Port Authority of Thailand is planning to proceed with this matter.[2]
Relegation from TPL
The ongoing boardroom disputes finally took their toll as Thai Port dropped to Division 1 for the first time in 2012. Investment in the team wasn't forthcoming as several departing players were replaced with lower quality ones. Thai Port failed to find the back of the net in almost half of their league games and were relegated on the penultimate round of fixtures when they lost 2–1 at home to Muang Thong United.
Floodlight saga
The promise by the owners to upgrade the floodlights to TPL standard has been dragging on now since 2010. The club were forced to play home games at the Supachalasai and Sarakul Stadiumin during the 2010 AFC Cup as their floodlights didn't match the AFC criteria while kickoffs for TPL games regularly start at 4pm at the PAT Stadium. The club were forced to bring in a temporary set of floodlights so that their last two TPL games in 2012 could kick off at 6pm to coincide with the other matches.
Stadium
Thai Port F.C moved into the PAT Stadium in Khlong Toei, Bangkok in 2009 which proved to be a very popular move with local supporters. Attendances rose sharply over the year and the club took the decision to build two new stands to increase the capacity from 6,000 to 12,000.[1] Match tickets cost 80 baht or 100 baht and are bought from a small ticket office next to the stadium.
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Open Stand
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New Stand
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Main Stand
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PAT Floodlights
Supporters
Supporters of Thai Port are often referred to as the Khlong Toei Army. The name Khlong Toei Army refers to Khet Khlong Toei, the place where based the club and "Nakrob Sad Nam-ngurn" refers to Orange-red Blue Warrior The Thai Port's Shirt
The supporters of Thai Port and Chonburi have forged a very close friendship. Many supporters of Thai Port went to the FA Cup final in 2010 wearing Thai Port colors to cheer for Chonburi against Muangthong United. Likewise plenty of kitted-out Chonburi fans came to support Thai Port in their 2010 League Cup Final against Buriram PEA F.C..
Souvenir Shop
The club has a very well stocked souvenir shop which is located in the Stadium grounds. The shop stocks replica shirts, scarves and other merchandise.
Crests
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Port Authority
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Thai Port 2009–2012
Kits
The 2013 season kits are made by Grand Sport and sponsored by Singha Drinking Water and Port Authority of Thailand.
Season By Season Record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
ACL | AFC Cup | ASEAN Club |
Top goalscorer league | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 11th | |||||||||
| 1997 | TPL | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 4th | |||||||||
| 1998 | TPL | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 37 | 4th | Ronnachai Sayomchai | 23 | |||||||
| 1999 | TPL | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2000 | TPL | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 5th | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | TPL | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 6th | Pitipong Kuldilok | 12 | |||||||
| 2002-03 | TPL | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 3rd | Sarayoot Chaikamdee | 10 | |||||||
| 2003-04 | TPL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 5th | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | TPL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 4th | Sarayoot Chaikamdee | 10 | |||||||
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 7th | GR | Nirut Kamsawad | 6 | ||||||
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 12th | Pitipong Kuldilok | 7 | |||||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 30 | 13th | Teerawut Sanphan | 6 | |||||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 44 | 6th | W | Not Enter | Pipat Thonkanya | 10 | |||||
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 48 | 4th | R3 | W | GR | RU | QF | Sarayoot Chaikamdee | 13 | ||
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 7th | R3 | RU | Ekkachai Sumrei | 4 | |||||
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 33 | 16th | R4 | R3 | Olof Hvidén-Watson | 10 | |||||
| 2013 | DIV1 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | 65 | 2nd | QF | R1 | Leandro Luz | 24 | |||||
| 2014 | TPL | |||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated | In Progress |
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Players
Current squad
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: International players shown in bold.
Former players
For details on former players, see Category:Thai Port F.C. players.
Retired number(s)
12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
Honours
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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| Thai Premier League | 0 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| Thai Division 1 League | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| Thai FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 2009 | – |
| Thai League Cup | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Kor Royal Cup | 8 | 1 | 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990 | 2010 |
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- 1987: Qualifying Stage
- 1992: Group Stage
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2010: Quarter-finals
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 1986-87 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Stage |  |
Selangor | 1-0,1-0 | |
| 1991-92 | Asian Club Championship | Group stage |  |
Al Rayyan | 3-1 | |
| Group stage |  |
Mohammedan SC | 1-4 | |||
| Group stage |  |
Al Shabab | 3-1 | |||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  |
SHB Da Nang | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Group stage | |
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | 2-0 | 0-1 | ||
| Group stage |  |
Geylang United | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
| Round of 16 |  |
Sriwijaya | 1-4 | |||
| Quarter-finals |  |
Al-Qadsia | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
Technical staff
As of April 2013:
| Name | Nat | Role |
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| Trilup Toopkrajang | |
Team Manager |
| Pathapon Chantapet | |
General Manager |
| Dusit Chalermsan | |
First Team Head Coach |
| Kritsada Piandit | |
Assistant Head Coach |
| Kay Langkawong | |
Player/Coach |
| Paramat Promkaew | |
Goalkeeping Coach |
| Paitoon Wongsanukar | |
Fitness Coach |
| Narakon Chansongkhram | |
Physiotherapist |
| Siriwan Srithong | |
Physiotherapist |
Coaches
Coaches by year (1996–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Daoyod Dara | |
1996-2001 | |
| Niwat Srisawat | |
2002-2007 | |
| Somchad Yimsiri | |
2008 | |
| Paiboon Rerdwimolrath | |
2009 | |
| Sasom Pobprasert | |
March 2009–July 2011 | 2009 Thai FA Cup · 2010 Thai League Cup |
| Thongchai Sukkokee | |
July 2011–February 2012 | |
| Piyakul Kaewnamkang | |
February 2012–March 2012 | |
| Adul Leukijna | |
Caretaker role April 2012 | |
| Worakorn Wichanarong | |
April 2012–October 2012 | |
| Dusit Chalermsan | |
December 2012–present |
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thai Port F.C.. |
- http://www.singhtaruafc.com/ Official Website (Thai)
- http://www.singhtaruafc.blogspot.com/ Unofficial Website (English)
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