Samut Songkhram BTU F.C.
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| Full name |
Samut Songkhram Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Pla-Too-Kha-Nong ("Raging Mackerel") Mae Klong | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Samut Songkhram, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Somchai Tunprosoed | ||
| Head Coach | Samad Amartayakul | ||
| League | Thai Division 1 League | ||
| 2014 | 20th (Relegated) | ||
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Samutsongkhram FC (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม) is a Thai professional football club based in town of Samut Songkhram in Samut Songkhram Province and currently plays in the top division of Thai football, the Thai Premier League. Formed in 2004, Samut Songkhram finished at 7th place in their first season of the top flight division after their promotion from Thailand Division 1 League.[1]
The official team colours are light blue and white, and the nickname is Pla-Tu-Kha-Nong which Pla thu refers to the Shortbodied mackerel, and Kha-Nong is the Thai language meaning Rage. Another less common nickname is Mae Klong, referring to a river in western Thailand which flows in Samut Songkhram province.[2]
History
The team were founded in 2005 and joined the Thailand Provincial League, the club only needs one year to gain promotion to Thai Division 1 League by finishing runners-up in the league table in 2006.
In their first season of Thai Division 1 League, they finished runners-up in the league table group B and went to reached 4th place in final league table, and were promoted to Thailand's top flight the Thai Premier League.
The club finished 7th in their first season of top tier of the Thai football . In the following year they finished 10th.
In 2010 season, Samut Songkhram is sponsored by The Siam Cement Group (SCG).[3] The club went on finishing the season at 8th place of the league table.
In July 2014 the club completed the signing of "The Haitian Sensation" Pascal Millien on a free transfer arguably the biggest coup in Thailand since the military seized control of the nation.
Stadium
Samut Songkhram Stadium (Thai: สนามกีฬากลางจังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม) is a multi-use stadium in Samut Songkhram province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Samut Songkhram FC. The stadium holds 5,000 people.[4]
Season By Season Record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
| 2007 | DIV 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 44 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 43 | 7th | Songwut Buapetch | 7 | |||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 10th | R3 | Final Round - Group Stages | Songwut Buapetch | 5 | |||
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 8th | R4 | QF | Panuwat Yimsa-ngar | 7 | |||
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 36 | 15th | R5 | Choklap Nilsang | 6 | ||||
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 7th | R4 | Bireme Diouf | 11 | ||||
| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 16th | R4 | Gilbert Koomson | 6 | ||||
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 81 | 19 | 20th | R4 | Pascal Millien Samuel Ajayi |
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| 2015 | DIV1 | R1 | ||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Crests
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2007
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2008
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Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic Leagues
- Runners-up (1): 2007 [5]
Affiliated Clubs
- Bangkok United
References
External links
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