Pattaya United F.C.
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| Full name |
Pattaya United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
The Blue Dolphins (โลมาน้ำเงิน) | |||
| Short name | PUTD | |||
| Founded |
1989 (Coke Bangpra) 2008 (Pattaya United) | |||
| Ground |
Dolphins Stadium Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Chonburi, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 5,500 | |||
| Manager | Miloš Joksić | |||
| League | Thai Premier League | |||
| 2015 | 2nd (promoted) | |||
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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 Division One in Thai football, known as Yamaha League One. Situated in the heart of Pattaya City, one of Thailand's top tourist destinations. The Football club is one of the city's best attractions, alongside the beaches and the nightlife. The club known as Coke-Bangpra Chonburi F.C. before it changed to Pattaya United F.C. in 2008 as the team was promoted to TPL.
Pattaya United's first ever competitive game was against Thailand Division 2 League side Raj Pracha FC in the 2009 Queen's Cup which they won 5–0. For 6 years the club remained in the TPL, and finished as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The Dolphins were relegated to the Yamaha League One in 2014. When, in January 2015, the club was officially sold to Enigma Sport Ventures, this marked the first change in ownership in the club history.
Overview
Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC
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 of Sriracha, the province of Chonburi. After several years in the Provincial League of Thailand, the club was promoted to the Thai Premier League for 2008 season. As the result of the promotion to the TPL, the team was renamed to "Pattaya United" and moved to the city of Pattaya. In the first season in the top flight division, the team finished in 11th place at the end of the season.
Pattaya United FC
The team moved to Pattaya for the 2008 season, and changed its name to Pattaya United F.C. (The Dolphins), in their first season under the new name the team finished in 11th place in the Thai Premier League, only avoiding relegation in the final game of the season. However, the following seasons the team improved to finishing as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The team which have always been looked at as "little brother" team to Chonburi F.C. as they both were owned by the Kunpluem family, an affluence local family in Chonburi province. The club have shown potentials, winning against teams with double or triple its annual budget, winning the hearts of the Thai, and Foreign fans alike. After spending 6 years in the TPL, and the Dolphins were relegated to the Yamaha League One in 2014. During the off season, the future of the club was uncertain with various speculations.
However, in January 2015 the club was sold to Enigma Sport Ventures (ESV), the sporting arm of the Enigma Global. It marked the first change in ownership in the club history, after several lucrative bids were submitted for the Kunpluem family's consideration. The family, and Pattaya United board felt that the club's best interest, and future lies with Enigma Sport Ventures.
The new ownership's management team moves very quickly in rebranding the club, appointing the new President, Club's first foreign Head Coach, and securing 8 top players from TPL to play in the Division One. Many of which were former "first 11" players from Muangthong United FC, as well as couple Thai and foreign national team players.
The Football Club Official Crests
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Coke Bangpra F.C.
1989 - 2007 -
Pattaya United F.C.
2008 - 2014
Rivalries
The club's fierce local rivals are Chonburi FC and Sriracha FC which all are in the same province of Chonburi. Despite all three teams were previously own by the Kunpluem family, they have always compete hard against one another. Also the team over the years were not often in the same division/league as one another, when they met the game have always been a very highest attendance games. In recent years, the rivalries between Chonburi and Pattaya have been the most highly anticipated game of the year in Chonburi province.
Stadium and Facilities
| Dolphin Stadium | |
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| Location | Nongprue, Pattaya |
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| Owner | Nongprue Municipality |
| Operator | Pattaya United |
| Capacity | 5,500 Seats |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Construction cost | 20 Million Baht |
| Tenants | |
| Pattaya United (2008–present) | |
The Dolphin Stadium, formally known as Nongprue Municipality Football Field in Pattaya originally designed to hold just over 3,000 spectators, but over the year the additional seats were required to accommodate more fans. So as the result of that, the stadium was renovated once in 2011. Under the new ownership of Enigma Sport Ventures, the stadium is currently undergo the renovation to accommodate up to 5,500 spectators. As well as additional required upgrades by the TPL to make the stadium competition worthy for the 2015 season. In addition to the renovation to the stadium, the new gift shop and club onsite office are added to the stadium ground.
Coaches
Coaches by year from 2007 to present.
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Pansak Ketwattha |  |
2007 – June 2009 | |
| Jadet Meelarp | |
June 2009 – November 2009 | |
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | |
January 2010 – November 2010 | |
| Jatuporn Pramualban | |
December 2010 – November 2011 | |
| Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol | |
December 2011 – April 2013 | |
| Chatchai Paholpat | |
April 2013 – June 2013 | |
| Jadet Meelarp | |
June 2013 – November 2013 | |
| Trongyod Kinsrisook | |
December 2013 – November 2014 | |
| Sean Luke Sainsbury |  |
January 2015 – April 2015 | |
| Surapong Khongthep | |
April 2015 – July 2015 | |
| Lim Jong-heon |  |
July 2015 – Dec 2015 | |
Current Squad
First Team Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2015 Official Partners and Sponsors
- Bang and Olufsen
- Nok Air
- Warrix
- Silkspan
- B-Quik
- Horseshoe Point
Official Team Apparel
| Period | Company | Main Sponsor |
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| 2008–2014 | Grand Sport |
Coca Cola |
| Chang | ||
| Ocean One | Chang | ||
| TRUE | Chang | ||
| TRUE | Chang | ||
| TRUE | King Power | Chang | ||
| Chang | ||
| 2015– | Warrix |
Bang & Olufsen |
Season By Season Records
| Season | League[1] | FA Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
League Cup | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2007 | DIV1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 2nd | – | |||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 11th | – | Tana Chanabut |
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| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 11th | R4 | Semi-final | – |  Anderson Machado |
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| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 6th | QF | QF | QF |  Kengne Ludovick |
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| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 53 | 4th | R5 | R2 |  O. J. Obatola |
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| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 15th | R3 | R3 | Kengne Ludovick |
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| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 66 | 29 | 17th | R3 | R2 |  Rod Dyachenko |
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| 2014 | DIV 1 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 41 | 14th | Cristiano Lopes |
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| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 40 | 65 | 2nd | R1 | QF |  Milan Bubalo |
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| 2016 | TPL | ||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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References
- ↑ King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans & Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Select link to season required from chronological list.
External links
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