Cambodia national football team

FFC Cambodia

Nickname(s)

Kouprey Blue

Association

Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC)

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

AFF (Southeast Asia)

Head coach

Home stadium

CAM

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

173

1 (6 July 2017)

Highest

135 (March 2011)

Lowest

198 (August 2014)

Elo ranking

Current

208 (27 April 2017)

Highest

84 (15 November 1972)

Lowest

190 (July 2014)

First international

Malaya 9–2 Cambodia

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 17 March 1956)^[1]

Biggest win

Cambodia 11–0 North Yemen

(Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 29 November 1966)

Biggest defeat

Indonesia 10–0 Cambodia

(Chiangmai, Thailand; 6 December 1995)

Asian Cup

Appearances

1 (first in 1972)

Best result

Fourth place

The Cambodia national football team (Khmer: ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិកម្ពុជា) is the national team of the Kingdom of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC).^[2] It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup.^[3] The team was founded in 1933 and joined FIFA's ranks in 1953. One of Cambodia's best players was Hok Sochetra. Earlier in the decade he was considered one of the top 2 strikers in South East Asia along with Kiatisuk Senamuang from Thailand.^[4] In 1997, Hok Sochetra won the best player award in Southeast Asia in 1997 – the Golden Ball from Sanyo.^[5]

Competition history

World Cup record

Asian Qualification Records
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1994	Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify	6	0	1	5	2	27
2002	Did not qualify	6	0	1	5	2	22
2006	Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify	2	0	0	2	1	5
2014		2	1	0	1	6	8
2018		10	1	1	8	5	28
Total	0/21	23	2	3	21	16	90

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Records
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Did not qualify
1960	Withdrew
1964	Withdrew
1968	Did not qualify
1972	4th place	5	1	1	3	8	10
1976 to 1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2019		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/16	5	1	0	4	8	10

AFC Challenge Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
Total	Best:Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6

ASEAN Competitions History

Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	12
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	5	10
2002		4	1	0	3	5	18
2004		4	0	0	4	2	22
2007	Did not qualify
2008	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	12
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	4	8
Total	Best: Group Stage	22	2	0	20	19	82

Kits

Cambodia's home kit is all blue and black.^[6] Their away kit is red and black uniform. The kits are currently manufactured by FBT.

Fixture and results

Win Draw Lose

2017

14 January 2017 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	7–2	Cambodia	Abu Dhabi, UAE
19:00 UTC+3	Al-Shamrani 23' (pen.), 28', 37' Al-Sahlawi 49' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Al-Mogahwi 63' Al-Ruwaili 80'	Report	Kh.Laboravy 19' K.Sokpheng 38'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Hamad Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

22 March 2017 Friendly	Cambodia	2–3	India	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:00 --:-- UTC+7	Laboravy 36' Vathanaka 62'	Report	Chhetri 35' Lalpekhlua 49' Jhingan 52'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium

28 March 2017 Asian Cup Q	Jordan	7–0	Cambodia	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+2	Dardour 12', 21', 87' Albakhit 47' Al-Saify 61' Samir 62' Taamari 90'			Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev(Kyrgyzstan)

8 June 2017 Friendly	Cambodia	0–2	Indonesia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
--:-- UTC+7		Report	Bachdim 26' Zola 90+6'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13) Asian Cup Q	Cambodia	1–0	Afghanistan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
TBD UTC+7	Mony Udom 59'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

5 September 2017 Asian Cup Q	Cambodia	v	Vietnam	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

10 October 2017 Asian Cup Q	Vietnam	v	Cambodia	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium

9 November 2017 Friendly	Cambodia	v	Myanmar	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

14 November 2017 Asian Cup Q	Cambodia	v	Jordan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

2018

27 March 2018 Asian Cup Q	Afghanistan	v	Cambodia
--:--

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win%
Vladimír Mirka	ca. 1965
Joachim Fickert	June 1996 – January 2003
Som Saran	2003 – June 2005	4	0	0	4	0%
Scott O'Donnell	July 2005 – December 2007	15	2	3	10	13.33%
Yoo Kee-heung	December 2007 – July 2008	2	1	0	1	50%
Prak Sovannara	July 2008 – May 2009	12	3	1	8	27%
Scott O'Donnell	June 2009 – August 2010	0	0	0	0	0%
Lee Tae-Hoon	August 2010 – May 2012	10	3	2	5	40%
Hok Sochetra	July 2012 – October 2012	5	0	1	4	0%
Prak Sovannara	December 2012 – September 2013	2	0	0	2	0%
Kazunori Ohara (Interim)	April 2015	4	1	1	2	25%
Lee Tae-Hoon	September 2013 – March 2017	35	13	2	20	37%
Leonardo Vitorino	March 2017 –	4	1	0	3	25%

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Leonardo Vitorino
Manager	Chhouk Pisedth
Assistant Coach	Oung Kan Yanith
Assistant Coach	Oum Savong
Assistant Coach	Hor Sokheng
Goalkeeper Coach	Fernando Vitorino
Fitness Coach	Willander Fonseca
Physiotherapist	Seng Bunna
Medical Team	Hay Sakiry

Current squad

The following 23 players who were called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round against Afghanistan on 13 June 2017.

Caps and goals as of 13 June 2017, after the match against Afghanistan.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sou Yaty	(1991-12-17) 17 December 1991	29	0	Boeung Ket
21	1GK	Oum Outdom	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995	0	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
22	1GK	Um Sereyroth	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995	20	0	National Defense Ministry

2	2DF	Nen Sothearoth	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995	10	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
3	2DF	Rous Samoeun	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994	29	1	Boeung Ket
5	2DF	Soeuy Visal	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995	35	2	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
6	2DF	Chhom Pisa	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995	2	0	Phnom Penh Crown
13	2DF	Nub Tola	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996	24	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
14	2DF	Seut Baraing	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999	4	0	Phnom Penh Crown

8	3MF	Hoy Phallin	(1996-03-30) 30 March 1996	24	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
12	3MF	In Sodavid	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998	3	0	Phnom Penh Crown
14	3MF	Brak Thiva	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998	0	0	Phnom Penh Crown
15	3MF	Tith Dina	(1993-06-05) 5 June 1993	25	3	National Police Commissary
16	3MF	Chrerng Polroth	(1997-04-07) 7 April 1997	22	2	National Defense Ministry
17	3MF	Chhin Chhoeun	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992	45	4	National Defense Ministry
20	3MF	Sary Matnorotin	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996	1	0	Nagaworld
23	3MF	Thierry Chantha Bin	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991	23	3	Electricite du Cambodge

4	4FW	Noun Borey	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995	2	0	National Police Commissary
7	4FW	Prak Mony Udom	(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994	44	8	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
9	4FW	Khoun Laboravy (Captain)	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988	52	10	Boeung Ket
10	4FW	Keo Sokpheng	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992	27	8	Phnom Penh Crown
11	4FW	Chan Vathanaka	(1994-01-23) 23 January 1994	32	11	Fujieda MYFC
19	4FW	Keo Sokngon	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992	15	2	Phnom Penh Crown

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Keo Soksela	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997	0	0	Phnom Penh Crown	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
GK	Um Vichet	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993	2	0	National Defense Ministry	2016 AFF Championship qualification
GK	Prak Monyphearun	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996	0	0	National Police Commissary	v. Syria, 24 March 2016

DF	Samoeun Pidor	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996	18	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
DF	Pom Tola	(1988-03-29) 29 March 1988	0	0	National Defense Ministry	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
DF	Sor Piseth		2	0	National Defense Ministry	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
DF	Boris Kok	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991	2	0	Phnom Penh Crown	Trainning(VS. Idia
DF	Ros Kungsomrach	(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996	3	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 2017
DF	Ly Vahed	(1998-12-26) 26 December 1998	1	0	Boeung Ket Angkor	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 2017, 14 January 2017}}
DF	Saret Kriya	(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995	0	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 2017, 14 January 2017}}
DF	Sok Sovan^INJ	(1992-04-05) 5 April 1992	29	0	Boeung Ket Angkor	2016 AFF Championship
DF	Khek Khemrin	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992	3	0	National Defense Ministry	v. Sri Lanka, 9 October 2016
DF	Roeurm Channroeurn	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997	1	0	National Defense Ministry	v. Hong Kong, 1 September 2016
DF	Say Piseth	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990	20	0	National Police Commissary	v. Hong Kong, 1 September 2016
DF	Hong Pheng^INJ	(1989-11-01) 1 November 1989	15	1	Boeung Ket Angkor	v. Singapore, 28 July 2016
DF	Ngoy Srin	(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994	11	0	Nagaworld	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 June 2016
DF	Leng Makara	(1990-02-16) 16 February 1990	1	0	Nagaworld	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 June 2016
DF	Touch Pancharong	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992	16	0	Boeung Ket Angkor	Training Camp
DF	Nhim Sovannara	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990	1	0	Nagaworld	v. Singapore, 13 October 2015
DF	Sun Sovannarith	(1985-02-11) 11 February 1985	29	2	Boeung Ket Angkor	v. Syria, 8 November 2015

MF	Sos Suhana	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992	36	2	Nagaworld	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
MF	Cheng Meng	(1998-02-27) 27 February 1998	2	0	Nagaworld	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
MF	Ol Ravy	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993	1	0	National Police Commissary	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
MF	Sok Samnang	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	4	0	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 2017
MF	Ly Mizan	(1993-08-16) 16 August 1993	1	0	Boeung Ket Angkor	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 2017
MF	Tum Saray	(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992	8	0	Nagaworld	2016 AFF Championship preparation
MF	Kouch Sokumpheak^INJ	(1987-02-15) 15 February 1987	43	6	Nagaworld	v. Syria, 24 March 2016
MF	Ouk Sothy	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987	2	0	Phnom Penh Crown	v. Laos, 2 June 2015

FW	Suong Virak	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991	4	0	Nagaworld	v. Jordan, 28 March 2017
FW	Reung Bunheing	(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992	0	0	National Defense Ministry	v. Sri Lanka, 9 October 2016
FW	Phuong Soksana^INJ	(1992-03-02) 2 March 1992	11	1	National Defense Ministry	v. Chinese Taipei, 2 June 2016
FW	Sok Chanraksmey	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992	11	5	Electricite du Cambodge	2016 Bangabandhu Cup
FW	Khim Borey	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989	30	11	Nagaworld	v. Afghanistan, 16 June 2015
FW	Sun Vandeth	(1997-08-22) 22 August 1997	5	1	National Police Commissary	v. Saudi Arabia, 14 January 20177

^INJ Injured players

Honours

AFC Asian Cup

Fourth Place (1): 1972

President's Cup Football Tournament

Champion (1): 1973

South Vietnam Independence Cup^[7]

Champion (1): 1972

Jakarta Anniversary Tournament

Third Place (1): 1972

References

↑ "Cambodia matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Cambodia. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
↑ Ek Madra (8 October 2007). "FEATURE-Soccer-Asia's minnows have World Cup mountain to climb". Reuters. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
↑ Sopheark, Chhim (15 September 2005). "With a New Head Coach and New Direction Cambodia's National Football Team Reaches For Its Goals". The Cambodia Daily.
↑ Cambodia's Hok Sochetra On The Ball
↑ Hok Sochetra speaks out about the beautiful game in Cambodia-The Phnom Penh Post
↑ "Kit". ebaystatic.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
↑ South Vietnam Independence Cup 1972 Archived 29 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

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