Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Football Club (), commonly known as the TTM FC., was a Thai defunct football club originally based in Bangkok. The club, founded in 1963,tobaccofc.com: was one of the oldest clubs in Thailand. Their biggest achievement was winning the Thai Premier League title in 2005.
The club was subject to a number of renamings and moves from 2009: first to TTM-Samut Sakhon F.C, then to TTM F.C.-Phichit for the 2010 season, whereupon the team re-located to the Northern province. In 2012 the club once again relocated to Chiang Mai and would be known as TTM-Chiangmai F.C. In 2013 they moved to Lopburi, then in 2014 they returned to their original home of Bangkok. In 2015 they finished 19th and were relegated to the Regional League. The club was dissolved in 2015.
The club has won 1 Thai League 1 title, 1 Thai League 2 title and 1 Kor Royal Cups.
History
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly football club were formed in 1963 as the works teams of the company of the same name. They have been ever presents in the structure of Thai football since the game became professional in the 1996–97 season.
The early years
TTM as the team were more commonly known began life in the professional era in the 1996–97 Thailand Soccer League with 17 other teams. As this was the first season to use a traditional league format, it was determined that the bottom six teams would be relegated to form a new feeder league. TTM were one of the bottom 6 teams that would be relegated. They would not come back to the Thai Premier League until the 2001–02 Thai League season when they won their first silverware, the Thai Division 1 League.
On their return to the TPL, they comfortably found themselves as a mid table outfit, finishing in 8th position in their first three seasons. Although comfortably above the relegation zone, they were somewhat rather behind the leading pack.
Champions of Thailand In the 2004–05 Thai League TTM were to win their first and only league title. They won 9, drew 7 and lost 2 matches over the season.
ASEAN Club Championship Disaster
In July 2005, the team went quietly confident into the ASEAN Club Championship, a competition for league winners of the ASEAN region. TTM were drawn into Group B with the host club DPMM of Brunei, Tampines Rovers of Singapore and the Finance and Revenue team of Myanmar.
In the first group game, TTM let a 2-goal lead slip to the hosts DPMM played at the Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium. In the second group game they had to beat Tampines Rovers but they were strongly overcome by Tampines foreign contingent and lost 3:1. Therefore, they went into the last group game hoping that other results would go their way and that they in turn could also turn over a big goal difference. This was not to be the case as they once again lost and went out of the competition.
ACL Disqualification
TTM were expected to take part in the 2006 AFC Champions League but failed to register any paper work on time and were therefore disqualified. TTM were drawn in Group F with Koreans Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Tokyo Verdy of Japan and Arema of Indonesia.
New identity and relocations
In 2009 and with the shake up of Thai football in general, all company based teams had to become sports entities, thus forcing out the like of Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank. TTM decided to re-locate from Bangkok and move to Samut Sakhon Province and renamed themselves TTM F.C. Samut Sakhon. They had in fact moved in the second half of the 2008 season but kept the same name TTM until 2009. Games would be played at the Samut Sakhon Stadium.
This name change and new identity would only last one season however, as again, in time for the 2010 season, they once again relocated to the province of Phichit Province and renamed TTM F.C. Phichit. This did not go down to well with some supporters of Thai football as they had moved from a province that previously didn't have a football club and moved to a province that already had a team, Phichit, who had worked hard to gather a supporter base. The plus side of TTM moving to Phichit is that from their previous home a new club was formed, Samut Sakhon.
After two season of mid-table anonymity in Phichit, the club took the gamble and tried their luck in the northern city of Chiang Mai. This move was to prove to be disastrous as TTM finished in bottom place and were relegated from the TPL in 2012. The club were shunned by the locals who preferred to stick by their regional league side Chiang Mai FC. In 2013 they moved to Lopburi, then in 2014 they returned to their original home of Bangkok, ground sharing with Customs United F.C.
Dissolution In 2015 they finished 19th in the second tier and were relegated to the Regional League and decided to dissolved the club.
Stadium and locations by season records Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year Pathum Thani Thupatemi Stadium 25,000 2007 Samut Sakhon Institute of Physical Education Samut Sakhon Stadium 6,378 2008–2010 Phichit Phichit Provincial Stadium 5,000 2010–2011 Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium 25,000 2012 Lak Si, Bangkok Boonyachinda Stadium 3,500 2013 Samut Prakan Lad Krabang 54 Stadium 2,000 2014–2015
Season By Season record SeasonLeagueFA CupQueen'sCupLeagueCupAsiaTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals1996–97TPL347141337443513th1997DIV11998DIV11999DIV12000DIV11st2001–02TPL2282122435268th2002–03TPL185672225218th2003–04TPL184771618198th2004–05TPL189722611341stASEAN Club Championship – GS2006TPL229853024354thAFC Champions League – DIS Kwanchai Fuangprakob92007TPL30128104342446th Ney Fabiano182008TPL307121120253312thSingapore Cup – QF Worawut Wangsawad52009TPL3081392932378thSFR1Singapore Cup Third place Paul Ekollo72010TPL307111232463213thR4Not EnterR2 Valci Júnior102011TPL341271538544311thR3R2 Kim Joo-Yong112012TPL342122025571818thR3R3 Leonardo102013DIV1349111436463814thR3R1 Lassana Sidibe72014DIV1341015941424512thR3R2 Camara Souleymane62015DIV13810101834514019thR3R1 Chakrit Rawanprakone11
ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
TPL = Thai Premier League
QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round RInt = Intermediate Round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 GR = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up S = Shared W = Winners DIS = Disqualified
Continental record Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2005ASEAN Club ChampionshipGroup B DPMM FC2–24th Tampines Rovers1–3 Finance and Revenue2–1
Invitational tournament record Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2008Singapore CupPreliminary Round Gombak United0–1Quarter-final Woodlands Wellington1–10–01–1 (p) 2-42009Singapore CupPreliminary Round Super Reds4–2Quarter-final Woodlands Wellington4–21–37–3Semi-final Bangkok Glass0–63–44–9
Coaches Coaches by Years (2000–present)
NameNatPeriodHonours Anant Amornkiat 2000–04Thailand Division 1 League 2000 Jose Alves Borges 2004–05, 2006Thai Premier League 2004/05 Jose Carlos da Silva 2007 Loius Mayer 2007 Kawin Kachendecha 2008 Prajuk Viengsong July 2008 – Nov 2008 Attaphol Buspakom Jan 2009 – April 2009 Kij Meesrisuk May 2009 – Aug 2009 Prajuk Viengsong Aug 2009 Jose Alves Borges 2010 Bae Myung-Ho Jan 2011 – April 2011 Lee Young-Moo May 2011 – Jan 2012 Somchai Chuayboonchum Jan 2012 – April 2012 Narong Suwannachot April 2012 – 2013 Jatuporn Pramualban 2013–2014 Narasak Boonkleng 2015
Achievements Thai League 1: Champion: 2005
Thailand League 2: Winner: 2000
Kor Royal Cup: Winner: 2006
References
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