Suphanburi Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Suphan Buri province. The club competes in the Thai League 3, the third tier of Thai football. Their home stadium is Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium.
Club history
Founded in 1998, Suphanburi Football Club became a member of the Thailand Provincial League which ran parallel to the Thai League and was overseen by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT). In the league's inaugural year of 1999, the club finished as runners-up. Overall, Suphanburi was one of the most successful teams in the Pro League. They won the league title twice (2002 and 2004) and were also runners up on three occasions.
League history In 2005 the club finished as runners up in the Thai league and were promoted to the Thai Premier League alongside champions Chonburi, Suphanburi became the first provincial club to join the TPL. However, the clubs moved in very different directions over the subsequent years. Due to a league expansion, Suphanburi avoided relegation. However, a year later Chonburi became champions whilst Suphanburi were relegated. In the following season, Suphanburi finished mid-table in Division 1 and never looked like challenging for promotion. They were relegated from the Thai Division 1 League in 2010. A late decision to expand the 1st division allowed them to regain their 1st division status if they could beat Saraburi FC in a two-legged play-off. The War Elephant won 3–2 on aggregate to retain their place in Division 1. In 2012 the club's first success was a runners-up spot in Division 1 and the team were promoted back into the Thai Premier League. For the 2013 season, few people saw Suphanburi as serious contenders for honours. However, after starting the season with a seven-match unbeaten run, they eventually finished fourth, losing only nine times in their thirty-two game campaign.
Academy development The Under 19 team under the guidance of Nigerian coach Sakiru Fagbohun, known as "Coach Ken", reached the final of the 2014 Coke Cup, where they narrowly lost 2–1 to three-time champions Buriram United, this achievement was remarked greatly as Suphanburi Fc u19 defied the odds and challenged the three-time champions competitively. The club have embarked on an ambitious six-year plan to create teams from Under 13 to Under 18, starting with a new intake of Under 13 players each year. The young players will be based at the Institute of Physical Education, which is next door to the main stadium. In 2016 Suphanburi Football Academy signed a formal partnership with Borussia Dortmund for three years. In this partnership, Borussia Dortmund will be sending world-class coaches to the youth training center in Kanchanapisekwittayalai Suphanburi school, as well as a coach to train the Thai coach.
Stadium and locations Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2007–2009 Suphanburi Suphanburi Sports School Stadium 1,500 2009–2010 Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2011–present
Season by season record SeasonLeague Select link to season required from chronological list.FA CupLeague CupQueen'sCupTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals2006TPL22441418341612th–– –Thongchai Rathchai82007TPL30981337453513th – – –Manit Noywech102008DIV 130118114847417th – – –Moussa Sylla172009DIV 130961540503312th – –KnockoutRoundBancha In-Tho72010DIV 130581731532315thR3R1 –2011DIV 13410141040374410thR2R3 –Pichet In-bang92012DIV 13423655817752ndQFR3 –Pipat Thonkanya152013TPL3214994031514thR3R2 –Dragan Bošković102014TPL38178135549596thSFR2 –Björn Lindemann182015TPL34161176039593rdR3R2 –Sergio van Dijk142016TL311081333353810thQFR2 –Dellatorre102017T13411101352584311thQFR1 –Dellatorre142018T13411131043354610thR1R2 –Rômulo102019T1307111229443214thR2R1 –Cleiton Silva112020–21T130931833473013thR3 – –CaionLeandro Assumpção72021–22T130861635493014thSFR1 –Danilo112022–23T234164143635526thR4QR3 –Douglas Tardin132023–24T2341271536414310thR2QR3 –Gustavinho132024–25T232572042722217thR3QPR –Oege-Sietse van Lingen142025–26T3 West209562219323rdOpted outOpted out Mohammad Ousani5
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 N/A = No answer
TPL = Thai Premier League TL = Thai League 1
DQ = Disqualified 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
Players
First-team squad Below is a list of players playing for Suphanburi as the official website confirms.
Out on loan
Head coaches history Coaches by years (2012–present)
NameNatFromToHonours Worrawoot Srimaka December 2011 29 October 2012 2012 Thai Division 1 League: Runner-up Promoted to 2013 Thai Premier League Phayong Khunnaen January 2013 December 2013 Alexandré Pölking 2 January 2014 12 May 2014 Adebayo Gbadebo (Interim) 13 May 2014 7 June 2014 Velizar Popov 8 June 2014 24 November 2014 Sérgio Farias 18 December 2014 13 August 2015 Worrawoot Srimaka (Interim) 13 August 2015 13 December 2015 2015 Thai Premier League: Third place Qualified to 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying1Sérgio Alexandre 6 January 2016 22 March 2016 Ricardo Rodríguez 22 March 2016 28 June 2016 Sérgio Farias 4 July 2016 16 April 2017 Worrawoot Srimaka (Interim) 16 April 2017 21 May 2017 Adebayo Gbadebo 22 May 2017 24 June 2018 Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 29 June 2018 11 October 2018 Totchtawan Sripan 12 November 2018 2 June 2019 Adebayo Gbadebo 4 June 2019 18 May 2022 Sataporn Wajakhum 20 May 2022 4 December 2023 Sarawut Treephan 12 December 2023 31 July 2024 Issara Sritaro 2 August 2024 15 May 2025 1Suphanburi qualified to 2016 AFC Champion League Preliminary Round 2 by finishing third place in 2015 Thai Premier League and Buriram United winning 2015 Thai FA Cup. However, Suphanburi was not able to play in the competition because they did not meet the AFC Club licensing criteria. Chonburi replaced them in the continental spot.
Honours
Domestic competitions Provincial League: Champions:(2) 2002, 2004
See also Suphanburi F.C. Reserves and Academy
References
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