Prime Bangkok Football Club () is a Thai football club based in Bangkok, playing home games at the Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium. The club is currently member of the Thai League 3 Central region.
History
Thai football records are hard to come by but recent records do show that Central Lions first came to prominence in the 2007 season playing in the Thailand Division 1 League which was at the 2nd level in the Thai football league system and played under the name Bangkok North Central ASSN. They started the 2007 season in 2007 Group B which featured 12 teams, of which 5 teams would be relegated. Bangkok North Central filled the last relegation spot tied on 29 points with 3 other teams. Goal difference would be the deciding factor in the league and Bangkok North Central would lose out by 1 goal to Nakhon Sawan.
For the 2008 season, Bangkok would start in the Division 2 Group B League which had just been expanded to feature two groups of 11 teams, the top two of which would be promoted. Group B was also a generally pro Bangkok league compared to Group A, therefore many of the sides would be either university or college sides. Bangkok would be a tough team to break down that season and only lost on four occasions, the hard part for them was scoring goals and converting draws into victories. They duly came 6th, 9 points behind the promotion places.
In 2009, Thai football was once again in a restructuring phase. The 2nd division would be renamed the Regional League Division 2 and Bangkok would start life in the Bangkok Area Division, again a league that generally features university and college sides. One promotion spot would be up for grabs as there would be 5 regional leagues in total. Bangkok would come 3rd, but a long way behind the league winners Raj Pracha. 2009 also saw Bangkok enter the FA Cup for the first time but they were knocked out of the first qualifying round by Thai Summit Samut Prakan who played in the Central/East regional league.
In 2010, it was to be a bad year for Bangkok, they came 12th out of 13 in the Bangkok regional league and also went out of the newly formed Thai League Cup in the first qualifying round. They were relegated from the 2010 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region league but came back to prominence in the 2012 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region and were known as Central Lions and played at the Rajamangala University of Technology in Thanyaburi District.
In 2016, this club was taken over by Air Force Central F.C. and this club is the reserve Air Force Central F.C. team.
In 2017, they came back to compete in the 2017 Thailand Amateur League Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
In 2020, this club was taken over and renamed to Prime Bangkok Football Club.
In 2022, Prime Bangkok competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 5th season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 2–1 away win over STK Muangnont and they ended the season with a 2–0 home win over STK Muangnont. The club has finished 4th place in the league of the Bangkok metropolitan region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Prime Bangkok was defeated 1–2 by Phrae United in the fourth round, causing them to be eliminated and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Prime Bangkok was defeated 1–2 by Nonthaburi United S.Boonmeerit in the second qualification round, causing them to be eliminated too.
Crest history
Stadium and locations Coordinates Location Stadium Year Bangkok Klong Chan Sports Center 2007 Pathum Thani North Bangkok University Stadium (Rangsit) 2008 Pathum Thani Queen Sirikit 60th Anniversary Stadium 2009 Bangkok 72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri) 2010 Nakhon Pathom Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin Stadium (Salaya) 2012 Pathum Thani Thupatemi Stadium 2012, 2018 Bangkok BEC Tero Sasana Nong Chok Stadium 2012 Ayutthaya Ratchakram Stadium 2016–2017 Bangkok Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium 2019–21, 2022–24 Bangkok Thai-Japanese Stadium 2021–2022 Bangkok Boonyachinda Stadium 2024–present
Seasons
SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupT3 CupTop goalscorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoalsBangkok North Central ASSN2007DIV1 B22 92113035298thOpted out2008DIV2 B20 61042124286thOpted out2009DIV2 Bangkok18 241218361010th QR2010DIV2 Bangkok24271517411312thOpted outQR2011 Failing to meet licensing standard2012DIV2 Bangkok34482229722017thOpted outOpted out 2013–2015Request withdraw from competition for three yearsAir Force Robinson2016DIV2 Bangkok20251317361111thOpted outOpted out2017TA Bangkok8710237221stOpted outIneligible Patcharapon Usmali42018T4 Bangkok2265111627239thOpted outQR12019T4 Bangkok24481224322010thOpted outOpted out Somprat Inthaphut7Prime Bangkok2020–21T3 Bangkok208932624335thOpted outOpted out Moussa Abakar112021–22T3 Bangkok2697102730347thR2QRP Omae So52022–23T3 Bangkok2613763622464thR4QR2 Tishan Tajahni Hanley102023–24T3 Bangkok2613945223486thR2R1QF Chawanwit Saelao242024–25T3 Central208663428304thR1QRPR16 Chawanwit Saelao162025–26T3 Central2014514714471stR3QR1R16 Chawanwit Saelao18 ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
Players Current squad
Honours Domestic leagues Thai League 3 Central Region Winners: 2025–26
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