The 2023–24 Cambodian Premier League was the 39th season of the Cambodian Premier League, the top Cambodian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1982. It began on 5 August 2023 and concluded on 12 May 2024, the first season to play in an inter-year span.
There were ten teams competed in a triple round-robin match. ISI Dangkor Senchey and Prey Veng were promoted from the 2022 Cambodian League 2.
Phnom Penh Crown were the defending champions, having won their 8th recorded league title in 2022 season. On 4 May 2024, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng were crowned champion for the third time in league history.
Teams
A total of 10 teams participated in the 2023–24 edition of the Cambodian Premier League.
Team changes Promoted from2022 Cambodian League 2 Relegated from2022 Cambodian Premier League ISI Dangkor SencheyPrey Veng
Stadiums and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityPrevious season Angkor Tiger Siem Reap Province Hanuman Stadium 5,030 Cambodian Premier League (7th) Boeung Ket Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (Interim) 35,000 Cambodian Premier League (4th) ISI Dangkor Senchey Phnom Penh AIA Stadium KMH PARK 3,000 Cambodian League 2 (2nd) Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Province Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium 1,000 Cambodian Premier League (8th) Nagaworld Kampong Speu Province Kampong Speu Stadium 3,000 Cambodian Premier League (5th) Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Smart RSN Stadium 5,010 Cambodian Premier League (1st) Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Province Svay Rieng Stadium 4,000 Cambodian Premier League (3rd) Prey Veng Prey Veng Province Prey Veng Stadium 1,200 Cambodian League 2(5th) Tiffy Army Phnom Penh RCAF Old Stadium 15,000 Cambodian Premier League (6th) Visakha Phnom Penh Prince Stadium 10,000 Cambodian Premier League (2nd)
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Angkor Tiger Ny Yuth (caretaker) Sophal Dimong NT Sport Boeung Ket Hong Pheng (interim) Chan Vathanaka EGO Sport Cambodia Airways ISI Dangkor Senchey John Botioba Abdel Kader Coulibaly NT Sport ISI Palm Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Sabone Venta Chhing Sokphanny NT Sport Krud Beer Nagaworld Khim Borey Kouch Sokumpheak FBT NagaWorld Phnom Penh Crown Oleg Starynskyi Orn Chanpolin Warrix Smart Axiata, Pi Pay Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Pep Muñoz Soeuy Visal FBT Orkide Villa Prey Veng Long Rithea San Sovath Forward Sportswear V-ACTIVE Tiffy Army Phea Sopheaktra Thourng Da NT Sport TIFFY Visakha Meas Channa Mohammed Khan Forward Sportswear Prince Bank
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Visakha Meas Channa Mutual consent 30 November 2022Pre-season Simon McMenemy 31 December 2022 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Manuel Retamero 22 December 2022 Sabone Venta 21 January 2023 Boeung Ket Hao Socheat (interim) End of caretaker spell January 2023 Clement Teo 27 January 2023 PKR Svay Rieng Conor Nestor Mutual consent 3 May 2023 Pep Muñoz 6 May 2023 Tiffy Army Hor Sokheng 18 July 2023 Phea Sopheaktra 18 July 2023 Angkor Tiger Alistair Heath 1 September 2023 8th Ny Yuth (caretaker) 5 September 2023 Visakha Simon McMenemy 5 December 2023 3rd Meas Channa 6 December 2023 Boeung Ket Clement Teo Appointed as technical director 15 December 2023 5th Hong Pheng (interim) 15 December 2023
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to 6 per team. A team can use 5 foreign players on the field in each game, including at least 2 players from the AFC and the AFF region.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC PlayerASEAN PlayerFormer Players Angkor Tiger Alessandro Riggi Ben Nugent Delwinder Singh Shodai Nishikawa Pocholo Bugas Víctor Blasco Moshtaq Ahmadi Boeung Ket Stefan Golubović Mahiro Takahashi Yusuke Muta Antoine Lemarié Ryohei Yoshihama Anderson Zogbe Luke Stokoe ISI Dangkor Senchey Umaru Samura Abdel Kader Coulibaly Louis Willy Ndongo Cheon Jin-ryeong Kazu Yanagidate Jhon Frith Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Mahmoud El Sayed Hikaru Mizuno Anto Okamura Neville Tengeg Dylan Nobiraki Zenivio Daiki Jahana Yannick Francois Romário Alves Nagaworld Cristian Roque Bektur Amangeldiev Hugo Kametani Yuta Naruse Yuta Kikuchi Marques Marcio Alexandre Cardoso Rafli Mursalim Phnom Penh Crown Denilson Andres Nieto Shintaro Shimizu Jelle Goselink Takaki Ose Soe Moe Kyaw Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Gabriel Silva Iago Fernandes Marcus Haber Ryo Fujii Takashi Odawara Bounphachan Bounkong Prey Veng Masatoshi Takeshita Tokai Naoya Anderson Zogbe Ryo Kato Thiha Zaw Ahmad Saidy So Omae Tiffy Army Caio dos Santos Tetsuaki Misawa Reiya Kinoshita Josemar Agostinho Shori Murata Sarayut Sompim Lucas Massaro Toshiya Takagi Visakha Jonata Mohammed Khan Víctor Blasco Youssef Ezzejjari Alisher Mirzaev Mouzinho Jorge Eduardo Takumu Nishihara
Players holding Cambodian dual citizenship Cambodian dual nationals do not take up foreign players quota. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 Angkor Tiger Boeung Ket ISI Dangkor Senchey Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Nagaworld Seng Saravuthy Phnom Penh Crown Yudai Ogawa Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Dani Kouch Thierry Chantha Bin Nick Taylor Prey Veng Tiffy Army Lim Aarun Raymond Visakha Leng Nora Mohammath Hamisi
League table Regular season <onlyinclude>
Results
Championship round League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers As of 13 May 2024. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marcus HaberSvay Rieng312 Shintaro ShimizuPhnom Penh Crown213 Nhean SosidanTiffy Army13 Ryohei YoshihamaBoeung Ket Lim PisothPhnom Penh Crown6 Louis Willy NdongoISI Dangkor Senchey12 Stefan GolubovićBoeung Ket Andrés NietoPhnom Penh Crown Bounphachan BounkongSvay Rieng9 Phan SophenPrey Veng11 Tengeg NevilleKirivong Sok Sen Chey Mat NoronBoeung Ket Victor BlascoAngkor Tiger (4) / Visakha (7)14 JonataVisakha10 Youssef Ezzejjari Tetsuaki MisawaTiffy Army17 Thiha ZawPrey Veng9 Masatoshi Takeshita Abdel Kader CoulibalyISI Dangkor Senchey20 Chan VathanakaBoeung Ket821 Jhon FrithISI Dangkor Senchey7 Hugo KametaniNagaword Reiya KinoshitaTiffy Army24 Sin KakadaVisakha6 Gabriel SilvaPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Sareth Krya Brak ThivaPhnom Penh Crown28 Sor RotanaVisakha5 Sovan DaunaAngkor Tiger Pocholo Bugas Alessandro Riggi Cristian RoqueNagaworld Josemar AgostinhoTiffy Army Nick TaylorPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng35 So OmaePrey Veng4 Marques MarcioNagaword Sos Suhana Yuta Naruse Chin NareakAngkor Tiger DenilsonPhnom Penh Crown Soe Moe Kyaw Min RatanakPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Khoan SobenKirivong Sok Sen Chey Vann TailameyBoeung Ket Chantha Chanteaka Voeun VaPrey Veng47 Sin SophanatVisakha3 Takumu Nishihara Romário AlvesKirivong Sok Sen Chey Dylan Nobiraki Zenivio Iago FernandesPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Ryo Fujii Takashi Odawara Shodai NishikawaAngkor Tiger Ben Nugent Nop DavidBoeung Ket Yusuke Muta Yudai OgawaPhnom Penh Crown Sam Ol TinaISI Dangkor Senchey63 Tha KriyaPrey Veng2 Lucas MassaroTiffy Army Toshiya Takagi Dav NimNagaworld Bektur Amangeldiev Yuta Kikuchi In SodavidVisakha Mouzinho Mohammed Khan Sa Ty Som SannKirivong Sok Sen Chey Ean Pisey Kim SokyuthPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Prak Mony Udom Cheon Jin-ryeongISI Dangkor Senchey|- Chhom Sokhay Anderson ZogbeBoeung Ket (1) / Prey Veng (1) Long PhearathPhnom Penh Crown77 Rafli MursalimNagaworld1 Leng Makara Chea Chandara Kouch Sokumpheak Dy PhanrannPrey Veng Kong Rithy San Sovathe Tokai Naoya Duch SopheaISI Dangkor Senchey Hav Soknet Tray Vichet Um Sotherith Umaru Samura Ly Mizan Eam Ratana Chea VeslyBoeung Ket Mahiro Takahashi Taing Bunchhai Our Phearon Sleh Sen Phach SocheavilaPhnom Penh Crown Orn Chanpolin Yeu Muslim Pov Ponvuthy Jorge EduardoVisakha Ouk Sovann Alisher Mirzaev Reung Bunheing Rong PiseyAngkor Tiger Norng Vylik Sary Matnorotin Sokry Sofan Sath Rozak Moth Sattya Sarayut SompimTiffy Army Yang Phomin Nat Sangha Lim Aarun Raymond Shori Murata Choeun Nacha Chou HaoKirivong Sok Sen Chey Mahmoud El Sayed Hikaru Mizuno Chea Sokheang Anto Okamura Huy Sophearak Narong KakadaPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Own goals As of 22 April 2024. Player For Against Result Date Bektur AmangeldievNagaworldVisakha1–4 (H)12 August 2023 Cheon Jin-ryeongISI Dangkor SencheyPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng1–2 (H)26 August 2023 Dylan NobirakiKirivong Sok Sen CheyNagaworld1–1 (A)24 September 2023 Seut BaraingPhnom Penh CrownPrey Veng3–1 (H)21 October 2023 Yannick FrancoisKirivong Sok Sen CheyPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng1–2 (A)22 October 2023 Sarayut SompimTiffy ArmyNagaworld1–1 (H)12 January 2024 Abdel Kader CoulibalyISI Dangkor SencheyTiffy Army3–2 (A)21 April 2024 Sarayut SompimTiffy ArmyISI Dangkor Senchey3–2 (H)21 April 2024
Top assists As of 13 May 2024. RankPlayerClubAssists1 Ryohei YoshihamaBoeung Ket142 Thiha ZawPrey Veng11 Mat NoronBoeung Ket Nick TaylorPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng5 Yudai OgawaPhnom Penh Crown96 Prak Mony UdomPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng8 Phach SocheavilaPhnom Penh Crown Denilson Sin KakadaVisakha Marcus HaberPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Bounphachan Bounkong12 Alessandro RiggiAngkor Tiger713 Pocholo BugasAngkor Tiger6 Víctor BlascoVisakha Cristian RoqueNagaworld Shori MurataTiffy Army Shintaro ShimizuPhnom Penh Crown Sath RosibPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Hat-Tricks As of 11 March 2024. Player For Against Result Date Marques MarcioNagaworldPrey Veng5–4 (A)5 August 2023 Marcus HaberPreah Khan Reach Svay RiengPrey Veng5–3 (A)30 September 2023 Mat Noron4Boeung KetPhnom Penh Crown5–5 (H)4 October 2023 Tetsuaki MisawaTiffy ArmyKirivong Sok Sen Chey4–2 (H)26 November 2023 Marcus HaberPreah Khan Reach Svay RiengAngkor Tiger7–1 (A)16 December 2023 Ryohei YoshihamaBoeung KetKirivong Sok Sen Chey6–0 (A)17 December 2023 Marcus HaberPreah Khan Reach Svay RiengVisakha4–3 (H)23 December 2023 Youssef EzzejjariVisakhaKirivong Sok Sen Chey6–1 (H)27 January 2024 Jhon FrithISI Dangkor SencheyAngkor Tiger7–1 (H)28 January 2024 Masatoshi Takeshita4Prey VengAngkor Tiger5–2 (A)9 March 2024 Nhean SosidanTiffy ArmyBoeung Ket5–2 (H)10 March 2024
Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team 4 player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets As of 09 May 2024. RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Vireak DaraPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng92 Um VichetPhnom Penh Crown6 Tha ChanrithyBoeung Ket4 Hul KimhuyVisakha55 Saveng SamnangPhnom Penh Crown46 Um SereyrothTiffy Army3 Reth LyhengNagaworld Keo SokselaVisakha9 Sang HankhunPrey Veng2 Chheng ChanthaISI Dangkor Senchey Kong Chanvuthy Chea SavinKirivong Sok Sen Chey13 Non NatAngkor Tiger1 Yi Bunheng Som SokundaraTiffy Army Pich Dara Om OudomPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Sou YatyNagaworld Thout SarouthKirivong Sok Sen Chey
Attendances
See also 2023–24 Cambodian League 2 2023–24 Hun Sen Cup 2023 Cambodian League Cup 2023 Cambodian Super Cup
References