Songkhla F.C.

Songkhla Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลสงขลา) was a Thailand semi professional football club based in Songkhla Province, a province located in Southern Thailand. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Southern region.

Songkhla Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลสงขลา
Full nameSongkhla Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลสงขลา
Nickname(s)Samila Mermaid
(เงือกสมิหลา)
Founded2018 (2018)
GroundTinsulanon Stadium
Songkhla, Thailand
Capacity47,500
ChairmanPrayat Bunsri
Head CoachAktaporn Chalitaporn
LeagueThai League 3

History

1999–2011: Early history

Songkhla F.C. (original) was established in 1999, and it then first played in the Thailand Provincial League, a former league, parallel to the Thai Premier League. In the founding year of the league, 1999, reached the eighth place in the league table.

1999–2007 Provincial League (Tier 3)
2008 Division 2 (Tier 3)
2009–2012 Division 1 (Tier 2)

In the years after it was found mostly back in the bottom of the table regions. In 2007, the club was runner-up of the Pro League and played the following year in the Thailand Division 2 League. Surprisingly, it was the end of the season, again winning a second place and went on to the newly formed Thai Division 1 League.

In 2009 Thai Division 1 League, they finished a creditable 7th. They fared even better in 2010 Thai Division 1 League and just missed out on automatic promotion by 2 points. Their 4th-placed finished earned them a place in the TPL play-offs. Unfortunately the Bulls couldn't maintain their end off season form and finished bottom of their play-off group.

In this 2011 Thai Division 1 League, the team have an average attendance of around 18.000, with a peak of 23.000 people at Tinsulanon Stadium during last matches. Highest attendance Songkhla 1–1 Buriram (36,715) (7 August 2011) . Their star and top striker with 17 scores is the Brazilian Chayene Santos.

Merging: Songkhla United and Songkhla

The club was dissolved and merged with Songkhla United in 2012.[1]

2018–present: A Breath of Hope
2018-2019 Amateur League (Tier 4)
2020– Thai League 3 (Tier 3)

Songkhla football club was come back [2] and played in 2018 Thailand Amateur League Southern Region.

The Samila Mermaid won promotion from the Fifth tier of the Thai football league system Thailand Amateur League Southern region in 2019 – beating Jantrangcee Saba Yoi City in the lower southern subregion final and beating Patong City in the southern region final. They qualified for the 2019 Thailand Amateur League championship stage as southern winner.

Crest
Mermaid statue at the Laem Samila beach serves as a symbol for the team

The club logo incorporates elements from the mermaid statue.[3] Mermaid comes from the story Phra Aphai Mani by Sunthorn Phu.

Stadium
Main article: Tinsulanon Stadium
Tinsulanon Stadium

Tinsulanon Stadium (Thai: สนามติณสูลานนท์, RTGS: Sanam Tinnasulanon) is a multi-purpose stadium in Songkhla, Thailand. Named after the Songkhla-born former Thai prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda, it is used mostly for football matches.

The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 but just 10,000 of those spaces are covered in a small single-tiered stand along one touchline. The rest of the stadium is a continuous curving tier. The stadium hosted one of the semi-finals in the 1998 Asian Games men's football tournament.

Honours
Runners-up (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2008
Champions (1): 2019

Stadium and locations
Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
7°01′13″N 100°28′18″E Hat Yai, Songkhla Chira Nakhon Stadium 25,000 2008–2010
6°44′00″N 100°41′31″E Na Thawi, Songkhla Na Thawi District Stadium 3,000 2010
7°12′26″N 100°35′55″E Songkhla Tinsulanon Stadium 35,000 2011–2012
7°00′23″N 100°29′57″E Songkhla Prince of Songkla University Stadium 4,000 2018–present

Season By Season Record
Season League FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1999-00 PROL 22 6 6 10 30 36 24 8th
2000-01 PROL 22 4 5 13 25 54 17 12th
2002 PROL 10 3 2 5 11 16 11 4th
2003 PROL 22 3 6 13 26 54 15 11th
2004 PRO2 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 4th
2005 DIS
2006 PRO2 4 1 1 2 11 7 4 3rd
2007 PROL 4 2 2 0 7 3 8 2nd
2008 DIV2 20 11 4 5 27 17 37 2nd
2009 DIV1 30 10 12 8 32 29 42 7th R3 Witthawat Iamram 11
2010 DIV1 30 14 9 7 47 34 51 4th R2 R1 Worawet Chanuthai 12
2011 DIV1 34 15 11 8 54 39 56 5th SF R1 Chayene Santos 17
2012 DIV1 34 9 10 15 38 51 37 14th R4 R2
2013-2018 - - - - - - - collapsed - - - - -
2019 TA South 5 4 0 1 15 5 12 1st R1
2020–21 T3 South 16 12 1 3 29 16 37 1st Abdussalam Saman 8
2021-22
Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated

Players

Current squad
As of 15 December 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  THA Phithakphong Chanoum
5 DF  THA Abdulhafis Nibu
6 MF  THA Alongkorn Sittichai
7 MF  THA Chairat Madsiri
8 MF  THA Thammasak Thammarak
9 FW  BRA Cristian Alex
10 FW  THA Akkarapol Meesawat
13 FW  THA Basree Sanron
14 FW  THA Teerawat Durnee
17 MF  THA Apdussalam Saman
18 FW  THA Anusak Laosangthai
19 DF  THA Watsapon Jueapan
20 DF  THA Phanuphan Chankaew
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  THA Supachai Sangkabunya
22 MF  THA Phantep Chotikawin
23 FW  THA Nasree Dueloh
26 DF  BRA Marlon Henrique Brandão da Silva
32 DF  THA Yodsawat Montha
33 GK  THA Amran Bungosayu
35 GK  THA Nipon Ninahan
37 MF  THA Chanukorn Srirak
53 GK  THA Chayanan Khamphala
71 MF  THA Khoiree Layeng
90 MF  BRA Felipe Nunes
99 FW  THA Thotsaphon Yodchan

See also
  • 2010 Songkhla F.C. season

References
  1. "นิพนธ์แจงเหตุยุบสงขลารับแบกค่าใช้จ่าย 2 ทีมไม่ไหว".
  2. "สงขลาเอฟซี ภาคใหม่ที่ไม่ใช่วัวชนแดนใต้คงไม่ล้อเล่นกับความรู้สึกแฟนบอล".
  3. สงขลาเอฟซี ประกาศผลโหวตการประกวดโลโก้สโมสร ผู้ชนะผลงานไม่ธรรมดา. Gimyong new website (in Thai).
  4. Songkhla. Retrieved on 2 December 2020.
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