Suphanburi F.C.

Suphanburi Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in Suphan Buri Province. The club competes in the Thai League 1, the top tier of Thai football. Their home stadium is Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium.

Suphanburi
สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี
Full nameSuphanburi Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี
Nickname(s)The War Elephant
(ช้างศึกยุทธหัตถี)
Short nameSPFC
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium
Suphan Buri, Thailand
Capacity15,000
ChairmanVarawut Silpa-archa
Head CoachAdebayo Gbadebo
LeagueThai League 1
2019Thai League 1, 14th
WebsiteClub website

Club history

Founded in 1998, Suphanburi Football Club became members 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.[1][2][3]

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.

Suphanburi FC 2016

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[4] for 3 years in this partnership Borussia Dortmund will be sending world-class coaches to train in the youth training center that is located in Kanchanapisekwittayalai Suphanburi school, and Borussia Dortmund will send a coach to train Thai coach of the club's to bring knowledge to the team also sent to the player, the network connection and the international standards.

Stadium and locations

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
14°28′27″N 100°05′12″E Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2007–2009
14°28′21″N 100°05′17″E Suphanburi Suphanburi Sports School Stadium 1,500 2009–2010
14°28′27″N 100°05′12″E Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2011–present

Stadium and locations for team B

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
14°28′27″N 100°05′12″E Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2017

Season by season record

Season League[5] FA Cup League Cup Queen's
Cup
Kor Royal
Cup
AFC
Champions
League
Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2006 TPL 22 4 4 14 18 34 16 12th N/A     Thongchai Rathchai 8
2007 TPL 30 9 8 13 37 45 35 13th           Manit Noywech 10
2008 DIV 1 30 11 8 11 48 47 41 7th           Moussa Sylla 17
2009 DIV 1 30 9 6 15 40 50 33 12th Did not enter   Knockout Round     Bancha In-Tho 7
2010 DIV 1 30 5 8 17 31 53 23 15th R3 R1 Did not enter     N/A N/A
2011 DIV 1 34 10 14 10 40 37 44 10th R2 R3       Pichet In-bang 9
2012 DIV 1 34 23 6 5 58 17 75 2nd QF R3       Pipat Thonkanya 15
2013 TPL 32 14 9 9 40 31 51 4th R3 R2       Dragan Bošković 10
2014 TPL 38 17 8 13 55 49 59 6th SF R2       Björn Lindemann 18
2015 TPL 34 16 11 7 60 39 59 3rd R3 R2       Sergio van Dijk 14
2016 TL 31 10 8 13 33 35 38 10th QF R2       Dellatorre 10
2017 T1 34 11 10 13 52 58 43 11th QF R1       Dellatorre 14
2018 T1 34 11 13 10 43 35 46 10th R1 R2       Rômulo 10
2019 T1 30 7 11 12 29 44 32 14th R2 R1       Cleiton Silva 11
2020–21 T1      
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Season by season record for team B

Season League FA Cup League Cup Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2017 T4 West 27 20 4 3 58 22 64 1st Can't Enter Can't Enter Janepob Phokie 11
2018 Suspended

Players

First-team squad

Below is a list of players playing for Suphanburi as the official website confirms. 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  PHI Patrick Deyto
2 DF  THA Sarayut Sompim (on loan from Buriram United)
3 DF  THA Supravee Miprathang
4 DF  THA Nattapong Phephat
5 DF  THA Piyachanok Darit (on loan from BG Pathum United)
7 FW  BRA Caion
8 MF  THA Prasit Jantum
11 FW  PHI Patrick Reichelt
13 MF  KOR Bae Shin-young
16 MF  THA Kasidech Wettayawong
17 FW  THA Tanaset Jintapaputanasiri
18 GK  THA Pongsagorn Samattanared
21 MF  THA Sakunchai Saengthopho (on loan from Muangthong United)
22 MF  THA Parndecha Ngernprasert
23 FW  BRA Leandro Assumpção
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  THA Suphan Thongsong (captain)
27 MF  THA Apisorn Phumchat
28 DF  THA Auschariya Sangtubtim
30 MF  THA Ratchanat Arunyapairot
37 GK  THA Sahawit Khumpiam
38 MF  THA Sirimongkhon Jitbanjong
39 GK  THA Suracha Noktongauthai
41 DF  THA Watcharapong Tankijcharoen
44 DF  BRA Alef
DF  THA Nattapon Malapun
MF  THA Peerapong Panyanumaporn (on loan from Muangthong United)
FW  THA Rittiporn Wanchuen (on loan from Muangthong United)
DF  THA Chayapol Supma (on loan from Muangthong United)
GK  THA Chompong Somjit

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  THA Watsapon Jueapan (at Ayutthaya United)
DF  THA Sitthichok Mool-on (at Wat Bot City)

Head coaches history

Coaches by years (2012–present)

Name Nat From To Honours
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 qualifying1
Sérgio Aparecido 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

1Suphanburi qualified to 2016 AFC Champion League Preliminary Round 2 by finishing third place in 2015 Thai Premier League and Buriram United F.C. winning 2015 Thai FA Cup. However, Suphanburi was not able to play in the competition because they didn't meet the AFC Club licensing criteria. Chonburi replaced them in the continental spot.

Honours

Domestic competitions

See also

References

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