Nakhon Pathom United F.C.

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Football club

Nakhon Pathom United
นครปฐม ยูไนเต็ด

Full name| Nakhon Pathom United Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอล นครปฐม ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)| The King Tigers
(เสือป่าราชา)
Founded| 1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Ground| Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Capacity| 6,000
Chairman| Panuwat Sasomsup
Head coach| Thongchai Sukkoki
League| Thai League 1
2022–23| Thai League 2, 1st (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Nakhonpathom United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลนครปฐมยูไนเต็ด), formerly known as Nakhon Pathom United (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม), is a Thailand professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai League 1. Their home stadium is Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history.

In 2018, The club-licensing of this team didn't pass to play 2018 Thai League 2 and the team was relegated to the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region.[1] The club then won the Thai League 4 title thus getting promoted to the 2019 Thai League 3 season. Nakhon Pathom United then won the 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region winning back-to-back league title seeing the club promoted to the 2020–21 Thai League 2 season.

In 2023, Nakhon Pathom United won the Thai League 2 as champions for the first time in the club history and come back to the Thai League 1 after 14 years.

## History

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### 1999–2006: Formation and early years

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Nakhon Pathom F.C. was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and promote to the Thai Premier League was narrowly missed.

### 2007–2009: Promotion to the top flight

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A year later, the result could be repeated. But the club was allowed to ascend to the highest league in Thailand, as was the second-placed a reserve team of Port FC. The association brought not only as a "provincial team," a new impetus in the league. But also the fans who traveled to away games and many were present at the home games. Nakhon Pathom was another club as well as Chonburi and Suphanburi the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok.

The first season in the Premier League, the club was able to finish in 11th place and boosted its bottom line a year later at number nine. For the 2009 season was the first time be with Michael Aspin and Michael Thomas Byrne committed two players from Great Britain, Both had already played together in England at Northwich Victoria.

### 2010–2016: Relegation and suspension

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Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game of the 2010 season after a fracas in the penultimate game of the playoffs with Sisaket, a game that NP had to win to ensure that they would be promoted.[2] The club are set to return to Division 1 for the 2013 campaign after serving their two-year punishment.

### 2017–2022: Sukkoki years and resurgence

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Thongchai Sukkoki, head coach of Nakhon Pathom United from 2017 to May 2023.

In 2017, Nakhon Pathom United administratively relegated to 2018 Thai League 4 by FA Thailand because the club did not send documents about club licensing in time.[3]

2017  | Thai League 2 | (Tier 2)

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2018  | Thai League 4 | (Tier 4)
2019  | Thai League 3 | (Tier 3)
2020  | Thai League 2 | (Tier 2)
2021  | Thai League 2 | (Tier 2)
2022  | Thai League 2 | (Tier 2)

After the club relegation to Thai League 4, Thongchai Sukkoki was hired as the club's coach. The club started again in the Tier 4 league by creating a new team and searching for young players from the initial selection of footballers, with only three players left from the previous season. Nakhon Pathom went on to won the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. In 2019, Thongchai Sukkoki won his second title after winning the 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region and was promoted to Thai League 2. Under Sukkoki's management, the King Tiger play a style of football based on maintaining possession by building from the back, and good as combination play.[4]

In 2023, Sukkoki led Nakhon Pathom United won 2022–23 Thai League 2 title and the club was promoted to Thai League 1 after a 14-year exile.[5] On 8 May 2023, BG Pathum United appointed Sukkoki as the Rabbits' new head coach in the final league game and The Revo Cup 2022-23 final as well as the start of the Thai League 1 next season after being with Nakhon Pathom United for 6 years.[6][7]

### 2023–present: Back to Thai League 1

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After Thongchai Sukkoki is appointed as BG Pathum United's head coach, Singaporean Akbar Nawas was hired as the club's head coach on 5 June 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 Thai League 1 season.[8] Akbar guided the club to their highest ever recorded win in their history for second time in one season with both matches coming against Mahajak Samutprakan 7–0 on 5 October 2023 and Thai Spirit 10–0 on 1 November 2023 in the 2023–24 Thai FA Cup.

## Academy

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Nakhonpathom United opened its first youth academies in 2019 under the name The king tiger academy. The club's first technical director is Thongchai Sukkoki. The club started sending youth teams, under-10 and under-12, to participate in the 2021 Thailand Youth League.[9][10]

## Stadium

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Nakhon Pathom currently play their home matches at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium which is a sports stadium in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The stadium holds 3,500 people.

The club's chairman Panuwat Sasomsup has plans to build a new football stadium, with based on the Mitr Phol Stadium of Ratchaburi Mitr Phol as a model, but downsizing the capacity to 10,000 seats.[11]

## Stadium and locations

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Coordinates  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Year

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13°49′14″N 100°02′55″E﻿ / ﻿13.820515°N 100.048519°E﻿ / 13.820515; 100.048519 | Nakhon Pathom | Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium  | 6,000  | 2007–2008
14°01′16″N 99°59′03″E﻿ / ﻿14.0212459°N 99.98424275°E﻿ / 14.0212459; 99.98424275 | Nakhon Pathom | Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium | 4,000  | 2009–2010
13°47′57″N 100°03′19″E﻿ / ﻿13.799168°N 100.055387°E﻿ / 13.799168; 100.055387 | Nakhon Pathom | Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium | 3,500  | 2013–

## Season by season domestic record

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Season  | League  | FA Cup | League
Cup | Kor Royal
Cup | Asia | Top scorer

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Division  | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts  | Pos  | Name  | Goals
1999/2000  | PRO | 22  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 34  | 24  | 31  | 6th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2001  | PRO | 22  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 29  | 27  | 28  | 7th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2002  | PRO | 10  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 14  | 7  | 5th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2003  | PRO | 22  | 8  | 6  | 8  | 44  | 34  | 30  | 7th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2004  | PRO | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 34  | 20  | 31  | 3rd  |  |  |  |  |  |
2005  | PRO | 22  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 49  | 26  | 23  | 3rd  |  |  |  |  |  |
2006  | PRO | 30  | 17  | 11  | 2  | 42  | 15  | 62  | 3rd  |  |  |  |  |  |
2007  | TPL | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 30  | 29  | 37  | 11th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2008  | TPL | 30  | 11  | 4  | 15  | 24  | 38  | 37  | 9th  |  |  |  |  |  |
2009  | TPL | 30  | 6  | 7  | 17  | 32  | 53  | 25  | 16th  | R3  |  |  |  |  |
2010  | DIV 1 | 30  | 12  | 15  | 3  | 53  | 36  | 51  | 5th  | QF  | R2  |  |  | Phuwadol Suwannachart | 13
2011/12  | Suspended for two years1
2013  | DIV 1 | 34  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 47  | 51  | 39  | 12th  | R2  | R2  |  |  | Cho Kwang-Hoon  | 7
2014  | DIV 1 | 34  | 9  | 15  | 10  | 43  | 39  | 42  | 13th  | R2  | R1  |  |  | Jeong Woo-geun | 16
2015  | DIV 1 | 38  | 17  | 18  | 13  | 58  | 47  | 59  | 5th  | R3 | R1 |  |  | Jeong Woo-geun | 20
2016  | DIV 1 | 26  | 6  | 10  | 10  | 29  | 42  | 28  | 12th  | R1 | R2 |  |  | Yusei Ogasawara | 10
2017  | T2 | 32  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 43  | 38  | 42  | 7th  | QR | Opted out  |  |  | Berlin Ndebe-Nlome | 14
2018  | T4 West | 24  | 19  | 3  | 2  | 63  | 16  | 60  | 1st  | R3 | R2 |  |  | Diego Oliveira Silva | 29
2019  | T3 Lower | 26  | 18  | 7  | 1  | 57  | 18  | 61  | 1st  | R1 | QRP |  |  | Diego Oliveira Silva | 13
2020–21  | T2 | 34  | 17  | 10  | 7  | 66  | 36  | 61  | 3rd  | QR |  –  |  |  | Tauã | 23
2021–22  | T2 | 34  | 10  | 12  | 12  | 42  | 47  | 42  | 10th  | R2 | R1 |  |  | Neto Santos  | 9
2022–23  | T2 | 34  | 16  | 12  | 6  | 32  | 20  | 60  | 1st  | R3 | R2 |  |  | Peter Nergaard | 8
2023–24  | T1 | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 37  | 53  | 33  | 12th  | R3 | R1 |  |  | Lesley Ablorh | 10
2024–25  | T1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

1 Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game, all results stood.[12]

Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated

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* P = Played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* F = Goals for
* A = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position
* TPL = Thai Premier League
* 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

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

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2  | DF |  THA | Methus Worapanichakarn
3  | DF |  THA | Chokchai Chuchai (Captain)
4  | MF |  THA | Tatchanon Nakarawong
5  | DF |  SRB | Veljko Filipović
6  | MF |  THA | Jennarong Phupha
7  | MF |  THA | Kittisak Phutchan (on loan from Uthai Thani)
8  | MF |  THA | Nantawat Kokfai
10  | MF |  JPN | Taku Ito
11  | FW |  BRA | Valdo
13  | MF |  GHA | Lesley Ablorh
14  | MF |  THA | Thonthan Chim-ong
15  | FW |  MAS | Fergus Tierney
18  | GK |  THA | Surapat Wongpanich
19  | FW |  THA | Thanawat Montree
21  | MF |  THA | Nopphakao Prachobklang
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22  | MF |  THA | Håvar Dahl
23  | DF |  THA | Nakin Wisetchat
27  | DF |  THA | Anusak Jaiphet
29  | DF |  THA | Atsadawut Changthong
30  | DF |  THA | Maxx Creevey
31  | DF |  THA | Ernesto Phumipha
33  | DF |  THA | Anukorn Sangrum
39  | GK |  THA | Wattanachai Srathongjan
49  | MF |  THA | Pakaphum Meekwan
55  | DF |  THA | Chaiyaphon Otton
59  | GK |  THA | Watchara Buathong
65  | DF |  THA | Thitawee Aksornsri
66  | MF |  THA | Sunchai Chaolaokhwan
76  | GK |  THA | Kawin Pitaksalee
99  | MF |  THA | Sajjaporn Tumsuwan
-- | DF |  IRN | Amir Hossein Nemati
-- | MF |  MAS | Muhammad Khalil

### Out on loan

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

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## Club staff

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Position  | Staff

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Chairman |  Panuwat Sasomsup
Chief Executive Officer |  Chutinan Sasomsap
Sporting Director |  Narong Huayhongthong
General Manager |  Kantapat Kitipongsiriphak
Team Manager |  Pimchaya Sasomsap
Technical Director |  Sirisak Yodyardthai
Head Coach |  Thongchai Sukkoki
Assistant Coach |  Worawut Wangsawad
Goalkeeper Coach |  Prakobsuk Phungkul
Marketing Manager |  Chayada Sasomsap
Product Manager |  Yothaya Sasomsap

## Coaches

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Coaches by year

* Chatchai Paholpat (2008–2009)
* Piyapong Pue-on (2009)
* Anusorn Chumduangjai (2010)
* Vimol Jankam (2010–2014)
* Peter Withe (2014–2015)
* Jason Withe (2015–2016)
* Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul (2016)
* Phayong Khunnaen (2016–2017)
* Thongchai Sukkoki (2018–2023)
* Akbar Nawas (2023–2024)
* Sirisak Yodyardthai (2024)
* Thongchai Sukkoki (2024–present)

## Honours

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### Domestic leagues

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* Thai League 2
* Champions (1): 2022–23
* Thai League 3
* Runners-up (1): 2019
* Thai League 3 Lower Region
* Champions (1): 2019
* Thai League 4
* Champions (1): 2018
* Thai League 4 Western Region
* Winners (1): 2018

## References

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1. ^ "Official decision of FA Thailand". thaileague.co.th. FA Thailand. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. ^ "Two year ban for Nakhon Pathom". Bangkok Post. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
3. ^ "อุทธรณ์ไม่ผ่าน!ลดชั้น"นครปฐม - สมุทรสงคราม" เล่นยูโร่ เค้กลีก".
4. ^ "นครปฐม ยูไนเต็ด : สโมสรที่ตกไปลีกล่างสุด แต่กำลังลุ้นขึ้นไทยลีกด้วยแข้งยังบลัด".
5. ^ "14 ปี ที่รอคอย "เสือป่าราชา" สู่ลีกสูงสุด". Facebook.
6. ^ "ดีกรีแชมป์สดๆ ร้อนๆ "บีจี" ตั้ง "โค้ชธง" ประเดิมคุม "ไทยลีก" นัดปิด - "ลีกคัพ" นัดชิง". Thairath. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
7. ^ "Thank you Thongchai Sukkoki". Facebook.
8. ^ "อัคบาร์ นาวาส นั่งกุนซือ นครปฐม ลุยไทยลีก". Siamsport. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
9. ^ "นครปฐมยูไนเต็ด เปิดศูนย์ฝึกทักษะกีฬาฟุตบอลระดับเยาวชน"THE KING TIGER ACADEMY"". 19 April 2019.
10. ^ "เปิดศูนย์ฝึกทักษะกีฬาฟุตบอลระดับเยาวชน "THE KING TIGER ACADEMY"". 20 April 2019.
11. ^ ""เสือป่าราชา" เตรียมแผนสร้างรังเหย้าใหม่ คาดสร้างเสร็จไม่เกิน 2 ปี". 22 October 2020.
12. ^ "Two year ban for Nakhon Pathom". Bangkok Post. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

## External links

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* Nakhon Pathom United F.C. on Facebook
* Official fan site (archived 26 January 2010)

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