Suphanburi Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in Suphan Buri province. The club competes in the Thai League 2, the second tier of Thai football. Their home stadium is Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium.

Suphanburi
สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี
Full nameSuphanburi Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี
Nickname(s)The War Elephants
(ช้างศึกยุทธหัตถี)
Short nameSPFC
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
GroundSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium
Suphan Buri, Thailand
Capacity15,000
ChairmanWanratthamnoon Chansuwan
Head coachIssara Sritaro
LeagueThai League 2
2023–24Thai League 2, 10th
Websitehttp://www.suphanburifootballclub.com
Current season

Club history

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Founded in 1998, Suphanburi Football Club became a member 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

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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

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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 three years. In this partnership, Borussia Dortmund will be sending world-class coaches to the youth training center in Kanchanapisekwittayalai Suphanburi school, as well as a coach to train the Thai coach.

Stadium and locations

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Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
14°28′27″N 100°05′12″E / 14.474082°N 100.086596°E / 14.474082; 100.086596 Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2007–2009
14°28′21″N 100°05′17″E / 14.472448°N 100.088131°E / 14.472448; 100.088131 Suphanburi Suphanburi Sports School Stadium 1,500 2009–2010
14°28′27″N 100°05′12″E / 14.474082°N 100.086596°E / 14.474082; 100.086596 Suphanburi Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium 25,000 2011–present

Season by season record

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Season League[5] FA Cup League Cup Queen's
Cup
Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2006 TPL 22 4 4 14 18 34 16 12th  – 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  –  – Knockout
Round
Bancha In-Tho 7
2010 DIV 1 30 5 8 17 31 53 23 15th R3 R1  –
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 30 9 3 18 33 47 30 13th R3  –  – Caion
Leandro Assumpção
7
2021–22 T1 30 8 6 16 35 49 30 14th SF R1  – Danilo 11
2022–23 T2 34 16 4 14 36 35 52 6th R4 QR3  – Douglas Tardin 13
2023–24 T2 34 12 7 15 36 41 43 10th R2 QR3  –
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Players

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First-team squad

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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   THA Supawat Yokakul
4 MF   NGA Eze Precious Uchenna
5 MF   THA Peerapong Panyanumaporn
6 MF   THA Naruebet Udsa
7 MF   THA Kanok Kongsimma
8 MF   THA Punnawat Chote-Jirachaithon
10 FW   THA Sitthinan Rungrueang (on loan from Ratchaburi)
11 FW   THA Saman Mohammadzadeh
13 DF   THA Passakorn Soonthornchuen
14 FW   THA Phanuwat Namatsila
15 FW   THA Mongkhonchai Lekpimai
16 DF   KOR Yoon-Seok Kang
17 MF   THA Wongsathon Tamoputasiri
18 MF   THA Nisofron Padorlee
19 DF   THA Thanakorn Pornrumdet
20 FW   THA Pethay Promjan
21 FW   THA Nattapong Hamontree
22 FW   THA Phumin Kaewta
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   THA Thanongsak Panpipat
24 DF   BEN Adeniyi Allen Assogba
25 MF   THA Panupong Rungsuree
26 MF   THA Nanthiphat Samingnakorn
29 FW   THA Nattanai Dajaroen
30 FW   LAO Sayfon Keohanam
31 DF   THA Nirut Jumrueansri
32 MF   THA Pongthanut Chiraphatcharawat.
33 FW   THA Nonkrit Sukontawa
35 GK   THA Ratchaphon Namthong
36 MF   THA Rapeephat Pudthaisong
37 DF   THA Pittawat Jeenthai
38 FW   THA Apiwat Kaewbut
40 FW   NGA Babatunde Onifade
41 MF   THA Yodsaphat Meekaew
42 GK   THA Kantaphat Manpati
44 FW   THA Chaiwat Jenkarnvanich
47 MF   THA Chitsanuphong Phimpsang

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Head coaches history

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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 Alexandre   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 18 May 2022
Sataporn Wajakhum   20 May 2022 4 December 2023
Sarawut Treephan   12 December 2023 31 July 2024
Issara Sritaro   2 August 2024 present

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

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี".
  2. ^ "ไทยลีก 2019 : "สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี" ยักษ์หลับที่รอวันตื่น ด้วยน้ำมือ "โค้ชแบน" ... By "Simple_Ja"".
  3. ^ "สโมสรฟุตบอล สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี".
  4. ^ "Dortmund's Thai partnership up and running in Suphanburi".
  5. ^ King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans & Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Select link to season required from chronological list.
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