Royal Thai Army FC
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Army United FC is a Thai
Thailand
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 football
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 club based in the Phayathai District of Bangkok
Bangkok
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. They play in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League. Their home stadium is known locally as the Thai Army Sports Stadium
Thai Army Sports Stadium
Thai Army Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road in the Din Daeng district of north Bangkok, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Army United F.C. The stadium holds 20,000 and has a single stand with covered seating on...

 and more widely known around Asian circles as the Royal Thai Army Stadium of which has been host to numerous international youth matches due to its central Bangkok location. .The club played in green shirt with white shorts and black socks.

The club was known as Royal Thai Army until November 2010. Despite finishing bottom of the Thai Premier League in 2010 they managed to regain their top-flight status after winning Group B of the TPL Play-off 2011.

History

Army United represent the Royal Thai Army and have traditionally been Thailand's yo-yo club along with the Navy and Police clubs. Up until 2010 and the name change from the Royal Thai Army to Army United, the club lacked support and had dwindling crowds, mainly supported by Army personnel shipped in for the games.

The Army team has always been a mid ranking Thai team with their biggest successes coming in the Thai Division 1 League with a championship in the 2004-05 season and 2nd place in 2009. Both of these successes have of course come after relegation from the TPL.

In the 2010 season they were repreived from relegation after an end of season relegation/playoff system was announced to expand the TPL. They came 16th in that season and in a normal season they would have been relegated.

The club are based in the Din Daeng District of Central Bangkok, which is the area that bases the Royal Thai Army. Up until the 2011 season, the club operated a policy of only playing home grown talent, but ditched this as the game became more professional and foreign players were brought into the team. Previously the players would work for the Army during the week and play football on weekends, somewhat different to most clubs who operated on a full time basis.

Honours

  • Kor(ก) Royal Cup: Winner (1983)
  • Kore(ข) Royal Cup: Winner (1980)
  • Core(ค) Royal Cup: Winner (1982),(1988),(1991),(1992)
  • Thai Division 1 League: Winner (2004)
  • Thailand Queen Cup: Runner-up (1997)

Season By Season Domestic Record

Season League FA Cup
Thailand FA Cup
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Queen's
Cup
Queen's Cup
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League
Cup
Thai League Cup
The League Cup is a football cup competition in Thailand. It was formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs along the same lines as the Thai FA Cup except that the earlier rounds would be regional rather than an open draw....

Kor Royal
Cup
Kor Royal Cup
Kor Royal Cup or in old name Yai Cup was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand since 1916-1995. It was founded by Football Association of Thailand in 1916...

Asia Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1996-97 TPL 34 14 12 8 60 50 54 8th
1997 TPL 22 7 4 11 31 45 25 9th
1998 TPL 22 7 5 10 35 42 26 7th
1999 TPL 22 7 4 11 25 30 25 11th
2000 DIV1
2001-02 DIV1
2002-03 DIV1
2003-04 DIV1
2004-05 DIV1 1st
2006 TPL 22 7 9 6 31 38 30 6th
2007 TPL 30 13 8 9 40 33 47 5th
2008 TPL 30 6 7 17 21 44 25 15th
2009 DIV1 30 18 4 4 55 18 62 2nd R2 GS R2 Tatree Sriha 17
2010 TPL
2010 Thai Premier League
The 2010 Thai Premier League is the 14th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 16 teams are competing in the league, with Muangthong United as the defending champions.-League Expansion:...

30 5 7 18 27 54 22 16th SF Qf

Champions Runners-up Promoted
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

Relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...


Coaches

Coaches by Years (1996/97-)
Name Nat Period Honours
Amnart Chalermchaowarit  Thailand 1996-97, 2007 Thai Division 1 League ;Winner 2004-05
Watcharakorn Antakhamphu  Thailand 2008
Thanadech Phooprasert  Thailand 2009-2010 Thai Division 1 League ;Runners-up 2009
Pongphan Wongsuwan
Pongphan Wongsuwan
Pongphan Wongsuwan nicknamed"Gok" is a former manager of Thailand Premier League side TOT FC. He has led the side to the Thailand Division 1 League title in 2003 and the Thailand Provincial League title in 2006. Since 2010 season he is the technical Director of Army United F.C...

 Thailand 2011

Current squad

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