Nakhon Pathom F.C.

Nakhon Pathom FC
นครปฐม เอฟซี

Full name	Nakhon Pathom Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม
Nickname(s)	The Hunters
Founded	1999
Ground	Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (Capacity: 5,893)
Chairman	Jirawat Sasomsap
Manager	Anusorn Chumduangjai
League	Thai Division 1 League
TPL 2009	16th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Nakhon Pathom Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครปฐม) is a Thai professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai Division 1 League. Their home stadium is Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history.

History

Nakhon Pathom's previous logo

Formation and early years

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. 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 Authority of Thailand 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 FC and Suphanburi FC the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok.

League era

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.

Recent history

Currently being built in Nakhon Pathom a new multipurpose stadium. Nakhon Pathom will be staging after completion of their home games there. The capacity should amount to 13.000 spectators.

League Suspension

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. ^[1]

Stadium

Nakhon Pathom currently play their home matches at the Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium (Thai: สนามกีฬาพระราชวังสนามจันทร์ ) which is a sports stadium in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Which be within Sanam Chan Palace. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakhon Pathom FC. The stadium holds 5,893 people.

Season By Season Domestic Record

Season	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Final Position	Notes
Provincial League 1999/00	22	8	7	7	34	24	+10	31	6th
Provincial League 2001	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Provincial League 2002	10	1	4	5	6	14	-8	7	5th
Provincial League 2003	22	8	6	8	44	34	+10	30	7th
Provincial League 2004	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Provincial League 2005	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd
Provincial League 2006	30	17	11	2	42	15	+27	62	3rd	Promotion to Thai Premier League
Thai Premier League 2007	30	8	13	9	30	29	+1	37	11th
Thai Premier League 2008	30	11	4	15	24	38	-14	37	9th

Current Trainers

Name	Role
Satit Thaweenuch	Manager
Vimol Jankam	Coach
Artit Sooksabay	Coach
Panuwat Yimsa-ngar	Coach
Arom Treerat	Sport Scientist
Yodsakorn Silaket	Fitness Coach

Coaches

Name	Years
Chatchai Paholpat	2008-09
Piyapong Piew-On	2009
Anusorn Chumduangjai	2010
Vimol Jankam	2010-

Players

First team squad

As of July 31, 2010 ^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Pongsathon Thongchaeum 3 DF Adisak Kong-on 4 DF Nipon Charn-Arwut 5 DF Prawit Burited 6 FW Chan Rithy 7 DF Chalermsuk Kaewsuktae 8 DF Thanasith Thong-In 10 FW Vimol Jankam 11 FW Koné Francis 13 MF Adisorn Saeng-Ruang 14 MF Trirong Boonsing 17 MF Ratchapol Nawanno 18 DF Tiwakorn Kagarn

No. Position Player 19 MF Weerawong Leksuntorn 20 FW Wittaya Nontalee 21 MF Choi Wan-Geon 22 DF Thanakorn Kamkoma 24 MF André Houma Ekue 25 GK Wattanpong Tabudda 27 FW Parinya Utapao 28 FW Rewat Meerean 29 DF Tanawan Pollapao 30 GK Thanakorn Thong-In 34 DF Teerawat Fuangfu 35 MF Anek Pook-Krasair 37 FW Nirut Camsawat

2010 Season transfers

In

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

No. Position Player FW Chan Rithy (Transferred from Phnom Penh Crown FC) DF Thanasith Thong-In (Transferred from Osotsapa Saraburi FC)

Out

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

No. Position Player DF Prayad Boonya (Transferred to Samut Songkhram FC) MF Ekkapoom Potharungroj (Transferred to Samut Songkhram FC) MF Pradit Sawangsri (Transferred to Police United FC) MF Panuwat Yimsa-ngar (Transferred to Samut Songkhram FC)

Former Player

Thailand Anucha Chuaysri Pichet In-Bang Panai Kongpraphan Suttinan Phuk-Hom Peerapong Pichitchotirat Rapeepan Pulsawat Piyawat Thongman

Europe Mike Aspin Michael Byrne

African Kone Mohamed Owusu Hayford

CONMEBOL Reginaldo

References

1. ^ "Two year ban for Nakhon Pathom". Bangkok Post (Bangkok Post). 30 December 2010. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/213705/two-year-ban-fornakhon-pathom. Retrieved 2010 December 2010. 
2. ^ First Team from TPL Official Site

External links

• Official website
• fan site