Chonburi FC

Football club infobox
clubname = Chonburi FC
สโมสรฟุตบอลชลบุรี


fullname = Chonburi Football Club
nickname = The Shark
founded = 2002
ground = Chonburi Municipality Stadium
(First Half of the Season)
Princess Sirindhorn Stadium
(Second Half of the Season)
Chonburi, Thailand
capacity = 5,000
chairman = flagicon|THA Wittaya Khunplome
manager = flagicon|THA Jadet Meelarp
league = Thailand Premier League
season = TPL 2008
position = Runner-up
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Chonburi FC ( _th. สโมสรฟุตบอลชลบุรี) is a Thai football club based in Chonburi province. Currently they play in the top division in Thai football, the Thailand Premier League.

Club history

Chonburi FC is a football club from Chonburi province established from the football club of Assumption College Sriracha. They first participated in the Football Cup. Later, the club was cooperated with Sannibat-Samutprakan (Division 1 team) and named as Chonburi-Sannibat-Samutprakan FC.

In the year 2002, The club joined the Thailand Provincial League in the name of Chonburi FC after separated from Sannibart Samutprakarn FC. The club had the nickname as The Shark.( _th. ฉลามชล) In 2005 they won the Pro League title and moved to Thailand Premier League in the season 2006 with the Pro League runners up, Suphanburi FC. The shark tribes finished 8th place in the Thai League 2006 season.

In 2006, they were invited to play in the Singapore Cup and reached the final, defeating local sides Home United FC, Albirex Niigata FC and Balestier Khalsa along the way. In the final they lost to Tampines Rovers FC 2-3 in the extra time after leading 2-0.

In 2007, they were again invited to participate in the Singapore Cup, but were defeated in the first round against Balestier Khalsa FC, in a replay of the previous season's semi-finals. Chonburi FC lost 3-2 in normal play. They have formed links with Manchester City FC.

On March the 20th 2008 the club achieved it's second victory in the AFC Champions League against the highly fancied Melbourne Victory. The game was clouded by controversy when Melbourne Victory scored their only goal whilst a Chonburi FC player was down injured and his teammates were calling for the ball to be played off the park.Fact|date=June 2008 It mattered little when Cameroonian striker Baga scored a goal from 35 yards out and then followed it up with a second goal in extra time to condemn the Melbourne Victory to their first loss in the competition 3-1.

Stadium

At the start of the 2008 season, Chonburi used the Chonburi Municipality Stadium for the first half of the season and used the Suphachalasai Stadium for played in the AFC Champions League, but due to a dispute with the local authority, the club moved back to the local stadium Princess Sirindhorn Stadium.

Sponsors

* Chang Beer
* Hemaraj Land and Development PLC - Chonburi signed a sponsorship deal worth 18 million baht with Hemaraj Land and Development Plc. The property developer will be the club's main sponsor for three years starting in 2009

Coaches

"Coaches by Years (2004-present)"

Out

Former Players

* ASEAN
* Suree Sukha
* Kiatprawut Saiwaeo
* Worrawoot Srimaka
* Adul Lahso
* AFRICAN
* Sangare Badra Ali
* Diakite Fode Bangaly
* Kone Hamed
* Coulibaly Kafoumba
* Kone Mohamed
* Stephane Jules Baga
* CONMEBOL
* Ney Fabiano de Oliveira

Affiliated Clubs

*flagicon|England Manchester City F.C.
*flagicon|Switzerland Grasshopper-Club Zürich
*flagicon|China Shanghai Shenhua
*flagicon|Russia FC Moscow
*flagicon|South Africa Thanda Royal Zulu FC
*flagicon|Australia Perth Glory

External links

* [http://www.chonburifc.net Official Website] th icon en icon