Sukhothai F.C.
Sukhothai Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย) is a Thai professional association football club based in Sukhothai province. They play in the Thai League 1. Sukhothai FC represents the Sukhothai Province mainly known for being the first Kingdom of Thailand.[1] Their main team colors are red and white and their away colors are black and green. Sukhothai FC play all their home matches at the Thalay Luang Stadium which has a maximum capacity of 9,500.
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| Full name | Sukhothai Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fire Bats (ค้างคาวไฟ) | |||
| Short name | SKTFC | |||
| Founded | 2009 | |||
| Ground | Thalay Luang Stadium Sukhothai, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 8,000 | |||
| Chairman | Anongwan Thepsuthin | |||
| Manager | Vacant | |||
| League | Thai League 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Thai League 1, 12th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
Early history
Sukhothai FC was established in 2009 and entered the Regional League Northern Division. They finished their first ever season in the Regional League Northern Division in 7th place out of 11 teams. In 2014, after 6 years in the third tier division, Sukhothai got the promotion to 2015 Thai Division 1 League.
In 2015, the newly promotion team Sukhothai had a successful campaign in Thai Division 1 League with the finishing in the unexpected third place of the final standing. Sukhothai has promoted to 2016 Thai League.
In 2019, Sukhothai academy's top prospect, Jasraj Sangha, was offered a contract with the first team, but declined the offer, later stating that it was a "late notice".
Top League
In 2016, the first year in the top league, Sukhothai created the overachieved run by finishing in the seventh place of the table. Sukhothai also qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League after being one of co-winner of FA Cup.[2]
Main rivalry
Sukhothai's main neighboring rivals are with Phitsanulok and Kamphaengphet.
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 16°58′30″N 99°47′22″E | Sukhothai | Sukhothai Institute of Physical Education Stadium | 2009–2013 |
| 17°03′42″N 99°47′37″E | Sukhothai | Thalay Luang Stadium | 2014–present |
Season by season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Thailand Champions Cup |
AFC Champions League |
Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2009 | DIV 2 North | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 7th | – | – | ||||
| 2010 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 42 | 9th | R1 | – | – | |||
| 2011 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 14th | – | – | ||||
| 2012 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 14th | – | – | ||||
| 2013 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 60 | 3rd | – | – | ||||
| 2014 | DIV 2 North | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 19 | 61 | 1st | – | – | ||||
| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | – | – | Felipe Ferreira | 25 |
| 2016 | TL | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 7th | W | R3 | – | – | Renan Marques | 15 |
| 2017 | T1 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 36 | 15th | R2 | QF | RU | Play-off round | John Baggio | 9 |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 63 | 43 | 11th | R2 | R1 | – | – | Nelson Bonilla | 25 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 12th | R3 | R2 | – | – | John Baggio | 10 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 28 | 14th | R2 | – | – | – | John Baggio | 16 |
| 2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 44 | 73 | 2nd | R1 | QPR | – | – | Osman Sow | 16 |
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 12th | R2 | R1 | – | – | Osman Sow | 7 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2017 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Yadanarbon |
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| Play-off round |  Shanghai SIPG |
0–3 | |||
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Coaches
Chusak Sriphum 2009–2014- Somchai Makmool 2015
- Somchai Chuayboonchum 2015–2016
- Somchai Makmool 2016–2017
- Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2017–2018
- Yannawit Khantharat 2018
- Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2018
Ljubomir Ristovski 2019- Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2019
- Surapong Kongthep 2020–2021
Dennis Amato 2021–2023- Chusak Sriphum 2023
Honours
Domestic leagues
- Regional League Northern Division
- Winner (1) : 2014
- FA Cup
- Champions: 2016