Suphanburi
สุพรรณบุรี เอฟซี
Full nameSuphanburi Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี
Nickname(s)The War Elephants
(ช้างศึกยุทธหัตถี)
Short nameSPFC
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium
Suphan Buri, Thailand
Capacity15,000
ChairmanWanratthamnoon Chansuwan
Head coachSarawut Treephan
LeagueThai League 2
2022–23Thai League 2, 6th
WebsiteClub website

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.

Club history

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

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

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

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

Season League[5] FA Cup League Cup Queen's
Cup
AFC
Champions
League
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 did not enter   Knockout Round   Bancha In-Tho 7
2010 DIV 1 30 5 8 17 31 53 23 15th R3 R1 did not enter  
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
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Players

First-team squad

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 Thailand THA Sahawit Khumpiam
2 DF Thailand THA Jetjinn Sriprach (Captain)
3 DF Thailand THA Rachanon Kanyathong
5 DF Thailand THA Nattawut Salae
10 FW Thailand THA Kittipong Wongma
11 FW Thailand THA Sitthinan Rungrueang (on loan from Ratchaburi)
14 MF Thailand THA Danusorn Wijitpunya
17 DF Thailand THA Nattapol Hothong
18 MF Thailand THA Peeranat Jantawong
19 DF Thailand THA Makawan Kerdanan
20 DF Cameroon CMR Florent Obama
21 MF Thailand THA Panuphong Rungsuree
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Thailand THA Tanet Suknate
27 FW Thailand THA Jessadakorn Noysri (on loan from Muangthong United)
28 DF Thailand THA Sakphon Prasitsuwan
31 DF Thailand THA Nirut Jumrueansri
32 MF Thailand THA Phanuwit Malalueang
33 DF Thailand THA Saranyawat Naprasert (on loan from BG Pathum United)
36 FW Thailand THA Rapeephat Pudthaisong
37 MF Japan JPN Yuki Bamba
38 MF Thailand THA Akarawit Techovongsakul
39 DF Thailand THA Akarawit Semaram
40 GK Thailand THA Kiattisak Pimyotha
77 FW Brazil BRA Gustavinho
88 GK Thailand THA Pongsagorn Samattanared

Out on loan

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

Coaches by years (2012–present)

Name Nat From To Honours
Worrawoot Srimaka Thailand December 2011 29 October 2012 2012 Thai Division 1 League: Runner-up
Promoted to 2013 Thai Premier League
Phayong Khunnaen Thailand January 2013 December 2013
Alexandré Pölking Brazil 2 January 2014 12 May 2014
Adebayo Gbadebo (Interim) Nigeria 13 May 2014 7 June 2014
Velizar Popov Bulgaria 8 June 2014 24 November 2014
Sérgio Farias Brazil 18 December 2014 13 August 2015
Worrawoot Srimaka (Interim) Thailand 13 August 2015 13 December 2015 2015 Thai Premier League: Third place
Qualified to 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying1
Sérgio Alexandre Brazil 6 January 2016 22 March 2016
Ricardo Rodríguez Spain 22 March 2016 28 June 2016
Sérgio Farias Brazil 4 July 2016 16 April 2017
Worrawoot Srimaka (Interim) Thailand 16 April 2017 21 May 2017
Adebayo Gbadebo Nigeria 22 May 2017 24 June 2018
Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok Thailand 29 June 2018 11 October 2018
Totchtawan Sripan Thailand 12 November 2018 2 June 2019
Adebayo Gbadebo Nigeria 4 June 2019 18 May 2022
Sataporn Wajakhum Thailand 20 May 2022 4 December 2023
Sarawut Treephan Thailand 12 December 2023 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

Domestic competitions

See also

References

  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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