Pattaya United F.C. (2008)
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Pattaya United Football Club (
Pattaya United's first-ever competitive game was against
History
Coke-Bangpra Chonburi
The club was founded under the name
Pattaya United
The team moved to Pattaya for the 2008 season, and changed its name to Pattaya United FC (The Dolphins), in their first season under the new name the team finished in 11th place in the Thai Premier League, only avoiding relegation in the final game of the season. However, the following seasons the team improved to finishing as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The team which has always been looked at as a "little brother" team to Chonburi FC as they both were owned by the Kunpluem family, an affluence local family in Chonburi province. The club has shown potentials, winning against teams with double or triple its annual budget, winning the hearts of the Thai, and Foreign fans alike. After spending 6 years in the TPL, and the Dolphins were relegated to the Yamaha League One in 2014. During the offseason, the future of the club was uncertain with various speculations.
However, in January 2015 the club was sold to Enigma Sports Ventures (ESV), the sporting arm of the Enigma Global. It marked the first change in ownership in the club history, after several lucrative bids were submitted for the Kunpluem family's consideration. The family and Pattaya United board felt that the club's best interest and future lie with Enigma Sports Ventures. The new ownership's management team moves very quickly in rebranding the club, appointing the new President is, Club's first foreign Head Coach, and securing 8 top players from TPL to play in Division One. Many players were former first elevens players from Muangthong United, as well as couple thai and foreign national team players. In 2016, Pattaya United was taken over by the Kiarti Thanee Group led by Tanet Phanichewa.[2]
Renaming and relocation to Samut Prakan
At the end of season 2018, club owner decided to change the club name to
Rivalries
The club's fierce local rivals are
Stadium
Stadium and locations by season records
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 13°21′52″N 100°58′35″E / 13.364452°N 100.976357°E | Chonburi
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Chonburi Municipality Stadium | 8,680 | 2008 |
| 12°55′28″N 100°56′14″E / 12.924339°N 100.937163°E | Chonburi
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Nong Prue Stadium | 7,000 | 2009–2010 |
| 13°24′41″N 100°59′37″E / 13.411302°N 100.993618°E | Chonburi
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IPE Chonburi Stadium | 11,000 | 2011 |
| 12°55′28″N 100°56′14″E / 12.924339°N 100.937163°E | Chonburi
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Nong Prue Stadium | 5,500 | 2012–2018 |
Season by season records
| Season | League[6] | FA Cup | Queen's Cup |
Kor Royal Cup |
League Cup | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2007 | DIV 1
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22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 2nd | – | |||||
| 2008 | TPL
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30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 11th | – | Tana Chanabut | 4 | |||
| 2009 | TPL
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30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 11th | R4
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SF | – | – | Anderson Machado | 4 |
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 6th | QF | QF | – | QF | Ludovick Takam | 17 |
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 53 | 4th | R5 | – | – | R2 | O. J. Obatola
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| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 15th | R3 | – | – | R3 | Kengne Ludovick
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| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 66 | 29 | 17th | R3 | – | – | R2 | Rod Dyachenko | 7 |
| 2014 | DIV 1 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 41 | 14th | R2 | – | – | R3 | Cristiano Lopes | 14 |
| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 40 | 65 | 2nd | R1 | – | – | QF | Milan Bubalo | 20 |
| 2016 | TL
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31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 66 | 34 | 12th | R2 | – | – | R3 | Júnior Negrão | 20 |
| 2017 | T1
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34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 8th | R2 | – | – | R2 | Miloš Stojanović | 15 |
| 2018 | T1
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34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 62 | 46 | 8th | R2 | – | – | R2 | Lukian
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18 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Coaches
Coaches by Years (2007–2018)
Pansak Ketwattha 2007–2009- Jadet Meelarp 2009
- Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul 2010
- Jatuporn Pramualban 2010–2011
- Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2011–2013
- Jadet Meelarp 2013
- Songyod Klinsrisook 2013–2014
Sean Sainsbury 2015- Surapong Kongthep 2015
Lim Jong-heon 2015
Miloš Joksić 2016- Kim Hak-chul 2016
- Surapong Kongthep 2016–2018
Honours
Domestic
- Thai League 2
- Runners-up (1): 2015
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