Samut Prakan City F.C.

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Full nameSamut Prakan City Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลสมุทรปราการ ซิตี้
NicknamesThe Oceans Fang
(เขี้ยวสมุทร)
Short nameSPC
Founded1989, as Coke Bangpra Football Club
2008, as Pattaya United
2019, as Samut Prakan City
Samut Prakan City
สมุทรปราการ ซิตี้
Full nameSamut Prakan City Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลสมุทรปราการ ซิตี้
NicknamesThe Oceans Fang
(เขี้ยวสมุทร)
Short nameSPC
Founded1989, as Coke Bangpra Football Club
2008, as Pattaya United
2019, as Samut Prakan City
Dissolved2025
GroundLad Krabang 54 Stadium
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Capacity3,500

Samut Prakan City Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลสมุทรปราการ ซิตี้) was a Thai football club based in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The club last played in Thai League 2.[1] It was renamed from Pattaya United in 2019, following the owner's decision to rename the club and relocate it to Samut Prakan.[2][3] Due to financial problems, the club decided to disband in 2025.[4][5][6]

Foundation

The club was founded at the end of the 2018 season after Tanet Phanichewa, owner of Pattaya United, decided to rename the club to Samut Prakan City and relocate it to Samut Prakan Province.[7][8] In their first season, the club competed in the 2019 Thai League 1.[9]

Beginnings in the Thai League 1 and Japanese-Thai connection

Prior to the 2019 season, The club appointed Tetsuya Murayama as the club first Director of football,[10] the work of Tetsuya Murayama in coordination with Coach Surapong Kongthep in the first season of the club in Thai league 1, the club performed quite well and finished in 6th place.[11]

The club appointed Masatada Ishii[12] as manager ahead of the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season by releasing Ibson Melo, Kim Pyung-rae, Baworn Tapla, Phumin Kaewta and Woranat Thongkruea. The club signing Tatsuya Sakai from Montedio Yamagata, Yuto Ono from FC Gifu and Brazilian striker Pedro Júnior.[13][14]

The 2020–21 Thai League 1 season began with a 1–1 draw against Chiangrai United on 14 February 2020,[15] followed up by three consecutive losses. The first win in the league came at the 5th matchday, where they won 1–0 against Rayong at the Samut Prakarn SAT Stadium.[16] After the 10th matchday, the club stood at 12th place in the league.

After a series of disappointing results, The club won 3 matches in a row, winning 1–3 against Buriram United at the Chang Arena,[17] winning Chonburi and Trat and the club climbed to 6th place after the first half of the season (Round 15).[18][19][20]

Samut Prakan City advanced to the third round of the Thai FA Cup, being eliminated after losing 1–0 to Muangthong United at the SCG Stadium on 3 February 2021.[21]

Dissolved

In January 2025, The Football Association of Thailand punished Samut Prakan City by banning them from the league and fining them 2 million baht.[22] This is due to the team failing to register players and refusing to play in the second leg of the season. The FA Thailand cited the team's lack of communication and failure to comply with FIFA regulations.[23][24][25]

Stadium and locations by season records

Season-by-season records

Season League[26] FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
Coke Bangpra
2007 DIV 1 22 11 8 3 30 14 41 2nd
Pattaya United
2008 TPL 30 8 11 11 24 27 35 11th Tana Chanabut 4
2009 TPL 30 7 11 12 27 33 32 11th R4   Anderson Machado 4
2010 TPL 30 12 9 9 43 38 45 6th QF QF Ludovick Takam 17
2011 TPL 34 14 11 9 38 27 53 4th R5 R2 O. J. Obatola 8
2012 TPL 34 9 10 15 35 47 37 15th R3 R3 Kengne Ludovick 10
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 31 9 7 15 46 66 34 12th R2 R3 Júnior Negrão 20
2017 T1 34 15 6 13 60 53 51 8th R2 R2 Miloš Stojanović 15
2018 T1 34 13 7 14 50 62 46 8th R2 R2 Lukian 18
Samut Prakan City
2019 T1 30 12 7 11 44 50 43 6th R3 R2 Ibson Melo 15
2020–21 T1 30 14 5 11 58 51 47 6th R3 Barros Tardeli 25
2021–22 T1 30 6 10 14 29 42 28 15th R3 R2 Chayawat Srinawong 8
2022–23 T2 34 8 13 13 32 42 37 14th R2 QF Passakorn Sripudpong, Yotsakorn Burapha 7
2023–24 T2 34 8 11 15 39 57 35 15th R2 R1 Fernando Viana 12
2024–25 Dissolved
Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated

Coaches

References

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