Muangthong United F.C.

Thai football club

football clubhouse
Muangthong United Football Club ( Thai : สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทองยูไนเต็ด ) is a Thai professional football golf club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province. [ 1 ] The club plays in the Thai League 1. Muangthong United has participated in the Thai Premier League since 2009 after having won the Thai Division 1 League title in 2008.

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Muangthong United were for a period one of the richest football clubs in Thailand. The club is besides known as The Kirins [ 2 ] or The Twin Qilins. [ 3 ]

history [edit ]

formation and early years [edit ]

The cabaret was founded in 1989. The first diagnose registered with Football Association of Thailand was “ Norgjorg Pittayanusorn School Football Team ”. The club was founded by Worawi Makudi, the club subspecies from Ngor Royal Cup which is the smallest cup. even in Thailand Football League Division 1 season 2002–2003, The club was renamed to “ FC Norgjorg Black Pearl ” by the early politician Veera Musikapong to make the team, but the team had precisely one season and was abortive so he stopped by leaving the team and the club hush remained in the League Division. The future season of the Thailand League Division 1 in 2003–2004 the team was renamed once again as a group that has been done the team as FC Globlex Norgjorg by Somsak Chenchaowanich who signed as the new team director. That year, the team performed ailing. ultimately, it must be relegated to play in Ngor Royal Cup in season 2004–2005 by returning to its master appoint but it was not deoxyadenosine monophosphate successful as it should .

The Kirins – 3 years 3 champs [edit ]

The Football Association wants to raise the level of league competition in Thailand so they established Thailand Division 2 League with a team led by Kho Royal Cup and Khor Royal Cup are assorted in concert to compete in the league this season which Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club eligible entrants. In 2007 Siam Sport Syndicate by Rawi Lohtong the president of the united states of Siam Sport Syndicate bought the clubhouse and changed the name to Muangthong United F.C. and moved to a newfangled ground at Muang Thong Thani called Thunderdome Stadium. The club ‘s beginning achiever was winning the first station in the 2007 Season of the Thailand Division 2 League. From here, they were promoted to the Thai Division 1 League. [ 4 ] The team was then promoted to the Thai League 1 in the 2009 season so everyone praised Muangthong United in that season as “ 3 Years 3 Champs ” .

2007

Division 2

(Tier 3)

2008

Division 1

(Tier 2)

2009

Thai Premier League

(Tier 1)

The club was promoted to play in the Thai Premier League in 2009, after it won the title for the Division matchless. In the 2009 season, the club had many modern and celebrated players in the country. Despite a successful start to the season, they pledged in April 2009 with Attaphol Buspakom a fresh coach. For the summer break, the association is, as expected by all experts, among the top five of the table and plays for the championship. [ 5 ]
Teerasil Dangda is the club’s all-time top scorer and holds the record for most games played for Muangthong United. One factor contributing to the club ‘s success is its close kinship with belgian baseball club Lierse, and the acquisition of Thai asterisk player Teeratep Winothai and Ronnachai Rangsiyo, the striker from PEA FC. together with Teerasil Dangda, the club now has some of the most talented strikers in the nation in its ranks. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

The Thai giant [edit ]

In 2010, Attaphol Buspakom was sacked following a string of abortive results, and was replaced by belgian René Desaeyere, who managed Muangthong for two seasons. Under his leadership, Muangthong qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League. They beat SHB Đà Nẵng from Vietnam 0–3 but lost out to Singapore Armed Forces on penalties after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. They were eligible to play for the 2010 AFC Cup. They reached the semi-final round off but lost to Al-Ittihad from Syria 2–1. In the 2010 Thai Premier League, they lost just three games out of 30, with seven draws, good enough to capture the league title for the second time. Dagno Siaka was the golf club ‘s top scorekeeper for in 2010 with 15 goals. [ 8 ] At the begin of the 2011 season Muangthong United signed former Liverpool player Robbie Fowler [ 9 ] [ 10 ] to a annual contract. Muangthong United participated in the 2011 AFC Champions League play-off rounds. They played Sriwijaya but lost on penalties after the game ended in a 2–2 hook. They were besides eligible to play for the 2011 AFC Cup, coming foremost in the group stage of the tournament. In their first gear match of the circle of 16 they beat Al Ahed from Lebanon 4–0 but went on to lose to Kuwait SC in the quarter-finals round 1–0. After their tournament exit Henrique Calisto, the club ‘s coach, was sacked and Fowler took over as player/coach of Muangthong United. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 2011 Thai Premier League Muangthong United finished the season in third gear place in Thai league. For the 2010–11 season and Teerasil Dangda is top score for clubhouse in 2011 season by 13 goals. [ 14 ] After Fowler ‘s sign expired, Muangthong United signed a contract with Serbia coach Slaviša Jokanović. During the pre-season, Muangthong United signed on many celebrated players such as Mario Gjurovski, Ri Kwang-Chon, Adnan Barakat, Mongkol Namnuad, and the unseasoned actor that crowned as best young of Thailand etc. [ 15 ]
In 2012, Slaviša Jokanović became the first director in the history of the Thai League to win a league with invincible in the 34-game format In 2012 temper, the cabaret did not play in the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup. therefore, it tried to do the best in 2012 Thai League Cup, but they lost to TOT 3–4 and 2012 Thai FA Cup they lost to Army United 3–2, but they can win the 2012 Thai Premier League is a third of the golf club and Muangthong United became the first team in Thai Premier League to go the temper unbeaten in the stream 34-game format. In 2012, thumb Muangthong engaged an unbeaten footrace which lasted the whole temper, and Teerasil besides scored four goals in a individual match, an 8–1 rout over BBCU on 18 October. Ten days late he scored in a 2–2 draw against BEC Tero, a finish which granted the entitle, took his match to 24 goals and broke the previous record of Ronnachai Sayomchai in 1998 ( 23 goals ). After his impressive goal tally in the season, Teerasil was invited by La Liga sides Atlético Madrid and Getafe for a test, but as the former was a Muangthong spouse, he headed to Atlético Madrid in January 2013 ; he besides attracted concern of Trabzonspor in June. [ 16 ]

end of the drought [edit ]

In 2016, not having won any trophies for three seasons in a quarrel, the club started a political campaign called “ The Dream Team ” and signed many celebrated national team players such as Peerapat Notchaiya, Theerathon Bunmathan, Adisak Kraisorn, Tanaboon Kesarat, Chanathip Songkrasin, Tristan Do, Adison Promrak, and international players such as Xisco. They besides brought in Totchtawan Sripan, ones of Thai football legends, as the new head coach. All this resulted in Muangthong United winning the bivalent, as they became champions of the Thai League 1 and League Cup. [ 18 ] In 2017, After finishing champions in the 2016 Thai League season, The Kirins secured directly qualification into the 2017 AFC Champions League. In the group stages, for Home games Muangthong beat Kashima Antlers, 2–1 and beat Ulsan Hyundai, 1-0 and perplex Brisbane Roar, 3-0. The golf club finish up runner-up in Group E. For their family and final peg of the Champions League Round of 16 – a home and away series against japanese side Kawasaki Frontale. Having lose the first leg, 1-3 in Thailand and Frontale kill Muangthong United, 4-1 in the second leg. [ 19 ]

academy [edit ]

The Kirins Academy has a clear up draw a bead on of providing a place to pursue and achieve success through a first base class coach environment for all the young players registered in its organization to produce players that will play and succeed in the first team at Muangthong United. [ 20 ] In the beginning the club use the youth development avail from JMG Academy that sign an agreement with Muangthong United and Robert Procureur who was the Director of JMG Thailand on 2007 to 2011, the academy created most of the endowment player such as Suriya Singmui, Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul, Weerawut Kayem, Picha Autra, Suphanan Bureerat continue to 2011 the club started an own youth development program [ 21 ] [ 22 ] due to AFC clubhouse licensing criterion that tries to develop youthful player from 12–18 years old [ 23 ] so that they created MTU Academy, from this development, the baseball club has produced many players for the national team since Thitipan Puangchan, Korrawit Tasa, Poramet Arjvirai, Patcharapol Intanee. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ]
The trace are the sponsors of MTUTD ( named “ MTUTD Partners ” ) :

[27] Muangthong United ‘s 2017 home kit

Supporters [edit ]

Ultra Muangthong, the fan of Muangthong United in 2013 Muangthong United play their home games in the SCG Stadium, originally designed for about 5,000 spectators. The stadium, unlike most stadiums in Thailand, has no running track. Due to the achiever of the clubhouse and the increasing total of spectators, the stadium was built with steel tube stands with 15,000 seats during the 2008 temper. After the end of the 2009 season a plan to expand the stadium was conceived. As the stadium was only originally designed for a capacity of approximately 15,000 spectators, the expansion increased the capacitance to 25,000. It is besides one of the few stadiums in Thailand to have VIP areas. [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

Season

Total attn.

2011
10,742
182,610

2012
13,427
228,256

2013
10,888
174,212

2014
9,522
180,933

2015
9,168
155,863

2016
9,777
156,434

2017
8,808
140,929

2018
7,912
134,506

2019
9,100
136,501

As of 8 November 2019 [35][36][37][38][39][40]
The club managed to develop a very large fan base in a short time. At away games, the fans are represented very numerous mot. Games against Chonburi and Bangkok Glass are among the highlights of the season. This 2009 modern attendance records for the league could be set up in the season. For the games against Chonburi and Bangkok Glass, there was even a first time ticket sales. This should slow down the expect rush for tickets. For football in Thailand, this was a bangle. The core of fans of Muangthong consists of the Ultra Muangthong. They were besides the first who brought the Ultra movement in Thailand ‘s stages. large banners, flags and doubling holder characterize the Fans, deoxyadenosine monophosphate good as a “ pre-Inger ” with megaphones. [ 41 ] The environment of the organization is considered to be highly professional. The newcomer to the Thai Premier League is the previous top Chonburi in terms of commercialize and trade while in nothing and is evening there to overtake him. The owner of the cabaret, the Siam Sports Syndicate, this is one of the largest media companies in the mutant of Thailand. Thus, the ship’s company was the presenter of the Thai FA Cup in 2009 and besides has the rights to the know broadcasts of the Thai Premier League .

Rivalries [edit ]

Muangthong United has rivalries with Buriram United, Port, Chonburi, against whom they contest the Thailand Clasico, and TOT SC, against whom they contest the Chaeng Watthana bowler hat.

Affiliated clubs [edit ]

This is an important day for Atletico Madrid. I want to congratulate Muang Thong United for winning the Thai Premier League for the second base straight year this is a sign of the dear work the baseball club is doing. I think this agreement will have sporting, commercial and economic benefits for both teams. I hope it will encourage more thai fans to follow the spanish league and more spanish fans to follow the Thai league .

– Miguel Gil, Atletico Madrid CEO. [ 42 ]

Muang Thong United have entered a ground breaking alliance with Spanish club Atletico Madrid in 2011. The collaboration agreement also includes “a program of periodic exchange of players and coaches”, “playing friendly matches together” and “selling each others merchandise in their stadiums”.[45]

2 years later, Muangthong striker Teerasil Dangda joined Atletico for a trial in January 2013[46] and the club has sent youth players to practice football with Atletico Madrid, resulting in them becoming the club’s key players at a later time, such as Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul, Thitiphan Puangjan and Suriya Singmui.[47][48]

In 2021, the club reconsider sending the new generation of youth players to a three-month training to develop their football talents with Atletico Madrid.[49]

Muang Thong United have entered a ground breaking alliance with Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds in 2021. This agreement to be of benefit to both clubs through the exchange of young players and coaches, shared knowledge on technical–training methods and playing friendly matches together.[53]

stadium [edit ]

Thunderdome stadium Thunderdome Stadium is a football stadium located in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai League 1 ‘s slope, Muangthong United. Thunderdome Stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand, while PAT Stadium and TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana constructed without manoeuver including there are others older stadiums, they ‘re all considered as multi-purpose stadiums. [ 54 ] The stadium used to be able to hold a much as 20,000 spectators but the number reduced after renovation by filling in chairs to make the stadium all seated with a capacity of 15,000 people. [ 55 ]

stadium and locations [edit ]

Coordinates

Location

Stadium

Capacity

Year

Nonthaburi
Thunderdome Stadium

15,000

2007–present

Continental record [edit ]

performance in AFC competitions [edit ]

season by season record [edit ]

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted
Relegated

P = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
N/A = No answer

TPL = Thai Premier League
TL = Thai League
T1 = Thai League 1
DIV 1 = Thailand League Division 1
DIV 2 = Thailand League Division 2

QR1 = First Qualifying Round
QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
RInt = Intermediate Round
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4

R5 = Round 5
R6 = Round 6
GS = Group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
RU = Runners-up
S = Shared
W = Winners

current team [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
notice 1 : The official baseball club web site lists the supporters as player 12th homo .

Out on loanword [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

managerial history [edit ]

Head coaches by years (2007–present)

Honours [edit ]

domestic competitions [edit ]

league [edit ]

Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016

Runners-up (3): 2013, 2015, 2017

Winners (1): 2008

Champions (1): 2007

Cups [edit ]

Champions (1): 2010

Runners-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016

Champions (2): 2016, 2017

Champions (1): 2017

International competitions [edit ]

association of southeast asian nations [edit ]