ACDC F.C.
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| Full name | Air and Coastal Defense Command Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Rama's Mighty Arrow (พระรามแผลงศร) |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Ground | Battleship Stadium Chonburi, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 12°39′39″N 100°55′24″E / 12.660831°N 100.923259°E |
| Owner | Air and Coastal Defense Command |
| Chairman | Surawong Wongwanich |
| Head coach | Surakij Thepmanee |
| League | Thai League 3 |
| 2023–24 | Thai League 3, 10th of 11 in the Eastern region |
| Website | web.facebook.com/สโมสรหน่วยบัญชาการต่อสู้อากาศยานและรักษาฝั่ง-สอรฝเอฟซี-1787507671498860 |
ACDC F.C. (Air and Coastal Defense Command Football Club or Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลหน่วยบัญชาการต่อสู้อากาศยานและรักษาฝั่ง) or its abbreviated name is ACDC Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอล สอ.รฝ.), is a Thai professional football club under the stewardship of Air and Coastal Defense Command, Royal Thai Navy based in Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand.[1] The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Eastern region.
History
In 2018, the club was established.
In 2019, the club began to compete in the 2019 Thailand Amateur League Eastern region, using the Battleship stadium as the ground. At the end of the season, they have promoted to the 2020 Thai League 4.[2]
In 2020, the club became a professional football club and competed in the Thai League 4. However, the Football Association of Thailand merged the Thai League 3 and Thai League 4. As a result of this incident, all teams in Thai League 4 were promoted to Thai League 3. The club competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2020–21 season. In late December 2020, the Coronavirus disease 2019 or also known as COVID-19 had spread again in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.[3] The club has finished the ninth place of the Eastern region.
In 2021, the 2021–22 season was the second consecutive season in the Thai League 3 of ACDC.[4] They started the season with a 1–4 away defeated to Pattaya Dolphins United[5] and they ended the season with a 1–2 home defeated to the Pattaya Dolphins United.[6] The club has finished seventh place in the league of the Eastern region. In addition, in the 2021–22 Thai League Cup ACDC was defeated 0–3 by Rajpracha in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated.[7]
In 2022, ACDC competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 3rd season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 1–0 home win over Banbueng[8] and they ended the season with a 0–1 away defeat to Banbueng.[9] The club has finished 9th place in the league of the Eastern region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup ACDC was penalty shoot-out defeated 3–4 by Prachinburi City in the first round, causing them to be eliminated[10] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup ACDC was defeated 2–5 by Pluakdaeng United in the second qualification round, causing them to be eliminated too.[11]
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 12°39′39″N 100°55′24″E / 12.660831°N 100.923259°E | Chonburi (Sattahip) | Battleship Stadium | 2018 – present |
Season by season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | T3 Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | TA East | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1st | Opted out | Ineligible | |||
| 2020–21 | T3 East | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 9th | Opted out | Opted out |  Anucha Phasupho
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| 2021–22 | T3 East | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 7th | Opted out | QRP | Natchapol Jitkasem
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| 2022–23 | T3 East | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 9th | R1 | QR2 | Chusana Numkanitsorn
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| 2023–24 | T3 East | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 10th | Opted out | QR2 | QR2 | Chusana Numkanitsorn, Worachet Bumphenkiatitkul, Nitirach Mahaseana
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Players
- As of 20 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Club's official Facebook". ACDC.
- ^ "ACDC promoted to the 2020 Thai League 4 (in Thai)". supersubthailand.com. 29 December 2019.
- ^ "FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 (in Thai)". goal.com. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Nattapong Saenson (4 September 2021). "The results of the Thai League 3 matchday 1. (in Thai)".
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Eastern region matchday 1 – Pattaya Dolphins United v ACDC" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Eastern region matchday 22 – ACDC v Pattaya Dolphins United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup qualification play-off – ACDC v Rajpracha" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Eastern region matchday 1 – ACDC v Banbueng" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Eastern region matchday 22 – Banbueng v ACDC" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup first round – ACDC v Prachinburi City" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup second qualification round – Pluakdaeng United v ACDC" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 21 September 2022.