Sukhothai F.C.
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| Full name | Sukhothai Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fire Bats (ค้างคาวไฟ) | |||
| Short name | SKT | |||
| Founded | 2009 | |||
| Ground | Thalay Luang Stadium Sukhothai, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 8,000 | |||
| Chairman | Anongwan Thepsuthin | |||
| Head coach | Aktaporn Chalitaporn | |||
| League | Thai League 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Thai League 1, 13th of 16 | |||
| Website | http://www.sukhothaifootballclub.com/ | |||
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Sukhothai Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย) is a Thai professional association football club based in Sukhothai province. The club currently play in the Thai League 1. Sukhothai represents the Sukhothai Province mainly known for being the first Kingdom of Thailand.[1] Their main team colors are red and white and their away colors are black and green.
History
Early history
Sukhothai Football Club was established in 2009 and entered the Regional League Northern Division. They finished their first ever season in the Regional League Northern Division in 7th place out of 11 teams. In 2014, after 6 years in the third tier division, Sukhothai got the promotion to 2015 Thai Division 1 League.
In 2015, the newly promotion team Sukhothai had a successful campaign in Thai Division 1 League with the finishing in the unexpected third place of the final standing. Sukhothai has promoted to 2016 Thai League.
In 2019, Sukhothai academy's top prospect, Jasraj Sangha, was offered a contract with the first team, but declined the offer, later stating that it was a "late notice".
Top flight league
In 2016, In the club first year in the top league, Sukhothai created the overachieved run by finishing in the seventh place of the table. Sukhothai also qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying round after being one of co-winner of 2016 Thai FA Cup.[2] Sukhothai then faced off against Myanmar club Yadanarbon in the preliminary round 2 where they beat them 5–0 to advance to the play-off round. Sukhothai then met Chinese club Shanghai SIPG but lost 3–0 at the Shanghai Stadium.
Sukhothai then finished off the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season in 14th place needing two points away from Suphanburi who is sitting on top of the relegation zone. The club was then relegated to the 2021–22 Thai League 2 season. In the next season, Sukhothai then finished off as runner-ups in the Thai League 2 sitting one point below league champions, Lamphun Warriors. Sukhothai then returned to the top flight after spending one season in the second division.
Main rivalry
Sukhothai's main neighboring rivals are with Phitsanulok and Kamphaengphet.
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 16°58′30″N 99°47′22″E / 16.975134°N 99.789532°E | Sukhothai | Sukhothai Institute of Physical Education Stadium | 2009–2013 |
| 17°03′42″N 99°47′37″E / 17.061773°N 99.793703°E | Sukhothai | Thalay Luang Stadium | 2014–present |
Players
Current squad
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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Out on loan
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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List of former managers
Chusak Sriphum 2009–2014- Somchai Makmool 2015
- Somchai Chuayboonchum 2015–2016
- Somchai Makmool 2016–2017
- Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2017–2018
- Yannawit Khantharat 2018
- Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2018
Ljubomir Ristovski 2019- Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2019
- Surapong Kongthep 2020–2021
Dennis Amato 2021–2023- Chusak Sriphum 2023
Sugao Kambe 2023–2024- Aktaporn Chalitaporn 2024–
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2017 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Yadanarbon
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5–0 | |
| Play-off round |  Shanghai SIPG
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0–3 | |||
Season by season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Thailand Champions Cup |
AFC Champions League |
Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2009 | DIV 2 North | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 7th | – | – | ||||
| 2010 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 42 | 9th | R1 | – | – | |||
| 2011 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 14th | – | – | ||||
| 2012 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 14th | – | – | ||||
| 2013 | DIV 2 North | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 60 | 3rd | – | – | ||||
| 2014 | DIV 2 North | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 19 | 61 | 1st | – | – | ||||
| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | – | – | Felipe Ferreira | 25 |
| 2016 | TL | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 7th | W | R3 | – | – | Renan Marques | 15 |
| 2017 | T1 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 36 | 15th | R2 | QF | RU | Play-off round | John Baggio | 9 |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 63 | 43 | 11th | R2 | R1 | – | – | Nelson Bonilla | 25 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 12th | R3 | R2 | – | – | John Baggio | 10 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 28 | 14th | R2 | – | – | – | John Baggio | 16 |
| 2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 44 | 73 | 2nd | R1 | QPR | – | – | Osman Sow | 16 |
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 12th | R2 | R1 | – | – | Osman Sow | 7 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 60 | 32 | 13th | QF | R2 | – | – | Nelson Bonilla | 8 |
| 2024–25 | T1 | R1 | – | – | |||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Honours
Domestic leagues
- Regional League Northern Division
- Winner (1) : 2014
- FA Cup
- Champions: 2016