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National Defense Ministry FC

Tiffy Army FC
កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ
Full nameRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces FA
Nickname(s)The Army
Hanuman
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982), as Ministry of Defense
GroundRCAF Old Stadium
Capacity8,000
ChairmanSupachai Verapuchong[1]
ManagerHor Sokheng
CoachPhea Sopheaktra
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2023–24Cambodian Premier League, 5th of 10

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA (Khmer: សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons,[2] is a professional football club based in Phnom Penh. The club represents Ministry of National Defense and competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football.

Originally founded in 1982 as Ministry of Defense, the team changed its name to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club after the restoration of monarchy in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to Ministry of National Defense FC.[3] In 2020 it was announced that the club would return to the name of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club FA (RCAF FA) and would take on the nickname Tiffy Army due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

Stadium

Tiffy Army's home ground is the RCAF Old Stadium, which has the capacity of 14,750 spectators.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 09 August 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cambodia CAM Mat Lany
2 DF Cambodia CAM Oem Vinun
3 DF Cambodia CAM Vorn Phalla
4 DF Cambodia CAM Yang Phumin
5 DF Cambodia CAM Heng Senghorng
6 DF Cambodia CAM Yue Safy (on loan from Phnom Penh Crown)
7 FW Cambodia CAM Mao Piseth
8 FW Japan JPN Tetsuaki Misawa (3rd-captain)
9 FW Portugal POR Josemar Agostinho
10 FW Japan JPN Reiya Kinoshita
11 MF Cambodia CAM Nat Sangha
12 FW Cambodia CAM Chun Sinoeun
14 MF Japan JPN Shori Murata
15 DF Cambodia CAM Suk Vatana
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Cambodia CAM Touch Soktey
17 MF Cambodia CAM Choeun Nacha
18 MF Cambodia CAM Up Kamol (Vice-captain)
20 MF Cambodia CAM Tep Filib
21 DF Cambodia CAM Try Bunseangyalen
22 GK Cambodia CAM Um Sereyroth
23 FW Cambodia CAM Sreng Sokea
24 MF Cambodia CAM Khorn Narong
25 DF Cambodia CAM Thorng Da (Captain)
26 DF Myanmar MYA Soe Moe Kyaw
27 MF Cambodia CAM Aarun Lim
28 FW Cambodia CAM Ahmath Surim
29 FW Serbia SRB Nemanja Filipović
99 DF Cambodia CAM Buth Ratha

Reserve team and Youth Academy

Compete in Cambodian League 2

As of 16 September 2023[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Cambodia CAM Chim Chandaro
4 DF Cambodia CAM Buth Ratha
5 DF Cambodia CAM Heng Senghorng
7 FW Cambodia CAM Chanvibol Davit
8 MF Cambodia CAM Chong Sovanpanha
9 FW Cambodia CAM Chun Sinoeun
10 FW Cambodia CAM Mut Sopheang
11 FW Cambodia CAM Sreng Sokea
12 FW Cambodia CAM Ty Nareach
14 MF Cambodia CAM Ly Tochita
15 DF Cambodia CAM Suk Vatana
16 FW Cambodia CAM Cho So Visal
17 FW Cambodia CAM Choeun Nacha
18 MF Cambodia CAM Tong Sambath
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Cambodia CAM Lay Hengly
20 MF Cambodia CAM Tep Filib
21 MF Cambodia CAM Leang Pisey
22 GK Cambodia CAM Mat Lany
23 MF Cambodia CAM Meas Liza
24 MF Cambodia CAM Khorn Narong
25 DF Cambodia CAM Chirk Chengly
28 MF Cambodia CAM Son Sovanpanha
29 FW Cambodia CAM Sa Usos
30 GK Cambodia CAM Sopheap Thaiyuth
31 DF Cambodia CAM Touch Soktey
32 DF Cambodia CAM Vorn Phalla
33 DF Cambodia CAM Lun Mengleang

Staff

As of 27 September 2024[7]
Position Name
Team manager Cambodia Hor Sokheng
Head coach Cambodia Phea Sopheaktra
Assistant coach Cambodia Pom Tola
Cambodia Pak Siya
Cambodia Lorn Sotheara
Goalkeeper coach Cambodia Thong Chanraksmey
Fitness coach Cambodia Yeum Navan
Cambodia Khek Khemarin
Club doctor Cambodia Ny Leakhana
Cambodia Ny Sotheavy

Honours

Domestic competitions

International

  • ASEAN Army Championship
4th : 2004
Group Qualified : 1999
  • Asia Clubs Pre Season Championship
Champions : 2017
  • Kun Min, China Pre Season Championship
Champions : 2018

References

  1. ^ "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. ^ a b ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. ^ "ជម្រើសជើងឯកខេមបូឌានព្រីមៀរលីគ... - Cambodian Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ^ "Tiffy Army FC". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  6. ^ "Tiffy Army B". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់ ខ.ភ.ម ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាក្រុមតែមួយគត់ដែលមានក្រុមការងារគ្រូបង្វឹកខ្មែរសុទ្ធសាធ" (in Khmer). PEAK Broadcasting Service Facebook page. 27 September 2024.