Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลดราก้อน ปทุมวัน กาญจนบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in Mueang, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.[1][2] The club is currently playing in the Thai League 2.
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| Full name | Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Fire Dragons (มังกรไฟ) |
| Founded | 2017 as Singha Golden Bells 2022 as Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi |
| Ground | Kanchanaburi Province Stadium Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Coordinates | 14°01′13″N 99°31′17″E / 14.020402°N 99.521469°E |
| Chairman | Pakphum Kanchanaratkul |
| Head coach | Somchai Makmool |
| League | Thai League 2 |
| 2023–24 | 13th |
| Website | Club website |
History
editIn 2017, the club was established as Singha Golden Bells Muangkan.
In 2018, Singha Golden Bells Muangkan competed in the fourth tier in the Thailand Amateur League Western region, using Kanchanaburi municipality stadium as the ground. They competed in the amateur league from the 2018 and 2019 seasons continuously.
In 2020, the club was promoted to Thai League 3 or also known as Omsin League[3] and renamed to Singha Golden Bells Kanchanaburi. Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.[4] The club finished the 4th place of the Western region.[5]
In 2021, the club has changed the club's logo by using Leo's head and text Kanchanaburi Football Club to compete in the Thai League 3 continuously.[6]
First ever piece of silverware
editIn 2022, the club was renamed to Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi and changed the club's logo to be a dragon.[7] The club 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 3–3 away draw against Chainat United[8] and they ended the season with a 1–0 home win over Chainat United.[9] The club has finished 1st place in the league of the Western region and advanced to the national championship stage. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup, Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi was defeated 1–3 by Ghost Gate in the first round, causing them to be eliminated[10] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup, Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi was defeated 0–2 by Lamphun Warriors in the second round, causing them to be eliminated too.[11]
Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi has a great run in the 2023–24 Thai FA Cup where they became the first club in Thailand football history to start all the way from the bottom in the qualification round up until the final round. On 4 October 2023, the club won against a Thailand Amateur League team Namphong United 13–0 where it was also the highest recorded win in the cup history. The club then qualified to the second round where they would face Chattrakan City. On 1 November, as both scoreline was at 2–2 which the game was sent to extra time, Júnior Batista then score in the 105th minute to send Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi through to the next round. On 20 December 2023, the club than faced Udon Thani City in the second round where they win 2–0 and progress to the third round. The club faced Phitsanulok Unity on 28 February 2024 where the game was sent to extra time up until the 118th minute Pichitchai Sienkrthok scored in the very last minute to send Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi to the quarter-finals. On 10 April, the club was drawn agains Thai League 1 club Sukhothai where they go on to beat them 2–0 thus progressing to the semi-finals. Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi than faced Samut Sakhon City on 8 May where the club won 3–1 seeing them going to the 2024 Thai FA Cup final for the first time in the club history. On 15 June, the club faced off against Bangkok United where Ricardo Pires open up the account for the club before opposition Vander leveled the score at 1–1. The match would than moved on to penalty shoot-out however, Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi lost 4–2 on penalties.
Stadium and locations
edit| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 14°01′13″N 99°31′17″E / 14.020402°N 99.521469°E | Ban Nuea, Mueang, Kanchanaburi | Kanchanaburi Municipality Stadium | 5,000 | 2018– |
Season by season record
edit| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2018 | TA West | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2nd | Not enter | Not qualified | — | — |
| 2019 | TA West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2nd | Not enter | Not qualified | — | — |
| 2020–21 | T3 West | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 4th | Not enter | No competition |  Nattapong Kumnaet
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| 2021–22 | T3 West | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 4th | R2 | QRP |  Lucas Massaro Garcia Gama
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| 2022–23 | T3 West | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 26 | 52 | 1st | R1 | R2 |  Sergei Tumasyan
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14 |
| 2023–24 | T2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 13th | RU | QRP | Ricardo Pires
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9 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Honours
editDomestic leagues
edit- Thai League 3 Western Region
- Winners (1): 2022–23
Cups
editPlayers
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 8 January 2023[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Somchai Makmool
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| Assistant Head Coach | Arthit Tanusorn
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| Assistant Coach | Vacant |
| First-Team Coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Kosin Hembutr
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| Fitness Coach | Vacant |
| Video Analyst | Vacant |
| Team Doctor | Vacant |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Technical Director | Vacant |
References
edit- ^ "Club's info". Thai League.
- ^ "Club's official Facebook page". Facebook.
- ^ "Omsin bank becomes to be the main sponsor of Thai League 3 and 4 in 2019 season (in Thai)". FA Thailand. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 (in Thai)". goal.com. 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Singha Golden Bells Kanchanaburi has finished 4th place of the Western region of the Thai League 3 in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Kanchanaburi F.C. official logo in 2021". Kanchanaburi F.C. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Piyapong was an officer of Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi F.C. (in Thai)". ballthai.com. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 1 – Chainat United v Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 22 – Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi v Chainat United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup first round – Ghost Gate v Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup second round – Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi v Lamphun Warriors" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 25 January 2023.
- ^ Singha Golden Bells Kanchanaburi. Retrieved on 4 January 2022.