Royal Thai Air Force F.C.
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| Full name | Royal Thai Air Force Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Air Force (ทัพฟ้า) |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Ground | Thupatemi Stadium Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Coordinates | 13°57′04″N 100°37′30″E / 13.951246°N 100.625096°E |
| Owner | Royal Thai Air Force |
| Chairman | Treepol Aongpaitoon |
| Head coach | Narong Parichat |
| League | Thai League 3 |
| 2023–24 | Thai League 3, 7th of 14 in the Bangkok Metropolitan region |
Royal Thai Air Force Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลทหารอากาศ), is a Thai professional football club under the stewardship of Royal Thai Air Force based in Lamlukka, Pathum Thani, Thailand.[1] The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region.
History
[edit]In 2019, the club was established and competed in the 2019 Thailand Amateur League Bangkok metropolitan region, using the Thupatemi 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 eleventh place of the Bangkok metropolitan region.
In 2021, the 2021–22 season is the second consecutive season in the Thai League 3 of Royal Thai Air Force.[4] They started the season with a 0–2 home defeated to North Bangkok University[5] and they ended the season with a 0–1 away defeated to the North Bangkok University.[6] The club has finished tenth place in the league of the Bangkok metropolitan region.
In 2022, Royal Thai Air Force 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 away win over Royal Thai Army[7] and they ended the season with a 3–1 home win over Royal Thai Army.[8] The club has finished 13th place in the league of the Bangkok metropolitan region.
Stadium and locations
[edit]| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 13°57′04″N 100°37′30″E / 13.951246°N 100.625096°E | Khu Khot, Lamlukka, Pathum Thani | Thupatemi Stadium | 2019 – present |
Season by season record
[edit]| 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 Bangkok | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1st | Opted out | Ineligible | |||
| 2020–21 | T3 Bangkok | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 11th | Opted out | QR2 |  Nattapon Srisamut
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| 2021–22 | T3 Bangkok | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 10th | Opted out | Opted out | Nattapon Srisamut Thitiwut Ngamprom
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| 2022–23 | T3 Bangkok | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 21 | 13th | Opted out | Opted out | Jakkapong Polmart
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| 2023–24 | T3 Bangkok | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 7th | Opted out | Opted out | Opted out |  Karam Idris Peerawat Rarang
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 1 October 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Club's official Facebook". Royal Thai Air Force.
- ^ "Royal Thai Air Force promoted to the 2020 Thai League 4 (in Thai)". goal.com. 27 October 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 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 1 – Royal Thai Air Force v North Bangkok University" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 26 – North Bangkok University v Royal Thai Air Force" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 1 – Royal Thai Army v Royal Thai Air Force" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 26 – Royal Thai Air Force v Royal Thai Army" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 March 2023.