Ground Capacity 32,600 League Thai Premier League | Head Coach Ranko Popović | |
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Nickname(s) The Thunder Castles(ปราสาทสายฟ้า) Profiles | ||
Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and is currently competing in the Thai League T1. The club was founded in 1970 and their current home stadium is New I-Mobile Stadium which has a capacity of 32,600.
Contents
- Provincial Electricity Authority
- 2008 2009 season
- 2010 season Buriram Era
- 2011 Treble season
- 2012 season
- 2013 Quadruple season
- 2015 Quintuple season
- Rivalries
- Cups
- Asian
- Double
- Treble Quadruple
- Stadium
- Training Ground
- First team squad
- Out on loan
- Team B
- Coaches
- Captain history
- Club personnel
- Asian clubs ranking
- Sponsors
- International affiliate clubs
- References
Buriram United won their first Thai League T1 title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club). The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In season 2011, Buriram PEA were the triple champions winning the (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup) in Thailand.
Provincial Electricity Authority
The club was founded in 1970. But first successes came in 1998 with winning the third division of the Kor Royal Cup. The club was then in the Thai Division 1 League. 2002–03 the club finished third in the second division. In the Thai League T1 Relegation to be lost at the end of the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC after round match with 0–1. A year later, with space, then succeeded in the end of season 2003–04 promotion to the Thai Premier League.PEA surprised everyone by becoming the league runner-up at the end of their first Premier League season. Being the runner-up entitled the club to participate in the AFC Champions League. It was the first participation in an international competition for the club. However the club was excluded from the competition. In the following two seasons, 2006 and 2007, the PEA took place only 10 and 8 at the end of the season.
2008-2009 season
In 2008 Provincial Electricity Authority relocated to Ayutthaya and played at Ayutthaya Province Stadium where they gained a bigger fan base. The club played under the nickname of Faifa Ayutthaya (Electric Ayutthaya) from media and its fans. Under the head coach Prapol Pongpanich, PEA eventually won their first championship in Thai League T1. The club was qualified for 2009 AFC Champions League preliminary round.
In 2009, PEA was eliminated from 2009 AFC Champions League after losing 1–4 to Singapore Armed Forces in the extra-time at Rajamangala Stadium. PEA ran their defending title campaign of Thai League T1 with the poor performance. Prapon Pongpanich was sacked in the middle of the season and replaced by former Thailand national team head coach Thongsuk Sampahungsith. The club finished at 9th place of out of sixteen at the final standing.
2010 season - Buriram Era
In December 2009 it was announced that a politician based in Buriram, Newin Chidchob was to take over the club. He had already tried unsuccessfully to take over TOT SC and Royal Thai Army FC Newin relocated the club to Buriram in Isan and rebranded it to Buriram PEA Football Club. The Buriram PEA inherited most of the players from the former PEA club included the stars like Rangsan Vivatchaichok, Apichet Puttan and Theerathon Bunmathan. Pongphan Wongsuwan who was a long-time head coach of TOT S.C. was instated as coach. Thailand national team member Suchao Nuchnum of TOT S.C. also followed his coach to the new team.
Buriram PEA finished their first season under the transition as the runner-up of 2010 Thai Premier League. The club reached the final of 2010 Thai League Cup but lose 0–1 to Thai Port at Supachalasai Stadium.
2011 Treble season
Buriram PEA under the coaching of Attaphol Buspakom, completed their 2011 season with the domestic Treble by three Thai major trophies. Buriram won 2011 Thai Premier League with 85 points, highest record in the league history. They beat the archrival Muangthong United in the 2011 Thai FA Cup final and clinched their first Thai FA Cup title. Following the success in two other competitions, Buriram avenged their previous year League Cup final opponent, Thai Port and snatched the 2010 Thai League Cup to their name. Buriram PEA became the first Thai club to won a Treble in a season.
2012 season
At the start of the 2012 season, the club was renamed Buriram United Football Club. In the first match of the group stages of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Buriram beat the 2011 J-League champion, Kashiwa Reysol, 3–2 and became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a J-League club in ACL since starting the Champions League system in 2003. On the second match, Buriram was the visiting team against the 2011 CSL Champion, Guangzhou Evergrande. Buriram also became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a Chinese club "in China" after beating Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 in Tianhe Stadium from Suchao Nuchnum and Frank Acheampong's goals. That match was the end of a two-year unbeaten home record for Guangzhou.
2013 Quadruple season
Under Spanish head coach Alejandro Menéndez, Buriram United became the first Thai club to achieve the Quadruple by winning 4 trophies in the 2014 calendar year. The campaign included the titles of Kor Royal Cup, Thai League T1, Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup. The league season was also finished with the first Invincible title for the club, the second Thai team after Muangthong United F.C. in 2012.
2015 Quintuple season
In 2015, Brazilian coach Alexandre Gama guided Buriram United to create their history by winning all five competitions included Kor Royal Cup, Thai League T1, Thai FA Cup, Thai League Cup and Mekong Club Championship. Buriram United has become the first club in Asia to won the Quintuple.
Moreover, Buriram United was also arguably regarded as the strongest squad in Thai League history after winning 2015 Thai Premier League with an unbeatable record. The Brazilian forward Diogo Luis Santo broke the top scoring record with 33 goals from 32 games and received Thai League T1 Top Scorer and Player of the Year Awards at the end of the year.
Rivalries
Buriram United has Muangthong United as their main rival. The two clubs emerged as the new powerhouses of Thai League T1 (TL) in the last 6 years. The rivalry between two clubs started as the competitive relationship since they are the only two clubs that shared Thai League T1 championships between them since 2009 season.
Buriram United and Muangthong United also represent the difference group of supporters among them. Buriram represents the rustic people in the countryside while Muangthong United symbolizes the urban people in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Their rivalry also represents the politic in Football Association of Thailand (FAT) since Muangthong United has the close relationship with FAT under the management of Worawi Makudi while former politician Newin Chidchob became the opposite polar and frequently questioned the transparency of FAT.
The games between the two are regarded as the finest match-up in Thai football. Buriram dominated the rivalry head-to-head and maintained their unbeaten record against Muangthong for a long time since the club establishing. It became their famous rivalry quote of "Rather lose to anyone but Muangthong." (Thai lit. แพ้ใครก็ได้ แต่ไม่แพ้เมืองทอง). Their unbeaten record against Muangthong was broke in 2016 Thai League when they lose 0 - 3 to their rival at their home ground.
Cups
Asian
Double
Treble / Quadruple
Stadium
I-Mobile Stadium is a 32,600 seat football stadium in Buriram, Thailand. The stadium is the home of Thailand's 2011, 2013 and 2015 treble champions, Buriram United. The i-mobile Stadium is the second largest football stadium in Thailand. Its nickname is "Thunder Castle", the fifth castle of Buriram Province. Buriram United has led the 18-team Thai League (TL) in attendance since the move to the new stadium.
The i-mobile Stadium is in the Mueang Buriram District, located about 4 kilometers southwest of central Buriram along highway 219. The 150-acre site has a capacity of 32,600 people with parking for 800 cars and buses, plus 3,000 motorcycles. The pitch is floodlit; allowing for night matches. The stadium houses locker rooms for home and visiting teams, provides modern medical facilities and live television and radio broadcasting infrastructure.
Training Ground
First-team squad
Below is a list of players playing for Buriram United as the official website confirms. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 1: The club lists the supporters as the 12th man.
Note 2: Players who are AFC Champions League quota foreign players are listed in bold.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team B
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaches
Coaches by years (2001–present)
Captain history
Captain by Years (2010–present)
Club personnel
Buriram United Co., Ltd.
Owner: Newin ChidchobBuriram United F.C. Board
Chairman: Newin ChidchobVice-President: Karuna ChidchobVice-President: Chaichanok ChidchobExecutive Board
Chief Executive Officer: Kanoksak PinsaengClub Secretary: Songkrot MukdapitakStadium manager: Pramoolchai NopsuphanwongTeam Manager: Tadthep PitakpoolsinAssistance-Team Manager: Surapong SawasdeeAsian clubs ranking
As of 26 November 2015. are calculated by the AFC.Sponsors
The following are the sponsors of BRUTD (named "BRUTD Partners"):
Title Sponsor
Official Sponsors