Ground Capacity 5,000 League Thai Premier League | Owner Police United
BEC-TERO Founded 1992 | |
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Full name Police Tero Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลโปลิศ เทโร Nickname(s) The Fire Dragons
(มังกรไฟ)
TERO Ground Police Stadium
Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand President Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda
Brian L. Marcar | ||
Police Tero Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลโปลิศ เทโร) is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003. The club was formerly known as BEC Tero Sasana F.C. before merging with Police United in 2017 season.
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Club history
The team was established in 1992. It was previously known as Sasana Witthaya School team and was formed by Mr. Worawi Makudi. The first football match this team entered was in Division 3 of the football royal cup in 1993. In 1994, the team played in Division 2 of the football royal cup In 1995, the team played in Division 1 of the football royal cup and in 1996, the team entered the Thai League for the first time. It was during this year, in 1996, that Mr. Worawi Makudi and Mr. Brian L. Marcar, managing director of BEC-TERO Entertainment Co., Ltd., joined hands and renamed the team as Football Club Tero Sasana. The team was placed in the 12th position among 18 teams in the Thai League.
In 1997, Football Club Tero Sasana also played in the Thai League and this time was placed in the fifth place. Later in 1998, BEC-World Public Company Limited supported the Football Club Tero Sasana and changed the team's name to Tero Sasana Sasana FC. The team won the third place when they played the Thai League. They were also one of the eight final teams to enter the final round of the Thai FA Cup.
In 1999, the team entered the Thai League and again won the third place. In the same year, they were among the final teams in the Thai FA Cup.
The year 2000 was a very eventful year for the BEC-Tero Sasana FC. The team won its first championship award by winning the Thai League. It also received the championship award for the King's Cup.
In 2001, BEC-Tero Sasana FC was able to keep its championship and won the Thai League for the second consecutive year. This greatly increased the fan base.
The club's success continued for a few years and culminated with finishing Runner-up in the 2002–03 AFC Champions League.
In 2012 The club appointed Robert Procureur former general manager of Muangthong United to be new Director of Football, He build up a great team by pushing up many young players such as Peerapat Notchaiya, Tanaboon Kesarat, Chanathip Songkrasin, Tristan Do, Chenrop Samphaodi, Jaturong Pimkoon and the fan called "Golden Generation" that was the important to help the team win the Thai League Cup Trophy in 2014, is the first tropy in 12 years.
In 2016 after the club was relegation (Saraburi F.C. was out of the thai league due to their money problem in 2016 so the club was place in the place of Saraburi F.C.) Mr. Brian L. Marcar the club president sold the team to Inspire Entertainment related company to Siamsport the owner of Muangthong United. Mr.Robert Procureur was quit and the superstar player as Peerapat Notchaiya, Tanaboon Kesarat, Chanathip Songkrasin, Tristan Do, Tristan Do joined Muangthong United.
In 2017 the club change the name to Police Tero Football Club after the takeover by Police United Group.
Cups
Asian
Asean
First team squad
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Out on loan
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Former players
For details on former players, see Category:BEC Tero Sasana F.C. players.
Coaches
Coaches by years (1996/97-present)