Phitsanulok Unity F.C.
| Full name | Phitsanulok Unity Football club สโมสรฟุตบอลพิษณุโลก ยูนิตี้ |
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| Nickname(s) | Ong Dam's Fighting Cock (ไก่ชนองค์ดำ) |
| Founded | 2018, as Wat Bot City 2023, as Phitsanulok Unity |
| Ground | Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University Stadium Phitsanulok, Thailand |
| Chairman | Tanongsak Noykor |
| Head coach | Isawa Singhthong |
| League | Thai League 3 |
| 2024–25 | Thai League 3, 11th of 11 in the Northern region (relegated) |
| Website | https://www.thaileague.co.th/club-info/?id=189&tn=41 |
Phitsanulok Unity Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลพิษณุโลก ยูนิตี้) is a Thai football club based in Phitsanulok province. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Northern region.
History
In 2018, the club has established by a football fan in Wat Bot, Phitsanulok[1] and competed in Thailand Amateur League Northern region. In the end of season, the club has promoted to Thai League 4 (also known as Omsin League).[2]
In 2019, The club has moved their ground to the Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University Stadium. They competed in Thai League 4 Northern region and finished in the 2nd place, qualified to the champions league stage.[3][4][5][6][7] The club is planning to construct an own stadium in Wat Bot, Phitsanulok.[8] In the end of 2019 season, Wat Bot City has promoted to 2020 Thai League 3 by competed in the upper region.[9] In addition, at the end of 2019 season, Wat Bot City was the champion of Thai League 4 Champions League.
In 2022, Wat Bot City competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 4th season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 2–0 home win over Kongkrailas United[10] and they ended the season with a 1–0 away win over Kongkrailas United.[11] The club has finished 4th place in the league of the Northern region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Wat Bot City was defeated 0–1 by Uthai Thani in the third round, causing them to be eliminated[12] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Wat Bot City was defeated 1–3 by Rayong in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too.[13]
In 2023, Wat Bot City was rebranded as Phitsanulok United where they use field rat to represent the club logo. However a year later, the club redesigned its logo from a field rat to a fighting cock, symbolizing King Naresuan the Great's legendary fighting cock.
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 16°49′54″N 100°12′45″E / 16.831601°N 100.212476°E | Phitsanulok | Phra Ong Dam Stadium | 2018 |
| 16°49′54″N 100°12′47″E / 16.831732°N 100.213026°E | Phitsanulok | Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University Stadium | 2019 – present |
Season by season record
| 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 | ||||
| 2018 | TA North | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2nd | Opted out | Ineligible | Sathaporn Jueachan | 4 | |
| 2019 | T4 North | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 24 | 58 | 2nd | R1 | QR1 | Natthawut Nueamai | 11 | |
| 2020–21 | T3 North | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 5th | R2 | QR1 | Rafinha | 12 | |
| 2021–22 | T3 North | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 4th | Opted out | Opted out | Burnel Okana-Stazi | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | T3 North | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 37 | 4th | R3 | QRP | Anucha Phantong | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | T3 North | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 43 | 1st | R3 | Opted out | Opted out | Selwan Al-Jaberi | 9 |
| 2024–25 | T3 North | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 11th | Opted out | QRP | LP | Luan Borges | 6 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Player
Current players
- As of 21 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Honours
Domestic leagues
- Thai League 3 Northern Region
- Winners (1): 2023–24
- Thai League 4
- Champions (1): 2019
References
- ^ "Establishment of Wat Bot City F.C. (in Thai)". mainstand.co.th.
- ^ "Sponsorship of Omsin bank to Thai League 4 (in Thai)". fathailand.org.
- ^ "The brochure of Thai League 1-4 in 2019 season (in Thai)". www.thaileague.co.th.
- ^ "The club's info from Thai League official website". www.thaileague.co.th.
- ^ "โปรแกรมการแข่งขัน ออมสิน ลีก (ไทยลีก 4) โซนภาคเหนือ ฤดูกาล 2019 (in Thai)" (PDF). fathailand.org.
- ^ "หนูนาจอมโหด ซิวตำแหน่งรองโซนภาคเหนือพร้อมตั๋วไปเล่นรอบแชมเปี้ยนส์ลีก (in Thai)". ballthai.com.
- ^ "12 teams qualified to T4 champions league stage (in Thai)". thaileague.co.th.
- ^ "Wat Bot City F.C. is planning to construct its own stadium (in Thai)". siamsport.co.th.
- ^ "Wat Bot City and Muang Loei United promoted to Thai League 3 (in Thai)". thaileague.co.th.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northern region matchday 1 – Wat Bot City v Kongkrailas United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northern region matchday 22 – Kongkrailas United v Wat Bot City" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup third round – Wat Bot City v Uthai Thani" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup qualification play-off round – Wat Bot City v Rayong" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 October 2022.
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