Khon Kaen United F.C.

Khon Kaen United
ขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด
Full nameKhon Kaen United Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)The King Cobras
(จงอางผยอง)
Founded13 October 2014; 9 years ago (13 October 2014)
GroundKhon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Capacity8,500
ChairmanWatthana Changlao
ManagerEkalak Thong-am

Rattee Ueathanaphaisarn

(caretaker)
LeagueThai League 1
2021–22Thai League 1, 10th
WebsiteClub website

Khon Kaen United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Khon Kaen province. The club currently plays in Thai League 1, the top tier of the Thai football league system. The club has won the Thai League 3 title in 2019.

History

The club was formed in 2015 and entered the Regional League Division 2 and allocated into the North-East Division that makes Khon Kaen Derby match with Khon Kaen.

In 2016, The club was suspended from the 2016 campaign due to criminal case with 8 games remaining.[1]

In 2018, The club was returned to play in Thailand's professional league because the team is acquitted by the Thailand Court of justice decide. FA Thailand order this team to restart at 2018 Thai League 4 North Eastern Region.[2] At the end of the season the club finished with Runners-up of Thai League 4 and Promote from Thai League 4 to Thai League 3.

In 2019, the club was the Champion of the 2019 Thai League 3 upper zone and Champion of Thai League 3 and was promoted from Thai League 3 to the 2020–21 Thai League 2 where in their first season, the club gain another promotion to the 2021–22 Thai League 1 as a Play-off winner after beating Nakhon Pathom United.[3]

Stadium and locations

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
16°27′21″N 102°56′49″E / 16.455887°N 102.946865°E / 16.455887; 102.946865 Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Sports School Stadium 2,500 2015
16°24′46″N 102°49′38″E / 16.412905°N 102.827164°E / 16.412905; 102.827164 Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium 7,000 2016

Season-by-season record

Season League FA Cup League Cup Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2015 DIV 2 North-East 34 26 4 4 69 28 82 1st R2 QF Ghana Samuel Kwawu 13
2016–17 DIV 1 banned
2018 T4 North-East 26 17 5 4 65 24 56 2nd QR QR1 Brazil Capistrano Jardel 15+5
2019 T3 Upper 24 18 5 1 57 19 59 1st QR QR1 Brazil Natan Oliveira 19
2020–21 T2 34 18 6 10 56 37 60 4th QR – Brazil Paulo Conrado 25+1
2021–22 T1 30 10 7 13 30 43 37 10th R2 R1 Brazil Ibson Melo 17
2022–23 T1 30 7 12 11 24 42 33 13th R2 R1 Thailand Alongkorn Jornnathong
Brazil Ibson Melo
Israel Lidor Cohen 		4
2023–24 T1 R1
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Player out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial history

Head coaches by years (2015–present)

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2019
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2019
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up : 2018
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2015

References

  1. ^ FAT Thailand (19 August 2016). "ส.บอลประกาศตัดสิทธิ์ "ขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด" ยกเลิกผลการแข่งขันทั้งหมด". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "BREAKING : มติระงับสิทธิ์ไม่ผ่าน!ขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด จ่อคัมแบ็ก". Goal.com (in Thai).
  3. ^ ประวัติศาสตร์! ขอนแก่นดับโทษนครปฐม 4-3 เลื่อนชั้นขึ้นไทยลีก

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