Songkhla F.C.

Songkhla FC
สงขลา เอฟซี
Full name Songkhla Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสงขลา
Nickname(s) The Southern Fighting Bulls
(วัวชนแดนใต้)
Founded 1999
Dissolved 2012
Ground Tinsulanon Stadium
Songkhla , Thailand
Ground Capacity 35,000
Chairman Nipon Boonyamanee
Head Coach Somchai Makmool
League Thai Division 1 League
2015 11th

Songkhla Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสงขลา ) was a Thailand semi professional football club based in Songkhla Province, a province located in Southern Thailand. They currently play in the Thai Division 1 League.

History

Songkhla F.C. was established in 1999, and it then first played in the Thailand Provincial League, a former league, parallel to the Thai Premier League. In the founding year of the league, 1999, reached the eighth place in the league table.

In the years after it was found mostly back in the bottom of the table regions. In 2007, the club was runner-up of the Pro League and played the following year in the Thailand Division 2 League. Surprisingly, it was the end of the season, again winning a second place and went on to the newly formed Thai Division 1 League.

In 2009 Thai Division 1 League, they finished a creditable 7th. They fared even better in 2010 Thai Division 1 League and just missed out on automatic promotion by 2 points. Their 4th-placed finished earned them a place in the TPL play-offs. Unfortunately the Bulls couldn't maintain their end off season form and finished bottom of their play-off group.

In this 2011 Thai Division 1 League, the team have an average attendance of around 18.000, with a peak of 23.000 people at Tinsulanon Stadium during last matches. Highest attendance Songkhla 1–1 Buriram (36,715) (7 August 2011) .

Songkhla F.C. is also first team in history of Thailand to have invited for a trial an Italian player Luca Cesarini and a Portuguese/Angolan Player Osvaldo Manuel Saldanha.

Their star and top striker with 17 scores is the Brazilian Santos Chayene.

Honours

Runners-up (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2008

Stadium and locations

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
7°01′13″N 100°28′18″E / 7.020194°N 100.471528°E / 7.020194; 100.471528 Hat Yai, Songkhla Jiranakorn Stadium 25,000 2009–2010
6°44′00″N 100°41′31″E / 6.733468°N 100.691815°E / 6.733468; 100.691815 Na Thawi, Songkhla Na Thawi District Stadium 2,000 2010
7°12′26″N 100°35′55″E / 7.207222°N 100.598611°E / 7.207222; 100.598611 Songkhla Tinsulanon Stadium 35,000 2011

Season By Season Record

Season League FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1999/00 PROL 22 6 6 10 30 36 24 8th
2001 PROL 6th
2002 PROL 10 3 2 5 11 16 11 4th
2003 PROL 22 3 6 13 26 54 15 11th
2004 PRO2
2005 DIS
2006 PRO2
2007 PROL 2nd
2008 DIV2 20 11 4 5 27 17 37 2nd
2009 DIV1 30 10 12 8 32 29 42 7th R3 Witthawat Iamram 11
2010 DIV1 30 14 9 7 47 34 51 4th R2 R1
2011 DIV 1 34 25 8 1 84 18 83 1st R3 R2 Brazil Douglas 15
2012 TPL 34 9 14 11 46 54 41 13th R3 Quarter Thailand Kirati Keawsombat 7
2013 TPL 32 7 11 14 30 47 32 12th R3 R3 Thailand Manop Sornkaew 7
2014 TPL 38 8 8 22 39 72 32 18th R4 R1 New Zealand Kayne Vincent 13
2015 DIV 1 38 14 9 15 53 60 51 11th R2 R1 Spain Rufo Sánchez 15
2016 DIV 1
Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
  • QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
  • RInt = Intermediate Round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • R6 = Round 6
  • GR = Group Stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • S = Shared
  • W = Winners

See also

References

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