Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club

Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club (Thai: สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลบางกอกกล๊าส) was a Thai professional volleyball club based in Pathum Thani Province and was managed by BG FC Sport Co., Ltd. which was a subsidiary of Bangkok Glass Group of Companies.

Bangkok Glass
บางกอกกล๊าส

Full name	Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลบางกอกกล๊าส
Nickname	The Glass Rabbits (กระต่ายแก้ว) BG
Founded	2014[1]
Dissolved	2018
Ground	BG Sport Hall Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani, Thailand (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Pavin Bhirombhakdi
Head coach	Padejsuk Wannachote
League	Thailand League
2017–2018	Third place 1
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away
Championships
Asian Champion Thailand League Champion Super League Champion

Bangkok Glass FC played in the Thailand League after their club was founded in 2014.^[2] Their home stadium was BG Sport Hall which has a capacity of 4,000.

Bangkok Glass won their first Thailand League title in 2014–15 season and the Super League in 2015. In season 2014–15, Bangkok Glass were the triple champions winning the (2014–15 Thailand League, 2015 Thailand Super League, and 2015 Asian Club Championship).

The club dissolved on May 8, 2018, due to severe differences between the club's policy and the national federation's policy about the national team, the latter considered to suffocate the professional clubs. The licence was sold to Air Force Volleyball Club Company.^[3]

History

Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club (BGVC)^[4] managed by BGFC Sport Company Limited, was established in 2014 with the mission to elevate a standard of Thailand’s female volleyball sport industry and to promote and increase a popularity of the volleyball sport among Thais.

BGVC has strategically laid the basis for achieving the point of greatest success which can be shown through the team’s quality integration including management team, professional personnel, and players.

The first tournament Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club (BGVC) participated was Pro Challenge, 2014 (Division 1) in July 2014. With an outstanding performances, BGVC wins the championship granting them a promotion to the highest level of competition; the Volleyball Thailand League 2014-2015. The accomplishment can be evidently observed with the initial success which BGVC will keep on triumphing through the years to come.

Stadium and locations

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year
14°00′02″N 100°40′45″E	Pathumthani	BG Sport Hall	4,000	2014–2018

Honours

Domestic competitions

Senior team

• Thailand League
  • Champion (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Runner-up (2): 2016–17
  • Third place (1): 2017–18
• Super League
  • Champion (2): 2015, 2016
  • Runner-up (2): 2017, 2018
• Pro Challenge
  • Champion (1): 2014

B team

• Kor Royal Cup
  • Runner-up (2): 2016, 2017

U18 team

• Academy U18 League
  • Third place (2): 2015,2016

International competitions

Major

• Asian Club Championship 2 appearances
  • 2015 — Champion
  • 2016 — Third place
• World Club Championship 1 appearances
  • 2016 — 7th place

Minor

• Binh Dien International Cup
  • 2017 — Champion

Former squad

As of January 2018

2017–2018 squad
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Maliwan Prabnarong	Opposite	1.73	58	(1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 35)
2	Thitapa Tongsidee	Setter	1.73	58	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 29)
3	Sutadta Chuewulim	Outside Hitter	1.73	67	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32)
4	Wiravan Sattayanuchit	Outside Hitter	1.77	61	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 32)
5	Pleumjit Thinkaow (c)	Middle Blocker	1.80	64	(1983-11-09) 9 November 1983 (age 41)
6	Thidarat Pengwichai	Opposite	1.78	75	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32)
7	Anna Maria Spanou	Outside Spiker	1.88	79	(1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 29)
8	Pimpila Muekkhuntod	Outside Hitter	1.70	65	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 28)
9	Jarasporn Bundasak	Middle Blocker	1.82	64	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32)
10	Jutarat Montripila	Outside Hitter	1.75	67	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 38)
11	Pornpun Guedpard	Setter	1.73	63	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 32)
12	Karina Krause	Middle Blocker	1.78	65	(1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 36)
13	Witita Balee	Setter	1.71	56	(1991-03-27) 27 March 1991 (age 34)
14	Rasamee Supamool	Opposite	1.81	65	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33)
15	Tikamporn Changkeaw	Libero	1.68	60	(1984-12-12) 12 December 1984 (age 40)
16	Wanna Buakaew	Libero	1.72	61	(1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 44)
17	Wanida Kotruang	Outside Hitter	1.70	60	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 35)
21	Amporn Hyapha	Middle Blocker	1.80	70	(1985-05-19) 19 May 1985 (age 40)

Notable players

Domestic Players  Thailand Wilavan Apinyapong (loan) Natthanicha Jaisaen Anongporn Promrat Paweenut Rueangrum Pattrathip Santrakoon

Foreign Players  Japan Naoko Hashimoto (2015)  Serbia Aleksandra Terzić (2015)  United States Ashley Frazier (2016–2017) Jordanne Scott (2016)  Vietnam Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (2015–2016) Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa (2014–2017)  Czech Republic Soňa Mikysková (2017)  Greece Anna Maria Spanou (2017–2018)