Sukhothai F.C.

Sukhothai Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย) is a Thai professional association football club based in Sukhothai province. The club currently play in the Thai League 1. Sukhothai represents the Sukhothai Province mainly known for being the first Kingdom of Thailand.^[1] Their main team colors are red and white and their away colors are black and green.

Sukhothai
สุโขทัย เอฟซี

Full name	Sukhothai Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสุโขทัย
Nickname(s)	The Fire Bats (ค้างคาวไฟ)
Short name	SKT
Founded	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Ground	Thalay Luang Stadium Sukhothai, Thailand
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Anongwan Thepsuthin
Head coach	Aktaporn Chalitaporn
League	Thai League 1
2024–25	Thai League 1, 10th of 16
Website	www.sukhothaifootballclub.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

Early history

Sukhothai Football Club was established in 2009 and entered the Regional League Northern Division. They finished their first ever season in the Regional League Northern Division in 7th place out of 11 teams. In 2014, after 6 years in the third tier division, Sukhothai got the promotion to 2015 Thai Division 1 League.

In 2015, the newly promotion team Sukhothai had a successful campaign in Thai Division 1 League with the finishing in the unexpected third place of the final standing. Sukhothai has promoted to 2016 Thai League.

Top flight league

In 2016, In the club first year in the top league, Sukhothai created the overachieved run by finishing in the seventh place of the table. Sukhothai also qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying round after being one of co-winner of 2016 Thai FA Cup.^[2] Sukhothai then faced off against Myanmar club Yadanarbon in the preliminary round 2 where they beat them 5–0 to advance to the play-off round. Sukhothai then met Chinese club Shanghai SIPG but lost 3–0 at the Shanghai Stadium.

Sukhothai then finished off the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season in 14th place needing two points away from Suphanburi who is sitting on top of the relegation zone. The club was then relegated to the 2021–22 Thai League 2 season. In the next season, Sukhothai then finished off as runner-ups in the Thai League 2 sitting one point below league champions, Lamphun Warriors. Sukhothai then returned to the top flight after spending one season in the second division.

Main rivalry

Sukhothai's main neighboring rivals are with Phitsanulok and Kamphaengphet.

Stadium and locations

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Year
16°58′30″N 99°47′22″E	Sukhothai	Sukhothai Institute of Physical Education Stadium	2009–2013
17°03′42″N 99°47′37″E	Sukhothai	Thalay Luang Stadium	2014–present

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2017	AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	Yadanarbon	5–0
		Play-off round	Shanghai SIPG	0–3

Season by season record

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Thailand Champions Cup	AFC Champions League	Top scorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
2009	DIV 2 North	20	6	6	8	29	29	24	7th			–	–
2010	DIV 2 North	30	12	6	12	44	51	42	9th		R1	–	–
2011	DIV 2 North	30	6	8	16	23	41	26	14th			–	–
2012	DIV 2 North	30	9	10	15	23	37	37	14th			–	–
2013	DIV 2 North	30	18	6	6	50	28	60	3rd			–	–
2014	DIV 2 North	26	19	4	3	69	19	61	1st			–	–
2015	DIV 1	38	17	11	10	71	52	62	3rd	R3	R1	–	–	Felipe Ferreira	25
2016	TL	31	13	6	12	50	44	45	7th	W	R3	–	–	Renan Marques	15
2017	T1	34	8	12	14	54	66	36	15th	R2	QF	RU	Play-off round	John Baggio	9
2018	T1	34	12	7	15	53	63	43	11th	R2	R1	–	–	Nelson Bonilla	25
2019	T1	30	6	16	8	37	37	34	12th	R3	R2	–	–	John Baggio	10
2020–21	T1	30	8	4	18	40	57	28	14th	R2	–	–	–	John Baggio	16
2021–22	T2	34	22	7	5	78	44	73	2nd	R1	QPR	–	–	Osman Sow	16
2022–23	T1	30	8	10	12	27	43	34	12th	R2	R1	–	–	Osman Sow	7
2023–24	T1	30	9	5	16	34	60	32	13th	QF	R2	–	–	Nelson Bonilla	8
2024–25	T1	30	9	9	12	47	54	36	10th	QF	R1	–	–	Matheus Fornazari	13

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

Players

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  THA Surawich Logarwit 3 DF  THA Pattarapon Suksakit 5 MF  BRA Romeu 7 MF  THA Lursan Thiamrat 8 MF  THA Ratchanat Aranpiroj 9 FW  BRA Elias 10 FW  MAD John Baggio (Captain) 11 FW  BRA Gildo 12 DF  THA Yannick Nussbaum 14 MF  JPN Eito Ishimoto 15 DF  THA Saringkan Promsupa 16 DF  THA Pharadon Phatthaphon

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  THA Tassanapong Muaddarak 18 GK  THA Supazin Hnupichai 21 MF  THA Apichart Denman 22 DF  THA Sarawut Kanlayanabandit 25 DF  THA Chaiyaphon Otton 27 DF  THA Thiti Thumporn 35 FW  THA Siroch Chatthong 39 MF  THA Narongrit Kamnet 45 MF  THA Athirat Jantrapho 70 MF  BRA Mateusinho 91 FW  THA Thitiwat Phranmaen 93 DF  BRA Cláudio 99 GK  THA Kittipun Saensuk

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

List of former managers

• Chusak Sriphum 2009–2014
• Somchai Makmool 2015
• Somchai Chuayboonchum 2015–2016
• Somchai Makmool 2016–2017
• Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2017–2018
• Yannawit Khantharat 2018
• Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2018
• Ljubomir Ristovski 2019
• Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2019
• Surapong Kongthep 2020–2021
• Dennis Amato 2021–2023
• Chusak Sriphum 2023
• Sugao Kambe 2023–2024
• Aktaporn Chalitaporn 2024–

Honours

Domestic leagues

• Regional League Northern Division
  • Winner (1) : 2014
• FA Cup
  • Champions: 2016