Osotspa Saraburi F.C.
FC Osotspa - Saraburi ( Thai: สโมสร ฟุตบอล โอสถ สภา สระบุรี ) is a professional football club based in Saraburi, which was founded in 1977. The home games are played M -150 Saraburi Stadium in. The club plays in the Thai Premier League the top division in the country.
Club history
The club was founded in 1977 under the name FC Osotspa. He is a working association of the company Osotspa, which is mainly known for its energy drink M -150. Since 2006, the club also bears the nickname M- 150th The company is also the main sponsor of the club. At the same time the club logo is the company logo the same.
The history and achievements of the association go hand in hand with the coach Chatchai Paholpat who held the post as manager of the club from 1996 to 2007. All achievements of the association could be achieved under his leadership. The club participated in the 1996/97 season in the first edition of the Thai Premier League. However, he could not hold the league and were relegated to the newly founded League 1 Thailand Division. They finished second in the second division in second place and fought in the play-offs for promotion to the Royal Thai Police FC from the first division. After return matches the policy could be overcome and the club returned to the highest league. Since the re-emergence in 1997, the club has become an integral part of the Premier League. In 1999, the club managed to move into the final of the Thai FA Cup. There is, however, subject to the Bangkok Bank FC with 1:2. With a respectable fourth place, closed one from the league. After reaching an eighth place in the following season was the year 2002, the hitherto most successful club history. The club was runner-up, qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time and won the Queen's Cup. In the Champions League season 2002/ 03 could be achieved with a victory over Churchill Brothers SC in the group stage. But the team did not stand a chance in the group stage. With no points and a goal difference of 1:20 from three games you retired from the competition. Both in the season 2003/04 and 2004 /05 ended one season in third place in the league. In addition, each of the Queen's Cup could be defended. Overall, the trophy was won three times in a row. 2006 was again only the runner-up, but was able to be qualified for an international competition again. At the end of the season the longtime coach Chatchai Paholpat left the club.
Osotspa M -150 took part in the 2007 AFC Cup, but came again does not have the group stage. However, they suggested significantly better than it was a few years earlier in the Champions League. It was the third place in the group are busy and Osotspa got 11 points. With 9th place in the 2007 season, they reached the second worst result since the resurgence. With room 4 this could be corrected but a season later, again.
Moving to Saraburi
Middle of the 2009 season, the club moved from Bangkok to Saraburi to be able to develop a new and broader fan base can. This was accompanied by the renaming of the association in Osotspa - Saraburi. With fifth place at the end of the season you could once again among the Top 5 of League place. In the first time since 2001, again discharged FA Cup, the club reached the semi-finals. There Osotspa was eliminated by eventual Cup winners Thai Port FC until the semi-finals.
Honours
National
- Thailand Premier League
- FA Cup ( Thailand)
- Queen's Cup
- Super Cup
Former coach
- Chatchai Paholpat 1996-2006
- Arjhan srong ngamsub 2007-2009
Former Players
- Thailand Kosin Hathairattanakool
- Thailand Therdsak Chaiman
- Thailand Ekkapoom Potharungroj
- Thailand Thawatchai Damrong - Ongtrakul
- Thailand Sakda Joemdee
- Thailand Vimol Jankam
- Thailand Worawut Wangsawad
- Thailand Sarayoot Chaikamdee