Singhtarua F.C.

The Singhtarua F. C. ( Thai: สิงห์ ท่าเรือ ) is a professional football club from the Thai Khlong Toei District, in the capital Bangkok. Formerly under the name of Thai Port F. C. known, the club currently playing in the Yamaha League One, the second- highest division in Thailand. Play their home games, the association of PAT Stadium. The club is part of the national authority "Port Authority of Thailand " and thus represents a works team of the authority dar.

3.1 National

Club history

FC Port Authority of Thailand

The club was founded in 1967 as FC Port Authority and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Initial successes already presented themselves in the first year of establishment. So could the Port Authority in 1968 already celebrating your first league title and thus began the most successful era in the club's history. The first title was followed until 1979, five more championships. The championship was during these years usually between Taru, as the club is also known, and the clubs FC Raj Pracha FC and Raj Vithi decided. The championships were successes in the Queen's Cup at this time. It succeeded the club the trophy from 1977 to 1980, winning four times in a row. Although the title in 1977 and 1979, shared with the respective finalists also.

After the last success in 1980, winning the Queen's Cup, followed by a prolonged dry spell in 1985 and won the club 's next title. 1985 was the Port Authority celebrate your up to that seventh title. In the final championship while you hit the Bangkok Bank FC. After 20 minutes, the team was 0-1 in arrears. In the 90th minute only Ronnachai Sayomchai scored the equalizer. In the ensuing penalty shootout sat down by 4-3. A year earlier, it was the same opponents, still inferior in the semi-finals for the championship.

In 1987 he was the fifth winning the Queen's Cup. Then it was quiet again at the club, and it took five years again until the next and so far last championship, in 1990. A renewed triumph in the Queen's Cup in 1993 gave the club to this day the last great success. One of the great players of the club this era was Attaphol Buspakom. He played for the club from 1985-1989 and from 1991-1994. Overall, he completed 274 games for the club, scoring 55 goals. To date, he is one of the greatest players in the history of the club.

The association, under its former name, FC Port Authority, was in 1996 a member of the founding season of the Thai Premier League. Since then, the club belongs continuously to the elite league. The best result since the introduction of the new league was the runner-up in 1999. During the following years, the Taru was regularly placed among the top five. In the last two seasons, however, the club escaped just under the descent. On the final day of the 2007 season, they made sure to remain in the league until the final day with a 1-0 victory over FC Krung Thai Bank. In 2008, they made sure until the last game in the league. They even lost 1:3 against FC TOT. Thus one had to rely on the result of the match between FC Chonburi FC and Bangkok Bank. The Bangkok Bank lost the match with 1:2 and had to descend instead of the Port Authority.

Thai Port FC

For the 2009 season, the club renamed in Thai Port Football Club Company Limited. This was due to the new requirements by the Thailand Premier League and the AFC, which provides that clubs act as company and must also be registered as such. With Sasom Pobpraserd also a new coach was hired. Under him, it went much better than the two years before for the team. At the beginning of the season could be required Pipat Thonkanya from champions FC PEA. The obligation Piptas proved to be a stroke of luck for the club. Thai Port could finish the season at No. 6. In addition, the first time you Won the Thai FA Cup. In the final BEC Tero Sasana could be defeated on penalties. The decisive penalty turned Pipat Thonkanya. At the subsequent banquet, attended by fans of the club were allowed to participate, Pipat announced his resignation. Winning the Cup entitled the club to participate in the AFC Cup 2010. For the new season 3 new strikers were committed. Here were two players who already have previously had played for the club with Sompong Soleb and Sarayoot Chaikamdee. With Issarapong Purple corn, a young striker was signed from FC Khonkaen.

On 20 February 2010, the Thai Port FC met in the Supercup on the champion Muang Thong United. After 2-0 Muang Thong United, it came from the Thai POrt fans rioting. In this form it had this not been previously given. First rockets were fired on the pitch, and a short time later it came to attacks on the fans of Muang Thong. The game was canceled in the prior 2-0 and declared the champion as the winner. From the Association of the club was subject to a lock space of 3 games, also coach Sasom Pobpraserd was banned for 3 games from the bench. A fine in the amount of 131,000 baht was added for the club.

In the 2012 season the club was relegated as Table Lens real- tenth from the 2nd Thai league.

In the group stage of the AFC Cup, the club meets from Klong Toei on SHB Da Nang, Geylang United and the Tai Po FC. After 5 days you play in the group already able to secure a place in the knockout stages with second place.

Stadium and Fans

Since the 2009 season, the club plays in the PAT Stadium in Khlong Toei District, the capital Bangkok. The district is located in the southeast of the city, near the famous Sukhumvit Road. Unlike most stadiums in the Premier League, and the Thai football in general, the stadium has no tartan track. It is a pure football stadium. Admission to a game in the Premier League costs 50 baht.

For the club proved this change as extremely advantageous. In previous years, especially with the stigma of an association, which belongs to the authority, the audience response was very low. With the change in the PAT Stadium beginning of the season also increased viewership. Early in the season, an additional grandstand for 1,000 spectators was built, which raised the capacity to 5,000. In the summer of the 2009 season to want to expand the stadium to a total of 10,000 spectators President Pichet Mankong announced. The existing capacity was not enough by far. In the first step, the stadium will now be expanded to a capacity of 7,000 spectators capacity.

The fans of the club are considered very hot-blooded with the tight stadium also adds to the atmosphere. Add to this the ever- increasing number of spectators during the 2009 season. Way the association was, in general, is one of the first in the history of the Premier League with a fine of 30,000 baht. During a game of TPL, beer cans and water bottles were thrown onto the field, after which you did not agree with a decision by the referees. The club drew the consequences. Was it previously allowed bottles, cans and food with bringing the fans into the stadium, it was henceforth prohibited.

Honours

National

Kor Royal Cup (now the Thai Premier League)

Thai Premier League

Queen's Cup

FA Cup Thailand

Former Players

Thailand Pipat Thonkanya
Thailand Attaphol Buspakom

Logo History

Website

Official club website ( Thai )
Blog about Thai Port FC (Eng)

Notes / References

Football club based in Bangkok

Raj Pracha Thailand F.C. Raj-Vithi F.C. 2007 Thailand Premier League Krung Thai Bank F.C. TOT S.C. Asian Football Confederation BEC Tero Sasana F.C. 2010 AFC Cup Khonkaen F.C. Thai baht Army United F.C. Bangkok Glass F.C. Bangkok United FC Buriram United F.C. Sisaket F.C. Muangthong United F.C. Samut Songkhram F.C. Suphanburi F.C.

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