Nakhonp Pathom United Football Club (), is a Thailand professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai League 2, the second tier of the Thai football league system. Their home stadium is Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium. In the 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history.
In 2018, The club-licensing of this team didn't meet the requirements to play in the 2018 Thai League 2 and the team was relegated to the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. The club then won the Thai League 4 title thus getting promoted to the 2019 Thai League 3 season. Nakhon Pathom United then won the 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region winning back-to-back league title seeing the club promoted to the 2020–21 Thai League 2 season.
In 2023, Nakhon Pathom United won the Thai League 2 as champions for the first time in the club history and come back to the Thai League 1 after 14 years.
History
Formation and early years (1999–2006) Nakhon Pathom United was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and promote to the Thai Premier League was narrowly missed.
Promotion to the top flight (2007–2009) A year later, the result could be repeated. But the club was allowed to ascend to the highest league in Thailand, as was the second-placed a reserve team of Port. The association brought not only as a "provincial team," a new impetus in the league. But also the fans who traveled to away games and many were present at the home games. Nakhon Pathom United was another club as well as Chonburi and Suphanburi the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok.
The first season in the Premier League, the club was able to finish in 11th place and boosted its bottom line a year later at number nine. For the 2009 season was the first time be with Michael Aspin and Michael Thomas Byrne committed two players from Great Britain, Both had already played together in England at Northwich Victoria.
Relegation and suspension (2010–2016) Nakhon Pathom United were suspended for two years following the final play-off game of the 2010 season after a fracas in the penultimate game of the play-offs with Sisaket United, a game that Nakhon Pathom United had to win to ensure that they would be promoted. The club are set to return to Division 1 for the 2013 campaign after serving their two-year punishment.
Sukkoki years and resurgence (2017–2022)
In 2017, Nakhon Pathom United administratively relegated to by FA Thailand because the club did not send documents about club licensing in time.
2017 Thai League 2 (Tier 2) 2018 Thai League 4 (Tier 4) 2019 Thai League 3 (Tier 3) 2020 Thai League 2 (Tier 2) 2021 Thai League 2 (Tier 2) 2022 Thai League 2 (Tier 2) After the club relegation to Thai League 4, Thongchai Sukkoki was hired as the club's coach. Nakhon Pathom United started again in the Tier 4 league by creating a new team and searching for young players from the initial selection of footballers, with only three players left from the previous season. Nakhon Pathom went on to won the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. In 2019, Thongchai Sukkoki won his second title after winning the 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region and was promoted to Thai League 2. Under Sukkoki's management, the King Tiger play a style of football based on maintaining possession by building from the back, and good as combination play.
In 2023, Sukkoki led Nakhon Pathom United won 2022–23 Thai League 2 title and the club was promoted to Thai League 1 after a 14-year exile. On 8 May 2023, BG Pathum United appointed Sukkoki as the Rabbits' new head coach in the final league game and The Revo Cup 2022-23 final as well as the start of the Thai League 1 next season after being with Nakhon Pathom United for 6 years.
Back to Thai League 1 (2023–2025) After Thongchai Sukkoki is appointed as BG Pathum United's head coach, Singaporean Akbar Nawas was hired as the club's head coach on 5 June 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 Thai League 1 season. Akbar guided the club to their highest ever recorded win in their history for second time in one season with both matches coming against Mahajak Samutprakan 7–0 on 5 October 2023 and Thai Spirit 10–0 on 1 November 2023 in the 2023–24 Thai FA Cup.
Relegation to Thai League 2 (2025–present) Nakhon Pathom United was than relegated in the 2024–25 season thus playing their pride in Thai League 2.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors List of Nakhon Pathum United partners after their suspended years. PeriodKit manufacturerMain sponsor2013 Kool JC2014–2015 Chang2026–2023In house production2023–2024 Ocel2024–2025 Umbro
Academy development Nakhonpathom United opened its first youth academies in 2019 under the name The king tiger academy. The club's first technical director is Thongchai Sukkoki. The club started sending youth teams, under-10 and under-12, to participate in the 2021 Thailand Youth League.
Stadium Nakhon Pathom United currently play their home matches at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium which is a sports stadium in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The stadium holds 3,500 people.
The club's chairman Panuwat Sasomsup has plans to build a new football stadium, with based ideas similar to the Dragon Solar Park of Ratchaburi as a model, but downsizing the capacity to 10,000 seats. Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year Nakhon Pathom Sanam Chan Palace Sports Stadium 6,000 2007–2008 Nakhon Pathom Kasetsart Kampangsan University Stadium 4,000 2009–2010 Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium 3,500 2013–present
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Management and technical staff +ManagementPositionNameChairman Panuwat SasomsupChief Executive Officer Chutinan SasomsapSporting Director Narong Huayhongthong +Technical stafffPositionNameHead coach Thongchai SukkokiAssistant coach Worawut WangsawadGoalkeeper coach Prakobsuk Phungkul
Honours Domestic leagues Thai League 2 Champions (1): 2022–23 Thai League 3 Runners-up (1): 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region Champions (1): 2019 Thai League 4 Champions (1): 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region Winners (1): 2018
Player records As of 1 February 2026
Biggest wins: 10–0 vs Thai Spirit (1 November 2023) Heaviest defeats: 6–0 vs Port (26 May 2024) Youngest goal scorers: Phuwanet Thongkui ~ 19 years 5 months 26 days old (On 5 October 2022 vs Mahajak Samutprakan) Oldest goal scorers: Osvaldo Neto ~ 38 years 6 months 27 days old (On 3 April 2022 vs Muangkan United) Youngest ever debutant: Phuwanet Thongkui ~ 18 years 5 months 24 days old (On 3 October 2021 vs Ayutthaya United) Oldest ever player: Anukorn Sangrum ~ 41 years 2 months 12 days old (On 12 December 2025 vs Bangkok FC)
Former players
International capped players AFC/OFC. Mustafa Azadzoy Meshaal Hamzah Saeid Chahjouei Phithack Kongmathilath Phoutthasay Khochalern Fergus Tierney Muhammad Khalil Zaw Min Tun Kim Song-yong CAF. Jacques Nguemaleu Mohamed Essam Kwame Karikari Keith Nah Noah Chivuta UEFA. - NIL - CONMEBOL/ CONCACAF. Léster Blanco
Managerial history +NamePeriodHonours Chatchai Paholpat 2008–2009 Piyapong Pue-on2009 Anusorn Chumduangjai2010 Vimol Jankam 2010–2014 Peter Withe2014–2015 Jason Withe2015–2016 Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul2016 Phayong Khunnaen2016–2017 Thongchai Sukkoki2018–20232018 Thai League 4 2019 Thai League 3 Lower Region 2022–23 Thai League 2 Akbar Nawas 2023–2024 Sirisak Yodyardthai 2024 Thongchai Sukkoki (2)2024–present
Season by season record SeasonLeagueFA CupLeagueCupTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals 1999/2000 PRO 22 8 7 7 34 24 31 6th 2001 PRO 22 7 7 8 29 27 28 7th 2002 PRO 10 1 4 5 6 14 7 5th 2003 PRO 22 8 6 8 44 34 30 7th 2004 PRO 18 9 4 5 34 20 31 3rd 2005 PRO 22 12 6 4 49 26 23 3rd 2006PRO 30 17 11 2 42 15 62 3rd 2007 TPL 30 8 13 9 30 29 37 11th 2008 TPL 30 11 4 15 24 38 37 9th 2009TPL 30 6 7 17 32 53 25 16thR3 2010 DIV 1 30 12 15 3 53 36 51 5th QF R2Phuwadol Suwannachart13 2011/12Suspended for two years1 2013 DIV 1349121347513912thR2R2Cho Kwang-Hoon7 2014 DIV 1349151043394213thR2R1Jeong Woo-geun16 2015 DIV 1381718135847595thR3R1Jeong Woo-geun20 2016 DIV 1266101029422812thR1R2Yusei Ogasawara102017T2321012104338427thQROpted outBerlin Ndebe-Nlome142018T4 West2419326316601stR3R2Diego Oliveira Silva292019T3 Lower2618715718611stR1QRPDiego Oliveira Silva132020–21T234171076636613rdQR –Tauã232021–22T23410121242474210thR2R1Neto Santos92022–23T234161263220601stR3R2Peter Nergaard82023–24T130891337533312thR3R1Lesley Ablorh102024–25T130581730592315thR2R2Taku ItoValdo52025–26T234 1091529373915thR3R1
1 Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game, all results stood.
ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position TPL = Thai Premier League 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
References
External links
Official fan site (archived 26 January 2010)