BBCU Football Club, known fully as Big Bang Chula United Football Club (), is a Thai defunct professional football club based in Bangkok, Thailand, owned by Montri Suwannoi. Founded as "Bangtoey Football Team" in 1976, the club changed its name many times, until finally, it became "BBCU" in 2011.
BBCU was one of the most successful Thai football clubs of the late 1990s (under the name of "Sinthana Football Club"). The club has won a Thai League 1 title, 2 Kor Royal Cups and 1 FA Cup. Moreover, during the years in lower divisions, the club has also won a Division 2 title.
History
Chulalongkorn University FC is a club based at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. They have played in the Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match since 1934.
In 2004, "Chulalongkorn University FC" was combined with "Sinthana FC" and took the name, "Chula–Sinthana FC" which played in Division 2 in 2005 until Chula-Sinthana FC was promoted from Division 1 to Thai Premier League in 2008.
In August of the 2008 season, they changed their club name again from "Chula–Sinthana FC" to "Chula United".Thailand League 2008 news Official Website The Club Director was Kasiti Kamalanavin.
Chula's return to the top flight, 2008 Thailand Premier League, ended with them finishing in a creditable 8th position. However, they could not build on their first season and were relegated from the 2009 Thai Premier League.
Despite having two of the three top goalscorers in the 2010 Thai Division 1 League, Chula could not bounce back at the first attempt and slumped to a disappointing 10th–placed finish. Chula's striker Chainarong Tathong topped the 2010 Thai Division 1 League goalscoring chart with an impressive 19 goals. Fellow frontman Aron da Silva netted 15 times to be the 3rd top scorer in the league.
Big Bang Chula United In January 2011, the club changed its name to "Big Bang Chula United" and relocated to play their home games at the Thai Army Sports Stadium on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The club got off to a flying start and won promotion despite stuttering in the latter weeks of the season.
The club's venture in the 2012 Thai Premier League ended with them being relegated after only one season. Home games were played at the sparsely filled 65,000 Rajamangala Stadium with an average home attendance of only 939.
In April 2017, the club was dissolved, citing a lack of funds as the reason. This team is automatically banned for 2 years, If the team decides to come back they will relegated to the lowest tier of the professional league.
Stadium and locations Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year Bangkok Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium 15,000 2007–2010 Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000 2011 Bang Kapi, Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 65,000 2012 Phaya Thai, Bangkok Thai Army Sports Stadium 20,000 2013 Nonthaburi Nonthaburi Youth Centre Stadium (Nonthaburi Municipality Stadium) 6,000 2014–2017
Season by season record
Amateur years (1976–1987) Since Bangtoey Football team was founded in 1976 to compete in Bangkapi Cup tournament, the club had played 11 more years in amateur level before joining the first Football Association of Thailand's competitions season in Ngor Royal Cup 1998.
Royal Cups' years (1988–1995) SeasonCompetitionLevelFinal positionNote1988Ngor Royal Cup4Runner–up– Promoted to Khor Royal Cup 19891989Khor Royal Cup3Quarter–final– Promoted to Khǒr Royal Cup 19901990Khǒr Royal Cup219911992– Promoted to Kor Royal Cup 19931993Kor Royal Cup11st round199419953rd– the last season that Kor Royal Cup was competed as the top level of Thai football.
Football League years (1996–2010) SeasonCompetitionLevelFinal positionNote1996(Johny Walker)Thailand Soccer League16th– Football league was pronounced for the first time in Thailand– The club won Queen's Cup runner–up.1997Runner-up– Champion Kor Royal Cup– Champion FA Cup (qualified for Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1998/99)1998(Caltex)Premier LeagueChampion– Qualified for Asian Club Championship (1999–00) [as Thai League Champion]– Champion Kor Royal Cup19997th200011th– Played promotion–relegation play–off with Bangkok Christian College (won 3–2 on aggregate)– Runner–up Queen's Cup2001–02(GSM)Thai League5th2002–037th– Runner–up Queen's Cup2003–04Thailand Premier League10th– Relegated to Thailand Division 1 League 2004–052004–05Thailand Division 1 League 2– Relegated to Thailand Division 2 League 20062006Thailand Division 2 League3Champion– Promoted to Thailand Division 1 League ฤดูกาล 20072007Thailand Division 1 League2Runner-up– Promoted to Thailand Premier League 20082008Thailand Premier League18th2009Thailand Premier League15th– Relegated to Thai Division 1 League 20102010Thai Division 1 League210th
Season by season domestic record (2011–present) SeasonLeagueFA CupLeagueCupKor RoyalCupAsiaTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals2011DIV 13418973925633rdChainarong Tathong122012 TPL344131732632517thJunior Aparecido Guimaro92013DIV 1349131233454011thR3R2Bouba Abbo92014DIV 134139124948489thR2R3Julius Obioh172015DIV 138179125042604thR2R2Yusuke Kato 142016TL30342332691318thR1R2Jeong Woo-geun122017Dissolved
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
TL = Thai League 1
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
Note The list below shows the different names used to represent the same level of competition. Level 1 : (Johny Walker) Thailand Soccer League, (Caltex) Premier League, (GSM) Thai League, Thailand Premier League, and (Sponsor) Thai Premier League Level 2 : Thailand Division 1 League and Thai Division 1 League
Performance in AFC competitions Season Competition Round Club Home Away1999–2000Asian Club ChampionshipFirst roundLam Pak0–27–1Second roundSingapore Armed Force1–12–1Quarter-finalsJúbilo Iwata2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings4–0Kashima Antlers3–0
Coaches
Coaches by Years (2008–present)
NameNatPeriodHonours Kiatisuk Senamuang 2008 Thongchai Sukkoki 2008–2009 Kiatisuk Senamuang 2011–2012 Thai Division 1 League 3rd Place Jose Alves Borges 2013 Worachai Surinsirirat 2013–2015 Tsuyoshi Takano 2015–2016 Koichi Sugiyama 2016 Jatuporn Pramualban 2016 Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok 2017 Worachai Surinsirirat (interim) 2017
Honours Domestic competitions Thai League 1 Champions (1): 1998 Runner–up (1): 1997 Thai Division 1 League Runner–up (1): 2007 3rd Place (1): 2011 Regional League Division 2 Champions (1): 2006 Thai FA Cup Winners (1): 1997 Kor Royal Cup Winners (2): 1997, 1998 3rd Place (1): 1995 Queen's Cup Runner–up (3): 1999, 2000, 2002
International competitions Asian Club Championship Quarter-final (1): 1999 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round (1): 1998
References
External links Official website (archived) BBCU at Thai Premier League (archived)