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Khon Kaen
ขอนแก่น เอฟซี
Full nameKhon Kaen Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดขอนแก่น
Nickname(s)The T-Rexs
(ไดโนเสาร์พิฆาต)
Short nameKKFC
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
GroundKhon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Capacity7,000
ChairmanKasom Chanawong
Head CoachApisak Asayut
LeagueThai League 3
2023–24Thai League 3, 5th of 13 in the Northeastern region

Khon Kaen Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดขอนแก่น) is a Thailand professional football club, based in Khon Kaen province, a city located in the heart of the North Eastern Region of Thailand. The club currently plays in Thai League 3. In 2011, they achieved promotion from Thai Division 1 League to the Thai League 1 for the first time in their history, by finishing runners-up in the Thai Division 1 League.

Khonkaen play their home games at the Khon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium. They traditionally play in black and yellow, and their nickname is commonly known as The T-Rexs which came from the famous rich dinosaur fossil excavations of the province.

History

Khon Kaen Football Club was publicly formed on 21 June 2007, before that time the club played in the Provincial League which largely consist of regional football clubs, nonetheless, the league was not recognized by the Football Association of Thailand.[1]

In 2007 the league was merged into Thai Premier League and Thai Division 1 League and the club was registered to be professional football club in this year and was allocated into Thai Division 1 League Group A, the club was close to promotion by finishing at the fourth place that season.

In the 2008 season, Khon Kaen was not performing as well as the previous season as they could only finish the season in 8th place, nevertheless, the club proved themselves, being one of the favourites for promotion in the 2009 season, however, they lost the promotion spot to Sisaket in the last week of the season.

In 2010, the club was finally promoted to the Thai Premier League after finishing runners-up in the league table which was the first time for the club to participate in the top flight of Thai football.

However, their brief TPL tenure ended disappointingly as they finished bottom of the table. Any thoughts of yo-yoing straight back never emerged in 2012 with the T-Rex finishing in the bottom half of the first division.

In 2014, the Club got 17th of 2014 and relegated to 2015 Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region into North-Eastern zone.[2][3]

In 2022, Khon Kaen competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 17th season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 3–0 away win over Nakhon Ratchasima United[4] and they ended the season with a 1–0 home win over Nakhon Ratchasima United.[5] The club has finished 4th place in the league of the Northeastern region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Khon Kaen was defeated 2–3 by Phrae United in the third round, causing them to be eliminated[6] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Khon Kaen was defeated 0–1 by Khon Kaen Mordindang in the second qualification round, causing them to be eliminated too.[7]

Stadium and locations

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
16°24′46″N 102°49′38″E / 16.412905°N 102.827164°E / 16.412905; 102.827164 Khonkaen Khon Kaen Province Stadium

(Khon Kaen PAO. Stadium)

10,000 2007–2015
16°28′36″N 102°49′03″E / 16.476767°N 102.817386°E / 16.476767; 102.817386 Khon Kaen 50th Anniversary Stadium of Khon Kaen University 8,000 2016
16°24′46″N 102°49′38″E / 16.412905°N 102.827164°E / 16.412905; 102.827164 Khonkaen Khon Kaen Province Stadium

(Khon Kaen PAO. Stadium)

10,000 2017

Season by season record

Season League FA Cup League Cup T3 Cup Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2006 Pro League 30 9 8 13 35 11th — —
2007 DIV1 A 22 7 8 7 25 25 29 4th — —
2008 DIV1 30 11 8 11 32 34 41 8th — — Thailand Issarapong Lilakorn 11
2009 DIV1 30 16 7 7 49 36 55 4th R4 — Thailand Sarawut Vichien 12
2010 DIV1 30 15 9 6 51 35 54 2nd R3 R2 Thailand Surachat Singnhon 10
2011 TPL 34 6 9 19 33 68 27 18th R3 R3 Laos Khampheng Sayavutthi 4
2012 DIV1 34 12 6 16 35 49 42 11th R3 R2 Argentina Matías Recio 7
2013 DIV1 34 8 12 14 40 54 36 16th R3 R3 Argentina Matías Recio 20
2014 DIV1 34 6 10 18 23 45 28 17th R3 R1 Japan Junki Yokono 8
2015 DIV 2 Northeast 34 17 10 7 54 26 61 6th R2 QR1
2016 DIV 2 Northeast 26 12 8 6 40 26 44 4th R1 R2 Thailand Thanapol Srithong 10
2017 T3 Upper 26 18 5 3 53 18 59 1st R2 QR1 Thailand Thotsaphon Yotchan,
North Macedonia Darko Tasevski 		11
2018 T2 28 14 7 7 52 30 49 4th QF R1 Ivory Coast Marc Landry Babo 16
2019 T2 34 13 10 11 40 48 49 8th R1 R2 Japan Seiya Sugishita 12
2020–21 T2 34 11 8 15 34 38 41 10th R1 — Japan Seiya Sugishita 12
2021–22 T2 34 5 9 20 32 60 24 17th R1 QRP Thailand Chakrit Rawanprakone 7
2022–23 T3 Northeast 24 11 8 5 36 21 41 4th R3 QR2 Brazil Judivan 12
2023–24 T3 Northeast 24 12 7 5 29 19 43 5th QR QR1 QR2 Brazil Alberto Moreira Gouvea 8
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Players

First Team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Thailand THA Teerasak Songklang
3 DF Brazil BRA Jonathan Monteiro
4 DF Thailand THA Daechawat Nantasan
5 DF Thailand THA Chakkaphat Phumnuan
6 MF Thailand THA Nontawat Klinjumpasri
7 MF Thailand THA Surachai Chawna
8 MF Thailand THA Tadsawat Sri-Wilot
9 FW Thailand THA Jakkrit Jitsabay
10 MF Thailand THA Phakin Khamwilaisak
11 MF Thailand THA Aphiwat Mitrak
13 MF Thailand THA Phongphat Aektasaeng
16 DF Thailand THA Wutthisak Srichai
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Thailand THA Kittichai Yomkhot
18 GK Thailand THA Thanandorn Pasri
19 DF Thailand THA Ratthaphon Phoopharot
20 FW Thailand THA Punyachotc Namjatturat
21 DF Thailand THA Thanaphat Suwannatha
26 FW Thailand THA Worawaran Pholuea
27 MF Thailand THA Christmas Khunchaiwong
30 GK Thailand THA Bunditvicha Nongngok
31 DF Thailand THA Nutdanai Ketpaen
33 MF Thailand THA Kitsada Hemvipat
37 FW Brazil BRA Alberto Moreira Gouvea
88 FW Brazil BRA Dourado Jose Magson Bezerra

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Note: The official club website lists the supporters as player #12.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Thailand Apisak Asayut
Assistant head coach Thailand Pattanapong Sripramoj
Assistant head coach Thailand Nirut Surasieng
First-team coach Thailand Chakkrit Boonkham
Goalkeeper coach Thailand Sthiti Phaengma
Fitness coach Thailand Wattana Nuttat
Physiotherapist Thailand Dr. Acira Hiruntrakul
Physiotherapist Thailand Sittisak Sriwijarn
Team Officer Thailand Veerasil Wongveerachai
Thailand Noppadol Intako
Thailand Kraisorn Supsin
Thailand Nuengruthai Praikhet

Honours

Domestic leagues

Affiliated clubs

References

  1. ^ ""ไอซ์ดูบอลและเชียร์ ตั้งแต่ทีมขอนแก่นอยู่ โปรลีก" สัมภาษณ์น้องไอซ์ "ไอรดา สุภาพันธ์"".
  2. ^ "เดอะ ทีเร็กซ์ เปิดตัวสโมสรวาง 70 ล้าน พร้อมเผย 31 แข้งลุยไทยลีก 2". 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "บางจาก ผนึก บีจี-เชียงใหม่ เอฟซี และ ขอนแก่น เอฟซี มอบสิทธิประโยชน์ให้แฟนฟุตบอล".
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northeastern region matchday 1 – Nakhon Ratchasima United v Khon Kaen" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 10 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northeastern region matchday 26 – Khon Kaen v Nakhon Ratchasima United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup third round – Phrae United v Khon Kaen" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup second qualification round – Khon Kaen v Khon Kaen Mordindang" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 4 September 2022.

External links

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