The
sport of
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in the country of
Cambodia is run by the
Cambodian Football Federation
The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC; km, សហព័ន្ធកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កម្ពុជា, ) is a governing body that administers some association football and futsal activities in Cambodia.
Name
* 1933 to 199 ...
.
History
Football was introducted into the country by French settlers.
Domestic
The association administers the
national football team as well as the
Metfone C-League
The Cambodian Premier League ( km, លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា, ) is the highest professional football division in Cambodia and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian League 2. Starting with the 2022 ...
. Football is the most popular sport in Cambodia, although
Sepak takraw (which looks like volleyball), mixed martial arts and wrestling are also popular.
National team
The national team's best performance was at the
1972 AFC Asian Cup
The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), that was hosted in Thailand . The finals were held in Thailand between 7 May ...
where they reached the semi finals, arguably the best generation in Cambodian football history. Later, due to political plague, Cambodia fell of favor and has not regained its power as it used to be.
In recent years, with the influx of money investment from China, Cambodia experienced a new resurgence of their national football team, with the country produced some of the newest names,
Chan Vathanaka and
Keo Sokpheng being the two most revered players in contemporary Cambodian football. The Cambodian football team also experiences new development under the tutor of manager
Keisuke Honda, who have opened a recent football academy in the country.
References
External links
Soccer Highlights
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