Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA ( km, សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons,
is a Cambodian professional
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 ...
club based in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
. The club represents
Ministry of National Defense
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and competes in the
Cambodian Premier 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 ...
, the highest level of football competition in the kingdom.
Originally founded in 1982 as Ministry of Defense, the team changed its name to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club after the
restoration of monarchy in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to Ministry of National Defense FC. In 2020 it was announced that the club would return to the name of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club FA (RCAF FA) and would take on the nickname Tiffy Army due to sponsorship reasons.
Stadium
Tiffy Army's home ground is the
RCAF Old Stadium
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, which has the capacity of 14,750 spectators.
Players
Honours
National
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Cambodian Premier 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 ...
:Runner up :
2008
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:Runner-up :
2016
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:Runner-up :
2017
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Hun Sen Cup
The Hun Sen Cup ( km, ពានរង្វាន់សម្តេចហ៊ុន សែន) is a Cambodian knockout football cup competition held annually by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). Thirty-five teams participate in the compe ...
:Champion :
2010
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2016
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,
2018
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:Runner-up :
2013
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Cambodian Super Cup
The Cambodian Super Cup, previously the CNCC Charity Cup, is a super cup tournament in Cambodia played between the winners of the Cambodian Premier League and the Hun Sen Cup. The first edition was played in 2017. Due to the lack of public interes ...
: Runner-up : 2017
International
* ASEAN Army Championship
:4th : 2004
:Group Qualified : 1999
* Asia Clubs Pre Season Championship
:Champions : 2017
* Kun Min, China Pre Season Championship
:Champions : 2018
References
External links
Soccerway*
{{Cambodian League
Football clubs in Cambodia
Military association football clubs