Rajpracha Football Club ( th, สโมสรกีฬาราชประชา) is a Thai professional
football club. The club is currently playing in the
Thai League 2
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.
History
Rajpracha formally founded in 1966 by Pol Maj-Gen Mom Rajawongse Jetjan Prawit in the name of "Ratchaprachanukroh Fire Fighting Football Team". In the past, the Rajprachanukroh Foundation organized training
Thai Scout, therefore it has added sports into the scout curriculum by bringing footballers in those days to train football for children in which the club began as a youth team for the
Police United
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.
In 1976 the club won the
Thai FA Cup
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competition under the name of "Youth Development Team". In the 1998 Thailand Premier League season (
Thailand Premier League 1998
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), Rajpracha FC played under the name "UCOM Rajpracha".
Rajpracha took part in the 1995/96
Asian Cup Winner's Cup
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. They had a bye to the second round, where they took on Indonesian outfit
Petrokimia Putra, but they lost 7–7 on the away goals rule.
Honours
Domestic
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Kor Royal Cup
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**Champions: 1970, 1971, 1980, 1982
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Khǒr Royal Cup
**Champions: 2007
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Thai FA Cup
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**Champions: 1976, 1977, 1984, 1994
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Queen's Cup
The Queen's Cup was an annual football cup competition in Thailand, run by the Football Association of Thailand. The competition was named after Queen Sirikit.
It was first contested in 1970, with Bangkok Bank and Royal Thai Air Force
...
**Champions: 1972, 1981
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Regional League Division 2
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**Champions:
2009
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Regional League Bangkok Area Division
**Champions: 2009
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Regional League Bangkok & Eastern Division
**Champions:
2016
Invitational
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Bordoloi Trophy
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**Runners-up: 2001
Stadium and locations
Seasons
Performance in AFC competitions
Current squad
Club staff
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Facebookpage
{{Thai League 3 clubs
Association football clubs established in 1968
Football clubs in Thailand
1968 establishments in Thailand