Police United Football club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเพื่อนตำรวจ) is a Thai defunct football club that was managed by the

Royal Thai Police The Royal Thai Police (RTP) ( th, สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ; ) is the national police force of Thailand. The RTP employs between 210,700 and 230,000 officers, roughly 17 percent of all civil servants (excludi ...

from 1960 to 2008. In 2017, the club merged with BEC Tero Sasana and changed the name to Police Tero F.C. at the beginning of season 2018.

History

1960–2009

The club was founded as Police Sports Club in 1960. In 1965 the Association celebrated its first and only championship. After a period of inactivity, the club had recorded three relegations and 2 promotions in the last 10 years. They were promoted to the Thailand Premier League in 2006, followed in 2007 by a relegation. The following year, the club missed promotion by a margin of just 4 points of the season and finished in fourth place. Before the 2009 season, the club was renamed Royal Thai Police F.C.''. This was due to the new requirements by the Thailand Premier League and the AFC, which provides that clubs act as companies and must also be registered as such.

2009–2017

The 2009 Thai Division 1 League was dominated from the outset by Police United. With 65 points from 30 games, the club gained their third promotion, to the

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...

. The team scored a total of 76 goals. Manit Noywech, top striker of the club, reached 24 goals. After the end of the season the team had an awards reception. Chaiyong Khumpiam was named coach of the year, Sompong Yod-Ard as goalkeeper of the year and Manit Noywech striker of the year. For the 2010 season, the policy could undertake two high-quality players. In midfield were reinforced with the experienced

Narongchai Vachiraban Narongchai Vachiraban ( th, ณรงค์ชัย วชิรบาล, born February 16, 1981), simply known as Tum ( th, ตั้ม), is a Thai retired professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for ...

and attack with Nantawat Tansopa. The latter was top scorer in the 2008 AFC Champions League. With Goran Zoric another striker was added. Zoric is the first Australian in the

. In January 2010, the club signed a contract with the company Insee. For the amount of 60 million

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, over a period of three years, the club was nicknamed Insee The official name of the club is Insee Police United. For the 2010 season, the stadium was changed again. The new home of the club is now the

Thammasat Stadium Thammasat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Rangsit, Thailand, Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 25,000. It is on Thammas ...

in Pathum Thani Province north of

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. In 2011, the club signed Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul, former coach of Pattaya United F.C. as a new coach. In 2014, the club signed

Anton Ferdinand Anton Julian Ferdinand (born 18 February 1985) is an English former footballer who most recently played for St Mirren as a centre back. He was a product of the West Ham United academy and has also played for their senior team, Queens Park Ran ...

brother of English Premier Leagues Manchester United Defender Rio Ferdinand. He did not make an appearance for the club. In 2017, The club was dissolved and merged with BEC Tero Sasana and became Police Tero Football Club.

Honours

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the s ...

: ::Winner: 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015 * Kor Royal Cup: ( th, ถ้วย ก.) ::Winner: 1965 * Khǒr Royal Cup: ( th, ถ้วย ข.) ::Winner: 1953–54 * League Cup: ( th, โตโยต้าคัพ ) ::Winner: 1989, 1991, 1993

Stadium and locations by season records

Season by season record

*P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *Pos = Final position *TPL =

*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

Asian Club Championship

Results

Coaches

''Coaches by Years (2006–present)''

References

External links

Official Website

Official Facebook
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