Udon Thani Football Club (
Thai
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: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุดรธานี) is a Thai professional
association football
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club based in
Udon Thani province
Udon Thani province ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') which lies in Isan#Administrative divisions, upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. It is bordered by the provinces of Nong K ...
. Founded in 1999, the club currently competes in the
Thai League 2
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.
History
Early years
The team was founded in 1999 by the first chairman, Sathaporn Kotabut, and joined the
Thailand Provincial League or Pro League in 1999. They competed in this league until 2004. Their best season was a 4th-place finish in their inaugural campaign. The club did not participate in the League from 2005 to 2008.
In 2009 the club made a comeback and joined
AIS Regional League Division 2 North Eastern region, with new chairman, Mr.Pongsart Kitjanukorn, and they finished the season in 3rd place. The club was then registered as a corporation in order to make it professional. Udon Thani FC was playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region.
In 2011 the club was playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region. In November 2012 Samretwot Yothawijit come to take over the club and the main policy was "Udon Thani FC belongs to all Udon Thani's people" and main target was to take the club to Division 1. Udon Thani FC was playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region, where they finished 3rd. Udon Thani FC finished 2nd in
Division 2 North Eastern region and qualified for the promotion play-off. There they was drawn into group B, where they ended in 5th place.
In 2014 they is playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region. The coach Phithaya Santawong got replaced in the mid-season break with Wutthiwat Dangsamerkiat returning. He was also the coach back in 2011. Udon Thani FC is playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region. Udon Thani FC is playing in
Division 2 North Eastern region.
In 2017 the club was pass to play in professional league first time in
2018 Thai League 2
The 2018 Thai League 2 is the 21st season of the Thai League 2, the second-tier professional league for Thailand's association football clubs, since its establishment in 1997, also known as M-150 Championship due to the sponsorship deal with M-150. ...
that they try to promoted to this league for a long time by finished third place in
2017 Thai League 3
The 2017 Thai League 3 (known as the Euro Cake League Pro for sponsorship reasons) football season will be the first season of Thai League 3. 29 clubs will be divided into 2 groups (regions).
Clubs Upper Region
Promoted from 2016 Regional Leag ...
.
Kits
Stadium and locations
Honours
Domestic competitions
*
Regional League North-East Division
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** Winners (1) :
2016
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** Runners-up (2) :
2013
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,
2014
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Season by season record
Udon Thani did not participate in the League from 2005 to 2008.
*P = Played
*W = Games won
*D = Games drawn
*L = Games lost
*F = Goals for
*A = Goals against
*Pts = Points
*Pos = Final position
*QR1 = First Qualifying Round
*QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
*R1 = Round 1
*R2 = Round 2
*R3 = Round 3
*R4 = Round 4
*R5 = Round 5
*R6 = Round 6
*QF = Quarter-finals
*SF = Semi-finals
*RU = Runners-up
*W = Winners
Players
Current squad
Former players
Halls of Fame
100 Appearances Players
''100 Appearances Players (2009–present)''
* Satja Saengsuwan
*
Thanathip Paengwong
*
Ratchanon Phangkaew
* Amnach Worawiboon
* Tredsak Samart
* Chaimongkol Botnok
* Senior club appearances counted for all league, FA-cup, league cup and play-off games.
Club officials
Head Coach history
References
External links
Official Facebookpage of Udon Thani FCUdon Thani FC in EnglishOfficial UDFC fanclubpage on Facebook*
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โปรวินเชียลลีกOnline magazin für Thai fussballThai League FootballThai League OnlineUdon Thani FC Clubwebsite
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Football clubs in Thailand
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1999 establishments in Thailand