Prime Bangkok F.C.

Prime Bangkok Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลพราม แบงค็อก) is a Thai football team based in Bangkok and play their home games at the Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region.

Prime Bangkok
พราม แบงค็อก

Full name	Prime Bangkok Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Thunder Eagles
Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006), as Bangkok North Central ASSN 2016; 8 years ago (2016), as Air Force Robinson 2020; 4 years ago (2020), as Prime Bangkok
Ground	Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Jatuporn Pramualban
Head Coach	Thidarat Wivasuk
League	Thai League 3
2023–24	Thai League 3, 6th of 14 in the Bangkok Metropolitan region
Home colours Away colours

History

Thai football records are hard to come by but recent records do show that Central Lions first came to prominence in the 2007 season playing in the Thailand Division 1 League which was at the 2nd level in the Thai football league system and played under the name Bangkok North Central ASSN. They started the 2007 season in 2007 Group B which featured 12 teams, of which 5 teams would be relegated. Bangkok North Central filled the last relegation spot tied on 29 points with 3 other teams. Goal difference would be the deciding factor in the league and Bangkok North Central would lose out by 1 goal to Nakhon Sawan.

For the 2008 season, Bangkok would start in the Division 2 Group B League which had just been expanded to feature two groups of 11 teams, the top two of which would be promoted. Group B was also a generally pro Bangkok league compared to Group A, therefore many of the sides would be either university or college sides. Bangkok would be a tough team to break down that season and only lost on four occasions, the hard part for them was scoring goals and converting draws into victories. They duly came 6th, 9 points behind the promotion places.

In 2009, Thai football was once again in a restructuring phase. The 2nd division would be renamed the Regional League Division 2 and Bangkok would start life in the Bangkok Area Division, again a league that generally features university and college sides. One promotion spot would be up for grabs as there would be 5 regional leagues in total. Bangkok would come 3rd, but a long way behind the league winners Raj Pracha. 2009 also saw Bangkok enter the FA Cup for the first time but they were knocked out of the first qualifying round by Thai Summit Samut Prakan who played in the Central/East regional league.

In 2010, it was to be a bad year for Bangkok, they came 12th out of 13 in the Bangkok regional league and also went out of the newly formed Thai League Cup in the first qualifying round. They were relegated from the 2010 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region league but came back to prominence in the 2012 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region and were known as Central Lions and played at the Rajamangala University of Technology in Thanyaburi District.

In 2016, this club was taken over by Air Force Central F.C. and this club is the reserve Air Force Central F.C. team.

In 2017, they came back to compete in the 2017 Thailand Amateur League Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

In 2020, this club was taken over and renamed to Prime Bangkok Football Club.^[1]

In 2022, Prime Bangkok competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 5th season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 2–1 away win over STK Muangnont^[2] and they ended the season with a 2–0 home win over STK Muangnont.^[3] The club has finished 4th place in the league of the Bangkok metropolitan region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Prime Bangkok was defeated 1–2 by Phrae United in the fourth round, causing them to be eliminated^[4] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Prime Bangkok was defeated 1–2 by Nonthaburi United S.Boonmeerit in the second qualification round, causing them to be eliminated too.^[5]

Crest history

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  2020–Present

Stadium and locations

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Year
13°46′41″N 100°38′42″E / 13.778111°N 100.644962°E / 13.778111; 100.644962	Bang Kapi, Bangkok	Klong Chan Sports Center	2007
14°00′22″N 100°40′23″E / 14.006079°N 100.672992°E / 14.006079; 100.672992	Pathum Thani	North Bangkok University Stadium (Rangsit)	2008
14°01′41″N 100°43′33″E / 14.028011°N 100.725802°E / 14.028011; 100.725802	Pathum Thani	Queen Sirikit 60th Anniversary Stadium	2009
13°48′07″N 100°47′27″E / 13.801944°N 100.790833°E / 13.801944; 100.790833	Min Buri, Bangkok	72nd Anniversary Stadium (Min Buri)	2010
13°47′48″N 100°17′53″E / 13.796547°N 100.297976°E / 13.796547; 100.297976	Nakhon Pathom	Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin Stadium (Salaya)	2012
13°57′04″N 100°37′28″E / 13.951133°N 100.624507°E / 13.951133; 100.624507	Pathum Thani	Thupatemi Stadium	2012
13°52′06″N 100°50′49″E / 13.8684344°N 100.8470571°E / 13.8684344; 100.8470571	Nong Chok, Bangkok	BEC Tero Sasana Nong Chok Stadium	2012
14°10′09″N 100°31′44″E / 14.169266°N 100.528964°E / 14.169266; 100.528964	Ayutthaya	Ratchakram Stadium	2016–2017
13°57′04″N 100°37′28″E / 13.951133°N 100.624507°E / 13.951133; 100.624507	Pathum Thani	Thupatemi Stadium	2018

Seasons

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	T3 Cup	Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
2007	DIV1 B	22	9	2	11	30	35	29	8th
2008	DIV2 B	20	6	10	4	21	24	28	6th
2009	DIV2 Bangkok	18	2	4	12	18	36	10	10th	QR
2010	DIV2 Bangkok	24	2	7	15	17	41	13	12th	Not Enter	QR
2011	Suspended
2012	DIV2 Bangkok	34	4	8	22	29	72	20	17th	Not Enter	Not Enter
2013–15	Suspended
2016	DIV2 Bangkok	20	2	5	13	17	36	11	11th	Not Enter	Not Enter
2017	TA Bangkok	8	7	1	0	23	7	22	1st	Not Enter	Can't Enter		Patcharapon Usmali	4
2018	T4 Bangkok	22	6	5	11	16	27	23	9th	Not Enter	QR1
2019	T4 Bangkok	24	4	8	12	24	32	20	10th	Not Enter	Not Enter		Somprat Inthaphut	7
2020–21	T3 Bangkok	20	8	9	3	26	24	33	5th	Not Enter	Not Enter		Moussa Abakar	11
2021–22	T3 Bangkok	26	9	7	10	27	30	34	7th	R2	QRP		Omae So	5
2022–23	T3 Bangkok	26	13	7	6	36	22	46	4th	R4	QR2		Tishan Tajahni Hanley	10
2023–24	T3 Bangkok	26	13	9	4	52	23	48	6th	R2	R1	QF	Chawanwit Sealao	12

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW   THA Niphitphon Wongpanya 10 FW   MAR Achraf Tantaoui 24 MF   THA Prasin Klaythongkam 25 DF   THA Chaithat Maneein

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 FW   SKN Tishan Hanley 40 DF   THA Wirat Nakpan (Captain) 47 MF   THA Thanawat Saipetch 88 GK   THA Yutthasit Chatmueang 98 DF   EGY Mohamed Imam Ali Mohamed

Club officials

Position	Staff
Chairman	Jatuporn Pramolbal
Head Coach	Thidarat Wivasuk

References

1. "สิ้นชื่อแอร์ฟอร์ซโรบินสัน กำเนิดใหม่แอลพีซีแบงค็อก (in Thai)". www.supersubthailand.com.
2. "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 1 – STK Muangnont v Prime Bangkok" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 10 September 2022.
3. "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Bangkok metropolitan region matchday 26 – Prime Bangkok v STK Muangnont" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 March 2023.
4. "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup fourth round – Phrae United v Prime Bangkok" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 8 February 2023.
5. "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup second qualification round – Nonthaburi United S.Boonmeerit v Prime Bangkok" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 3 September 2022.

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