Udon Thani F.C.
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| Full name | Udon Thani Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุดรธานี | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Orange Giants (ยักษ์แสด) | ||
| Short name | UDFC | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Dissolved | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Institute of Physical Education Udon Thani Stadium Udon Thani, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| League | Thailand Amateur League | ||
| 2022–23 | 18th of 18 (Relegated) | ||
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Udon Thani Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุดรธานี) is a Thai defunct professional association football club based in Udon Thani province. The club was founded in 1999 and started to play in Provincial League.[1][2]
History
[edit]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, Pongsart Kitjanukorn. 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 were drawn into group B, where they ended in 5th place.
In 2014, they were 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 that they try to promoted to this league for a long time by finished third place in 2017 Thai League 3.[3]
In 2022 the club was dissolved due to financial problem.[4]
Stadium and locations
[edit]| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 17°24′20″N 102°46′09″E / 17.405439°N 102.769167°E | Udon Thani | Thai National Sports University Udon Thani Campus Stadium | 3,500 | 1999–2004 2009–2015 2018 2020–2021 2022– |
| 17°23′56″N 102°47′28″E / 17.398957°N 102.791042°E | Udon Thani | Udon Thani Rajabhat University Stadium | 3,500 | 2016–2017 |
| 17°26′55″N 102°54′59″E / 17.448481°N 102.916366°E | Udon Thani | SAT Stadium Udon Thani | 10,000 | 2019 2021–2022 |
Honours
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]Season by season record
[edit]Udon Thani did not participate in the League from 2005 to 2008.
| Season | League | Promotion Play-off | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Pro League | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 38 | 4th | No competition | No competition | |||||
| 2001 | Pro League | 22 | 4th | No competition | No competition | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Pro League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 6th | No competition | No competition | No competition | ||||
| 2003 | Pro League | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 8th | No competition | No competition | No competition | ||||
| 2004 | Pro League | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 9th | No competition | No competition | No competition | ||||
| 2005–2008 | Not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No competition | No competition | No competition | – | – | ||
| 2009 | North-East | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 35 | 3rd | Not qualified | R1 | No competition | ||||
| 2010 | North-East | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 7th | Not qualified | Not Enter | Not Enter | ||||
| 2011 | North-East | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 39 | 9th | Not qualified | Not Enter | R1 | ||||
| 2012 | North-East | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 56 | 3rd | Not qualified | QR1 | R1 |  Ousmanou Mohamadou
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| 2013 | North-East | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 25 | 59 | 2nd | 5th | Not Enter | QF |  Oyewole Yemi Joseph
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15 | ||
| 2014 | North-East | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 50 | 2nd | 3rd | Not Enter | R1 |  Tomiwa Bolarinwa
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7 | ||
| 2015 | North-East | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 29 | 71 | 3rd | 3rd | Not Enter | QR2 |  Promphong Kransumrong
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32 | ||
| 2016 | North-East | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 17 | 58 | Champions | QF | Not Enter | Not Enter | Natthaphat Somsri
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10 | ||
| 2017 | T3 Upper | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 52 | 2nd | Winner | QR | Not Enter |  Valci Júnior
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16 | ||
| 2018 | T2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 7th | No play-offs | R1 | R1 |  Milan Bubalo Miloš Stojanović
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5 | ||
| 2019 | T2 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 51 | 7th | No play-offs | QR1 | QR3 | Bruno Correa
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18 | ||
| 2020–21 | T2 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 15th | Not qualified | R1 | No competition | João Paulo Sales
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8 | ||
| 2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 58 | 47 | 8th | Not qualified | R1 | Not Enter | Thales Lima
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13 | ||
| 2022–23 | T2 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 87 | 21 | 18th | Not qualified | R1 | R1 |  Greg Houla
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| 2023–24 | Failed to get a license | |||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Hall of Fame
[edit]100 Appearances Players
[edit]100 Appearances Players (2009–present)[5]
Satja Saengsuwan
* Senior club appearances counted for all league, FA-cup, league cup and play-off games.
Coaches
[edit]Coaches by Years (2009–2023)
Park No Bong 2012
Darren Read 2018
Jörg Steinebrunner 2020–2021
Fernando Sales 2021
Daniel Blanco 2021
Akbar Nawas 2022
