Songkhla F.C.
Songkhla Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสงขลา) is a Thai semi-professional football club based in Songkhla Province, a province located in Southern Thailand. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Southern region.
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| Full name |  Songkhla Football Club  สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสงขลา | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Samila Mermaids เงือกสมิหลา | ||
| Founded | 2018 (new era) | ||
| Ground | Tinsulanonda Stadium Songkhla, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 47,500 | ||
| Chairman | Prayat Bunsri | ||
| Head Coach | Sarawut Treephan | ||
| League | Thai League 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Thai League 3, 1st of 12 in the Southern region | ||
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History
1999–2011: Early history
Songkhla F.C. (original) was established in 1999, and it then first played in the Thailand Provincial League, a former league, parallel to the Thai Premier League. In the founding year of the league, 1999, reached the eighth place in the league table.
| 1999–2007 | Provincial League | (Tier 3) |
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| 2008 | Thailand Division 2 League | (Tier 3) |
| 2009–2012 | Thai Division 1 League | (Tier 2) |
In the years after it was found mostly back in the bottom of the table regions. In 2007, the club was runner-up of the Provincial League and played the following year in the Thailand Division 2 League. Surprisingly, it was the end of the season, again winning a second place and went on to the newly formed Thai Division 1 League.
In 2009 Thai Division 1 League, they finished a creditable 7th. They fared even better in 2010 Thai Division 1 League and just missed out on automatic promotion by 2 points. Their 4th-placed finished earned them a place in the Thai Premier League play-offs. Unfortunately the Bulls couldn't maintain their end off season form and finished bottom of their play-off group.
In this 2011 Thai Division 1 League, the team have an average attendance of around 18.000, with a peak of 23.000 people at Tinsulanonda Stadium during last matches. Highest attendance Songkhla F.C. 1–1 Buriram F.C. (36,715) (7 August 2011) . Their star and top striker with 17 scores is the Brazilian Chayene Santos.
Merging: Songkhla United and Songkhla
The club was dissolved and merged with Songkhla United in 2012.[1]
2018–present: A breath of hope
| 2018-2019 | Amateur League | (Tier 4) |
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| 2020– | Thai League 3 | (Tier 3) |
Songkhla football club was come back [2] and played in 2018 Thailand Amateur League Southern Region.
The Samila Mermaid won promotion from the fifth tier of the Thai football league system Thailand Amateur League Southern region in 2019 – beating Jantrangcee Saba Yoi City in the lower southern subregion final and beating Patong City in the southern region final. They qualified for the 2019 Thailand Amateur League championship stage as southern winner.
In 2022, Songkhla competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 3rd season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 2–0 home win over Wiang Sa Surat Thani City[3] and they ended the season with a 0–0 away draw with Wiang Sa Surat Thani City.[4] The club has finished 1st place in the league of the Southern region and advanced to the national championship stage. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Songkhla was defeated 2–3 by Suphanburi in the second round, causing them to be eliminated[5] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Songkhla was defeated 1–2 by Lopburi City in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too.[6]
Crest
The club logo incorporates elements from the mermaid statue.[7] Mermaid comes from the story Phra Aphai Mani by Sunthorn Phu.
Stadium
Tinsulanonda Stadium (Thai: สนามติณสูลานนท์, RTGS: Sanam Tinnasulanon) is a multi-purpose stadium in Songkhla, Thailand. Named after the Songkhla-born former Thai prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda, it is used mostly for football matches.
The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 but just 10,000 of those spaces are covered in a small single-tiered stand along one touchline. The rest of the stadium is a continuous curving tier. The stadium hosted one of the semi-finals in the 1998 Asian Games men's football tournament.
Honours
Songkhla F.C. original
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2008
Songkhla F.C. new era
- Champions (2): 2020–21, 2022–23
- Champions (1): 2019
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 7°01′13″N 100°28′18″E | Hat Yai, Songkhla | Chira Nakhon Stadium | 25,000 | 2008–2010 |
| 6°44′00″N 100°41′31″E | Na Thawi, Songkhla | Na Thawi District Stadium | 3,000 | 2010 |
| 7°12′26″N 100°35′55″E | Songkhla | Tinsulanonda Stadium | 35,000 | 2011–2012 |
| Hat Yai, Songkhla | Prince of Songkla University Stadium | 4,000 | 2018–2019 | |
| Songkhla | Tinsulanonda Stadium | 45,000 | 2020–present | |
Season by season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer | ||||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
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| 1999-00 | Pro League | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 8th | |||||||
| 2000-01 | Pro League | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 17 | 12th | |||||||
| 2002 | Pro League | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4th | |||||||
| 2003 | Pro League | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 54 | 15 | 11th | |||||||
| 2004 | Pro League 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4th | |||||||
| 2005 | Suspended | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Pro League 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3rd | |||||||
| 2007 | Pro League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2008 | DIV2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 37 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2009 | DIV1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 42 | 7th | R3 | Witthawat Iamram |
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| 2010 | DIV1 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 51 | 4th | R2 | R1 | Worawet Chanuthai |
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| 2011 | DIV1 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 56 | 5th | SF | R1 |  Chayene Santos |
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| 2012 | DIV1 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 51 | 37 | 14th | R4 | R2 | |||||
| 2013–2017 | Collapsed | |||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | TA South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | Chawalit Yuthong |
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| 2019 | TA South | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 1st | R1 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | T3 South | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 1st | R3 | QR2 | Abdussalam Saman |
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| 2021–22 | T3 South | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 48 | 3rd | QR | R2 | Natan Oliveira |
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| 2022–23 | T3 South | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 53 | 1st | R2 | QRP | Jardel |
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| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players
Current squad
- As of 14 February 2023[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Sarawut Treephan |
| Assistant managers | Akrat Nualong Kamnat Pana |
| Goalkeeping coach | Prasit Nuamsala |
References
- "นิพนธ์แจงเหตุยุบสงขลารับแบกค่าใช้จ่าย 2 ทีมไม่ไหว".
- "สงขลาเอฟซี ภาคใหม่ที่ไม่ใช่วัวชนแดนใต้คงไม่ล้อเล่นกับความรู้สึกแฟนบอล".
- "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Southern region matchday 1 – Songkhla v Wiang Sa Surat Thani City" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 11 September 2022.
- "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Southern region matchday 22 – Wiang Sa Surat Thani City v Songkhla" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 March 2023.
- "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup second round – Songkhla v Suphanburi" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 2 November 2022.
- "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup qualification play-off round – Lopburi City v Songkhla" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 October 2022.
- สงขลาเอฟซี ประกาศผลโหวตการประกวดโลโก้สโมสร ผู้ชนะผลงานไม่ธรรมดา. Gimyong new website (in Thai).
- Songkhla. Retrieved on 4 August 2022.
- "สงขลา เอฟซี คัมแบ็ก โค้ชเหน่งคุมทัพลุย TA". supersubthailand.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- "เฮทั้งจังหวัด! สงขลา เอฟซี คัมแบ็กลุย T5 + คลิปเปิดตัวโค้ช". supersubthailand.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
External links
- Songkhla F.C. on Facebook
- Official Website
- Songkhla FC Fan Site (in Thai)