Samut Prakan City Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลสมุทรปราการ ซิตี้) is a Thai football club based in Samut Prakan, Thailand. It renamed from Pattaya United in 2019, following club's owner decided to change club name and relocated it to Samut Prakan.

History

Foundation

The club was founded in the end of season 2018 after Tanet Phanichewa Pattaya United's owner decided to change club name to Samut Prakan City and relocated it to Samut Prakan Province. The club will be participate for their first season in the 2019 Thai League 1.

Beginnings in the Thai League 1 and Japanese-Thai connection

Prior to the 2019 season, The club appointed Tetsuya Murayama as the club first Director of football, the work of Tetsuya Murayama in coordination with Coach Surapong Kongthep in the first season of the club in Thai league 1, the club performed quite well and finished in 6th place.

The club appointed Masatada Ishii as manager ahead of the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season by releasing Ibson Melo, Kim Pyung-rae, Baworn Tapla, Phumin Kaewta and Woranat Thongkruea. The club signing Tatsuya Sakai from Montedio Yamagata, Yuto Ono from FC Gifu and brazilian striker Pedro Júnior.

The 2020–21 Thai League 1 season began with 1–1 draw against Chiangrai United on 14 February 2020, followed up by three match lose. The first win in the league came at the 5th matchday, winning 1–0 against Rayong at the Samut Prakarn SAT Stadium on 13 September 2020. After the 10th matchday, the club stood at 12th place in the league.

After a series of disappointing results, The club has won 3 match in a row, winning 1–3 against Buriram United at the Chang Arena, winning Chonburi and Trat and the club climbed to 6th place after the first half of the season (Round 15). The success compared to a relatively smaller team size than the other teams in the league, however, was followed by a win against one of the wealthiest club in the Thai League Port 6–3 on 27 December 2020.

Samut Prakan City advanced to the third round of the Thai FA Cup, being eliminated after losing 1–0 to Muangthong United at the SCG Stadium on 3 February 2021.[]

Samut Prakan City Football Club est un club de football thaïlandais basé à Samut Prakan. Il participe au championnat de Thaïlande de football, la Thai League 1. Le club a été fondé en 2019 et est détenu par le Samut Prakan City FC Co., Ltd, une société détenue par la municipalité de Samut Prakan.

Le stade du club est le Samut Prakan Stadium, qui a une capacité de 5 000 places. L'entraîneur actuel du club est Pairoj Borwonwatanadilok.

Les couleurs officielles du club sont le rouge et le bleu. Le symbole du club est un dragon, qui représente la force et la puissance.

Le club a connu un succès relatif depuis sa création, terminant à la 10e place du championnat de Thaïlande de football en 2019 et à la 8e place en 2020. Le club a également participé à la Coupe de Thaïlande, atteignant les quarts de finale en 2019 et les demi-finales en 2020.

Le club espère continuer à progresser dans les années à venir et devenir l'un des meilleurs clubs de football de Thaïlande.