Police United Football club () is a Thai defunct

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club that was managed by the

Royal Thai Police The Royal Thai Police (RTP) (; ) is the national police force of Thailand. The RTP employs between 210,700 and 230,000 officers, roughly 17 percent of all civil servants (excluding the military and the employees of state-owned enterprises). The R ...

from 1960 to 2008. In 2017, the club merged with

BEC Tero Sasana Police Tero Football Club (), formerly known as BEC-Tero Sasana, is a Thai professional football club based in Lak Si, Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003. BEC-Tero Sasana Football Club ...

and changed the name to

Police Tero Police Tero Football Club (), formerly known as BEC-Tero Sasana, is a Thai professional football club based in Lak Si, Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003. BEC-Tero Sasana Football Club ...

at the beginning of season 2018.

History

1960–2009

The club was founded as Police Sports Club in 1960. In 1965 the Association celebrated its first and only championship. After a period of inactivity, the club had recorded three relegations and 2 promotions in the last 10 years. They were promoted to the

Thailand Premier League The Thai League (, pronounced as ') or Thai League 1 (, pronounced as '), often referred to as T1, is the highest level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai L ...

in 2006, followed in 2007 by a relegation. The following year, the club missed promotion by a margin of just 4 points of the season and finished in fourth place. Before the 2009 season, the club was renamed Royal Thai Police F.C.''. This was due to the new requirements by the

and the AFC, which provides that clubs act as companies and must also be registered as such.

2009–2017

The

2009 Thai Division 1 League The 2009 Thai League Division 1 has 16 teams. Rules *Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis *3 Points for a win *1 Point for a draw *Teams finishing on same points at the end of the season use head-to-head record to determine finis ...

was dominated from the outset by Police United. With 65 points from 30 games, the club gained their third promotion, to the

Thai Premier League The Thai League (, pronounced as ') or Thai League 1 (, pronounced as '), often referred to as T1, is the highest level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai L ...

. The team scored a total of 76 goals.

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, top striker of the club, reached 24 goals. After the end of the season the team had an awards reception. Chaiyong Khumpiam was named coach of the year, Sompong Yod-Ard as goalkeeper of the year and

striker of the year. For the 2010 season, the policy could undertake two high-quality players. In midfield, they were reinforced with the experienced Narongchai Vachiraban and attacked with Nantawat Tansopa. The latter was the top scorer in the

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. With Goran Zoric another striker was added. Zoric is the first Australian in the

. In January 2010, the club signed a contract with the company Insee. For the amount of 60 million

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, over a period of three years, the club was nicknamed Insee Police Friends due to sponsorship agreements. The official name of the club is Insee Police United. For the 2010 season, the stadium was changed again. The new home of the club is now the

Thammasat Stadium Thammasat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Rangsit, Thailand, Rangsit, Pathum Thani Province, Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 25,000. It is on Thammas ...

Pathum Thani Province Pathum Thani (, ) is one of the central provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise): Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao, Bangkok, and Nonthaburi. The province is north of ...

north of

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. In 2011, the club signed Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul, former coach of Pattaya United as a new coach. In 2014, the club signed

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, the brother of English Premier League Manchester United Defender Rio Ferdinand. He did not make an appearance for the club. In 2017, The club was dissolved and merged with

and became Police Tero Football Club.

Stadium and locations by season records

Season by season record

*P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *Pos = Final position *TPL =

*QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round *QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round *RInt = Intermediate Round *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *R6 = Round 6 *GR = Group Stage *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *S = Shared *W = Winners

Asian Club Championship

Results

Coaches

''Coaches by Years (2006–present)''

Honours

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 (), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. Seasons typically run from August to May, with each team playing 34 games : two agai ...

**Winner: 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015 * Kor Royal Cup () **Winner: 1965 * Khǒr Royal Cup () **Winner: 1953–54 * League Cup () **Winner: 1989, 1991, 1993

References

External links

Official Website

Official Facebook
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