Krung Thai Bank Football Club () was a Thai professional

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based in

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History

Krung Thai Bank F.C. was a football club from central Bangkok established by

Krung Thai Bank Krungthai Bank (;), officially Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited, and sometimes known by its initials KTB, is a state-owned bank under license issued by the Ministry of Finance. KTB's Swift code is KRTHTHBK. History The bank came into bein ...

, PCL. in 1977. Krung Thai Bank officially withdrew from the Thailand football scene in January 2009 after being bought out by Bangkok Glass. Although selling out their Thailand Premier League status to BGFC Sport, Krung Thai Bank entered the 2009 Queen's Cup as their final competition.

Stadium

Krung Thai Bank F.C. used the multi-purpose

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. This holds around 20,000 spectators, but during their

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campaign, they attracted 2,000 fans for their opening clash against Japanese opposition

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. But during the rest of the campaign, they only attracted over 500 fans, not enough for the AFC rule. This is one of the reasons why the AFC reduced the number of Thai entrants to the Champions League, due to poor turnout and the lack of promoting their Champions League and domestic football games.

Stadium and locations

Results

Domestic league record 1996–2008

International matches 2004–08

Coaches

''Coaches by Years (2002/03 – 2008)''

Honours

Domestic *

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 ...

: ** Winner (2) 2002/03, 2003–04 *

Thailand 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 (1) 1997 *

Khǒr Royal Cup Khǒr Royal Cup (), known as the Noi Cup () until 1963, was a part of the Thai football league system, founded by the Football Association of Thailand in 1916. Khǒr Royal Cup was the second-highest level of the Thai football league system from ...

(Tier 2): (Thai: ถ้วย ข.): **Winner (1) 1993 *

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: **Winner (1) 1992 *

Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup (), known as the Yai Cup () until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand from 1916 to 1995. It was founded by the Football Association of Thailand in 1916. Department of ...

: (Thai: ถ้วย ก.): ** Winner (2) 1989, 1988

References

External links

Official website
(archived 11 December 2010)
Interview (Thai) BGFC Part 1 – BallthaiTV.com (15 Dec 2009)
(archived 23 September 2015)
Interview (Thai) BGFC Part 2 – BallthaiTV.com (17 Dec 2009)
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