Customs United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลคัสตอม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai
football club under the stewardship of
Customs Department based in
Samut Prakan province. They currently play in the
Thai League 2
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.
Recent history
Their biggest success to date was to win the Championship in 2007 of the
Thai Division 1 League
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and earn the right to promotion to the
Thai Premier League
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.
Their stay in the
Premier League
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only lasted one season and they finished bottom of the league.
For the 2009 season they returned to the
1st Division.
In 2010 the Customs Department changed their name to Suvarnabhumi Customs FC and played their home fixtures at the
Lad Krabang 54 Stadium
Lad Krabang 54 Stadium or Customs Department Stadium () หรือ () is a football stadium in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand. It used as the home ground of Customs United F.C. and Samut Prakan F.C.
Samut Prakan Football Club (sometimes ...
, this was after they announced in January of that year that they were moving to Phetchburi, this move never happened. They finished
7th
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which was one place off the TPL playoffs which were being held due to league expansion.
The next season saw another change of name, this time to Samut Prakan Customs United F.C.
The club were relegated from Division 1 in 2011 and dropped into the Bangkok regional league. The club also dropped the 'Samut Prakan' tag and were known as Customs United for the beginning of the 2012 season.
Club achievements
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Thai League 3
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** Runners-up (1):
2018
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Thai League 3 Lower Region
** Champions (1):
2018
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Thailand Division 1 League
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:
**Winner Group A: 2007
Thailand Division 1 League – Final Table 2007 season
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*Regional League Bangkok Area Division
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:
**Winner: 2015
Stadium and locations
Season by season record
Club staff
Coaches
''Coaches by Years (2006–present)''
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Former players
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* Panuwat Failai
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International career
In 2013 ...
* Masao Kiba
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Playing career
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* Lee Jung-jin
Lee Jung-jin, (born May 25, 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Early life
Lee Jung-jin graduated from Konkuk University with a degree in horticulture before studying acting at Hanyang University.
Career
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References
External links
Official website
(archived 27 May 2016)
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Football clubs in Thailand
Association football clubs established in 1954
1954 establishments in Thailand
Financial services association football clubs in Thailand
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