Songkhla Football Club ( Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดสงขลา) is a Thai professional

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club based in Songkhla Province, a province located in Southern Thailand. They set to compete in

Thai League 2 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 ...

from 2025–26 season, the second tier of Thailand football after promotion from

Thai League 3 Thai League 3 or Thailand Regional Championship, commonly known as the T3, is the third level of Thai football. It was started in 2017 First season. In 2017, the League is divided in 2 regions and participated by 32 clubs 1st-4th clubs from 8 ...

in 2024–25 season.

History

1999–2011: Early history

Songkhla Football Club was established in 1999, and it then first played in the Thailand Provincial League, a former league, parallel to the

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. In the founding year of the league, 1999, reached the eighth place in the league table. 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

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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 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 ...

. In

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, they finished a creditable 7th. They fared even better in

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and just missed out on automatic promotion by 2 points. Their 4th-placed finished earned them a place in the

play-offs. Unfortunately the Bulls couldn't maintain their end off season form and finished bottom of their play-off group. In this

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, the team have an average attendance of around 18.000, with a peak of 23.000 people at

Tinsulanonda Stadium Tinsulanonda Stadium (, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Songkhla, Thailand. Named after the Songkhla-born former Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda, it is used mostly for Association football, football matches. The stadium has a capacity of ...

during last matches. Highest attendance Songkhla 1–1

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(36,715) (7 August 2011) . Their star and top striker with 17 scores is the Brazilian

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Merging: Songkhla United and Songkhla

The club was dissolved and merged with Songkhla United in 2012.

2018–present: A breath of hope

Songkhla football club was come back and played in 2018 Thailand Amateur League Southern Region. The Samila Mermaid won promotion from the fifth tier of the

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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

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 and they ended the season with a 0–0 away draw with Wiang Sa Surat Thani City. The club has finished 1st place in the league of the Southern region and advanced to the national championship stage. In addition, in the

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Songkhla was defeated 2–3 by

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in the second round, causing them to be eliminated and in the

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Songkhla was defeated 1–2 by Lopburi City in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too. In 2024–25, Songkhla secure promotion to

for the first time in their history from next season after win aggregate 2–3 against

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in Semi-final Promotion Play-off and runner-up of Thai League 3 after lost aggregate 1–5 against Rasisalai United.

Crest

The club logo incorporates elements from the mermaid statue. Mermaid comes from the story

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Stadium

Tinsulanonda Stadium (, ) is a

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Songkhla Songkhla (, ), also known as Singgora or Singora (Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies ...

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. Named after the Songkhla-born former Thai prime minister

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, it is used mostly for

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 *

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: **Runners-up (1): 2008 Songkhla F.C. new era * Thai League 3 Southern Region: **Champions (4): 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 *

: **Champions (1): 2019 *

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**Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Stadium and locations

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 *TPL =

*DIV1 =

*DIV2 =

*Pro League =

*TL =

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*T1 =

Thai League 1 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 ...

*T2 =

*T3 =

*T4 =

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*TA =

*DQ = Disqualified *PR = Preliminary Round *QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round *PO = Play-off *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *R6 = Round 6 *GS = Group Stage *KR = Knockout Round *R16 = Round of 16 *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *S = Shared *W = Winners

Players

Current squad

Songkhla
Retrieved on 1 October 2024.

Club staff

References

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External links

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Official Website

Songkhla FC Fan Site
{{Wuachon United F.C. Football clubs in Thailand Association football clubs established in 2018 Sport in Songkhla province 2018 establishments in Thailand