Surat Thani Football Club () is a
Thailand
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football
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club, nicknamed ''The Roosters'' and based in
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani (, ), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means 'city of good people', a title given to the city by King ...
located in the south of
Thailand
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. The club last played in the
Thailand Amateur League
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Southern region.
History
The club was founded in 1998 From there, founded in 1999 participated in the Thailand Provincial League of Football League in parallel to the Thai League and headed by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT). In the founding year of the league in 1999, they reached the 9th place. Until the 2006 season, ran it for the team not much better. With a 7th-place finished the 2006 season could produce the best result so far.
In 2007, Surat Thani started their new season in
Division 1 after the
Provincial League
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was merged with
Thailand premier League
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,
Division 1, and
Division 2. The biggest success of the club's history was certainly achieved in the quarterfinals of the
Thai FA Cup
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in
2009
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before the Roosters was 0–3 eliminated by
TTM Samut Sakhon. However, the Roosters was relegated to the third-tier
Regional League after finished the 14th place out of 16 teams in
Division 1.
Stadium and locations
Season by season record
Honours
*
Regional League South Division
** Winner :
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
2022 players
Surat Thani
Retrieved on 4 January 2022.
References
External links
Official Website
Football clubs in Thailand
Surat Thani province
Association football clubs established in 1998
1998 establishments in Thailand
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