Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club (), also known as Svay Rieng or PKR, is a professional

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club based in Krong Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng province,

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, that plays in the

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. The club has won 4 league and 5

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titles.

History

The club was founded in 1997 by General Sao Sokha, and was originally based in

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, under the name Preah Khan Reach. In 2011, the club won their first major honour, the 2011 Hun Sen Cup, after beating Build Bright United by 2–0. Sam El Nasa and

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scored the goals. The club managed to retain their title in the 2012 Hun Sen Cup after winning against Nagacorp by 2–1. In May 2013, the club was renamed as Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng, when the decision was made to relocate to Svay Rieng by Dy Vichea. In the first season under the new name, they ended up becoming the

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champions. The club automatically qualified for the

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, being placed against Nepali

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and Mongolian Erchim. However, Svay Rieng lost both of their fixtures and finished last in the group table. In 2019, Svay Rieng won their second league title and qualified to the 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs, playing against Laos side Master 7. Svay Rieng ended up winning both of the qualifying matches with 7–1 on aggregate and qualified to the group stage. The club was then placed in Group G alongside Philippines club Ceres–Negros, Indonesian club

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and Vietnamese club Than Quảng Ninh. On 25 February 2020, the club recorded their first win in the AFC competitions after defeating Bali United by 2–1. However, due to the rising cases of the

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, the tournament was cancelled. Svay Rieng then won their third league title during the 2023–24 season, qualified for the

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and also participated in the returning

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. The club faced off against Lao side Young Elephants in the ASEAN Club Championship play-off round where they won 8–3 on aggregate, thus qualifying to Group A alongside Malaysian

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, Thai BG Pathum United, Indonesian

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, Vietnamese Đông Á Thanh Hóa and Myanmar Shan United. On 21 August 2024, Svay Rieng won 3–2 against Terengganu at the

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. Svay Rieng was knocked out of the competition after failing to qualify to the next round. In the AFC Challenge League, Svay Reing was placed alongside Indonesian

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and Mongolian SP Falcons. The club managed to win by 2–1 against SP Falcons, but lost with the same to Madura United. However, the club qualified to the quarter-finals as group runners-up. In the quarter-finals, Svay Reing faced Myanmmar Shan United where they managed to win by 6–2 in the first leg and lost by 2–1 in the second leg. They advanced to the semi-finals facing Madura United, where Svay Reing defeated the Indonesian club by 6–3 on aggregate. Svay Rieng reached their first continental final, facing Turkmen club Arkadag.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Players with multiple nationalities

* Kouch Dani * Thierry Chantha Bin * Nick Taylor * Lucas Arthur

Technical staff

Coaching list

List of captains

''Captains by years''

Performance in AFC club competitions

Performance in AFF club competitions

Invitational tournament record

Honours

Domestic

**Champions (4):

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, 2023–24, 2024–25 *

**Winners (5):

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, 2023–24

Continental

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**Runners-up (1): 2024–25

References

External links

* {{Cambodian League Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC Association football clubs established in 1997