Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA (Khmer: សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons,[2] is a professional football club based in Phnom Penh. The club represents Ministry of National Defense and competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football.
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| Full name | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Army Hanuman | ||
| Founded | 1982, as Ministry of Defense | ||
| Ground | RCAF Old Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Supachai Verapuchong[1] | ||
| Manager | Tep Long Rachana | ||
| Coach | Phea Sopheaktra | ||
| League | Cambodian Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Cambodian Premier League, 5th of 10 | ||
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Originally founded in 1982 as Ministry of Defense, the team changed its name to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club after the restoration of monarchy in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to Ministry of National Defense FC.[3] In 2020 it was announced that the club would return to the name of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club FA (RCAF FA) and would take on the nickname Tiffy Army due to sponsorship reasons.[2]
Stadium
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Tiffy Army's home ground is the RCAF Old Stadium, which has the capacity of 14,750 spectators.[4]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of February 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team and Youth Academy
editCompete in Cambodian League 2
- As of 16 September 2023[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- Cambodian Super Cup
- Runners-up: 2017
International
edit- ASEAN Army Championship
- 4th : 2004
- Group Qualified : 1999
- Asia Clubs Pre Season Championship
- Champions : 2017
- Kun Min, China Pre Season Championship
- Champions : 2018
References
edit- ^ "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ a b ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020.
- ^ Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "ជម្រើសជើងឯកខេមបូឌានព្រីមៀរលីគ... - Cambodian Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Tiffy Army FC". cpl-cambodia.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ "Tiffy Army B". cpl-cambodia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.