Udon United Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอล อุดร ยูไนเต็ด), is a Thai professional football club based in Mueang, Udon Thani, Thailand.[1][2] The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Northeastern region.
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| Full name | Udon United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลอุดร ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) | The Northeastern Foxes (จิ้งจอกอีสาน) |
| Founded | 2018, as Nong Han 2019, as UD Nong Han 2020, as Udon United |
| Ground | Main Stadium of Thailand National Sports University, Udon Thani Campus Udon Thani, Thailand |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Coordinates | 17°24′20″N 102°46′09″E / 17.40566°N 102.769104°E |
| Chairman | Chittapol Wilai-ngam |
| Head coach | Atthapong Siriphak |
| League | Thai League 3 |
| 2023–24 | Thai League 3, 4th of 13 in the Northeastern region |
| Website | Club website |
History edit
In 2018, the club was established as Nong Han and competed in Thailand Amateur League Northeastern region, used Nongbua Lamphu Provincial Stadium as ground. In the 2018 season, the club used the players from the Pitchaya Bundit college to compete in the amateur league.[3] They competed in the amateur league to the 2018 and 2019 seasons continuously.
In 2020, the club was promoted to Thai League 3[4] or also known as Omsin League.[5] Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.[6] The club finished the 1st place of the Northeastern region[7] and could advanced to 2020–21 Thai League 3 National Championship.[8] Udon United finished 2nd place in the upper group advanced to the promotion play-off[9] but they were defeated to Rajpracha.[10] However, Jardel Capistrano, a player with Udon United was the topscorer of the Thai League 3 in 2020–21 season.[11]
In 2022, Udon United competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 3rd season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 0–1 away defeat to Surin City[12] and they ended the season with a 1–1 home draw with Surin City.[13] The club has finished 9th place in the league of the Northeastern region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Udon United was defeated 1–4 by Nongbua Pitchaya in the second round, causing them to be eliminated[14] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Udon United was defeated 2–3 by MH Nakhon Si City in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too.[15]
Stadium and locations edit
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 17°07′48″N 102°25′26″E / 17.129892°N 102.423786°E | Nong Bua, Mueang, Nongbua Lamphu | Nongbua Lamphu Provincial Stadium | 4,000 | 2018–2019 |
| 17°24′20″N 102°46′09″E / 17.405439°N 102.769167°E | Ban Lueam, Mueang, Udon Thani | Main Stadium of Thailand National Sports University, Udon Thani Campus |
7,000 | 2020– |
Season by season record edit
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | T3 Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2018 | TA Northeast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1st | Not enter | Not qualified | — | — | |
| 2019 | TA Northeast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1st | Not enter | Not qualified | — | — | |
| 2020–21 | T3 Northeast | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 1st | R3 | No competition |  Jardel Capistrano
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| 2021–22 | T3 Northeast | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 11th | R1 | QR2 | Célio Guilherme da Silva Santos
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| 2022–23 | T3 Northeast | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 9th | R2 | QRP | Ranieri Luiz Barbosa
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| 2023–24 | T3 Northeast | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 23 | 44 | 4th | TBD | R1 | R1 | João Paulo
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 30 January 2024[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials edit
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Chittapol Wilai-ngam
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| Head coach | Atthapong Siriphak
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References edit
- ^ "Club's info". Thai League.
- ^ "Club's official Facebook page". Facebook.
- ^ "The club used the players from the Pitchaya Bundit college to compete in the amateur league (in Thai)". supersubthailand. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "The Clubs promoted to Thai League 3 in 2020 season (in Thai)". supersubthailand. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Omsin bank becomes to be the main sponsor of Thai League 3 and 4 in 2019 season (in Thai)". FA Thailand. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 (in Thai)". goal.com. 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Udon United has finished 1st place of the Northeastern region of the Thai League 3 in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "The Clubs advanced to Thai League 3 national championship in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Udon United has finished 2nd place in the upper group of the Thai League 3 national championship in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Udon United has defeated to Rajpracha in the promotion play-off of the Thai League 3 in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Jardel Capistrano was the topscorer of the Thai League 3 in 2020–21 season (in Thai)". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northeastern region matchday 1 – Surin City v Udon United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Northeastern region matchday 26 – Udon United v Surin City" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup second round – Udon United v Nongbua Pitchaya" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup qualification play-off round – MH Nakhon Si City v Udon United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 October 2022.
- ^ Udon United. Retrieved on 28 November 2020.