Udon Thani F.C.

Udon Thani Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุดรธานี) is a Thai professional association football club based in Udon Thani province. The club was founded in 1999 and started to played in Provincial League.[1][2]

Udon Thani
อุดรธานี เอฟซี
Full nameUdon Thani Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุดรธานี
Nickname(s)The Orange Giants
(ยักษ์แสด)
Short nameUDFC
Founded1999 (1999)
GroundInstitute of Physical Education Udon Thani Stadium
Udon Thani, Thailand
Capacity3,500

History

The team was founded in 1999 by the first chairman, Sathaporn Kotabut, and joined the Thailand Provincial League or Pro League in 1999. They competed in this league until 2004. Their best season was a 4th-place finish in their inaugural campaign. The club did not participate in the League from 2005 to 2008.

In 2009 the club made a comeback and joined AIS Regional League Division 2 North Eastern region, with new chairman, Pongsart Kitjanukorn, and they finished the season in 3rd place. The club was then registered as a corporation in order to make it professional. Udon Thani FC was playing in Division 2 North Eastern region.

In 2011 the club was playing in Division 2 North Eastern region. In November 2012 Samretwot Yothawijit come to take over the club and the main policy was "Udon Thani FC belongs to all Udon Thani's people" and main target was to take the club to Division 1. Udon Thani FC was playing in Division 2 North Eastern region, where they finished 3rd. Udon Thani FC finished 2nd in Division 2 North Eastern region and qualified for the promotion play-off. There they was drawn into group B, where they ended in 5th place.

In 2014 they is playing in Division 2 North Eastern region. The coach Phithaya Santawong got replaced in the mid-season break with Wutthiwat Dangsamerkiat returning. He was also the coach back in 2011. Udon Thani FC is playing in Division 2 North Eastern region. Udon Thani FC is playing in Division 2 North Eastern region.

In 2017 the club was pass to play in professional league first time in 2018 Thai League 2 that they try to promoted to this league for a long time by finished third place in 2017 Thai League 3.[3]

Stadium and locations
Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
17°24′20″N 102°46′09″E Udon Thani Thai National Sports University Udon Thani Campus Stadium 3,500 1999–2004
2009–2015
2018
2020–2021
2022–
17°23′56″N 102°47′28″E Udon Thani Udon Thani Rajabhat University Stadium 3,500 2016–2017
17°26′55″N 102°54′59″E Udon Thani SAT Stadium Udon Thani 10,000 2019
2021–2022

Honours

Domestic competitions

Season by season record

Udon Thani did not participate in the League from 2005 to 2008.

Season League Promotion Play-off FA Cup League Cup Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1999–2000 Pro League 22 12 2 8 35 26 38 4th No competition No competition
2001 Pro League 22 4th No competition No competition
2002 Pro League 10 2 1 7 8 19 7 6th No competition No competition No competition
2003 Pro League 22 7 6 9 25 31 27 8th No competition No competition No competition
2004 Pro League 18 2 10 6 18 29 16 9th No competition No competition No competition
2005–2008 Not enter – – – – – – – – No competition No competition No competition – –
2009 North-East 20 10 5 5 45 21 35 3rd Not qualified R1 No competition
2010 North-East 30 12 6 12 39 43 42 7th Not qualified Not Enter Not Enter
2011 North-East 30 10 9 11 41 46 39 9th Not qualified Not Enter R1
2012 North-East 30 16 8 6 37 23 56 3rd Not qualified QR1 R1 Ousmanou Mohamadou 15
2013 North-East 30 18 5 7 53 25 59 2nd 5th Not Enter QF Oyewole Yemi Joseph 15
2014 North-East 26 15 5 6 35 16 50 2nd 3rd Not Enter R1 Tomiwa Bolarinwa 7
2015 North-East 34 21 8 5 78 29 71 3rd 3rd Not Enter QR2 Promphong Kransumrong 32
2016 North-East 26 18 4 4 55 17 58 Champions QF Not Enter Not Enter Natthaphat Somsri 10
2017 T3 Upper 26 15 7 4 43 18 52 2nd Winner QR Not Enter Valci Júnior 16
2018 T2 28 9 7 12 33 35 34 7th No play-offs R1 R1 Milan Bubalo
Miloš Stojanović		 5
2019 T2 34 15 6 13 44 43 51 7th No play-offs QR1 QR3 Bruno Correa 18
2020–21 T2 34 9 11 14 44 46 38 15th Not qualified R1 No competition João Paulo Sales 8
2021–22 T2 34 13 8 13 53 58 47 8th Not qualified R1 Not Enter Thales Lima 13
2022–23 T2 34 6 3 25 31 87 21 18th Not qualified R1 R1 Greg Houla 8
2023–24 Failed to get a license
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Hall of Fame

100 Appearances Players

100 Appearances Players (2009–present)[4]

* Senior club appearances counted for all league, FA-cup, league cup and play-off games.

Coaches

Coaches by Years (2009–2023)

References
  1. อุดรธานีเอฟซีร่วงไปไทยลีก 3 ฤดูหน้า
  2. "ยักษ์แสด" อุดรธานี เอฟซี เปิดตัว "อุ๊บ วิริยะ" นักปั้นมือทอง ร่วมบริหารทีม
  3. อุดรธานี เอฟซี ตั้ง "มาชาโด" นั่งเก้าอี้ผู้จัดการทีม
  4. "Appearances All-Time". englishudfc.com.
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