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Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Buriram. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and competes in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as PEA Football Club (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club) before being reformed as Buriram PEA and Buriram United in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Their home stadium is Chang Arena, which has a capacity of 32,600.[1]
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| Full name | Buriram United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Thunder Castle (ปราสาทสายฟ้า) | ||
| Short name | BRUTD | ||
| Founded | 1970, as Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club 2010, as Buriram PEA Football Club 2012, as Buriram United Football Club | ||
| Ground | Chang Arena Buriram, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 32,600 | ||
| Chairman | Newin Chidchob | ||
| Head coach | Osmar Loss | ||
| League | Thai League 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Thai League 1, 1st (champion) | ||
| Website | http://www.buriramunited.com | ||
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Buriram United won their first Thai League 1 title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC. The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In the 2011 season, Buriram became the first team in Thailand football history to win all the domestic trophies, as the treble champions (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup). Buriram then went on to win five domestic treble in the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021–22 and 2022–23 season where the club went undefeated in the league during the 2013 and 2015 season.
Buriram United is by far the most popular Thai football club, with fans from across the country. Polling shows that it is also the third most popular football club in terms of supporters in Thailand overall behind Premier League clubs Liverpool and Manchester United.[2]
The club was founded in 1970, but their first big success came in 1998 by winning the third division of the Kor Royal Cup. The club was then promoted to the Thai Division 1 League. In 2002–03 the club finished third in the second division. They then competed the Thai League 1 Relegation play-off, but lost the final match 0–1 to Thailand Tobacco Monopoly. A year later, they succeeded at the end of season 2003–04 with promotion to the Thai Premier League. PEA surprised everyone by becoming the league runner-up at the end of their first Premier League season. Being the runner-up entitled the club to participate in the AFC Champions League. It was the first participation in an international competition for the club. However, the club was excluded from the competition.[3] In the following two seasons, 2006 and 2007, the PEA finished 10th and 8th.
In 2008 Provincial Electricity Authority relocated to Ayutthaya and played at Ayutthaya Province Stadium, where they gained a bigger fan base. The club played under the nickname of Faifa Ayutthaya (Electric Ayutthaya) from media and its fans. Under the head coach Prapol Pongpanich, PEA eventually won their first league title in Thai League 1. The club qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League preliminary round.
In 2009, PEA was eliminated from the 2009 AFC Champions League after losing 1–4 to Singapore Armed Forces in extra-time at Rajamangala Stadium. PEA began their title defence campaign of the Thai Premier League with some poor performances. Prapon Pongpanich was sacked in the middle of the season and replaced by former Thailand national team head coach Thongsuk Sampahungsith. The club finished in ninth place out of sixteen in the final standings.
In December 2009, it was announced that a politician based in Buriram, Newin Chidchob was to take over the club. He had already tried unsuccessfully to take over TOT SC and Royal Thai Army FC[4] Newin relocated the club to Buriram in Isan and rebranded it to Buriram PEA Football Club. Buriram PEA inherited most of the players from the former PEA club including the stars like Rangsan Viwatchaichok, Apichet Puttan and Theerathon Bunmathan. Pongphan Wongsuwan who was a long-time head coach of TOT S.C. was instated as a coach. Thailand national team member Suchao Nuchnum of TOT S.C. also followed his coach to the new team.
Buriram PEA finished their first season after the transition as the runner-up of the 2010 Thai Premier League. The club reached the final of the 2010 Thai League Cup but lost 0–1 to Thai Port at Supachalasai Stadium.
In 2011, Buriram PEA under the coaching of Attaphol Buspakom, completed their 2011 season with the domestic treble by winning all three Thai major trophies. Buriram won 2011 Thai Premier League with 85 points, the highest record in the league history. They beat the arch-rival Muangthong United in the 2011 Thai FA Cup final and clinched their first Thai FA Cup title. Following the success in two other competitions, Buriram avenged their previous year League Cup final defeat against the same opponent, Thai Port, and won the 2010 Thai League Cup. Buriram PEA became the first Thai club to win the treble in a season.
Buriram's stadium "The Thunder Castle", was built in 2011 – when it became the first Thailand football stadium without a running track on the side of the field and it was also recorded in the Guinness World Records as the FIFA standard football field with the shortest construction time of 256 days.[5]
At the start of the 2012 season, the club was renamed Buriram United Football Club. In the first match of the group stages of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Buriram beat the 2011 J-League champion, Kashiwa Reysol, 3–2 and became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a J-League club in ACL since starting the Champions League system in 2003.[6] In the second match, Buriram was the visiting team against the 2011 CSL Champion, Guangzhou Evergrande. Buriram also became "the first Thai and South East Asian club" to earn a victory against a Chinese club "in China" after beating Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 in Tianhe Stadium from Suchao Nuchnum and Frank Acheampong's goals.[7] That match was the end of a two-year unbeaten home record for Guangzhou.[8]
In 2014, under Spanish head coach Alejandro Menéndez, Buriram United became the first Thai club to achieve the quadruple by winning 4 trophies in the calendar year. The campaign included the titles of Kor Royal Cup, Thai League T1, Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup. The league season was also finished with the first invincible title for the club, the second Thai team to have achieved such a feat, after Muangthong United in 2012.
In 2014, Brazilian coach Alexandre Gama was appointed to guide Buriram United and in his first season, he helped the club to retained the 2014 Thai Premier League. The following season, he guided Buriram United to, once again, winning all four of the competitions in the 2015 calendar year : 2015 Kor Royal Cup, 2015 Thai Premier League, 2015 Thai FA Cup, 2015 Thai League Cup and also the 2015 Mekong Club Championship.
Moreover, the 2015 Buriram United won the 2015 Thai Premier League with an unbeaten record. The Brazilian forward Diogo Luis Santo broke the top scoring record with 33 goals from 32 games and received Thai League T1 Top Scorer and Player of the Year Awards at the end of the year and Theerathon Bunmathan got top assists with 19 assists from 32 games in left back position. In 2016, Gama guided the club to win the 2016 Toyota Premier Cup and 2016 Kor Royal Cup before he stepped down as the club coach on 22 May 2016.
In August 2016, Newin Chidchob admitted he was disappointed that his team's bid to defend their Thailand League title that season was over.[11] Buriram United appointed Ranko Popović as the club manager to fill the vacant role after the dismissal of Afshin Ghotbi[12] and former coach Bozidar Bandovic returned as the technical director of the club.
In June 2017, Ranko Popovic has resigned as coach after receiving a three-month ban by the Thai FA for slapping the face of Bangkok United physio Andy Schillinger following a heated argument after Buriram beat the capital side 2–1.[13] Buriram United announced that they promoted Bozidar Bandovic to head coach from his position as technical director of football.[14]
In the same year, the club won the 2017 Thai League 1 and created history by claiming 86 points - the club's highest points in a single season.[15]
In 2018, after finishing champions in the 2017 Thai League season, Buriram secured direct qualification into the 2018 AFC Champions League. In the group stages, a home, Buriram beat Cerezo Osaka 2–0 and Jeju United 1–0 and drew 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande. The club lost 4–3 on aggregate in the Round of 16, against Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[16]
In the same year, Buriram comfortably retained the 2018 Thai League 1 title with a record 87 points.[17] Bozidar Bandovic received Thai League 1 Coach of the Year Award at the end of the season.
On 1 December 2021, Buriram United appointed Japanese head coach, Masatada Ishii. Under his firs season, Buriram United went on to win the 2021–22 Thai League 1, 2021–22 Thai FA Cup and the 2021–22 Thai League Cup, the following season, Buriram United manage to retained all their 3 trophies which including the 2022–23 Thai League 1, 2022–23 Thai FA Cup and the 2022–23 Thai League Cup becoming the first club to retained all of the possible trophies in the country.[18]
In preparation for the new season where Buriram United will also compete in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite and the recently revived 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship region tournament, the club signed Philippines goalkeeper Neil Etheridge who has played his trade in the English Premier League with Cardiff City. Buriram United also signed a few notable key players like former Australian national Curtis Good. Buriram United were then drawn in a group alongside Vietnamese club Công An Hà Nội, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors, Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City, Philippines club Kaya—Iloilo and Indonesian club Borneo Samarinda. On 17 September 2024, Buriram United manage to hold off Japanese club Vissel Kobe to a goalless draw at home with both team earning a point in the AFC Champions League Elite. Buriram United the registered the highest ever victory in the ASEAN Club Championship history beating Philippines Kaya—Iloilo 7–0 with Lucas Crispim scoring a hat-trick in the match on 26 September. Buriram United then travelled to Australia to face Central Coast Mariners on 1 October in the AFC Champions League Elite fixture where Buriram United came out victorious in a 2–1 win.
Buriram United vs. Muangthong United in Thai League
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
Buriram United's main rival is Muangthong United. The two clubs are the powerhouses of Thai League 1 (T1). The rivalry between two clubs became highly competitive, since they are the only two clubs that have won the Thai League 1 championship since the 2009 season.
Buriram United and Muangthong United also represent widely different groups of supporters. Buriram represents the mostly rural people of the Thai countryside, while Muangthong United symbolizes the urban people in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Their rivalry also reflects political differences in Football Association of Thailand (FAT) since Muangthong United has the close relationship with FAT under the management of Worawi Makudi, while former politician Newin Chidchob became the polar opposite and frequently questions the transparency of FAT.
The games between the two teams are regarded as an important match-up in Thai football. Buriram has dominated the rivalry head-to-head and maintained an unbeaten record against Muangthong for a long time after the club relocated to Buriram. The phrase "Rather lose to anyone but Muangthong." (Thai lit. แพ้ใครก็ได้ แต่ไม่แพ้เมืองทอง) became a famous quote for fans. Their unbeaten record against Muangthong was broken in 2016 Thai League when they lost 0–3 to their rival at home.
Dortmund is one of the teams we have always admired. We like their style of play and also the way the team is organized so professionally. We believe that there is much we can learn from each other throughout this partnership.
— Newin Chidchob, October 2018.[24]
Borussia Dortmund (2018–present)[25][26][27]
Leicester City (2020–present)[29]Buriram United opened its first youth academies in 2011. The club is particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Thai talents over the years[31] – Suphanat Mueanta, Supachok Sarachat, Ratthanakorn Maikami, and Anon Amornlerdsak have come through the ranks and are just some of the talents who've played for Buriram United. Buriram United also regularly supplies the Thai national youth teams with local talent. Buriram youth academies play in Thailand Youth League.
The International Youth Football Contest "CP-Meiji Cup U-14 International Championship" is a famous youth program that is held at Chang Arena Stadium and Training Ground Elephant Ground, between October–November every year,[32][33] with six youth teams from Thailand's leading academies and 6 youth teams from Asia (Aspire Academy,[34] Jubilo Iwata, Mokhtar Dahari Academy)
In 2018, Buriram United appointed Andrew Ord as Head of Youth Development[35] the coach who gave Chanathip Songkrasin his youth team debut at BEC Tero Sasana.[36] He replaced Brazilian Jose Alves Borges.
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Chang Arena is a 32,600 seater football stadium in Buriram, Buriram Province, Thailand.[37] The Chang Arena is the second-largest football stadium in Thailand. Its nickname is "Thunder Castle". Buriram United has led the 16 team Thai League (TL) in attendance since the move to the new stadium.
The Chang Arena is in the Mueang Buriram District, located about 3 kilometres southwest of central Buriram along highway 2445. The 150-acre site has a capacity of 32,600 people with parking for 800 cars and buses, plus 3,000 motorcycles. The pitch is floodlit, allowing for night matches. The stadium houses locker rooms for home and visiting teams provides modern medical facilities and live television and radio broadcasting infrastructure.[38]
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 13°24′41″N 100°59′37″E | Chonburi | IPE Chonburi Stadium | 12,000 | 2007 |
| 14°21′00″N 100°35′50″E | Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya Province Stadium | 6,000 | 2008–2009 |
| 14°56′45″N 103°06′13″E | Buriram | Khao Kradong Stadium | 14,000 | 2010–2011 |
| 14°57′57″N 103°05′40″E | Buriram | Chang Arena | 32,600 | 2011–present |
| Season | League[39] | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Kor Cup / Champions Cup |
Queen's Cup |
AFC Champions League |
AFC Cup |
Mekong Club |
Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | TPL | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 2nd | – | – | – | – | Supakit Jinajai | 10 | |||
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 10th | RU | – | DQ | – | Supakit Jinajai | 7 | |||
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 8th | – | – | – | Tana Chanabut | 7 | ||||
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 61 | 1st | – | – | – | Ronnachai Rangsiyo | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 9th | R4 | RU | KR | PR | GS | Suriya Domtaisong | 9 | ||
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 63 | 2nd | R4 | RU | – | – | – | – | Suchao Nuchnum | 11 | |
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 85 | 1st | W | W | – | – | – | Franck Ohandza | 19 | ||
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 54 | 4th | W | W | RU | GS | – | Frank Acheampong | 12 | ||
| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 23 | 78 | 1st | W | W | W | QF | – | Carmelo González | 23 | ||
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 26 | 79 | 1st | R4 | RU | W | GS | – | – | Javier Patiño | 21 | |
| 2015 | TPL | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 84 | 1st | W | W | W | GS | – | W | Diogo | 33 | |
| 2016 | TL | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 55 | 4th | R3 | W | W | GS | – | W | Diogo | 11 | |
| 2017 | T1 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 22 | 86 | 1st | QF | QF | – | – | – | – | Jajá | 34 | |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 25 | 87 | 1st | RU | SF | RU | R16 | – | Diogo | 34 | ||
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 58 | 2nd | SF | RU | W | GS | – | Supachok Sarachat | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 26 | 63 | 2nd | SF | – | PO | – | Supachok Sarachat | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | T1 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 62 | 1st | W | W | – | PO | – | Supachai Chaided | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 27 | 74 | 1st | W | W | RU | – | – | Supachai Chaided | 19 | ||
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 69 | 1st | R3 | SF | RU | GS | – | Supachai Chaided | 21 | ||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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 Australia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
 Cambodia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 China |
17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 35.29 |
 Iran |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Japan |
18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 11.11 |
 Laos |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Maldives |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
 Singapore |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 33.33 |
 South Korea |
18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 27.78 |
 Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Vietnam |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 |
| Total | 74 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 85 | 111 | −26 | 31.08 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| President |  Newin Chidchob |
| Team Manager | Boriphat Soonrod |
| Head Coach |  Osmar Loss |
| Assistant coach | Rafael Toledo Uendell Machedo Silva Emerson Pereira |
| Coach and analyst | Jordan Manning |
| Physical & Fitness coach | Sattaya Phoosinoi Adisorn Chaiyo Weerachai Thaitae Suriya Jakrawachot Jose lera Juliano Vallim |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Zoran Mijanovic |
| Manager of Academy Team | Chonchanok Chidchob Jitravuth Chatchaipholrat |
Managers by years (2001–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Prapol Pongpanich | |
2001 – May 2009 | 2008 Thailand Premier League |
| Thongsuk Sampahungsith | |
May 2009 – October 2009 | |
| Thanadech Fuprasert | |
November 2009 – May 2010 | |
| Attaphol Buspakom | |
20 January 2010 – 2 May 2013 | 2011 Thai Premier League 2011 Thai FA Cup 2011 Thai League Cup 2012 Toyota Premier Cup 2012 Thai FA Cup 2012 Thai League Cup 2013 Kor Royal Cup |
| Scott Cooper | |
May 2013 – September 2013 | |
| Alejandro Menéndez |  |
September 2013–11 April 2014 | 2013 Thai Premier League 2013 Thai FA Cup 2013 Thai League Cup 2014 Toyota Premier Cup 2014 Kor Royal Cup |
| Božidar Bandović |  |
11 April 2014 – 7 June 2014 | |
| Alexandre Gama | |
8 June 2014 – 22 May 2016 | 2014 Thai Premier League 2015 Kor Royal Cup 2015 Thai Premier League 2015 Thai FA Cup 2015 Thai League Cup 2015 Mekong Club Championship 2016 Toyota Premier Cup 2016 Kor Royal Cup |
| Afshin Ghotbi | |
24 May 2016 – 20 August 2016 | |
| Ranko Popović | |
25 August 2016 – 13 June 2017 | 2016 Thai League Cup 2016 Mekong Club Championship |
| Božidar Bandović | |
14 June 2017 – 19 October 2020 | 2017 Thai League T1 2018 Thai League 1 2019 Thailand Champions Cup |
| Alexandre Gama | |
22 October 2020 – 28 November 2021 | |
| Masatada Ishii | |
1 December 2021 – 13 August 2023 | 2021–22 Thai League 1 2021–22 Thai FA Cup 2021–22 Thai League Cup 2022–23 Thai League 1 2022–23 Thai FA Cup 2022–23 Thai League Cup |
| Arthur Papas | |
13 August 2023 – 21 March 2024 | |
| Jorginho | |
25 March 2024 – 21 May 2024 | 2023–24 Thai League 1 |
| Osmar Loss | |
26 June 2024 – | |
Key to honours:
| Name | T1 | FA | LC | CC | Total |
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| Masatada Ishii | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Alexandre Gama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Attaphol Buspakom | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Alejandro Menéndez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Božidar Bandović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jorginho Campos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ranko Popović | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Prapol Pongpanich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
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