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| Full name | Police United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลเพื่อนตำรวจ | ||
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| Nicknames | The Cop The Silver Shields (สุภาพบุรุษโล่เงิน) | ||
| Founded | 1960; asRoyal Thai Police Football Club | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 (merged withBEC Tero Sasana) | ||
| Ground | Boonyachinda Stadium Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Royal Thai Police | ||
Police United Football club (Thai:สโมสรฟุตบอลเพื่อนตำรวจ) is a Thai defunct[1]football club that was managed by theRoyal Thai Police from 1960 to 2008. In 2017, the club merged withBEC Tero Sasana and changed the name toPolice Tero at the beginning of season 2018.[2]
The club was founded as Police Sports Club in 1960. In 1965 the Association celebrated its first and only championship. After a period of inactivity, the club had recorded three relegations and 2 promotions in the last 10 years. They were promoted to theThailand Premier League in 2006, followed in 2007 by a relegation. The following year, the club missed promotion by a margin of just 4 points of the season and finished in fourth place. Before the 2009 season, the club was renamed 'Royal Thai Police F.C.. This was due to the new requirements by theThailand Premier League and theAFC, which provides that clubs act as companies and must also be registered as such.
The2009 Thai Division 1 League was dominated from the outset by Police United. With 65 points from 30 games, the club gained their third promotion, to theThai Premier League. The team scored a total of 76 goals.Manit Noywech, top striker of the club, reached 24 goals. After the end of the season the team had an awards reception.Chaiyong Khumpiam was named coach of the year,Sompong Yod-Ard as goalkeeper of the year andManit Noywech striker of the year.[3]
For the 2010 season, the policy could undertake two high-quality players. In midfield, they were reinforced with the experiencedNarongchai Vachiraban and attacked withNantawat Tansopa. The latter was the top scorer in the2008 AFC Champions League. WithGoran Zoric another striker was added. Zoric is the first Australian in theThai Premier League.
In January 2010, the club signed a contract with the company Insee. For the amount of 60 millionbaht, over a period of three years, the club was nicknamed Insee Police Friends due to sponsorship agreements.[4][5]
The official name of the club is Insee Police United. For the 2010 season, the stadium was changed again. The new home of the club is now theThammasat Stadium inPathum Thani Province north ofBangkok.
In 2011, the club signedThawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul, former coach ofPattaya United as a new coach.
In 2014, the club signedAnton Ferdinand, the brother of English Premier League Manchester United Defender Rio Ferdinand. He did not make an appearance for the club.
In 2017, The club was dissolved and merged withBEC Tero Sasana and becamePolice Tero Football Club.[6][7]
| Season | League[8] | FA Cup | League Cup | Queen's Cup | Kor Royal Cup | ACL | AFC Cup | ASEAN Club | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | TPL | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 50 | 10th | N/a | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 1997 | TPL | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 11th | N/a | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 1998 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 1999 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1st | N/a | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | Yordchay Dejleh | 15 |
| 2000 | TPL | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 7th | N/a | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2001–02 | TPL | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 11th | N/a | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2002–03 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | – | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2003–04 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | – | – | N/a | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2004–05 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2006 | DIV1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1st | – | – | SF | – | – | – | – | N/a | N/a |
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Traore Adama | 5 |
| 2008 | DIV1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 51 | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Victot Paintsil | 12 |
| 2009 | DIV1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 25 | 65 | 1st | R4 | – | GR | – | – | – | – | Manit Noywech | 24 |
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 33 | 11th | R3 | R2 | QF | – | – | – | – | Chakrit Buathong | 8+(3) (3 goals to Bec Tero) |
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 9th | R5 | SF | – | – | – | – | – | Surachat Sareepim | 8 |
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 11th | R4 | R1 | – | – | – | – | – | Leandro Dos Santos | 9 |
| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 9th | SF | R3 | – | – | – | – | – | Michaël Murcy | 10 |
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 64 | 43 | 16th | R3 | R2 | – | – | – | – | – | Michaël Murcy | 10 |
| 2015 | DIV1 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 84 | 30 | 80 | 1st | QF | SF | – | – | – | – | – | Tana Chanabut | 25 |
| 2016 | Banned[9][10] | |||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
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| Royal Thai Police | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Season | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 1970 |  Royal Thai Police | 0–5 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1970 | Royal Thai Police | 0–4 |  PSMS Medan |
| 1970 | Royal Thai Police | 1–2 |  West Bengal |
Coaches by Years (2006–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Chaiyong Khumpiam | | 2006–2007 | Champion 2006Thai Division 1 League |
| Vithoon Kijmongkolsak | | 2008 | |
| Chaiyong Khumpiam | | 2009–2010 | Champion2009 Thai Division 1 League |
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | | 2011–2014 | |
| Carlos Roberto |  | 2014 | |
| Mika Lönnström |  | April 2014 – June 2014 | |
| Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul | | June 2014 – August 2014 | |
| Attaphol Buspakom | | August 2014 – April 2015 | |
| Totchtawan Sripan | | May 2015 – January 2016 | Champion2015 Thai Division 1 League |
