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| Full name | PT Prachuap Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลพีทีประจวบ | |||
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| Nicknames | The Killer Wasps (ต่อพิฆาต) | |||
| Short name | PRC | |||
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) | |||
| Stadium | Sam Ao Stadium Prachuap Khiri Khan,Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Coordinates | 11°49′03″N99°47′17″E / 11.817598°N 99.788093°E /11.817598; 99.788093 | |||
| Chairman | Songkiet Limarunrak | |||
| Head coach | Sasom Pobprasert | |||
| League | Thai League 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Thai League 1, 7th of 16 | |||
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Prachuap Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลประจวบ), also referred to asPT Prachuap (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลพีทีประจวบ) for sponsorship reasons, is a Thai professionalfootball club based inPrachuap Khiri Khan province,Thailand which currently play in theThai League 1.
The club was founded asPrachuap Football Club back in 2009 where they entered and played inRegional League Division 2 Central & Eastern region. With a limitation of budget and environment, they finished in tenth position out of 12 teams.
In 2010, Prachuap moved to the Southern division. When asked about the reason for the move, they cited insufficient budget and concerns about safety. In the 2011 season, Prachuap targeted a return to join the league again after pulling out in the 2010 season. The new chairman, Songkiat Lim-aroonrak, was appointed and aimed to change the club philosophy for the next generation of success. He considered re-designing the club with a new logo, stadium and appearance.
In 2014, Prachuap won theAIS League Division 2 – Southern Region and advanced throughChampions League Round. They then defeatedThai Honda in the final match and were crowned the title thus earning promotion to thesecond tier.
In 2015, Prachuap began to play inThai Division 1 League since the founding of the club in 2009. They finished mid-table, with good performance for their first season.
In 2017, the club changed the team name to "PT Prachuap" to reciprocate for the main sponsor, PTG Energy, which sponsored the club by strengthening the squad with 20 new players and a more experienced coaching staff whereThawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul was hired as the club head coach. PT Prachuap then finished third in the2017 Thai League 2 where they earned a promotion to the top flight league.
PT Prachuap then played in the2018 Thai League where they finished in sixth place in their first season in the top flight league wherebyJonatan Reis became the club highest goalscorer in a season with 26 goals.
In 2019, Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul helms the team all the way to the2019 Thai League Cup final after beatingChiangrai United 4–3 on penalties shootout in the semi-finals. PT Prachuap came out victorious after defeatingBuriram United 8–7 on penalties shootout to win their first ever major title in the club history. The club goalkeeper,Nattapong Khajohnmalee also won the 'Best player' award in the league cup.
Sam Ao Stadium (Thai:สนามกีฬากลางจังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์ หรือ สนามกีฬาสามอ่าว), former known as Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Stadium, is amulti-purpose stadium inPrachuap Khiri Khan Province,Thailand. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home stadium of Prachuap Football Club, The stadium can hold up to 5,000 capacity.
| Coordinates | Google Maps | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 11°49′03″N99°47′17″E / 11.817598°N 99.788093°E /11.817598; 99.788093 | Google Maps Location | Prachuap Khiri Khan,Thailand | Sam Ao Stadium | 5,000 | 2009–Present |
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2009 | DIV 2 Central & East | 22 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 10th | ||||
| 2010 | DIV 2 South[A] | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | DIV 2 Central & East | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 24 | 13th | ||||
| 2012 | DIV 2 Central & East | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 51 | 7th | ||||
| 2013 | DIV 2 Central & West | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 2nd | ||||
| 2014 | DIV 2 South | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 51 | 1st | R2 | |||
| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 8th | R1 | R2 |  Nascimento Dos Santos Neto | 12 |
| 2016 | DIV 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 7th | R3 | R1 |  Hristijan Kirovski | 17 |
| 2017 | T2 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 40 | 59 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Willen Mota | 17 |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 46 | 53 | 6th | R1 | R1 | Jonatan Ferreira Reis | 26 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 9th | R1 | W | Caion | 6 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 10th | R2 | N/A[B] | Willen Mota | 16 |
| 2021–22 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 31 | 13th | R1 | SF | Willen Mota | 13 |
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 11th | R3 | SF | Samuel Rosa | 18 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Samuel Rosa | 7 |
| 2024–25 | T1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 7th | R1 | R2 | Chrigor | 10 |
[A] In 2010, the club withdrew from league citing by insufficient budget and safety concerned after force moving to play in Southern Region, before the 2010-season commenced.
[B] On 5 August 2020, Football Association of Thailand decided to cancel the 2020 League Cup due to COVID-19 pandemic and main sponsor Toyota cancellation of support for the League Cup tournament with the reason of economic impact.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Sasom Pobprasert |
| Assistant coach | Weerayut Bin Abdullohman Sorrachat Pobprasert |
| Goalkeeper coach | Naratip Phanprom |
| Fitness coach | Trinet Jankrab |
| Masseur | Suhaiman Hama Thetsak Phumma |
| Interpreter | Diogo Figueira Jakkapan Kaewsangthong |
