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| Full name | Port Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือ | |||
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| Nicknames | Port Lions (team) Khlong Toei Lions (supporters) | |||
| Founded | 1967; 58 years ago (1967) asPort Authority of Thailand Football Club | |||
| Ground | PAT Stadium Klong Toei,Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 6,250 | |||
| Owner(s) | Muang Thai Insurance Port Authority of Thailand | |||
| Chairman | Chalermchoke Lamsam | |||
| Head coach | Alexandre Gama | |||
| League | Thai League 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Thai League 1, 5th of 16 | |||
| Website | portfcofficial | |||
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Port Football Club (Thai:สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือ), formerly known asPort Authority of Thailand after itsnamesake owner, is a Thai professionalfootball club based inKhlong Toei district of centralBangkok. They compete in theThai League 1 and are one of the most successful clubs inThai football, having won theKor Royal Cup 8 times and theQueen's Cup 6 times. In 2009 Thai Port added theThai FA Cup to their list of honours. In 2010, the club was triumphant again as they won the newly introducedThai League Cup.
Founded in 1967 as Port Authority of Thailand Football Club by Major Prachuap Suntranakul, who was the director of Port Authority of Thailand at the time. He took on the role of chairman of Port Authority of Thailand and was instrumental in helping the club during its initial years.
In 1968, Port Authority of Thailand were crownedKor Royal Cup winners, which sparked the most successful era in the club's history as they went on to win six Kor Royal Cup titles between 1968 and 1979. Port also had plenty of success in theQueen's Cup, winning it 4 times in succession from 1977 to 1980. Following the 1980 Queen's Cup win, Port Authority of Thailand won four trophies in 13 years.
At the start of the 2009 Thailand Premier League season, the club changed its name from Port Authority of Thailand toThai Port Football Club, The name change was introduced to be in line with the new Football Association of Thailand regulations that meant all teams in the top flight must be registered as limited companies.
In the same year, Thai Port ended a 16-year wait for a trophy when they were victorious in the2009 Thai FA Cup final where their opponents on 23 October 2009 at theSuphachalasai Stadium wereBEC Tero Sasana. The match finished 1–1 after extra time whereEdvaldo scored a goal, which sees the match advance to penalty shoot out where Port won 5–4.Pipat Thonkanya scored the decisive spot kick after Thai Port keeper Pattarakorn had saved BEC Tero Sasana's fifth penalty.[2] In the next season, Thai Port performed a miracle in the2010 Thai League Cup where they advanced all the way to the final facing off againstBuriram United on 21 November 2010. Thai Port went on to become champion of the Thai League Cup after defeating their opponent 2–1. Thai Port also see themselves qualified to the2010 AFC Cup where they were drawn in Group H alongside Vietnamese clubSHB Đà Nẵng, Singaporean clubGeylang United and Hong Kong clubTai Po. On 17 March 2010, Thai Port registered their first continental win afterPitipong Kuldilok scored the only goal in the match against Tai Po at theTseung Kwan O Sports Ground. Thai Port went on to finished the group stage as runners-up thus qualifying to the round of 16. There, Thai Port faced off against Indonesian clubSriwijaya where Thai Port manage to thrash their opponent 4–1 thus qualifying to the quarter-finals. Thai Port was then drawn against Kuwaiti clubAl-Qadsia but suffered a 3–0 defeat in the second leg at theMohammed Al-Hamad Stadium thus knocking out from the competition.
The Port Authority of Thailand has been granted the rights to operate the Thai Port in the Thai Premier League.
The Football Association of Thailand or the FAT and the Thai Premier League ruled on the legal dispute between the Port Authority of Thailand and the Thai Port Company, over the operating rights of the Thai Premier League's Thai Port.
According to the ruling, the Port Authority of Thailand, the club's original owner, has been granted operating rights of the team for the 2011–12 Thai Premier League season.
The FAT claimed its decision is based on the fact that the club's ownership was never officially signed over to the Thai Port Company.
Meanwhile, President of Thai Port Company, Pichet Munkong, threatened to file a civil lawsuit in the court of law, citing Thai Premier League regulations which says that a state-enterprise such as the Port Authority of Thailand, is prohibited from operating a football club.
Pichet is planning to sue the FAT, the Thai Premier League, and the Asian Football Confederation.
However, Thai Port will only be permitted to compete in the upcoming season of the country's top flight league, set to begin on February 12, once its operator is registered as a for-profit corporation.
It remains unclear how the Port Authority of Thailand is planning to proceed with this matter.[3]
The ongoing boardroom disputes finally took their toll as Thai Port dropped to Division 1 for the first time in 2012. Investment in the team wasn't forthcoming as several departing players were replaced with lower quality ones. Thai Port failed to find the back of the net in almost half of their league games and were relegated on the penultimate round of fixtures when they lost 2–1 at home to Muang Thong United.
In 2015, the club was taken over byNualphan Lamsam, Thai business woman, by signing the Memorandum of Understanding of a 5-year contract withPort Authority of Thailand to control the club's management.[4] Nualphan, commonly known to locals as ‘Madam Pang’ the majority shareholder of Muang Thai Life Insurance and the Assistant Secretary General of the Democratic Party, which has held power over Bangkok for over a decade.[5] Since Port Co took over the management of the club in 2015 by Nualphan, the team's results have improved.
In 2017, Port returned toThai League 1, Nualphan Lamsam announced the appointment ofKiatisuk Senamuang as the new head coach of the club; Kiatisuk was manager of theThailand national team from 2014 to 2017.[6] Kiatisuk resigned as coach of Port after just three months in charge, managing just one win, six losses and three draws during his time with the club.[7]
In 2018, ‘Madam Pang’ loosened the purse-strings significantly in the transfer window, making a clear statement to the rest of the division. Arrivals such as wingerNurul Sriyankem fromChonburi, left-backKevin Deeromram fromRatchaburi Mitr Phol, and most significantly, forwardDragan Bošković fromBangkok United.[5] The club finished third in the2018 Thai League 1 season and created history by claiming 61 points – the club's highest points in a single season[8] underJadet Meelarp manager.
Expected to be one of the contenders for the2019 Thai League 1 title, Port looked on course for a successful campaign until June, when a poor run of form led to the sacking ofJadet Meelarp.[10] The club subsequently appointed national team assistantChoketawee Promrut as head coach and formerManchester City defenderSpencer Prior as technical director, sparking a reversal of the team's form as they won five of their next six games.[11] They also qualified for the2019 Thai FA Cup Final for the first time in a decade.[12]
Port won the2019 Thai FA Cup after defeatingRatchaburi Mitr Phol 1–0 in the final held at theLeo Stadium, MidfielderSergio Suarez scored the only goal of the game in the third minute of the second half to give Port their second Thai FA Cup title in front of FIFA presidentGianni Infantino who was among those in attendance. All eyes were on theVideo Assistant Referee (VAR) technology which was employed by the Football Association of Thailand for the cup final.[13]
In 2021, Port qualified to the2021 AFC Champions League group stage after finishing the2020–21 Thai League 1 as runners-up. Port was then drawn in Group J alongside Japanese clubCerezo Osaka, Hong Kong clubKitchee and Chinese clubGuangzhou. Port then got their first win in the AFC Champions League on 27 June 2021 where they defeated Guangzhou 3–0. Port then finished the group stage in third place with 8 points but was knocked out from the tournament.
On 20 June 2024, AFC confirmed Port will participate in the inaugural2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage where the club was drawn in Group F alongside Chinese clubZhejiang, Singaporean clubLion City Sailors and Indonesian clubPersib Bandung. Port then went on to finished the group sharing 10 points with Lion City Sailors but finished as runners-up due to goal difference. Port then faced Korean clubJeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the round of 16 but suffered a 5–0 aggregate defeat thus going out from the competition.
In July 2025, Port was invited byFootball Association of Indonesia for the2025 Piala Presiden held inBandung. Port then won 2–0 against Persib Bandung on 6 July and also won 2–1 againstDewa United whereIrfan Fandi notably scored a
90+5' stoppage time diving header to win the match for Port on 10 July thus finishing as group leaders thus advancing to the final where Port face againstEFL Championship clubOxford United on 13 July. As Port was 1–0 down,Teerasak Poeiphimai scored an equaliser right before half-time, in the 48' minute, the club new signingBrayan Perea scored the winner for Port thus helping the club to win the 2025 Piala Presiden cup.
| Season | Attendance | Total attn. |
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| 2014 | 3,517 | 66,834 |
| 2015 | 4,044 | 68,763 |
| 2016 | 3,043 | 42,609 |
| 2017 | 4,210 | 67,361 |
| 2018 | 3,987 | 67,790 |
| 2019 | 5,087 | 76,312 |
| As of 8 November 2019[14][15][16][17][18] | ||
Supporters of Thai Port are often referred to as theKhlong Toei Army. The nameKhlong Toei Army refers toKhlong Toei District, the location of the club. "Nakrob Sad Nam-ngurn" refers to Orange-red Blue Warrior, the Thai Port's shirt colours.
The supporters of Thai Port andChonburi have forged a very close friendship. Many supporters of Thai Port went to the FA Cup final in 2010 wearing Thai Port colors to cheer for Chonburi againstMuangthong United. Likewise plenty of kitted-out Chonburi fans came to support Thai Port in their 2010 League Cup Final againstBuriram PEA
The club also attracts a large number of “Farang” (foreign) supporters, probably the largest foreign matchday following of any club in Thailand. Foreign fans are attracted due to the club's central location and proximity to theMRT rail network.[19]
In 2015, Port opened its first youth academies, under a collaboration agreement with Patumkongka school,[20] U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams play inThailand Youth League.[21] Port under-14 team won the 2019 U-14Paris Saint-Germain Cup.[22]
Port moved into thePAT Stadium inKhlong Toei district,Bangkok in 2009 which proved to be a very popular move with local supporters. Attendances rose sharply over the year and the club decided to build two new stands to increase the capacity from 6,000 to 7,000.[2] Match tickets cost 100–120 baht and are bought from a small ticket office next to the stadium.
The club has a souvenir shop which is located in the Stadium grounds. The shop stocks replica shirts, scarves and other merchandise.
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 13°57′04″N100°37′28″E / 13.951133°N 100.624507°E /13.951133; 100.624507 | Pathum Thani | Thupatemee Stadium | 25,000 | 2007 |
| 13°46′00″N100°33′10″E / 13.766774°N 100.552844°E /13.766774; 100.552844 | Bangkok | Thai-Japanese Stadium | 6,600 | 2008 |
| 13°42′54″N100°33′35″E / 13.715106°N 100.559674°E /13.715106; 100.559674 | Bangkok | PAT Stadium | 12,000 | 2009–present |
List of Port jersey since their interceptions.
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| 1990–1996 |  Grand Sport |  Mitsubishi Motors |
| 1997–1998 | No sponsors | |
| 2003–2004 | Carabao | |
| 2004–2008 | Port Authority of Thailand | |
| 2009–2010 |  Adidas | FB Battery |
| 2011 | In house production | |
| 2012 | FBT | |
| 2013–2015 | Grand Sport | Port Authority of Thailand |
| 2015 |  Joma | Carabao |
| 2016–2021 | Grand Sport | Muang Thai Insurance |
| 2021–2023 | Ari | |
| 2023–2025 | Grand Sport | |
| 2025–present | Mizuno |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1986 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying stage |  Selangor | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 1991 | Asian Club Championship | Quarter-finals (Group A) |  Al Rayyan | 1–3 | 3rd out of 4 | |
 Mohammedan SC | 4–1 | |||||
 Al Shabab | 1–3 | |||||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | Group H |  SHB Đà Nẵng | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2nd out of 4 |
 Tai Po | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
 Geylang United | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Sriwijaya | 4–1 | ||||
| Quarter-finals |  Al-Qadsia | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Ceres–Negros | 0–1 | ||
| 2021 | AFC Champions League | Group J | Kitchee | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
 Guangzhou | 3–0 | 5–1 | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round |  Ulsan Hyundai | 0–3 | ||
| 2023–24 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round | Zhejiang | 0–1 | ||
| 2024–25 | AFC Champions League Two | Group F | Zhejiang | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2nd out of 4 |
| Lion City Sailors | 1–3 | 2–5 | ||||
| Persib Bandung | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–5 | ||
| Season | League[23] | FA Cup | League Cup | Queen's Cup | Kor Cup / Champions Cup | ACL | AFC Cup / ACL Two | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||||
| 1996–97 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 11th | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1997 | TPL | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 4th | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1998 | TPL | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 37 | 4th | — | – | – | – | – | – | Ronnachai Sayomchai | 23 |
| 1999 | TPL | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 2nd | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2000 | TPL | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 5th | — | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2001–02 | TPL | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 6th | — | – | – | – | – | – | Pitipong Kuldilok | 12 |
| 2002–03 | TPL | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 3rd | – | – | — | – | – | – | Sarayuth Chaikamdee | 10 |
| 2003–04 | TPL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 5th | – | – | — | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2004–05 | TPL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sarayuth Chaikamdee | 10 |
| 2006 | TPL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 7th | – | – | GR | – | – | – | Nirut Kamsawad | 6 |
| 2007 | TPL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | Pitipong Kuldilok | 7 |
| 2008 | TPL | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 30 | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | Teerawut Sanphan | 6 |
| 2009 | TPL | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 44 | 6th | W | – | Not Enter | – | – | – | Pipat Thonkanya | 10 |
| 2010 | TPL | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 48 | 4th | R3 | W | GR | RU | – | QF | Sarayuth Chaikamdee | 13 |
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 7th | R3 | RU | – | – | – | – | Ekkachai Sumrei | 4 |
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 33 | 16th | R4 | R3 | – | – | – | – | Olof Hvidén-Watson | 10 |
| 2013 | DIV 1 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | 65 | 2nd | QF | R1 | – | – | – | – | Leandro Oliveira | 24 |
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 45[24] | 13th | R4 | R2 | – | – | – | – | Leandro Oliveira | 10 |
| 2015 | TPL | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 17th | R4 | R2 | – | – | – | – | Wuttichai Tathong | 6 |
| 2016 | DIV 1 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 47 | 3rd | QF | SF | – | – | – | – | Rodrigo Maranhão | 10 |
| 2017 | T1 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 50 | 9th | R3 | R2 | – | – | – | – | Josimar | 13 |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 45 | 61 | 3rd | QF | R2 | – | – | – | – | Dragan Bošković | 21 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 53 | 3rd | W | R1 | – | – | – | – | Sergio Suárez | 10 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 56 | 3rd | R3 | – | – | RU | PR2 | – | Sergio Suárez | 14 |
| 2021–22 | T1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 8th | R3 | R1 | – | – | GR | – | Sergio Suárez | 9 |
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 3rd | SF | R1 | – | – | PO | – | Hamilton | 15 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 37 | 57 | 3rd | R1 | SF | – | – | PO | – | Teerasak Poeiphimai | 15 |
| 2024–25 | T1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 48 | 5th | R1 | QF | – | – | – | R16 | Teerasak Poeiphimai | 10 |
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For details on former players, seeCategory:Port F.C. players.
Managers/head coaches by year (1996–present)
Daoyod Dara1996–2001Niwat Srisawat2002–2007 Somchart Yimsiri2008 Paiboon Lertvimonrut2009Sasom Pobprasert2009–2011Thongchai Sukkoki2011–2012Piyakul Kaewnamkang2012 Adul Leukijna2012Worakorn Wichanarong2012Dusit Chalermsan2012–2014Somchai Chuayboonchum2014–2015 Paiboon Lertvimonrut2015
Gary Stevens2015Somchai Subpherm2015Masahiro Wada2015–2016Jadet Meelarp2016–2017Kiatisuk Senamuang2017Jadet Meelarp2017–2019Choketawee Promrut2019–2020Jadet Meelarp2020Sarawut Treephan2020–2021Dusit Chalermsan2021Sarawut Treephan2021–2022 Weerayut Binebdullohman (interim)2022Jadet Meelarp2022Scott Cooper2022
Matthew Holland (interim)2022–2023Choketawee Promrut andSurapong Kongthep2023Rangsan Viwatchaichok2023–2025Choketawee Promrut (interim)2025 Wasapol Kaewpaluk2025
Alexandre Gama2025–| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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| Thai League 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| Thai League 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1982,2009,2019 | 1994 |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Thailand Champions Cup | 0 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| Kor Royal Cup | 8 | 1 | 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990 | 2010 |
| Queen's Cup | 6 | 3 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1993 | 1972, 1983, 1984 |
Bordoloi Trophy[25][26]ATPA Shield[27]Indonesia President's Cup
