Ubon United Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลอุบล ยูไนเต็ด), is a Thai defunct[1] professional football club based in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The club plays in the Thai League 2. The club was formed in 2015 and entered the Regional League Division 2 to allocated into the North-East Division from Derby match province project.
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| Full name | Ubon United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลอุบล ยูไนเต็ด | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Eagles (เทพอินทรี) | |||
| Short name | UBUTD | |||
| Founded | 2015; as Ubon UMT United Football Club | |||
| Dissolved | 2019 | |||
| Ground | UMT Stadium Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 6,000 | |||
History
In 2015 Assistant Professor Dr Wirasak Jinarat, chancellor of The Eastern University of Management and Technology (UMT), filed a request with the Football Association of Thailand for founding a football club by separating from Ubon UMT F.C. and began 2015 in the Regional League Division 2 Northeast Zone.[2] In 2016 the club won the Thai Division 1 League and were promoted to the Thai League 1 for the first time.
A new ground, UMT Stadium, was built stadium in The Eastern University of Management and Technology (UMT), from which the club has taken its name. The stadium was inaugurated for the 2017 season.
At the end of 2018, The club changed the name and logo to Ubon United.[3]
The club was dissolved at the end of season 2019 after the club not passed the club licensing due to wage problems.[4][5][6]
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15°18′17″N 104°47′02″E / 15.304772°N 104.783922°E | Ubon Rachathani | Tung Burapha Stadium | 8,500 | 2015–2016 |
| 15°15′49″N 104°50′35″E / 15.263592°N 104.842982°E | Ubon Rachathani | UMT Stadium | 8,500 | 2017–2019 |
Season By Season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2015 | DIV 2 North-East | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 87 | 30 | 81 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | Darryl Roberts | 28 |
| 2015 | DIV 2 CL | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 21 | Champions | ||||
| 2016 | DIV 1 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 49 | 2nd | R2 | R3 | Victor Mattos Cardozo | 9 |
| 2017 | T1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 10th | R1 | QF | Bajram Nebihi | 12 |
| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 58 | 26 | 17th | R2 | QF | Apiwat Pengprakon Somsak Musikaphan | 5 |
| 2019 | T2[7] | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 56 | 30 | 17th | R2 | R1 | Rogerio | 9 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Coaches
Coaches by years (2014–present)
Nopporn Eksatra 2014 –2015- Jakarat Tonhongsa 2015
Scott Cooper 2015 –2017
Mixu Paatelainen 2018
Sugao Kambe 2018
Eduardo Almeida 2018 –2019- Thanaset Amornsinkittichote 2019
- Suriyan Jamchen 2019
- Sirisak Yodyardthai 2019
Honours
- Thai Division 1 League
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- Regional League Division 2
- Winners (1): 2015
- Regional League North-East Division
- Runners-up (1): 2015