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{{Short description|Thai football club}}
{{Distinguish|Pattaya United F.C. (2023)|BFB Pattaya City F.C.}}
{{About|the club that existed under this name until 2018|the relocated and renamed club|Samut Prakan City F.C.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Pattaya United พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด
| fullname = Pattaya United Football Club
| nickname = ''The Blue Dolphins'' ''(โลมาสีนํ้าเงิน)''
| short name = PUTD
| founded = {{Start date|1989}}, as ''Coke Bangpra'' {{Start date|2008}}, as ''Pattaya United''
| dissolved = 2018 (became [[Samut Prakan City F.C.|Samut Prakan City]])<ref name=spcfc/>
| ground = [[Nong Prue Stadium]] [[Pattaya]], [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]], Thailand
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| capacity = 5,500
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'''Pattaya United Football Club''' ({{langx|th|สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด}}) was a Thai defunct [[association football|football]] club based in [[Pattaya]], [[Chonburi Province]]. Defunct after the 2018 season, the club was renamed to [[Samut Prakan City F.C.|Samut Prakan City]] and relocated to [[Samut Prakan Province|Samut Prakan]].<ref name=spcfc>{{cite web |url=https://www.thaileague.co.th/official/?r=News/ScoopRead&id=322 |title=AFC appointed to change their name for 2 clubs |work=thaileague.co.th |publisher=Thai League |date=9 November 2018 |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110172944/https://www.thaileague.co.th/official/?r=News%2FScoopRead&id=322 |archive-date=10 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==

===Coke-Bangpra Chonburi===
The club was founded under the name [[Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC]] which derived from the sponsor and the community Bang Phra in the district of [[Si Racha District|Si Racha]], the province of [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]. After several years in the Provincial League of Thailand, the club was promoted to the [[Thai Premier League]] for the 2008 season. As a result of the promotion to the TPL, the team was renamed to "Pattaya United" and moved to the city of [[Pattaya]]. In the first season in the top-flight division, the team finished in 11th place at the end of the season.

===Pattaya United===
The team moved to Pattaya for the 2008 season, and changed its name to Pattaya United FC (The Dolphins), in their first season under the new name the team finished in 11th place in the Thai Premier League, only avoiding relegation in the final game of the season. However, in the following seasons, the team improved to finishing as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The team has always been looked at as a "little brother" team to [[Chonburi FC]] as they both were owned by the [[Somchai Khunpluem|Kunpluem family]], an affluence local family in Chonburi province. The club has shown potential, winning against teams with double or triple its annual budget, winning the hearts of Thai, and Foreign fans alike. After spending 6 years in the TPL, the Dolphins were relegated to the [[2014 Thai Division 1 League]] in 2014. During the offseason, the future of the club was uncertain with various speculations.

However, in January 2015 the club was sold to Enigma Sports Ventures (ESV), the sporting arm of the Enigma Global. It marked the first change in ownership in the club history, after several lucrative bids were submitted for the Kunpluem family's consideration. The family and Pattaya United board felt that the club's best interest and future lie with Enigma Sports Ventures. The new ownership's management team moves very quickly in rebranding the club, appointing the new president is, Club's first foreign Head Coach, and securing 8 top players from TPL to play in Division One. Many players were former first elevens players from [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]], as well as couple thai and foreign national team players. In 2016, Pattaya United was taken over by the Kiarti Thanee Group led by Tanet Phanichewa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/football/thaipremierleague/view/22656|title=คาดปีหน้าพัทยาทุ่มเกิน70ล.-ผลงานดี2บิ๊กไฟเขียว"อั๋น"คุมต่อ|date=2 September 2017|website=www.siamsport.co.th}}</ref>

====Renaming and relocation to Samut Prakan====
At the end of season 2018, club owner decided to change the club name to [[Samut Prakan City F.C.|Samut Prakan City]] and relocated to [[Samut Prakan Province]] due to local politic conflict.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A5/1feowx3zj4woy18cnst61vxdol|title=ปิดตำนานโลมา!เอเอฟซีรับรองชื่อใหม่ พัทยา-อุบล | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717185305/https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A5/1feowx3zj4woy18cnst61vxdol|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestandard.co/pattaya-united-change-name-and-stadium-to-samut-prakan-city/|title=สมุทรปราการคืนชีพ! ไทยลีกไฟเขียว พัทยาเปลี่ยนชื่อและสนามเป็นสมุทรปราการ ซิตี้|date=8 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://today.line.me/th/article/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2+%E2%80%9C%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E2%80%9D+%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4+%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E2%80%9D+%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99+%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3+%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E2%80%9D+%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81+2018-MQenwD|title=SpringNews | ผ่านฉลุย!! "ไทยลีก" อนุมัติ "พัทยา" เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น "สมุทรปราการ ซิตี้" ลุยไทยลีก 2018|website=LINE TODAY|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717185321/https://today.line.me/th/v2/article/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2+%E2%80%9C%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E2%80%9D+%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4+%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E2%80%9D+%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99+%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3+%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E2%80%9D+%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81+2018-MQenwD|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rivalries==
The club's fierce local rivals are [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] and [[Sriracha F.C.|Sriracha]] which all are in the same province of [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]. Although the [[Somchai Khunpluem|Kunpluem family]] previously owned all three teams, they have always competed hard against one another. Also, the teams over the years were not often in the same division/league as one another, when they met the games have always been the highest attendance games. In recent years, the rivalries between Chonburi and Pattaya have been the most highly anticipated game of the year in [[Chonburi Province]].

==Stadium==
[[File:Nong Prue.jpg|thumb|Nong Prue Stadium in 2013]]
[[Nong Prue Stadium]], formally known as [[Nongprue Municipality Stadium]] in [[Pattaya]] originally designed to hold just over 3,000 spectators, but over the year the additional seats were required to accommodate more fans. So as the result of that, the stadium was renovated once in 2011. Under the new ownership of Enigma Sport Ventures, the stadium is currently undergo the renovation to accommodate up to 5,500 spectators. As well as additional required upgrades by the TPL to make the stadium competition worthy for the 2015 season. In addition to the renovation to the stadium, the new gift shop and club onsite office are added to the stadium ground.

===Stadium and locations by season records===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Coordinates
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity
! Year
|-
| {{coord|13.364452|100.976357|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
| [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]
| [[Chonburi Stadium|Chonburi Municipality Stadium]]
| 8,680
| 2008
|-
| {{coord|12.924339|100.937163|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
| [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]
| [[Nong Prue Stadium]]
| 7,000
| 2009–2010
|-
| {{coord|13.411302|100.993618|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
| [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]
| [[Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium|IPE Chonburi Stadium]]
| 11,000
| 2011
|-
| {{coord|12.924339|100.937163|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
| [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]
| [[Nong Prue Stadium]]
| 5,500
| 2012–2018
|-
|}

==Season by season records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=9|League<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/thaichamp.html |title=Thailand – List of Champions |first1=Ian |last1=King |first2=Hans |last2=Schöggl |first3=Karel |last3=Stokkermans |name-list-style=amp |date=20 March 2014 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726100756/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/thaichamp.html |url-status=live }} Select link to season required from chronological list.</ref>
!rowspan=2|[[Thai FA Cup|FA Cup]]
!rowspan=2|[[Queen's Cup (football)|Queen's Cup]]
!rowspan=2|[[Kor Royal Cup|Kor Royal Cup]]
!rowspan=2|[[Thai League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan=2|Top scorer
|-
!Division
!P
!W
!D
!L
!F
!A
!Pts
!Pos
!Name
!Goals
|-
! 2007
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[2007 Thailand Division 1 League|DIV 1]]
| 22
| 11
| 8
| 3
| 30
| 14
| 41
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|
|
|
| –
|
|
|-
! 2008
| [[Thailand Premier League 2008|TPL]]
| 30
| 8
| 11
| 11
| 24
| 27
| 35
| 11th
|
|
|
| –
|[[Tana Chanabut]]
|4
|-
!2009
|[[Thai Premier League 2009|TPL]]
|30
|7
|11
|12
|27
|33
|32
|11th
|[[2009 Thailand FA Cup|R4]]
|[[2009 Queen's Cup|SF]]
| –
| –
|Anderson Machado
|4
|-
!2010
|[[2010 Thai Premier League|TPL]]
|30
|12
|9
|9
|43
|38
|45
|6th
|[[2010 Thai FA Cup|QF]]
|[[2010 Queen's Cup|QF]]
| –
|[[2010 Thai League Cup|QF]]
|[[Ludovick Takam]]
|17
|-
!2011
|[[2011 Thai Premier League|TPL]]
| 34
| 14
| 11
| 9
| 38
| 27
| 53
|4th
|[[2011 Thai FA Cup|R5]]
| –
| –
|[[2011 Thai League Cup|R2]]
|[[Gabriel Obatola|O. J. Obatola]]
|8
|-
!2012
|[[2012 Thai Premier League|TPL]]
| 34
| 9
| 10
| 15
| 35
| 47
| 37
|15th
|[[2012 Thai FA Cup|R3]]
| –
| –
|[[2012 Thai League Cup|R3]]
|[[Kengne Ludovick]]
|10
|-
!2013
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|[[2013 Thai Premier League|TPL]]
|32
|9
|2
|21
|39
|66
|29
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|17th
|[[2013 Thai FA Cup|R3]]
| –
| –
|[[2013 Thai League Cup|R2]]
|[[Rod Dyachenko]]
|7
|-
!2014
|[[2014 Thai Division 1 League|DIV 1]]
|34
|12
|5
|17
|42
|53
|41
|14th
|[[2014 Thai FA Cup|R2]]
| –
| –
|[[2014 Thai League Cup|R3]]
|[[Cristiano Lopes]]
|14
|-
!2015
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[2015 Thai Division 1 League|DIV 1]]
|38
|18
|11
|9
|77
|40
|65
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2015 Thai FA Cup|R1]]
| –
| –
|[[2015 Thai League Cup|QF]]
|[[Milan Bubalo]]
|20
|-
!2016
|[[2016 Thai Premier League|TL]]
|31
|9
|7
|15
|46
|66
|34
|12th
|[[2016 Thai FA Cup|R2]]
| –
| –
|[[2016 Thai League Cup|R3]]
| [[Júnior Negrão]]
|20
|-
!2017
|[[2017 Thai League|T1]]
|34
|15
|6
|13
|60
|53
|51
|8th
|[[2017 Thai FA Cup|R2]]
| –
| –
|[[2017 Thai League Cup|R2]]
|[[Miloš Stojanović (footballer, born 1984)|Miloš Stojanović]]
|15
|-
!2018
|[[2018 Thai League|T1]]
|34
|13
|7
|14
|50
|62
|46
|8th
|[[2018 Thai FA Cup|R2]]
| –
| –
|[[2018 Thai League Cup|R2]]
|[[Lukian Araújo de Almeida|Lukian]]
|18
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor=gold|{{small|Champions}}
|bgcolor=silver|{{small|Runners-up}}
|bgcolor=#deb678|{{small|Third place}}
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{small|[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]}}
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{small|[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]}}
|}

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-4}}
* P = Played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* F = Goals for
* A = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position
{{Col-4}}
* TPL = [[Thai Premier League]]
*TL = [[Thai League 1]]
* DIV 1 = [[2015 Thai Division 1 League]]
{{Col-4}}
* QR1 = First Qualifying Round
* QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
* QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
* QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
* RInt = Intermediate Round
* R1 = Round 1
* R2 = Round 2
* R3 = Round 3
{{Col-4}}
* R4 = Round 4
* R5 = Round 5
* R6 = Round 6
* GR = Group stage
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* RU = Runners-up
* S = Shared
* W = Winners
{{Col-end}}

==Coaches==
Coaches by Years (2007–2018)
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} Pansak Ketwattha {{small|2007–2009}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Jadet Meelarp]] {{small|2009}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul]] {{small|2010}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Jatuporn Pramualban]] {{small|2010–2011}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol]] {{small|2011–2013}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Jadet Meelarp]] {{small|2013}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} Songyod Klinsrisook {{small|2013–2014}}
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Sainsbury]] {{small|2015}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Surapong Kongthep]] {{small|2015}}
* {{flagicon|ROK}} [[Lim Jong-heon]] {{small|2015}}
* {{flagicon|SER}} [[Miloš Joksić]] {{small|2016}}
* {{flagicon|ROK}} [[Kim Hak-chul]] {{small|2016}}
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Surapong Kongthep]] {{small|2016–2018}}
{{div col end}}

==Honours==
===Domestic===
*'''[[Thai League 2]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2015 Thai Division 1 League|2015]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20171014111404/http://www.pattayaunited.com/}} (archived)
{{Thai League 1}}

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