Buriram United F.C.
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Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Buriram. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and is competing in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as PEA FC (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club) before being reformed as Buriram PEA and Buriram United in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Their home stadium is Chang Arena, which has a capacity of 32,600.[1]
Full name | Buriram United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด | ||
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Nickname(s) | Thunder Castle (ปราสาทสายฟ้า) | ||
Short name | BRUTD | ||
Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970), as Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club 2010; 14 years ago (2010), as Buriram PEA Football Club 2012; 12 years ago (2012), as Buriram United Football Club | ||
Ground | Chang Arena Buriram, Thailand | ||
Capacity | 32,600 | ||
Chairman | Newin Chidchob | ||
Head coach | Jorginho Campos | ||
League | Thai League 1 | ||
2022–23 | Thai League 1, 1st (champion) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Buriram United won their first Thai League 1 title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC. The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In the 2011 season, Buriram PEA were the first team in Thai football history to win all the domestic trophies, as the triple champions of the (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup).