Muang Thong United
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| Full name | Muangthong United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล เมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) |
Twin Qilins (กิเลนผยอง) |
| Founded | 1989, as Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club 2007, as Muangthong United |
| Ground |
SCG Stadium Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Siam Sport Syndicate Siam Cement Group |
| Chairman | Pongsak Phol-Anan |
| Head Coach | Totchtawan Sripan |
| League | Thai League 1 |
| 2016 | Thai League 1, 1st Champions |
| Website | Club home page |
Muangthong United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอล เมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province. The club currently plays in the Thai League 1. Muangthong United has participated in the Thai Premier League since 2009 after having won the Thai Division 1 League title in 2008.
Muangthong United is one of the richest football clubs in Thailand. The club is widely known as The Twin Qilins.
The club was founded in 1989. The first name registered with Football Association of Thailand was "Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club". Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club was founded by Worawi Makudi the club race from Ngor Royal Cup, which is the smallest cup. Even in Thailand Football League Division 1 season 2002–2003, Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club was renamed "FC Norgjorg Black Pearl" by the former politician Veera Musikapong to make the team, but the team had just one season and was unsuccessful so he stopped by leaving the team and the club still remained in the League Division. The next season of the Thailand League Division 1 in 2003–2004 the team was renamed once again as a group that has been done the team as FC Globlex Norgjorg by Somsak Chenchaowanich who signed as the new team manager. That year, the team performed poorly. Finally, it must be relegated to play in Ngor Royal Cup in season 2004–2005 by returning to its original name but it was not as successful as it should. The Football Association wants to raise the level of league competition in Thailand so they established Thailand Division 2 League with a team led by Kho Royal Cup and Khor Royal Cup are mixed together to compete in the league this season which Norgjorg Pittayanusorn Football Club eligible entrants. In 2007 Siam Sport Syndicate by Rawi Lohtong the president of Siam Sport Syndicate bought the club and changed the name to Muangthong United and moved to a new ground at Muang Thong Thani called Thunderdome Stadium. The club's first success was winning the first place in the 2007 Season of the Thailand Division 2 League. From here, they were promoted to the Thai Division 1 League. The team was then promoted to the Thai League T1 in the 2009 season so everyone praised Muangthong United in that season as "3 Years 3 Champs" team.
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