Full name | BEC Tero Sasana Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลบีอีซี เทโรศาสน |
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Nickname(s) |
The Fire Dragons (มังกรไฟ) TERO |
Founded | 1992 |
Ground |
Boonyachinda Stadium Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Owner |
Police United BEC-TERO |
President | Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda Brian L. Marcar |
Head Coach | Uthai Boonmoh |
League | Thai League T1 |
2016 | 9th |
Website | Club home page |
BEC Tero Sasana Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบีอีซี เทโรศาสน) is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003. The club was merging with Police United in 2017 season.
The team was established in 1992. It was previously known as Sasana Witthaya School team and was formed by Mr. Worawi Makudi. The first football match this team entered was in Division 3 of the football royal cup in 1993. In 1994, the team played in Division 2 of the football royal cup In 1995, the team played in Division 1 of the football royal cup and in 1996, the team entered the Thai League for the first time. It was during this year, in 1996, that Mr. Worawi Makudi and Mr. Brian L. Marcar, managing director of BEC-TERO Entertainment Co., Ltd., joined hands and renamed the team as Football Club Tero Sasana. The team was placed in the 12th position among 18 teams in the Thai League.
In 1997, Football Club Tero Sasana also played in the Thai League and this time was placed in the fifth place. Later in 1998, BEC-World Public Company Limited supported the Football Club Tero Sasana and changed the team's name to Tero Sasana Sasana FC. The team won the third place when they played the Thai League. They were also one of the eight final teams to enter the final round of the Thai FA Cup.
In 1999, the team entered the Thai League and again won the third place. In the same year, they were among the final teams in the Thai FA Cup.
The year 2000 was a very eventful year for the BEC-Tero Sasana FC. The team won its first championship award by winning the Thai League. It also received the championship award for the King's Cup.