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| Full name | Buriram United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) |
The Thunder Castles (ปราสาทสายฟ้า) |
| Founded | 1970, as Provincial Electricity Authority 2010, as Buriram PEA 2012, as Buriram United |
| Ground |
New I-Mobile Stadium Buriram, Thailand |
| Capacity | 32,600 |
| Chairman | Newin Chidchob |
| Head Coach | Ranko Popović |
| League | Thai League 1 |
| 2016 | Thai League T1, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and is currently competing in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 and their current home stadium is New I-Mobile Stadium which has a capacity of 32,600.
Buriram United won their first Thai League 1 title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club). The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In season 2011, Buriram PEA were the triple champions winning the (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup) in Thailand.
The club was founded in 1970. But first successes came in 1998 with winning the third division of the Kor Royal Cup. The club was then in the Thai Division 1 League. 2002–03 the club finished third in the second division. In the Thai League T1 Relegation to be lost at the end of the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC after round match with 0–1. A year later, with space, then succeeded in the end of season 2003–04 promotion to the Thai Premier League.PEA surprised everyone by becoming the league runner-up at the end of their first Premier League season. Being the runner-up entitled the club to participate in the AFC Champions League. It was the first participation in an international competition for the club. However the club was excluded from the competition. In the following two seasons, 2006 and 2007, the PEA took place only 10 and 8 at the end of the season.
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