Full name | Sisaket Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดศรีสะเกษ |
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Nickname(s) | The Dangerous Koupreys (กูปรีอันตราย) |
Founded | 1999 |
Ground |
Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium Sisaket, Thailand |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Chairman | Taneth Kuerat |
Head Coach | Velizar Popov |
League | Thai League T1 |
2016 | 13th |
Sisaket Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดศรีสะเกษ) is a Thai football club based in Sisaket. The club won the Thai Provincial League title in 1999/2000 and currently compete in the Thai League T1.
The club was founded as Sisaket F.C. in 1999 and won the Thai Provincial League. The team was founded by the Sports Authority of Thailand in collaboration with the Football Association of Thailand.
In 2008 they were promoted from the Regional League Division 2 to take them back to the Thai First Division.
Sisaket were promoted to the Premier league in 2010 after finishing third in the 2009 Thai Division 1 League.
In 2012 the club relocated to Ubon Ratchathani after the local Sisaket government decided to back the newly formed Sisaket United F.C.. The club also changed their name to Esan United. Esan United finished the season in 6th, a record for the club.
In 2013 the Football Association of Thailand found Esan United guilty of forging documents, causing the club return to Sisaket. Due to legal conflicts, Sisaket were suspended for the rest of the season but were not relegated.
The club returned to the Thai Premier League in 2014, returning to their old name of Sisaket F.C
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.