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Phnom Penh Crown
ភ្នំពេញក្រោន
Full namePhnom Penh Crown Football Club
Nickname(s)Red Singha[1]
Short namePPC
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001) as Samart United.
GroundRSN Stadium[2]
Capacity5,000
ChairwomanPhu Cherlin
ManagerKeo Sokngon
CoachOleg Starynskyi
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2023–242nd of 10
Websitehttp://ppcfc.com/
Current season
Active departments of
Phnom Penh Crown FC
Football (Men's) Football (Women's)

Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន), commonly referred to as Crown[3] or PPC, is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh. The club competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top flight of Cambodian football.

Nicknamed the "Red Singha", the club was first formed as Smart United Football Club in 2001. Phnom Penh Crown is one of the most successful and prominent teams in Cambodia, having won a recorded eight league titles, the most of any team in Cambodian football. Alongside league success, Phnom Penh Crown also continued to win domestic cups, winning the Hun Sen Cup, Cambodian League Cup and the Cambodian Super Cup each twice. Phnom Penh Crown is also the only Cambodian club to reach the group stage and semi-finals of the AFC Cup.[4]

History

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Phnom Penh Crown was first established in 2001 as Smart United with the support of Smart Mobile Cambodia, they joined the Cambodian League, which at the time was a semi-professional league. Smart United made their mark in their second season, winning the Cambodian League title in 2002, and their subsequent participation was not successful until 2005 when they switched sponsors.

In collaboration with Hello Mobitel, the new club was renamed Hello United. However, the change of name and identity did not bring much success on the field, with their team finishing runners-up in the Cambodian League. Khemara Keila. At the same time, the club's top scorer award went to Hok Sochivorn with 22 goals. 

In 2006, Hello Mobitel sold the club to another businessman, Rithy Samnang, who changed the club name to Phnom Penh United. The president of this club aims to represent Phnom Penh and to prepare for the league title. At the beginning of the 2006 season, the club participated in the AFC President's Cup for the first time but did not qualify for the regional qualifiers. One year after the change of membership and the addition of new members, the merger of Phnom Penh United Football Club and Empire to prepare for the new competition, the addition of the Hun Sen Cup, a merger of two clubs, Phnom Penh United changed its name to Phnom Penh Empire in 2007. The club's full-year development period, in the 2008 season, proved to be the most successful club ever, winning two trophies: the Metfone Cambodian League (MCL) and the Hun Sen Cup, the first trophy in the club's history.[citation needed]

Club new brand name update

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In 2009, Phnom Penh Empire has modernized its club name to Phnom Penh Crown after they acquired a new sponsor, Crown Casino, the name change also focused on attracting young people. King of the Phnom Penh Regional Club as well. In 2009, Phnom Penh Crown finished 4th in the MCL, but they were still able to win the Hun Sen Cup with a goal scored by Keo Sok Ngor. On the team on Naga Corp in the final result 1-0 as well. After the domestic meeting, Phnom Penh Crown had two major matches: the AFC President's Cup and the Singapore Cup. Two defeats and a win over Bhutan's Yeedzin were not enough to advance to the second round of the AFC Championship President's Cup. A 2-0 win over the Young Lions in the Singapore Cup saw them reach the quarter-finals before Thailand's Bangkok Glass defeated the club in the second leg. In 2010, Phnom Penh Crown won the MCL title for the third time, beating PKR 4-3 in the play-off finals, despite finishing fourth in the domestic campaign. They also lost to the Ministry of National Defense 3–2 in the final of the Hun Sen Cup.[5]

2013–14 season

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Phnom Penh Crown finished third after losing on penalties to the Ministry of National Defense in the semi-finals of the Hun Sen Cup and in the league of Metfone Cambodian League. They finished the regular season in third place, losing to Svay Rieng in the semi-finals, losing 4–3 to the final champions. The 2014 season began with Phnom Penh Crown knocked out of the Hun Sen Cup semi-finals under Build Bright United. However, Phnom Penh Crown won the MCL for the first time. 5 With a 1–0 win over Naga Corp, goalkeeper Suyati was awarded the Golden Glove, the league's best goalkeeper award.[6]

Stadium

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Phnom Penh Crown has rebuilt its stadium to accommodate 5,000 spectators during the club's reception of their returning sponsor, Smart Axiata. The new stadium was named "Smart RSN", originally named after the sponsor, and the latter name RSN means (Rithy Sam Nang), the name of the club president, Rithy Samnang, now deceased. After Phnom Penh Crown has its own stadium, the club has evolved into one of Cambodia's standard professional league clubs. In 2015, Phnom Penh Crown won the Metfone Cambodian League (MCL) for the sixth time, defeating Nagaworld on penalties.[7][8]

Kit sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
(chest)
2001–2004 Italy Kappa Cambodia Smart Mobile
2005 Cambodia Hello Mobitel
2006–2010 Cambodia 855Crown.com
2011–2012 Cambodia Crown
Hotel & Resort
2013 Cambodia Crown Casino Cambodia 855Play
2014 Thailand FBT Cambodia 855Crown
Hotel & Resort
2015–2018 Cambodia Smart
2019 Cambodia Smart
Xihu Resort Hotel
2020–2022 Cambodia Smart Axiata
2023–present Thailand Warrix

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cambodia CAM Chiem Samnang
3 DF Cambodia CAM Takaki Ose
4 DF Cambodia CAM Chhin Vennin
5 DF Cambodia CAM Chhom Sokhay
6 MF Cambodia CAM Yudai Ogawa (4th-Captain)
7 MF Cambodia CAM Yeu Muslim
8 MF Cambodia CAM Orn Chanpolin (Captain)
9 FW Netherlands NED Jelle Goselink
10 FW Cambodia CAM Andrés Nieto
11 FW Philippines PHI Jarvey Gayoso
12 DF Cambodia CAM Phach Socheavila
13 GK Cambodia CAM Saveng Samnang
14 DF Japan JPN Reo Kunimoto
15 DF Cambodia CAM Choun Chanchav (Vice-captain)
16 MF Cambodia CAM Long Phearath
17 FW Cambodia CAM Lim Pisoth
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Cambodia CAM Seut Baraing
19 FW Cambodia CAM Brak Thiva
20 MF Cambodia CAM Koeut Pich
22 GK Cambodia CAM Um Vichet
23 MF Cambodia CAM Bong Samuel
25 MF Cambodia CAM Lim Visal
27 FW Cambodia CAM Sot Monyrothanak
28 MF Cambodia CAM Koeut Meas
29 FW Cambodia CAM Yem Devit
30 FW Nigeria NGA Ofufu Ibeh
31 FW Cambodia CAM Deth Sovanndech
32 GK Cambodia CAM Cheng Prach
39 DF Cambodia CAM Chhom Pisa (3rd-Captain)
44 MF Cambodia CAM Pov Ponvuthy
79 MF Cambodia CAM Sorm Borith

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Cambodia CAM Yue Safy (to Cambodia Tiffy Army)

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Japan JPN Shintaro Shimizu
24 MF Cambodia CAM Chrerng Polroth

Technical staff

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Position Staff
General secretary Cambodia Ly Heang
Manager Cambodia Keo Sokngon
Secretary Cambodia Kim Kasy
Head coach Ukraine Oleg Starynskyi
Assistant head coach Ukraine Bondarenko Anatolii
Goalkeeper coach Egypt Ahmed Elnady
Fitness coach France Arthur Franck Planchenault
Cambodia Vin Vannak
Match analysis Cambodia Kim Leapfong

Head coaches

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Coaches by years

Name Nationality Period Tournament
Apisit Im-amphai Thailand 2008–2010 2010 Cambodian League winner
Bojan Hodak Croatia 2011
Dave Booth England 2011–2012 2011 AFC President's Cup runner-up, 2011 Cambodian League winner, 2012 AFC President's Cup final round
Sam Schweingruber SwitzerlandCambodia 2012–2016 2014 Cambodian League winner, 2015 Cambodian League winner
Oriol Mohedano Spain 2016
Sam Schweingruber (Interim) SwitzerlandCambodia 2016 2016 Hun Sen Cup 3rd place
Oleg Starynskyi Ukraine 2016–2017 2017 AFC Cup play-off round
Sean Sainsbury England 2017–2018
Leonardo Vitorino Brazil 2018–2019
Sum Vanna Cambodia 2019–2020 2019 Hun Sen Cup 3rd place, 2020 C-League 3rd place
Oleg Starynskyi Ukraine 2020– 2021 C-League winner, 2022 Cambodian Super Cup winner, 2022 Cambodian League Cup winner, 2022 Cambodian Premier League winner

Captains

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Captain by years

Year Captain Nationality Vice-Captain Nationality
2011 Thul Sothearith Cambodia Cambodia Kouch Sokumpheak Cambodia Cambodia
2012 Kouch Sokumpheak Cambodia Cambodia Khim Borey Cambodia Cambodia
2013 Kouch Sokumpheak Cambodia Cambodia Khim Borey Cambodia Cambodia
2014 Kouch Sokumpheak Cambodia Cambodia Khim Borey Cambodia Cambodia
2015 Boris Kok Cambodia Cambodia Odion Obadin Nigeria Nigeria
2016 Boris Kok Cambodia Cambodia Keo Sokngon Cambodia Cambodia
2017 Shane Booysen South Africa South Africa Boris Kok Cambodia Cambodia
2018 Ouk Sothy Cambodia Cambodia Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia
2019 Ouk Sothy Cambodia Cambodia Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia
2020 Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia Boris Kok Cambodia Cambodia
2021 Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia Boris Kok Cambodia Cambodia
2022 Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia Choun Chanchav Cambodia Cambodia
2023 Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia Choun Chanchav Cambodia Cambodia
2024 Orn Chanpolin Cambodia Cambodia Choun Chanchav Cambodia Cambodia

Records

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Continental

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Season Tournament Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2014 Mekong Club Championship Semi-finals Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 2–5
3rd place play-off Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu 2–0
2017 AFC Cup Play-off round Singapore Home United 3–4 0–3 3–7
2022 AFC Cup Group I Singapore Hougang United 3–4 3rd
Vietnam Viettel 0–1
Laos Young Elephants 4–2
2023–24 AFC Cup Preliminary round 2 Laos Young Elephants 3–0
Play-off round Singapore Tampines Rovers 3–2
Group F Philippines Dynamic Herb Cebu 4–0 3–0 2nd
Myanmar Shan United 4–0 1–2
Australia Macarthur 3–0 0–5
ASEAN Zonal semi-finals Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–4

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Crown takes on Shan United in final AFC Cup qualifier". Khmer Times. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Phnom Penh Crown FC". Soccerway. Perform. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "All eyes on Crown in AFC Cup semi". Khmer Times. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ Data Sports Group (2014) Team Info Phnom Penh Crown FC, Website: globalsportsarchive.com, Copyright © Data Sports Group. All rights reserved.
  5. ^ Les Tan/Red Sports (2009) Young Lions crash out of Singapore Cup against Phnom Penh Crown FC, Website: redsports.sg, Publication: May 04, 2009
  6. ^ HS Manjunath (2014) Crown stay at the top, Website: phnompenhpost.com, Publication: June 23, 2014
  7. ^ The Phnom Penh Post (2015) Phnom Penh Crown celebrate 5000 seat stadium, Website: www.phnompenhpost.com, Publication: 03 June, 2015
  8. ^ Smart (2015) Smart And Phnom Penh Crown FC Announce Official Partnership to Promote Football As National Sport Archived 2022-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Website: www.smart.com.kh
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