Army United F.C.
Army United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลอาร์มี่ ยูไนเต็ด) was a Thai defunct football club under the stewardship of Royal Thai Army based in the Din Daeng District of Bangkok and is one of the oldest continuing football club in Asia until they decided to discontinue the club in the end of season 2019 after 103 years in existence.
Full name | Army United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล อาร์มี่ ยูไนเต็ด | |||
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Nickname(s) | Gentleman Ranger (สุภาพบุรุษวงจักร) | |||
Founded | 1916; as Royal Thai Army Football Club | |||
Dissolved | 2019 | |||
Ground | Royal Thai Army Stadium Bangkok, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 20,000 | |||
Owner | Royal Thai Army | |||
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The club was founded in 1916 and was known as Royal Thai Army until November 2010. Their home stadium is known locally as the Thai Army Sports Stadium and more widely known around Asian circles as the Royal Thai Army Stadium of which has been host to numerous international youth matches due to its central Bangkok location. The club play in red shirts with red shorts and red socks. Despite finishing bottom of the Thai Premier League in 2010 they managed to regain their top-flight status after winning Group B of the Thai League Play-off in 2011.