Khon Kaen United
ขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด

Full name	Khon Kaen United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)	The King Cobras (จงอางผยอง)
Founded	13 October 2014 (13 October 2014)
Ground	Khon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium Khon Kaen, Thailand
Capacity	8,500
Chairman	Watthana Changlao
Manager	Ekalak Thong-am Rattee Ueathanaphaisarn (caretaker)
League	Thai League 1
2021–22	Thai League 1, 10th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Khon Kaen United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Khon Kaen province. The club currently plays in Thai League 1, the top tier of the Thai football league system. The club has won the Thai League 3 title in 2019.

History

The club was formed in 2015 and entered the Regional League Division 2 and allocated into the North-East Division that makes Khon Kaen Derby match with Khon Kaen.

In 2016, The club was suspended from the 2016 campaign due to criminal case with 8 games remaining.^[1]

In 2018, The club was returned to play in Thailand's professional league because the team is acquitted by the Thailand Court of justice decide. FA Thailand order this team to restart at 2018 Thai League 4 North Eastern Region.^[2] At the end of the season the club finished with Runners-up of Thai League 4 and Promote from Thai League 4 to Thai League 3.

In 2019, the club was the Champion of the 2019 Thai League 3 upper zone and Champion of Thai League 3 and was promoted from Thai League 3 to the 2020–21 Thai League 2 where in their first season, the club gain another promotion to the 2021–22 Thai League 1 as a Play-off winner after beating Nakhon Pathom United.^[3]

Stadium and locations

Season-by-season record

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos			Name	Goals
2015	DIV 2 North-East	34	26	4	4	69	28	82	1st	R2	QF	Samuel Kwawu	13
2016–17	DIV 1							banned
2018	T4 North-East	26	17	5	4	65	24	56	2nd	QR	QR1	Capistrano Jardel	15+5
2019	T3 Upper	24	18	5	1	57	19	59	1st	QR	QR1	Natan Oliveira	19
2020–21	T2	34	18	6	10	56	37	60	4th	QR	–	Paulo Conrado	25+1
2021–22	T1	30	10	7	13	30	43	37	10th	R2	R1	Ibson Melo	17
2022–23	T1	30	7	12	11	24	42	33	13th	R2	R1	Alongkorn Jornnathong Ibson Melo Lidor Cohen	4
2023–24	T1									R1

Players

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  THA Chirawat Wangthaphan 2 DF  THA Tinnakorn Asurin 4 DF  PHI Joshua Grommen 6 MF  THA Parndecha Ngernprasert 7 MF  CIV Lossémy Karaboué 8 MF  THA Alongkorn Jornnathong 9 FW  THA Jakkit Palapon 10 FW  THA Tawin Butsombat 11 FW  MTQ Steeven Langil 14 MF  THA Worrarit Mungkhum 17 DF  THA Panupong Hansuri 21 MF  THA Pongsaphak Tangsup 23 MF  THA Naruphol Ar-romsawa 27 DF  THA Chatchai Jiakklang

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  THA Pannawat Chanthasila 31 GK  THA Chaloempat Ploywanrattana 32 FW  BRA Brenner 33 MF  THA Wattapong Withunat 36 DF  THA Sampan Kesi 41 DF  THA Rachata Somporn 43 DF  THA Saksit Jitvijan 50 DF  KOR Jung Han-cheol 55 DF  THA Phanwiwat Aunmueang 59 GK  THA Pongwarin Inthumma 77 MF  THA Palakon Woklang 81 GK  THA Pongsanat Chamnanphon 88 MF  THA Woranat Thongkruea 95 MF  THA Wichakorn Saenwim

Player out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  THA Weerawat Kaewongsa (to Uttaradit)

Managerial history

Head coaches by years (2015–present)

Honours

References

External links

• Official website
• Khon Kaen United F.C. on Facebook