Maraleina Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลมาราเลน่า), is a Thai professional football club based in Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand.[1] The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Western region.
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| Full name | Maraleina Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Maraleina (มาราเลน่า) |
| Founded | 2006, as Department of Science Service Football Club 2009, as Kanjanapat Football Club 2023, as Maraleina Football Club |
| Ground | Stadium of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Coordinates | 14°08′00″N 100°36′25″E / 14.1333543114356°N 100.607050575789°E |
| Chairman | Winai Kanjanapat |
| Head coach | René Desaeyere |
| League | Thai League 3 |
| 2023–24 | Thai League 3, 7th of 11 in the Western region |
History
editIn 2006, the club was established in Sisaket under the name of Department of Science Service Football Club.
In 2009, the club was renamed Kanjanapat Football Club and competed in the FS-League until 2018.[2]
In 2019, the club began to compete in the 2019 Thailand Amateur League Western region, using the Stadium of Bangkok University Rangsit Campus as the ground. At the end of the season, they have promoted to the 2020 Thai League 4.[3]
In 2020, the club became a professional football club and competed in the Thai League 4. However, the Football Association of Thailand merged the Thai League 3 and Thai League 4. As a result of this incident, all teams in Thai League 4 were promoted to Thai League 3. The club competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2020–21 season. In late December 2020, the Coronavirus disease 2019 or also known as COVID-19 had spread again in Thailand, the FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the Thai League 3.[4] The club has finished the eleventh place of the Western region.
In 2021, the 2021–22 season is the second consecutive season in the Thai League 3 of Kanjanapat.[5] They started the season with a 0–0 home drawn to Angthong[6] and they ended the season with a 0–1 away defeated to the Angthong.[7] The club has finished eighth place in the league of the Western region. In addition, in the 2021–22 Thai FA Cup Kanjanapat was defeated 1–6 by Muang Loei United in the qualification round, causing them to be eliminated.[8] In the 2021–22 Thai League Cup Kanjanapat was defeated 0–1 by Phitsanulok in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too.[9]
In 2022, Kanjanapat competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 3rd season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 4–0 away win over Thawi Watthana Samut Sakhon United[10] and they ended the season with a 5–1 home win over Thawi Watthana Samut Sakhon United.[11] The club has finished 10th place in the league of the Western region. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Kanjanapat was defeated 0–3 by Samut Songkhram in the second qualification round, causing them to be eliminated.[12]
Stadium and locations
edit| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Year |
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| 14°02′19″N 100°36′08″E / 14.038703°N 100.602331°E | Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani | Stadium of Bangkok University Rangsit Campus | 2019 |
| 14°02′06″N 100°43′23″E / 14.035068°N 100.723035°E | Khlong Hok, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani | Stadium of Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi | 2020 – 2021 |
| 14°00′22″N 100°40′24″E / 14.006068°N 100.673254°E | Bueng Yitho, Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani | Stadium of North Bangkok University | 2021 – 2022 |
| 14°08′00″N 100°36′25″E / 14.1333543114356°N 100.607050575789°E | Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani | Stadium of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage | 2023 – present |
Season by season record
edit| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | T3 Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | TA West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1st | Opted out | Ineligible | |||
| 2020–21 | T3 West | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 11th | Opted out | Opted out |  Sylla Sekou Nana
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| 2021–22 | T3 West | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 8th | QR | QRP |  Addison Alves  Alexis Vaiani
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| 2022–23 | T3 West | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 10th | Opted out | QR2 |  Intouch Yamyindee
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| 2023–24 | T3 West | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 27 | 7th | R1 | QRP | Opted out | Chitsanuphong Phimpsang
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| 2024–25 | T3 West | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players
editFirst team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "Club's official Facebook". Kanjanapat.
- ^ "The establishment of Kanjanapat Football Club in Sisaket (in Thai)". prd.go.th. 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Kanjanapat promoted to the 2020 Thai League 4 (in Thai)". goal.com. 27 October 2019.
- ^ "FA Thailand must abruptly end the regional stage of the 2020–21 Thai League 3 (in Thai)". goal.com. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Nattapong Saenson (4 September 2021). "The results of the Thai League 3 matchday 1. (in Thai)".
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 1 – Kanjanapat v Angthong" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 22 – Angthong v Kanjanapat" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai FA Cup qualification – Muang Loei United v Kanjanapat" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup qualification play-off – Kanjanapat v Phitsanulok" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 1 – Thawi Watthana Samut Sakhon United v Kanjanapat" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League 3 Western region matchday 22 – Kanjanapat v Thawi Watthana Samut Sakhon United" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Thai League Cup second qualification round – Samut Songkhram v Kanjanapat" (PDF). thaileague.co.th. Thaileague. 3 September 2022.