Ayutthaya United F.C.
| Full name | Ayutthaya United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลอยุธยา ยูไนเต็ด | ||
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| Nicknames | The Ayothaya Warriors (นักรบอโยธยา) | ||
| Short name | AYTUTD | ||
| Founded | 2007, as Sena Municipality 2016, as Ayutthaya United | ||
| Ground | Ayutthaya Province Stadium Ayutthaya, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Adisak Punjaruenworakul | ||
| Head coach | Arun Tulwattanangkul | ||
| League | Thai League 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Thai League 2, 2nd of 18 (promoted) | ||
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Ayutthaya United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลอยุธยา ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Sena, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. The club competes in the Thai League 1, the top tier of Thai football league system after promotion as runner-up. The club plays their home matches at Ayutthaya Province Stadium.[1]
History
Sena Municipality
Sena Municipality football club was established in 2007. They are the local football team of Sena district, Ayutthaya and they played in the "Royal football Cup". In 2008, Sena Municipality took part in the Khor Royal Cup. They were in round of 16 before losing to Assumption College Sriracha football club 2–3. In 2008/09, they again reached the round of 16 before losing to Hua-Hin Municipality 0–1.
In 2013, Sena Municipality reached the semi-final. They lost to Korat United F.C. but earned promotion to the Khǒr Royal Cup.[2] In 2014, Sena Municipality football club played in Khǒr Royal Cup for the first time.[3] In 2015, Sena Municipality advanced to the semi-final. Despite being defeated by Institute of Physical Education Samut Sakhon, they gained promotion.[4]
As Ayutthaya United
After Sena Municipality got promoted to regional division, they changed the club name to Ayutthaya United.[5] The club played their home matches at Senabodee Stadium. On 19 March 2016, Ayutthaya United played their first match at Nakhon Sawan Province Stadium with Nakhon Sawan. Ayutthaya United won 1–0 by the goal of Rungroj Sawangsri. On 7 December 2016, Ayutthaya Warrior merged with Ayutthaya United.[6]
First Division
On 26 April 2025, Ayutthaya United secured promotion to Thai League 1 for the first time in their history, after defeating Bangkok FC 5–1 and finishing the 2024–25 Thai League 2 season as runners-up.
Club logo
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Ayutthaya United
2016 -
Ayutthaya United
2017–present
Stadium and locations
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 14°19′59″N 100°24′17″E / 14.333139°N 100.404697°E | Ayutthaya | Senabodee Stadium | 2,500 | 2016 |
| 14°21′00″N 100°35′50″E / 14.349943°N 100.597258°E | Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya Province Stadium | 6,000 | 2017 |
Season by season record
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2016 | Central | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 4th | Opted out | R1 | Tomohiro Onodera | 4 |
| 2017 | T3 Upper | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 47 | 4th | R2 | R1 | Kendall Jagdeosingh | 18 (league 12 goals) |
| 2018 | T3 Upper | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 54 | 2nd | QR | QRP | Osvaldo Neto | 15 |
| 2019 | T2 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 64 | 24 | 18th | Opted out | R1 | Jeong Woo-geun | 8 |
| 2020–21 | T2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 9th | Opted out | – | Yoo Byung-soo | 20 |
| 2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 41 | 11th | QR | Opted out | Sarayut Yooseubchuea | 6 |
| 2022–23 | T2 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Nilson | 18 |
| 2023–24 | T2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 59 | 6th | Opted out | Opted out | André Luís | 13 |
| 2024–25 | T2 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 60 | 2nd | R1 | Opted out | Caíque | 21 |
| 2025–26 | T1 | ||||||||||||
| Champion | Runner | Promoted | Relegated |
Current squad
Note: 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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Club staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Team manager | Pimprueda Tanchararak |
| Assistant manager | Chanat Chatchairat |
| Head coach | Arun Tulwattanangkul |
| Assistant coach | Niweat Siriwong Jugkrit Siriwattanasart |
| Goalkeeper coach | Teeratham Nakkamnan |
| Fitness coach | Simone Folletti |
| Match analyst | Alex Brosque Marco Sangermani |
| Performance analyst | Roberto Di Gaudio |
| Team doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Interpreter | |
| Media coordinator | |
| Team coordinator | |
| Team Staff | |
| Kitman |
Coaches
Head coaches by years (2015–present)
| Name | Period | Honours |
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| Rachan Sarakom | 2015–May 2016 | Regional League Division 2 promotion |
| Aphirak Sriarun | May–December 2016 | Thai League 3 promotion |
| Sombat Kongplik | December 2016–April 2017 | |
| Aphirak Sriarun (interim) | May 2017 | |
| Narongthanaphorn Choeithaisongchodok | May 2017–November 2017 | |
| Masayuki Miura | December 2017–August 2018 | Thai League 2 promotion |
| Santi Chaiyaphuak (interim) | August–September 2018 | |
| Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol | November 2018–March 2019 | |
| Anurak Srikerd | April–July 2019 | |
| Pattanapong Sripramote (interim) | August–September 2019 | |
| Santi Chaiyaphuak | January 2020–April 2021 | |
| Jetsada Jitsawad | August 2021–May 2022 | |
| Santi Chaiyaphuak | July 2022–February 2023 | |
| Bruno Pereira | February–May 2023 | |
| Danny Invincibile | July 2023–May 2024 | |
| Jugkrit Siriwattanasart | August 2024–present | Thai League 1 promotion |
Honours
Domestic
- Thai League 2
- Runners-up (1): 2024–25
Team records
- Biggest win
- 9–0 v Pumin Witthaya School, 9 January 2009, Khor Royal Cup
- Biggest loss
- 0–6 v Police Tero F.C., 23 February 2019, Thai League 2
Player records
- Most goals in all competitions
- 26, Caíque Lemes
- Most appearances in all competitions
- 77, Sittichai Trisilp
References
- ^ อยุธยา ยูไนเต็ด เลื่อนชั้นสู่ไทยลีก ทีมที่ 51 ประวัติศาสตร์หน้าใหม่ฟุตบอลไทย
- ^ "โคราชฟาดนิ่มเสนา4-2 บางนาแม่นโทษดับบางเมือง3-2 ลิ่วชิงถ้วยค (Korat beat Nimsena 4-2 Bangna was accurate and put out Bang Mueang 3-2. Win the Cup.)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018.
- ^ "สพล.กรุงเทพเฮ2-1ลิ่วรอบ8บอลถ้วย ข". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "ส้มหล่นเข่งใหญ่! ส.บอลมอบสิทธิ์ เทศบาลเมืองเสนา ลุยด.2ปีหน้า". 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016.
- ^ "บริษัท อยุธยา ยูไนเต็ด (2015) จำกัด". 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
- ^ อยุธยา ยูไนเต็ด เตรียมเปิดตัวสโมสรในชื่อ อยุธยารวมใจเป็นหนึ่ง (in Thai).