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Buriram United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand, that currently competes in the Thai League.
Full name | Buriram United Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Thunder Castles (ปราสาทสายฟ้า) | |||
Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970), as Provincial Electricity Authority 2010; 14 years ago (2010), as Buriram PEA 2013; 11 years ago (2013), as Buriram United | |||
Ground | New I-Mobile Stadium Buriram, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 32,600 | |||
Chairman | Newin Chidchob | |||
Head Coach | Afshin Ghotbi | |||
League | Thai League | |||
2015 | Thai League, 1st | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The entity that is currently Buriram United was founded as the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Football Club in 1970, affiliated with the state-owned utility provider. After the club's controlling stake was bought by Buriram-born politician Newin Chidchob in 2010, the club was relocated from Ayutthaya to Buriram and renamed Buriram-PEA FC. The club was renamed again to its current name in 2013, after Newin bought PEA's remaining stake in the club.
PEA FC won the Khǒr Royal Cup in 1998 and their first Thai top-flight league title in 2008. After the relocation to Buriram in 2010, the club has won four league titles, four Thai FA Cups, and four Thai League Cups in six years.
Their current home stadium is
Buriram United won their first Thai Premier League title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA FC (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club). The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In season 2011, Buriram PEA were the triple champions winning the (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup) in Thailand.[1]
their current home stadium is New I-Mobile Stadium which has a capacity of 32,600.[2]