Nongbua Pitchaya F.C.
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Nongbua Pitchaya Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลหนองบัว พิชญ) is a Thai professional football club based in Nong Bua Lamphu province. The club participates in Thai League 2, the second tier of Thai football league system.
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Full name | Nongbua Pitchaya Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลหนองบัว พิชญ | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Gamecocks (พญาไก่ชน) | |||
Short name | NBPFC | |||
Founded | 2010; 14 years ago (2010) (as EGAT Nongbua Lamphu United) 2011; 13 years ago (2011) (as Nongbua Lamphu) 2015; 9 years ago (2015) (as Nongbua Pitchaya) | |||
Ground | Pitchaya Stadium Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 12,000[1] | |||
Chairman | Suthep Poomongkolsuriya | |||
Manager | Sukrit Yothee | |||
League | Thai League 2 | |||
2022-23 | Thai League 1, 15th (Relegated) | |||
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The club was founded in Mueang Nong Bua Lam Phu district, Nong Bua Lamphu province in 2010. They played their home matches at Nong Bua Lamphu Province Stadium. They were first entered to the Thai football league system in 2010, competes in Thai Division 2 League (North Eastern Region), the third tier of Thai football league.
In 2017 the club were first promoted to the Thai League 2, after winning 2016 Regional League Division 2.
The club has won the 2020–21 Thai League 2 thus seeing them promoted to the 2021–22 Thai League 1 season for the first time in their history.