Angkor Tiger FC
អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ
Full nameAngkor Tiger Football Club
Nickname(s)Siem Reap Tigers
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundHanuman Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerAkihiro Kato
ManagerYusuke Shinoda
CoachNy Yuth (caretaker)
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2022Cambodian Premier League, 7th of 8
WebsiteClub website

Angkor Tiger Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ, Klœ̆b Băltoăt Ângkôr Thayhkœr) is a Cambodian professional association football club based in Siem Reap City, Siem Reap province.[1] Founded in 2015, It plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football. The club is owned by businessman Akihiro Kato.[2]

History

Angkor Tiger was established in 2015, represents the city of Siem Reap, globally famous for the Angkor Wat temple.

In August 2023, Indian holding company SkaSports acquired minority stakes in the club.[3]

Kits

The kits are manufactured by NT Sports.[4]

Spectators

In 2018, at the Cambodia Football Award which was hosted by the Cambodian Football League, it won the award for the most popular club in Cambodia.[5]

Players

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 Cambodia CAM Kheur Mannjing
2 MF Cambodia CAM Meng Sophea
3 DF England ENG Ben Nugent
4 DF Cambodia CAM Im Vakhim
6 MF Cambodia CAM Sophal Dimong (Captain)
9 FW Cambodia CAM Sovan Dauna (Vice-captain)
10 FW Afghanistan AFG Moshtaq Ahmadi
15 MF Japan JPN Shodai Nishikawa
16 FW Cambodia CAM Sary Matnorotin
18 MF Cambodia CAM Sath Rozak (on loan from Phnom Penh Crown)
20 MF Cambodia CAM Ly Sosea
21 DF Philippines PHI Pocholo Bugas
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Cambodia CAM Yi Bunheng
23 MF Cambodia CAM Chin Nareak
24 MF Cambodia CAM Rong Pisey
26 DF Cambodia CAM Moth Sattya
27 DF Cambodia CAM Nu Chenmakara
28 FW Cambodia CAM Norng Vylik
29 MF Cambodia CAM Sokry Sofan
31 GK Cambodia CAM Non Nat
77 DF Cambodia CAM Han Ty
93 FW Canada CAN Alessandro Riggi
99 DF Singapore SGP Delwinder Singh

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
14 MF Cambodia CAM Pheap Chandavid (to Cambodia Angkor City)

Head coaches

Name Nationality Period Tournament
Daisuke Yoshioka Japan 2013–2015 2013 Cambodian Second League winner
2015 Hun Sen Cup third place
Masakazu Kihara Japan 2015–2016
Hok Sochivorn Cambodia 2016–2017
Kenichi Yatsuhashi Japan 2017
Oriol Mohedano Spain 2017–2021 2018 Hun Sen Cup third place
Alistair Heath England 2021–2023
Ny Yuth[6] (caretaker) Cambodia 2023–

References

  1. ↑ "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  2. ↑ "Japanese-owned teams ready for MCL 2020 return – Khmer Times". 11 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "SkaSports acquires stake in Angkor Tiger FC, becomes first Indian entity to co-own ASEAN football club". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  5. ↑ "Makuake｜カンボジア・シェムリアップの人々に夢と希望と勇気を与えられるサッカークラブに｜Makuake（マクアケ）".
  6. ↑ "Angkor Tiger Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ny Yuth as Head Coach (Temporary) to prepare for this season 2023". Angkor Tiger Football Club. 5 September 2023.
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