National Defense Ministry FC

Tiffy Army FC
កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ
Full nameRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces FA
Nickname(s)The Army
Hanuman
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982), as Ministry of Defense
GroundRCAF Old Stadium
Capacity8,000
ChairmanSupachai Verapuchong[1]
ManagerHor Sokheng
CoachPhea Sopheaktra
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2023–24Cambodian Premier League, 5th of 10

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA (Khmer: សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons,[2] is a professional football club based in Phnom Penh. The club represents Ministry of National Defense and competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football.

Originally founded in 1982 as Ministry of Defense, the team changed its name to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club after the restoration of monarchy in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to Ministry of National Defense FC.[3] In 2020 it was announced that the club would return to the name of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club FA (RCAF FA) and would take on the nickname Tiffy Army due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

  1. ^ "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. ^ a b ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2016-04-03.