Full name | Phnom Penh Crown Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Red Singha[1] | |||
Short name | PPCFC | |||
Founded | 2001 Samart United F.C. | , as |||
Ground | RSN Stadium[2] | |||
Capacity | 5,000 | |||
Owner | Rithy Samnang | |||
Chairwoman | Phu Cherlin | |||
Manager | Keo Sokngon | |||
Coach | Oleg Starynskyi | |||
League | Cambodian Premier League | |||
2023–24 | 2nd of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Active departments of Phnom Penh Crown FC | ||
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Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន) Abbreviated as (PPCFC) is a professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which competes in the Cambodian Premier League. Which is the top league of Cambodian football. (PPCFC) Nicknamed the "Red Singha", the club was first formed as Smart United F.C. in 2001. Phnom Penh Crown is one of the most successful and prominent professional clubs in Cambodia, they have won the Cambodian top League eight times, including MCL 7 times and CPL 1 time, which currently is the most domestic title holder in Cambodian football. Not only did they succeed in winning the league title, Phnom Penh Crown also continued to win the Cup, winning the Hun Sen Cup (HSC) twice, the Cambodian League Cup (CLC) twice and the Cambodian Super Cup (CSC) season opener twice. Phnom Penh Crown is also the only Cambodian club to reach the group stage and semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the AFC Cup.[3]