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Full name | Muangthong United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Kirins, The Twin Qilins (กิเลนผยอง) | |||
Short name | MTUTD | |||
Founded | 1989 | , as Norgjorg Pittayanusorn School Football Team|||
Ground | Thunderdome Stadium Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 15,000 | |||
Owner | Siam Sport Syndicate | |||
Chairman | Wilak Lohtong | |||
Head coach | Gino Lettieri | |||
League | Thai League 1 | |||
2023–24 | Thai League 1, 5th of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Muangthong United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province.[1] The club plays in the Thai League 1, the top-flight football league of Thailand.[2] Muangthong United has participated in the highest level of the Thai football league system since 2009 after having won the Thai Division 1 League title in 2008.[3]
Muangthong United is one of Thailand's leading football clubs, having the biggest fan base with over 3.7 million followers on social media as of 14 November 2023.[4] The club, also known as The Kirins[5] or The Twin Qilins.,[6] was for a period one of the richest football clubs in Thailand.[7]