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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]
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