Muangthong United F.C.

Muangthong United
เมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด
Full nameMuangthong United Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)The Kirins, The Twin Qilins
(กิเลนผยอง)
Short nameMTUTD
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989), as Norgjorg Pittayanusorn School Football Team
GroundThunderdome Stadium
Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Capacity15,000
OwnerSiam Sport Syndicate
ChairmanWilak Lohtong
Head coachGino Lettieri
LeagueThai League 1
2023–24Thai League 1, 5th of 16
Websitehttps://mtutd.com/
Current season

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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  4. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Thailand Renews Sponsorship of Muangthong United F.C. for the Second Year with XPANDER CROSS Provision to the Team". Mitsubishi Motors TH.
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  6. ^ "THAI PREMIER LEAGUE 2009 :MUANG THONG CELEBRATE TPL CROWN". pattayadailynews.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
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