Visakha FC

Visakha Football Club is a Cambodian professional football club based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Founded in 2016, they currently compete in the C-League, the top division of Cambodian football. The club won the 2020 Hun Sen Cup, its first major title since inception.[1]

Visakha FC
ក្លិបបាល់ទាត់វិសាខា
Full nameVisakha Football Club
ក្លិបបាល់ទាត់វិសាខា
Nickname(s)Visakha
វិសាខា
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundPrince Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanKe Suonsophy
ManagerMeas Channa
CoachLee Tae-hoon
LeagueCambodian League
20205th

History

The club won the 2020 Hun Sen Cup, its first major title since inception, therefore qualifying them for the play-offs round of the 2021 AFC Cup.[2]

Stadium

Visakha home ground is the Prince Stadium, which can currently host about 10,000 fans.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAM Keo Soksela
3 DF  CAM Chhong Bunnath
4 DF  RSA Mohammed Khan
5 DF  CAM Nhoem Lyhuor (on loan from Prey Veng)
6 DF  CAM Tes Sambath
7 MF  CAM Sin Kakada
8 FW  KOR Lee Jae-gun
9 FW  CAM Reung Bunheing
10 FW  CAM Keo Sokpheng (Captain)
11 FW  CAN Marcus Haber
15 MF  CAM Tith Dina
16 MF  CAM En Vicchay
18 FW  CAM Wut Tola
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  CAM Cheng Meng
20 DF  CAM Sin Sophanat
22 GK  CAM Hem Simay
23 MF  CAM In Sodavid
24 MF  CAM Chrerng Polroth
25 MF  CAM Ken Chansopheak
26 DF  CAM Rous Samoeun
27 DF  CAM Ouk Sovann
37 FW  BRA Cristian Alex
93 MF  CAM Thierry Chantha Bin
96 GK  CAM Om Oudom (on loan from Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng)
99 FW  NGA Ajayi Opeyemi Korede

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  CAM Phon Tayninh (to Electricite du Cambodge)
— DF  CAM Ngoy Srin (to Prey Veng)

Players with multiple nationalities

Continental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Cup Group I Cancelled

Club officials
Position Name
Chairwoman Ke Suonsophy
Managing Director Ou Panhasoketya
General Secretary Hok Sochetra
Team Manager Meas Channa
Head Coach Lee Tae-hoon
Assistant Coach Craig Livingston
Assistant Coach & Academy Manager Greg De Carnys
Assistant Coach Akeeb Tunji Ayoyinka
Analyst & Conditioning Coach Phea Sopheaktra
Goalkeeper Coach Johann Noetzel
U18 Coach Long Rithea
U15 Coach Phok Kimsiek

Achievements

Champion (2): 2020,[5] 2021

Champion (1): 2017

References
  1. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50781013/visakha-wins-first-hun-sen-cup-title/
  2. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50796943/2021-afc-cup-visakha-to-face-powerhouse-team-from-timor-leste/
  3. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50790221/french-cambodian-football-star-joins-visakha-after-malaysia-stint/
  4. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50804914/former-english-premier-league-player-joins-visakha/
  5. https://cncc-football.com/hun-sen-cup.html


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