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Football club
Angkor Tiger FC
អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ
Full nameAngkor Tiger Football Club
Nickname(s)Siem Reap Tigers
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundAkihiro Kato Stadium
Capacity2,000
OwnerAkihiro Kato
ManagerYusuke Shinoda
CoachKota Miyagi
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2023–2410th of 10
Websitehttp://angkor-tiger.com/
Home colours Away colours

Angkor Tiger Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ, Klœ̆b Băltoăt Ângkôr Thayhkœr) is a Cambodian professional association football club based in Siem Reap City, Siem Reap province. Founded in 2015, It plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football. The club is owned by businessman Akihiro Kato.

History

Angkor Tiger was established in 2015, represents the city of Siem Reap, globally famous for the Angkor Wat temple.

In August 2023, Indian holding company SkaSports acquired minority stakes in the club.

Stadium

Since its establishment, Angkor Tiger played its home game at Hanuman Stadium. In October 2024, Tiger unveiled its new home stadium, the Akihiro Kato Stadium, named after the club's owner with an initial capacity of 2,000. The stadium will host its first game on 10 November 2024.

Spectators

In 2018, at the Cambodia Football Award which was hosted by the Cambodian Football League, it won the award for the most popular club in Cambodia.

Kits

The kits are manufactured by NT Sports.

Players

Current squad

As of 30 July 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cambodia CAM Lay Eangly
3 DF England ENG Ben Nugent
4 DF Cambodia CAM Im Vakhim
5 MF Cambodia CAM Chin Nareak
6 MF Cambodia CAM Sophal Dimong (Captain)
7 MF Philippines PHI Pocholo Bugas
8 FW East Timor TLS João Pedro
9 FW Japan JPN Taiga Kitajima
10 FW Japan JPN Kodai Nagashima
11 FW Cambodia CAM Ky Rina (on loan from Visakha)
15 DF Japan JPN Shuto Asano
16 FW Cambodia CAM Sary Matnorotin
17 MF Cambodia CAM Sokry Sofan
18 DF Cambodia CAM Beth Samnang
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Cambodia CAM Ly Sosea
21 FW Cambodia CAM Norng Vylik
22 GK Cambodia CAM Yi Bunheng
23 MF Cambodia CAM Koy Noraksakada
24 MF Cambodia CAM Pov Lokgarzana
26 DF Cambodia CAM Moth Sattya
27 DF Cambodia CAM Nu Chenmakara
31 GK Cambodia CAM Non Nat
39 MF Japan JPN Takuto Yasuoka
71 GK Cambodia CAM You Panha
73 MF Cambodia CAM Saron Sary
77 DF Cambodia CAM Han Ty
99 DF Cambodia CAM Bon Mao

Staff

Position Staff
General manager Japan Yusuke Shinoda
Team manager Cambodia Sok Dara
Head coach Japan Kota Miyagi
Assistant coach Cambodia Ny Yuth
Goalkeeper coach East Timor Juliao Monteiro
Physiotherapist Cambodia Kun Tol
Kit man Cambodia Men Vicheka
Finance and Admin Cambodia Chim Kimsenh


Head coaches

Name Nationality Period Tournament
Daisuke Yoshioka Japan 2013–2015 2013 Cambodian Second League winner
2015 Hun Sen Cup third place
Masakazu Kihara Japan 2015–2016
Hok Sochivorn Cambodia 2016–2017
Kenichi Yatsuhashi Japan 2017
Oriol Mohedano Spain 2017–2021 2018 Hun Sen Cup third place
Alistair Heath England 2021–2023
Ny Yuth (caretaker) Cambodia 2023–2024
Kota Miyagi Japan 2024–

References

  1. "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  2. "Japanese-owned teams ready for MCL 2020 return – Khmer Times". 11 June 2020.
  3. "SkaSports acquires stake in Angkor Tiger FC, becomes first Indian entity to co-own ASEAN football club". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. "New Angkor Tiger FC stadium to host 1st match in November". khmertimeskh.com. Khmer Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. "Makuake|カンボジア・シェムリアップの人々に夢と希望と勇気を与えられるサッカークラブに|Makuake(マクアケ)".
  6. "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  7. "2024-2025 TOP TEAM MEMBERS". angkor-tiger.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. "Angkor Tiger Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ny Yuth as Head Coach (Temporary) to prepare for this season 2023". Angkor Tiger Football Club. 5 September 2023.

External links

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