Wikipedia - Khon Kaen United F.C.
Khon Kaen United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลขอนแก่น ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Khon Kaen province. The club currently plays in Thai League 1, the top tier of the Thai football league system. The club has won the Thai League 3 title in 2019.
History
The club was formed in 2015 and entered the Regional League Division 2 and allocated into the North-East Division that makes Khon Kaen Derby match with Khon Kaen.
In 2016, The club was suspended from the 2016 campaign due to criminal case with 8 games remaining.
In 2018, The club was returned to play in Thailand's professional league because the team is acquitted by the Thailand Court of justice decide. FA Thailand order this team to restart at 2018 Thai League 4 North Eastern Region. At the end of the season the club finished with Runners-up of Thai League 4 and Promote from Thai League 4 to Thai League 3.
In 2019, the club was the Champion of the 2019 Thai League 3 upper zone and Champion of Thai League 3 and was promoted from Thai League 3 to the 2020–21 Thai League 2 where in their first season, the club gain another promotion to the 2021–22 Thai League 1 as a Play-off winner after beating Nakhon Pathom United.
Il Khonkaen United ha vinto il suo primo grande trofeo nel 2015, quando ha sollevato la FA Cup thailandese. Il club ha anche raggiunto la finale della League Cup thailandese due volte, nel 2016 e nel 2017, ma in entrambe le occasioni è stato sconfitto.
Il Khonkaen United è una delle squadre più sostenute nella Thailandia nordorientale. Il club ha una media di spettatori in casa di oltre 10.000 persone.
Alcuni dei giocatori più famosi che hanno militato nel Khonkaen United includono Teerasil Dangda, Adisak Kraisorn e Kawin Thamsatchanan.
Lo stadio del Khonkaen United è il Khon Kaen Stadium, che ha una capacità di 20.000 spettatori.