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| Full name | PT Prachuap Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลพีทีประจวบ | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Killer Wasps (ต่อพิฆาต) | |||
| Short name | PRC | |||
| Founded | 2009 | |||
| Stadium | Sam Ao Stadium Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Coordinates | 11°49′03″N 99°47′17″E / 11.817598°N 99.788093°E | |||
| Chairman | Songkiet Limarunrak | |||
| Head coach | Sasom Pobprasert | |||
| League | Thai League 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Thai League 1, 10th | |||
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Prachuap Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลประจวบ), also referred to as PT Prachuap (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลพีทีประจวบ) for sponsorship reasons, is a Thai professional football club based in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand which currently play in the Thai League 1.
The club was founded as Prachuap Football Club back in 2009 where they entered and played in Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern region. With a limitation of budget and environment, they finished in tenth position out of 12 teams.
In 2010, Prachuap moved to the Southern division. When asked about the reason for the move, they cited insufficient budget and concerns about safety. In the 2011 season, Prachuap targeted a return to join the league again after pulling out in the 2010 season. The new chairman, Songkiat Lim-aroonrak, was appointed and aimed to change the club philosophy for the next generation of success. He considered re-designing the club with a new logo, stadium and appearance.
In 2014, Prachuap won the AIS League Division 2 – Southern Region and advanced through Champions League Round. They then defeated Thai Honda in the final match and were crowned the title thus earning promotion to the second tier.
In 2015, Prachuap began to play in Thai Division 1 League since the founding of the club in 2009. They finished mid-table, with good performance for their first season.
In 2017, the club changed the team name to "PT Prachuap" to reciprocate for the main sponsor, PTG Energy, which sponsored the club by strengthening the squad with 20 new players and a more experienced coaching staff where Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul was hired as the club head coach. PT Prachuap then finished third in the 2017 Thai League 2 where they earned a promotion to the top flight league.
PT Prachuap then played in the 2018 Thai League where they finished in sixth place in their first season in the top flight league whereby Jonatan Reis became the club highest goalscorer in a season with 26 goals.
In 2019, Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul helms the team all the way to the 2019 Thai League Cup final after beating Chiangrai United 4–3 on penalties shooout in the semi-finals. PT Prachuap came out victorious after defeating Buriram United 8–7 on penalties shootout to win their first ever major title in the club history. The club goalkeeper, Nattapong Khajohnmalee also won the 'Best player' award in the league cup.
Sam Ao Stadium (Thai: สนามกีฬากลางจังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์ หรือ สนามกีฬาสามอ่าว), former known as Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Prachuap Football Club, The stadium can hold up to 5,000 capacity.
| Coordinates | Google Maps | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 11°49′03″N 99°47′17″E / 11.817598°N 99.788093°E | Google Maps Location | Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand | Sam Ao Stadium | 5,000 | 2009–Present |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Head coach |  Sasom Pobprasert
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| Assistant coach | Weerayut Bin Abdullohman Sorrachat Pobprasert
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| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2009 | DIV 2 Central & East | 22 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 10th | ||||
| 2010 | DIV 2 South [A] | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | DIV 2 Central & East | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 24 | 13th | ||||
| 2012 | DIV 2 Central & East | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 51 | 7th | ||||
| 2013 | DIV 2 Central & West | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 2nd | ||||
| 2014 | DIV 2 South | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 51 | 1st | R2 | |||
| 2015 | DIV 1 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 8th | R1 | R2 |  Nascimento Dos Santos Neto
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| 2016 | DIV 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 7th | R3 | R1 |  Hristijan Kirovski
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| 2017 | T2 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 40 | 59 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Willen Mota
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| 2018 | T1 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 46 | 53 | 6th | R1 | R1 | Jonatan Ferreira Reis
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| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 9th | R1 | W | Caion
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| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 10th | R2 | N/A [B] | Willen Mota
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| 2021–22 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 31 | 13th | R1 | SF | Willen Mota
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| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 11th | R3 | SF | Samuel Rosa
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| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Samuel Rosa
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| 2024–25 | T1 | TBD | R1 | TBD | |||||||||
[A] In 2010, the club withdrew from league citing by insufficient budget and safety concerned after force moving to play in Southern Region, before the 2010-season commenced.
[B] On 5 August 2020, Football Association of Thailand decided to cancel the 2020 League Cup due to COVID-19 pandemic and main sponsor Toyota cancellation of support for the League Cup tournament with the reason of economic impact.
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