Angkor Tiger FC
| Full name | Angkor Tiger Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Tiger | ||
| Founded | 2013 (as TriAsia Phnom Penh FC) 2015 (as Cambodian Tiger FC) 2018 (as Angkor Tiger FC) | ||
| Ground | Akihiro Kato Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Akihiro Kato | ||
| Head coach | Sotaro Yasunaga | ||
| League | Cambodian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Cambodian Premier League, 6th of 11 | ||
| Website | angkor-tiger | ||
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Angkor Tiger Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ, Klœ̆b Băltoăt Ângkôr Thayhkœr) , formerly known as TriAsia Phnom Penh FC and Cambodian Tiger FC, is a Cambodian professional football club based in Siem Reap City, Siem Reap province.[1] Founded in 2013 and under the new ownership in 2015, the club plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football. The club is owned by the Japanese businessman Akihiro Kato.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Angkor Tiger was primarily established in 2013 as TriAsia Phnom Penh FC owned by TriAsia Group Co. Ltd based in Phnom Penh City. In 2015, TriAsia Group Co. Ltd sold the club to another businessman, Akihiro Kato, who changed the club name to Cambodian Tiger FC. The new president of the club saw the potential of Siem Reap province, so he relocated the club to Siem Reap province in 2017. After one year based in Siem Reap province, the club rebranded its name as Angkor Tiger FC, in which 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.[3]
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Since its establishment, Angkor Tiger played at National Stadium (Olympic) until it moved to Western Stadium in 2015 then moved back to National Stadium (Olympic) for the 2016 season. With the new relocation of the club to Siem Reap province in 2017, the club played its home game at Siem Reap Stadium (Svay Thom) until it moved to SRU Stadium in 2020. 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 hosted its first game on 10 November 2024.[4]
Spectators
[edit | edit source]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.[5]
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players with multiple nationalities
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Staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General manager | Japan Yusuke Shinoda |
| Team manager | Cambodia Sok Dara |
| Head coach | Japan Sotaro Yasunaga |
| Assistant coach | Japan Kota Miyagi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Brazil Juliano Rodrigues |
| Physiotherapist | Brazil Daniel Tavares |
| Assistant physiotherapist | Cambodia Kun Tol |
| Kit man | Cambodia Men Vicheka |
| Finance and admin | Cambodia Chim Kimsenh |
Head coaches
[edit | edit source]| 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[6] (caretaker) | Cambodia | 2023–2024 | |
| Kota Miyagi | Japan | 2024–2025 | |
| Sotaro Yasunaga | Japan | 2025– |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Soccerway
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