Uthai Thani F.C.
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| Full name | Uthai Thani Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุทัยธานี | ||
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| Nicknames | The Elephants (ช้างป่าห้วยขาแข้ง) | ||
| Founded | 1937 as Royal Thai Air Force Football Club 2020 as Uthai Thani Football Club | ||
| Ground | Uthai Thani Province Stadium Uthai Thani, Thailand | ||
| Capacity | 4,477 | ||
| Chairman | Chada Thaiseth | ||
| Head coach | Alexandre Gama | ||
| League | Thai League 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Thai League 1, 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | uthai-thani-fc | ||
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Uthai Thani Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดอุทัยธานี) is a Thai professional association football club based in Uthai Thani province.[1] The club currently plays in the Thai League 1.
The club was formed in 1937 as the Royal Thai Air Force Football Club; it was rebranded as the Uthai Thani Football Club at the end of the 2019 season, following the owner's decision to change the club's name and relocate to Uthai Thani.
History
Uthai Thani started off their debut season as a rebranded team in the 2020–21 season, however, the club then sees themselves relegated to the Thai League 3 sitting in 17th place in the league.
In the 2020–21 season, Uthai Thani bounced back after their inaugural seasons by winning the 2021–22 Thai League 3 Northern Region and also winning the 2021–22 Thai League 3 title after defeating Krabi 3–1 in the final thus gaining promotion back to the second division.
In the 2022–23 season, Uthai Thani finished in third place where they qualified for the promotion play-offs whereby Brazilian player Ricardo Santos scored 30 league goals in two consecutive season. Uthai Thani then faced off against Suphanburi in the semi-finals where they won 5–4 on aggregate thus advancing to the final. In the final, Uthai Thani met Customs United where Uthai Thani came out victorious in a 5–2 aggregate won. This win sees Uthai Thani qualified to the top flight for the first time as a rebranded team history.
Uthai Thani then started off their top flight campaign in the 2023–24 Thai League 1 where they finished in 7th place.[2]
Stadium
| 15°23′40″N 100°01′01″E / 15.394372°N 100.016828°E | Uthai Thani | Uthai Thani Province Stadium | 4,477 | 2010–2013 |
| 15°46′02″N 99°48′00″E / 15.767259°N 99.799902°E | Nakhon Sawan | Latyaowitthayakhom School | 800 | 2013 |
| 15°23′40″N 100°01′01″E / 15.394372°N 100.016828°E | Uthai Thani | Uthai Thani Province Stadium | 4,477 | 2014–present |
Season by season record
| Season | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| New era after takeover Air Force United and renamed to Uthai Thani | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | T2 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 25 | 17th | QR | – | Phattharaphon Jansuwan | 6 |
| 2021–22 | T3 North | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 11 | 56 | 1st | QF | QF | Ricardo Santos | 30 |
| 2022–23 | T2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 36 | 59 | 3rd | R4 | R1 | Ricardo Santos | 30 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 55 | 35 | 7th | R1 | R2 | Ricardo Santos | 16 |
| 2024–25 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 9th | R1 | QF | Ricardo Santos Ben Davis |
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| 2025–26 | T1 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Mohamed Eisa | 10 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 June 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
League
- Thai League 3
- Champions (1): 2021–22
- Thai League 3 Northern Region
- Champions (1): 2021–22
Managerial history
| Name | Period | Honours |
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 Thanaset Amornsinkittichote |
2019–2020 | |
| Therdsak Chaiman |
2020 | |
 Masayuki Miura |
2021 | |
| Worachai Surinsirirat |
2021 | |
| Therdsak Chaiman (2) |
2021–2022 | – 2021–22 Thai League 3 |
| Somchai Makmool |
2022 | |
| Pattarapol Naprasert |
2022–2023 | |
| Jukkapant Punpee |
2023 | |
 Mikael Stahre |
2023–2024 | |
| Jukkapant Punpee (2) |
2024 | |
 Miloš Joksić |
2024–2025 | |
 Gino Lettieri |
2025 | |
| Miloš Joksić (2) |
2025–2026 | |
 Alexandre Gama |
2026–present |