2023–24 Cambodian Premier League

The 2023–24 Cambodian Premier League was the 37th season of the Cambodian Premier League, the top Cambodian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1982. It began on 5 August 2023 and concluded on 12 May 2024, the first season to play in a 2-year span.[3]

Cambodian Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 12 May 2024
ChampionsPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
(3rd title)
AFC Challenge LeaguePreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
Matches played135
Goals scored490 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorerCanada Marcus Haber (31 goals)
Biggest home winISI Dangkor Senchey 7–1 Angkor Tiger (28 January 2024)
Biggest away winAngkor Tiger 1–7 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (16 December 2023)
Highest scoringBoeung Ket FC 5–5 Phnom Penh Crown (4 November 2023)
Longest winning run11 matches
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Longest winless run10 matches
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Longest losing run5 matches
Angkor Tiger
Highest attendance5,078
Phnom Penh Crown 2–1 Boeung Ket (6 August 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance624
Kiriong Sok Sen Chey 1–1 Prey Veng (27 August 2023)[2]
Total attendance106,456
Average attendance2,139
2022
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2023.

There were ten teams competed in a triple round-robin match. ISI Dangkor Senchey and Prey Veng were promoted from the 2022 Cambodian League 2.[4]

Phnom Penh Crown were the defending champions, having won their 8th recorded league title in 2022 season. On 4 May 2024, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng were crowned champion for the third time in league history.[5]

Teams

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A total of 10 teams participated in the 2023–24 edition of the Cambodian Premier League.

Team changes

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Promoted from
2022 Cambodian League 2
Relegated from
2022 Cambodian Premier League
ISI Dangkor Senchey
Prey Veng
None

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous season
Angkor Tiger Siem Reap Province Hanuman Stadium 5,030 Cambodian Premier League (7th)
Boeung Ket Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (Interim) 35,000 Cambodian Premier League (4th)
ISI Dangkor Senchey Phnom Penh AIA Stadium KMH PARK 3,000 Cambodian League 2 (2nd)
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Province Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium 1,000 Cambodian Premier League (8th)
Nagaworld Kampong Speu Province Kampong Speu Stadium 3,000 Cambodian Premier League (5th)
Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Smart RSN Stadium 5,010 Cambodian Premier League (1st)
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Province Svay Rieng Stadium 4,000 Cambodian Premier League (3rd)
Prey Veng Prey Veng Province Prey Veng Stadium 1,200 Cambodian League 2(5th)
Tiffy Army Phnom Penh RCAF Old Stadium 15,000 Cambodian Premier League (6th)
Visakha Phnom Penh Prince Stadium 10,000 Cambodian Premier League (2nd)

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Angkor Tiger   Ny Yuth (caretaker)   Sophal Dimong   NT Sport
Boeung Ket   Hong Pheng (interim)   Chan Vathanaka   EGO Sport Cambodia Airways
ISI Dangkor Senchey   John Botioba   Abdel Kader Coulibaly   NT Sport ISI Palm
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey   Sabone Venta   Chhing Sokphanny   NT Sport Krud Beer
Nagaworld   Khim Borey   Kouch Sokumpheak   FBT NagaWorld
Phnom Penh Crown   Oleg Starynskyi   Orn Chanpolin   Warrix Smart Axiata, Pi Pay
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng   Pep Muñoz   Soeuy Visal   FBT Orkide Villa
Prey Veng   Long Rithea   San Sovath   Forward Sportswear V-ACTIVE
Tiffy Army   Phea Sopheaktra   Thourng Da   NT Sport TIFFY
Visakha   Meas Channa   Mohammed Khan   Forward Sportswear Prince Bank

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Visakha   Meas Channa Mutual consent 30 November 2022 Pre-season   Simon McMenemy 31 December 2022 [6]
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey   Manuel Retamero 22 December 2022   Sabone Venta 21 January 2023 [7][8]
Boeung Ket   Hao Socheat (interim) End of caretaker spell January 2023   Clement Teo 27 January 2023 [9]
PKR Svay Rieng   Conor Nestor Mutual consent 3 May 2023   Pep Muñoz 6 May 2023 [10][11]
Tiffy Army   Hor Sokheng 18 July 2023   Phea Sopheaktra 18 July 2023 [12]
Angkor Tiger   Alistair Heath 1 September 2023 8th   Ny Yuth (caretaker) 5 September 2023 [13][14]
Visakha   Simon McMenemy 5 December 2023 3rd   Meas Channa 6 December 2023 [15][16]
Boeung Ket   Clement Teo Appointed as technical director 15 December 2023 5th   Hong Pheng (interim) 15 December 2023 [17]


Foreign players

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The number of foreign players is restricted to 6 per team. A team can use 5 foreign players on the field in each game, including at least 2 players from the AFC and the AFF region.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former Players
Angkor Tiger   Alessandro Riggi   Ben Nugent   Delwinder Singh   Shodai Nishikawa   Pocholo Bugas   Víctor Blasco
  Moshtaq Ahmadi
Boeung Ket   Stefan Golubović   Mahiro Takahashi   Yusuke Muta   Antoine Lemarié   Ryohei Yoshihama   Anderson Zogbe
  Luke Stokoe
ISI Dangkor Senchey   Umaru Samura   Abdel Kader Coulibaly   Louis Willy Ndongo   Cheon Jin-ryeong   Kazu Yanagidate   Jhon Frith
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey   Mahmoud El Sayed   Hikaru Mizuno   Anto Okamura   Tengeg Neville   Dylan Nobiraki   Zenivio   Daiki Jahana
  Yannick Francois
  Romário Alves
Nagaworld   Cristian Roque   Bektur Amangeldiev   Hugo Kametani   Yuta Naruse   Yuta Kikuchi   Marques Marcio
  Alexandre Cardoso
  Rafli Mursalim
Phnom Penh Crown   Denilson   Andres Nieto   Shintaro Shimizu   Jelle Goselink   Takaki Ose   Soe Moe Kyaw
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng   Gabriel Silva   Iago Fernandes   Marcus Haber   Ryo Fujii   Takashi Odawara   Bounphachan Bounkong
Prey Veng   Masatoshi Takeshita   Tokai Naoya   Anderson Zogbe   Ryo Kato   Thiha Zaw   Ahmad Saidy
  So Omae
Tiffy Army   Caio dos Santos   Tetsuaki Misawa   Reiya Kinoshita   Josemar Agostinho   Shori Murata   Sarayut Sompim   Lucas Massaro
  Toshiya Takagi
Visakha   Jonata  Mohammed Khan   Víctor Blasco   Youssef Ezzejjari   Alisher Mirzaev   Mouzinho   Jorge Eduardo
  Takumu Nishihara

Players holding Cambodian dual citizenship

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Cambodian dual nationals do not take up foreign players quota.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Angkor Tiger
Boeung Ket
ISI Dangkor Senchey
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Nagaworld    Seng Saravuthy
Phnom Penh Crown   Yudai Ogawa
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng   Dani Kouch   Thierry Chantha Bin   Nick Taylor
Prey Veng
Tiffy Army   Lim Aarun Raymond
Visakha   Leng Nora    Mohammath Hamisi

League table

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (Q) 27 22 3 2 73 30 +43 69 Qualified to Championship round
2 Phnom Penh Crown (Q) 27 20 4 3 63 30 +33 64
3 Visakha (Q) 27 14 2 11 53 40 +13 44
4 Boeung Ket (Q) 27 11 8 8 62 48 +14 41
5 Tiffy Army 27 12 3 12 46 39 +7 39
6 ISI Dangkor Senchey 27 10 4 13 43 55 −12 34
7 Nagaworld 27 7 9 11 36 49 −13 30
8 Prey Veng 27 6 5 16 45 62 −17 23 Dissolved before the next season started
9 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 27 5 5 17 34 62 −28 20
10 Angkor Tiger 27 5 3 19 35 75 −40 18
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Home \ Away ANG BOE ISI KSS NAG PPC SVA PRE TIF VIS ANG BOE ISI KSS NAG PPC SVA PRE TIF VIS
Angkor Tiger 3–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–7 1–2 0–3 3–4 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–5 2–1
Boeung Ket 4–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 5–5 1–3 2–2 3–4 4–2 5–2 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–2
ISI Dangkor Senchey 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–5 2–1 1–1 7–1 2–3 2–0 2–4 1–1
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 1–3 0–6 0–1 6–1 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–4 3–0 2–0
Nagaworld 4–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phnom Penh Crown 3–2 2–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 3–2 2–1
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 5–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–3 3–0 4–1 4–3 3–2
Prey Veng 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–5 0–3 3–5 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–4
Tiffy Army 3–1 0–0 4–0 4–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–4 2–1 5–2 3–2 0–1 2–1
Visakha 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 6–1 1–3 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (C) 30 24 4 2 83 33 +50 76 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League group stage and the AFF Shopee Cup Play-off round
2 Phnom Penh Crown 30 21 5 4 69 33 +36 68
3 Visakha 30 15 3 12 57 46 +11 48
4 Boeung Ket 30 11 9 10 64 58 +6 42
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away BOE PPC SVA VIS
Boeung Ket 0–5
Phnom Penh Crown 1–1 0–2
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 4–1 5–1
Visakha 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 13 May 2024.
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Marcus Haber Svay Rieng 31
2   Shintaro Shimizu Phnom Penh Crown 21
3   Nhean Sosidan Tiffy Army 13
  Ryohei Yoshihama Boeung Ket
  Lim Pisoth Phnom Penh Crown
6   Louis Willy Ndongo ISI Dangkor Senchey 12
  Stefan Golubović Boeung Ket
  Andrés Nieto Phnom Penh Crown
  Bounphachan Bounkong Svay Rieng
9   Phan Sophen Prey Veng 11
  Tengeg Neville Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
  Mat Noron Boeung Ket
  Victor Blasco Angkor Tiger (4) / Visakha (7)
14   Jonata Visakha 10
  Youssef Ezzejjari
  Tetsuaki Misawa Tiffy Army
17   Thiha Zaw Prey Veng 9
  Masatoshi Takeshita
  Abdel Kader Coulibaly ISI Dangkor Senchey
20   Chan Vathanaka Boeung Ket 8
21   Jhon Frith ISI Dangkor Senchey 7
  Hugo Kametani Nagaword
  Reiya Kinoshita Tiffy Army
24   Sin Kakada Visakha 6
  Gabriel Silva Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Sareth Krya
  Brak Thiva Phnom Penh Crown
28   Sor Rotana Visakha 5
  Sovan Dauna Angkor Tiger
  Pocholo Bugas
  Alessandro Riggi
  Cristian Roque Nagaworld
  Josemar Agostinho Tiffy Army
  Nick Taylor Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
35   So Omae Prey Veng 4
  Marques Marcio Nagaword
  Sos Suhana
  Yuta Naruse
  Chin Nareak Angkor Tiger
  Denilson Phnom Penh Crown
  Soe Moe Kyaw
  Min Ratanak Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Khoan Soben Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
  Vann Tailamey Boeung Ket
  Chantha Chanteaka
  Voeun Va Prey Veng
47   Sin Sophanat Visakha 3
  Takumu Nishihara
  Romário Alves Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
  Dylan Nobiraki
  Zenivio
  Iago Fernandes Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Ryo Fujii
  Takashi Odawara
  Shodai Nishikawa Angkor Tiger
  Ben Nugent
  Nop David Boeung Ket
  Yusuke Muta
  Yudai Ogawa Phnom Penh Crown
  Sam Ol Tina ISI Dangkor Senchey
63   Tha Kriya Prey Veng 2
  Lucas Massaro Tiffy Army
  Toshiya Takagi
  Dav Nim Nagaworld
  Bektur Amangeldiev
  Yuta Kikuchi
  In Sodavid Visakha
  Mouzinho
  Mohammed Khan
  Sa Ty
  Som Sann Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
  Ean Pisey
  Kim Sokyuth Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Prak Mony Udom
  Cheon Jin-ryeong ISI Dangkor Senchey|-
  Chhom Sokhay
  Anderson Zogbe Boeung Ket (1) / Prey Veng (1)
  Long Phearath Phnom Penh Crown
77   Rafli Mursalim Nagaworld 1
  Leng Makara
  Chea Chandara
  Kouch Sokumpheak
  Dy Phanrann Prey Veng
  Kong Rithy
  San Sovathe
  Tokai Naoya
  Duch Sophea ISI Dangkor Senchey
  Hav Soknet
  Tray Vichet
  Um Sotherith
  Umaru Samura
  Ly Mizan
  Eam Ratana
  Chea Vesly Boeung Ket
  Mahiro Takahashi
  Taing Bunchhai
  Our Phearon
  Sleh Sen
  Phach Socheavila Phnom Penh Crown
  Orn Chanpolin
  Yeu Muslim
  Pov Ponvuthy
  Jorge Eduardo Visakha
  Ouk Sovann
  Alisher Mirzaev
  Reung Bunheing
  Rong Pisey Angkor Tiger
  Norng Vylik
  Sary Matnorotin
  Sokry Sofan
  Sath Rozak
  Moth Sattya
  Sarayut Sompim Tiffy Army
  Yang Phomin
  Nat Sangha
  Lim Aarun Raymond
  Shori Murata
  Choeun Nacha
  Chou Hao Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
  Mahmoud El Sayed
  Hikaru Mizuno
  Chea Sokheang
  Anto Okamura
  Huy Sophearak
  Narong Kakada Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

Own goals

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As of 22 April 2024.
Player For Against Result Date
  Bektur Amangeldiev Nagaworld Visakha 1–4 (H) 12 August 2023
  Cheon Jin-ryeong ISI Dangkor Senchey Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1–2 (H) 26 August 2023
  Dylan Nobiraki Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Nagaworld 1–1 (A) 24 September 2023
  Seut Baraing Phnom Penh Crown Prey Veng 3–1 (H) 21 October 2023
  Yannick Francois Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1–2 (A) 22 October 2023
  Sarayut Sompim Tiffy Army Nagaworld 1–1 (H) 12 January 2024
  Abdel Kader Coulibaly ISI Dangkor Senchey Tiffy Army 3–2 (A) 21 April 2024
  Sarayut Sompim Tiffy Army ISI Dangkor Senchey 3–2 (H) 21 April 2024

Top assists

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As of 13 May 2024.
Rank Player Club Assists
1   Ryohei Yoshihama Boeung Ket 14
2   Thiha Zaw Prey Veng 11
  Mat Noron Boeung Ket
  Nick Taylor Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
5   Yudai Ogawa Phnom Penh Crown 9
6   Prak Mony Udom Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 8
  Phach Socheavila Phnom Penh Crown
  Denilson
  Sin Kakada Visakha
  Marcus Haber Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Bounphachan Bounkong
12   Alessandro Riggi Angkor Tiger 7
13   Pocholo Bugas Angkor Tiger 6
  Víctor Blasco Visakha
  Cristian Roque Nagaworld
  Shori Murata Tiffy Army
  Shintaro Shimizu Phnom Penh Crown
  Sath Rosib Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

Hat-Tricks

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As of 11 March 2024.
Player For Against Result Date
  Marques Marcio Nagaworld Prey Veng 5–4 (A) 5 August 2023
  Marcus Haber Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Prey Veng 5–3 (A) 30 September 2023
  Mat Noron4 Boeung Ket Phnom Penh Crown 5–5 (H) 4 October 2023
  Tetsuaki Misawa Tiffy Army Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 4–2 (H) 26 November 2023
  Marcus Haber Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Angkor Tiger 7–1 (A) 16 December 2023
  Ryohei Yoshihama Boeung Ket Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 6–0 (A) 17 December 2023
  Marcus Haber Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Visakha 4–3 (H) 23 December 2023
  Youssef Ezzejjari Visakha Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 6–1 (H) 27 January 2024
  Jhon Frith ISI Dangkor Senchey Angkor Tiger 7–1 (H) 28 January 2024
  Masatoshi Takeshita4 Prey Veng Angkor Tiger 5–2 (A) 9 March 2024
  Nhean Sosidan Tiffy Army Boeung Ket 5–2 (H) 10 March 2024
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  • 4 player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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As of 09 May 2024.
Rank Player Club Clean

sheets

1   Vireak Dara Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 9
2   Um Vichet Phnom Penh Crown 6
  Tha Chanrithy Boeung Ket
4   Hul Kimhuy Visakha 5
5   Saveng Samnang Phnom Penh Crown 4
6   Um Sereyroth Tiffy Army 3
  Reth Lyheng Nagaworld
  Keo Soksela Visakha
9   Sang Hankhun Prey Veng 2
  Chheng Chantha ISI Dangkor Senchey
  Kong Chanvuthy
  Chea Savin Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
13   Non Nat Angkor Tiger 1
  Yi Bunheng
  Som Sokundara Tiffy Army
  Pich Dara
  Om Oudom Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
  Sou Yaty Nagaworld
  Thout Sarouth Kirivong Sok Sen Chey

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "CPL Week 4 Attendance". CPL Official Page. 28 August 2023.
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