Angkor Tiger Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ, Klœ̆b Băltoăt Ângkôr Thayhkœr) is a Cambodian professional association football club based in Siem Reap City, Siem Reap province.[1] Founded in 2015, It plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football. The club is owned by businessman Akihiro Kato.[2]

Angkor Tiger FC
អង្គរថាយហ្គឺរ
Full nameAngkor Tiger Football Club
Nickname(s)Siem Reap Tigers
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundAkihiro Kato Stadium
Capacity2,000
OwnerAkihiro Kato
ManagerYusuke Shinoda
CoachKota Miyagi
LeagueCambodian Premier League
2023–2410th of 10
Websitehttp://angkor-tiger.com/

History

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Angkor Tiger was established in 2015, 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

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Since its establishment, Angkor Tiger played its home game at Hanuman Stadium. 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 will host its first game on 10 November 2024.[4]

Spectators

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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]

Kits

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The kits are manufactured by NT Sports.[6]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 30 July 2024.[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CAM Lay Eangly
3 DF   ENG Ben Nugent
4 DF   CAM Im Vakhim
5 MF   CAM Chin Nareak
6 MF   CAM Sophal Dimong (Captain)
7 MF   PHI Pocholo Bugas
8 FW   TLS João Pedro
9 FW   JPN Taiga Kitajima
10 FW   JPN Kodai Nagashima
11 FW   CAM Ky Rina (on loan from Visakha)
15 DF   JPN Shuto Asano
16 FW   CAM Sary Matnorotin
17 MF   CAM Sokry Sofan
18 DF   CAM Beth Samnang
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   CAM Ly Sosea
21 FW   CAM Norng Vylik
22 GK   CAM Yi Bunheng
23 MF   CAM Koy Noraksakada
24 MF   CAM Pov Lokgarzana
26 DF   CAM Moth Sattya
27 DF   CAM Nu Chenmakara
31 GK   CAM Non Nat
39 MF   JPN Takuto Yasuoka
71 GK   CAM You Panha
73 MF   CAM Saron Sary
77 DF   CAM Han Ty
99 FW   CAM Bon Mao

Staff

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Position Staff
General manager   Yusuke Shinoda
Team manager   Sok Dara
Head coach   Kota Miyagi
Assistant coach   Ny Yuth
Goalkeeper coach   Juliao Monteiro
Physiotherapist   Kun Tol
Kit man   Men Vicheka

|Finance and Admin||   Chim Kimsenh |-

Head coaches

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Name Nationality Period Tournament
Daisuke Yoshioka   2013–2015 2013 Cambodian Second League winner
2015 Hun Sen Cup third place
Masakazu Kihara   2015–2016
Hok Sochivorn   2016–2017
Kenichi Yatsuhashi   2017
Oriol Mohedano   2017–2021 2018 Hun Sen Cup third place
Alistair Heath   2021–2023
Ny Yuth[8] (caretaker)   2023–2024
Kota Miyagi   2024–

References

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  1. ^ "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  2. ^ "Japanese-owned teams ready for MCL 2020 return – Khmer Times". 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "SkaSports acquires stake in Angkor Tiger FC, becomes first Indian entity to co-own ASEAN football club". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "New Angkor Tiger FC stadium to host 1st match in November". khmertimeskh.com. Khmer Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Makuake|カンボジア・シェムリアップの人々に夢と希望と勇気を与えられるサッカークラブに|Makuake(マクアケ)".
  6. ^ "Angkor Tiger FC Official Website".
  7. ^ "2024-2025 TOP TEAM MEMBERS". angkor-tiger.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Angkor Tiger Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ny Yuth as Head Coach (Temporary) to prepare for this season 2023". Angkor Tiger Football Club. 5 September 2023.
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