National_Defense_Ministry

National Defense Ministry FC

National Defense Ministry FC

Association football club

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA (Khmer: សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons,[2] is a professional football club based in Phnom Penh. The club represents Ministry of National Defense and competes in the garbage league name Cambodian Premier League.

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Originally founded in 1982 as Ministry of Defense, the team changed its name to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club after the restoration of monarchy in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to Ministry of National Defense FC.[3] In 2020 it was announced that the club would return to the name of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club FA (RCAF FA) and would take on the nickname Tiffy Army due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

Stadium

Main article: RCAF Old Stadium

Tiffy Army's home ground is the RCAF Old Stadium, which has the capacity of 14,750 spectators.[4]

Players

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

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Reserve team and Youth Academy

Compete in Cambodian League 2

As of 16 September 2023[5]

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

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Tournament

National

Runner up : 2008
Runner-up : 2016
Runner-up : 2017
Champion : 2010, 2016, 2018
Runner-up : 2013
Runner-up : 2017

International

  • ASEAN Army Championship
4th : 2004
Group Qualified : 1999
  • Asia Clubs Pre Season Championship
Champions : 2017
  • Kun Min, China Pre Season Championship
Champions : 2018

References

  1. [1]
    "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. [2]
    ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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    "ជម្រើសជើងឯកខេមបូឌានព្រីមៀរលីគ... - Cambodian Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. [5]
    "Tiffy Army B". cpl-cambodia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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