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Tiffy Army FC
កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ
Full name	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA
Nickname(s)	The Army ; Hanuman
Founded	1982; 42 years ago, as Ministry of Defense
Ground	RCAF Old Stadium
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Supachai Verapuchong
Manager	Hor Sokheng
Coach	Phea Sopheaktra
League	Cambodian Premier League
2023–24	Cambodian Premier League, 5th of 10
Home colours	Away colours

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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 Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of Cambodian football.

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

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

Players

Current squad

As of 09 August 2024^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAM	Mat Lany
2	DF	CAM	Oem Vinun
3	DF	CAM	Vorn Phalla
4	DF	CAM	Yang Phumin
5	DF	CAM	Heng Senghorng
6	DF	CAM	Yue Safy (on loan from Phnom Penh Crown)
7	FW	CAM	Mao Piseth
8	FW	JPN	Tetsuaki Misawa (3rd-captain)
9	FW	POR	Josemar Agostinho
10	FW	JPN	Reiya Kinoshita
11	MF	CAM	Nat Sangha
12	FW	CAM	Chun Sinoeun
14	MF	JPN	Shori Murata
15	DF	CAM	Suk Vatana


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	CAM	Touch Soktey
17	MF	CAM	Choeun Nacha
18	MF	CAM	Up Kamol (Vice-captain)
20	MF	CAM	Tep Filib
21	DF	CAM	Try Bunseangyalen
22	GK	CAM	Um Sereyroth
23	FW	CAM	Sreng Sokea
24	MF	CAM	Khorn Narong
25	DF	CAM	Thorng Da (Captain)
26	DF	MYA	Soe Moe Kyaw
27	MF	CAM	Aarun Lim
28	FW	CAM	Ahmath Surim
29	FW	SRB	Nemanja Filipović
99	DF	CAM	Buth Ratha

Reserve team and Youth Academy

Compete in Cambodian League 2

As of 16 September 2023^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	CAM	Chim Chandaro
4	DF	CAM	Buth Ratha
5	DF	CAM	Heng Senghorng
7	FW	CAM	Chanvibol Davit
8	MF	CAM	Chong Sovanpanha
9	FW	CAM	Chun Sinoeun
10	FW	CAM	Mut Sopheang
11	FW	CAM	Sreng Sokea
12	FW	CAM	Ty Nareach
14	MF	CAM	Ly Tochita
15	DF	CAM	Suk Vatana
16	FW	CAM	Cho So Visal
17	FW	CAM	Choeun Nacha
18	MF	CAM	Tong Sambath


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	CAM	Lay Hengly
20	MF	CAM	Tep Filib
21	MF	CAM	Leang Pisey
22	GK	CAM	Mat Lany
23	MF	CAM	Meas Liza
24	MF	CAM	Khorn Narong
25	DF	CAM	Chirk Chengly
28	MF	CAM	Son Sovanpanha
29	FW	CAM	Sa Usos
30	GK	CAM	Sopheap Thaiyuth
31	DF	CAM	Touch Soktey
32	DF	CAM	Vorn Phalla
33	DF	CAM	Lun Mengleang

Staff

As of 27 September 2024^[7]

Position	Name
Team manager	Hor Sokheng
Head coach	Phea Sopheaktra
Assistant coach	Pom Tola Pak Siya Lorn Sotheara
Goalkeeper coach	Thong Chanraksmey
Fitness coach	Yeum Navan Khek Khemarin
Club doctor	Ny Leakhana Ny Sotheavy

Honours

Domestic competitions

Cambodian Premier League
- Runners-up: 2008, 2016, 2017

Hun Sen Cup
- Winners (3): 2010, 2016, 2018
- Runners-up: 2013

Cambodian Super Cup
- Runners-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

^ "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ ^a ^b ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
^ "ជម្រើសជើងឯកខេមបូឌានព្រីមៀរលីគ... - Cambodian Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Tiffy Army FC". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
^ "Tiffy Army B". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់ ខ.ភ.ម ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាក្រុមតែមួយគត់ដែលមានក្រុមការងារគ្រូបង្វឹកខ្មែរសុទ្ធសាធ" (in Khmer). PEAK Broadcasting Service Facebook page. 27 September 2024.

External links

[1] "Tiffy Army holds Annual Party 2022 - Khmer Times". 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[nickname-2] ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា. camsports.org (in Khmer). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[3] Groll, Daniel. "National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[4] "ជម្រើសជើងឯកខេមបូឌានព្រីមៀរលីគ... - Cambodian Premier League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[5] "Tiffy Army FC". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-08-09.

[6] "Tiffy Army B". cpl-cambodia.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[7] "សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់ ខ.ភ.ម ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាក្រុមតែមួយគត់ដែលមានក្រុមការងារគ្រូបង្វឹកខ្មែរសុទ្ធសាធ" (in Khmer). PEAK Broadcasting Service Facebook page. 27 September 2024.

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-'''Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA''' ({{lang-km|សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ}}), also referred to as '''Tiffy Army''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref name="nickname"/> is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Phnom Penh]]. The club represents [[Ministry of National Defense (Cambodia)|Ministry of National Defense]] and competes in the [[Cambodian Premier League]], the top tier of [[Football in Cambodia|Cambodian football]].
+'''Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA''' ({{langx|km|សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ}}), also referred to as '''Tiffy Army''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref name="nickname"/> is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Phnom Penh]]. The club represents [[Ministry of National Defense (Cambodia)|Ministry of National Defense]] and competes in the [[Cambodian Premier League]], the top tier of [[Football in Cambodia|Cambodian football]].
-Originally founded in 1982 as '''Ministry of Defense''', the team changed its name to '''Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club''' after the [[Monarchy of Cambodia|restoration of monarchy]] in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to '''Ministry of National Defense FC'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/cambodia/national-defense-ministry-fc/14216/|title=National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics|last=Groll|first=Daniel|website=www.weltfussballarchiv.com|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web|url=http://www.camsports.org/football/51491.html |script-title=km:ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា |language=km |website=camsports.org |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
+Originally founded in 1982 as '''Ministry of Defense''', the team changed its name to '''Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Football Club''' after the [[Monarchy of Cambodia|restoration of monarchy]] in 1993 and renamed again in 2008 to '''Ministry of National Defense FC'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/cambodia/national-defense-ministry-fc/14216/|title=National Defense Ministry FC - Cambodia - ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics|last=Groll|first=Daniel|website=www.weltfussballarchiv.com|access-date=2016-04-03|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123540/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/cambodia/national-defense-ministry-fc/14216/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web |url=http://www.camsports.org/football/51491.html |script-title=km:ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឈ្មោះថ្មីមកជា កងយោធពលខេមភូមិន្ទ និងកែសម្រួលស្លាកសញ្ញា |language=km |website=camsports.org |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217095926/http://www.camsports.org/football/51491.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Stadium==
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 ==Players==
 ===Current squad===
-{{updated|February 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiffy Army FC |url=https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=cpl-cambodia.com |language=en}}</ref>
+{{updated|09 August 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiffy Army FC |url=https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=cpl-cambodia.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222224344/https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc |url-status=live }}</ref>
 {{Fs start}}
+{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Mat Lany]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Oem Vinun]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Yang Phomin]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Vorn Phalla]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=8|pos=FW|nat=Japan|name=[[Tetsuaki Misawa]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Yang Phumin]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Heng Senghorng]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=[[Yue Safy]]|other=on loan from [[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Mao Piseth]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=8|pos=FW|nat=Japan|name=[[Tetsuaki Misawa]]|other=[[captain (association football)|3rd-captain]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=POR|name=[[Josemar Agostinho]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=Japan|name=[[Reiya Kinoshita]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Nat Sangha]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=12|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Chun Sinoeun]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=13|pos=FW|nat=Japan|name=[[Reiya Kinoshita]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=Japan|name=[[Shori Murata]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Suk Vatana]]}}
+{{Fs mid}}
+{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Touch Soktey]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Choeun Nacha]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Up Kamol]]|other=[[captain (association football)|Vice-captain]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Tep Filib]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=21|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Ros Kungsomrach]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=21|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Try Bunseangyalen]]}}
-{{Fs mid}}
 {{Fs player|no=22|pos=GK|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Um Sereyroth]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Thourng Da]]|other=[[captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=23|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Sreng Sokea]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Lim Aarun]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Khorn Narong]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Thorng Da]]|other=[[captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=Myanmar|name=[[Soe Moe Kyaw]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Aarun Lim]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=28|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Ahmath Surim]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=29|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Sa Usos]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=29|pos=FW|nat=SRB|name=[[Nemanja Filipović]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Pich Dara]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=99|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Buth Ratha]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=32|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Vorn Phalla]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=34|pos=FW|nat=CAM|name=[[Cho So Visal]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=35|pos=MF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Leang Pisey]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Mao Piseth]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=Cambodia|name=[[Try Bunseangyalen]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=[[Yue Safy]]|other=on loan from [[Phnom Penh Crown FC|Phnom Penh Crown]]}}
 {{Fs end}}
 === Reserve team and Youth Academy===
-''Compete in [[Cambodian League 2]]''{{updated|16 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc-b |title=Tiffy Army B|website=cpl-cambodia.com|accessdate=16 September 2023}}</ref>
+''Compete in [[Cambodian League 2]]''{{updated|16 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc-b|title=Tiffy Army B|website=cpl-cambodia.com|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004081059/https://cpl-cambodia.com/club/tiffy-army-fc-b|url-status=live}}</ref>
 {{Fs start}}
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 {{Fs end}}
-==Club management==
+==Staff==
+{{Updated|27 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=459326127127190&id=100091494186701&post_id=100091494186701_459326127127190&rdid=QYNWOJdm7aONSGRF |title=សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់ ខ.ភ.ម ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាក្រុមតែមួយគត់ដែលមានក្រុមការងារគ្រូបង្វឹកខ្មែរសុទ្ធសាធ |lang=km |publisher=PEAK Broadcasting Service Facebook page |date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
-===Coaching staff===
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Position
 ! Name
 |-
-| Team Manager
+| Team manager
-| {{flagicon|CAM}} Tep Long Rachana
+| {{flagicon|CAM}} Hor Sokheng
 |-
 | Head coach
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 |-
 | Assistant coach
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
+| {{flagicon|CAM}}  Pom Tola<br/>{{flagicon|CAM}} Pak Siya<br/>{{flagicon|CAM}} Lorn Sotheara
 |-
 | Goalkeeper coach
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
+| {{flagicon|CAM}} Thong Chanraksmey
 |-
 | Fitness coach
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
+| {{flagicon|CAM}} Yeum Navan<br/>{{flagicon|CAM}} Khek Khemarin
 |-
+| Club doctor
-| Match Analysis
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
+| {{flagicon|CAM}} Ny Leakhana<br/>{{flagicon|CAM}} Ny Sotheavy
 |-
-| Club doctor
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
-|-
-| Physiotherapists
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
-|-
-| Kitman
-| {{flagicon|CAM}}
 |}