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Cambodia Football Championship 2021

The Cambodia Football Championship 2021 or its more international name, the "Cambodia Premier League 2021", is the thirty-seventh edition. The Cambodian Division 1, a football competition administered by the Cambodia Football Federation FFC, constitutes the highest level of football competition in Cambodia with the Cambodia Football Cup. It brings together the 13 best first teams of Cambodian national clubs who face each other twice during the competition, at home and away, the title of champion of Cambodia. This season is played from March 6 to October 17, 2021. The Promoted 2020 of C-League 2 (second division) is Prey Veng FC.

TOP C-League

Top scorers in the Championship

List of Cambodian Clubs

List of foreign players

Title holder

Boeung Ket Angkor (Season 2020)

Competition level

The C-League is the highest level of Cambodia's soccer championships. This is the equivalent level of competition of the French Ligue 1, the English Premier League, the Spanish Liga, the Italian Serie A, the Belgian Division 1.

Challenge of the competition

First in the standings: Qualification for the AFC Cup 2022 (Asian Football Confederation).

Last of the ranking: Relegation to the second division, the C-League 2 Season 2022.

The ranking is based on the classic point allocation system (3 point win, 1 point draw, 0 point loss). To decide between the teams in the event of a tie, we first take into account the general goal difference, then the number of goals scored, then direct confrontations.

Status of participants

The clubs in this league 1 can be described as professional. From its salaries, 2 to 10 times the average monthly income per capita (+ - $120), depending on the level of players and clubs, from the infrastructure, number and quality of workouts.

Regulations for foreign players

How many foreign players can play per team?

List of foreign players playing in C-League. Regulation 2021: As for its neighbor the Thai League 1, the Cambodian D1 championship limits the number of foreign players per team and per match. Only 4 foreign players (3 + 1 player from the AFC region) can play at the same time in the same club team. Which gives us a maximum of 8 foreign players playing in a match. Cambodian clubs can recruit a maximum of 5 foreign players per first team.

This policy aims to encourage countries to develop their national talents, to invest in football academies, youth training centers, instead of buying expensive foreign players.

Other names

What are the other names given to the Cambodia Football Championship?

• Metfone Cambodian League 2021
• Cambodian League 2021
• C-League 2021
• Metfone C-League 2021

The Top 5

The five most competitive clubs in this Cambodian football championship:

• Phnom Penh Crown Football Club, club with the most titles: (6 Champion titles)
• Boeung Ket Football Club(4 Champion titles)
• Nagaworld Football Club (3 Champion titles)
• Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club (2 Champion titles)
• Visakha Football Club (1 title of Champion in C-League 2)

Cambodian Clubs

 

 

 

List of the 13 clubs in the championship

Club name, province

• Phnom Penh Crown FC, Phnom Penh
• Boeung Ket FC, Phnom Penh
• Nagaworld FC, Phnom Penh
• Visakha FC, Phnom Penh
• Tiffy Army FC, Phnom Penh
• National Police Commissary, Phnom Penh
• Electricite du Cambodge, Phnom Penh (only team without a foreign player)
• Angkor Tiger FC, Siem Reap Province
• Soltilo Angkor FC, Siem Reap Province
• Asia Euro United, Kandal Province
• Kirivong Sok Sen Chey, Takeo Province
• Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Province
• Prey Veng, Prey Veng Province

Stadiums

Travel between stadiums

The distance of travel between the various stadiums in Cambodia remains a major obstacle to the development of clubs in the kingdom. The consequent budget and the duration of the journeys, due in part to unsuitable road infrastructure, currently in full renovation, prevents the creation of a greater number of football clubs in the various provinces of Cambodia. Example: Battambang province and its 1 million inhabitants, 280 km away, more than 6 hours by bus. It has not been more than 3 seasons that the Cambodia League has been played outside the capital, Phnom Penh.

Full stadium addresses

List of 13 Cambodian football D1 stadiums, addresses, distance from Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (PP) in KM, as well as approximate travel time.

• Smart RSN Stadium (Phnom Penh Crown FC): Group 13, Sangkat Toul Sangke, 12104 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-RSN Stadium: 7 km + - 20 minutes.
• Cambodia Airways Stadium (Boeung Ket FC): National Road 1, Phum Boeung Chhouk, Sangkat Niroth, 12357 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-Cambodia Airways Stadium: 8 km + - 20 minutes.
• RCAF Old Stadium (Nagaworld FC): Oknha Kleang Moeung St. (70), 12201 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-RCAF Old Stadium: 4 km + - 11 minutes.
• Prince Stadium (Visakha FC): # 0663, st.307, Phum khmounh, Sangkat khmounh, khan Sen Sok Phnom Penh, 12103, Cambodia. Distance PP-Prince Stadium: 10 km + - 30 minutes.
• RCAF Old Stadium (Tiffy Army FC): Oknha Kleang Moeung St. (70), 12201 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-RCAF Old Stadium: 4 km + - 11 minutes.
• EDC Stadium (National Police Commissary): Preah Ang Prum St. (68), Toul Sangkea Daun Penh, 12105 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-EDC Stadium: 4 km + - 15 minutes.
• EDC Stadium (Electricite du Cambodge): Preah Ang Prum St. (68), Toul Sangkea Daun Penh, 12105 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Distance PP-EDC Stadium: 4 km + - 15 minutes.
• SRU Stadium (Angkor Tiger FC): HunSen Krovoat Krong St, Phum Svay Dangkum, Sangkat Svay Dangkum, 17252 Siem Reap, Cambodia. Distance PP-SRU Stadium: 320 km + - 6 hours.
• SRU Stadium (Soltilo Angkor FC): HunSen Krovoat Krong St, Phum Svay Dangkum, Sangkat Svay Dangkum, 17252 Siem Reap, Cambodia. Distance PP-SRU Stadium: 320 km + - 6 hours.
• AEU Sport Park (Asia Euro United FC): Sport Park, Svay Chrum Commune, Khsach Kandal, 080215 Kandal, Cambodia. Distance PP-AEU Sport Park: 9 km + - 40 minutes.
• Kirivong Stadium (Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC): Sala Krao Commune, Krong Doun Kaev, 211003 Takeo, Cambodia. Distance PP-Kirivong Stadium: 90 km + - 2.5 hours.
• Svay Rieng Stadium (Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC): Sangkat Svay Reang, Krong Svay Rieng, 200701 Svay Rieng, Cambodia. Distance PP-Svay Rieng Stadium: 126 km + - 3 hours.
• Prey Veng Stadium (Prey Veng FC): Sangkat Kampong Leav, Krong Prey Veng, 141303 Prey Veng, Cambodia. Distance PP-Prey Veng Stadium: 95 km + - 2.5 hours.

C-League players

Star players

Iconic footballers

Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez, Spain, 6 goals, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC

Top scorers

 

 

 

Names, Nationalities, number of goals, clubs and season

List of TOP 5 of Top scorers of the Cambodia football championship. Updated on 05/29/2021 at 1:00 p.m.

• Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez, Spain, 7 goals, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Abbee Ndjoo Hurber, Cameroon, 5 goals, Asia Euro United FC
• Rafael Andres Nieto Rondon, Colombia, 4 goals, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Ajayi Opeyemi Korede, 4 goals, Visakha FC
• Jean Marie Privat Befolo Mbarga, Cameroon, 4 goals, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Douglas Rosa Tardin, Brazil, 3 goals, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Dzarma Bata, Nigeria, 2 goals, Svay Rieng FC

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List of TOP 5 of Cambodian top scorers in the Cambodian football championship. Updated on 05/29/2021 at 1:00 p.m.

• Sos Suhana, Cambodia 3 goals, Nagaworld FC
• Narong Kakada, Cambodia, 3 goals, Tiffy Army FC
• Orn Chanpolin, Cambodia, 2 goals, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Pring Chetra, Cambodia, 2 goals, Asia Euro United FC
• Tang Pisey, Cambodia, 2 goals, Angkor Tiger FC
• Ken Chansopheak, Cambodia, 2 goals
• Keo Sokpheng, Cambodia, 2 goals

Top passers

Nationalities of the smugglers with the most assists; Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Brazil, Cambodia

List of foreign players

 

 

 

TOP Nationalities

Nationalities of the most numerous footbaleurs:

• Japan (AFC): 19 Japanese players
• Brazil: 10 Brazilian players
• Cameroon: 6 Cameroonian players
• Nigeria: 3 Nigerian players
• South Africa: 3 South African players

Complete list of Division 1 foreign footbaleurs

• Matheus Souza, Brazil, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Rafael Andres Nieto Rondon, Colombia, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Valeriy Hryshyn, Ukraine, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Yudai Ogawa, Japan, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Takaki Ose, Japan, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Anderson Zogbe, Ivory Coast, Boeung Ket FC
• Mothusi Gopane, South Africa, Boeung Ket FC
• Marko Rajković, Serbian, Boeung Ket FC
• Kenta Yamazaki, Japan, Boeung Ket FC
• Hikaru Mizuno, Japan, Boeung Ket FC
• Marques Marcio de Oliveira, Brazil, Nagaworld FC
• Manuel Herrera López (Súper), Spain, Nagaworld FC
• Petru Leucă, Moldova, Nagaworld FC
• Fumiya Kogure, Japan, Nagaworld FC
• Ajayi Opeyemi Korede, Nigeria, Visakha FC
• Mohammed Faeez Khan, South Africa, Visakha FC
• Marcus Warren Haber, Canada, Visakha FC
• Charles William Hew Machell, England, Visakha FC
• Mustafa Zazai, Afghanistan, Visakha FC
• Cristiano Marcolino Santos, Brazil, Tiffy Army FC
• Romário Reginaldo Alves, Brazil, Tiffy Army FC
• Dzarma Bata, Nigeria, Tiffy Army FC
• Rio Sakuma, Japan, Tiffy Army FC
• Yuta Kikuchi, Japan, Tiffy Army FC
• Takumu Nishihara, Japan, Tiffy Army FC
• Baldwin Ngwa Afa'nwi, Cameroon, National Police Commissary FC
• Brian Longnyo, Cameroon, National Police Commissary FC
• Shane Booysen, South Africa, National Police Commissary FC
• Soma Otani, Japan, National Police Commissary FC
• Tsubasa Mitani, Japan, National Police Commissary FC
• Iago Bento Fernandes, Brazil, Angkor Tiger FC
• Eliel da Cruz Guardiano, Brazil, Angkor Tiger FC
• Ata Inia, Australia, Angkor Tiger FC
• Maksim Taleyko, Belarus, Angkor Tiger FC
• Kosuke Yamazaki Uchida, Japan, Angkor Tiger FC
• Yannick Francois, Cameroon, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Kisa Kutsuwada, Japan, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Reo Kageyama, Japan, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Takeo Miyazaki, Japan, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Unno Tomoyuki, Japan, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Jose Magson Bezerra Dourado, Brazil, Asia Euro United FC
• Abbee Ndjoo Hurber, Cameroon, Asia Euro United FC
• Samuel Gbenga Ajayi, Nigeria, Asia Euro United FC
• Yuya Kuriyama, Japan, Asia Euro United FC
• Kanta Asami, Japan, Asia Euro United FC
• Douglas Rosa Tardin, Brazil, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Osmar Francisco Moreira Jesuino, Brazil, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• David Julien, Cameroon, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Reiya Kinoshita, Japan, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Taku Yanagidate, Japan, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez, Spain, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Thiago de Jesus dos Santos, Brazil, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Jean Marie Privat Befolo Mbarga, Cameroon, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Robert Waly Lopez Mendy, Senegal, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Daisuke Kobayashi, Japan, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Patrick Barrett, Ireland, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC
• Seon Power, Trinidad and Tobago, Prey Veng FC
• Alisher Mirzaev, Uzbekistan, Prey Veng FC

Coaches

List of the 13 championship coaches

• Meas Channa, Cambodia, winner of the Cambodian League season 2018, Nagaworld FC
• Sok Veasna, Cambodia, Asia Euro United FC
• Kim Pheakdey, Cambodia, Boeung Ket FC
• Meas Samoeun, Cambodia, Electricite du Cambodge FC
• Ung Kanyanith, Cambodia, National Police Commissary FC
• Hor Sokheng, Cambodia, Tiffy Army FC
• Ekapob Potisai, Thailand, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC
• Thongchai Rungreangles, Thailand, Prey Veng FC
• Darren Pomroy, England, Soltilo Angkor FC
• Colum Curtis, England, Visakha FC
• Oriol Mohedano, Spain, Angkor Tiger FC
• Oleg Starynskyi, Ukraine, Phnom Penh Crown FC
• Conor Nestor, Ireland, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC

Annual awards

List of annual awards received for this competition

Prize money in USD and riel

Champion : $ 37,500 150,000,000 riel.

Finalist: $ 15,000 60,000,000 riels.

Third place: $ 12,500 50,000,000 riels.

Fourth place: $ 12,500 40,000,000 riels.

The Derbys of Cambodia

The Cambodian derby, the "clásico", also known as the "Cambodian classic match", is a meeting between football teams from the same city, or even between the two geographically neighboring cities, generally less apart. of 100 km. The matches considered to be a derby are; Phnom Penh Crown FC - Boeung Ket FC and Boeung Ket FC - Phnom Penh Crown FC. The sporting rivalry between the two big clubs of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the most pronounced.

The Derbys of Phnom Penh

The capital derby, Phnom Penh, also known as the “classic capital match”, is a meeting between the premier football teams of the same city, in this case, located within 10 kilometers from each other. The matches considered to be a derby are; Phnom Penh Crown FC - Visakha FC and Visakha FC - Phnom Penh Crown FC. The sporting rivalry between the two clubs in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia is the most pronounced.

The Derbys of Angkor

The matches Angkor Tiger FC - Soltilo Angkor FC and Soltilo Angkor FC - Angkor Tiger FC, are the matches, the Siem Reap Derbys, the most popular in this historic province of Cambodia. The derby attracts many media as well as a large number of supporters both in the stands and in front of their television screens.

The media

Media coverage: BTV Cambodia, Kampuchea Thmei, Daily TVK, CNCC, AMS SPORTS

Sponsors

Princial Sponsor

Since 2010, it has been officially named "Metfone C-League", named after its main sponsor, the Cambodian mobile phone company Metfone, leader in the national market.

Others

List of sponsors: Genius Sports, Miter