Diary of a Thai football season

2024/2025 Fixtures

Can a squad of young players bring a run of three relegation (or near-relegation) seasons to an end?



(All fixtures are Thai League 2 unless stated)

Sat 10th August 

Mahasarakham SBT 2-0 Samut Prakan (attendance: 1,644)

A threadbare Samut Prakan squad of just 13 eligible players fought bravely but fell to an opening weekend defeat in a game low on quality and goalmouth incident. A goal in each half for The Purple Crabs did the damage on what was an unbearably humid evening.   

Sun 18th August 

Samut Prakan 3-2 Trat FC (attendance: 349)

Fans were treated to a five goal-thriller at the Latkrabang 54 Stadium, Samut Prakan's new home ground for the season. Narongrit Kamnet's terrific injury time winner capped an incredible second half team performance and sealed victory for the home side after Trat FC looked to have rescued a point with a 90th minute equaliser from Phillerson.

Sat 24th August 

Chonburi 1-0 Samut Prakan (attendance: 4,459)

Samut Prakan made the short journey south to take on the league leaders and title favourites Chonburi. After an even first half in which the visitors probably had the better chances, the Sharks moved up a gear in the second period and a 64th minute goal from Derley proved to be enough to settle the contest. This was something of a free hit for Samut Prakan though.


Sun 1st September 

Samut Prakan 0-0 Chainat Hornbill (attendance: 489)

A forgettable goalless draw with neither side deserving three points, but thankfully the rain kept off until just after the final whistle. The attendance of 489 was a significant and encouraging improvement on the first home game. 

Wed 11th September

Surin KCM FC 2-0 Samut Prakan (attendance: 150)

FA Cup first round. Samut Prakan travelled to the north-east and crashed out of the FA Cup competition at the first hurdle, beaten 2-0 at third division Surin KMC on a difficult pitch. They can have no complaints though; Surin had a perfectly good goal chalked off for offside in the first half, and hit the woodwork several times in the second. A disappointing display from a fairly strong Samut Prakan starting eleven.  

Sat 14th September

Nakhonsri United 1-1 Samut Prakan (attendance: 726)

A combination of poor finishing from the home side and the odd slice of luck resulted in Samut Prakan snatching an unlikely point down in the deep south. Nonthaphut's sidefooted shot on four minutes put the visitors in front, with Nakhonsi finally breaking Samut Prakan's defensive rearguard seven minutes from time. 

Sun 22nd September 

Samut Prakan 2-2 Police Tero (attendance: 462)

Police Tero, two goals up at half-time and cruising to victory, will be kicking themselves for not going home with all three points. Bubba Abbo's close range header on 73 minutes gave Samut Prakan a lifeline, before Korean midfielder Jeong Jinyeong scored with the final kick of the match. It was probably an undeserved point, but an impressive and spirited comeback nonetheless.   

Sat 28th September 

Kasetsart FC 2-1 Samut Prakan (attendance: 968)

Samut Prakan dropped further towards the relegation zone after losing at Kasetsart FC. A poor playing surface meant it was all about which team would adapt better to the conditions, and although Prakan managed to keep danger man Steven Langil relatively quiet, Kasetsart's all-round play was better. That's now four trips to the Insee Chantarasatit Stadium without a win. 


Wed 2nd October (Revo League Cup)

Prime Bangkok 1-2 Samut Prakan (attendance: 269)

Panudech Maiwong made a welcome start in midfield after virtually a year out of the team due to injury. He went on to score one of the goals that put Samut Prakan in the hat for the next round, and a seriously potential banana skin was avoided. 

Sat 5th October 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Suphanburi 

Sun 20th October 6pm

Chantaburi v Samut Prakan

Sat 26th October 7pm

Samut Prakan v Pattaya United

Wednesday 30th October (Revo League Cup)


Sat 2nd November 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Kanchanburi Power

Sun 10th November 7pm

Ayutthaya United v Samut Prakan 

Sat 23rd November 6pm

Samut Prakan v Lampang


Sun 1st December 6pm

Chiang Mai United v Samut Prakan

Sat 7th December 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Phrae United

Fri 13th December 7pm

Bangkok FC v Samut Prakan

Sat 21st December 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Sisaket United 


Sat 4th January 8pm

Trat FC v Samut Prakan

Sun 12th January 7pm

Samut Prakan v Chonburi 

Sat 18th January 6.30pm

Chainat Hornbill v Samut Prakan

Fri 24th January 7pm

Samut Prakan v Nakhonsi United


Sun 2nd February 7pm

Police Tero v Samut Prakan

Sun 9th February 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Kasetsart FC

Wed 12th February 6.30pm

Suphanburi FC v Samut Prakan

Sat 15th February 6pm

Samut Prakan v Chantaburi 

Sun 23rd February 7pm

Pattaya United v Samut Prakan


Sat 1st March 7pm

Kanchanaburi Power v Samut Prakan

Sat 8th March 7pm

Samut Prakan v Ayutthaya 

Sun 16th March 6.30pm

Lampang v Samut Prakan

Sun 30th March 6pm

Samut Prakan v Chiang Mai United 


Wed 2nd April 6.30pm

Phrae FC v Samut Prakan

Sun 6th April 6.30pm

Samut Prakan v Bangkok FC 

Sat 19th April 7pm

Sisaket v Samut Prakan 

Sat 26th April 6pm

Samut Prakan v Mahasarakham SBT 




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