2014 Buriram United F.C. season

Buriram United

2014 season
Chairman	Newin Chidchob
Manager	Alexandre Gama
Stadium	I-Mobile Stadium
Thai Premier League	1st
Thai FA Cup	Fourth Round
Thai League Cup	Runners-up
Kor Royal Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	Javier Patiño (21)
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The 2012 season was Buriram's 10th consecutive season in Thailand's top division. Buriram United will be competing in the 2014 AFC Champions League.

Kor Royal Cup

As 2013 Thai Premier League and 2013 Thai FA Cup champions, Buriram played against 2013 Thai Premier League runners-up Muangthong United. The 79th Kor Royal Cup was held at 1 February. The match was normally played at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, but due to the 2013–14 Thai political crisis the match was moved to Suphanburi Stadium, Suphanburi.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
1 February 2014	SCG Muangthong United	N	1-0	Simpson 79'

Toyota Premier Cup

Buriram will be playing against Nagoya Grampus in the 2014 Toyota Premier Cup. Buriram won the 2014 Toyota Premier Cup 5-4 from a penalty shootout.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
15 February 2014	Nagoya Grampus	N	1–1 (5–4p)	Simpson 15'

Thai FA Cup

Main article: 2014 Thai FA Cup

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Round
21 May 2014	Chainat Hornbill	H	2–1	Rochela 28', Carmelo 43'	Round of 32
9 July 2014	Bangkok Glass	H	2–2 (3–5p)	Theerathon 22', Maranhão 89'	Round of 16

Thai League Cup

Main article: 2014 Thai League Cup

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Round
2 March 2014	Mahasarakham United	A	3–0	Patiño (2) 68', 82', Carmelo 73'	Round of 64
30 April 2014	Ang Thong	A	1–1 (6–5p)	Carmelo 55'	Round of 32
11 June 2014	TTM Customs	A	3–1	Adisak 6', Tanasak 48', Anawin 58'	Round of 16
18 June 2014	SCG Muangthong United	H	0–0		Quarter-finals 1st leg
2 July 2014	SCG Muangthong United	A	1–0	Carmelo 88'	Quarter-finals 2nd leg
16 July 2014	Ratchaburi Mitrphol	H	1–0	Túñez 19'	Semi-finals 1st leg
30 July 2014	Ratchaburi Mitrphol	A	2–1	Túñez 45', Carmelo 73'	Semi-finals 2nd leg
12 October 2014	BEC Tero Sasana	N	0–2		Final

Thai Premier League

Main article: 2014 Thai Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	League position
22 February 2014	Songkhla United	H	3–0	Patiño (2) 7', 81', Altobelli 76'	2nd
8 March 2014	Ratchaburi Mitrphol	H	0–0		4th
15 March 2014	BEC Tero Sasana	A	2–3	Simpson 14', Altobelli 52'	8th
23 March 2014	Bangkok Glass	A	0–3		14th
26 March 2014	PTT Rayong	H	2–0	Hirano 27', Carmelo 81'	9th
29 March 2014	Chiangrai United	A	1–1	Anawin 90'	11th
6 April 2014	GSE Samut Songkhram	H	1–1	Suchao 57'	10th
9 April 2014	Suphanburi	A	1–1	Patiño 37'	12th
19 April 2014	Singhtarua	A	0–1		13th
27 April 2014	Chonburi	H	2–0	Hirano (2) 46', 57'	12th
4 May 2014	Air Force Central	A	2–0	Tanasak 19', Patiño 70'	10th
10 May 2014	SCG Muangthong United	H	0–0		11th
18 May 2014	Army United	A	2–2	Patiño (2) 48', 72'	11th
28 May 2014	Osotspa M-150 Saraburi	A	2–0	Hirano 35', Patiño 58'	8th
31 May 2014	Bangkok United	H	3–0	Theerathon 33', Anawin 56', Jakkraphan 90'	7th
4 June 2014	Sisaket	H	2–0	Carmelo 18', Patiño 45'	6th
7 June 2014	Chainat Hornbill	A	3–0	Carmelo (2) 30', 49', Patiño 90'	4th
15 June 2014	TOT	H	3–0	Patiño 12', Carmelo 27', Suchao 67'	3rd
21 June 2014	Police United	A	2–0	Carmelo 27', Patiño 48'	3rd
25 June 2014	Songkhla United	A	3–2	Carmelo 33', Nattawut 39', Patiño 76'	3rd
29 June 2014	Ratchaburi Mitrphol	A	2–0	Jakkraphan 15', Patiño 45'	3rd
5 July 2014	BEC Tero Sasana	H	1–1	Jakkraphan 22'	3rd
12 July 2014	Bangkok Glass	H	3–1	Maranhão (2) 52', 56', Chitipat 62'	2nd
19 July 2014	PTT Rayong	A	1–1	Theerathon 14'	2nd
23 July 2014	Chiangrai United	H	5–0	Túñez 8', Carmelo 9', Suchao 61', Nattawut 78', Nitipong 88'	1st
27 July 2014	GSE Samut Songkhram	A	1–0	Carmelo 62'	1st
2 August 2014	Suphanburi	H	4–0	Suchao 55', Patiño (3) 60', 70', 85'	1st
10 August 2014	Singhtarua	H	2–0	Chitipat 3', Rochela 56'	1st
13 August 2014	Chonburi	A	0–1		1st
16 August 2014	Air Force Central	H	2–0	Patiño 40', Adisak 52'	1st
20 August 2014	SCG Muangthong United	A	1–0	Túñez 35'	1st
24 August 2014	Army United	H	1–1	Patiño 15'	1st
15 October 2014	Sisaket	A	3–1	Carmelo 5', Patiño (2) 31', 33'	1st
19 October 2014	Osotspa M-150 Saraburi	H	2–2	Rochela (2) 43', 86'	1st
22 October 2014	Bangkok United	A	0–2		2nd
26 October 2014	Chainat Hornbill	H	3–1	Carmelo 18', Panuwat (OG) 20', Anawin 73'	2nd
29 October 2014	TOT	A	2–0	Patiño 9', Carmelo 74'	1st
2 November 2014	Police United	H	2–1	Carmelo 9', Rochela 66'	1st

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Buriram United (C) (Q)	38	23	10	5	69	26	+43	79	2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Chonburi (Q)	38	21	13	4	62	33	+29	76	2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1
3	BEC Tero Sasana	38	18	14	6	66	41	+25	68
4	Ratchaburi Mitrphol	38	17	14	7	62	42	+20	65
5	SCG Muangthong United	38	20	11	7	66	36	+30	0622

Updated to games played on 2 November 2014.
Source: Thai Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ The winners of the 2014 Thai FA Cup will also qualify for the play-off of the 2015 AFC Champions League. If the winners have already qualified to ACL through the championship, the spot will be awarded to the third-placed team.
² Muangthong United and Singhtarua a nine-point deduction following a fight between their fans.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Sivaruck Tedsungnoen (third captain) 2 DF Theeraton Bunmathan (vice captain) 3 DF Pratum Chuthong 4 MF Charyl Chappuis 5 DF David Rochela 6 DF Tanasak Srisai 7 FW Carmelo González 8 MF Suchao Nutnum (captain) 9 FW Adisak Kraisorn 10 MF Jakkraphan Kaewprom 13 MF Jirawat Makarom 14 DF Chitipat Tanklang

No. Position Player 15 MF Surat Sukha 16 MF August Gustafsson Lohaprasert 17 MF Anawin Jujeen 18 FW Leonel Altobelli 19 FW Kai Hirano 20 FW Javier Patiño 21 MF Leandro Torres 23 FW Jay Simpson 25 DF Suree Sukha 26 GK Yodsapon Tiangda 32 FW Kittiphong Pluemjai 40 DF Manuel Redondo

Note 1: The club lists the supporters as the 12th man.

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player MF Attapong Nooprom (at Ratchaburi) FW Dennis Buschening (at Army United)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From
2014	DF	David Rochela	Deportivo La Coruña
2014	FW	Jay Simpson	Hull City
2014	FW	Kittiphong Pluemjai	Nest-Sotra
2014	MF	Leandro Torres	Santiago Wanderers
2014	FW	Leonel Altobelli	Tigre
2014	FW	August Gustafsson Lohaprasert	GAIS

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To
2014	FW	Suriya Domtaisong	Surin
2014	DF	Adit Phataraprasit	Bangkok United
2014	DF	Osmar Barba	FC Seoul
2014	MF	Ekkachai Sumrei	Bangkok United
2014	MF	Juan Quero	Oriente Petrolero
2014	FW	Goran Jerković	Army United
2014	DF	Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha	Army United
2014	FW	Masahito Noto	Army United
2014	MF	Bruno Herrero	Girona
2014	FW	Jesús Berrocal	Ponferradina