Angkor City FC

Next Step Football Club was founded in 2013 by Charlie Pomroy and Keo Sophal. With the help of goalkeeping coach Charles Dailey,{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Gavin |title=Helping change the face of soccer in Cambodia with the Next Step FC academy |url=http://www.nevermanagealone.com/2016/2/17/11042406/how-i-helped-create-soccer-academy-in-cambodia-next-step-fc |website=nevermanagealone.com |access-date=15 August 2023}} the not-for-profit football academy, working to help underprivileged children in Cambodia, joined the Cambodian second tier to participate in its first professional season in 2022.

Next Step Football Club registered as a professional club in July 2021, before making its professional football debut in 2022. The team finished 11th in the league, with Brazilian striker Bruno Krenkel ending the season as the club's top scorer, logging ten goals – one of those, a long-range wonder strike, which gained global acclaim.{{cite web|title=Neymar Speechless! Wonder Goal by Bruno Krenkel in Cambodia|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQgl8o6fbQ}}

In 2023, former Dorchester Town manager Callum Brooks joined the club as technical director.{{cite news|title=Callum Brooks Moves to Cambodia|url=https://bpve.com/sports/callum-brooks-moves-to-cambodia}} Brooks stated that he joined Next Step "to be another body behind a great vision".{{cite news|title=KOF Interview Charlie Pomroy Next Step FC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNn_n11UUw}}

Richard Harcus, CEO of Harcus Consultancy Group arrived at the club in November 2023 as new Director Of Football and is also tasked with the role of General Manager. {{cite web|title=Angkor City FC name Richard Harcus new Director of Football|url=https://harcuscg.com/news/f/angkor-city-fc-name-richard-harcus-new-director-of-football}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Angkor City FC name Richard Harcus new Director of Football - Cambodia Lifestyle |url=https://www.cambodialifestyle.com/richard-harcus-new-director-of-football/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |language=en-US}} He left to join Balestier Khalsa FC in early 2025.

In 2023, Next Step teamed up with recruitment and relocation company Next Step International (NSI) “in a deal which will see the latter help hire, move and adapt the latest quality football talent from around the world” to Cambodia.{{cite news|title=NSI partner with Next Step FC on recruitment and relocation deal to attract new talent to Cambodian football|url=https://cambodiainvestmentreview.com/2023/02/13/nsi-partner-with-next-step-fc-on-recruitment-and-relocation-deal-to-attract-new-talent-to-cambodian-football/

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