Life FC
{{short description|Cambodian football club}}
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| fullname = Life Football Club Association of Preah Sihanouk Province
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| founded = {{start date and age|2023}}
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| ground = Life FC Stadium, Sihanoukville
| capacity = 3,000
| chairman =
| manager = Heo Jae-won
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = Cambodian Premier League
| season = 2024–25
| position = 10th of 11
| website = {{url|https://www.lifefootballclub.com/|lifefootballclub.com}}
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Life Football Club is a professional football club based in Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia. It plays in the Cambodian Premier League in 2024–25 season following promotion from the second division.
History
In 2023, Life FC became the first Sihanoukville club to play in Cambodian League 2 after being confirmed by the Cambodian Premier League company.{{cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501315484/life-becomes-first-sihanoukville-club-to-play-in-league-2/ |title=Life becomes first Sihanoukville club to play in League 2|website=khmertimeskh.com|date=27 June 2023 |accessdate=25 September 2023}} The team played its first league game on 16 September 2023, drawing 1–1 against Angkor City.{{cite web|url=https://sports.ams.com.kh/detail/23100 |title=ទស្សនិកជនក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ ឡាយហ្វ មានមោទកភាពដែលខេត្តព្រះសីហនុមានក្លិបបាល់ទាត់អាជីព |website=sports.ams.com.kh |accessdate=2 July 2024 |language=km}} Life was crowned champion of the second division on 31 March 2024, after drawing 4–4 against 2nd place Ministry of Interior FA, though tied on point, it had a better head-to-head record.{{cite web|url=https://cpl-cambodia.com/post/97 |title=អបអរសាទរ ក្លិបបាល់ទាត់ឡាយហ្វ ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ក្លាយជាម្ចាស់ជើងឯក ខណៈក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានត្រឹមជើងឯករង Cambodian League 2 |website=cpl-cambodia.com |date= 3 April 2024|accessdate=2 July 2024 |language=km}} After a tight season, both Life and the Ministry of Interior got promoted to play in Cambodian Premier League for the 2024–25 season, with Life becoming the first club from Preah Sihanouk to play in the country's top football division.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Life FC picks new coach to lead promoted team into debut CPL |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501467952/life-fc-picks-new-coach-to-lead-promoted-team-into-debut-cpl/ |publisher=Khmer Times |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=en-US}}
Life played their first Cambodian Premier League game on 11 August 2024, losing 1–0 to ISI Dangkor Senchey.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=ឡាយហ្វ ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ និងគិរីវង់សុខសែនជ័យ ជាក្រុមមិនទាន់ឈ្នះសោះ នៅ CPL |url=https://troryorng.com/article/249268.html/ |publisher=Troryorng |access-date=2025-06-12 |language=km}} After 7 games without a win, Sovannara resigned leading to the appointment of Jörg Steinebrunner as the new head coach.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=លោកប្រាក់ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា លាលែងពីតំណែងអ្នកចាត់ការ ឡាយហ្វ |url=https://thmeythmey.com/?page=detail&id=140860 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Thmey Thmey |language=km}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-19|title=ឡាយហ្វ នាំចូលគ្រូបង្គោលថ្មី សម្បូរបទពិសោធន៍នៅតំបន់អាស៊ី និងកាន់សញ្ញាប័ត្រ AFC Pro Diploma |url=https://troryorng.com/article/245964.html |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Troryorng |language=km}} On 9 November 2024, Life won their first top-flight game, beating ISI Dangkor Senchey 1-0 in the second round of the regular season. They went on to win 3 more games throughout the season, placing them in 10th position, the second to last position in the table.
Current squad
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=CAM|name=Lon Vathana}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=FW|nat=CAM|name=Yen Makara}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=Rim Soheng}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=CAM|name=Le Songpov}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=CAM|name=Khem Langkhe}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=CAM|name=Kour Sopheak}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=JPN|name=Kanta Asami}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=Kong Sothat}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=Vi Chandara|other=3rd-captain}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=CAM|name=Kea Piseth}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=CAM|name=Uk Devin}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=GK|nat=CAM|name=Ron Chongmieng}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=CAM|name=Hak Vuthy}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=CAM|name=Chan Meta}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=TLS|name=Georgino Mendonça}}
{{Fs player|no=66|pos=DF|nat=CAM|name=Vann Vit}}
{{Fs end}}
Coaching staff
| class="wikitable"
! Position ! Name |
| Team manager
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Kong Vicheka |
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Heo Jae-won |
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Khun Phearo |
| General manager
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Kak Mesa |
| Goalkeeper coach
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koudai Ebine |
| Fitness coach
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Sam Monirothana |
| Video analyst
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Pheng Chayheang |
| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Ly Piseth |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.lifefootballclub.com}}
{{Cambodia-footyclub-stub}}
{{Cambodian League}}
Category:Football clubs in Cambodia
Category:Association football clubs established in 2023