Sirisak Sport Club

Sirisak Sports Club
Ground: Sirisak Sports Club
Capacity: 1,000
Club Founded: 2017
League: Thonburi League (current level)

There are many football clubs connected to academies offering youngsters a pathway into the adult game, especially in Bangkok, with Sirisak Sports Club among them.

Background

The Sirisak organisation is based in the Lam Luk Ka district of Bangkok. It has a full-time football academy with players of all age groups, along with a side playing adult football in the Thonburi League.

Sirisak entered the Thailand Amateur League in 2022, finishing top of Bangkok Perimeter Group A, before going out in the first knockout stage to Dome FC. In their concurrent Bangkok Premier League (BPL) campaign, they competed in Division 2.

The team won the BPL FA Cup following a victory against Siwilai, before they joined the Thonburi League, where they were placed in Group B for the 2026 season.

My visit

Sirisak Sport Club 0 FC Bangsaotong 1

Bangkok Premier League Division 2 - Sunday 7th August 2022 (att: c60)
👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 c60 🎟️ Free

Decisions, Decisions

Another Sunday flying solo without my mate Steve, and another week where I wasn’t entirely sure where to choose. I had enjoyed a good Saturday night at my favourite bar, where I had cooked my Thai friends some English food with generous assistance from the lady owner, whom I would later marry.

Mulling over my options, I saw that my friends of Bangsaotong had a fixture and, after research, realised that it was not too hard to get there by taxi. In fact, it was a few miles up Hathai Rat Road from Airport Stadium, where we had attended a few matches, including watching Bangsaotong there in action.

Where's the Entrance?

At least it was easy to hail a taxi and offer directions up one straight road. I thought I had nailed it when we went down Soi 77 and paid my driver off. I was certainly at the correct venue as I recognised the away team players.

However, I couldn’t find the entrance despite walking along the road at the far end, where a local party was in full swing. I sussed it by returning to the main road where a signpost at the top of Soi 79 pointed the right way.

A High Intensity Encounter

What I found was a most impressive venue, with two large, steep-sided stands straddling a block on the halfway line containing facilities and a viewing deck. It was better than many third-level league grounds that I had visited.

The match also matched the surroundings. It was of high intensity throughout, with the youths of the home side giving as good as they got against their promotion-chasing opponents. The only goal came from Jirameth Darunphan for FCB in the first half.

The second half saw a most professional performance from the visitors as coach Jamie Clarke introduced the experienced Lee Hall and Wilson James into the defence. They just about hung on against mounting pressure.

Post Match Beers

I really enjoyed the match. As there was no bar at the ground, I said my goodbyes and headed back to Thanon Hathai Rat, where I came across Mark II, a modern bar with excellent service.

However, I wasn’t interested in the publicity girls on offer, whatever they are. A couple of beers sufficed before grabbing food from the nearby street vendors to go home and watch the Premier League on TV.