Osotspa FC played when it was called Osotspa Stadium in 2007 and 2008. The club would later be known as Osotspa M-150 Saraburi FC, Osotspa M-150 Samut Prakan, Super Power Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon City Power before moving north to become Jumpasri United, where they failed credentials for a club license and were banned until 2020.
Rajpracha FC were the next club to give the ground a go before Seeker FC spent some of the 2014 season in situ before moving to Boomyachinda Stadium and eventually changing names to PTU Pathumthani FC.
My visit
April 2007
I was in Thailand, resting after the Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes keen to visit some Thai football clubs after doing previous research on Wikipedia. As I was staying with my good friends Steve and Ea in Minburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, I decided a taxi was the easiest form of reaching the Osatspa Stadium as it was called at the time.
It was quite a basic stadium, not unlike those found down the English non-league pyramid. It had a main stand which could seat around 600 fans and contained the changing rooms and a press box. The remainder of the 3,000 capacity was made up of flat standing around the perimeter of the cinder running track that surrounds the pitch.
The stadium was located on Nawamin Road not too far from the large Bangkapi Mall and Market. I went by taxi but there is a bus stop outside servicing many routes, no doubt including Bangkapi.
My thoughts at the time were that if the Sky Train ever extended out there, that would be the easiest route from Bangkok city centre. The nearest Metro was Lat Phrao but a taxi ride of around 10 minutes is still required.
I gained access through a nice communal garden where there was a court that seemed to be for boules or something similar. Despite our limited communication, the staff appeared very friendly. It is amazing what a smile can do wherever you are in the world!
