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The Origin Story of the ‘Thailand Clasico’

Views 6th Dec 2025

MTUTD: The Origin Story of the ‘Thailand Clasico’

These two images date back to 2009, when Muangthong United 🔴⚫ met Chonburi FC 🔵🔵 for the very first time.

At that time, Muangthong had just been promoted from Division 1 (now Thai League 2), while Chonburi was the former champion 🏆 in 2007 and finished 2nd the following season.

“If we want to reach the summit… we must first defeat those standing on it.” – ‘Big Pae’ Ronnarit Suewaja spurred on the players and coaching staff before the match began 🔥

At that moment, Chonburi was one of the top teams in the nation.

🏟️ Key Moments from that Historic Day:

On that day, the Chonburi Sharks took an early 2-0 lead.
On that day, Dagnho Siaka scored two goals to level the score at 2-2 before the end of the first half.
On that day, Natthaporn Panrit, Pichet In-bang, and Hatthaporn Suwan each scored a goal, leading Muangthong to a stunning 5-2 comeback victory ⚽.

That was the ‘starting point’ of the era that followed.