2012 Buriram United F.C. season

Buriram United

2012 season
Chairman	Newin Chidchob
Manager	Attaphol Buspakom
Thai Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Acheampong (12 goals) All: Goran Jerkovic (13 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 2012 season was Buriram United's eighth season in the top division of Thai football. The club competed in the 2012 Thai Premier League, 2012 Thai FA Cup, 2012 Thai League Cup, and the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Players

First team squad

As of 9 March 2012^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  THA Sivaruck Tedsungnoen 2 DF  THA Theeratorn Boonmatan 3 DF  THA Pratum Chuthong 4 DF  JPN Shinnosuke Honda 5 DF  CMR Ekwalla Herman 6 MF  THA Jakkraphan Kaewprom 7 MF  THA Sumanya Purisai 8 MF  THA Suchao Nuchnum (vice-captain) 9 FW  THA Suriya Domtaisong 11 DF  THA Apichet Puttan (captain) 12 FW  THA Sarif Sainui 13 MF  THA Kriangkrai Ura-ngam 14 FW  CMR Frank Ohandza 15 MF  THA Ekkachai Sumrei

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  THA Supakit Jinajai 18 FW  CMR John Mary 19 DF  THA Chitipat Tanklang 21 MF  THA Jirawat Makarom 22 MF  THA Adisak Kraisorn 23 MF  THA Surat Sukha 24 DF  THA Piyarat Lajungreed 25 GK  THA Kittikun Jamsuwan 26 DF  THA Chalermpong Kerdkaew 28 MF  UZB Asqar Jadigerov 30 FW  GHA Frank Acheampong 33 FW  THA Somjet Sattabud 34 GK  THA Yotsapon Teangdar 40 FW  FRA Goran Jerković

Competitions

Pre-season/friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

Laos  v Buriram United

9 February 2012 Friendly	Laos	0–2	Buriram United	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Acheampong 14' Somjet 85'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Wuachon United v Buriram United

25 February 2012 Friendly	Wuachon United	1–0	Buriram United	Songkhla
17:00	Aron da Silva 45'	Report		Stadium: Jiranakorn Stadium

Toyota Premier Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Buriram United v Vegalta Sendai

18 February 2012 Final	Buriram United	1–1 (4−2 p)	Vegalta Sendai	Pathum Wan, Bangkok
16:00 (UTC+7)	Acheampong 37'	Report	Ota 73'	Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium
	Penalties
	Suchao Jirawat Pratum Sumanya		Kakuda Kamata Ota Yanagisawa

Kor Royal Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Buriram United v Chonburi

11 March 2012 Final	Buriram United	2–2 (3−4 p)	Chonburi	Pathum Wan, Bangkok
18:30 (UTC+7)	Jadigerov 31' Acheampong 33'	Report	Adul 45' Ludovick 90'	Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Referee: Apisit Aonrak
	Penalties
	Jirawat Suchao Theeratorn Pratum Herman Ohandza		Diakité Akarawin Sukree Adul Therdsak Kushida

Thai Premier League

League table

Matches

Buriram United v Chiangrai United

17 March 2012 1	Buriram United	3–1	Chiangrai United	Thunder Castle Stadium
18:00	Herman 8', 23' Ohandza 72'	report(Thai)	Wasan 79'	Attendance: 9,763 Referee: Thaweechai Supattrarawan

Buriram United v BBCU

25 March 2012 2	Buriram United	3–0	BBCU	Thunder Castle Stadium
18:00	Florent Obama 6' Suriya 86' Acheampong 90+2'	report(Thai)		Attendance: 11,807 Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom

Buriram United v Osotspa Saraburi

31 March 2012 3	Buriram United	4–2	Osotspa Saraburi	Thunder Castle Stadium
18:00	Herman 20' Ohandza 56', 90+3' Suchao 72'	report(Thai)	Yamamoto 50' Herman 55' (O.G.)	Attendance: 12,685 Referee: Apisit Aonrak

Thai FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Buriram United v Chonburi

1 August 2012 Third Round	Buriram United	3–2	Chonburi	Thunder Castle Stadium
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Acheampong 47' Jerkovic 68' Ćetković 88'	Report	Therdsak 7' Arthit 62'

Buriram United v Ratchaburi

29 August 2012 Fourth Round	Buriram United	7–1	Ratchaburi	Thunder Castle Stadium
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Đorđije 10', 32' Jerkovic 20', 26', 87' Ekkachai 54', 79'	Report	Nares 45' (pen.)

Buriram United v BEC Tero Sasana

3 October 2012 Quarter-finals	Buriram United	3–0	BEC Tero Sasana	Thunder Castle Stadium
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Herman 49' Jerkovic 52' Adisak 72'	Report

Bangkok Glass v Buriram United

25 October 2012 Semi-finals	Bangkok Glass	0–2	Buriram United	Rajamangala Stadium
18:00 (UTC+07:00)		Report	Jerkovic 28', 61'

Army United v Buriram United

4 November 2012 Final	Army United	1–2	Buriram United	Suphachalasai Stadium
18:00 (UTC+07:00)	Issarapong 81'	Report	Jerković 32', 62'	Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida (Japan)

Toyota League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Roi Et v Buriram United

10 June 2012 First Round	Roi Et	2–3	Buriram United	Roi Et Province Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)	Kennedy 16' Thanom 46'	Report	Acheampong 53' Sarif 90+2' Suchao 90+4' (pen.)	Referee: Surapon Sawangjit

Hat Yai v Buriram United

11 July 2012 Second Round	Hat Yai	0–1	Buriram United	Jiranakorn Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Chalermsuk 50'

Samut Prakan United v Buriram United

22 August 2012 Third Round	Samut Prakan United	0–1	Buriram United	Samut Prakan United Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Honda 45+1'

Buriram United v BEC Tero Sasana

5 September 2012 Quarter-finals 1st leg	Buriram United	1–1	BEC Tero Sasana	Thunder Castle Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)	Anthony 61'	Report	Cleiton 4'

BEC Tero Sasana v Buriram United

15 September 2012 Quarter-finals 2nd leg	BEC Tero Sasana	2–2 (3–3 a agg.)	Buriram United	Thephasadin Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)	Cleiton 44', 53'	Report	Jerković 73' Pratum 90+4'	Referee: Pathan Nasawang

Bangkok Glass v Buriram United

26 September 2012 Semi-finals 1st leg	Bangkok Glass	2–3	Buriram United	Leo Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)	Chatree 75' Ajayi 90+1'	Report	Honda 23' Jerković 67' Herman 90+5' (pen.)

Buriram United v Bangkok Glass

17 October 2012 Semi-finals 2 leg	Buriram United	1–0 (4–2 agg.)	Bangkok Glass	Thunder Castle Stadium
19:00 (UTC+7)	Adisak 76'	Report

Ratchaburi v Buriram United

10 November 2012 Final	Ratchaburi	1–4	Buriram United	Thammasat Stadium
18:00 (UTC+7)	Adisak 64' (o.g.)	Report	Herman 35' Jerković 43', 87' Ibáñez 62'

AFC Champions Leagues

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GEG	KSR	JHM	BRU
1	Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10[a]	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–1	1–3	1–2
2	Kashiwa Reysol	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10[a]			0–0	—	5–1	1–0
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	3	0	3	10	15	−5	9			1–5	0–2	—	3–2
4	Buriram United	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3	6			1–2	3–2	0–2	—

Buriram United v Kashiwa Reysol

7 March 2012 Group H	Buriram United	3 – 2	Kashiwa Reysol	Thunder Castle Stadium, Buriram
18:30 UTC+07:00	Jirawat 11', 78' Jadigerov 39'	Report	Tanaka 55' Sakai 65'	Attendance: 15,089[2] Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Buriram United

21 March 2012 Group H	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–2	Buriram United	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+08:00	Cléo 69'	Report	Suchao 61' (pen.) Acheampong 79'	Attendance: 38,052 Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Buriram United v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

4 April 2012 Group H	Buriram United	0–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Buriram Stadium, Buriram
18:30 UTC+07:00		Report	Lee Seung-Hyun 9' Seo Sang-Min 34'	Attendance: 22,770 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Buriram United

17 April 2012 Group H	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–2	Buriram United	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+09:00	Lee Dong-Gook 25', 27' Park Won-Jae 80'	Report	Ohandza 20', 56'	Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE)

Kashiwa Reysol v Buriram United

1 May 2012 Group H	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Buriram United	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
19:00 UTC+09:00	Ricardo Lobo  15' Leandro Domingues 23'  23'	Report	Ekwalla  4'  41'<be>Chalermpong Kerdkaew  90'	Attendance: 8,099 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

Buriram United v Guangzhou Evergrande

15 May 2012 Group H	Buriram United	1–2	Guangzhou Evergrande	Buriram Stadium, Buriram
18:30 UTC+07:00	Suriya 57'	Report	Gao Lin 49' Conca 90+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

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