Pattaya United F.C.
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| Full name | Pattaya United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอล พัทยา ยูไนเต็ด |
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| Nickname(s) |
The Blue Dolphins (โลมาฟ้าขาว) |
| Short name | PTYUTD |
| Founded | 1989, as Coke Bangpra 2008, as Pattaya United |
| Ground |
Nong Prue Stadium Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Chonburi, Thailand |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Owner | Kiarti Thanee Group |
| Chairman | Thanet Panichjiva |
| Head Coach | Surapong Kongthep |
| League | Thai League T1 |
| 2016 | 12th |
| Website | Club home page |
Pattaya United Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai football club based in Pattaya, Chonburi province. The club currently plays in the Thai League T1. For the 2016 season the club was known as Pattaya NNK United reflecting a title sponsor. Situated in Pattaya City, one of Thailand's top tourist destinations. The Football club is one of the city's best attractions, alongside the beaches and the nightlife. The club known as Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC before it changed to Pattaya United FC in 2008 as the team was promoted to TPL.
Pattaya United's first ever competitive game was against Thailand Division 2 League side Raj Pracha in the 2009 Queen's Cup which they won 5–0. For 6 years the club remained in the TPL, and finished as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The Dolphins were relegated to the Yamaha League One in 2014 and promoted to Thai League T1 again in 2016.
The club was founded under the name Coke-Bangpra Chonburi FC which derived from the sponsor and the community Bang Phra (บางพระ) in the district of Sriracha, the province of Chonburi. After several years in the Provincial League of Thailand, the club was promoted to the Thai Premier League for 2008 season. As the result of the promotion to the TPL, the team was renamed to "Pattaya United" and moved to the city of Pattaya. In the first season in the top flight division, the team finished in 11th place at the end of the season.
The team moved to Pattaya for the 2008 season, and changed its name to Pattaya United FC (The Dolphins), in their first season under the new name the team finished in 11th place in the Thai Premier League, only avoiding relegation in the final game of the season. However, the following seasons the team improved to finishing as high as sixth, and fourth in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The team which have always been looked at as "little brother" team to Chonburi FC as they both were owned by the Kunpluem family, an affluence local family in Chonburi province. The club have shown potentials, winning against teams with double or triple its annual budget, winning the hearts of the Thai, and Foreign fans alike. After spending 6 years in the TPL, and the Dolphins were relegated to the Yamaha League One in 2014. During the off season, the future of the club was uncertain with various speculations.
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