2024–25 Cambodian Premier League Explained

Competition:Cambodian Premier League
Season:2024–25
Dates:10 August 2024 – 11 May 2025
Continentalcup1:AFC Challenge League
Biggest Home Win:PKR Svay Rieng 7–0 Tiffy Army
Biggest Away Win:ISI Dangkor Senchey 1–4 PKR Svay Rieng
Highest Scoring:PKR Svay Rieng 7–0 Tiffy Army FC
Matches:10
Total Goals:31
League Topscorer:3 goals
Cristian Roque
Longest Wins:2 matches
PKR Svay Rieng
Phnom Penh Crown
Nagaworld
Longest Unbeaten:2 matches
PKR Svay Rieng
Phnom Penh Crown
Nagaworld
Longest Winless:2 matches
5 teams
Longest Losses:2 matches
Visakha
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Tiffy Army
Highest Attendance:3,943
PKR Svay Rieng 7–0 Tiffy Army [1]
Lowest Attendance:416
Ministry of Interior FA 1–1 Life Sihanoukville [2]
Attendance:14,268
Average Attendance:1,427
Updated:18 August 2024
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Cambodian Premier League is the 38th season of the Cambodian Premier League, the top Cambodian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1982. The season started on 10 August 2024 and conclude on 11 May 2025.[3]

Eleven teams are competing in a double round-robin match before proceding to the champion round. Life Sihanoukville and Ministry of Interior FA are promoted from the 2023–24 Cambodian League 2.[4] [5]

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng are the defending champions, having won their 3rd league title in 2023–24 season.[6]

Teams

A total of 11 teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Cambodian Premier League.

Team changes

Life FC will make its debut, becoming the first club from Preah Sihanouk province to compete in the top-flight of Cambodian football. After changing its name from National Police, the Ministry of Interior FA returned to the Cambodian top division following two-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityPrevious season
Angkor TigerSiem Reap ProvinceAngkor Tiger StadiumTBDCambodian Premier League (10th)
Boeung KetPhnom PenhOlympic Stadium (Interim)35,000Cambodian Premier League (4th)
ISI Dangkor SencheyPhnom PenhAIA Stadium KMH PARK3,000Cambodian Premier League (6th)
Kirivong Sok Sen CheyTakéo ProvinceKirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium1,000Cambodian Premier League (9th)
Life SihanoukvilleSihanoukvilleLife Stadium2023–24 Cambodian League 2 (1st)
Ministry of Interior FAPhnom PenhAIA Stadium KMH PARK3,0002023–24 Cambodian League 2 (2nd)
NagaworldKampong Speu ProvinceKampong Speu Stadium3,000Cambodian Premier League (7th)
Phnom Penh CrownPhnom PenhSmart RSN Stadium5,010Cambodian Premier League (2nd)
Preah Khan Reach Svay RiengSvay Rieng ProvinceSvay Rieng Stadium4,000Cambodian Premier League (1st)
Tiffy ArmyPhnom PenhRCAF Old Stadium15,000Cambodian Premier League (5th)
VisakhaPhnom PenhPrince Stadium10,000Cambodian Premier League (3rd)

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Angkor Tiger Sophal Dimong NT SportNous
Boeung Ket Chan Vathanaka EGO SportCambodia Airways
ISI Dangkor Senchey Abdel Kader Coulibaly NT SportISI Palm
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Sabone Venta Chhing Sokphanny NT SportKrud Beer
Life Sihanoukville Prak Sovannara Vi Chandara NT Sport
Ministry of Interior FA Sum Vanna Noun Borey NT Sport
Nagaworld Kouch Sokumpheak FBTNagaWorld
Phnom Penh Crown Oleg Starynskyi Orn Chanpolin WarrixSmart Axiata, Pi Pay
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Pep Muñoz Soeuy Visal FBTOrkide Villa, Krud Beer
Tiffy Army Phea Sopheaktra Thorng Da Dai Ek SportTIFFY
Visakha Mohammed Khan Forward SportswearPrince Bank

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingExit datePosition in tableIncomingIncoming date
Announced onDeparted onAnnounced onArrived on
Life Kong VichekaMutual consent2 April 2024Pre-season Prak Sovannara2 April 2024[8]
Visakha Meas Channa16 June 2024 Jurģis Kalns16 June 2024[9]
Angkor Tiger Ny Yuth (interim)End of caretaker spell 1 July 2024 Kota Miyagi1 July 2024[10]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to 6 per team exclude naturalized player. A team can use 5 foreign players and 1 naturalized player on the field in each game, including at least 2 players from the AFC and the AFF region.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC PlayerASEAN PlayerNaturalized PlayerFormer Players
Angkor Tiger Ben Nugent Kodai Nagashima Shuto Asano Taiga Kitajima Takuto Yasuoka João Pedro
Boeung Ket Stefan Golubović Iago Bento Yusuke Muta Yuto Hikida Ryohei Yoshihama
ISI Dangkor Senchey Abdel Kader Coulibaly Louis Willy Ndongo Sonosuke Onda Umaru Samura Kazu Yanagidate Jhon Frith
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Bradie Smith Tengeg Neville Johandre Padilla Mikheil Ergemlidze Mahiro Takahashi Nguyễn Ngọc Thi
Life Sihanoukville Okoro Osa Orobosa Atuheire Kipson Greg Siamoa Kanta Asami Georgino Mendonça
Ministry of Interior FAbgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaabgcolor=#aaa
Marcio Marques Mateus Martins Yuta Kikuchi Yusuke Minagawa Hugo Kametani Thiha Zaw
Phnom Penh Crown Andres Nieto Takaki Ose Jelle Goselink Ofufu Ibeh Reo Kunimoto Jarvey Gayoso Yudai Ogawa
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Gabriel Silva Pablo Cristian Roque Ryo Fujii Takashi Odawara Bounphachan Bounkong Hikaru Mizuno
Tiffy Army Tetsuaki Misawa Reiya Kinoshita Josemar Agostinho Nemanja Filipović Shori Murata Soe Moe Kyaw
Visakha Ramon Tanque Víctor BlascoVitālijs Jagodinskis Alisher Mirzaev Park Jung-bin Mike Ott Mohammed Khan

Players holding Cambodian dual citizenship

Cambodian dual nationals do not take up foreign players quota.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Angkor Tiger
Boeung Ket
ISI Dangkor Senchey Min Monimakara Nicholas
Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
Life Sihanoukville
Ministry of Interior FA
Nagaworld
Phnom Penh Crown
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Dani Kouch Thierry Chantha Bin Nick Taylor
Tiffy Army Lim Aarun Raymond
Visakha Leng Nora Mohammath Hamisi

League table

Regular season

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 18 August 2024.[11]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Cristian RoquePKR Svay Rieng3
2 Ofufu IbehPhnom Penh Crown2
Jarvey GayosoPhnom Penh Crown
PabloPKR Svay Rieng
522 players1

Clean sheets

As of 18 August 2024.

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Reth LyhengNagaworld2
2 Yi BunhengAngkor Tiger1
Chheng ChanthaISI Dangkor Senchey
Vireak DaraPKR Svay Rieng

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024/25 CPL Week 1 Attendence . CPL Official page . 12 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 2024/2025 CPL Week 2 Attendence . CPL Official page . 19 August 2024.
  3. Web site: ផ្លូវការហើយ! លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា រដូវកាលថ្មី នឹងចាប់ផ្ដើមនៅ ដើមខែសីហានេះ . troryorng.com . 8 July 2024 . km . 15 July 2024 .
  4. Web site: Life FC are CL2 champs in debut season. khmertimeskh.com. 2 April 2024. 1 July 2024.
  5. Web site: មហាផ្ទៃ ចាយពេល២រដូវកាល នៅលីគទី២ ទើបអាចវិលមកលីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា វិញ. troryorng.com. 14 June 2024. km. 1 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Svay Rieng land the double. aseanfootball.org. 7 May 2024. 1 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Prey Veng Football Club dissolved. khmertimeskh.com. 28 May 2024. 1 July 2024.
  8. Web site: 2024-04-04 . Life FC picks new coach to lead promoted team into debut CPL . Khmer Times . 2024-07-15 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Jurģis Kalns karjeru turpinās Kambodžā, kļūstot par Visakha galveno treneri . 2024-06-16 . 2024-07-01 . sportacentrs.com . lv .
  10. Web site: 2023-2024 TOP TEAM MEMBERS . 2024-07-15 . Angkor Tiger FC Official Website.
  11. Web site: Player Stat – Top Scorers . cpl-cambodia.com . Cambodian Premier League . 11 August 2023.