On the evening of July 7, Buriram United had a 0-0 draw with Pathum United in the semi-final second leg of the Southeast Asian Cup. In the end, Buriram United won 3-1, won the right to the No. 1 regional tournament. They will meet Hanoi Police in the final.
The first leg of the final will take place at Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi on May 14. The second leg will be played a week later in Thailand. In the group stage, Hanoi Police beat Buriram United 2-1.
However, the final match promises to have unpredictable developments as Buriram United is aiming for a very ambitious goal of conquering titles in all 4 participating arenas.
According to Thairath, President of Buriram United, Mr. Newin Chidchob wants the team to win the Southeast Asian Cup C1 after being crowned in the Thai League. In addition, this team also wants to win the highest position in the FA Cup and League Cup.
In the FA Cup, Buriram United have reached the semi-finals and will meet Pathum United on 10.5. In the League Cup, President Newin's team also entered the semi-finals and faced Nongbua Pitchaya on May 18.
Buriram United is one of the most successful teams in Thailand, having won the Thai League 11 times, won the FA Cup 6 times, and won the League Cup 7 times. They have also won the treble in 5 seasons (Thai League, FA Cup and League Cup). Therefore, if they win the 4th draw this year, it will be a memorable achievement in the club's history.
Hanoi Police also have very ambitious targets, aiming for a treble in this year's football season. However, in the V.League, they will face many challenges when they only have 32 points, are 10 points behind leaders Nam Dinh and have played 1 match less. In the National Cup semi-finals, Hanoi Police will meet strong opponent The Cong Viettel.
Buriram United's squad has many players who have played for Thailand such as Suphanat, Theerathon, Pansa Hemviboon, Sasalak, Supachai...
In which, Pansa and Suphanat were members of the Thai team that lost to the Vietnamese team in the final of the 2024 ASEAN Cup.
In addition, the Thai club also has a series of foreign players from Australia, Italy, South Korea, Austria... as well as some Southeast Asian stars such as Neil Etheridge (Philippines), Dion Cools (Malaysia) ...
With coach Alexandre Polking, he is no stranger to Buriram United having led many of their players while working in the Thai national team, helping the team win the AFF Cup 2020, 2022 (the predecessor of the ASEAN Cup).
In addition, Mr. Polking has also faced Buriram United many times while he was the coach of Bangkok United, Suphanburi club from 2014 to 2020.
Schedule of the 2024-2025 Southeast Asian Cup C1 final:
14.5: Hanoi Police - Buriram United (Hang Day Stadium)
May 21: Buriram United - Hanoi Police (away)
