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Cambodia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • គោព្រៃ (Wild bovine)
  • អ្នកចម្បាំងអង្គរ (Angkor warriors)
Association FFC
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach Ryu Hirose
Captain Soeuy Visal
Most caps Sos Suhana (72)
Top scorer Hok Sochetra (20)
Home stadium Morodok Techo National Stadium
FIFA code CAM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 172 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 153 (March 2011)
Lowest 198 (August 2014)
Elo ranking
Current 208 Steady (3 March 2019)
Highest 84 (15 November 1972)
Lowest 223 (March 2013)
First international
 Malaya 9–2 Cambodia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 17 March 1956)
Biggest win
 Cambodia 8–0 North Yemen 
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 29 November 1966)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 14–0 Cambodia 
(Tehran, Iran; 10 October 2019)
Asian Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 1972)
Best result Fourth place (1972)
AFF Championship
Appearances 8 (first in 1996)
Best result Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020)

The Cambodia national football team represents Cambodia in association football and is administered by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). Operated under the name Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975, it was founded in 1933 and joined FIFA's ranks in 1953.

History

After decades of war, it returned internationally and its first tournament was the Tiger Cup, in which it was defeated in all 4 matches. It participated in the 1998 World Cup qualification, and got eliminated in the bottom of a group. It withdrew from participating in the 2006 World Cup qualification. It participated in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification, before withdrew from 2004 and 2007 qualification attempts.

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Vichet
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Pheng
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Visal (c)
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Krya
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Rosib
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Chanpolin
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Sokumpheak
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Suhana
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Vathanaka
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Mony Udom
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Sokpheng
Starting line-up in the 3–1 win against Laos at the 2018 AFF Championship group stage.

Following its failure to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, it participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification first round where it beat Pakistan in both games 4–1 on aggregate to reach the second round where it obtained a 1–1 draw at home to Hong Kong, before receiving defeats in the remaining games against Hong Kong, Bahrain, Iraq and Iran.

Kit

Before May 27, 2022, the home kit was a blue and black shirt with black shorts and blue socks; while the original away kit was all white with a series of horizontal red stripes on the shirt. FBT sponsored this version of the kit.

On May 27, 2022, the team announced its new kit collection. The Khmer sportswear company Varaman established in February 2022 sponsored them with designs by HCD football agency Clan United. The designs are based upon the flag of Cambodia, with the blue and red tones from the flag featured along with a pattern made from pixelated images of Angkor Wat. The 2022 home shirt uses a 3 toned blue digital camouflage design. The away shirt is all white fabric, with a zoomed in section of the pattern decorated in faint blue and red tones whilst being separated by patterns and shapes. To match each set, the goalkeeper kits are red and blue for home and away respectively. The repeated element is "slightly off-coloured" from the base fabric. The training kits are blue, red, and white with a graffiti styled pattern on each.

Provider Period Ref
Thailand FBT 2010–2022
Cambodia Varaman 2022–

Stadium

The Morodok Techo National Sports Complex, with a capacity of 75,000, and associated facilities, was anticipated to be used to facilitate international friendly matches and regional qualifiers.

Fixtures and results

      Win       Draw       Lose

Coaching staff

Position Name
Technical director Japan Kazunori Ohara
Head coach Japan Ryu Hirose
Assistant coach Cambodia Phea Sopheaktra
Cambodia Ouk Sothy
Cambodia Chhouk Piseth
Goalkeeper coach Japan Toshihiro Mitsumaru
Fitness coach Japan Kiyomasa Komatsu
Video analyst Japan Shinya Kizaki
Performance director Japan Taichi Oshita
Doctor Cambodia Aum Puthi
Physiotherapist Cambodia Hun Penglong
Cambodia Nay Chankdeb

Coaching history

Updated 17 June 2022, after the match against  Brunei.

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win %
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Mirka 1965 – 1967
West Germany Joachim Fickert June 1996 – January 2003
Cambodia Som Saran 2003 – June 2005 4 0 0 4 0%
Australia Scott O'Donnell July 2005 – December 2007 15 2 3 10 13%
South Korea Yoo Kee-heung December 2007 – July 2008 2 1 0 1 50%
Cambodia Prak Sovannara July 2008 – May 2009 12 3 1 8 25%
Australia Scott O'Donnell June 2009 – August 2010 0 0 0 0 0%
South Korea Lee Tae-hoon August 2010 – May 2012 10 3 2 5 30%
Cambodia Hok Sochetra July 2012 – October 2012 5 0 1 4 0%
Cambodia Prak Sovannara December 2012 – September 2013 2 0 0 2 0%
South Korea Lee Tae-hoon September 2013 – March 2017 35 13 2 20 37%
Japan Kazunori Ohara (Interim) April 2015 4 1 1 2 25%
Brazil Leonardo Vitorino March 2017 – October 2017 7 1 0 6 14%
Cambodia Prak Sovannara (Interim) October 2017 – August 2018 4 1 0 3 25%
Argentina Félix Dalmás August 2018 – August 2020 16 3 3 10 19%
Japan Keisuke Honda August 2018 – January 2023 34 9 4 21 26%
Japan Ryu Hirose March 2021 – 18 6 1 11 33%

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the 2022 AFF Championship.

Caps and goals updated as of 3 January 2023, after the match against Thailand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Keo Soksela (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 26) 21 0 Cambodia Visakha
21 1GK Vireak Dara (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Cambodia Visakha
22 1GK Hul Kimhuy (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 23) 9 0 Unattached
2 2DF Taing Bunchhai (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Cambodia Boeung Ket
3 2DF Choun Chanchav (vice-captain) (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 24) 12 2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
4 2DF Tes Sambath (2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 23) 16 0 Cambodia Visakha
5 2DF Soeuy Visal (captain) (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 28) 71 4 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
13 2DF Sareth Krya (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 27) 23 1 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
18 2DF Seut Baraing (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 24) 11 0 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
19 2DF Cheng Meng (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 25) 28 0 Cambodia Visakha
20 2DF Boris Kok (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 32) 9 0 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
6 3MF In Sodavid (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 25) 15 0 Cambodia Visakha
8 3MF Orn Chanpolin (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 25) 31 1 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
12 3MF Sos Suhana (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 31) 72 3 Cambodia Nagaworld
16 3MF Yeu Muslim (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 24) 7 0 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
23 3MF Thierry Chantha Bin (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 32) 45 3 Cambodia Visakha
7 4FW Lim Pisoth (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 22) 14 2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
9 4FW Sieng Chanthea (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 21) 26 3 Cambodia Boeung Ket
10 4FW Keo Sokpheng (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 31) 61 15 Cambodia Visakha
11 4FW Mat Noron (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25) 11 0 Cambodia Boeung Ket
14 4FW Nick Taylor (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 25) 5 1 United States Orlando City B
15 4FW Reung Bunheing (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31) 15 4 Cambodia Visakha
17 4FW Sa Ty (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Cambodia Visakha

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Om Oudom (1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
GK Sou Yaty (1991-12-17) 17 December 1991 (age 31) 37 0 Cambodia Nagaworld v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022

DF Ouk Sovann (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 25) 12 0 Cambodia Visakha v.  Malaysia, 9 December 2022
DF Kan Pisal (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Cambodia Tiffy Army v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
DF Chhong Bunnath (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Cambodia Visakha v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
DF Yue Safy (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 23) 6 1 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
DF Kim Sokyuth (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
DF Ken Chansopheak (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 25) 16 0 Cambodia Visakha 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
DF Soeuth Nava (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Cambodia Boeung Ket 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification third roundPRE
DF Chea Sokmeng (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Cambodia Nagaworld 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification third roundPRE

MF Dani Kouch (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 33) 10 0 Cambodia Nagaworld v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Brak Thiva (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 25) 11 1 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Tray Vicheth (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23) 1 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Sin Kakada (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 23) 6 0 Cambodia Visakha v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Vann Tailami (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Cambodia National Police Commissary v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Choeun Nacha (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Cambodia Tiffy Army v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
MF Chou Sinti (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
MF Ean Pisey (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
MF Sin Sovannmakara (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 19) 4 0 Cambodia Prey Veng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
MF Long Phearath (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round
MF Min Ratanak (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification third roundPRE

FW Dav Nim (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Cambodia Nagaworld v.  Bangladesh, 22 September 2022
FW Prak Mony Udom (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 29) 58 11 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification third roundPRE
FW Ky Rina (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Cambodia Visakha 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification third roundPRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads

Players record

Players in bold are still active with Cambodia.

Competition history

FIFA World Cup

Final Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 6 0 1 5 2 27
South Korea Japan 2002 6 0 1 5 2 22
Germany 2006 Did not enter
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 5
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 6 8
Russia 2018 10 1 1 8 5 28
Qatar 2022 10 2 1 7 6 45
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 36 4 4 28 22 135

AFC Asian Cup

Final Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 11
South Korea 1960 Withdrew Withdrew
Israel 1964
Iran 1968 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 4 2
Thailand 1972 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 8 10 5 2 1 2 8 8
Iran 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1980
Singapore 1984
Flag of Qatar.svg 1988
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 19
People's Republic of China 2004 Did not enter Did not enter
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 18 3 2 13 12 47
Qatar 2023 13 2 2 9 8 52
Saudi Arabia 2027
Total 5 1 1 3 8 10 45 10 5 30 41 139

AFC Challenge Cup

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6
India 2008 Did not qualify
Sri Lanka 2010
Nepal 2012
Maldives 2014
Total 3 1 0 2 4 6

AFF Championship

AFF Championship Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Singapore 1996 Group stage 9th 4 0 0 4 1 12 No qualification
Vietnam 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 4
Thailand 2000 Group stage 7th 4 1 0 3 5 10 No qualification
Indonesia Singapore 2002 7th 4 1 0 3 5 18
Malaysia Vietnam 2004 10th 4 0 0 4 2 22
Singapore Thailand 2007 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 7 5
Indonesia Thailand 2008 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 12 4 2 1 1 9 8
Indonesia Vietnam 2010 Did not qualify 3 1 2 0 4 2
Malaysia Thailand 2012 4 0 0 4 3 12
Singapore Vietnam 2014 4 2 0 2 6 6
Myanmar Philippines 2016 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 4 8 3 3 0 0 8 3
Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2018 8th 4 1 0 3 4 9 Qualified automatically
Singapore 2020 7th 4 1 0 3 6 11
Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2022 6th 4 2 0 2 10 8
Total Group stage 9/14 34 6 0 28 39 110 24 9 6 9 38 40

Other

  • South Korea President's Cup Tournament
    • Champions: 1973
  • South Vietnam South Vietnam Independence Cup
    • Champions: 1972
  • Indonesia Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
    • Third place: 1972

Head-to-head record

Last match updated was against  Thailand on 2 January 2023

Including results from Khmer Republic Khmer Republic.

Key
More wins than losses
As many wins as losses
Fewer wins than losses
Opponent First Last Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 2015 2022 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 AFC
 Australia 1965 1965 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 AFC
 Bahrain 2019 2021 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 AFC
 Bangladesh 2006 2022 5 0 1 4 2 6 −4 AFC
 Bhutan 2015 2015 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Brunei 1997 2022 9 6 2 1 27 10 +17 AFC
 China PR 1963 2001 6 0 0 6 3 24 −21 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 1964 2016 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 AFC
 Guam 2006 2021 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 AFC
 Guinea 1965 1965 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CAF
 Hong Kong 1957 2022 9 2 1 6 9 21 −12 AFC
 India 1964 2022 5 1 0 4 5 17 −12 AFC
 Indonesia 1965 2022 25 2 3 20 17 92 −75 AFC
 Iran 1972 2021 4 0 0 4 1 28 −27 AFC
 Iraq 2019 2021 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 AFC
 Japan 1970 2015 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 AFC
 Jordan 2017 2017 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 AFC
 Kuwait 1972 1972 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 Kyrgyzstan 2007 2011 2 0 0 2 6 8 −2 AFC
 Laos 1971 2021 17 8 3 6 30 24 +6 AFC
 Lebanon 1998 1998 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 AFC
 Macau 2008 2015 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 AFC
 Malaysia1 1956 2022 30 4 3 23 29 91 −62 AFC
 Maldives 2001 2016 4 0 1 3 3 14 −11 AFC
 Mongolia 2019 2019 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 AFC
 Myanmar 1957 2018 20 2 2 16 13 58 −45 AFC
   Nepal 2008 2008 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 AFC
 Korea DPR 1965 1966 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 AFC
 Pakistan 1967 2019 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] 1966 2006 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 AFC
 Philippines 1972 2022 12 4 4 4 14 20 −6 AFC
 Saudi Arabia 2017 2017 1 0 0 1 2 7 −5 AFC
 Singapore 1957 2018 19 2 1 15 11 38 −27 AFC
 Korea Republic 1971 1974 7 1 0 6 4 22 −18 AFC
 Sri Lanka 1972 2016 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 AFC
 Syria 2007 2016 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 AFC
 Tajikistan 2011 2011 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 AFC
 Thailand 1957 2023 16 2 5 9 18 39 −21 AFC
 Timor-Leste 2006 2022 8 5 2 1 21 16 +5 AFC
 Turkmenistan 2007 2013 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 AFC
 Uzbekistan 1997 1997 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 AFC
 Vietnam2 1956 2021 14 3 1 10 15 52 −37 AFC
 Yemen3 1966 1997 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 AFC
  • 1 includes the results of  Malaya
  • 2 includes the results of  South Vietnam
  • 3 includes the results of  North Yemen

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