– Sattahip Police organized the inaugural Sattahip Police Cup, an eight-a-side football tournament with 16 teams, at the Royal Thai Navy sports field at kilometre 5.
– The Pattaya Journalists Association entered a side under the name “Pattaya Journalists Association X Sattahip,” led by association president Amphon Saengkaew, and took the title.
– The team finished second in its group, then beat Chuo Cha 1-0 in the round of eight, Hang Thong Panya of Bang Saray 1-0 in the semi-finals, and VIP Navy 3-1 in the final.
– Awards were presented at the beach in front of Sattahip Police Station by Phanathakorn Khraikhrawan, special advisor to the Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization chairman. The event was a one-day tournament set at building ties between government and private-sector groups.
Sattahip: A team entered by the Pattaya Journalists Association won the first Sattahip Police Cup, an eight-a-side football tournament organized by Sattahip Police Station with sixteen teams in all from private and government sectors.
Pol. Col. Komsan Kamtunkaew, superintendent of Sattahip Police Station, staged the competition at the Royal Thai Navy sports field at kilometre 5. Sixteen teams took part. The journalists’ association, under president Amphon Saengkaew, fielded a side named “Pattaya Journalists Association X Sattahip.”
The tournament was run as a single-day event to strengthen relations between government agencies and private organizations in Sattahip and nearby areas. After the matches, trophies were presented on the beach in front of Sattahip Police Station. Phanathakorn Khraikhrawan, known as Deputy Beer and a special advisor to the chairman of the Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization, handed the award to the champions.
The winning side finished second in its group stage. In the knockout rounds it defeated Chuo Cha 1-0 in the round of eight, then beat Hang Thong Panya, a well-known team from Bang Sare, 1-0 in the semi-finals. In the final it overcame VIP Navy 3-1.
No further details on goal scorers or individual awards were released. The cup is the first edition organized by Sattahip Police.