# 2022 Cambodian Premier League

2022 Cambodian Premier League is the 36th season of the Cambodian Premier League, the top Cambodian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1982.
Eight teams will be competing in a triple round-robin match. 5 teams that are National Police Commissary, Asia Euro United, Electricite du Cambodge, Prey Veng, and Soltilo Angkor are relegated to the Cambodian League 2 because they did not fulfill the Cambodian Football League Company's requirements. The season began on 5 March 2022.
Phnom Penh Crown were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their 2nd consecutive title and 8th title overall.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season |
| Angkor Tiger | Siem Reap Province | Hanuman Stadium | 5,030 | C-League (6th) |
| Boeung Ket | Phnom Penh | Cambodia Airways Stadium | 2,138 | C-League (5th) |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Takéo Province | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium | 350 | C-League (8th) |
| Nagaworld | Kampong Speu Province | Kampong Speu Stadium | 2,400 | C-League (4th) |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh | Smart RSN Stadium | 5,010 | C-League (1st) |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng Province | Svay Rieng Stadium | 2,060 | C-League (2nd) |
| Tiffy Army | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 14,750 | C-League (7th) |
| Visakha | Phnom Penh | Prince Stadium | 15,000 | C-League (3rd) |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Angkor Tiger | Alistair Heath | Sophal Dimong | NT Sport | Pocari Sweat, Voltra Motors, Kirisu Farm, Sabay |
| Boeung Ket | Hao Socheat (Interim) | Alexandre Cardoso | EGO Sport | Cambodia Airways |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Manuel Retamero | Chhing Sokphanny | NT Sport | Krud Beer |
| Nagaworld | Khim Borey | Kouch Sokumpheak | FBT | NagaWorld |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Oleg Starynskyi | Orn Chanpolin | FBT | Smart Axiata, Pi Pay |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Conor Nestor | Soeuy Visal | FBT | Orkide Villa |
| Tiffy Army | Hor Sokheng | Thourng Da | NT Sport | TIFFY |
| Visakha | Meas Channa | Keo Sokpheng | Forward Sportswear | Prince Bank |

## Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to 5 per team. A team can use 4 foreign players on the field in each game, including at least 1 player from the AFC region.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC Player | Former Players |
| Angkor Tiger | Gabriel Silva | Iago Bento | Jozsef Keaveny | Soh Narita | Mouzinho | Naoki Maeda |
| Boeung Ket | Mustafa Zazai | Alexandre Cardoso | Sakari Tukiainen | Ajayi Opeyemi Korede | Taher Jahanbakhsh | |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | David Koum | Marko Ivanovic | Thiago Fernandes | | Motohiro Kaneshiro | Robert Ghansah Sukhrob Rakhmonov OJ Porteria |
| Nagaworld | Cristian Roque | Eliel da Cruz | Anderson Zogbe | Súper | Fumiya Kogure | |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Fareed Sadat | Andres Nieto | Takaki Ose | Valeriy Hryshyn | Yudai Ogawa | Daisuke Kobayashi |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Marcus Haber | Victor Blasco | Clyde O'Connell | Hikaru Mizuno | Takashi Odawara | Emmanuel Mbarga |
| Tiffy Army | Takumu Nishihara | Reiya Kinoshita | Daisuke Kobayashi | Jonny Campbell | Yuta Kikuchi | Ibrahim Abou Dicko Elsayed Mahmoud |
| Visakha | Marcos Vinícius | Paulo Victor | Lee Jae-gun | Seon Power | Alisher Mirzaev | Junior Barros Kenny Athiu Mohammed Khan |
Foreign players by confederation :
| AFC (18) | Japan (11), Afghanistan (2), Timor Leste (2), Iran (1), South Korea (1), Uzbekistan (1) |
| CAF (3) | Cameroon (1), Ivory Coast (1), Nigeria (1) |
| CONCACAF (3) | Canada (1), Trinidad & Tobago (1), United States (1) |
| CONMEBOL (8) | Brazil (7), Colombia (1) |
| UEFA (7) | Ireland (2), Spain (2), Finland (1), Montenegro (1), Ukraine (1) |

### Players holding Cambodian dual citizenship

Cambodian dual nationals do not take up foreign players quota.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Angkor Tiger | | | | |
| Boeung Ket | | | | |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Lim Aarun Raymond | | | |
| Nagaworld | Dani Kouch | Ream Serng | Dav Nim | Nhoem Lyhuor |
| Phnom Penh Crown | | | | |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | | | | |
| Tiffy Army | | | | |
| Visakha | Thierry Chantha Bin | Rath Virak | Leng Nora | Phan Ort |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 46 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 2 | Visakha | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 36 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 4 | Boeung Ket | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 5 | Nagaworld | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Tiffy Army | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Angkor Tiger | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 21 | |
| 8 | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (Q) | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 84 | −63 | 5 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANG | BOE | NAG | KSS | PPC | SVA | TIF | VIS |
| Angkor Tiger | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 1–3 |
| Boeung Ket | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Nagaworld | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tiffy Army | 5–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 |
| Visakha | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
The second-round date will be announced after all first-round matches are played.
Some matches will be updated

## Championship round
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Phnom Penh Crown (C) | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 52 | Qualification for AFC Cup Play-Off Round |
| 2 | Visakha | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 52 | |
| 3 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 49 | |
| 4 | Boeung Ket | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 39 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Phnom Penh Crown 8, Visakha 5.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOE | PPC | SVA | VIS |
| Boeung Ket | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–3 |
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2–1 | 2–5 | — | 0–1 |
| Visakha | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 04 December 2022.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcus Haber | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 25 |
| 2 | Takumu Nishihara | Tiffy Army | 21 |
| 3 | Fareed Sadat | Phnom Penh Crown | 19 |
| 4 | Paulo Victor | Visakha | 15 |
| 5 | Sakari Tukiainen | Boeung Ket | 12 |
| 5 | Andres Nieto | Phnom Penh Crown | 12 |
| 7 | Gabriel Silva | Angkor Tiger | 11 |
| 7 | Lim Pisoth | Phnom Penh Crown | 11 |
| 9 | Sieng Chanthea | Boeung Ket | 10 |
| 10 | Iago Bento | Angkor Tiger | 7 |
| 10 | Cristian | Nagaworld | 7 |
| 10 | Mat Noron | Boeung Ket | 7 |
| 13 | Jozsef Keaveny | Angkor Tiger | 6 |
| 13 | Min Ratanak | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 6 |
| 13 | Sa Ty | Visakha | 6 |
| 13 | Ajayi Opeyemi Korede | Boeung Ket | 6 |
| 13 | Lee Jae-gun | Visakha | 6 |
| 13 | Ouk Sovann | Visakha | 6 |
| 13 | Marcos Vinícius | Visakha | 6 |
| 20 | Clyde O'Connell | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 5 |
| 20 | Motohiro Kaneshiro | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 5 |
| 20 | Yudai Ogawa | Phnom Penh Crown | 5 |
| 23 | Im Somoun | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 4 |
| 23 | Yuta Kikuchi | Tiffy Army | 4 |
| 23 | Eliel da Cruz | Nagaworld | 4 |
| 23 | Mustafa Zazai | Boeung Ket | 4 |
| 23 | Hikaru Mizuno | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 4 |
| 28 | Long Phearath | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 3 |
| 28 | Cheng Meng | Visakha | 3 |
| 28 | Alisher Mirzaev | Visakha | 3 |
| 28 | Wut Tola | Visakha | 3 |
| 28 | Narong Kakada | Tiffy Army | 3 |
| 28 | Chhom Sokhay | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| 28 | Kim Sokyuth | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 3 |
| 28 | Sovan Dauna | Angkor Tiger | 3 |
| 28 | Yeu Muslim | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| 28 | David Koum | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 3 |
| 28 | Sos Suhana | Nagaworld | 3 |
| 28 | Choun Chanchav | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| 28 | Keo Sokpheng | Visakha | 3 |
| 28 | Our Phearon | Boeung Ket | 3 |
| 28 | Valeriy Hryshyn | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| 43 | Sareth Krya | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 43 | Víctor Blasco | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 43 | OJ Porteria | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 2 |
| 43 | Emmanuel Mbarga | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2 |
| 43 | Ken Chansopheak | Visakha | 2 |
| 43 | Mao Piseth | Angkor Tiger | 2 |
| 43 | Mouzinho | Angkor Tiger | 2 |
| 43 | Keo Oudom | Nagaworld | 2 |
| 43 | Reiya Kinoshita | Tiffy Army | 2 |
| 43 | Kouch Sokumpheak | Nagaworld | 2 |
| 52 | Chrerng Polroth | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Taher Jahanbakhsh | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 52 | Hort Chhenchen | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Chou Sinti | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Mohammed Khan | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Chin Nareak | Angkor Tiger | 1 |
| 52 | Ibrahim Abou Dicko | Tiffy Army | 1 |
| 52 | Nhean Sosidan | Tiffy Army | 1 |
| 52 | Nu Chenmakara | Angkor Tiger | 1 |
| 52 | Robert Ghansah | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Takashi Odawara | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Ean Ponleu | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Fumiya Kogure | Nagaworld | 1 |
| 52 | Taing Bunchhai | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 52 | Chea Sokheang | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Marko Ivanovic | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Long Menghav | Tiffy Army | 1 |
| 52 | Pom Baraing | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 52 | Ky Rina | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Moth Sattya | Angkor Tiger | 1 |
| 52 | Som Ol Tina | Phnom Penh Crown | 1 |
| 52 | Dav Nim | Nagaworld | 1 |
| 52 | Op Kamol | Tiffy Army | 1 |
| 52 | Sor Piseth | Tiffy Army | 1 |
| 52 | San Kimheng | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 52 | Brak Thiva | Phnom Penh Crown | 1 |
| 52 | Prak Mony Udom | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Kouch Dani | Nagaworld | 1 |
| 52 | Chung Sokha | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 52 | Ny Sokry | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Sok Samnang | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Teath Kimheng | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Seon Power | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Soeuy Visal | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |
| 52 | Sin Kakada | Visakha | 1 |
| 52 | Takaki Ose | Phnom Penh Crown | 1 |
| 52 | Anderson Zogbe | Nagaworld | 1 |
| 52 | Chea Vesly | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 52 | Prak Mony Udom | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 28 August 2022.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Marcus Haber | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Tiffy Army | 3–1 (A) | 26 March 2022 |
| Takumu Nishihara | Tiffy Army | Angkor Tiger | 4–5 (A) | 2 April 2022 |
| Andres Nieto | Phnom Penh Crown | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 6–1 (H) | 2 April 2022 |
| Takumu Nishihara$^5$ | Tiffy Army | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 5–1 (H) | 23 April 2022 |
| Takumu Nishihara | Tiffy Army | Angkor Tiger | 5–1 (H) | 23 July 2022 |
| Sakari Tukiainen | Boeung Ket | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 4–0 (A) | 30 July 2022 |
| Min Ratanak$^4$ | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 10–0 (H) | 13 August 2022 |
| Paulo Victor | Visakha | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 6–1 (H) | 27 August 2022 |

#### Notes

(H) – Home team (A) – Away team
* $^4$ player scored 4 goals
* $^5$ player scored 5 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of 04 December 2022.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Saveng Samnang | Phnom Penh Crown | 9 |
| 2 | Om Oudom | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 8 |
| 3 | Sou Yaty | Nagaworld | 6 |
| 4 | Hul Kimhuy | Boeung Ket | 5 |
| 5 | Vireak Dara | Visakha | 4 |
| 6 | Um Vichet | Tiffy Army | 3 |
| 6 | Keo Soksela | Visakha | 3 |
| 8 | Koy Salim | Boeung Ket | 1 |
| 8 | Non Nat | Angkor Tiger | 1 |
| 8 | Tha Chanrithy | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | 1 |
| 8 | Yi Bunheng | Angkor Tiger | 1 |
| 8 | Pich Dara | Tiffy Army | 1 |

## Controversies

After Angkor Tiger supporters threw bottles at the referee in protest of his choice not to award a penalty to their teams against Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng on Matchday 13, they were prohibited from competing at their home stadium. The decision was overturned, however, as Angkor Tiger was permitted to play in their home stadium but spectators were prohibited from attending and the clubs were required to pay a fine.

## Awards

| Month | Players of the months | Players of the months | Ref. |
| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
| March | Emmanuel Mbarga | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | |
| April | Takumu Nishihara | Tiffy Army | |
| July | Marcus Haber | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | |
| August | Lim Pisoth | Phnom Penh Crown | |
| October | Sieng Chanthea | Boeung Ket | |
| November | Lim Pisoth | Phnom Penh Crown | |