Chonburi F.C. in Asia  Chonburi Football Club is a Thai football club based in Chonburi. The club was founded in 1997 and has competed in the Thai football league system since 2002. They entered the first AFC Champions League in 2008, and entered the first AFC Cup in 2009. Chonburi played in the first AFC Champions League in 2008, drawn against Japanese champions Gamba Osaka. On March 20, 2008 the club achieved its first victory in the AFC Champions League against the highly fancied Melbourne Victory. The game was clouded by controversy when Melbourne Victory scored their only goal whilst a Chonburi FC player was down injured and his teammates were calling for the ball to be played off the park. It mattered little when Cameroonian striker Baga scored a goal from 35 yards out and then followed it up with a second goal in extra time to condemn the Melbourne Victory to their first loss in the competition 3-1. Round of 16  Quarter-finals  "Bình Dương won 4–2 on aggregate." Round of 16  Quarter-finals  "1–1 on aggregate; Nasaf Qarshi won on penalties." All the matches was laid in Chonburi Municipality Stadium not IPE Stadium.