Next Step Football Club was founded in 2013 by Charlie Pomroy and Keo Sophal.

With the help of goalkeeping coach Charles Dailey,[1] the not-for-profit football academy, working to help underprivileged children in Cambodia, joined the Cambodian second tier to participate in its first professional season in 2022.

The team finished 11th in the league, with Brazilian striker Bruno Krenkel ending the season as the club's top scorer, logging ten goals – one of those, a long-range wonder strike, which gained global acclaim.

[2] In 2023, former Dorchester Town manager Callum Brooks joined the club as technical director.

[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.