Chainat Hornbill F.C.

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'''Chainat Hornbill Football Club''' ([[Thai alphabet|Thai]] สโมสรฟุตบอลชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล) is a Thai professional [[association football]] club based in [[Chai Nat province]]. The club plays in [[Thai League 2]].

The club has won 1 [[Thai League 2]] title and 1 [[Thai FA Cup]] in their history.<ref>[https://mgronline.com/local/detail/9590000012817 “นกใหญ่พิฆาต ชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล” เปิดตัวความพร้อมสู้ศึกไทยลีก 2016]</ref>

==History== ===Foundation===

Chainat Hornbill Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2009 by [[Anucha Nakasai]], a former Thai politician. The club was placed in the best management class as a result, and it has developed rapidly since its first season. In the [[2009 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region|2009 Northern Regional Division 2 Regional League]] the club came third, playing 20 matches and winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 5 for a total of 39 points. Their top scorer was Sanogo Abou, with 15 goals.{{citation needed|date =January 2019}} In 2012, the club was promoted to the top league, [[Thai League 1]], for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=ตกชั้นแบบอุบัติเหตุ เกือบยุบทีม แต่ 1 ปี ผ่านไป "นกใหญ่" กำลังกลับมา |url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/ |work=siamsport.co.th}}</ref>

===Dennis Amato era=== In 2016, club chairman, Anucha Nakasai announced the appointment of [[Dennis Amato]] as the new head coach of the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amato on Thai football: helpless players, too powerful bosses and old teachings|url=https://grouvysport.com/index.php/2019/07/14/amato-on-thai-football-helpless-players-too-powerful-bosses-and-old-teachings/?amp}}</ref> In October 2017, the club came first winning the [[2017 Thai League 2]] with 67 points and was promoted to the [[2018 Thai League 1]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chainat Hornbill FC won 2017 Thai League 2 M-150 Championship title |url=http://football-tribe.com/asia/2017/10/17/chainat-hornbill-fc-won-2017-thai-league-2-m-150-championship-title/}}</ref>

After Chainat Hornbill's promotion to the top tier of Thai football, Amato briefly left the club to take up a role as a director of football at [[Ang Thong F.C.|Ang Thong]].<ref>{{cite news|title=อ่างทองได้ "อมาโต" เป็นผู้อำนวยการใหม่ พร้อมตั้ง "กายเกอร์" นั่งกุนซือ|url=https://www.khaosod.co.th/thai-soccer/news_658106}}</ref> The club announced the appointment of [[Drago Mamić]] as the new head coach of the club but Mamić left the club for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news|title=จะรีบไปไหน!! "ชัยนาท" ประกาศแยกทาง "มามิช"|url=https://www.springnews.co.th/news/198013}}</ref> However, Amato returned to Chainat again, but was faced with many problems, including a squad with a limited number of players, and strict financial constraints.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official: ชัยนาทดึง "อมาโต" หวนคุมทัพ|url=https://www.goal.com/th/ข่าว/official-ชยนาทดง-อมาโต-หวนคมทพ/1qurxeinpnenb156qxdl0yn0zv}}</ref>

====A Thai League Survival Campaign: Giant-killing==== [[File:Florent Sinama Pongolle 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Florent Sinama Pongolle]] is the club's all-time top scorer (33)|left]] In 2018, after a win against defending FA Cup champions [[Chiangrai United F.C.|Chiangrai United]], the Hornbills defeated the defending Thai League 1 champions [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] 1–0 at the [[Chang Arena]], which was the first time that Buriram United had failed to win a league game on their own home ground since the return of [[Bozidar Bandovic]] as coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=บุรีรัมย์พ่ายคารัง โดนชัยนาทบุกสอย 1-0 ร่วงจ่าฝูงไทยลีก|url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/football/thaipremierleague/view/75265}}</ref> In the 2018 season, the club became well known as ''"giant-killing."'' (Thai: จอมล้มยักษ์).<ref>{{cite news|title=จอมล้มยักษ์!!|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/thaipremierleague/1580726}}</ref> Under Amato's management, the Hornbills play a style of football based on maintaining possession, and trying to win the ball back after losing it, instead of regrouping into a defensive position.<ref>{{cite news|title=ปริญญาชูอมาโต้วางแผนเพรสซิ่งยอดเยี่ยมไม่แพ้โค้ชคนอื่นในไทยลีก|url=https://www.cheerball.com/news/main/view/64801}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ยังงงอยู่!อมาโต แปลกใจเห็นลูกทีมวิ่งสู้ฟัดทั้งเกม นัดชนะบุรีรัมย์|url=http://www.kickoff.co.th/news/7276/}}</ref>

In 2019, the Hornbills beat many Thai League 1 giants. In a home game at [[Khao Plong Stadium]] they beat [[Muangthong United]] 3–0, won against [[Bangkok United]] with a score of 2-1, and beat [[Buriram United]] 2–1.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

==Stadium and locations by season== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Coordinates ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity ! Year |- | {{coord|15.218954|100.155546|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}} | [[Chai Nat Province|Chai Nat]] | [[Khao Plong Stadium]] | 12,000 | 2009–present |- |}

==Season by season record==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=9|League<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/thaichamp.html |title=Thailand – List of Champions |first1=Ian |last1=King |first2=Hans |last2=Schöggl |first3=Karel |last3=Stokkermans |name-list-style=amp |date=20 March 2014 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=29 October 2014}} Select link to season required from chronological list.</ref> !rowspan=2|[[Thai FA Cup|FA Cup]] !rowspan=2|[[Thai League Cup|League Cup]] !colspan=2|Top scorer |- !Division !P !W !D !L !F !A !Pts !Pos !Name !Goals |- !2009 |[[Thai Division 2 League Northern Region 2009|Div. 2 North]] |20 |12 |3 |5 |52 |32 |39 |bgcolor=#deb678|3rd |[[2009 Thai FA Cup|QR1]] | – |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |- !2010 |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[2010 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region|Div. 2 North]] |30 |22 |5 |3 |54 |13 |71 |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Opted out |Opted out |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |- !2011 |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[2011 Thai Division 1 League|Div. 1]] |34 |21 |3 |10 |68 |42 |66 |bgcolor=silver|2nd |[[2011 Thai FA Cup|QF]] |[[2011 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Phuwadol Suwannachart]] |21 |- !2012 |[[2012 Thai Premier League|TPL]] |34 |9 |12 |13 |59 |72 |39 |14th |[[2012 Thai FA Cup|R4]] |[[2012 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Phuwadol Suwannachart]] |13 |- !2013 |[[2013 Thai Premier League|TPL]] |32 |10 |8 |14 |42 |43 |38 |10th |[[2013 Thai FA Cup|R3]] |[[2013 Thai League Cup|R2]] |[[Sumanya Purisai]] |11 |- !2014 |[[2014 Thai Premier League|TPL]] |38 |10 |14 |14 |43 |50 |44 |14th |[[2014 Thai FA Cup|R3]] |[[2014 Thai League Cup|QF]] |[[Nikola Nikezić]] [[Park Jung-soo (footballer)|Park Jung-Soo]] [[Sumanya Purisai]] |4 |- !2015 |[[2015 Thai Premier League|TPL]] |34 |9 |10 |15 |42 |53 |37 |12th |[[2015 Thai FA Cup|SF]] |[[2015 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Alex (footballer, born February 1988)|Alex]] |17 |- !2016 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|[[2016 Thai Premier League|TL]] |31 |8 |6 |17 |46 |61 |30 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|17th |bgcolor=gold|[[2016 Thai FA Cup|W]] |[[2016 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Florent Sinama Pongolle|Florent Pongolle]] |13 |- !2017 |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[2017 Thai League 2|T2]] |32 |20 |7 |5 |64 |40 |67 |bgcolor=gold|1st |[[2017 Thai FA Cup|R1]] |[[2017 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Florent Sinama Pongolle|Florent Pongolle]] |14 |- !2018 |[[2018 Thai League T1|T1]] |34 |11 |9 |14 |46 |52 |42 |13th |[[2018 Thai FA Cup|R1]] |[[2018 Thai League Cup|R1]] |[[Bernard Doumbia]] |15 |- !2019 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|[[2019 Thai League 1|T1]] |30 |8 |6 |16 |31 |50 |30 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|15th |[[2019 Thai FA Cup|R2]] |[[2019 Thai League Cup|R2]] |[[Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1987)|Ricardo Santos]] |10 |- !2020–21 |[[2020–21 Thai League 2|T2]] |34 |16 |9 |9 |61 |47 |57 |6th |[[2020–21 Thai FA Cup|R1]] | — |[[Warayut Klomnak]] |9 |- !2021–22 |[[2021–22 Thai League 2|T2]] |34 |15 |12 |7 |58 |46 |57 |5th |[[2021–22 Thai FA Cup|R1]] |[[2021–22 Thai League Cup|R2]] |Badar Ali |10 |- !2022–23 |[[2022–23 Thai League 2|T2]] |34 |11 |8 |15 |44 |48 |41 |13th |[[2022–23 Thai FA Cup|R2]] |[[2022–23 Thai League Cup|QPR]] |[[Diego Oliveira Silva|Diego Silva]] |14 |- !2023–24 |[[2023–24 Thai League 2|T2]] |34 |9 |10 |15 |32 |46 |37 |14th |Opted out |Opted out |Thanayut Jittabud |9 |- !2024–25 |[[2024–25 Thai League 2|T2]] |32 |8 |11 |13 |32 |34 |35 |14th |[[2024–25 Thai FA Cup|QR]] |[[2024–25 Thai League Cup|R2]] |Thanayut Jittabud |13 |-

!2025–26 |[[2025–26 Thai League 2|T2]] |34 |12 |10 |12 |50 |46 |46 |6th | | | Amarildo |15 |- |}

{| class="wikitable" |bgcolor=gold|Champions |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |bgcolor=#deb678|Third place |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]] |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]] |}

{{Col-begin}} {{Col-4}} *P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *N/A = No answer {{Col-4}} *TL = [[Thai League 1]] {{Col-4}} *QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round *QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round *RInt = Intermediate Round *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 {{Col-4}} *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *R6 = Round 6 *GR = Group stage *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *S = Shared *W = Winners {{Col-end}}

==Players== ===First team squad=== {{Updated|January 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=THA|pos=DF|name=Tanin Kiatlerttham}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Jeong Ja-in|Jeong Ja-in]]}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=THA|pos=DF|name=Rachata Somporn}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Mongkonchai Kongjumpa|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Krittapot Kongla}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Patipanchai Phothep}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Thanachot Sornsri}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Thailand|pos=DF|name=[[Warakorn Thongbai]]}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Thailand|pos=GK|name=Siraset Aekprathumchai}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Thailand|pos=DF|name=Phongraria Aimmongkol}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Thailand|pos=DF|name=Fittaree Khadearee}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Thailand|pos=GK|name=Thatpicha Auksornsri}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Thailand|pos=FW|name=Kandith Kaewchotchuangkool}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Anuwat Maharat}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Thailand|pos=FW|name=Tanasorn Chantharakhot}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Piyaruck Kwangkaew}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Piyarot Kwangkaew}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Thailand|pos=GK|name=Phongsapat Sukkasem}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Thailand|pos=DF|name=Bazil Samakkij}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Jadson}} {{Fs Player|no=29|nat=THA|pos=FW|name=Thitiwat Phranmaen|other=on loan from [[Sukhothai F.C.|Sukhothai]]}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=Thailand|pos=GK|name=Kontee Sitthilersjanya}} {{Fs player |no=45 |nat=Thailand |pos=FW |name=Pongpranod Kaewwichien}} {{Fs player |no=51 |nat=Thailand |pos=MF |name=Phanupong Popsayai}} {{Fs player |no=55 |nat=Thailand |pos=DF |name=Paphontee Sertsri}} {{Fs player|no=60|nat=Thailand|pos=DF|name=Wisarut Poomsrikaew}} {{Fs player|no=73|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Akkharaphol Mongkhonsakhon}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Tatsuhide Shimizu|Tatsuhide Shimizu]]}} {{Fs player|no=79|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Nawinmet Cheawchan}} {{Fs player|no=89|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Thammakai Jaidee}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=Thailand|pos=FW|name=Piyaphong Phrueksupee}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Amarildo (Fußballspieler, Dezember 1999)|Amarildo]]}} {{Fs end}}

====Out on loan==== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Thailand|pos=MF|name=Surabadee Ratjarean|other=at {{flagicon|Thailand}}[[Sakaeo F.C.|Sakaeo]]}} {{Fs end}}

==Coaches== ''Coaches by Years (2010–present)'' {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Issara Sritaro]] {{small|2010–2012}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Surachai Jaturapattarapong]] {{small|2012–2014}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Jadet Meelarp]] {{small|2014}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul]] {{small|2014–2015}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Issara Sritaro]] {{small|2015–2016}} * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koichi Sugiyama (footballer)|Koichi Sugiyama]] {{small|2016}} * {{flagicon|GER}} Dr. med. Björn Kliem {{small|2016–2017}} * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dennis Amato]] {{small|2017}} * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Drago Mamić]] {{small|2017–2018}} * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dennis Amato]] {{small|2018–2019}} * {{flagicon|GER}} Ronald Boretti {{small|2020–2021}} * {{flagicon|THA}} Sumeth Yooto {{small|2021–2022}} * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Daniel Blanco (Argentine footballer)|Daniel Blanco]] {{small|2022}} * {{flagicon|THA}} Sumeth Yooto {{small|2022}} * {{flagicon|THA}} Pannarai Phansiri {{small|2022–2023}} * {{flagicon|THA}} Sumeth Yooto {{small|2023–2024}} * {{flagicon|THA}} Sarach Paungchup {{small|2024–2025}} * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Laksana Kamruen]] {{small|2025–}} {{div col end}}

==Honours== ===Domestic competitions=== ====League==== *'''[[Thai League 2]]:''' **'''Winner:''' [[2017 Thai League 2|2017]] **Runner-up: [[2011 Thai Division 1 League|2011]] *'''[[Regional League Northern Division]]:''' ** Runner-up (1): [[2010 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region|2010]]

====Cups==== *'''[[Thai FA Cup]]''' **'''Champions:''' [[2016 Thai FA Cup|2016]]

==References==  {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.chainatfc.com/}}

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