Chainat Hornbill F.C.
Full name | Chainat Hornbill Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Hornbills (นกใหญ่พิฆาต) | |||
Short name | CNHB | |||
Founded | 2009 | |||
Ground | Khao Plong Stadium Chai Nat, Thailand | |||
Capacity | 9,000 | |||
Chairman | Anucha Nakasai | |||
Head Coach | Sumeth Yooto | |||
League | Thai League 2 | |||
2023–24 | Thai League 2, 14th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
| ||||
Chainat Hornbill Football Club (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.[1]
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]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 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] In 2012, the club was promoted to the top league, Thai League 1, for the first time.[2]
Dennis Amato era
[edit]In 2016, club chairman, Anucha Nakasai announced the appointment of Dennis Amato as the new head coach of the club.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] The club announced the appointment of Drago Mamić as the new head coach of the club but Mamić left the club for personal reasons.[6] However, Amato return to Chainat again, but was faced with many problems, including a squad with a limited number of players, and strict financial constraints.[7]
A Thai League Survival Campaign: Giant-killing
[edit]In 2018, after a win against defending FA Cup champions Chiangrai United, the Hornbills defeated the defending Thai League 1 champions 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.[8] In the 2018 season, the club became well known as "giant-killing." (Thai: จอมล้มยักษ์).[9] 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.[10][11]
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 21, and beat Buriram United 2–1.[citation needed]
Stadium and locations by season
[edit]Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
15°13′08″N 100°09′20″E / 15.218954°N 100.155546°E | Chai Nat | Khao Plong Stadium | 12,000 | 2009–present |
Season by season record
[edit]Season | League[12] | FA Cup | League Cup |
Top scorer | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
2009 | Div. 2 North | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 39 | 3rd | QR1 | – | — | — |
2010 | Div. 2 North | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 71 | 2nd | Not Enter | Not Enter | — | — |
2011 | Div. 1 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 66 | 2nd | QF | R1 | Phuwadol Suwannachart | 21 |
2012 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 39 | 14th | R4 | R1 | Phuwadol Suwannachart | 13 |
2013 | TPL | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Sumanya Purisai | 11 |
2014 | TPL | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 44 | 14th | R3 | QF | Nikola Nikezić Park Jung-Soo Sumanya Purisai |
4 |
2015 | TPL | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 37 | 12th | SF | R1 | Alex | 17 |
2016 | TL | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 61 | 30 | 17th | W | R1 | Florent Pongolle | 13 |
2017 | T2 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 40 | 67 | 1st | R1 | R1 | Florent Pongolle | 14 |
2018 | T1 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 42 | 13th | R1 | R1 | Bernard Doumbia | 15 |
2019 | T1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Ricardo Santos | 10 |
2020–21 | T2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 47 | 57 | 6th | R1 | — | Warayut Klomnak | 9 |
2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 57 | 5th | R1 | R2 | Badar Ali | 10 |
2022–23 | T2 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 13th | R2 | QR3 | Diego Silva | 14 |
2023–24 | T2 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 37 | 14th | Not enter | Not enter | Thanayut Jittabud | 9 |
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
|
|
|
|
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Coaches
[edit]Coaches by Years (2010–present)
Issara Sritaro 2010–2012
Surachai Jaturapattarapong 2012–2014
Jadet Meelarp 2014
Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul 2014–2015
Issara Sritaro 2015–2016
Koichi Sugiyama 2016
Dr. med. Björn Kliem 2016–2017
Dennis Amato 2017
Drago Mamić 2017–2018
Dennis Amato 2018–2019
Ronald Boretti 2020–2021
Sumeth Yooto 2021–2022
Daniel Blanco 2022
Sumeth Yooto 2022
Pannarai Phansiri 2022–2023
Sumeth Yooto 2023–
Honours
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]League
[edit]- Thai League 2:
- Regional League Northern Division:
- Runner-up (1): 2010
Cups
[edit]- Thai FA Cup
- Champions: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ “นกใหญ่พิฆาต ชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล” เปิดตัวความพร้อมสู้ศึกไทยลีก 2016
- ^ "ตกชั้นแบบอุบัติเหตุ เกือบยุบทีม แต่ 1 ปี ผ่านไป "นกใหญ่" กำลังกลับมา". siamsport.co.th.
- ^ "Amato on Thai football: helpless players, too powerful bosses and old teachings".
- ^ "Chainat Hornbill FC won 2017 Thai League 2 M-150 Championship title".
- ^ "อ่างทองได้ "อมาโต" เป็นผู้อำนวยการใหม่ พร้อมตั้ง "กายเกอร์" นั่งกุนซือ".
- ^ "จะรีบไปไหน!! "ชัยนาท" ประกาศแยกทาง "มามิช"".
- ^ "Official: ชัยนาทดึง "อมาโต" หวนคุมทัพ".
- ^ "บุรีรัมย์พ่ายคารัง โดนชัยนาทบุกสอย 1-0 ร่วงจ่าฝูงไทยลีก".
- ^ "จอมล้มยักษ์!!".
- ^ "ปริญญาชูอมาโต้วางแผนเพรสซิ่งยอดเยี่ยมไม่แพ้โค้ชคนอื่นในไทยลีก".
- ^ "ยังงงอยู่!อมาโต แปลกใจเห็นลูกทีมวิ่งสู้ฟัดทั้งเกม นัดชนะบุรีรัมย์".
- ^ King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans & Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Select link to season required from chronological list.