Chainat Hornbill F.C.

Chainat Hornbill
ชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล
Full name	Chainat Hornbill Football Club ; สโมสรฟุตบอลชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล
Nickname(s)	The Hornbills ; (นกใหญ่พิฆาต)
Short name	CNHB
Founded	2009; 15 years ago
Ground	Khao Plong Stadium; Chai Nat, Thailand
Capacity	9,000
Chairman	Anucha Nakasai
Head Coach	Sarach Paungchup
League	Thai League 2
2023–24	Thai League 2, 14th
Website	http://chainathornbill.com/
	Current season

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

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 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

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

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

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year
15°13′08″N 100°09′20″E / 15.218954°N 100.155546°E / 15.218954; 100.155546	Chai Nat	Khao Plong Stadium	12,000	2009–present

Season by season record

Season	League^[12]									FA Cup	League Cup	Top scorer
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	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	Opted out	Opted out	—	—
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	Opted out	Opted out	Thanayut Jittabud	9

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

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

TL = Thai League 1

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

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

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	THA	Tanin Kiatlerttham
5	DF	KOR	Young-jae Yoo
7	MF	THA	Mongkonchai Kongjumpa (Captain)
10	FW	CMR	Emmanuel Mbarga
11	FW	BRA	Leonardo Pimentel
12	DF	CMR	Mardochée Kaham Seuntcha
14	MF	THA	Thanayut Jittabud
15	MF	THA	Sutthaphat phophram
16	MF	THA	Watthanapong Sukbang
17	DF	THA	Fittaree Khadearee
18	MF	THA	Kongnathichai Boonma
19	GK	THA	Kiadtisak Chaodon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	THA	Nathaphop Kaewklang
24	MF	THA	Attaphon Pannakhen
25	FW	THA	Pongsakorn Poonsamrit
31	MF	THA	Theppatat Wattanaboon
39	GK	THA	Thossaphol Sritecha
49	MF	THA	Burhanuddeen Lomae
66	FW	THA	Sattrawut Auppachai
69	FW	THA	Chetsada Muangkam
76	MF	THA	Ratthapong Cheaaem
77	FW	THA	Cholnatee Senson
80	MF	THA	Patiroop Wongthep
91	FW	THA	Thitiwat Phranmaen
95	GK	THA	Panumek Palalec

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	THA	Surabadee Ratjarean (at Sakaeo)

Coaches

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 2023–2024
Sarach Paungchup 2024–

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Thai League 2:
- Winner: 2017
- Runner-up: 2011
Regional League Northern Division:
- Runner-up (1): 2010

Cups

Thai FA Cup
- Champions: 2016

References

External links

Official website

[1] “นกใหญ่พิฆาต ชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล” เปิดตัวความพร้อมสู้ศึกไทยลีก 2016

[2] "ตกชั้นแบบอุบัติเหตุ เกือบยุบทีม แต่ 1 ปี ผ่านไป "นกใหญ่" กำลังกลับมา". siamsport.co.th.

[3] "Amato on Thai football: helpless players, too powerful bosses and old teachings".

[4] "Chainat Hornbill FC won 2017 Thai League 2 M-150 Championship title".

[5] "อ่างทองได้ "อมาโต" เป็นผู้อำนวยการใหม่ พร้อมตั้ง "กายเกอร์" นั่งกุนซือ".

[6] "จะรีบไปไหน!! "ชัยนาท" ประกาศแยกทาง "มามิช"".

[7] "Official: ชัยนาทดึง "อมาโต" หวนคุมทัพ".

[8] "บุรีรัมย์พ่ายคารัง โดนชัยนาทบุกสอย 1-0 ร่วงจ่าฝูงไทยลีก".

[9] "จอมล้มยักษ์!!".

[10] "ปริญญาชูอมาโต้วางแผนเพรสซิ่งยอดเยี่ยมไม่แพ้โค้ชคนอื่นในไทยลีก".

[11] "ยังงงอยู่!อมาโต แปลกใจเห็นลูกทีมวิ่งสู้ฟัดทั้งเกม นัดชนะบุรีรัมย์".

[12] 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.

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