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.“นกใหญ่พิฆาต ชัยนาท ฮอร์นบิล” เปิดตัวความพร้อมสู้ศึกไทยลีก 2016
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. In 2012, the club was promoted to the top league, Thai League 1, for the first time.
Dennis Amato era In 2016, club chairman, Anucha Nakasai announced the appointment of Dennis Amato as the new head coach of the club. 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.
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. The club announced the appointment of Drago Mamić as the new head coach of the club but Mamić left the club for personal reasons. 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.
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. In the 2018 season, the club became well known as "giant-killing." (Thai: จอมล้มยักษ์). 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.
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.
Stadium and locations by season Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year Chai Nat Khao Plong Stadium 12,000 2009–present
Season by season record
SeasonLeague Select link to season required from chronological list.FA CupLeagueCupTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals2009Div. 2 North2012355232393rdQR1 –2010Div. 2 North3022535413712ndOpted outOpted out2011Div. 134213106842662ndQFR1Phuwadol Suwannachart212012TPL349121359723914thR4R1Phuwadol Suwannachart132013TPL321081442433810thR3R2Sumanya Purisai112014TPL3810141443504414thR3QFNikola NikezićPark Jung-SooSumanya Purisai42015TPL349101542533712thSFR1Alex172016TL31861746613017thWR1Florent Pongolle132017T23220756440671stR1R1Florent Pongolle142018T1341191446524213thR1R1Bernard Doumbia152019T130861631503015thR2R2Ricardo Santos102020–21T23416996147576thR1 —Warayut Klomnak92021–22T234151275846575thR1R2Badar Ali102022–23T2341181544484113thR2QPRDiego Silva142023–24T234 9101532463714thOpted outOpted outThanayut Jittabud92024–25T2328111332343514thQRR2Thanayut Jittabud132025–26T234 1210125046466th Amarildo15
ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
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
Out on loan
Coaches Coaches by Years (2010–present)
Issara Sritaro Surachai Jaturapattarapong Jadet Meelarp Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul Issara Sritaro Koichi Sugiyama Dr. med. Björn Kliem Dennis Amato Drago Mamić Dennis Amato Ronald Boretti Sumeth Yooto Daniel Blanco Sumeth Yooto Pannarai Phansiri Sumeth Yooto Sarach Paungchup Laksana Kamruen
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
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