Chainat Hornbill F.C.

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 return 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 21, and beat Buriram United 2–1.

Stadium and locations by season

Season by season record

• 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)

• THA Issara Sritaro 2010–2012
• THA Surachai Jaturapattarapong 2012–2014
• THA Jadet Meelarp 2014
• THA Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul 2014–2015
• THA Issara Sritaro 2015–2016
• JPN Koichi Sugiyama 2016
• GER Dr. med. Björn Kliem 2016–2017
• GER Dennis Amato 2017
• CRO Drago Mamić 2017–2018
• GER Dennis Amato 2018–2019
• GER Ronald Boretti 2020–2021
• THA Sumeth Yooto 2021–2022
• ARG Daniel Blanco 2022
• THA Sumeth Yooto 2022
• THA Pannarai Phansiri 2022–2023
• THA Sumeth Yooto 2023–2024
• THA Sarach Paungchup 2024–2025
• THA Laksana Kamruen 2025–

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

References

1. [https://mgronline.com/local/detail/9590000012817 “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. (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions".