Chiangrai United F.C.

Chiangrai United
เชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด

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Full name	Chiangrai United Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลเชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด
Nickname(s)	The Beetles (กว่างซ้งมหาภัย)
Founded	2009
Ground	United Stadium Chiang Rai, Thailand
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Mitti Tiyapairat
Head Coach	Teerasak Po-on
League	Thai Premier League
2014	7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Chiangrai United Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลเชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด ) is a Thai professional football club based in Chiang Rai Province, a city located in the very northern part of Thailand. The club currently plays in Thai Premier League.

History

Founded in 2009, Chiangrai United joined the new Thai football setup and started at the 3rd level setup, the Regional League Northern Division.

Chiangrai duly came out on top come the end of the regular league season, thus claiming their first ever championship and also crowned as the first ever winners of the Regional League Northern Division.

On winning the championship, Chiangrai entered the 2009 Regional League Championships. An end of season mini-league for all 5 Regional League Division 2 championship winning teams and finished as runners-up and eventually promoted to Thai Division 1 League. In the next season the club finished as 3rd in Thai Division 1 League and promoted to Thai Premier League which will be the first time in the club history to participate in the top tier of Thai football.

Timeline

History of events of Chiangrai United

Year	Important Events
2009	The club is formed as Chiangrai United Football Club, nicknamed The Beetles Club admitted to the Regional League Northern Division Home games to be played at Mae Fah Luang University Stadium Sarith Wutchuay named as the first ever coach of Chiangrai United Crowned Regional League Northern Division champions
2010	Brazilian Stefano Cugurra is appointed as head coach Finished 3rd in Division 1 to claim promotion to the top flight
2011	Chiangrai United play their first season in the Thai Premier League.
2012	7.7.12 Home games to be played at United Stadium

Season by season record

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Kor Royal Cup	Asia	Top goalscorer league
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
2009	NRL	20	17	3	0	62	16	54	1st					Watcharakorn Klaitin	19
2009	RL	8	3	3	2	12	11	12	2nd
2010	DIV1	30	15	8	7	44	32	53	3rd	R3	R2			Wasan Natasan	13
2011	TPL	34	11	11	12	47	52	44	10th	R4	Quarter-final			Wasan Natasan	18
2012	TPL	34	11	11	12	40	47	44	9th	Semi-finals	R3			Nantawat Tansopa	8
2013	TPL	32	8	10	14	32	45	34	11th	Quarter-final	R3			Leandro Assumpção	9
2014	TPL	38	13	16	9	55	47	55	7th	Semi-final	R4			Renan Marques	17
2015	TPL

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

• TPL = Thai Premier League

• 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

Honours

Domestic leagues

• Regional League Division 2 Northern
  • Winners (1) : 2009

Coaches

Head coach

Coaches by years (2009–)

Name	Nat	Period	Honours
Sarith Wutchuay		2009
Thavatchai Dumrong-Ongtrakul		2009	Regional League Division 2 Northern
Apisit Im-Ampai		Dec 2009 – Feb 2010
Kajohn Punnaves		Feb 2010 – May 2010
Rungsimun Songkrohtham		May 2010 – July 2010
Stefano Cugurra 'Teco'		July 2010 – June 2013
Henk Wisman		July 2013 – Sept 2013
Anurak Srikerd		Sept 2013 - Oct 2013
Teerasak Po-on		Nov 2013

Players

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	THA	Apirak Woravong
2	DF	THA	Nattawut Sangthong
3	DF	THA	Krissadee Prakobkong (vice-captain)
4	MF	THA	Decha Srangdee
5	DF	JPN	Kazuki Murakami
6	MF	THA	Nattapon Woratayanan
7	FW	THA	Chatchai Narkwijit
8	DF	THA	Sarun Promkaew
9	FW	THA	Choklap Nilsang
10	FW	BRA	Renatinho
11	MF	THA	Rungrath Poomchantuek
14	FW	BRA	Renan Marques

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	GK	THA	Intharat Apinyakool
17	FW	THA	Anon Sangsanoi
18	MF	THA	Yuttajak Kornchan
19	GK	THA	Thanongsak Panpipat
20	FW	THA	Saharat Kanyaroj
21	MF	THA	Kritsada Hemvipat
22	MF	THA	Pichitphong Choeichiu (captain)
27	MF	THA	Kittitach Prachantasi
29	DF	THA	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo
31	DF	THA	Samphan Damsuk
32	MF	JPN	Keita Sugimoto
40	DF	BRA	Fernando Ferreira

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
—	DF	THA	Surachart Sing-Ngon (to Police United)

External links

• Official Website chiangraiunited football club
• fan club Website chiangraiunited football club
• Official Facebook