Chiangrai United FC
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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.
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.
Thai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
สโมสรฟุตบอลเชียงราย ยูไนเต็ด ) is a Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
professional football club based in Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...
, a city located in the very northern part of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. 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
Regional League Championships 2009
Regional League Championships 2009 was contested by the five regional league winners of the 3rd level championships of Thailand.Five teams met on a home and away basis, with the top three teams gaining promotion to the Thai 1st Division for the 2010 campaign....
. 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 UnitedYear | Important Events |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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Season By Season Record
Season | League | FA Cup Thailand FA Cup The FA Cup is a football cup competition in Thailand. It was held between 1980 and 2001 until relaunched again in 2009. Bangkok Bank won the first two editions.In 2009 it was announced that the FA Cup would return to the Thai Football calendar... |
Queen's Cup Queen's Cup The Queen's Cup is an annual football cup competition in Thailand. Run by the Football Association of Thailand, it was first contested in 1970. It is named after Queen Sirikit.... |
Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup or in old name Yai Cup was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand since 1916-1995. It was founded by Football Association of Thailand in 1916... |
Asia | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
2009 | RL Thai Division 2 League Northern Region 2009 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region is the 3rd Level League in Thailand. In 2009, contains 11 clubs from Northern region.-Member clubs:-Final league table:... |
20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 54 | 1st | Watcharakorn Klaitin | ? | ||||
2010 | DIV1 2010 Thai Division 1 League 2010 Thai Division 1 League is the 13th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 16 teams will compete in the league.-League Expansion:... |
30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 53 | 3rd | 32 teams | Wasan Natasan | 13 |
Champions | Runners-up | Promoted Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Relegated Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Domestic Leagues
- Regional League Division 2 Northern
- Winners (1) : 2009
Head Coach
Coaches by Years (2009-)Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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Sarith Wutchuay | Thailand | 2009 | |
Thavatchai Dumrong-Ongtrakul | Thailand | 2009 | Regional League Division 2 Northern |
Apisit Im-Ampai | Thailand | Dec 2009-Feb 10 | |
Kajohn Punnaves | Thailand | Feb 2010-May 10 | |
Rungsimun Songkrohtham | Thailand | May 2010-July 10 | |
Stefano Cugurra 'Teco' Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues Stefano Cugurra 'Teco, real name Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues, is a former football player from Brazil.-Persebaya Surabaya :* 2003 Indonesian First Division Champions... |
Brazil | July 2010- | |