Thailand Division 2 | 09/02 10:30 | 4 | [16] Chainat FC v Phrae United [10] | L | 1-2 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 08/26 11:00 | 3 | [18] Customs United v Chainat FC [12] | D | 0-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 08/19 11:00 | 2 | Chainat FC v Nakhon Ratchasima | L | 0-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 08/13 10:30 | 1 | [7] Krabi FC v Chainat FC [7] | D | 0-0 | |
World Club Friendlies | 08/01 10:00 | - | Chainat FC v Kitchee | L | 2-3 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 04/30 11:00 | 34 | Krabi FC v Chainat FC | D | 2-2 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 04/22 10:30 | 33 | [13] Chainat FC v Rayong FC [4] | W | 3-2 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 04/09 10:30 | 32 | [7] Uthai Thani FC v Chainat FC [13] | L | 3-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 04/01 11:30 | 31 | [13] Chainat FC v Chiang Mai FC [12] | W | 1-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 03/29 12:00 | 30 | Udon Thani FC v Chainat FC | L | 4-3 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 03/19 12:00 | 29 | [14] Chainat FC v Nakhon Pathom FC [4] | D | 0-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 03/15 11:30 | 28 | [17] Ranong United v Chainat FC [12] | L | 1-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 03/11 11:00 | 27 | [12] Chainat FC v Samut Prakan City [13] | D | 1-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 03/04 10:30 | 26 | [12] Chainat FC v Trat FC [7] | L | 1-2 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 02/25 11:00 | 25 | [13] Raj Pracha v Chainat FC [12] | W | 0-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 02/17 11:00 | 24 | [12] Chainat FC v Chiangmai United [3] | L | 2-3 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 02/11 11:30 | 23 | [4] Ayutthaya United v Chainat FC [13] | W | 0-2 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 02/05 11:30 | 22 | [16] Chainat FC v Nakhon Si United [1] | W | 1-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 01/29 11:30 | 21 | [2] Suphanburi FC v Chainat FC [16] | W | 1-3 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 01/22 10:30 | 20 | [15] Chainat FC v Kasetsart FC [14] | D | 0-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 01/14 12:00 | 19 | [4] Phrae United v Chainat FC [15] | D | 3-3 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 01/08 11:30 | 18 | [15] Chainat FC v Customs United [9] | W | 2-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 12/10 10:30 | 17 | [14] Rayong FC v Chainat FC [15] | L | 1-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 12/03 12:00 | 16 | [15] Chainat FC v Uthai Thani FC [12] | L | 2-3 | |
Thailand Cup | 11/30 10:00 | - | Chainat Hornbill v Bangkok United | L | 1-4 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 11/26 12:00 | 15 | [12] Chiang Mai FC v Chainat FC [15] | L | 2-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 11/20 11:30 | 14 | [15] Chainat FC v Udon Thani FC [18] | W | 1-0 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 11/13 12:00 | 13 | [8] Nakhon Pathom FC v Chainat FC [15] | L | 2-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 11/05 11:00 | 12 | [14] Chainat FC v Ranong United [16] | D | 1-1 | |
Thailand Division 2 | 10/29 12:00 | 11 | [9] Samut Prakan City v Chainat FC [15] | D | 2-2 |
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.
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.
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.
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.[]