Chiangrai United F.C.
| Capacity | 11,354 | ||
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| President | Miti Tiyapairat | ||
| Head coach | Gabriel Magalhães | ||
| League | Thai League 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Thai League 1, 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Chiangrai United Football Club (
History
First years
In 2009, Chiangrai United joined the new Thai football setup and started at the 3rd level, 2009 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region. Chiangrai duly came out on top come to 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
Second Division and League 1 Promotion
In 2010, the club finished 3rd in
Chiangrai United opened its first youth academies in 2012.[1]
In 2016, Chiangrai United made a deal with Jarken Group[2] to the strong brand and initiating a holistic marketing strategy which included business development and strengthening management structures to promote a positive image of the Chiangrai United Sports Passions as a brand to make Chiangrai United become professional and sustainable. The strategy for this deal is to design to promote Chaing Rai United to become the big name club in Thailand.
2017 & 2018 – FA Cup winners
In 2017, the club continued to make agreements with sponsors to improve the club's professional image and attract
Under Brazilian coach
In 2018, the club attracted
Chiangrai defeated the
In
2019 – League 1 title
Chiangrai defeated the
In October 2019, after the announcement of the appointment of
The side is commented to fare well in most big games, with compactness and discipline springing surprises. Instead of being burdened with keeping possession, they stifled opponents with a rehearsed repertoire of both defensive and pressing moves, topped off with lethal counter-attacks.[10]
Academy development
Chiangrai United opened its first youth academies in 2012.[11] The club also regularly supplies the Thai national youth teams and Chiangrai first team squad with local talent such as Ekanit Panya, Chotipat Poomkaew, Apirak Worawong, Pharadon Pattanapol, Sarawut Yodyinghathaikul and Thakdanai Jaihan. Chiangrai youth academies play in Thailand Youth League.[12]
Stadium
Main articles:
Chiangrai United's home ground is the United Stadium of Chiangrai, which has also been known as the
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2018 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Bali United
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2–1 ( a.e.t. )
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| Play-off round |  Shanghai Port
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0–1 | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Yangon United
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3–1 | ||
| Play-off round |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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0–0 ( a.e.t.) )
(3–4 p | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Group E |  Melbourne Victory
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2–2 | 0–1 | 4th out of 4 |
Beijing Guoan
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0–1 | 1–1 | ||||
 FC Seoul
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2–1 | 0–5 | ||||
| 2021 | AFC Champions League | Group H | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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1–3 | 1–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
 Tampines Rovers
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1–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| Gamba Osaka
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1–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Group J |  Kitchee
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2–3 | 0–1 | 3rd out of 3 |
| Vissel Kobe
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0–0 | 0–6 |
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 5 appearances
Season by season record
| Season | League[13] | FA Cup | League Cup |
Thailand Champions Cup |
AFC Champions League |
Top scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2009 | DIV 2 Northern
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20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 54 | 1st | – | – | – | – | Watcharakorn Klaitin | 19 |
| RL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2010 | DIV 1 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 53 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | – | – | Wasan Natasan
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13 |
| 2011 | TPL | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 52 | 44 | 10th | R4 | QF | – | – | Wasan Natasan
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18 |
| 2012 | TPL | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 9th | SF | R3 | – | – | Nantawat Tansopa | 8 |
| 2013 | TPL | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 34 | 11th | QF | R3 | – | – | Leandro Assumpção | 9 |
| 2014 | TPL | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 47 | 55 | 7th | SF | R4 | – | – | Renan Marques | 17 |
| 2015 | TPL | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 44 | 9th | QF | R1 | – | – | Renan Marques | 10 |
| 2016 | TL
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31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 8th | R3 | R2 | – | – | Wellington Bruno | 10 |
| 2017 | T1
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34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 42 | 60 | 4th | W | RU | – | – | Felipe Azevedo | 18 |
| 2018 | T1
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34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 55 | 5th | W | W | W | PO | Bill | 9 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 58 | 1st | QF | SF | RU | PO | Bill | 14 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 54 | 4th | W | – | W | GS | Bill | 18 |
| 2021–22 | T1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 5th | R3 | SF | RU | GS | Bill | 8 |
| 2022–23 | T1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 5th | QF | R1 | – | GS | Victor Cardozo | 11 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | ||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
Sarith Wutchuay 2009- Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul 2009
- Apisit Imampai Dec 2009 – Feb 2010
- Kajohn Punnaves Feb 2010 – May 2010
- Rungsimun Songkrohtham May 2010 – July 2010
- Stefano Cugurra TecoJuly 2010 – June 2013
Henk Wisman July 2013 – Sept 2013- Anurak Srikerd Sept 2013 – Oct 2013
- Teerasak Po-on Nov 2013 – Nov 2016
Alexandre Gama Dec 2016 – Oct 2018- Jose Alves Borges Oct 2018 – Feb 2019
- Ailton dos Santos SilvaFeb 2019 – Nov 2019
Masami Taki Dec 2019 – Oct 2020- Emerson Pereira (caretaker) Oct 2020 – Apr 2021
- Emerson Pereira Apr 2021 – Dec 2022
- Gabriel Magalhães Dec 2022 –
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
- Thai League 1
- Winners (1): 2019
- Thai Division 1 League
- Third place (1): 2010
- Regional League Northern Region
- Winners (1): 2009
- Regional League Division 2
- Runners-up (1): 2009
Cups
Double
- Thai FA Cup and Thailand Champions Cup: 2020–21
Treble
- Thai FA Cup, Thai League Cup and Thailand Champions Cup: 2018
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