Navy Football Club

Navy Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี) is a Thailand professional football club under the stewardship of Royal Thai Navy based in Chonburi. They play in the Thai League 2. The club has previously played under the names of Royal Thai Navy FC, Rajnavi FC and Rajnavy Rayong FC.

Navy
ราชนาวี
Full nameNavy Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี
Nickname(s)Ta Han Nam
(ตะหานน้ำ)
Founded10 January 1956 (10 January 1956), as Royal Thai Navy
GroundSattahip Navy Stadium
Chonburi, Thailand
Capacity6,000
ChairmanAdm. Rangsarit Sattayanukul
Head CoachChalermwoot Sa-ngapol
LeagueThai League 2
2019Thai League 2, 16th
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of
Royal Thai Navy
Football Football B Futsal

History

The club was formed on 10 January 1956 as the Royal Thai Navy Football Club and currently plays under the name of Navy Football Club, locally known as Rajnavy. The club has also played under the names of Rajnavi and Rajnavy Rayong, Rayong being the town they played in and the main base of the Navy in general.

Since the inception of the Thai League in 1996 the club played under the name of the Royal Thai Navy up until 2009, when all teams in Thailand had to become public limited companies. With this, many teams changed names and formed closer links with the communities they were based in. In this case the Navy became known as Rajnavy Rayong. Rajnavy being the local Thai name for the Navy. In 2011, and with a dispute as to the ownership of the club, the club moved from their Rayong home and into the Chonburi province where they ground share with Pattaya United – another club playing outside of their original home town – albeit against league rules, where two sides in the PLT cannot ground share.

Ownership dispute

In 2009, when Thai football was becoming increasingly popular with all professional football teams told to properly register and become a company limited, the situation was almost to the point where anyone could register this football club for an ownership. At this point, Rayong Thai Premier took the ownership and renamed the club to Rajnavy Rayong. However, two seasons after that, the Royal Thai Navy decided to bring the team back under control and renamed it to Siam Navy. Thereafter, the football club moved from Rayong to Sattahip, Chonburi.

Turmoil

At the start of the 2011 league campaign, with the Navy in a bit of turmoil after the dispute of the owner of the club, they proceeded to get it wrong on the field as well. Their opening game of the season against Sisaket, was awarded 2–0 to Sisaket after an original 1–1 draw due to Siam Navy playing an ineligible player. To make things worse, the club knew the player in question couldn't play, but carried on hoping to get away with any sanctions – especially since the league is normally lax in the rules.

Queens Cup success

In 2006 the club won the opening season Queen's Cup tournament. A tournament that is not mandatory but nonetheless a big part of the Thai football calendar at the time. They defeated Krung Thai Bank in the final after getting past Bangkok Bank at the semi-final stage.

Yo-yo club

The club has somewhat become known as a yo-yo club in the Thai football scene, being relegated and promoted from/to the top flight on four occasions. Although on each occasion they were promoted they weren't as champions.

Honours
Runner-up: 2006
Winner: 2006
Winner: 1990
  • Khor Royal Cup (Thai: ถ้วย ค.):
Winner: 1989
  • Ngor Royal Cup (Thai: ถ้วย ง.):
Winner: 1974

Stadium and locations by season records
Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
12°39′50″N 100°56′09″E Sattahip, Chonburi Sattahip Navy Stadium 12,500 2007–2008
12°40′49″N 101°14′08″E Rayong Rayong Province Stadium 14,000 2009–2010
13°24′41″N 100°59′37″E Chonburi Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium 12,000 2011
12°39′50″N 100°56′09″E Sattahip, Chonburi Sattahip Navy Stadium 12,500 2011–present

Season by season domestic record
Season League[1] FA Cup League
Cup		 Kor Royal
Cup		 AFC
Champions
League		 Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1996–97 TPL 34 13 12 9 44 29 51 9th N/A – – – N/A N/A
1997 TPL 22 3 6 13 20 41 15 12th N/A – – – N/A N/A
1998 DIV 1 – – – – – – – – N/A – – – N/A N/A
1999 DIV 1 – – – – – – – – N/A – – – N/A N/A
2000 TPL 22 5 11 6 21 22 26 6th N/A – – – N/A N/A
2001–02 TPL 22 6 3 13 14 31 21 10th N/A – – – N/A N/A
2002–03 DIV 1 – – – – – – – 2nd – – – – N/A N/A
2003–04 TPL 18 5 4 9 18 27 19 7th – – – – N/A N/A
2004–05 TPL 18 3 1 14 11 33 10 10th – – – – N/A N/A
2006 DIV 1 – – – – – – – 2nd – – – – N/A N/A
2007 TPL 30 5 12 13 21 35 27 15th – – – – N/A N/A
2008 DIV 1 30 15 10 5 35 22 55 3rd – – – – N/A N/A
2009 TPL 30 8 6 16 28 39 30 12th R3 – – – Suttinan Nontee 8
2010 TPL 30 8 9 13 35 52 33 10th SF SF – – N/A N/A
2011 TPL 34 9 6 19 28 51 33 16th R3 R2 – – N/A N/A
2012 DIV 1 34 13 10 11 55 44 50 7th R2 R1 – – N/A N/A
2013 DIV 1 34 10 10 14 42 47 40 10th R3 R3 – – Jeong Woo-geun 10
2014 DIV 1 34 17 9 8 41 26 60 3rd R3 R2 – – Ludovick Takam 13
2015 TPL 34 10 5 19 42 65 35 15th R3 R3 – – Rodrigo Vergilio 12
2016 TL 31 7 10 14 24 40 31 14th R1 R2 – – Anggello Machuca 5
2017 T1 34 10 10 14 42 50 40 13th R2 R1  –  – Rodrigo Vergilio 15
2018 T1 34 7 9 18 44 85 30 16th R3 R1  –  – Amadou Ouattara 13
2019 T2 34 9 6 19 35 50 33 16th R1 R1  –  – Chusana Numkanitsorn 10
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Season by season record for team U-23
Season League Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2018 T4 East 27 6 9 12 29 42 27 9th Kanin Ketkaew 8

Players

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  THA Nopphakhun Uchareon
3 FW  GHA Prince Amponsah
4 MF  THA Peemvit Thongnitiroj
5 DF  BRA Rodrigo Frauches
6 DF  THA Nawapol Tantraseni
7 MF  THA Chawanwat Srisook
8 MF  THA Surasak Koomgun
9 FW  BRA Douglas
10 FW  THA Chusana Numkanitsorn
11 FW  THA Sirichai Phumpat
13 MF  THA Panuwat Meenapa
14 MF  THA Pakkaphon Kanphukdee
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  THA Artit Tubtimmai
18 GK  THA Boonyakait Wongsajaem
20 DF  THA Kittiphon Laengthaisong
21 GK  THA Surat Narkchumsang
24 MF  THA Jansada Kanha
27 FW  THA Sittichai Masbu-ngor
28 DF  THA Nattawat Rattanawijit
29 MF  THA Saharat Rattanawijit
33 FW  THA Chainarong Tathong
34 FW  THA Wuttichai Tathong
35 DF  THA Wisarut Pannasri
75 DF  JPN Tatsuya Sakai (on loan from Samut Prakan City)

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

References
  1. King, Ian; Schöggl, Hans & Stokkermans, Karel (20 March 2014). "Thailand – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Select link to season required from chronological list.
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