Royal Thai Navy F.C.

Siam Navy F.C.
ราชนาวี
Full name Siam Navy Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี
Founded 1937
Ground Rajnavy Stadium
Chonburi, Thailand
(Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman Chatcharin chusri
League Thai Premier League
TPL 2010 10th
Home colours
Away colours

Rajnavy Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี) is a Thailand professional football club based in city of Chonburi in Chonburi Province. Currently, they play in the Thai Premier League. The team forms the football section of the Royal Thai Navy. The club has previously played under the names of Royal Thai Navy, Rajnavi and Rajnavy Rayong.

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History

The club was formed in 1937 as the Royal Thai Navy Football Club and currently plays under the name of Siam Navy, 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 Premier 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 TPL cannot ground share.

Ownership Dispute

In 2009 when Thai football was starting to become very popular and with clubs all told to become public limited companies, new entities of teams were formed, almost to the point where anyone could register the club under their ownership. At this point, Rayong Thai Premier, took the ownership of the club and renamed them to Rajnavy Rayong. Two seasons past before the Royal Thai Navy decided to bring the team back under their own control. With this, they renamed the club to Siam Navy and moved out of Rayong.

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 Siskaet after an original 1:1 draw die 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

Season By Season Domestic Record

Season Pld Won Draw Lost GF GA GD PTS Final Position Notes
Thai Premier League 1996/97 34 13 12 9 44 29 +15 51 9th
Thai Premier League 1997 22 3 6 13 20 41 -21 15 15th Relegated to Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League 1998 - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand Division 1 League 1999 - - - - - - - - - Promotion to Thai Premier League
Thai Premier League 2000 22 5 11 6 21 22 -1 26 6th
Thai Premier League 2001/02 22 6 3 13 14 31 -17 21 10th Relegated to Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League 2002/03 - - - - - - - - - Promotion to Thai Premier League
Thai Premier League 2003/04 18 5 4 9 18 27 -9 19 7th
Thai Premier League 2004/05 18 3 1 14 11 33 -22 10 10th Relegated to Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League 2006 - - - - - - - - - Promotion to Thai Premier League, Queen's Cup Winner
Thai Premier League 2007 30 5 12 13 21 35 -14 27 15th Relegated to Thailand Division 1 League
Thailand Division 1 League 2008 30 15 10 5 35 22 +13 55 3rd Promotion to Thai Premier League
Thai Premier League 2009 30 8 6 16 28 39 -11 30 12th
Thai Premier League 2010 30 8 9 13 35 52 -17 33 10th

Players

Current squad

As of March 19, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Chinnakorn Deesai
2 FW Rattaporn Saetun
3 DF Sarayut Kiewprae
4 DF Sarawut Jomkamsing
5 DF Kusoel Pengpol
6 DF Chanatawat Srisuk
7 DF Supachai Kamsab
8 MF Anuwat Sornchai
9 FW Piyachart Srimaruang
10 FW Tinnapob Srisathit
11 FW Alex da Costa
13 DF Panuwat Kongchan
14 MF Olof Hviden-Watson
15 DF Seksan Chaothonglang
16 DF Maroot Dokmalipar
17 MF Pokklaw Limwattana
No. Position Player
18 GK Sittipong Manaowarn
19 FW Wuttichai Asuweewa
21 GK Chaiyaporn Uttamarat
22 FW Pisansil Zaa-In
23 DF Jetsada Ngam-Muang (captain)
24 DF Saksuriya Kulponmuang
25 DF Komsan Merndee
26 DF Nawin Pohbut
27 MF Surasak Koomgun
28 FW Noppadol Ted-on
29 FW Somporn Tanjaruen
30 GK Anupong Tidsakburi
32 MF Mathieu Kouame Yao
33 FW Paulo Barbosa
34 DF Dioman Adama
35 MF Shin Young-Chol

Former Player

Crests

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