Royal Thai Navy F.C.

Navy FC
ราชนาวี
Full name Navy Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี
Founded 1956 (Royal Thai Navy)
2009 (Rajnavy Rayong)
2011 (Siam Navy)
Ground Sattahip Navy Stadium
Chonburi, Thailand
Ground Capacity 12,500
Chairman Chatcharin Chusri
Head Coach Stefano Cugurra
League Thai Premier League
2015 15th

Navy Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลราชนาวี) is a Thailand professional football club based in the 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.

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 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.

Crests

Honours

Runner-up: 2006
Winner: 2006
Winner: 1990
Winner: 1989
Winner: 1974

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 - - - - - - - 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 South Korea Woo Guen-Jeong 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
Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • N/A = No answer

  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
  • QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
  • RInt = Intermediate Round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3

  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • R6 = Round 6
  • GR = Group Stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • S = Shared
  • W = Winners

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
2 Thailand MF Wanchana Rattana (on loan from Saraburi)
6 Thailand DF Nataporn Phanrit (Captain)
7 Thailand MF Surasak Koomgun
9 Thailand FW Pisansin Za-in
13 Thailand MF Panuwat Meenapa
14 Thailand MF Pongpeera Prajongsai
17 Paraguay MF Anggello Machuca
19 Thailand FW Dennis Buschening
20 Thailand MF Wicha Nantasri
22 Thailand FW Suttipong Laoporn
26 Thailand DF Suwittaya Numsinlark
27 Thailand MF Sittisak Tarapan
28 Thailand FW Chusana Numkanitsorn
29 Thailand FW Poonnapon Nam-anu
31 Thailand DF Chontawat Srisuk
No. Position Player
32 Thailand DF Worawoot Kotchada
34 Thailand MF Akkarawat Chokpiyaset
35 Thailand GK Nantapol Supathai
Brazil FW Felipe Ferreira
Thailand DF Patipan Un-Op (on loan from Buriram United)
Thailand MF Rattapon Auttawong
Indonesia DF Victor Igbonefo
Thailand GK Kittikun Jamsuwan
Thailand MF Alef Poh-ji
Thailand GK Narong Wongthongkam
Brazil FW Thiago
Thailand DF Samart Panya
Thailand DF Marut Dorkmalipa
Thailand DF Saksuriya Kulponmueng

Former 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.

External links

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