Trat F.C.
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| Full name | Trat Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดตราด | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The White Elephants (ช้างขาวจ้าวเกาะ) | |||
| Short name | TFC | |||
| Founded | 2012 | |||
| Ground | Trat Province Stadium Trat, Thailand | |||
| Capacity | 6,000 | |||
| Chairman | Chucheep Liangthanom | |||
| Head coach | Somchai Makmool | |||
| League | Thai League 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Thai League 1, 16th of 16 (relegated) | |||
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Trat Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดตราด) is a Thai professional football club based in Trat province.[1] The club currently plays in the Thai League 2.
History
[edit]Trat Football Club was formed in 2012, nicknamed The White Elephants. They were admitted to the 2011 Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern Region. In their first season, they were kicked out in the third round of the 2012 Thai FA Cup after they fielded an unregistered player in their penalty shoot out win over Army United and scraped into 3rd in Central/East division to make Regional league playoffs. Trat was promoted to 2013 Thai Division 1 League as the first attempt after topping Group B.[2][3][4]
During the 2015 Thai Division 1 League, Trat was relegated to the third division after finishing in last place during the league. In the following season, Trat ended up winning the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Eastern Region thus gaining promotion.
In the 2018 season, Trat finished in second place, two points away from league champions PTT Rayong. Trat then earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club history.
Trat then played in the 2019 Thai League 1 season where they finished in 10th place in their first season, however in the 2020–21 season, the club was relegated back to Thai League 2.
In the 2022–23 season, Trat finished the season in 2nd place thus gaining promotion back to the top flight for the second time. However, the club didn't last long in the top flight where they was relegated in the 2023–24 season.
Stadium and locations
[edit]| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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| 12°14′02″N 102°31′30″E / 12.233759°N 102.524949°E | Trat | Trat Province Stadium | 4,000 | 2012–present |
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
[edit]Coaches by years (2013–present)
Harnarong Chunhakunakorn 2013 –2014- Krit Singha-preecha 2014 –2015
- Praphan Narkpong 2015 –2016
- Somkiat Fongpech 2016 –2017
- Worakorn Wichanarong 2017
- Dusit Chalermsan 2017 –2018
- Phayong Khunnaen 2018 –2021
- Somchai Chuayboonchum 2021 –2022
- Harnarong Chunhakunakorn 2022 –2023
- Santi Chaiyaphuak 2023 –2024
- Krongpol Daorueang 2024
- Somchai Makmool 2024 –
Season-by-season record
[edit]| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2012 | DIV2 Central-East | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 66 | 34 | 71 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Rattaporn Saetan | 17+(5) |
| 2013 | DIV1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 60 | 47 | 6th | R4 | R1 | Woukoue Mefire Raymond | 9 |
| 2014 | DIV1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 33 | 49 | 7th | R4 | Opted out | Seiya Sugishita | 12 |
| 2015 | DIV1 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 100 | 27 | 20th | Opted out | Opted out | Borce Manevski | 9 |
| 2016 | DIV2 Eastern | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 52 | Champions | R2 | Opted out | Erivaldo | 11+(1) |
| 2017 | T2 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 59 | 34 | 15th | R2 | Opted out | Barros Tardeli | 18 |
| 2018 | T2 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 32 | 54 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | Barros Tardeli | 21 |
| 2019 | T1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 10th | QF | R1 | Lonsana Doumbouya | 20 |
| 2020–21 | T1 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 64 | 17 | 15th | QF | – | Ricardo Santos | 10 |
| 2021–22 | T2 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 33 | 68 | 3rd | Opted out | Opted out | Paulo Conrado | 19 |
| 2022–23 | T2 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 34 | 60 | 2nd | Opted out | Opted out | Ferreira dos Santos | 15 |
| 2023–24 | T1 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 64 | 26 | 16th | R1 | R2 | Lidor Cohen | 8 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Honours
[edit]- Thai League 2
- Regional League Division 2
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Regional League Eastern Division
- Champions (1): 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "ตราด เอฟซี". MThai Sport (in Thai).
- ^ "'ตราด เอฟซี' เปิดตัวแข้งใหม่ลุยศึกยามาฮ่า ลีกวัน". www.thairath.co.th. 12 January 2013.
- ^ ครบทุกกีฬา, SMMSPORT COM เว็ปเดียวจบ (18 August 2013). "ช้างขาวขอยิงกระทิงคว้าชัย2เกมติด กรุงเก่าลาโค้ชธงรับทีทีเอ็ม". SMMSPORT.COM เว็ปเดียวจบ ครบทุกกีฬา. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "คอลัมน์ลีกไทย: ช้างขาวชาวจ้าวเกาะตราด เอฟซี เราพร้อมแล้วสำหรับลีกวัน2014". www.siamsport.co.th. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Trat F.C. (archived)
- Trat F.C. on Facebook
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