2016 Chiangrai United F.C. season

The 2016 season is Chiangrai United's 6th season in the Thai Premier League since 2011.

Chiangrai United

2016 season
Chairman	Mitti Tiyapairat
Manager	Teerasak Po-on
Stadium	United Stadium, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Thai League	8th
Thai FA Cup	Round of 16
Thai League Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Wellington Bruno (10) All: Wellington Bruno (14)

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  THA Apirak Woravong 2 DF  THA Saranyu Intarach 3 DF  THA Krissadee Prakobkong (Third-captain) 4 DF  THA Piyaphon Phanichakul 5 DF  JPN Kazuki Murakami 6 MF  THA Nattapon Woratayanan 7 MF  THA Arthit Sunthornpit 8 MF  JPN Hironori Saruta 9 FW  BRA Dennis Murillo 10 MF  BRA Wellington 11 MF  THA Rungrath Poomchantuek 13 FW  THA Nantawat Tansopa 15 GK  THA Intharat Apinyakool 16 MF  THA Wanchalerm Yingyong 17 FW  THA Anon Sangsanoi 18 MF  THA Yuttajak Kornchan (Vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 GK  THA Thanongsak Panpipat 20 DF  THA Pratum Chuthong 21 FW  AUS Mark Bridge 22 MF  THA Pichitphong Choeichiu (Captain) 23 MF  THA Bordin Phala 24 DF  THA Worawut Namvech 25 MF  THA Saharat Kaewsangsai 28 FW  THA Ekkachai Rittipan 29 DF  THA Kiatprawut Saiwaeo 30 MF  BRA Alex Henrique 33 MF  THA Chotipat Poomkeaw 34 DF  THA Nattapong Promsen 35 MF  THA Saharat Sienarsa 36 MF  THA Mongkol Tossakrai (on loan from Army United) 37 MF  THA Eakkanit Punya 38 MF  THA Thitipan Puangchan

Foreign Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  JPN Kazuki Murakami 8 MF  JPN Hironori Saruta 9 FW  BRA Dennis Murillo 10 MF  BRA Wellington Bruno 14 FW  BRA Danilo Cirino de Oliveira 30 MF  BRA Alex Henrique

Thai League

Main article: 2016 Thai League T1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	30	14	7	9	52	35	+17	49
7	Sukhothai (Q)	31	13	6	12	50	44	+6	45	2017 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
8	Chiangrai United	31	13	6	12	42	43	−1	45
9	BEC Tero Sasana	30	12	5	13	42	52	−10	41
10	Suphanburi	31	10	8	13	33	35	−2	38

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2016. Source: Thai League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

1. Qualified as drawn winners of the 2016 Thai FA Cup.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	League position
5 March 2016	Suphanburi	H	1–0	Dennis 20'	7th
9 March 2016	Sukhothai	A	0–0		5th
12 March 2016	Buriram United	H	0–0		6th
16 March 2016	Pattaya United	A	3–3	Bruno 7', Danilo (2) 64', 73' (pen.)	7th
30 March 2016	BBCU	A	4–3	Rungrath 12', Bruno 36', Piyaphon 50', Saruta 61'	7th
3 April 2016	Chainat Hornbill	H	1–0	Dennis 89'	6th
23 April 2016	Osotspa M-150 Samut Prakan	A	2–1	Piyaphon 35', Arthit 83'	6th
27 April 2016	Bangkok Glass	H	1–3	Danilo 1'	6th
1 May 2016	Army United	A	0–1		8th
7 May 2016	SCG Muangthong United	H	0–3		9th
11 May 2016	Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	A	4–1	Dennis (3) 2', 45+1', 59', Danilo 26'	8th
15 May 2016	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	H	1–0	Anon 45'	6th
21 May 2016	BEC Tero Sasana	A	2–1	Bruno 37', Piyaphon 68'	6th
28 May 2016	Navy	H	2–1	Pichitphong 9', Bruno 17'	5th
12 June 2016	Bangkok United	A	0–2		5th
18 June 2016	Sisaket	H	3–1	Bruno (2) 76', 88', Arthit 81'	4th
22 June 2016	Chonburi	A	1–2	Saranyu 16'	5th
25 June 2016	Suphanburi	A	0–2		5th
29 June 2016	Sukhothai	H	2–0	Pratum 45', Bridge 60'	4th
3 July 2016	Buriram United	A	1–2	Bordin 31'	6th
10 July 2016	BBCU	H	2–2	Bridge (2) 14', 36'	6th
17 July 2016	Chainat Hornbill	A	1–2	Bridge 9'	6th
20 July 2016	Super Power Samut Prakan[note 1]	H	2–0	Bruno 10', Bridge 73'	6th
24 July 2016	Bangkok Glass	A	1–3	Bridge 74'	7th
30 July 2016	Army United	H	2–1	Bruno (2) 32', 73'	6th
7 August 2016	SCG Muangthong United	A	0–1		8th
14 August 2016	Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda	H	1–2	Bruno 70'	8th
20 August 2016	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	A	1–1	Kaimbi 1'	8th
10 September 2016	BEC Tero Sasana	H	4–2	Bordin 10', Piyaphon 21', Bridge 35', Thitipan 73'	8th
17 September 2016	Navy	A	0–0		8th
24 September 2016	Bangkok United	H	0–3		8th

Thai FA Cup

Chang FA Cup

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Round
15 June 2016	BBCU	H	6–1	Bruno (3) 3', 15', 44', Piyaphon 62', Saruta 77', Nantawat 83'	Round of 64
13 July 2016	Bangkok Glass	H	2–1	Bruno 42', Bridge 90+6'	Round of 32
3 August 2016	Suphanburi	A	0–1		Round of 16

Thai League Cup

Toyota League Cup

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Round
10 April 2016	BTU S.Boonmeerit United	A	2–0	Pichitphong 41', Eakkanit 90+2'	Round of 64
8 June 2016	Ubon UMT United	A	1–2	Saruta 47'	Round of 32

Squad goals statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Apirak Woravong	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Saranyu Intarach	1	0	0	1
3	DF	Krissadee Prakobkong	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Piyaphon Phanichakul	4	1	0	5
5	DF	Kazuki Murakami	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Nattapon Woratayanan	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Arthit Sunthornpit	2	0	0	2
8	MF	Hironori Saruta	1	1	1	3
9	FW	Lazarus Kaimbi	1	0	0	1
10	MF	Wellington Bruno	10	4	0	14
13	FW	Nantawat Tansopa	0	1	0	1
15	GK	Intharat Apinyakool	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Wanchalerm Yingyong	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Anon Sangsanoi	1	0	0	1
18	MF	Yuttajak Kornchan	0	0	0	0
19	GK	Thanongsak Panpipat	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Pratum Chuthong	1	0	0	1
21	FW	Mark Bridge	7	1	0	8
22	MF	Pichitphong Choeichiu	1	0	1	2
23	MF	Bordin Phala	2	0	0	2
24	DF	Worawut Namvech	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Saharat Kaewsangsai	0	0	0	0
29	DF	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Chotipat Poomkeaw	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Nattapong Promsen	0	0	0	0
35	MF	Saharat Sienarsa	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Mongkol Tossakrai	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Eakkanit Punya	0	0	1	1
38	MF	Thitipan Puangchan	1	0	0	1
Out on loan
–	FW	Chatchai Nakvijit	0	0	0	0
–	FW	Dennis Murillo	5	0	0	5
Left club during season
–	DF	Sakeerin Teekasom	0	0	0	0
–	FW	Danilo de Oliveira	4	0	0	4
–	MF	Saharat Kanyaroj	0	0	0	0
–	MF	Rungrath Poomchantuek	1	0	0	1

Transfers

First Thai footballer's market is opening on December 27, 2015 to January 28, 2016
Second Thai footballer's market is opening on June 3, 2016 to June 30, 2016

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From
22 December 2015	MF	Hironori Saruta	Port
3 January 2016	MF	Sakeerin Teekasom	Chiangmai
13 January 2016	FW	Dennis Murillo	Santa Clara
13 January 2016	MF	Alex Henrique	ASA
13 January 2016	MF	Wellington Bruno	ABC
14 January 2016	DF	Worawut Namvech	Bangkok Glass
14 January 2016	DF	Saharat Kaewsangsai	Lamphun Warrior
15 January 2016	DF	Saranyu Intarach	Police United
27 February 2016	DF	Piyaphon Phanichakul	SCG Muangthong United
10 March 2016	FW	Danilo de Oliveira	Buriram United
27 May 2016	MF	Thitipan Puangchan	SCG Muangthong United
27 May 2016	MF	Bordin Phala	Bangkok Glass
7 June 2016	DF	Pratum Chuthong	Suphanburi
15 June 2016	FW	Mark Bridge	Western Sydney Wanderers
15 June 2016	MF	Wanchalerm Yingyong	Chainat Hornbill
21 June 2016	FW	Lazarus Kaimbi	Bangkok Glass

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To
22 December 2015	FW	Renatinho	Skënderbeu Korçë
22 December 2015	DF	Fernando Abreu	Lampang
22 December 2015	FW	Renan Marques	Sukhothai
22 December 2015	MF	Keita Sugimoto	Verspah Oita
22 December 2015	MF	Sarun Promkaew	Chiangmai
6 January 2016	FW	Choklap Nilsang	Chiangmai
9 June 2016	DF	Sakeerin Teekasom	Buriram United
14 June 2016	FW	Danilo de Oliveira	Dibba Al Fujairah Club
16 June 2016	MF	Saharat Kanyaroj	PTT Rayong
28 June 2016	MF	Rungrath Poomchantuek	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
28 June 2016	MF	Alex Henrique	América

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
15 June 2016	31 December 2016	MF	Mongkol Tossakrai	Army United

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
18 June 2016	31 December 2016	FW	Chatchai Nakvijit	Lampang
24 June 2016	31 December 2016	FW	Dennis Murillo	Super Power Samut Prakan[note 1]

Notes

1. In mid-2016, Osotspa M-150 Samut Prakan change the name to Super Power Samut Prakan due to their take over.