| Clubname: | Chanthaburi จันทบุรี เอฟซี |
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| Fullname: | Chanthaburi Football Club สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดจันทบุรี |
| Nickname: | The Wild Rabbits (กระต่ายป่า) |
| Founded: | 2004 as Chanthaburi F.C. old era 2013 as Chanthaburi F.C. new era |
| Ground: | Chanthaburi Province Stadium Chanthaburi, Thailand |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
| Chairman: | Jirachai Khaonongbua |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Supachai Komsilp |
| League: | Thai League 2 |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Position: | Thai League 2, 12th |
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Chanthaburi Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดจันทบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in Chanthaburi Province. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 2.
The club was formed in 2004. By the year 2006 is not clear in which league the club has played. In the statistics there are also a team from Chanthaburi, has reached the 1984 final of the Cup. does not clarify whether this is the same club. The 2006 season but the club played in the Thailand Provincial League and won the 8th place. The Provincial League, which was run by the Sports Federation Thailand, left the club for the 2007 season and moved to the Thailand Division 1 League. This league is under the Thai Football Association. Place in the 2007 season could confirm the placement in 2008 with nearly a fifth place. With 13 points behind, however, nothing to do with the rise.
In consecutive seasons in 2009 Thai Division 1 League and 2010 Thai Division 1 League, Chantaburi finished only 2 points and one place above the drop zone to avoid relegation to Regional League Division 2.
Samut Songkram's former coach, Somchai Chuayboonchum, will take charge of Chantaburi for the 2011 campaign. He has brought several of his ex-players from Samut Songkhram to the Hares.
In 2022, Chanthaburi competed in the Thai League 3 for the 2022–23 season. It is their 17th season in the professional league. The club started the season with a 2–1 home win over Navy[1] and they ended the season with a 1–1 away draw with Navy.[2] The club has finished 2nd place in the league of the Eastern region and advanced to the national championship stage. In addition, in the 2022–23 Thai FA Cup Chanthaburi was defeated 1–4 by Chiangrai United in the second round, causing them to be eliminated[3] and in the 2022–23 Thai League Cup Chanthaburi was defeated 1–3 by Customs United in the qualification play-off round, causing them to be eliminated too.[4]
| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.6101°N 102.1056°W | Chanthaburi | Chanthaburi Province Stadium | 5,000 | 2007–2010 |
| 12.6639°N 102.1017°W | Chanthaburi | Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University Stadium | 8,800 | 2011 |
| 12.6101°N 102.1056°W | Chanthaburi | Chanthaburi Province Stadium | 5,000 | 2012–2013 |
| 12.6639°N 102.1017°W | Chanthaburi | Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University Stadium | 8,800 | 2014 |
| 12.6101°N 102.1056°W | Chanthaburi | Chanthaburi Province Stadium | 5,000 | 2015–2017 |
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer league | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2006 | DIV1 | 8th | Opted out | |||||||||||
| 2007 | DIV1 B | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 4th | Opted out | ||||
| 2008 | DIV1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 5th | Opted out |  Witthaya Lhoareang | 16 | ||
| 2009 | DIV1 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 61 | 32 | 13th | R4 | Sirisak Musbu-ngor | 17 | ||
| 2010 | DIV1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 12th | R2 | R2 | Sirisak Musbu-ngor | 9 | |
| 2011 | DIV1 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 41 | 12th | R3 | R1 |  Kassiaty Gildas Labi | 10 | |
| 2012 | DIV1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 111 | 4 | 18th | R2 | R1 | Prawit Wasoontara | 4 | |
| 2013 | DIV2 Central-East | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 46 | 4th | Opted out | Opted out | |||
| 2014 | DIV2 Central-East | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 35 | 8th | Opted out | Opted out | |||
| 2015 | DIV2 Central-East | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 43 | 5th | Opted out | ||||
| 2016 | DIV2 East | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 10th | |||||
| 2017 | T4 East | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 51 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | R2 | Opted out |  Mbassegus Mbarga | 11 |
| 2018 | T4 East | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 48 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QR | QR1 | Chainarong Samuttha | 16 |
| 2019 | T4 East | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 28 | 6th | QR | Opted out | Tripop Janoensheep | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | T3 East | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 11th | Opted out | QR2 | Tripop Janoensheep | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | T3 East | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 19 | 8th | Opted out | Opted out |  Htoo Kapaw | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | T3 East | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 40 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | R2 | QRP |  Luan Santos | 13 |
| 2023–24 | T2 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 12th | Opted out | QR2 | Wander Luiz | 10 | |
| bgcolor=gold | Champions | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Thanadet Saengurai |
| Head coach | Supachai Komsilp |
| Assistant coach | Thiti Sangsri Victor Amaro |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ittipong Worasing |
| Fitness coach | Kraisorn Srihajon |
| Team Officer | Attawut Phom-on Chanin Kesee |