football baseball club
Nakhonratchasima Mazda Football Club ( Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครราชสีมา ), normally known as Korat, is a professional football club based in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. They play in the Thai League 1.
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history [edit ]
1999–2008 : Beginnings [edit ]
Nakhonratchasima FC were formed in 1999. After spending fourteen-years of their history in provincial leagues of the Thai Football League this boastful club won promotion to League 1 in 2011. The league this big clubhouse and City deserves .
Season
League
Position
Notes
99-00
Provincial League
10th
Inaugural Provincial League season. 12 teams in the division
2001
Provincial League
10th
12 teams in the division
2002
Provincial League Group 1
4th
6 teams in the division. Provincial League is divided into two groups of six with the top three from each group forming a final group of six.
2003
Provincial League
6th
12 teams in the division
2004
Provincial League
7th
10 teams in the division
2005
Provincial League
6th
12 teams in the division
2006
Professional League
10th
16 teams in the division. A new league set up by the SAT to be in direct competition with the FAT’s Premier League
Since seasons 2007 are covered in detail under. In 2007, despite finishing one-fourth from bottom in a twelve-team division ( in Division 1 ), ‘Korat ‘ were relegated to the newly formed third tier of the Thai football pyramid because of league restructure
The Division Two years [edit ]
In 2008, Korat finished fourth in the now defunct Division 2 Group A. Korat started the temper slowly but embarked on a five-game gain streak in the middle third of the season which gave them a find of promotion. however, a disappointing quarrel intend that Korat finally finished fourth. [ 3 ] In 2009, Korat finished second gear in the inaugural Division 2 Northeast. [ 4 ] Despite leading the division for most of the season, they slipped to second on the final day as they drew 1–1 at home plate with Nakhon Phanom FC whilst title rivals Loei City beat Chaiyaphum United 1–0 mean that Loei took the style and the sole promotion play-offs topographic point on the concluding day of the season. Korat besides reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup ( the only Regional League side to make it to that degree ) but lost to TPL side Thai Port FC. [ 5 ] In 2010, the club finished fourth in the expanded 16-team Northeast Division. Another high polish but they were far behind the top two of Loei and Buriram. Head bus Mann Jantanarm resigned after the 4–0 aside get the better of to Buriram F.C. and was replaced by a member of the backroom staff, Vichan Cha-on Sri. Despite a successful FA Cup run in 2009, the golf club fell at the first hurdle in the 2010 competition as they lost 2–1 away at F.C. Phuket. They were slightly more successful in the relaunched League Cup. Loei City were beaten 3–1 at the eightieth Birthday Stadium in the preliminary round. This set up a first round proper brush with TPL side Samut Songkhram F.C. to be played over two legs. A commodity first branch operation saw Korat go down fair 1–0 to opponents ranked two divisions higher. In the moment leg, however, Korat lost 7–0 as the class of the opposition ultimately told. The 2011 season saw the club more than make up for the disappointment of 2009. Under the guidance of a modern president, Phollapee Suwanchawee, and a new bus, Tewet Kamolsin, the team achieved promotion. Midway through the season, the club was docked nine points for fielding an ineligible player ( goalkeeper Kiattisak Lertwilai ). [ 6 ] Despite the subtraction, and thanks to the re-signing of Prompong Kransumrong, [ 7 ] the side recovered from the punishment and clinched a place in the end-of-season play-offs ( the ‘Champions League ‘ ) by defeating Mahasarakham 1–0 on the final day of the season. [ 8 ] Nakhon Ratchasima were placed in Group B of the Champions League along with mate Isaan side Roiet, Rayong, Krabi, Lamphun and North Bangkok. This meter, Korat were the beneficiaries of a points discount. After losing 2–1 to Roiet in their first Champions League pit, Korat were awarded all three points as Roiet fielded six foreign players – one more than is allowed. Korat went on to win seven, draw one and lose two of their Champions League matches, and finished top of the group on 22 points. As such, promotion to 2012 TPL Division 1 was secured along with runner-up Krabi, and Ratchaburi and Pattalung from Group A .
The Division One years and promotion [edit ]
Korat ‘s first season back in the second tier ended with an eighth-place finish up in 2012. Head coach Tewet Kamolsin was sacked in May 2012 and replaced by brazilian Reuther Moreira. He excessively was released by the club after the season finished and was replaced by Arjhan Srong-ngamsub .
Crests history [edit ]
The original club peak was a giant caterpillar or it called in their area as Korat caterpillar that originating in Thailand, it is named after the Nakhon Ratchasima province ( typically called “ Korat ” by the Thai people. In Thailand, the breed is known as Si-Sawat, meaning “ color of the sawat seed ” and this Si-Sawat became a dub of the golf club The Swat Cats .The Korat is known colloquially as the “ good fortune cat-o’-nine-tails ” .Traditionally, they are given in pairs to newlyweds or people who are highly esteemed, for full luck. Until recently, Korats were not sold, but only given as gifts. The new badge was approved by board in 2016 and was introduced following from season 2017, It was design by Farmgroup a design consultancy based in Bangkok. [ 9 ]
stadium [edit ]
A full chief stand : Nakhon Ratchasima v Roiet United in 2011
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Korat play in the eightieth Birthday Stadium which was the chief stadium for the 2007 SEA Games. Korat moved to the stadium in the middle of the 2008 season having previously played at the city ‘s Central Stadium. They besides played home games in the town of Pak Chong when the Central Stadium was being renovated for the SEA Games during the 2007 season. The club in the first place played at the Suranaree Base Central Stadium close to Nakhon Ratchasima city center. This was their chief home stadium from 1999 to 2006, although they occasionally played at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University Stadium and Suranaree University of Technology stadium during this period. [ 10 ]
Supporters [edit ]
Fans of Nakhon Ratchasima Despite the city of Korat having a population in excess of 400,000 and Nakhon Ratchasima Province having a population in surfeit of 2.5 million, Korat struggled to attract more than 400 for most home games throughout their history. This position was addressed in the 2009 season as Division 2 was relaunched as the Regional League. Korat were now playing in a division composed entirely of other clubs from Issan. The clubhouse was extensively promoted and publicized around the city with the result that attendances have been in excess of 1,000 since merely 258 turned up to watch the match against Roi Et FC in May 2009. Some 4,500 were in attendance for Korat ‘s home game with Nakhon Phanom in September 2009, and the matches against Loei, Pattaya United and Sakhon Nakhon were besides watched by herd in overindulgence of 3,000. [ 11 ] Attendances rose again throughout the 2011 promotion season. They peaked in the final play-off peer against Roiet when about 13,000 witnessed a 1–0 succeed on 17 December 2011. [ 12 ]
stadium and locations [edit ]
season by season domestic commemorate [edit ]
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
- TL = Thai League 1
- 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 [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
bill : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Out on loanword [edit ]
eminence : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Coaches [edit ]
Honours [edit ]
domestic leagues [edit ]
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- Winners (1): 2014
References [edit ]
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