Trat F.C.

Association football club

Football club

Trat
ตราด เอฟซี

Full name

Trat Football Club
สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดตราด

Nickname(s)

The White Elephants
(ช้างขาวจ้าวเกาะ)

Short name

TFC

Founded

2012; 12 years ago (2012)

Ground

Trat Province Stadium
Trat, Thailand

Capacity

6,000

Chairman

Chucheep Liangthanom

Manager

Santi Chaiyaphuak

League

Thai League 1

2022–23

Thai League 2, 2nd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Trat Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดตราด) is a Thai professional football club based in Trat province.^[1] The club play in Thai League 1.

History

The Trat Football Club 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 of 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]

Honours

Thai League 2
- Runners-up (1): 2018
Regional League Division 2
- Runners-up (1): 2012
Regional League Eastern Division
- Champions (1): 2016

Stadium and locations

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year
12°14′02″N 102°31′30″E / 12.233759°N 102.524949°E / 12.233759; 102.524949	Trat	Trat Province Stadium	4,000	2012–present

Season-by-season record

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Top scorer
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	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	Not Enter	Seiya Sugishita	12
2015	DIV1	38	7	6	25	35	100	27	20th	Not Enter	Not Enter	Borce Manevski	9
2016	DIV2 Eastern	22	16	4	2	45	19	52	Champions	R2	Not Enter	Erivaldo	11+(1)
2017	T2	32	9	10	13	49	59	34	15th	R2	Not Enter	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	Not Enter	Not Enter	Paulo Conrado	19
2022–23	T2	34	17	9	8	55	34	60	2nd	Not Enter	Not Enter	Ferreira dos Santos	15
2023–24	T1									R1

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

TPL = Thai Premier League

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
DIS = Disqualified

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	Worawut Sukhuna
2	DF	THA	Thitawee Aksornsri (on loan from Port)
3	DF	THA	Pharadon Phatthaphon (on loan from Chiangrai United)
4	DF	THA	Chiraphong Raksongkham
5	DF	THA	Rangsan Wiroonsri
6	DF	THA	Thitathorn Aksornsri (on loan from Port)
7	MF	THA	Pornpreecha Jarunai (Captain)
8	FW	KOR	Lee Keun-ho
9	FW	ISR	Ben Azubel
10	MF	ISR	Lidor Cohen
11	FW	THA	Sarawut Thongkot
12	DF	PHI	Amani Aguinaldo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	THA	Marut Budrak
16	MF	THA	Adisak Klinkosoom
18	GK	THA	Thatpicha Aksornsri
19	MF	THA	Nonthaphon Daoreung
20	FW	JPN	Daizo Horikoshi
24	MF	THA	Santipap Ratniyorm
25	GK	THA	Suppawat Srinothai
27	FW	THA	Rittiporn Wanchuen (on loan from Muangthong United)
30	GK	THA	Prapat Yoskrai
36	DF	THA	Thanaset Sujarit
39	MF	THA	Reungyos Janchaichit
46	DF	BRA	Jorge Fellipe
88	MF	THA	Phakpoom Poomsongtham

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	PLE	Yashir Islame (at Police Tero)

Managerial history

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 –present

References

^ "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.
^ "คอลัมน์ลีกไทย: ช้างขาวชาวจ้าวเกาะตราด เอฟซี เราพร้อมแล้วสำหรับลีกวัน2014". www.siamsport.co.th. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.