# 2018 Chiangrai United F.C. season

The 2018 season is Chiangrai United Football Club's 10th existence. It is the 3rd season in the Thai League and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of the Thai football league system since promoted in the 2011 season.

## League by seasons

| Season | League | Position | Notes |
| 2009 | Regional League Division 2 Northern region | 1st | * Found * Promoted to Thai Division 1 League |
| 2010 | Thai Division 1 League | 3rd | Promoted to Thai Premier League |
| 2011 | Thai Premier League | 10th | |
| 2012 | Thai Premier League | 9th | |
| 2013 | Thai Premier League | 11th | |
| 2014 | Thai Premier League | 7th | |
| 2015 | Thai Premier League | 9th | |
| 2016 | Thai League | 8th | Thai Premier League renamed to Thai League |
| 2017 | Thai League | 4th | |
| 2018 | Thai League | 5th | |

## Competitions
### Thailand Champions Cup

The 2018 Thailand Champions Cup. It features Buriram United the winners of the 2017 Thai League and Chiangrai United the winners of the 2017 Thai FA Cup. It features at Supachalasai Stadium.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 19 January 2018 | Buriram United | N | 2–2 Archived 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine (6–5p) | Sivakorn 45+2', Victor 67' |

### Thai League

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | League position |
| 10 February 2018 | Chonburi | H | 1–0 | Victor 39' | 6th |
| 18 February 2018 | Sukhothai | A | 0–2 | | 13th |
| 25 February 2018 | Police Tero | H | 1–1 | Nebihi 15' | 10th |
| 3 March 2018 | SCG Muangthong United | A | 1–1 Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | Sivakorn 12' | 12th |
| 11 March 2018 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | H | 2–0 | Nebihi (2) 29', 70' | 8th |
| 17 March 2018 | Suphanburi | A | 0–2 | | 10th |
| 28 March 2018 | Chainat Hornbill | H | 1–2 | Cleiton 64' | 12th |
| 1 April 2018 | Bangkok United | A | 1–0 Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | Victor 57' | 10th |
| 7 April 2018 | Pattaya United | H | 1–0 | Victor 4' | 9th |
| 11 April 2018 | Air Force Central | A | 2–0 | Cleiton 27', Kapisoda 78' (o.g.) | 6th |
| 22 April 2018 | Buriram United | H | 1–0 | Victor 37' | 3rd |
| 25 April 2018 | PT Prachuap | A | 2–4 | Cleiton 49' (pen.), Phitiwat 87' | 5th |
| 28 April 2018 | Port | A | 1–2 | Cleiton 83' (pen.) | 11th |
| 5 May 2018 | Bangkok Glass | H | 1–1 | Victor 21' | 7th |
| 12 May 2018 | Navy | A | 6–3 | Apisorn 18', Victor 32', Panuwat 36' (o.g.), Piyaphon 40', Sivakorn 49', Cleiton 70' (pen.) | 5th |
| 18 May 2018 | Ubon UMT United | A | 3–0 | Chaiyawat 32', Sivakorn 65', Suriya 72' | 5th |
| 26 May 2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda | H | 1–2 | Chaiyawat 4' | 6th |
| 9 June 2018 | Sukhothai | H | 4–0 | Sivakorn 54', Suriya 59', William 73', Akarawin 80' | 6th |
| 16 June 2018 | Police Tero | A | 1–1 | Bill 77' | 6th |
| 24 June 2018 | SCG Muangthong United | H | 0–3 Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | | 6th |
| 1 July 2018 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | A | 4–0 | Phitiwat 15', Bill 73', Sivakorn 78', Akarawin 89' | 6th |
| 8 July 2018 | Suphanburi | H | 2–1 | Bill 23' (pen.), William 71' | 6th |
| 14 July 2018 | Chainat Hornbill | A | 1–0 | Bill 28' | 5th |
| 21 July 2018 | Bangkok United | H | 1–2 Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | Sivakorn 3' | 6th |
| 29 July 2018 | Pattaya United | A | 0–0 | | 5th |
| 4 August 2018 | Air Force Central | H | 1–1 | Bill 46' | 6th |
| 5 September 2018 | Buriram United | A | 0–1 | | 6th |
| 9 September 2018 | PT Prachuap | H | 3–2 | Victor 6', Chaiyawat 16', Akarawin 72' | 6th |
| 12 September 2018 | Port | H | 2–0 | Phitiwat 4', Bill 90+1' | 5th |
| 15 September 2018 | Bangkok Glass | A | 0–0 | | 5th |
| 23 September 2018 | Navy | H | 2–2 | Akarawin 5', Bill 70' | 5th |
| 30 September 2018 | Ubon UMT United | H | 4–1 | Shinnaphat 25', Bill (2) 37', 81', Phitiwat 54' | 5th |
| 3 October 2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda | A | 1–1 | Sarawut Masuk 45' | 5th |
| 7 October 2018 | Chonburi | A | 1–1 | Sivakorn 27' | 5th |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Port | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 61 | |
| 4 | Muangthong United | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Chiangrai United (Q) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 55 | Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 |
| 6 | Prachuap | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 53 | |
| 7 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 47 | |
* ↑ Chiangrai United qualified to the 2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 as winners of the 2018 Thai FA Cup.

### Thai FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Round |
| 27 June 2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda | A | 1–0 Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine | Victor 41' | Round of 64 |
| 4 July 2018 | Air Force Central | H | 2–0 Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine | Bill (2) 8', 59' (pen.) | Round of 32 |
| 25 July 2018 | SCG Muangthong United | H | 0–0 Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | | Round of 16 |
| 1 August 2018 | Nara United | A | 5–0 Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine | William 32', Sivakorn 35', Bill (2) 50', 85', Chaiyawat 84' | Quarter-finals |
| 26 September 2018 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | N | 3–1 Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine (a.e.t.) | Sarawut 89', William 112', Bill 120+1' | Semi-finals |
| 27 October 2018 | Buriram United | N | 3–2 Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine | Bill (3) 2', 43' (pen.), 72' | Final |

### Thai League Cup

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Round |
| 13 June 2018 | Army United | A | 6–1 Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine | Victor 2', Sarawut 12', Piyaphon 18', Yong-rae 43', Bill (2) 45+2', 72' (pen.) | Round of 32 |
| 11 July 2018 | Police Tero | H | 4–2 Archived 2018-10-21 at the Wayback Machine | William 15', Bill (3) 29', 70', 75' | Round of 16 |
| 8 August 2018 | Air Force Central | H | 1–0 Archived 2018-10-21 at the Wayback Machine | Sivakorn 69' | Quarter-finals |
| 19 September 2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima Mazda | N | 1–1 Archived 2022-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | Chaiyawat 11' | Semi-finals |
| 20 October 2018 | Bangkok Glass | N | 1–0 Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine | William 65' | Final |

### AFC Champions League

    Qualifying play-offs
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Round |
| 23 January 2018 | Bali United | H | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Akarawin 94', Pathompol 105' | Preliminary round 2 |
| 30 January 2018 | Shanghai SIPG | A | 0–1 | | Play-off round |