The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์), or FA Thailand for short, is the governing body of

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...

and

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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined

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on 23 June 1925 and

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in 1954.

History

In 1916,

King Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his effor ...

founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King" after that the association joined the

in 1925 and

in 1954. Thailand national football team joined

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

first time in

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in 1956. The first football stadium,

Supachalasai Stadium The National Stadium of Thailand ( th, สนามกีฬาแห่งชาติ or กรีฑาสถานแห่งชาติ) is a sports complex located in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok. Founded in 1937 with the construction o ...

, was built in 1935.

King's Cup __NOTOC__ King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nat ...

, the first football cup was introduced in 1968. And then two years later,

Queen's Cup The Queen's Cup was an annual football cup competition in Thailand, run by the Football Association of Thailand. The competition was named after Queen Sirikit. It was first contested in 1970, with Bangkok Bank and Royal Thai Air Force "Ro ...

, a national cup competition, started in 1970.

Thai football competitions

Leagues and tournaments

League competitions in Thailand include : *

Thai League 1 The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augus ...

Thai League 2 Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the ...

* Thai League 3 * Thailand Amateur League ''(See also: Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)''

Cup competitions

* Thai FA Cup – an annual match of football clubs in Thailand. * Thai League Cup – an annual match of football clubs in Thailand. * Thailand Champions Cup – an annual match between the champions

and the champions Thai FA Cup or runners-up of the

. *

– an annual international football competition for national teams. *

– an annual national football cup competition.

List of FAT Presidents

The following is a list of

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s of Football Association of Thailand (FAT).

Association staff

References

External links

Official Football Association of Thailand website

Football Association of Thailand
at AFC site

at FIFA site {{Sports governing bodies of the Thailand Football in Thailand 1916 establishments in Siam

Sports governing bodies in Thailand Sports organizations established in 1916 Organizations based in Thailand under royal patronage