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The Thailand national football team ( th, ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, , ) represents
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 bo ...
in senior international
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and is controlled by the
Football Association of Thailand The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์), or FA Thailand for s ...
. In the regional competition, Thailand is the most successful football team in Southeast Asia with six
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trophies and nine senior-level gold medals from the
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, the most of any Southeast Asian country. In higher levels, Thailand achieved the third place in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup where it was the host, and has totally seven appearances in the
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so far. Furthermore, the team reached the fourth-place in the
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and 1998
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and participated in the
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twice. However, Thailand has failed to obtain higher achievements in the continental and global records. The team obtained first ever win in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007 and had to wait 47 years to finally sneak out of the group stage in 2019. Thailand also advanced to the final round of
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twice, in
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and 2018, but all failed to qualify for the
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.


History


1915–1995: dynastic establishment

The team's predecessor, which operated under the name of ''Siam'', was founded in 1915 and played its first unofficial match against a team of Europeans at the
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Stadium on 20 December that year. The team played its first international match in 1930 against the
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national team, which included both
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and French players. Thailand appeared in the
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in
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, where they've lost to
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0–9 is largest till date, thus failed to advance to the quarter-finals. In 1965, Thailand harbored its first distinct title: the very first place in the
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. They made their second and latest appearance at the
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in 1968, losing all three matches by at least 3 goals margin to
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,
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, and
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hence en route to a first-round exit. During the 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Thailand gained a significant success defeating
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2–1 and
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1–0 to top the group and qualify to the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. The team's performance at the final tournament was drawing first two matches with
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and eventual 3rd place
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then losing 0–4 to
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. In 1994, manager Thawatchai Sartjakul assembled a team that has been denounced as the "dream team" with players like
Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk Senamuang ( th, เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง; born 11 August 1973) is a Thai football manager and former footballer (played between 1989 and October 2007) who is manager of V.League 1 club Hoàng ...
,
Tawan Sripan Totchtawan Sripan ( th, ธชตวัน ศรีปาน) or formerly Tawan Sripan ( th, ตะวัน ศรีปาน) nickname Ban is a Thai professional football manager and a former footballer. He is the current interim manager of T ...
and
Dusit Chalermsan Dusit Chalermsan (born April 22, 1970; th, ดุสิต เฉลิมแสน) is a Thai football coach and retired professional footballer who played as a Left-back. He is currently manager of Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap. He played ...
.


1996–2016: flag bearer of Southeast Asia

In 1996, Thailand defeated Malaysia 1–0 and win the
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(then called the
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) for the first time. Thailand were favorites to regain the crown in 2007, 2008 and 2012 only to lose tight finals to
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and
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respectively. The regional 1998 Tiger Cup saw Thailand met Indonesia in a match that ill-hearted players from both team deliberately making actions aimed to avoid facing hosts
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in the semi-finals and undergoing technical burden of moving training bases from
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to
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. FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game". Thailand eventually lost the match, inevitably encountered and failed to Vietnam in the semi-finals. Thailand consecutively qualified to and participated in two AFC Asian Cup final tournaments both held within
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in 1996 and
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when their "dream team" was beginning its golden period. Coincidentally in both editions, the team's opponents all came from Western Asia and they are
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,
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,
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and
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, with the latter two share the same group with Thailand twice. In both editions, Thailand made two draws and lost the rest, bottomed the group stage of the first and is the worst third-placed team of the second edition. The final 2000 AFF Championship match between Thailand and Indonesia, at a sold out Rajamangala, was almost a carbon copy of their group stage's encounter. The War Elephants triumphed 4–1 again with Worrawoot setting up camp at the opponents' goal. The 28-year-old scored twice in their first match and in the final struck a hat-trick in the first 32 minutes. In the final 2002 AFF final, Thailand again met
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(who was now the host) and was hold draw despite taking a 2–0 lead and won the game in the penalty shootout. Thailand again qualified to the Asian Cup in 2004 and was put into a group with
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, Iran and debutant
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. Despite vast experiences in the Asian Cup, the team has yet to show a sign of improvement as they lost all matches and became the worst-performed team in the whole tournament. The sign of improving only came in the
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when Thailand participated as a well-prepared co-host and was placed with the debutant
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, Oman and Iraq. The team manages a draw to Iraq and a historic win over Oman. With 4 points ahead, Thailand's chance to qualify to the next round for the first time since 1972 was all but shattered by the likes of Australia in a 0–4 demolition. The tournament witnessed the end of Thailand's recognizable generation with later retirements of Kiatisuk, Tawan and Pipat. In September 2008, Thailand signed a four-year contract with the
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coach
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but Reid left his position by mutual consent after only a year in charge as his team fail to clinch the championship of 2008 AFF Championship after 2–3 on aggregate lost to
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in the finals. In September 2009,
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agreed to coach Thailand in his first foray into international football management and was contracted to manage the team through to the 2014 World Cup. In November, Robson celebrated his first competitive match in charge of the team with an away victory against
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in a 2011 Asian Cup qualifying group match but then lose to the same opponent back home. Then, two goalless draws with
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and
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in January 2010 and an 0–1 away lost to Iran in March all effectively ended the chance of qualifying for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. In preparations for the 2010 AFF Championship, Robson led Thailand to victorious run against Singapore and
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's
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in a series of friendlies. However, when entering the tournament in December, he failed to bring Thailand past group A after managing only draws against
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and
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and losing to
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. Robson resigned as Thailand's manager on 8 June 2011, citing health problems as the reason and was replaced by
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, who would be the ninth
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person to coach the Thailand team. The new coach called up starlets for the
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and have the starting set of matches losing minimal to Australia, defeating Oman 3–0 and drawing
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but did not make it after losing to these teams altogether in the second set. In the 2012 AFF Championship, Thailand topped their group and surpassed Malaysia in semi-finals but handed the crown to Singapore in the finals. In the 2015 Asian Cup qualification, Thailand showed setback with its defensive frailties exposed by Middle Eastern rivals (Iran,
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,
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) when losing all 6 games in the qualifiers, conceding 21 goals in the process. In June 2013, Schäfer cancelled his contract. The FA of Thailand appointed the former player
Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk Senamuang ( th, เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง; born 11 August 1973) is a Thai football manager and former footballer (played between 1989 and October 2007) who is manager of V.League 1 club Hoàng ...
as the new caretaker coach for the national team. His first ride was a friendly against
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on 15 June, which Thailand surprisingly won 5–1. In 2014, Thailand ended a 12-year drought of the
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title from the late goals by
Charyl Chappuis Charyl Yannis Chappuis ( th, ชาริล ยานนิส ชาปุย; born 12 January 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Port. Early career Chappuis began his playing career with h ...
and
Chanathip Songkrasin Chanathip Songkrasin ( th, ชนาธิป สรงกระสินธ์, ; born 5 November 1993), also known as Jay ( th, เจ, ), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Kawasaki Front ...
which gave them a dramatic 4–3 aggregate victory over Malaysia in the second leg of the finals at Bukit Jalil. The team did not lose any match up until the second leg of the finals and often featured a
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playing style, for instance including 27 consecutive passes during the first leg of the finals against Malaysia. Kiatisuk consequently became the first person to win the ASEAN Football Championship as both a player and a coach. Thailand succeeded in protecting AFF Championship reign two years later in 2016, defeating Indonesia 3–2 aggregately despite losing the first leg. In 2015, evasion fuelled hope for both the players and Thailand fans of finally reaching the World Cup tournament and tension is mounting as the national team commenced AFC's second round for 2018 World Cup qualification. Teerasil Dangda, Thailand's renowned striker, rejoined the rank of the national team after his loan with
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ended earlier. Drawn in Group F along with
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,
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and
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, who Thailand played first match home against on 24 May and can only be won by a victory goal from a shot 20 yards away. They played a much easier match at the same opponent's home soil, winning 3–0. Thailand won both matches against Chinese Taipei and drew 2–2 both matches against Iraq, allowing them to qualify for the next round as group F winners. In the last round, Kiatisuk's men shared the same group with
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,
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,
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,
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along with previous opponent, Iraq. Again, Thailand was eliminated without winning a match and recorded only two points out of ten matches.


2017–present: Rebuilding to achieve the continental success

Since taking over the administration by Somyot Poompanmoung, FA Thailand aims to drive men's national football team to be one of the leading teams in Asia by which there are concrete 20 years development plans and preparations. After the elimination from World Cup qualifiers, Kiatisuk resigned and Thailand appointed
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as a coach, thus marked the first non- Brazilian/German/English team's chief. With the new coach, however, Thailand failed to defend its AFF Championship title in 2018 when losing Malaysia in the semi-finals by the
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. Ahead of
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, Thailand was drawn into group A together with the host
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,
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and
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. Rajevac oversaw Thailand in the commencing 1–4 loss to India. The Serbian coach was sacked and his assistant, Sirisak Yodyardthai became the interim coach on 7 January. Sirisak guided Thailand to a 1–0 win over Bahrain and a 1–1 draw with the host UAE, enough to move on to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 47 years. Their success was greeted with congratulation from the FA. Thailand encountered
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in the round of sixteen, taking an early lead but eventually lost 2–1 as China make their decisive respond. After finishing in the fourth place of
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and losing the rival Vietnam in that tournament, Sirisak had resigned and FA Thailand appointed the Japanese coach Akira Nishino, who had brought Japan to the round of 16 of
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, for replacement. This was the first-ever Asian coach becoming Thailand's head coach. The team was drawn into group G of the second round of 2022 World Cup qualification with other three Southeast Asian rivals: Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia; along with the UAE. Despite defeating Indonesia 3-0 and the UAE 2–1, Thailand failed to revenge Vietnam when getting goalless draws in both legs, while losing Malaysia 1–2 in Bukit Jalil. With these results, Thailand could only get the third place in group G after five qualifying matches. After a one-year disruption due to
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, Thailand and other teams in group G had to play their remaining matches in Dubai, UAE. However, the team suffered a huge loss of key players when
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was injured, while Teerasil Dangda and
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refused to participate the qualification due to various reasons. Without these three players, Thailand showed a poor performance in
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- drawn the bottom place team Indonesia 2-2, then lost the UAE 1-3 and Malaysia 0–1, respectively; which eventually pushed the team down to the fourth place of the group G. Nishino did not come back to Thailand to explain the team's failure, but unilaterally returning to Japan, which made FA Thailand appoint Anurak Srikerd as the caretaker and consider sacking Nishino in upcoming days. On July 29, 2021, shortly after Nishino came back to Thailand, FA Thailand decided to terminate the contract with Nishino. On 28 September 2021,
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had been appointed as the head coach of the Thai national team, replacing Akira Nishino. Pölking's first task was the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021. Between 5 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, Polking accomplished the very task as he managed the War Elephants to win 6–2 on aggregate after being held to 2–2 second-leg draw by Indonesia's Garuda, guiding Thailand to win the AFF Championship for the sixth time.


Image


Colours

In older days, the primary kits worn are all red. The Thai senior national team used to play with a kit made by local provider FBT. This contract lasted until June 2007. In July 2007,
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became kit providers, and from October that year, the team played in an all-yellow home kit in honour of King
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's 80th birthday (yellow being the royal color), having used two other yellow kits in friendlies against
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on 16 May 2007 and
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on 2 July 2007. From October 2012 through 2016, Nike was replaced by Grand Sport in a deal worth 96M baht (3.1M USD). The new home kit of Thailand reverted to all-red and the away kit to all-blue. However, the order was reversed from the 2014 AFF Championship onward. In September 2016, the national team signed a four-year contract with Warrix Sports to be their kit provider from 2017. On 4 January 2017, the new provider introduced a new pair of Thailand kits that was all black home and all white away, honouring their late
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for a year after his passing, with black and white being the traditional Thai colors of mourning. In March 2018, Warrix returned Thailand to the all-blue first, all-red second kits with an addition of a white-black third kit. In December 2018, a new, darker version of blue, red kits and an all white third kit were presented for the
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campaign and the rest of 2019. For the
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in May, Warrix released the kit consisting of a yellow shirt with white shorts and socks – yellow reportedly being the favorite color of the newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn.


Rivalries


Notable rivalries

Thailand has rivalries with
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. These rivalries are rooted in geographical proximity. Thailand's greatest rival is
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because the most competitive number of 97 matches between two team, Before Malaysia fell into football scandal that weakened the country's football development from the 1990s to 2018, Malaysia was Thailand's most annoying and difficult opponent in the region. On every away games to Malaysia since 1990 still, the Thais have never been able to beat the Malaysians at their turf. Nonetheless, Thailand holds overall higher records in international football competitions compared to the Malaysians. Thailand's overall record is not favorable with only 29 wins, 31 draws and 37 losses to the Malayan Tigers. The rivalry between Thailand and
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is a newer one and its importance can be emphasized by the domination of both countries in the AFF Championship with Thailand winning five times and Singapore winning four. Up until 2012, Singapore and Thailand have been the more dominant forces in Southeast Asian football. Thailand has a decided head-to-head advantage on Singapore, beating the Singaporeans 33 times, drawing 17 times and losing 12 times. Football development in both countries have been different with Thailand relies mostly on its own domestically developed players while Singapore has been reliant on naturalized players. Thailand's rivalry with Vietnam has developed differently from times. During the time of
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and
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, Thailand had a poorer performance with the team only won 4 matches against the South Vietnamese. However, when
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rejoined international football at 1991, Thailand has been more dominant than their eastern rival, winning 14 matches. When
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was still a football power, it was Thailand's first-ever rival, owning by the history of the Burmese–Siamese wars which led to a nationalist fervor among Thai fans with its desire to beat the Burmese. But with Myanmar weakened following the reign of
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and junta, Thailand improved and since 1983, holds an undefeated streak over its western rival. The rivalry today only serves mostly in the memoir of Burmese fans who are nostalgic to an era when Myanmar was still a leading football power, while for some Thai fans, they have more important opponents to concentrate at. Thailand has 21 wins, 14 draws and 15 losses to Myanmar.
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has met Thailand in three finals of the
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at
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,
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and 2016, and Thailand all triumphed at the expense of Indonesia. It's been said that while Thailand was able to elevate its position to become a more serious Asian competitor, Indonesia fell into mismanagement and matches between two teams also began to lose its importance. Thailand has a decided edge in head-to-head matchups against
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, with 33 wins and 18 losses and 18 draws.


Facilities

Most home matches took place in
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in Bang Kapi District of
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. Built for the 1998 Asian Games, the stadium is the largest sporting facility in Thailand with a capacity of 49,749, all seated. International matches are also occasionally played at Supachalasai Stadium,
700th Anniversary Stadium The 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Stadium ( th, สนามเชียงใหม่ 700 ปี) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, built to host the 1995 Southeast Asian Games and to commemorate the 7 ...
,
80th Birthday Stadium The 80th Birthday Stadium is a sports facility in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. It is the main stadium in His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 2007, Sports Complex. It is home to Nakho ...
,
Thammasat Stadium Thammasat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Rangsit, Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000. It is on Thammasat University's Rangsit campus. It is located close to Bangko ...
,
Chang Arena The Buriram Stadium (known for sponsorship purposes as Chang Arena) is a 32,600-seat football stadium in Buriram, Thailand. The stadium is the home of Thailand's 2011, 2013, and 2015 treble champions, Buriram United. Chang Arena is the larges ...
and
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.


Fixtures

Fixtures are broadcast by
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(for friendlies and round 2 of
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matches) and Channel 7 (for the
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, possible round 3 of
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and
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matches, due to broadcasting contract with Lagardère Sports and Entertainment). * ''Record only the results that affect the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Se
FIFA 'A' matches criteria.
'


2022


2023


2024


Coaching staff


Coaching history

* Bunchoo Samutkojon (1956–1964) * Pratiab Thesvisarn (1965–1968) * Günther Glomb (1968–1975) * Naowarat Patanon (1975) * Peter Schnittger (1976–1978) *
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(1979) * Vichit Yamboonraungb (1979) * Supakit Meelarpkit (1980) * Prawit Chaisam (1981–1983, 1988–1989) * Yanyong Na Nongkhai (1983) * Saner Chaiyong (1984) *
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(1985–1986) * Chirtsak Chaiyaboot (1987) * Carlos Roberto (1989–1991) * Peter Stubbe (1991–1994) * Worawit Sumpachanyasathit (1994) *
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(1994–1995, 2004) * Thawatchai Sartjakul (1996) * Arjhan Srong-ngamsub (1996) *
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(1997) *
Witthaya Laohakul Witthaya Laohakul or Witthaya Hloagune previously nicknamed ''"Heng"'' (Lucky) ( th, วิทยา เลาหกุล; born 1 February 1954) is a Thai football manager and former player. He was the technical director of Thai football during ...
(1997–1998) *
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(1998–2003) * Carlos Roberto (2003–2004) *
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(2004) *
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(2005–2008) *
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(2008–2009) *
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(2009–2011) *
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(2011–2013) *
Surachai Jaturapattarapong Surachai Jaturapattarapong ( th, สุรชัย จตุรภัทรพงศ์) or the nickname "Nguan" (born November 20, 1969) is a Thai Football manager and former football player. He is a famous midfielder who scored 7 goals for th ...
(2013) *
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(2014–2017) *
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(2017–2019) * Sirisak Yodyardthai (2019) * Akira Nishino (2019–2021) *
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(2021–present)


Manager history

''after the match against .''


Players


Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 AFF Championship. ''Caps and goals as of 20 December 2022, after the match against
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.''


Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months. INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury
PRE Included in the Preliminary squad or on standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension from the national team
WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue


Previous squads

*Summer Olympics squads: 1956, 1968 *AFC Asian Cup squads:
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,
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, 1996,
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, 2004, 2007, 2019 *Asian Games squads: 1962, 1966,
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, 1974, 1978,
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,
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...
,
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,
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...
, 1998 *AFF Championship squads: 1996, 1998,
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,
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, 2004, 2007, 2008,
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,
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, 2014, 2016, 2018,
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Players record

:''Players in bold are still active with Thailand.''


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup


Olympic Games


AFC Asian Cup


Asian Games


AFF Championship


Southeast Asian Games

;Notes *1 : The title was shared. ** : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.


Head-to-head record


Honours


Continental titles

*
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** Third place (1):
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*
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** Fourth place (3):
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, 1998, 2014


Regional titles

*
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** Champions (6): 1996,
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,
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, 2014, 2016,
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** Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008,
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*
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** Gold medal (9):
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*,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
,
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, 1983, 1985, 1993,
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,
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, 1999 ** Silver medal (4):
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, 1969, 1977,
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** Bronze medal (5):
1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...
, 1967,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...
, 1979,
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Friendly titles

*
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** Winners (15): 1976*, 1979, 1980*, 1981,
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994,
2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
, 2007, 2016, 2017 ** Runners-up (11):
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, 1971, 1972 King's Cup, 1972, 1974 King's Cup, 1974, 1993, 1997, 2002 King's Cup, 2002, 2004 King's Cup, 2004, 2009 King's Cup, 2009, 2015 King's Cup, 2015, 2018 King's Cup, 2018 ** Third place (12): 1968 King's Cup, 1968, 1973 King's Cup, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2001 King's Cup, 2001, 2003 King's Cup, 2003, 2013 King's Cup, 2013*, 2022 King's Cup, 2022 * China Cup **Runners-up (1): 2019 China Cup, 2019 * Indonesian Independence Cup ** Winners (1): 1994 * Korea Cup ** Third place (1): 1977 President's Cup Football Tournament, 1977* ** Fourth place (1): 1980 President's Cup Football Tournament, 1980 * VFF Cup, VFF Vietnam International Friendly Cup ** Winners (2): 2006, 2008 * Nehru Cup ** Third place (1): 1995 Nehru Cup, 1995 * 3 Nations in Taiwan ** Winners (1): 1971 * 4 Nations in Indochina ** Winners (1): 1989 * Brunei Games ** Winners (1): 1990 ;Note :*''trophy shared''


See also

* Thailand women's national football team * Thailand national futsal team * Thailand national under-23 football team * Thailand national under-21 football team * Thailand national under-20 football team * Thailand national under-17 football team *
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 nati ...
* Football in Thailand * Sport in Thailand


References


External links


Football Association of Thailand

Thai Football.com

Thai football page of Fifa.com
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