The Thailand national futsal team 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 b ...

in international

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competitions and is controlled by the

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History

The Thailand national futsal team is regarded as one of the finest teams in the

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and the most dominant team in

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due to its high-profile records in the continental competitions. Thailand has played more than 250 official games against other national teams since their first international match in 1992. The national team reached its highest ranking in the Futsal World Rankings at ninth place on 9 July 2009. Thailand started to form their national team in 1992 to attend the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification tournament in

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. Thailand played their first international match ever against

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which the Thais lost by 5–12 on 2 May 1992. Thailand lost 4–5 to

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and ended their first qualification the next day. After the 1992 World Championship qualification, Thailand's national Futsal team was disbanded for 7 years without any activity. The national team was then reformed again to compete in the

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, the first edition of the

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. Thailand finished their first ever Asian tournament in the group stage. In 2000, Thailand hosted the

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. The tournament has become the big leap of Thailand in Asian Futsal. In this tournament, Thailand was drawn in group B with

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and 2 strong teams of

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and

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. After losing to Kazakhstan in the opening match, the Thais got the surprising wins over South Korea and Singapore. Thailand reached the semi-final of the tournament and got beaten by eventual champions

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. However, Thailand overcame

, one of the strongest teams in Asia, with an 8–6 result in the third-place playoff match. This wonder winning granted them their first ever achievement in the international futsal stage plus the right to play in the

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. After this tournament, Thailand has begun to gain the massive growth, become one of the best Asian teams and qualified for 6 consecutive World Cups since 2000.

World Cup

Thailand has attended 5 out of 8

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s. Their first ever participation was in

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and the latest was in

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. Thailand never miss the World Championship after their debut in 2000, attended 5 consecutive editions included

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Guatemala 2000

''"The debutant."'' Thailand qualified for the

by finishing as the third placed team at the

. At the time, Thailand national had the lack of talent pool in futsal. Many members of the squad were the

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s from

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such as

Therdsak Chaiman Therdsak Chaiman ( th, เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd ( th, น้าเทิด), is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and later ...

Nirut Surasiang Nirut Surasiang ( th, นิรุจน์ สุระเสียง, born February 20, 1979), simply known as Tum ( th, ตั้ม), is a Thai football coach and former player, He is the currently assistant coach of Thailand U23. Internat ...

Anucha Munjarern Anucha Munjarern ( th, อนุชา มั่นเจริญ; born 1979 in Surat Thani, Thailand) is a retired Thai futsal Pivot who is Thailand national futsal team's all-time top goalscorer. He was regarded as the icon of Thai futsal be ...

, Vilard Normcharoen and more. Thailand was placed in the same group with the

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, and

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. Thailand was eliminated from the group stage without a single win.

Taiwan 2004

''"First win."'' In

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, Thailand achieved their first win in the World Cup. After losing to

and

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respectively in the first two games of the group stage, Thailand manage to win 3–2 over

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. Despite the first 3 points, Thailand was once again eliminated from the group stage.

Thailand 2012

''"The host and knock-out stage."'' Thailand successfully beat the bids from

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and

to become the host of the

. Under the coaching of

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Victor Hermans, Thailand made the impressive start by beating

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3–1 in their first match in front of 4,379 crowds at

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. Thailand lost to

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and

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with the impressive performance in the group stage. Despite that, Thailand still qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in their history after finishing as one of the best third-place team across all of the group. Thailand played two-time world champion

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and got knocked out from the competition after losing to them by 1–7. Thai 23-year-old Pivot,

Suphawut Thueanklang Suphawut Thueanklang ( th, ศุภวุฒิ เถื่อนกลาง) is a Thai futsal pivot and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team. Honours Domestic All with Chonburi Bluewave Futsal Club * Thailand Futsal League * ...

won Goal of the Tournament award for his mark against Costa Rica.

Colombia 2016

''"Six points and goal fest."'' Thailand under Victor Hermans qualified for the

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after finishing as the third placed team in the

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. The Dutch coach left the team before the tournament and

appointed Miguel Rodrigo as the national trainer. Thailand was placed in Group B along with

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and

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. At the first game, Thailand played against the third placed team in the World Rankings and

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runner-up,

, and lost by 4–6 with an impressive performance. Thailand later won other two games in the group stage against

and

and then qualified for round of 16 as the runner-up of Group B. This is the first time in the history that Thailand could collect more than 3 points in the group stage. In the round of 16, Thailand lost to

with an 8–13 result in the extra-time after a 7–7 draw in 40 minutes. In 2016 edition, Thailand scored 22 goals from 4 games, almost matching the total record of the previous 4 editions of 23 goals from 14 games.

is the team highest scorer with six goals, followed by

Jirawat Sornwichian Jirawat Sornwichian ( Thai จิรวัฒน์ สอนวิเชียร), is a Thai futsal Defender, and currently a member of Thailand national futsal team. International goals Honours Chonburi Blue Wave *Thailand Futsal League * ...

(five goals).

Team image

Nicknames

Thailand national futsal team was dubbed by the media and supporters as "Toh-Lek" ( th, โต๊ะเล็ก lit. ''small table''). Toh-Lek or The Small Table is a slang term to call futsal in Thailand, as the sport is played on a small, indoor field, instead of its official word ( th, ฟุตซอล). As a coincidence, ''The Small Table'' became the nickname of Thailand's futsal team to this day.

Home stadium

Thailand plays the home games at the

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with a capacity of 12,000 spectators and the

with a capacity of 10,000 spectators.

Results and fixtures

Recent results within last 12 months and upcoming fixtures. ;Legend

2022

Coaching staff

Coaches history

Team

Current squad

The following 14 players are called for

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between 27 September – 8 October 2022.

Previous squads

;FIFA Futsal World Cup * 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads *

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2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Thailand, between November 1 and November 18, 2012. Group A Head coach: Victor Hermans Head coach: Diego Solis ...

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads This article lists the national futsal squads for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Colombia, between 10 September to 1 October 2016. Group A Head coach: Arney Fonnegra Head coach: Jorge Braz ...

2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was an international futsal tournament to held in Lithuania from September 12 to October 3, 2021. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required by FIFA to register a squad of 16 players, including thr ...

;AFC Futsal Championship * 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads *

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Notable players

(1999–2005) *

(2000–2008)

Records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

''*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.''

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

AFF Futsal Championship

: In 2008 edition, Thailand used a U-21 squad to participate in the tournament. : In 2010 edition, Thailand withdrew from the competition to organize 2010 Thailand Five's at

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in the same period.

Southeast Asian Games

World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking.
, the top 5 AFC teams according to one

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-based ranking system are:

Head-to-head record

The record of Thailand against other countries since the first official international match against

on 2 May 1992. Only official games were regarded. Thailand FIFA futsal opponent map

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was still the member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when Thailand played them for the first time in the

References

External links

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