The Thailand women's national football team ( th, ฟุตบอลหญิงทีมชาติไทย, ) represents

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and is run by the

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. The team won the Asian Cup in 1983 and have qualified for two

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s in

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and

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. Their highest ranking in the

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is 28th, achieved in July 2011 and June 2018.

History

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Thailand qualified to the

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by finishing the

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in fifth place, defeating hosts and regional rivals

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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

In spite of less investment than the men's team, the Thai women's team made history by becoming the country's first 11-a-side football team of either gender to qualify for a FIFA tournament without hosting one. Because of this, the

announced that they will invest more in order to improve the quality of Thai women's football. Thailand were drawn into group B together with title contenders

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, as well as the

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. Their only win came against the Ivory Coast by a score of 3–2, with two goals from

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and one goal from Thanatta Chawong, as they finished third in the group.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

At the

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, Thailand were drawn into Group F, together with the

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. Thailand's impressive showing back in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, including holding powerhouse

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2–2 in the semi-finals, provided the belief that Thailand was capable to compete against stronger forces in the world. Thailand, however, began their opening game with a 13–0 thumping to the USA, which was the biggest ever defeat by a Thai team of either gender in an international tournament. The devastating defeat to the United States severely dented Thai spirits, as they also lost their later matches 5–1 to Sweden and 2–0 to Chile, exiting the tournament without scoring a point, became the worst performed team ever in FIFA Women's World Cup history.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifications

At the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Thailand were drawn into Group B, and they lost in the quarter-finals and lost to Vietnam 0-2 and Chinese Taipei 0-3. The Thai advanced to the playoff round, and they eventually lost 0-2 to Cameroon. This defeated officially knocked Thailand out of the 2023 World Cup for the first time since the 2011 edition.

Team image

Nicknames

The Thailand women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "''ชบาแก้ว ( Chaba Kaew)''".

FIFA World Ranking

, ''after the match against ''. Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

2023

Thailand Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up for the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Competitive record

''Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

AFF Women's Championship

Southeast Asian Games

Cyprus Women's Cup

References

External links

Official website

FIFA profile
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