This article presents an overview of the Sports in Thailand.

Types of sports

Football

Football has possibly overtaken Muay Thai as the most widely followed sport in contemporary Thai society.

Thailand national football team The Thailand national football team ( th, ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, , ) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. In the regional competition, Thail ...

has played the

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...

six times and reached the semifinals in

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. The country has hosted the Asian Cup twice, in 1972 and in

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. The 2007 edition was co-hosted together with

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and

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. It is not uncommon to see Thais cheering their favourite English Premier League teams on television and walking around in replica kit. Another widely enjoyed pastime, and once a competitive sport, is kite flying

Volleyball

Thailand featured national teams in

beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

that competed at the

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in both the women's and the men's sections.

Rugby union

Boxing

Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) is a Thai martial art.

Badminton

Tennis

Golf

Thailand has been called the golf capital of Asia as it is a popular destination for golf. The country attracts a large number of golfers from Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, and Western countries who come to play golf in Thailand every year. The growing popularity of golf, especially among the middle classes and expats, is evident as there are more than 200 world-class golf courses nationwide, and some of them are chosen to host PGA and LPGA tournaments, such as

Amata Spring Country Club The Amata Spring Country Club is a private golf and country club near to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It hosts two high-profile golf tournaments which were introduced in 2006. The Royal Trophy is a team competition between Europe and Asia, and ...

, Alpine Golf and Sports Club, Thai Country Club, and Black Mountain Golf Club.

Thai martial arts

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

Krabi krabong Krabi ( th, กระบี่, ) is the main town in the province of Krabi (''thesaban mueang'') on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River where it empties in Phang Nga Bay. As of 2020, the town had a population of 3 ...

* Muay boran *

Lerdrit Lerdrit, Muay Lert Rit or, Leert Rit (มวย Muay: boxing, fighting เลิศ leert: superior, excellent ฤทธิ์ rit: formidable force, colossal power) is the generic name attributed to the set of principles and fighting techniques ...

Silat Pattani Silat Patani ( th, silat Pattani, ms, silat Patani) is a style of silat originating in the Pattani kingdom, now a state of Thailand. It is primarily practiced in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand. The art is also known as silat tua (old sila ...

Motorsport

Especially since the emergence of

Birabongse Bhanudej Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh ( th, พีรพงศ์ภาณุเดช; ; 15 July 191423 December 1985), better known as Prince Bira of Siam (now Thailand) or by his ''nom de course'' B. Bira, was a member of the Thai royal ...

, Motorsport has received a recent revival and become a popular sport in Thailand. *

Auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

Sports car racing Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built prototypes or grand tourers based on road-going models. Broadly speaking, sports car racing is ...

- see

Super GT Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...

Formula racing Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single- ...

Touring car racing Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States. While the cars do not move ...

- see

FIA WTCC Race of Thailand The FIA WTCC Race of Thailand was a round of the World Touring Car Championship held at the Chang International Circuit located in Buriram, Isan, Thailand. The race made its debut in the World Touring Car Championship as the 11th round of the 2 ...

Stock car racing Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ...

Street racing Street racing is typically an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road. Racing in the streets is considered an ancient hazard, as horse racing occurred on streets for centuries, and street racing in automobiles is ...

Drag racing Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...

** Drifting **

Rallying Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

- see Thailand Rally *

Motorcycle sport Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all races or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills. Motorcycle racing Motorcycle rac ...

Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix The Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix is a Motorcycle Grand Prix event that started in 2018. The race is hosted at Buriram International Circuit near the eponymous city in Buriram Province. In 2020 and 2021, the race was cancelled due to the COV ...

** BRIC Superbike Championship

Esports

* Made in Thailand e-Sports *

MEGA Esports MEGA Esports is a professional esports organization based in Bangkok, Thailand. It formerly had a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the League of Legends SEA Tour, ''League of Legends'' SEA Tour (LST), Southeast Asia's top professional lea ...

* Definite Gaming * Signature Gaming * Neolution E-Sport * BG.Neolution Esport FIFA * Buriram United Esports

Original

Thai Fight Thai Fight ( th, ไทยไฟต์; stylized as THAI FIGHT in capitals) is a Muay Thai promotion based in Bangkok, Thailand, which hosts events worldwide and all across Thailand. Thai Fight events are produced in conjunction with the Tourism A ...

Sport League in Thailand

Top Level Leagues

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 August ...

* Thai Women's League *

Futsal Thai League The Futsal Thai League () is the top league for futsal clubs in Thailand. It is sponsored by AIS and therefore officially known as the AIS Futsal Thai League. Championship history Broadcast Digital new media See also * Thailand n ...

* The Championship Women's Futsal *

Men's Volleyball Thailand League The Men's Volleyball Thailand League ( th, วอลเลย์บอลชายไทยแลนด์ลีก) is the top-level professional men's volleyball league in Thailand. Contested by eight clubs, it operates on a system of promoti ...

Women's Volleyball Thailand League The Women's Volleyball Thailand League ( th, วอลเลย์บอลหญิงไทยแลนด์ลีก) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in Thailand. Contested by eight clubs, it operates on a system of ...

Thailand Basketball League The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) () is a men's professional basketball league in Thailand. The league is composed 11 teams on the Men's division while the Women's division consists of six teams. The league also consists of 3 divisions: Divis ...

Women's Thailand Basketball League A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...

Thai World Hockey League The Thai World Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Thailand. After 14 years, it was replaced by the Siam Hockey League for the months of November through May. The TWHL was one of the first leagues that allowed various skill levels to parti ...

* Thailand Hockey League * Takraw Thailand League *

Thailand Cricket League Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) ( th, สมาคมคริกเก็ตของประเทศไทย) is the national governing body of cricket in Thailand. It is the successor of the Thailand Cricket League, which was formed ...

Softball Thailand League Softball is a game Variations of baseball, similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the #Professional leagues, professional level. The game was fir ...

* Thailand Baseball League (defunct) *

Water polo Thailand League Water (chemical formula ) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living ...

* Badminton Thai Premier League * Muay Thai League

Youth/University Leagues

Thailand Youth League Thailand Youth League ( th, ลีกเยาวชนแห่งชาติ) is a tournament of Thai youth association football for development Thai football to compete in the international level and advance to FIFA World Cup, what are ones o ...

- Football Youth Leagues *

Thailand University League 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 ...

- Football University Leagues * Thailand Futsal University League - Futsal University Leagues * Volleyball Academy League - Volleyball Youth Leagues *

Thailand Volleyball University League Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 mi ...

- Volleyball University Leagues * Thailand Basketball University League - Basketball University Leagues * THL U-League - Ice hockey University Leagues

Types of sports

Football

Volleyball

Rugby union

Boxing

Badminton

Tennis

Golf

Thai martial arts

Motorsport

Esports

Original

Sport League in Thailand

Top Level Leagues

Youth/University Leagues

Multi-sport event

Thailand National Games

Thailand National Para Games

Thailand National Youth Games

Thailand University Games

Thailand National Student Games

Thailand National Student Para Games

Thailand Local Administration Student Games

See also

References