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Thailand national football team

National Football Team
NameThailand
NicknameChangsuek
(ช้างศึก, "The War Elephants")
AssociationFootball Association of Thailand
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachBryan Robson
CaptainNattaporn Phanrit
Most capsKiatisuk Senamuang (130)
Top scorerKiatisuk Senamuang (65)
Home stadiumRajamangala Stadium
FIFA codeTHA
FIFA ranking102
Highest FIFA ranking43 (September 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking137 (December 2006)
Elo ranking108
Highest Elo ranking62 (January 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking137 (April 1985)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalSouth Vietnam 3 � 1 Thailand Thailand
(South Vietnam; 1956)
Biggest winThailand Thailand 10 � 0 Brunei
(Bangkok, Thailand; May 24, 1971)
Biggest defeatEngland England Amateur 9 � 0 Thailand Thailand
(Melbourne, Australia; November 26, 1956)
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances6
First apps.1972
Best resultThird Place, 1972

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The Thailand national football team ( ) represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast Asian Games titles. Thailand also finished third in the 1972 Asian Cup and have competed twice in the Summer Olympics and four times in the Asian Games.

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Hooligans mar football - Bangkok Post Tweet this news
Bangkok Post--Even if hooliganism among -Thai football- fans is not as big a problem as in western countries such as England, where it has taken years of persistent police ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:00:35 GMT+00:00
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Phuketwan--The two group winners in the ascendancy race for -Thailand's- Division One were playing off for a million baht prize. But the good news is that although FC ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:02:45 GMT+00:00
Malaysia win their first ASEAN Cup - Viet Nam News Tweet this news
Viet Nam News---...- a new chapter in the history of the regional -football- tournament which up until now had been dominated by three-time winners -Thailand- and Singapore. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:29:41 GMT+00:00
Football: We need belief, says new Al Ain coach - Sport 360 Tweet this news
Sport 360--Al Ain, however, will first have to face either -Thailand's- Muang Thong or Sriwijaya of Indonesia in the second qualifying round on February 19. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:27:19 GMT+00:00
Independent Appeal: The charity giving hope to Burma's refugee children - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--Scores of thousands of Karen have fled across the Salween, or its tributary, the Moei, into neighbouring -Thailand-. For those who remain, life is fraught. ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:01:48 GMT+00:00
Unimpressive India go down 1-2 to Thailand in football friendly - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--An unimpressive India went down 1-2 to a young -Thailand- side in the return leg of a friendly international -football- match at the Ambedkar Stadium here on a ... - Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:36:56 GMT+00:00
Indonesia Sees 'Tough' Group as AFF Holds Draw for Regional Tilt - Jakarta Globe Tweet this news
Jakarta Globe--Besides the hosts, Burma, Singapore, reigning Southeast Asian Games champion Malaysia and three-time Suzuki Cup champion -Thailand- have automatically secured ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:15:49 GMT+00:00
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LubbockOnline.com--They're not all checking in on high school -football-, but I'm sure a few are. On this past Friday, we had 23 visitors from the Netherlands, 10 from -Thailand-. ... - Date : Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:35:21 GMT+00:00
Vuvuzelas Here To Stay - Gaea Times (blog) Tweet this news
Gaea Times (blog)---...- of fanfaring plastic trumpets could spur South Africa's unfancied -football- team to success in the World Cup, according to -Thailand's- coach Bryan Robson. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:20:50 GMT+00:00
What's keeping Thailand out of the World Cup? - CNNGo.com Tweet this news
CNNGo.com--While -Thailand- may have failed to qualify for the World Cup in their stead, one feels that finally after half a century of meandering, -Thai football- has ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:21:22 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
ASEAN Football Championship
1996 (First title)
Succeeded by
1998 Singapore Singapore
Preceded by
1998 Singapore Singapore
ASEAN Football Championship
2000 (Second title)
2002 (Third title)
Succeeded by
2004 Singapore Singapore

FIFA World Cup : AFC Third Round: Group 1
World Cup Finals World Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to
Mexico 1970
Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 0 0 4 0 13
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 1 0 3 8 12
Spain 1982 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 3 0 1 2 3 13
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 1 2 3 4 4
Italy 1990 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 1 0 5 2 14
United States 1994 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 8 4 0 4 13 7
France 1998 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 1 1 2 5 6
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 14 5 5 4 25 20
Germany 2006 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 2 1 3 9 10
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 10 3 2 5 20 17
Total   -   -   -   -   -   - - 65 18 12 35 89 116

Olympic Games :
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
FR 1900 to
FI 1952
Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
AU 1956 Round 1 11/11 1 0 0 1 0 9
IT 1960 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
JP 1964 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
MX 1968 Round 1 16/16 3 0 0 3 1 19
DE 1972 to
KR 1988
Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 2/19   - 4 0 0 4 1 28

Olympic Games :
Year Round Score Result
1956 Round 1 Thailand 0 - 9 United Kingdom Loss
1968 Round 1 Thailand 0 - 7 Bulgaria Loss
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 4 Guatemala Loss
Round 1 Thailand 0 - 8 TCH Loss

AFC Asian Cup :
Asian Cup Finals Asian Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
HK 1956 to IL 1964 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
IR 1968 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 2 0 2 5 4
TH 1972 Third Place 5 0 3 2 6 9
IR 1976 Withdrew after qualifying   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 3 0 1 8 2
KW 1980 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 5 3 0 2 11 3
SG 1984 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 5 3 0 2 9 10
QA 1988 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 5 1 2 2 5 12
JP 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 3 1
AE 1996 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 13 6 4 2 0 31 5
LB 2000 Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 6 4 1 1 13 8
CN 2004 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 6 3 0 3 10 7
IDMYTHVN 2007 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 5
QA 2011 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 1 3 2 3 3
Total Best: Third Place 20 1 8 11 15 45 49 26 8 15 98 55

AFC Asian Cup :
Year Round Score Result
1972 Round 1 Thailand 1 - 1 Iraq Draw
Round 1 Thailand 2 - 3 Iran Loss
Semi-Final Thailand 1(1) - 1(2) South Korea Loss
3rd place match Thailand 2(5) - 2(3) Cambodia Win
1992 Round 1 Thailand 1 - 1 Qatar Draw
Round 1 Thailand 0 - 0 People%27s Republic of China Draw
Round 1 Thailand 0 - 4 Saudi Arabia Loss
1996 Round 1 Thailand 0 - 6 Saudi Arabia Loss
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 3 Iran Loss
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 4 Iraq Loss
2000 Round 1 Thailand 0 - 2 Iraq Loss
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 1 Iran Draw
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 1 Lebanon Draw
2004 Round 1 Thailand 0 - 3 Iran Loss
Round 1 Thailand 1 - 4 Japan Loss
Round 1 Thailand 0 - 2 Oman Loss
2007 Round 1 Thailand 1 - 1 Iraq Draw
Round 1 Thailand 2 - 0 Oman Win
Round 1 Thailand 0 - 4 Australia Loss

Asian Games :
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
India 1951 to
Indonesia 1962
Did not enter
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thailand 1966
Quarter-Finals
4
1
1
2
5
8
Thailand 1970
Quarter-Finals
4
1
2
1
6
6
Iran 1974
Round 1
2
0
0
2
2
4
Thailand 1978
Round 2
5
2
0
3
6
12
India 1982
Round 1
3
1
0
2
3
5
South Korea 1986
Round 1
4
1
1
2
8
4
China 1990
4th place
6
3
1
2
5
3
Japan 1994
Round 1
4
0
1
3
8
12
Thailand 1998
4th place
8
4
1
3
12
10
Total
Best: 4th place
40
13
7
20
59
64

ASEAN Football Championship :
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Singapore 1996
Champions
6
5
1
0
18
3
Vietnam 1998
Fourth Place
5
2
2
1
10
10
Thailand 2000
Champions
5
5
0
0
15
3
Indonesia Singapore 2002
Champions
5
2
2
1
13
7
Malaysia Vietnam 2004
Round 1
4
2
1
1
13
4
Singapore Thailand 2007
Runner Up
7
3
3
1
10
4
Indonesia Thailand 2008
Runner Up
7
5
1
1
16
4
Total
Best: Champions
39
24
10
5
95
35

Southeast Asian Games :
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Thailand 1959
Runner Up
-
-
-
-
-
-
Burma 1961
Third Place
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malaysia 1965
Champions
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thailand 1967
Third Place
-
-
-
-
-
-
Burma 1969
Runner Up
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malaysia 1971
Third Place
-
-
-
-
-
-
Singapore 1973
Round 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thailand 1975
Champions
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malaysia 1977
Runner Up
-
-
-
-
-
-
Indonesia 1979
Third Place
-
-
-
-
-
-
Philippines 1981
Champions
-
-
-
-
-
-
Singapore 1983
Champions
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thailand 1985
Champions
4
3
1
0
17
1
Indonesia 1987
Third Place
4
2
1
1
7
3
Malaysia 1989
Semi-Finals
4
1
2
1
5
3
Philippines 1991
Runner Up
4
2
1
1
10
2
Singapore 1993
Champions
6
6
0
0
18
6
Thailand 1995
Champions
6
5
1
0
19
2
Indonesia 1997
Champions
6
4
2
0
15
3
Brunei 1999
Champions
6
5
1
0
24
1
Total
Best: Champions
40
28
9
3
115
21

Other honours :
G W D L Win %
Pratiab Thesvisarn Thailand 1965-19?? ? ? ? ? ?
Günther Glomb Germany 1968-19?? ? ? ? ? ?
Peter Schnittger Germany 1976-1978 ? ? ? ? ?
Werner Bickelhaupt Germany 1979-19?? ? ? ? ? ?
Prawit Chaisam Thailand 1981-19?? ? 2 3 ? ?
Yanyong Na Nongkhai Thailand 1983-19?? ? 2 3 ? ?
Burkhard Ziese Germany 1985-1986 ? ? ? ? ?
Carlos Roberto de Carvalho Brazil 1989-1991 ? ? ? ? ? 1989 King's Cup
4th Place at the 1990 Asian Games
Peter Stubbe Germany 1992-1994 ? 6 2 1 ?
Worawit Sumpachanyasathit Thailand 1994 ? 2 3 ? ?
Chatchai Paholpat Thailand 1994-1995 ? ? ? ? ?
Arj-han Srongngamsub Thailand 1996 15 9 3 3 60.0
Thawatchai Sartjakul Thailand 1996 ? ? ? ? ? 1996 ASEAN Football Championship
Dettmar Cramer Germany 1997 ? ? ? ? ?
Withaya Laohakul Thailand 1997-1998 24 10 9 5 41.7
Peter Withe England 1998-2002 101 46 25 30 45.5 4th Place at the 1998 Asian Games
2000 ASEAN Football Championship
2000 King's Cup
2002 ASEAN Football Championship
4th Place at the 2002 Asian Games
Carlos Roberto de Carvalho Brazil 2003-2004 13 6 2 5 46.1
Chatchai Paholpat Thailand June 2004 - September 2004 8 2 1 5 25.0
Siegfried Held Germany September 2004-2005 11 4 4 3 36.4
Charnwit Polcheewin Thailand 2005-June 2008 39 18 11 10 46.1 2006 King's Cup
2006 T&T Cup
2007 King's Cup
Peter Reid England September 2008-September 2009 15 8 4 3 53.3 2008 T&T Cup
Bryan Robson England September 2009- 14 6 2 6 45 2009 Phuket Kata Group Cup (friendly tournament involving club sides)

Other honours :
# Player Reign
6 Nattaporn Phanrit 2010-present
7 Datsakorn Thonglao 2008-2009
10 Tawan Sripan 2007-2008
12 Nirut Surasiang 2006
1 Kittisak Rawangpa 2006, 2008
6 Rungroj Sawangsri 2004-2005
8 Therdsak Chaiman 2003
16 Surachai Jirasirichote 2002
13 Kiatisuk Senamuang 2001-2002, 2004, 2007
5 Choketawee Promrut 1999-2000, 2003
7 Natee Thongsookkaew 1996-1998
14 Vithoon Kijmongkolsak 1995

Other honours :
Pos Player Goals Tenure
1 Piyapong Piew-on 103 1981-1997 (FIFA 15)
2 Kiatisuk Senamuang 77 1993-2007
3 Niwat Srisawat 55 1967-1979
4 Jedsada Na Phatthalung 42 1971-1981
5 Vithoon Kijmongkolsak 32 1985-1995
6 Worrawoot Srimaka 29 1996-1999
7 Daoyod Dara 28 1975-1986
7 Sarayoot Chaikamdee 28 2003-
9 Suttha Sudsa-ard 25 1978-unknown
9 Chalor Hongkajorn 1979-1987
9 Netipong Srithong-In 1995-1997
10 Prapol Tantiyanon 23 1971-unknown

Recent Callups :
Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps (Goals) Most Recent Callup
Goalkeepers
Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool March 23, 1982(age 28) Thailand Chonburi 54 (0) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Kittisak Rawangpa January 3, 1975(age 36) Thailand Bangkok Glass 45 (0) 2010 King's Cup
Defenders
Suree Sukha July 27, 1982(age 28) Thailand Chonburi 54 (2) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010 (Withdraw)
Jetsada Jitsawad August 5, 1980(age 30) Thailand Muangthong United 34 (0) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010
Chonlatit Jantakam June 2, 1985(age 25) Thailand Chonburi 17 (0) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Panupong Wongsa November 23, 1983(age 27) Thailand Muangthong United 14 (0) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Piyachart Thamaphan April 4, 1986(age 24) Thailand Muangthong United 2 (0) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010
Theeratorn Boonmatan February 6, 1990(age 20) Thailand Buriram PEA 2 (0) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Midfielder
Datsakorn Thonglao December 30, 1983(age 27) Thailand Muangthong United 71 (8) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Therdsak Chaiman September 29, 1973(age 37) Thailand Chonburi 70 (22) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010 (Withdraw)
Sutee Suksomkit June 5, 1978(age 32) Thailand Bangkok Glass 67 (19) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010
Suchao Nutnum May 17, 1983(age 27) Thailand Buriram PEA 47 (6) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Rangsan Viwatchaichok January 22, 1979(age 32) Thailand Buriram PEA 22 (1) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Surat Sukha July 27, 1982(age 28) Australia Melbourne Victory 16 (0) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Group E v Iran, 3 March 2010
Adul Lahso September 19, 1986(age 24) Thailand Chonburi 1 (0) 2010 King's Cup
Kriangkrai Pimrat February 20, 1987(age 23) Thailand Chonburi 1 (0) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010
Phaitoon Nontadee August 11, 1987(age 23) Thailand Muangthong United 1 (0) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010
Strikers
Sarayoot Chaikamdee September 24, 1981(age 29) Thailand Thai Port 43 (28) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Pipat Thonkanya January 4, 1979(age 32) Thailand Buriram PEA 35 (17) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Teerasil Dangda June 6, 1988(age 22) Thailand Muangthong United 32 (16) friendly match v India, 4 September 2010
Anon Sangsanoi March 1, 1984(age 26) Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 12 (2) 2010 King's Cup
Sompong Soleb July 30, 1986(age 24) Thailand Thai Port 3 (0) 2010 King's Cup
Chayanan Phombuppha March 17, 1992(age 18) Thailand Insee Police United 1 (0) Friendly match v South Africa, 16 May 2010

Recent Callups :
General Manager Thailand Thara Pluekcha-oum
Manager Thailand Anucha Nakasai
Head Coach England Bryan Robson
Assistant Coach Thailand Attaphol Buspakom
Coach Thailand Chaiyong Khampiam
Goalkeeping Coach Thailand Nipol Malanon
Fitness Coach Brazil Marcos Rodriguez
Physiotherapist Brazil Fabio de Carvalho


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club


Football in Thailand

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