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Thailand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)ช้างศึก (Changsuek)
(War elephants)
AssociationFA Thailand
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMasatada Ishii
CaptainPeeradon Chamratsamee
Most capsKiatisuk Senamuang (134)
Top scorerKiatisuk Senamuang (71)
Home stadiumRajamangala Stadium
FIFA codeTHA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 97 Decrease 1 (28 November 2024)[1]
Highest43 (September 1998)
Lowest165 (October 2014)
First international
 Thailand 1–6 China 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 20 August 1948)[2]
Biggest win
 Thailand 10–0 Brunei 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 25 May 1971)
 East Timor 0–10 Thailand 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 8 December 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Great Britain 9–0 Thailand 
(Melbourne, Australia; 30 November 1956)
Asian Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1972)
Best resultThird place (1972)
ASEAN Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)

The Thailand national football team (Thai: ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, RTGS: futbon thim chat thai, pronounced [fút.bɔ̄n tʰīːm t͡ɕʰâːt tʰāj]) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.

In the regional competition, Thailand is the most successful football team in Southeast Asia[a] with seven ASEAN Championship trophies and nine senior-level gold medals from the Southeast Asian Games, 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 a total of seven appearances in the AFC Asian Cup so far. Furthermore, the team reached the fourth-place in the 1990 and 1998 Asian Games and participated in the Summer Olympics twice. However, Thailand has failed to obtain higher achievements in the continental and global records.[4] The team obtained their first win in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007 and had to wait 47 years to finally sneak out of the group stage in 2019.[5] Thailand also advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification twice, in 2002 and 2018, but failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

History

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1915–1995: dynastic establishment

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King Vajiravudh, the founder of the Football Association of Thailand
Siam (Thailand) association football squad's pioneers

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 Royal Bangkok Sports Club Stadium on 20 December that year. The team played its first international match in 1930 against the Indochina national team, which included both South Vietnamese and French players.[6]

Thailand football members at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics before their biggest defeat by the United Kingdom

Thailand appeared in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where their lost to Great Britain 0–9, was the largest to that point, thus failing to advance to the quarter-finals. In 1959, Thailand as the host won silver medals in the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games after losing 1–3 to South Vietnam in the final. In 1965, Thailand harbored its first distinct title: the very first place in the Southeast Asian Games. They made their second and latest appearance at the Summer Olympics in 1968, losing all three matches by at least 3 goals margin to Bulgaria, Guatemala, and Czechoslovakia hence en route to a first-round exit.[7]

During the 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Thailand gained a significant success defeating South Korea 2–1 and Bangladesh 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 Qatar and eventual 3rd place China then losing 0–4 to Saudi Arabia. In 1994, manager Thawatchai Sartjakul assembled a team that has been denounced as the "dream team" with players like Kiatisuk Senamuang, Tawan Sripan and Dusit Chalermsan.[8]

1996–2016: flag bearer of Southeast Asia

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In 1996, Thailand defeated Malaysia 1–0 and win the 1996 AFF Championship for the first time. Thailand were favorites to regain the crown in 2007, 2008 and 2012 only to lose tight finals to Singapore and Vietnam respectively.[9]

The regional 1998 AFF Championship saw Thailand met Indonesia in a match that ill-hearted players from both team deliberately making actions aimed to avoid facing hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals and undergoing technical burden of moving training bases from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi.[10] 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 Western Asia in 1996 and 2000 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 Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, 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.[11]

The final 2000 AFF Championship match between Thailand and Indonesia, at a sold-out Rajamangala, was almost a carbon copy of their group stage 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.[12] In the final 2002 AFF Cup final, Thailand again met Indonesia (who was now the host) and won the game in penalty shootout despite taking a 2–0 lead.[13]

Thailand again qualified to the 2004 AFC Asian Cup and was put into a group with Japan, Iran and debutant Oman. 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.

Thailand team against Oman in 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A match at Rajamangala Stadium

The sign of improvement only came in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup when Thailand participated as a well-prepared co-host and was placed with the debutant Australia, Oman, and Iraq. The team managed a draw to Iraq and a historic win over Oman. With 4 points ahead, Thailand's chance to qualify for 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.[14]

In September 2008, Thailand signed a four-year contract with the English coach Peter Reid[15] but Reid left his position by mutual consent after only a year in charge[16] as his team fail to clinch the championship of 2008 AFF Championship after 2–3 on aggregate lost to Vietnam in the finals.

In September 2009, Bryan Robson agreed to coach Thailand in his first foray into international football management[17] and was contracted to manage the team through to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In November, Robson celebrated his first competitive match in charge of the team with an away victory against Singapore in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifying group match[18] but then lose to the same opponent back home. Then, two goalless draws with Jordan and Iran 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 Bob Houghton's India 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 Laos and Malaysia and losing to Indonesia. Robson resigned as Thailand's manager on 8 June 2011, citing health problems as the reason and was replaced by Winfried Schäfer, who would be the ninth German person to coach the Thailand team.

Thailand's head coach Winfried Schäfer talking to players during the World Cup 2014 third round qualifying match against Oman at Rajamangala Stadium in 2011

The new coach called up starlets for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and have the starting set of matches losing minimal to Australia, defeating Oman 3–0 and drawing Saudi Arabia 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 the semi-finals but handed the crown to Singapore in the finals. In the 2015 Asian Cup qualification, Thailand showed a setback with its defensive frailties exposed by Middle Eastern rivals (Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon) when losing all 6 games in the qualifiers, conceding 21 goals in the process.

In June 2013, Schäfer canceled his contract. The FA of Thailand appointed the former player Kiatisuk Senamuang as the new caretaker coach for the national team. His first ride was a friendly against China PR on 15 June, which Thailand surprisingly won 5–1.[19]

Thailand team celebrated after winning the 2014 AFF Championship at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Malaysia

In 2014, Thailand ended a 12-year drought of the AFF Championship title from the late goals by Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrasin 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 tiki-taka playing style, for instance including 27 consecutive passes during the first leg of the finals against Malaysia.[20] 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 FIFA World Cup qualification.[21][22] Teerasil Dangda, Thailand's renowned striker, rejoined the rank of the national team after his loan with UD Almería ended earlier. Drawn in Group F along with Chinese Taipei, Iraq and Vietnam, who Thailand played its 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.[23] In the last round, Kiatisuk's men shared the same group with Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE 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

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Rajevac, Sirisak and Nishino

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Thailand team during 2017 King's Cup with black shirt in mourning for the death of King Bhumibol
Thai players lining up at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

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.[24] After the elimination from World Cup qualifiers, Kiatisuk resigned and Thailand appointed Milovan Rajevac 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 away goals rule.

Ahead of 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Thailand was drawn into group A together with the host UAE, Bahrain and India. 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.[25] Thailand encountered China 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 2019 King's Cup 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 2018 FIFA World Cup, 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 FIFA World Cup qualification with other three Southeast Asian rivals: Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia; along with United Arab Emirates. Despite defeating Indonesia 3–0 and 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 COVID-19 pandemic, 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 Chanathip Songkrasin was injured, while Teerasil Dangda and Theerathon Bunmathan refused to participate the qualification due to various reasons. Without these three players, Thailand showed a poor performance in Dubai - 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 29 July 2021, shortly after Nishino came back to Thailand, FA Thailand decided to terminate the contract with Nishino.[26]

Fruitful victories under Alexandré Pölking

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On 28 September 2021, Brazilian Alexandré Pölking was appointed as the head coach of the Thailand national team, replacing Akira Nishino. Pölking's first task was the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021 held in Singapore.[27] 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 a 2–2 second-leg draw by Indonesia, guiding Thailand to win the AFF Championship for the sixth time.[28] In the 2022 AFF Championship, Thailand defended their title on 16 January 2023, winning the tournament by a 3–2 aggregate score in the two-legged final against Vietnam to secure their seventh title.[29]

In October 2023, Thailand embarked on a European tour playing two friendlies against Georgia and Estonia and with star players like Chanathip Songkrasin, Nicholas Mickelson and Ekanit Panya injured and club team refused to released Teerasil Dangda and Theerathon Bunmathan, Supachok Sarachat, Sarach Yooyen, Pansa Hemviboon for international duties, Thailand have to relies on inexperience international players and also giving the opportunity for new young players a chanced to touched up for the future international matches. On 12 October 2023, Thailand suffered their worst defeat in the 21st century losing against Georgia 8–0 at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. In the next match against Estonia on 17 October, Jakkapan Praisuwan equalised it for Thailand for a hard fought 1–1 draw at the Lilleküla Stadium.

2023 AFC Asian Cup

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Thailand vs. Japan on New Year’s Day Match at Toyo Tires Cup in 2024

After a hurried attempt, Japanese manager Masatada Ishii was announced as Thailand's temporarily new head coach, with a contract lasted until the end of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as he faced a daunting prospect of reviving the lacklustre Thai side to reach continental level.[30] His first match, a friendly against his homeland Japan, saw Thailand thrashed 5–0 in the second half after an impressive first half display, increased negative feelings among Thai fans as the War Elephants faced a huge challenge in group F at the Asian Cup, with Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan and Oman on the same boat.[31]

Amidst drop of a huge pessimism, Thailand started their Asian Cup campaign against Kyrgyzstan to a bright note, winning 2–0 to mark Thailand's first win in an Asian Cup opening match.[32] After a 2–0 victory over Kyrgyzstan, Thailand squared up against a far stronger Oman side, which was boosted by bright performances over the past three years and under the Croatian manager Branko Ivanković, an Asian football expert who never lost to Thailand in his coaching career. However, Thailand defied all expectation of an easy Omani triumph, resolutely defended throughout the match and several times created opportunities to end the game with a famous goalless shutout, giving Thailand four points and the country's early progression to the knockout stage.[33] Thailand would then go on to produce its most famous game in their modern Asian Cup history, a brilliant counter-offensive tactic against Asian hegemon Saudi Arabia in the final group stage match, including a famous penalty save by Saranon Anuin as Thailand made a famous goalless draw to the Saudis, ending their losing streak that started in 2012 to the same opponent and, for the first time ever, Thailand gained a shutout record in the Asian Cup group stage.[34] However, Thailand failed to end their miserable knockout stage record in the Asian Cup, losing 2–1 to Uzbekistan in the round of 16 to equal their 2019 result.[35] Despite this exit, Thailand's bright performance in the tournament earned the team significant praises for their resoluteness and ability to adapt to difficult circumstances, and Masatada Ishii was appointed on a permanent basis, with the aim to help Thailand to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualification and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification saw Thailand drawn in group C against South Korea, China and Singapore, with the target to be winning the second place to advance to the final round. However, Thailand would get off to a disastrous start, flopping at home to China 2–1 despite opened the scoring by Sarach Yooyen.[36][37][38] This home loss ultimately sealed Pölking's fate, despite a 3–1 away victory over Singapore which moved Thailand up to second place; with the Brazilian sacked for failing to meet expectations.[39][40]

After the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Thailand played two more qualifiers, both against South Korea, in March 2024. On 21 March 2024, Thailand managed to earn a surprise 1–1 draw in front of 64,912 fans in Seoul, but would later lose 3–0 at home to the same opponents.[41][42] Thailand would end their qualification campaign in June undefeated, notably with a 1–1 draw away to China, before managing to overcome Singapore 3–1; yet their inability to convert scoring opportunities, as well as giving up a late goal in their draw with China, sealed Thailand's fate. The team did not advance to the next phase and finished behind China based on head-to-head results, as both teams ended with the same goal difference and points total.[43][44]

Team image

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Colours

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Thailand national team vintage 1968 Summer Olympics shirt

In older days, the primary kits worn are all red.

Thailand national team used to play with a kit made by local provider FBT. This contract lasted until June 2007.

In July 2007, Nike became kit providers, and from October that year, the team played in an all-yellow home kit in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday (yellow being the royal color), having used two other yellow kits in friendlies against China on 16 May 2007[45] and Qatar on 2 July 2007.[46]

From October 2012 through 2016, Nike was replaced by Grand Sport in a deal worth 96M baht (3.1M USD).[47] 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.[48] 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 King Bhumibol 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.[49]

In December 2018, a new, darker version of blue, red kits and an all white third kit were presented for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign and the rest of 2019. For the 2019 King's Cup 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.[50]

Rivalries

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Notable rivalries

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Thailand has rivalries with Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. These rivalries are rooted in geographical proximity.

Opponent GP W D L GF GA GD Win % Details
 Malaysia 107 32 34 41 145 153 −8 029.91
 Indonesia 75 36 18 21 134 100 +34 048.00
 Singapore 68 39 18 11 117 68 +49 057.35
 Vietnam 56 22 11 23 76 79 −3 039.29 Matches
 Myanmar 55 24 15 16 104 73 +31 043.64 Matches

Thailand's greatest rival is Malaysia, the two teams having played each other 106 times. 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. Despite the football scandal, Thailand have not defeated the Malaysians on their home turf since 1971.[51] Thailand have better records in international football competitions than the Malaysians.

Indonesia has met Thailand in three finals of the AFF Championship at 2000, 2002 and 2016, and Thailand all triumphed at the expense of Indonesia.[52] 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.

The rivalry between Thailand and Singapore 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.[53] 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 South Vietnam and North Vietnam, Thailand had a poorer performance with the team only won 5 matches against the South Vietnamese.[54] However, when Vietnam rejoined international football at 1991, Thailand has been more dominant than their eastern rival.

When Myanmar was still a football power, it was Thailand's first-ever rival, owned by the history of the Burmese–Siamese wars which led to a nationalist fervor among Thai fans with its desire to beat the Burmese.[55] But with Myanmar weakened following the reign of Ne Win 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 on.[56]

Home ground

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Most of Thailand home matches took place in Rajamangala National Stadium in Bang Kapi District of Bangkok. 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, 80th Birthday Stadium, Thammasat Stadium, Chang Arena, BG Stadium and Thunderdome Stadium.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Thailand national football team results
See also: Thailand national football team results (2020–present)

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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1 January 2024 Friendly Japan  5–0  Thailand Tokyo, Japan
14:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 61,916
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
16 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Thailand  2–0  Kyrgyzstan Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Supachai 26', 49' Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
21 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Oman  0–0  Thailand Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 6,340
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
25 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia  0–0  Thailand Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 38,773
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
30 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup R16 Uzbekistan  2–1  Thailand Al Wakrah, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3
Report Supachok 58' Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 18,691
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification South Korea  1–1  Thailand Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 64,912
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Thailand  0–3  South Korea Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 45,458
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification China  1–1  Thailand Shenyang, China
20:00 UTC+8 Zhang Yuning 79' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Supachok 20' Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 46,979
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification Thailand  3–1  Singapore Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ik. Fandi 57' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 39,404
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
10 September 2024 2024 LPBank Cup Vietnam  1–2  Thailand Hanoi, Vietnam
20:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
11 October 2024 2024 King's Cup SF Thailand  3–1  Philippines Songkhla, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7
Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium
Attendance: 19,506
Referee: Ngo Duy Lan (Vietnam)
14 October 2024 2024 King's Cup F Thailand  2–1  Syria Songkhla, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7
Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium
Attendance: 24,121
Referee: Jansen Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)
14 November 2024 Friendly Thailand  0–0  Lebanon Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 5,816
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
17 November 2024 Friendly Thailand  1–1  Laos Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
8 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS East Timor  0–10  Thailand Hanoi, Vietnam
20:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
14 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS Thailand  1–0  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 25,619
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
17 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS Singapore  v  Thailand Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8 Stadium: National Stadium
20 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS Thailand  v  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

2025

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25 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Thailand  v  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
10 June 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Turkmenistan  v  Thailand Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
TBD Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium
9 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Thailand  v  Chinese Taipei Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
14 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Chinese Taipei  v  Thailand Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium
18 November 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Sri Lanka  v  Thailand Colombo, Sri Lanka
Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

2026

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31 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q Thailand  v  Turkmenistan Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Coaching staff

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Name Role
Head coach Japan Masatada Ishii
Assistant coach Japan Mitsuo Kato
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Saulo Adriel
Fitness coach Japan Masaya Sakihana
Thailand Kritapoj Dangkula
Match analyst Thailand Naruebet Saengsawang
Physiotherapists Japan Yohei Shiraki
Interpreter Thailand Chalermchai Chincherdphong

Coaching history

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Statistical summary

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As of 14 December 2024 after the match against  Malaysia.
Manager Period Record
Matches Won Draw Lost Win % Honours
Thailand Bunchoo Samutkojon 1956–1964 - - - - - 1956 Summer Olympics (First round)
Thailand Pratiab Thesvisarn 1965–1968 - - - - -
Germany Günther Glomb 1968–1975 - - - - - 1968 Summer Olympics (Group stage)
1972 AFC Asian Cup
(Third place)
Thailand Naowarat Patanon 1975 - - - - -
Germany Peter Schnittger 1976–1978 - - - - -
Thailand Witthaya Laohakul 1997–1998 24 10 9 5 41.67% 1997 Southeast Asian Games (Gold medal)
England Peter Withe 1998–2003 101 46 25 30 45.54% 1999 Southeast Asian Games (Gold medal)
2000 AFF Championship
2000 King's Cup
2002 AFF Championship
Brazil Carlos Roberto 2003–2004 13 6 2 5 46.15% –
Thailand Chatchai Paholpat 2004 8 2 1 5 25.00% –
Germany Sigfried Held 2004–2005 11 4 4 3 36.36% –
Thailand Charnwit Polcheewin 2005–2008 39 18 11 10 46.15% 2006 King's Cup
2006 VFF Cup
2007 King's Cup
England Peter Reid 2008–2009 17 9 4 4 52.94% 2008 VFF Cup
England Bryan Robson 2009–2011 15 6 4 5 40.00% –
Germany Winfried Schäfer 2011–2013 28 14 6 8 50.00% –
Thailand Surachai Jaturapattarapong (Interim) 2013 3 0 0 3 0.00% –
Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang 2014–2017 42 21 7 14 50.00% 2014 AFF Championship
2016 AFF Championship
2016 King's Cup
Serbia Milovan Rajevac 2017–2019 20 8 7 5 40.00% 2017 King's Cup
Thailand Sirisak Yodyardthai (Interim) 2019 7 2 1 4 28.57% –
Japan Akira Nishino 2019–2021 11 2 5 4 18.18% –
Brazil Alexandré Pölking 2021–2023 37 21 8 8 56.76% 2020 AFF Championship
2022 AFF Championship
Japan Masatada Ishii 2024–present 16 7 6 3 43.75% 2024 King's Cup

Players

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Current squad

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The following 26 players were called up for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[57]

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2024, after the match against  Malaysia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Patiwat Khammai (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) 17 0 Thailand Bangkok United
20 1GK Kampol Pathomakkakul (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) 10 0 Thailand Ratchaburi
23 1GK Korrakot Pipatnadda (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Thailand Rayong
2 2DF James Beresford (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Thailand Uthai Thani
3 2DF Pansa Hemviboon (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34) 49 6 Thailand Buriram United
4 2DF Jonathan Khemdee (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Thailand Ratchaburi
5 2DF Chalermsak Aukkee (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Thailand Port
6 2DF Thitathorn Aksornsri (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Thailand Uthai Thani
12 2DF Nicholas Mickelson (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25) 17 2 Denmark OB
15 2DF Saringkan Promsupa (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Thailand Sukhothai
21 2DF Suphanan Bureerat (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 (age 31) 25 1 Thailand Port
24 2DF Apisit Sorada (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Thailand Ratchaburi
26 2DF Kritsada Nontharat (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Thailand Bangkok United
7 3MF Supachok Sarachat (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26) 36 9 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
8 3MF Peeradon Chamratsamee (captain) (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32) 28 2 Thailand Port
11 3MF Anan Yodsangwal (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Thailand Lamphun Warriors
13 3MF Ben Davis (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24) 2 2 Thailand Uthai Thani
16 3MF Akarapong Pumwisat (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Thailand Lamphun Warriors
17 3MF Ekanit Panya (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25) 25 2 Thailand Muangthong United
18 3MF Weerathep Pomphan (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) 38 0 Thailand Bangkok United
19 3MF William Weidersjö (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Thailand Uthai Thani
22 3MF Worachit Kanitsribampen (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) 22 2 Thailand Port
25 3MF Seksan Ratree (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 4 3 Thailand Buriram United
9 4FW Patrik Gustavsson (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23) 3 3 Thailand Muangthong United
10 4FW Suphanat Mueanta (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22) 28 13 Thailand Buriram United
14 4FW Teerasak Poeiphimai (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22) 13 2 Thailand Port

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Saranon Anuin (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
GK Chirawat Wangthaphan (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Thailand Khonkaen United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
GK Somporn Yos (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Thailand Port v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
GK Boonyakait Wongsajaem (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Thailand Uthai Thani v.  South Korea, 26 March 2024
DF Elias Dolah (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31) 21 1 Indonesia Bali United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
DF Suphan Thongsong (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 30) 18 0 Thailand Bangkok United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
DF Nitipong Selanon (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) 8 0 Thailand Bangkok United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
DF Wanchai Jarunongkran (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Thailand Bangkok United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
DF Kevin Deeromram (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Thailand Port v.  Lebanon 14 Nov. 2024 INJ
DF Sasalak Haiprakhon (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28) 26 0 Thailand Buriram United 2024 King's Cup
DF Songwut Kraikruan (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Thailand Muangthong United 2024 King's Cup
DF Chaiyawat Buran (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Thailand Port v.  Vietnam, 10 Sep 2024
DF Waris Choolthong (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Vietnam, 10 Sep 2024
DF Theerathon Bunmathan (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34) 105 7 Thailand Buriram United v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
DF Santiphap Channgom (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
DF Jakkapan Praisuwan (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30) 12 1 Thailand BG Pathum United 2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF Rungrath Poomchantuek (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32) 9 0 Thailand Bangkok United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
MF Chitsanupong Choti (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Thailand Khon Kaen United v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
MF Chanathip Songkrasin (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 31) 68 14 Thailand BG Pathum United 2024 King's Cup
MF Jaroensak Wonggorn (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 27) 17 1 Thailand BG Pathum United 2024 King's Cup
MF Channarong Promsrikaew (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23) 16 1 Thailand Chonburi 2024 King's Cup
MF Kakana Khamyok (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Thailand Muangthong United 2024 King's Cup
MF Sarach Yooyen (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32) 83 6 Japan Renofa Yamaguchi v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
MF Tanaboon Kesarat (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) 55 1 Thailand Port v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
MF Kritsada Kaman (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) 34 0 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
MF Airfan Doloh (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024
MF Bordin Phala (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29) 41 6 Thailand Port v.  China, 6 June 2024 INJ
MF Pokklaw Anan (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33) 47 6 Thailand Bangkok United v.  South Korea, 26 March 2024
MF Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30) 24 1 Thailand Port 2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF Picha Autra (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) 9 0 Thailand Muangthong United 2023 AFC Asian Cup
FW Phanthamit Praphanth (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Thailand PT Prachuap v.  Laos, 17 Nov. 2024
FW Supachai Chaided (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 26) 41 7 Thailand Buriram United 2024 King's Cup
FW Poramet Arjvirai (1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 26) 14 2 Thailand Muangthong United 2024 King's Cup
FW Korawich Tasa (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Thailand Muangthong United v.  Vietnam, 10 Sep 2024
FW Teerasil Dangda (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36) 128 64 Thailand BG Pathum United v.  Singapore, 11 June 2024

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

Player records

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As of 14 November 2024[58]
Players in bold are still active with Thailand.

Most appearances

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Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Kiatisuk Senamuang 134 71 1993–2007
2 Teerasil Dangda 128 64 2007–present
3 Totchtawan Sripan 110 19 1993–2009
4 Theerathon Bunmathan 105 7 2010–present
5 Piyapong Pue-on 100 70 1981–1997
Datsakorn Thonglao 100 11 2003–2017
7 Dusit Chalermsan 97 14 1994–2004
8 Niweat Siriwong 90 3 1997–2012
9 Natee Thongsookkaew 87 1 1986–2000
10 Surachai Jaturapattarapong 86 7 1991–2002

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Kiatisuk Senamuang 71 134 0.53 1993–2007
2 Piyapong Pue-on 70 100 0.7 1981–1997
3 Teerasil Dangda 64 128 0.5 2007–present
4 Sarayuth Chaikamdee 31 49 0.63 2003–2011
5 Vithoon Kijmongkolsak 29 84 0.35 1985–1995
6 Worrawoot Srimaka 28 63 0.44 1995–2003
Daoyod Dara 28 70 0.4 1975–1986
Niwat Srisawat 28 85 0.33 1967–1979
9 Jedsadaphon Na-Phatthalung 27 79 0.34 1971–1981
10 Suttha Sudsa-ard 25 51 0.49 1978–1988
Natipong Sritong-In 25 55 0.45 1994–1997
Chalor Hongkajorn 25 67 0.37 1979–1987

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Withdrew Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 13
Argentina 1978 4 1 0 3 8 12
Spain 1982 3 0 1 2 3 13
Mexico 1986 6 1 2 3 4 4
Italy 1990 6 1 0 5 2 14
United States 1994 8 4 0 4 13 7
France 1998 4 1 1 2 5 6
South Korea Japan 2002 14 5 5 4 25 20
Germany 2006 6 2 1 3 9 10
South Africa 2010 10 3 2 5 20 17
Brazil 2014 8 2 2 4 7 10
Russia 2018 16 4 4 8 20 30
Qatar 2022 8 2 3 3 9 9
Canada Mexico United States 2026 6 2 2 2 9 9
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/23 – – – – – – — 103 28 23 52 134 174

AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: Thailand at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 4 9
Iran 1968 4 2 0 2 5 4
Thailand 1972 Third place 3rd 5 0 3 2 6 9 Squad 5 3 1 1 16 4
Iran 1976 Withdrew after qualifying 4 3 0 1 8 2
Kuwait 1980 Did not qualify 6 4 0 2 13 4
Singapore 1984 5 3 0 2 9 10
Qatar 1988 5 1 2 2 5 12
Japan 1992 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 1 5 Squad 2 2 0 0 3 1
United Arab Emirates 1996 12th 3 0 0 3 2 13 Squad 6 4 2 0 31 5
Lebanon 2000 9th 3 0 2 1 2 4 Squad 6 4 1 1 13 8
China 2004 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9 Squad 6 3 0 3 10 7
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 10th 3 1 1 1 3 5 Squad Qualified as co-hosts
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify 6 1 3 2 3 3
Australia 2015 6 0 0 6 7 21
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 4 7 Squad 6 4 2 0 14 6
Qatar 2023 13th 4 1 2 1 3 2 Squad 11 4 3 4 14 11
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualification in progress 6 2 2 2 9 9
Total Third place 8/18 28 3 11 14 22 54 — 87 41 16 30 164 115

ASEAN Championship

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ASEAN Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Singapore 1996 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 18 3 Squad
Vietnam 1998 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 10 10 Squad
Thailand 2000 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 15 3 Squad
Indonesia Singapore 2002 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 13 7 Squad
Malaysia Vietnam 2004 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 13 4 Squad
Singapore Thailand 2007 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 3 1 10 4 Squad
Indonesia Thailand 2008 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 4 Squad
Indonesia Vietnam 2010 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Malaysia Thailand 2012 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 14 6 Squad
Singapore Vietnam 2014 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 17 6 Squad
Myanmar Philippines 2016 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 12 4 Squad
ASEAN 2018 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 3 0 17 5 Squad
Singapore 2020 Champions 1st 8 6 2 0 18 3 Squad
ASEAN 2022 Champions 1st 8 5 2 1 19 5 Squad
ASEAN 2024 To be determined Squad
Total 7 Titles 15/15 85 54 21 10 195 68 —

Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1900–1904 Only club teams participated No qualifiers were held
1908–1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956 First round 11th 1 0 0 1 0 9 Squad Bye
Italy 1960 First round qualification 2 0 0 2 2 6
Japan 1964 Second round qualification 4 2 0 2 4 10
Mexico 1968 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 19 Squad 4 3 0 1 5 6
West Germany 1972 Final round qualification 6 1 2 3 5 12
Canada 1976 Withdrew Withdrew
Soviet Union 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1984 Second round qualification 10 5 2 3 13 8
South Korea 1988 Second round qualification 8 3 2 3 8 7
1992–present See Thailand national under-23 team See Thailand national under-23 team
Total First round 11th 4 0 0 4 1 28 — 33 14 6 14 37 49

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
India 1951 to Japan 1958 Did not enter
Indonesia 1962 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 4 10 Squad
Thailand 1966 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 5 8 Squad
Thailand 1970 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 6 6 Squad
Iran 1974 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 2 4 Squad
Thailand 1978 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 0 3 6 12 Squad
India 1982 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
South Korea 1986 Group stage 11th 4 1 1 2 8 4 Squad
China 1990 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 5 3 Squad
Japan 1994 Group stage 15th 4 0 1 3 8 12 Squad
Thailand 1998 Fourth place 4th 8 4 1 3 12 10 Squad
2002–present See Thailand national under-23 team
Total Fourth place 4th 43 13 7 23 59 74 —

Southeast Asian Games

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Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Thailand 1959  Silver 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 10
Myanmar 1961  Bronze 3rd 3 1 2 0 7 4
Malaysia 1965  Gold1 1st 3 2 1 0 6 3
Thailand 1967  Bronze 3rd 4 2 0 2 9 8
Myanmar 1969  Silver 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 4
Malaysia 1971  Bronze 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 8
Singapore 1973 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 2
Thailand 1975  Gold 1st 3 1 2 0 5 4
Malaysia 1977  Silver 2nd 4 1 1 2 3 6
Indonesia 1979  Bronze 3rd 5 2 2 1 6 5
Philippines 1981  Gold 1st 4 2 2 0 9 6
Singapore 1983  Gold 1st 5 3 1 1 10 4
Thailand 1985  Gold 1st 4 3 1 0 17 1
Indonesia 1987  Bronze 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 3
Malaysia 1989 Fourth place 4th 4 1 2 1 5 3
Philippines 1991  Silver 2nd 4 2 1 1 10 2
Singapore 1993  Gold 1st 6 6 0 0 18 6
Thailand 1995  Gold 1st 6 5 1 0 19 2
Indonesia 1997  Gold 1st 6 4 2 0 15 3
Brunei 1999  Gold 1st 6 5 1 0 24 1
2001–present See Thailand national under-23 team
Total 9 Gold medals 1st 127 70 29 19 330 109
Notes
  • 1 : The title was shared.
  • * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

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As of 14 December 2024[54]

Thailand national football team head-to-head records
Against First Last Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 2015 2015 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Australia 1982 2017 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 AFC
 Bahrain 1980 2022 10 3 4 3 10 11 −1 AFC
 Bangladesh 1973 2012 15 8 5 2 29 13 +16 AFC
 Bhutan 2012 2012 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 AFC
 Brazil 2000 2000 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 CONMEBOL
 Brunei 1971 2022 7 7 0 0 37 4 +33 AFC
 Bulgaria 1996 1996 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 UEFA
 Cambodia 1957 2023 16 9 5 2 39 18 +21 AFC
 Cameroon 2015 2015 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 CAF
 China 1948 2024 32 6 5 21 28 72 −44 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 1959 2023 15 6 2 7 26 26 0 AFC
 Congo 2019 2019 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF
 Egypt 1987 1998 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 CAF
 Estonia 2000 2023 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 UEFA
 Finland 1996 2013 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 UEFA
 Gabon 2018 2018 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAF
 Georgia 2023 2023 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8 UEFA
 Germany 2004 2004 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 UEFA
 Ghana 1982 1983 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 CAF
 Guatemala 1968 1968 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1961 2023 31 12 6 13 43 41 +2 AFC
 India 1962 2019 24 10 7 7 36 29 +7 AFC
 Indonesia 1957 2022 75 36 18 21 134 100 +34 AFC
 Iran 1972 2013 14 0 3 11 5 32 −27 AFC
 Iraq 1968 2023 21 3 6 12 23 54 −31 AFC
 Israel 1972 1977 3 0 2 1 3 9 −6 UEFA
 Japan 1962 2024 23 2 4 17 16 57 −41 AFC
 Jordan 2004 2016 7 1 5 1 4 3 +1 AFC
 Kazakhstan 1998 2006 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 UEFA
 Kenya 1990 2017 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 CAF
 Kuwait 1972 2013 11 4 0 7 17 29 −12 AFC
 Kyrgyzstan 2001 2024 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 Laos 1961 2024 15 12 2 1 55 16 +39 AFC
 Latvia 2005 2005 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Lebanon 1975 2024 11 4 3 4 16 21 −5 AFC
 Liberia 1984 1984 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CAF
 Libya 1977 1977 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF
 Liechtenstein 1981 1981 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 Macau 1975 2007 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 AFC
 Malaysia 1959 2024 107 32 34 41 145 153 −8 AFC
 Maldives 1996 2022 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22 AFC
 Malta 1981 1981 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Morocco 1980 1980 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CAF
 Myanmar 1957 2022 55 24 15 16 104 73 +31 AFC
   Nepal 1982 2022 8 7 0 1 21 3 +18 AFC
 Netherlands 2007 2007 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 New Zealand 1969 2014 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 OFC
 Nigeria 1983 1983 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAF
 Northern Ireland 1997 1997 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA
 North Korea 1964 2017 20 4 5 11 18 36 −18 AFC
 Norway 1965 2012 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 UEFA
 Oman 1986 2024 13 5 2 6 11 10 +1 AFC
 Pakistan 1960 2009 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 AFC
 Palestine 2011 2011 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 AFC
 Papua New Guinea 1984 1984 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 OFC
 Philippines 1971 2024 24 20 2 2 74 12 +62 AFC
 Poland 2010 2010 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 Qatar 1984 2016 18 4 6 8 18 26 −8 AFC
 Saudi Arabia 1982 2024 17 1 2 14 9 42 −33 AFC
 Singapore 1957 2024 68 39 18 11 117 68 +49 AFC
 Slovakia 2004 2018 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 UEFA
 South Africa 2010 2010 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 CAF
 South Korea 1961 2024 53 9 9 35 41 109 −68 AFC
 Sri Lanka 1979 2022 7 7 0 0 22 3 +19 AFC
 Suriname 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF
 Sweden 1962 2003 5 0 1 4 4 13 −9 UEFA
 Syria 1978 2024 7 4 2 1 15 11 +4 AFC
 Tajikistan 2003 2021 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 AFC
 East Timor 2004 2024 4 4 0 0 27 0 +27 AFC
 Trinidad and Tobago 2004 2022 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 CONCACAF
 Turkmenistan 1998 2022 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 1986 2023 13 2 3 8 12 21 −9 AFC
 United States 1987 1987 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CONCACAF
 Uruguay 2019 2019 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 CONMEBOL
 Uzbekistan 1994 2024 13 6 0 7 24 25 −1 AFC
 Vietnam 1956 2024 56 22 11 23 76 79 −3 AFC
 Yemen 1988 2007 6 2 4 0 9 5 +4 AFC
78 Countries 1948 2024 867 333 202 332 1336 1283 +53 All
Last match updated was against  Malaysia Malaysia on 14 December 2024.
Thailand national football team all-time opponents highlighted in green.

Regional record

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Last meet up against Southeast Asia countries
Opponents Year Score Outcome Match type
 Brunei 20 December 2022 5−0 Won 2022 AFF Championship
 Cambodia 2 January 2023 3−1 Won 2022 AFF Championship
 Indonesia 29 December 2022 1−1 Draw 2022 AFF Championship
 Laos 17 November 2024 1−1 Draw Friendly
 Malaysia 10 January 2023 3−0 Won 2022 AFF Championship
 Myanmar 11 December 2022 6−0 Won Friendly
 Philippines 11 October 2024 3−1 Won 2024 King's Cup
 Singapore 11 June 2024 3−1 Won 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
 East Timor 8 December 2024 10−0 Won 2024 ASEAN Championship
 Vietnam 10 September 2024 2−1 Won 2024 LPBank Cup

Honours

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Continental

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Regional

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Friendly

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although Australia has been a member of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since 27 August 2013; in football, the two words "Southeast Asia" are still often used with a geographical connotation.

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