Thailand

Nickname(s)	Changsuk (ช้างศึก, "The War Elephants")
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Peter Reid
Captain	Tawan Sripan
Most caps	Tawan Sripan (140)
Top scorer	Piyapong Piew-on (103)
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
FIFA ranking	112
Highest FIFA ranking	43 (September 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	137 (December 2006)
Elo ranking	111
Highest Elo ranking	62 (January 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking	137 (April 1985)
Home colours Away colours
First international
South Vietnam 3 - 1 Thailand (South Vietnam; 1956)
Biggest win
Thailand 10 - 0 Brunei (Bangkok, Thailand; May 24, 1971)
Biggest defeat
Great Britain 9 - 0 Thailand (Melbourne, Australia; November 26, 1956)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1972)
Best result	Third place, 1972

The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The team has finished in the Asian Cup as third in 1972. They participated in the Summer Olympics twice and Asian Games four times. The Thai team is dominant in South East Asia, having won the ASEAN Football Championships in 1996, 2000, 2002 and regularly dominate the Football event of the South East Asian Games.

Home Stadium

• Rajamangala National Stadium

Other Stadiums Used

• Suphachalasai Stadium
• 700th Anniversary Stadium
• Thai Army Sports Stadium
• Thai-Japanese Stadium

Kits

Thailand original first kit consists of a red jersey, red shorts and red socks. The second kit consists of a blue jersey, blue shorts and blue socks.

Since October 2007, Thailand has used the yellow jersey which is the color of the king Bhumibol Adulyadej and has used white short and white socks at the first kit for the celebrations on the auspicious occasion of his majesty the king’s 80th Birthday Anniversary.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach	Peter Reid
Assistant Coach	Viv Anderson
Coach	Worrawit Samprachanyasatid
Coach	Samroeng Chaiyong
Coach	Attaphol Puspakom
Goalkeeping Coach	Nipon Malanont

National Coaches

Coaches by Years (1992-present)

Name	Nat	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Honours
Peter Stubbe		1992-???	??	??	2	1
Withaya Laohakul		1997-1998	24	10	9	5
Peter Withe		1998-2002	101	46	25	30	2000 ASEAN Football Championship 2000 King's Cup 2002 ASEAN Football Championship
Carlos Roberto de Carvalho		2003-04	13	6	2	5
Chatchai Paholpat		2004	7	1	5	1
Siegfried Held		2004	11	2	4	5
Charnwit Polcheewin		2005-June 2008	39	18	11	10	2006 King's Cup 2007 King's Cup
Peter Reid		September 2008-present

Results and Upcoming Fixtures

• Previous 5 results

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Scorers
May 25, 2008	Friendly match	Bangkok	Thailand	2:1	Iraq	Teerathep Winothai  52' Teerasil Dangda  58' Nashat Akram  87'
June 2, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Bangkok	Thailand	2:3	Bahrain	Salman Isa  21' Sarayoot Chaikamdee  25' Ismail Abdul Latif  34' Teeratep Winothai  45' Sayed Mohamed Adnan  56'
June 7, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Riffa	Bahrain	1:1	Thailand	Datsakorn Thonglao  65' Salman Isa  67'
June 14, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Bangkok	Thailand	0:3	Japan	Marcus Tulio Tanaka  23' Yuji Nakazawa  39' Kengo Nakamura  89'
June 22, 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Muscat	Oman	2:1	Thailand	Tawan Sripan  3' Amad Ali  58' Amad Ali  85'

Confirmed Fixtures

• Confirmed fixtures only

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Away Team
January 14, 2009	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Amman	Jordan	Thailand
January 28, 2009	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Bangkok	Thailand	Iran
November 14, 2009	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Singapore	Singapore	Thailand
November 18, 2009	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Bangkok	Thailand	Singapore
January 6, 2010	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Bangkok	Thailand	Jordan
March 3, 2010	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Tehran	Iran	Thailand

World Cup Competition History

2010 World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round

The draw for the first and second rounds of Asian qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been held. Thailand first defeated Macau 13-2 on aggregate, and went on to draw Yemen in the second round, where Thailand again on 2-1 on aggregate. Thailand got paired with Japan, Bahrain, and Oman in the first group stage.

AFC Third Round: Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Japan 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13  Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11  Oman 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8  Thailand 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1

Bahrain  – 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 1 Japan  1 – 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 1 Oman  0 – 1 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 Thailand  2 – 3 0 – 3 0 – 1 –

Final Records World Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total - - - - - -

AFC Qualification Records Asian Qualification Records Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 13 1978 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 8 12 1982 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 3 13 1986 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 4 4 1990 Did not qualify 6 1 0 5 2 14 1994 Did not qualify 8 4 0 4 13 7 1998 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 5 6 2002 Did not qualify 14 5 5 4 25 20 2006 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 9 10 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 2 5 20 17 Total 65 18 12 35 89 116

Olympic Games Competition History

(Under-23 Team Since 1992)

Olympic Games Record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1900 to 1952 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1956 Round 1 11/11 1 0 0 1 0 9 1960 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1964 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1968 Round 1 16/16 3 0 0 3 1 19 1972 to 2008 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - Total 2/24 - 4 0 0 4 1 28

Olympic Games History Year Round Score Result 1956 Round 1  Thailand 0 – 9  Great Britain Loss 1968 Round 1  Thailand 0 – 7  Bulgaria Loss Round 1  Thailand 1 – 4  Guatemala Loss Round 1  Thailand 0 – 8  Czechoslovakia Loss

Asian Competitions History

AFC Asian Cup record

Final records Asian Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1956 to 1964 Did not enter - - - - - - 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1972 Third Place 5 0 3 2 6 9 1976 Withdrew after qualifying - - - - - - 1980 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1984 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1988 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 5 1996 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 13 2000 Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 2004 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 2007 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 5 2011 To Play - - - - - - Total Best: Third Place 20 1 8 11 15 45

AFC Qualification records Asian Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1956 to 1964 Did not enter - - - - - - 1968 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 5 4 1972 Qualified As Hosts - - - - - - 1976 Withdrew after qualifying 4 3 0 1 8 2 1980 Did not qualify 5 3 0 2 11 3 1984 Did not qualify 5 3 0 2 9 10 1988 Did not qualify 5 1 2 2 5 12 1992 Qualified 2 2 0 0 3 1 1996 Qualified 6 4 2 0 31 5 2000 Qualified 6 4 1 1 13 8 2004 Qualified 6 3 0 3 10 7 2007 Qualified As Hosts - - - - - - 2011 To Play - - - - - - Total 6/14 43 25 5 13 95 52

Asian Games record

(Under-23 Team Since 2002)

Asian Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	5	8
1970	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	6	6
1974	Round 1	2	0	0	2	2	4
1978	Round 2	5	2	0	3	6	12
1982	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	5
1986	Round 1	4	1	1	2	8	4
1990	Semi-Finals	6	3	1	2	5	3
1994	Round 1	4	0	1	3	8	12
1998	Semi-Finals	8	4	1	3	12	10
2002	Semi-Finals	6	4	0	2	10	7
2006	Quarter-Finals	4	3	0	1	4	3
Total	Best: Semi-Finals	50	20	7	23	69	74

ASEAN Competitions History

ASEAN Football Championship record

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1996 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3 1998 Semi-Finals 5 2 2 1 10 10 2000 Champions 5 5 0 0 15 3 2002 Champions 5 2 2 1 13 7 2004 Round 1 4 2 1 1 13 4 2007 Runner Up 7 3 3 1 10 4 Total Best: Champions 32 19 9 4 79 31 Controversy The 1998 ASEAN Football Championship tournament, held in Vietnam. This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage of the competition. Both teams were already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, but both teams knew that the winners of the game would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face Singapore who were perceived to be easier opposition and avoid the fuss of moving training bases from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-final. The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making an attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to half-hearted defending, resulting in a 2-2 scoreline after 90 minutes. Then, during injury time, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately kicked the ball into his own goal, despite the Thai's attempts to stop him doing so, thus handing Thailand a 3-2 victory. Both teams were fined for "violating the spirit of the game" and Mursyid Effendi was banned from football for life. In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia also lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts as they went down 1-0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date. SEA Games record (Under-23 Team Since 2001) SEA Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1959 Runner Up - - - - - - 1961 Third Place - - - - - - 1965 Champions - - - - - - 1967 Third Place - - - - - - 1969 Runner Up - - - - - - 1971 Third Place - - - - - -