Misplaced Pages

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Football Association of Thailand" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Football Association of Thailand

AFC
Founded	1916; 108 years ago (1916)
Headquarters	Bang Kapi, Bangkok
FIFA affiliation	1925
AFC affiliation	1954
AFF affiliation	1984
President	Nualphan Lamsam
Website	fathailand.org

The Football Association of Thailand, under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (Thai: สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์), or FA Thailand for short, is the governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer in Thailand. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954.

History

In 1916, King Vajiravudh founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King" after that the association joined the FIFA in 1925 and AFC in 1954.

Thailand national football team joined Olympic Games first time in Australia in 1956.

The first football stadium, Supachalasai Stadium, was built in 1935. King's Cup, the first football cup was introduced in 1968. And then two years later, Queen's Cup, a national cup competition, started in 1970.

Thai football competitions

Leagues and tournaments

League competitions in Thailand include :

• Thai League 1
• Thai League 2
• Thai League 3
• Thailand Semi-Pro League
• Thailand Amateur League

(See also: Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)

Cup competitions

• Thai FA Cup – an annual match of football clubs in Thailand.
• Thai League Cup – an annual match of football clubs in Thailand.
• Thailand Champions Cup – an annual match between the champions of Thai League 1 and the champions of Thai FA Cup or runners-up of the Thai League 1.
• King's Cup – an annual international football competition for national teams.
• Queen's Cup – an annual national football cup competition.

List of FA Thailand Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).

See also

• Football in Thailand
• Football records in Thailand
• Thailand national football team
• Thailand women's national football team
• Thailand national futsal team
• Thailand women's national futsal team
• Thailand national beach soccer team
• Thai League 1

References

1. "ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series". Singapore Free Press. 5 October 1954."Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. "FA Thailand – ประวัติสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์". Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
3. "FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์".
4. ‘สมยศ’นำทีมบวงสรวงร.6 สำนึกก่อตั้ง100 ปีสมาคมฟุตบอล เตรียมเสนอตัวตั้งที่ทำการฟีฟ่าภูมิภาคอาเซียนในไทย
5. ย้อนรอยประวัติศาสตร์ โอลิมปิก เกมส์ 2 สมัยของขุนพลนักเตะ ทีมชาติไทย
6. ""4 ปีข้างหน้าคือการก้าวให้ไกลไปด้วยกัน" สมยศเปิดใจหลังคว้าตำแหน่งนายกสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลสมัยที่ 2 ติดต่อกัน". 12 February 2020.

External links

• Official website of the Football Association of Thailand website (in Thai)
• Thailand at FIFA site

v t e Football in Thailand
Football Association of Thailand
National teams	Men's Men's U-23 U-21 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Beach football Women's Women's U-20 U-17 U-14 Futsal
League system	Men's Thai League (T1) Thai League 2 (T2) Thai League 3 (T3) Thailand Semi-Pro League (TS) Thailand Amateur League (TA) Thai League 4 (T4) (defunct) Football Division 3 (D3) (defunct) Provincial League (defunct) Women's Women's League (WL) Thai Women's Division 1 League (D1) Men's futsal Futsal League Futsal League Division 1 Women's futsal The Championship Women's Futsal
Domestic cups	Men's Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup Thailand Champions Cup Thai League 3 Cup Thai Royal Cup (Kor Khǒr Khor Ngor) (defunct) Thai Super Cup (defunct) Men's futsal FA Futsal Cup Futsal Charity Shield
Reserve and Academy	Men's Thailand Youth League Thailand University League U-19 Thailand Championship Thai U23 League Women's Women's Thailand University League
Continental cups	AFC Champions League (Records) AFC Cup (Records) Mekong Club Championship (defunct)
Exhibition game	Thai League All-Star Thailand Selection/Thailand XI King's Cup Queen's Cup (defunct) Toyota Premier Cup (defunct) Thailand Five's Futsal Tournament
Lists	List of clubs List of venues Foreign players Managers Winners
Venues Competitions Records and statistics

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
World (FIFA)	FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games
Asia (AFC)	AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Africa (CAF)	CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games
North America (CONCACAF)	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Cup NAFC Championship CCCF Championship Central America and Caribbean Games Regional North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America Games
South America (CONMEBOL)	CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games
Oceania (OFC)	OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games
Europe (UEFA)	UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship
Inter-Continental	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games
Non-FIFA	CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e Sports governing bodies of Thailand (THA)
Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Union Rowing Sailing Shooting Skeet shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic sports	Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice hockey Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other sports	American football Air sports Baseball Bodybuilding Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Cue sports Dancesport Disabled sports Blind Intellectual Cerebral palsy Deaf Extreme sports Floorball Footvolley Go Kabaddi Karate Sepaktakraw
National Olympic Committee of Thailand Paralympic Committee of Thailand Sports Authority of Thailand

• Football in Thailand
• 1916 establishments in Siam
• National members of the Asian Football Confederation
• Sports governing bodies in Thailand
• Sports organizations established in 1916
• Organizations based in Thailand under royal patronage
• Association football governing bodies in Asia