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Thailand

Nickname(s)	ช้างศึก (Changsuek) (War elephants)
Association	FA Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Masatada Ishii
Captain	Peeradon Chamratsamee
Most caps	Kiatisuk Senamuang (134)
Top scorer	Kiatisuk Senamuang (71)
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	97 (19 December 2024)
Highest	43 (September 1998)
Lowest	165 (October 2014)
First international
Thailand 1–6 China  (Bangkok, Thailand; 20 August 1948)
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
Appearances	8 (first in 1972)
Best result	Third place (1972)
ASEAN Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1996)
Best result	Champions (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 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. 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. 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

1915–1995: dynastic establishment

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.

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.

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.

1996–2016: flag bearer of Southeast Asia

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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

In September 2008, Thailand signed a four-year contract with the English coach Peter Reid but Reid left his position by mutual consent after only a year in charge 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 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 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.

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.

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. 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. 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. 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

Rajevac, Sirisak and Nishino

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. 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. 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.

Fruitful victories under Alexandré Pölking

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. 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. 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.

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

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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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, followed by a 3–1 away win at Singapore, both in November 2023. This disastrous home loss ultimately sealed Pölking's fate, despite a 3–1 away victory over Singapore later on sent Thailand to second on goal difference; with the Brazilian tactician sacked for failing to live up to the target.

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 hold them to a surprise 1–1 draw in front of 64,912 fans in Seoul, but lost at home 3–0 to the same opponents. Thailand would end their qualification campaign in June undefeated, notably with a 1–1 draw away to China, before managed to overcome stubborn Singapore 3–1; yet the inability to score more goals against the latter sealed Thailand's fate as their campaign was terminated due to poor head-to-head results against China after being levelled both on points and goal difference.

Team image

Colours

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 and Qatar on 2 July 2007.

From October 2012 through 2016, Nike was replaced by Grand Sport in a deal worth 96M baht (3.1M USD). 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. 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.

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.

Rivalries

Notable rivalries

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	106	31	34	41	144	153	−9	029.25
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Home ground

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

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

1 January 2024 Friendly	Japan	5–0	Thailand	Tokyo, Japan
14:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'	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	Turgunboev 37' Fayzullaev 65'	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	Son Heung-min 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Suphanat 61'	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)	Lee Jae-sung 19' Son Heung-min 54' Park Jin-seop 82'	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	Suphanat 37' Poramet 79' Jaroensak 86'	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	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 21'	Report	Suphanat 26' Gustavsson 40'	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	Chanathip 53' Suphanat 68', 87'		Kristensen 63'	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	Ekanit 44' Chanathip 90+1'		Ham 53'	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	Seksan 60'		Bounkong 69'	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	Davis 4', 32' Gustavsson 17' Suphanat 28', 54' Seksan 56', 61' Teerasak 79', 90+2' Mickelson 90+3'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

14 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS	Thailand	v	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

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

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

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

Coaching staff

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

Coaching history

• Bunchoo Samutkojon (1956–1964)
• Pratiab Thesvisarn (1965–1968)
• Günther Glomb (1968–1975)
• Naowarat Patanon (1975)
• Peter Schnittger (1976–1978)
• Werner Bickelhaupt (1979)
• Vichit Yamboonraungb (1979)
• Supakit Meelarpkit (1980)
• Prawit Chaisam (1981–1983, 1988–1989)
• Yanyong Na Nongkhai (1983)
• Saner Chaiyong (1984)
• Burkhard Ziese (1985–1986)
• Chirtsak Chaiyaboot (1987)
• Carlos Roberto (1989–1991)
• Peter Stubbe (1991–1994)
• Worawit Sumpachanyasathit (1994)
• Chatchai Paholpat (1994–1995, 2004)
• Thawatchai Sartjakul (1996)
• Arjhan Srong-ngamsub (1996)
• Dettmar Cramer (1997)
• Witthaya Laohakul (1997–1998)
• Peter Withe (1998–2003)
• Carlos Roberto (2003–2004)
• Sigfried Held (2004)
• Charnwit Polcheewin (2005–2008)
• Peter Reid (2008–2009)
• Bryan Robson (2009–2011)
• Winfried Schäfer (2011–2013)
• Surachai Jaturapattarapong (2013)
• Kiatisuk Senamuang (2014–2017)
• Milovan Rajevac (2017–2019)
• Sirisak Yodyardthai (2019)
• Akira Nishino (2019–2021)
• Alexandré Pölking (2021–2023)
• Masatada Ishii (2023–present)

Statistical summary

As of 8 December update 2024 after the match against  East Timor.

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

Players

Current squad

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

Caps and goals as of 8 December 2024, after the match against  East Timor.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Patiwat Khammai	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29)	16	0	Bangkok United
20	1GK	Kampol Pathomakkakul	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)	10	0	Ratchaburi
23	1GK	Korrakot Pipatnadda	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Rayong
2	2DF	James Beresford	(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Uthai Thani
3	2DF	Pansa Hemviboon	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)	48	6	Buriram United
4	2DF	Jonathan Khemdee	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Ratchaburi
5	2DF	Chalermsak Aukkee	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Port
6	2DF	Thitathorn Aksornsri	(1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Uthai Thani
12	2DF	Nicholas Mickelson	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 25)	16	2	OB
15	2DF	Saringkan Promsupa	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Sukhothai
21	2DF	Suphanan Bureerat	(1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 (age 31)	24	1	Port
24	2DF	Apisit Sorada	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Ratchaburi
26	2DF	Kritsada Nontharat	(2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Bangkok United
7	3MF	Supachok Sarachat	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)	36	9	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
8	3MF	Peeradon Chamratsamee (captain)	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32)	27	2	Port
11	3MF	Anan Yodsangwal	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Lamphun Warriors
13	3MF	Ben Davis	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)	2	2	Uthai Thani
16	3MF	Akarapong Pumwisat	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29)	4	0	Lamphun Warriors
17	3MF	Ekanit Panya	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25)	25	2	Muangthong United
18	3MF	Weerathep Pomphan	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)	37	0	Bangkok United
19	3MF	William Weidersjö	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Uthai Thani
22	3MF	Worachit Kanitsribampen	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	22	2	Port
25	3MF	Seksan Ratree	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)	3	3	Buriram United
9	4FW	Patrik Gustavsson	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)	2	2	Muangthong United
10	4FW	Suphanat Mueanta	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22)	27	13	Buriram United
14	4FW	Teerasak Poeiphimai	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22)	12	2	Port

Recent call-ups

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

Player records

As of 14 November 2024

Players in bold are still active with Thailand.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Withdrew										Qualified as invitees
1934	Did not enter										Did not enter
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	0	13
1978											4	1	0	3	8	12
1982											3	0	1	2	3	13
1986											6	1	2	3	4	4
1990											6	1	0	5	2	14
1994											8	4	0	4	13	7
1998											4	1	1	2	5	6
2002											14	5	5	4	25	20
2006											6	2	1	3	9	10
2010											10	3	2	5	20	17
2014											8	2	2	4	7	10
2018											16	4	4	8	20	30
2022											8	2	3	3	9	9
2026											6	2	2	2	9	9
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total		0/23	–	–	–	–	–	–	—		103	28	23	52	134	174

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
1956	Withdrew										Withdrew
1960
1964	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	4	9
1968											4	2	0	2	5	4
1972	Third place	3rd	5	0	3	2	6	9	Squad		5	3	1	1	16	4
1976	Withdrew after qualifying										4	3	0	1	8	2
1980	Did not qualify										6	4	0	2	13	4
1984											5	3	0	2	9	10
1988											5	1	2	2	5	12
1992	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	1	5	Squad		2	2	0	0	3	1
1996		12th	3	0	0	3	2	13	Squad		6	4	2	0	31	5
2000		9th	3	0	2	1	2	4	Squad		6	4	1	1	13	8
2004		16th	3	0	0	3	1	9	Squad		6	3	0	3	10	7
2007		10th	3	1	1	1	3	5	Squad		Qualified as co-hosts
2011	Did not qualify										6	1	3	2	3	3
2015											6	0	0	6	7	21
2019	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	4	7	Squad		6	4	2	0	14	6
2023		13th	4	1	2	1	3	2	Squad		11	4	3	4	14	11
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

AFC Asian Cup history
First match	Thailand 1–1 Iraq  (11 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest win	Oman 0–2 Thailand  (12 July 2007; Bangkok, Thailand)  Thailand 2–0 Kyrgyzstan  (16 January 2024; Doha, Qatar)
Biggest defeat	Saudi Arabia 6–0 Thailand  (5 December 1996; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Best result	Third place (1972)
Worst result	Group stage (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)

ASEAN Championship

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

ASEAN Championship history
First match	Philippines 0–5 Thailand  (2 September 1996; Jurong, Singapore)
Biggest win	East Timor 0–10 Thailand  (8 December 2024; Hanoi, Vietnam)
Biggest defeat	Vietnam 3–0 Thailand  (3 September 1998; Hanoi, Vietnam)
Best result	Champions (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
Worst result	Group stage (2004, 2010)

Olympic Games

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
1956	First round	11th	1	0	0	1	0	9	Squad		Bye
1960	First round qualification										2	0	0	2	2	6
1964	Second round qualification										4	2	0	2	4	10
1968	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	19	Squad		4	3	0	1	5	6
1972	Final round qualification										6	1	2	3	5	12
1976	Withdrew										Withdrew
1980	Did not enter										Did not enter
1984	Second round qualification										10	5	2	3	13	8
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

Olympic Games history
First match	Great Britain 9–0 Thailand  (24 November 1956; Melbourne, Australia)
Last match	Czechoslovakia 8–0 Thailand  (18 October 1968; Guadalajara, Mexico)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	Great Britain 9–0 Thailand  (24 November 1956; Melbourne, Australia)
Best result	First round (1956)
Worst result	Group stage (1968)

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951 to 1958	Did not enter
1962	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	4	10	Squad
1966	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	5	8	Squad
1970	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	6	6	Squad
1974	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	2	4	Squad
1978	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	0	3	6	12	Squad
1982	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
1986	Group stage	11th	4	1	1	2	8	4	Squad
1990	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	5	3	Squad
1994	Group stage	15th	4	0	1	3	8	12	Squad
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	—

Asian Games history
First match	Japan 3–1 Thailand  (25 August 1962; Jakarta, Indonesia)
Last match	China 3–0 Thailand  (16 December 1998; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest win	Thailand 6–0 Pakistan  (29 September 1986; Daegu, South Korea)
Biggest defeat	Thailand 1–5 Japan  (17 December 1966; Bangkok, Thailand)
Best result	Fourth place (1990, 1998)
Worst result	Group stage (1962, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1994)

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1959	Silver	2nd	4	2	0	2	9	10
1961	Bronze	3rd	3	1	2	0	7	4
1965	Gold	1st	3	2	1	0	6	3
1967	Bronze	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	8
1969	Silver	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	4
1971	Bronze	3rd	5	1	2	2	7	8
1973	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	2
1975	Gold	1st	3	1	2	0	5	4
1977	Silver	2nd	4	1	1	2	3	6
1979	Bronze	3rd	5	2	2	1	6	5
1981	Gold	1st	4	2	2	0	9	6
1983	Gold	1st	5	3	1	1	10	4
1985	Gold	1st	4	3	1	0	17	1
1987	Bronze	3rd	4	2	1	1	7	3
1989	Fourth place	4th	4	1	2	1	5	3
1991	Silver	2nd	4	2	1	1	10	2
1993	Gold	1st	6	6	0	0	18	6
1995	Gold	1st	6	5	1	0	19	2
1997	Gold	1st	6	4	2	0	15	3
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

Southeast Asian Games history
First match	South Vietnam 4–0 Thailand  (13 December 1959; Bangkok, Thailand)
Last match	Thailand 2–0 Vietnam  (14 August 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Biggest win	Thailand 9–0 Cambodia  (12 December 1995; Chiang Mai, Thailand)  Thailand 9–0 Philippines  (30 July 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Biggest defeat	South Vietnam 5–0 Thailand  (14 December 1967; Bangkok, Thailand)
Best result	Gold medal (1965, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999)
Worst result	Group stage (1973)

Notes

•  : The title was shared.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

As of 8 December 2024

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	2023	106	31	34	41	144	153	−9	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	866	332	202	332	1335	1283	+52	All
Last match updated was against   East Timor on 8 December 2024.

Regional record

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

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup
  • Third place (1): 1972

Regional

• ASEAN Championship
  • Champions (7): 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022
  • Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008, 2012
• Southeast Asian Games
  • Gold Medal (9): 1965 (shared), 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
  • Silver Medal (4): 1959, 1969, 1977, 1991
  • Bronze Medal (5): 1961, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1987

Friendly

• King's Cup
  • Winners: 1976 (shared), 1979, 1980 (shared), 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2024
  • Runners-up: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2023
  • Third place: 1968, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2013 (shared), 2022
• China Cup
  • Runners-up: 2019
• Indonesian Independence Cup
  • Winners: 1994
• Korea Cup
  • Third place: 1977 (shared)
• VFF Vietnam International Friendly Cup
  • Winners: 2006, 2008
• Nehru Cup
  • Third place: 1995
• 3 Nations in Taiwan
  • Winners: 1971
• 4 Nations in Indochina
  • Winners: 1989
• Brunei Games
  • Winners: 1990

See also

• Thailand national under-23 football team
• Thailand national under-21 football team
• Thailand national under-20 football team
• Thailand national under-17 football team
• Football in Thailand

Notes

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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External links

• Football Association of Thailand
• Thailand FIFA profile
• Thailand AFC profile

Titles

Achievements Preceded byInaugural Champions AFF Championship 1996 (First title) Succeeded by1998 Singapore Preceded by1998 Singapore AFF Championship 2000 (Second title) 2002 (Third title) Succeeded by2004 Singapore Preceded by2012 Singapore AFF Championship 2014 (Fourth title) 2016 (Fifth title) Succeeded by2018 Vietnam Preceded by2018 Vietnam AFF Championship 2020 (Sixth title) Succeeded by2022 TBD Awards Preceded by Singapore AFF Team of the Year 2015, 2017 Succeeded by Vietnam v t e ASEAN Championship winners (1996–present)     1996:  Thailand 1998:  Singapore 2000:  Thailand 2002:  Thailand 2004:  Singapore 2007:  Singapore 2008:  Vietnam 2010:  Malaysia 2012:  Singapore 2014:  Thailand 2016:  Thailand 2018:  Vietnam 2020:  Thailand 2022:  Thailand v t e Southeast Asian Games football men's tournament winners 1959:  South Vietnam 1961:  Malaya 1965:  Burma /  Thailand 1967:  Burma 1969:  Burma 1971:  Burma 1973:  Burma 1975:  Thailand 1977:  Malaysia 1979:  Malaysia 1981:  Thailand 1983:  Thailand 1985:  Thailand 1987:  Indonesia 1989:  Malaysia 1991:  Indonesia 1993:  Thailand 1995:  Thailand 1997:  Thailand 1999:  Thailand 2001:  Thailand 2003:  Thailand 2005:  Thailand 2007:  Thailand 2009:  Malaysia 2011:  Malaysia 2013:  Thailand 2015:  Thailand 2017:  Thailand 2019:  Vietnam 2021:  Vietnam 2023:  Indonesia Results of Malaya and South Vietnam is counted as part of the results of present-day Malaysia and Vietnam.