Thailand national football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Thailand
Badge = Thailand national team.gif
FIFA Trigramme = THA
Nickname = "Changsuk"
(ช้างศึก, "The War Elephants")
Association = Football Association of Thailand
Confederation = AFC (Asia)
President = Flagicon|Thailand Worawi Makudi
Coach = Flagicon|England Peter Reid
Captain = Tawan Sripan
Most caps = Tawan Sripan (140)
Top scorer = Piyapong Piew-on (103)
Home Stadium = Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA Rank = 112
1st ranking date = August 1993
FIFA max = 43
FIFA max date = September 1998
FIFA min = 137
FIFA min date = December 2006
Elo Rank = 112
Elo max = 62
Elo max date = January 2001
Elo min = 137
Elo min date = April 1985
pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=
leftarm1=FFFF00|body1=FFFF00|rightarm1=FFFF00|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF
pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=
leftarm2=000080|body2=000080|rightarm2=000080|shorts2=000080|socks2=000080
First game = Flagicon|South Vietnam South Vietnam 3 - 1 Thailand Flagicon|Thailand (South Vietnam; 1956)
Largest win = Flagicon|Thailand Thailand 10 - 0 Brunei Flagicon|Brunei (Bangkok, Thailand; May 24, 1971)
Largest loss = Flagicon|United Kingdom Great Britain 9 - 0 Thailand Flagicon|Thailand (Melbourne, Australia; November 26, 1956)
World cup apps =
World cup first =
World cup best =
Regional name = AFC Asian Cup
Regional cup apps = 6
Regional cup first = 1972
Regional cup best = 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 StadiumOther 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

Confirmed Fixtures

*Confirmed fixtures only

Olympic Games Competition History

"(Under-23 Team Since 1992)"

AFC Qualification records

Other Honours

*King's Cup: (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000 2006, 2007)
*3 Nations in Taiwan: (1971)
*4 Nations Indo-China (Bangkok): (1989)
*Independence Cup (Indonesia): (1994)
*Brunei Games (1990)

Top goalscorers

"As of July 17, 2008"

Notable Former Player

1960s and 1970s
* Amnart Chalermchaowarit
* Asawin Thong-Innate
* Boonlert Nilpirom
* Chatchai Paholpat
* Chalerm Yones
* Daoyod Dara
* Jedsada Na Phatthalung
* Kasetchai Suwantada
* Narong Sangkasuwan
* Niwat Srisawat
* Sarawoot Prateepakornchai
* Udomsil Sornboonnak
* Vichit Yamboonreang
* Witthaya Hloagune
* Yanyong Na Nong Khai

1980s and 1990s
* Attaphol Puspakom
* Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
* Choketawee Promrut
* Chukiat Noosarung
* Dusit Chalermsan
* Kiatisuk Senamuang
* Kovid Foythong
* Natee Thongsookkaew
* Netipong Srithong-In
* Nirut Surasiang
* Pattanapong Sripramote
* Piyapong Piew-on
* Surachai Jaturapattanapong
* Tawan Sripan
* Thanunchai Baribarn
* Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
* Vithoon Kijmongkolsak
* Watcharapong Somjit
* Worrawoot Srimaka

2000s
* Anurak Srikerd
* Hatthaporn Suwan
* Issawa Singthong
* Jetsada Jitsawad
* Manit Noywech
* Pipat Thonkanya
* Sakda Joemdee
* Seksan Piturat
* Therdsak Chaiman

Titles

ee also

* Thailand women's national football team
* Thailand national under-23 football team
* Thailand national under-20 football team
* Thailand national under-17 football team
* Football in Thailand
* King's Cup

External links

* [http://www.fat.or.th/ Football Association of Thailand] th icon
* [http://www.thaifootball.com/index_e.shtml Thai Football.com]
* [http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tha/ Thai football page of Fifa.com]
* [http://www.thaifootballnews.blogspot.com/ Thai football Blog]