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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.[2] It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954.[3]
| AFC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Headquarters | Bang Kapi, Bangkok |
| FIFA affiliation | 1925 |
| AFC affiliation | 1954[1] |
| AFF affiliation | 1984 |
| President | Nualphan Lamsam |
| Website | fathailand |
History edit
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.[4]
Thailand national football team joined Olympic Games first time in Australia in 1956.[5]
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.[6]
Thai football competitions edit
Leagues and tournaments edit
League competitions in Thailand include :
(See also: Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)
Cup competitions edit
- 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 edit
The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuang Puengboon | 1916 | 1919 |
| 2 | Chatwarid Kasemsan | 1919 | 1922 |
| 3 | Anura Kanejohn | 1922 | 1925 |
| 4 | Fuen Puengboon | 1925 | 1928 |
| 5 | Chalern Chenakool | 1928 | 1931 |
| 6 | Tetsuthorn Kanjanasap | 1931 | 1934 |
| 7 | Samakhom Kittiyakorn | 1934 | 1938 |
| 8 | Jiam Jiarakool | 1953 | 1955 |
| 9 | Pachern Nimitbutr | 1955 | 1956 |
| 10 | Jampen Jarusatian | 1960 | 1961 |
| 11 | Torsak Yommanart | 1961 | 1973 |
| 12 | Anu Romyanont | 1975 | 1976 |
| 13 | Prachoom Rattanapian | 1976 | 1977 |
| Anu Romyanont | 1978 | 1988 | |
| 14 | Chalor Kerdthes | 1988 | 1995 |
| 15 | Vijit Ketkaew | 1995 | 2007 |
| 16 | Worawi Makudi | 2007 | 2015 |
| 17 | Somyot Poompanmoung | 2016 | 2024 |
| 18 | Nualphan Lamsam | 2024 | Incumbent |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FA Thailand – ประวัติสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์". Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์".
- ^ ‘สมยศ’นำทีมบวงสรวงร.6 สำนึกก่อตั้ง100 ปีสมาคมฟุตบอล เตรียมเสนอตัวตั้งที่ทำการฟีฟ่าภูมิภาคอาเซียนในไทย
- ^ ย้อนรอยประวัติศาสตร์ โอลิมปิก เกมส์ 2 สมัยของขุนพลนักเตะ ทีมชาติไทย
- ^ ""4 ปีข้างหน้าคือการก้าวให้ไกลไปด้วยกัน" สมยศเปิดใจหลังคว้าตำแหน่งนายกสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลสมัยที่ 2 ติดต่อกัน". 12 February 2020.
External links edit
- Official website of the Football Association of Thailand website (in Thai)
- Football Association of Thailand at AFC site
- Thailand at FIFA site