Football Association of Thailand

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Football Association of Thailand
AFC
Football Association of Thailand logo.svg
Founded1916; 106 years ago (1916)
FIFA affiliation1925
AFC affiliation1954[1]
AFF affiliation1984
PresidentSomyot Poompanmoung
Websitehttp://fathailand.org/

The Football Association of Thailand under 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]

History[]

King Vajiravudh, the founder of the Football Association of Thailand

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.[4]

Thai football competitions[]

Leagues and tournaments[]

League competitions in Thailand include :

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

Cup competitions[]

List of FAT Presidents[]

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

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 Present

Association staff[]

Name Position Source
Thailand Somyot Poompanmoung President [5][6]
Thailand Vice President [7]
Thailand 2nd Vice President [8]
Thailand 3rd Vice President [9]
Thailand 4th Vice President [10]
Thailand 5th Vice President [11]
Thailand General Secretary [12][13]
n/a Treasurer
Spain Technical Director [14][15]
Germany Alexandré Pölking Team Coach (Men's) [16][17]
Japan Miyo Okamoto Team Coach (Women's) [18]
Thailand Media/Communications Manager [19]
Thailand Futsal Coordinator [20]
Thailand Referee Coordinator [21]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series". The 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".
  3. ^ "FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์".
  4. ^ ""4 ปีข้างหน้าคือการก้าวให้ไกลไปด้วยกัน" สมยศเปิดใจหลังคว้าตำแหน่งนายกสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลสมัยที่ 2 ติดต่อกัน". 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  14. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  15. ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  16. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  17. ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  18. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  19. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  20. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  21. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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