Football Association of Thailand
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AFC | |
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Founded | 1916 |
FIFA affiliation | 1925 |
AFC affiliation | 1954[1] |
AFF affiliation | 1984 |
President | Somyot Poompanmoung |
Website | http://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[]
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[]
- 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 Thai League 1 and the champions 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 FAT Presidents[]
The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FAT).
Presidency | President | Took office | Left office |
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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 |
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Somyot Poompanmoung | President | [5][6] |
Vice President | [7] | |
2nd Vice President | [8] | |
3rd Vice President | [9] | |
4th Vice President | [10] | |
5th Vice President | [11] | |
General Secretary | [12][13] | |
n/a | Treasurer | |
Technical Director | [14][15] | |
Alexandré Pölking | Team Coach (Men's) | [16][17] |
Miyo Okamoto | Team Coach (Women's) | [18] |
Media/Communications Manager | [19] | |
Futsal Coordinator | [20] | |
Referee Coordinator | [21] |
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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FA Thailand - ประวัติสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์".
- ^ "FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์".
- ^ ""4 ปีข้างหน้าคือการก้าวให้ไกลไปด้วยกัน" สมยศเปิดใจหลังคว้าตำแหน่งนายกสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลสมัยที่ 2 ติดต่อกัน". 12 February 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Thailand - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Football in Thailand. |
- Official Football Association of Thailand website (in Thai)
- Football Association of Thailand at AFC site
- Thailand at FIFA site
- Football in Thailand
- 1916 establishments in Siam
- Asian Football Confederation member associations
- Sports governing bodies in Thailand
- Sports organizations established in 1916
- Organizations based in Thailand under royal patronage