Sport in Thailand

This article presents an overview of the Sports in Thailand.

Types of sports[]

Football[]

Rajamangala National Stadium

Football has possibly overtaken Muayma Thai as the most widely followed sport in contemporary Thai society. Thailand national football team has played the AFC Asian Cup six times and reached the semifinals in 1972. The country has hosted the Asian Cup twice, in 1972 and in 2007. The 2007 edition was co-hosted together with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is not uncommon to see Thais cheering their favourite English Premier League teams on television and walking around in replica kit. Another widely enjoyed pastime, and once a competitive sport, is kite flying

Volleyball[]

Thailand featured national teams in beach volleyball that competed at the 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in both the women's and the men's sections.^[1]

Rugby union[]

Boxing[]

Badminton[]

Tennis[]

Golf[]

Thailand has been called the golf capital of Asia^[2] as it is a popular destination for golf. The country attracts a large number of golfers from Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, and Western countries who come to play golf in Thailand every year.^[3] The growing popularity of golf, especially among the middle classes and expats, is evident as there are more than 200 world-class golf courses nationwide,^[4] and some of them are chosen to host PGA and LPGA tournaments, such as Amata Spring Country Club, Alpine Golf and Sports Club, Thai Country Club, and Black Mountain Golf Club.

Sepak takraw[]

Thai martial arts[]

Muay Thai, Thailand's signature sport

Muay Thai
Krabi krabong
Muay boran
Lerdrit
Silat Pattani

Motorsport[]

Birabongse Bhanudej is first Thai and Asia racecar driver to race in Formula One

Especially since the emergence of Birabongse Bhanudej, Motorsport has received a recent revival and become a popular sport in Thailand.

Auto racing
- Sports car racing - see Super GT
- Formula racing
- Touring car racing - see FIA WTCC Race of Thailand
- Stock car racing
- Street racing
- Drag racing - see
- Drifting - see
- Rallying - see Thailand Rally
Motorcycle sport
- Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix

E-Sports[]

Made in Thailand E-sport

Original[]

Thai Fight

Sport League in Thailand[]

Top Level Leagues[]

Youth/University Leagues[]

Thailand Youth League - Football Youth Leagues
- Football University Leagues
- Futsal University Leagues
- Volleyball Youth Leagues
- Volleyball University Leagues
- Basketball University Leagues
- Ice hockey University Leagues

Multi-sport event[]

Thailand National Games[]

Games	Year	Host	Dates
I	1967	Bangkok	1–5 November
II	1968	Chiang Mai	3–9 December
III	1969	Songkhla	24–30 November
IV	1970	Nakhon Ratchasima	1–7 November
V	1971	Nakhon Sawan	2–8 December
VI	1972	Ratchaburi	2–8 December
VII	1973	Nakhon Si Thammarat	23–29 August
VIII	1974	Chonburi	3–9 December
IX	1975	Lopburi	28 November−4 December
X	1976	Udon Thani	4–10 December
XI	1977	Bangkok	11–17 December
XII	1979	Ubon Ratchathani	24–30 January
XIII	1979	Lampang	23–29 December
	1981	Pattani	22–28 March
	1981	Udon Thani	22–28 November
	1982	Phuket	19–25 December
	1984	Phitsanulok	22–28 January
	1985	Chiang Rai	20–26 January
	1986	Chanthaburi	14–20 February
	1987	Roi Et	23–29 January
	1987	Lopburi	18–24 December
	1989	Songkhla	22–28 March
	1990	Chiang Mai	4–10 March
	1991	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	17–23 March
	1992	Khon Kaen	12–18 July
	1993	Surat Thani	24–31 July
	1994	Suphanburi	19–26 November
	1995	Nakhon Sawan	16–23 June
	1996	Trang	19–26 December
	1997	Sisaket	8–15 December
	1998	Rayong	6–15 July
XXXII	2000	Bangkok	9–20 December
XXXIII	2002	Chiang Mai	13–24 December
XXXIV	2004	Ratchaburi	18–28 December
XXXV	2006	Suphan Buri	9–19 September
XXXVI	2007	Nakhon Si Thammarat	15–25 September
XXXVII	2008	Phitsanulok	14–24 December
XXXVIII	2009	Trang	9–19 September
XXXIX	2010	Chonburi	9–19 December
XL	2012	Khon Kaen	3–13 March
XLI	2012	Chiang Mai	9–19 December
XLII	2014	Suphan Buri	5–15 January
XLIII	2014	Nakhon Ratchasima	9–19 December
XLIV	2015	Nakhon Sawan	12–21 December
	2017	Songkhla	20–30 June

Thailand National Para Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
1975	Bangkok
1979	Bangkok
1980	Bangkok
1981	Bangkok
	Chiang Mai
	Khon Kaen
	Songkhla
1983	Bangkok
1984	Bangkok
1985	Chonburi
1986	Bangkok	15−18 December
1987	Bangkok	3−7 August
1988	Chonburi	22−27 August
1989	Bangkok	31 August−3 September
1990	Suphan Buri	24−28 August
1991	Lampang	1−7 August
1992	Chaiyaphum	30 June−5 July
1993	Nakhon Sawan	11−16 August
1994	Bangkok	1−5 August
1995	Suphan Buri	21−24 September
1996	Nakhon Sawan	21−24 September
1997	Bangkok	16−19 September
1998	Sisaket	23−26 September
1999	Rayong	19−22 September
2001	Bangkok	18−21 June
2003	Chiang Mai	10−15 January
2005	Ratchaburi	22−25 January
2006	Suphan Buri	16−20 October
2007	Nakhon Si Thammarat	20−24 October
2009	Phitsanulok	17−21 January
2009	Trang	24−28 October
2011	Chonburi	23−27 January
2012	Khon Kaen	21−25 March
2013	Chiang Mai	15−19 January
2014	Suphan Buri	10−14 February
2015	Nakhon Ratchasima	15−19 January
2016	Nakhon Sawan	13−17 January
2017	Songkhla	20−24 July

Thailand National Youth Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
1985	Nakhon Ratchasima	26 April–2 May
1986	Nakhon Si Thammarat	18–24 June
1987	Surin	19–25 March
1988	Chiang Rai	6–12 May
1989	Ratchaburi	4–10 May
1990	Phuket	25–31 March
1991	Trang	18–27 January
1992	Sisaket	26 March–1 April
1993	Chanthaburi	22–29 March
1994	Phitsanulok	21–28 March
1995	Songkhla	21–28 March
1996	Kamphaeng Phet	19–26 May
1997	Surat Thani	8–15 June
1998	Udon Thani	19–26 March
1999	Yala	19–25 June
2000	Surin	19–26 March
2001	Phrae	24–31 March
2002	Phang Nga	24–31 March
2003	Phetchaburi	19–29 March
2004	Sukhothai	20–31 March
2005	Chaiyaphum	20–31 March
2006	Lampang	19–27 March
2007	Surat Thani	20–30 March
2008	Ubon Ratchathani	19–29 March
2009	Kanchanaburi	15–26 March
2010	Phetchabun	19–29 March
2011	Uttaradit	19–29 March
2012	Phuket	26 May–6 June
2013	Maha Sarakham	17–28 March
2014	Sisaket	13–23 March
2015	Chanthaburi	16–27 March
2016	Suphan Buri	9–19 March
2017	Chumphon and Ranong	16–26 March

Thailand University Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
1970	Chiang Mai University	18−25 November
1972	Chulalongkorn University	9−17 November
1974	Thammasat University	25−31 December
1975	Thammasat University	1−4 January
1975	Srinakharinwirot University	27−31 December
1976	Srinakharinwirot University	1−4 January
1977	Universities in Bangkok	22−28 January
1978	Universities in Bangkok	29−31 December
1979	Universities in Bangkok	1−6 January
1979	Universities in Bangkok	9−16 December
1980	Chiang Mai University	29 October−1 November
1981	Universities in Bangkok	24−31 October
1982	Srinakharinwirot University	24−31 October
1983	Chulalongkorn University	24−31 October
1984	Khon Kaen University	24−31 October
1985	Ramkhamhaeng University	3−10 November
1986	Prince of Songkla University	27 October−3 November
1987	Srinakharinwirot University	25 October−1 November
1988	Chiang Mai University	17−24 October
1989	Khon Kaen University	20−27 October
1990	Ramkhamhaeng University	23−30 November
1992	Mahidol University	8−15 January
1993	Kasetsart University	8−15 January
1993	Chulalongkorn University	19−26 November
1994	Thammasat University	2−9 December
1996	Maejo Institute of Agricultural Technology	19−26 January
1997	Ramkhamhaeng University	14−21 January
1998	Mahidol University	9−16 January
1999	Kasetsart University	29 January−5 February
1999	Srinakharinwirot University	4−10 December
2001		7−14 January
2001	Thammasat University	9−16 December
2003	Sripatum University	11−18 January
2004	Chiang Mai University	10−17 January
2005	Suranaree University of Technology	8−15 January
2005	Mahidol University	23−30 December
2007	Srinakharinwirot University	19−26 January
2008	Walailak University	7−14 January
2009	Ramkhamhaeng University	11−18 January
2010	Thammasat University	22−30 January
2011	Chulalongkorn University	15−22 January
2012	Prince of Songkla University	1−8 May
2013		10−19 January
2014	Khon Kaen University	14−22 January
2015	Kasetsart University	15−24 January
2016	Ubon Ratchathani University	9−18 January
2017	Suranaree University of Technology	21 February−2 March
2018	Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi	22−31 January

Thailand National Student Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
1977	Bangkok
1980	Bangkok
1981	Bangkok
1982	Bangkok
1983	Bangkok
1984	Bangkok
1985	Bangkok
1986	Bangkok
1987	Udon Thani	6−14 May
1988	Yala	20−27 April
1989	Suphan Buri	4−11 May
1990	Nakhon Sawan	4−11 May
1991	Lopburi	19−26 April
1992	Roi Et	3−10 May
1993	Chiang Rai	3−10 May
1994	Roi Et	3−10 June
1995	Udon Thani	10−17 June
1996	Chanthaburi	20−27 November
1998	Yala	3−10 February
1999	Nakhon Sawan	7−14 February
2000	Sisaket	18−25 January
2001	Phetchabun	15−22 January
2002	Suphan Buri	8−15 February
2003	Krabi	7−14 February
2004	Khon Kaen	7−14 February
2005	Chonburi	8−12 February
2006	Lampang	2−9 February
2007	Maha Sarakham	7−14 February
2008	Chumphon	6−13 February
2009	Sukhothai	2−10 February
2010	Surin	21��29 February
2011	Phetchaburi	19−28 January
2012	Ubon Ratchathani	23−31 January
2013	Phrae	27 January−5 February
2014	Phetchabun	28 January−5 February
2015	Chiang Rai	23−31 January
2016	Nakhon Si Thammarat	23−31 January
2017	Nakhon Ratchasima	23−31 January
2018	Nakhon Nayok	23−31 January

Thailand National Student Para Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
2000	Sisaket
2001	Phetchabun
2002	Suphan Buri
2003	Krabi
2004	Khon Kaen
2005	Chonburi
2006	Lampang
2007	Maha Sarakham
2008	Chumphon
2009	Sukhothai	2−6 March
2010	Surin	5−9 March
2011	Phetchaburi	3−8 February
2012	Ubon Ratchathani	1−6 March
2013	Phrae	1−6 March
2014	Phetchabun	1−6 March
2015	Chiang Rai	1−6 March
2016	Nakhon Si Thammarat	1−6 March
2017	Nakhon Ratchasima	2−7 March
2018	Nakhon Nayok	2−7 March

Thailand Local Administration Student Games[]

Year	Host	Dates
1983	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	4−7 November
1984	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	4−8 December
1985	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	15−21 November
1986	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	10−14 November
1987	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	10−14 November
1988	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	7−11 November
1990	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	8−12 January
1991	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	14−18 January
1992	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	13−17 January
1993	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	18−22 January
1994	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	24−28 January
1995	Khon Kaen City Municipality	23−27 January
1996	Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality	22−26 January
1997	Chiang Mai City Municipality	20−24 January
1998	Si Racha Town Municipality	19−24 January
1998	Nakhon Pathom Town Municipality	21−27 December
2000	Sisaket Town Municipality	1−7 February
2000	Trang City Municipality	22−28 December
2001	Chiang Rai Town Municipality	14−21 December
2003	Si Racha Town Municipality	3−9 January
2003	Sing Buri Town Municipality	1−7 December
2004	Roi Et Town Municipality	11−17 December
2006	Surat Thani Town Municipality	19−25 January
2007	Lampang City Municipality	18−25 January
2008	Rayong City Municipality	18−27 January
2009	Kanchanaburi Town Municipality	20−30 January
2010	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	10−20 January
2011	Udon Thani City Municipality	20−30 January
2012	Hat Yai City Municipality	4−13 January
2012	Phitsanulok City Municipality	19−28 December
2014	Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization	19−28 January
2015	Kanchanaburi Town Municipality	14−23 January
2016	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration	11−21 January
2016	Roi Et Town Municipality	10−20 December
2018	Phuket City Municipality	21−30 January

References[]

^ "Continental Cup Finals start in Africa". FIVB. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Golf in Thailand by". Golfasia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ Chawadee Nualkhair (10 July 2009). "Thailand woos foreign golfers with sun, sand traps". Reuters. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ "Why to book with golf2thailand.com : Thailand Golf Courses Thailand Golf Packages". Golf2thailand.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[1] "Continental Cup Finals start in Africa". FIVB. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[2] "Golf in Thailand by". Golfasia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[3] Chawadee Nualkhair (10 July 2009). "Thailand woos foreign golfers with sun, sand traps". Reuters. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[4] "Why to book with golf2thailand.com : Thailand Golf Courses Thailand Golf Packages". Golf2thailand.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

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