Global InformationThailand national football team information
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| Nickname(s) | ช้างศึก (Changsuek) (War elephants) | |||
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| Association | FA Thailand | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Masatada Ishii | |||
| Captain | Theerathon Bunmathan | |||
| Most caps | Kiatisuk Senamuang (134) | |||
| Top scorer | Kiatisuk Senamuang (71) | |||
| Home stadium | Rajamangala Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | THA | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 101  (4 April 2024)[1] | |||
| Highest | 43 (September 1998) | |||
| Lowest | 165 (October 2014) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Thailand 1–6 China  (Bangkok, Thailand; 20 August 1948)[2] | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Thailand 10–0 Brunei  (Bangkok, Thailand; 25 May 1971) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Great Britain 9–0 Thailand (Melbourne, Australia; 30 November 1956) | ||||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||
| Best result | Third qualifying round (2018) | |||
| Asian Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1972) | |||
| Best result | Third place (1972) | |||
| AFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1996) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022) | |||
The Thailand national football team (Thai: ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, RTGS: futbon thim chat thai, pronounced [fút.bɔ̄n tʰīːm t͡ɕʰâːt tʰāj]) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
In the regional competition, Thailand is the most successful football team in Southeast Asia[a] with seven AFF Championship trophies and nine senior-level gold medals from the Southeast Asian Games, the most of any Southeast Asian country. In higher levels, Thailand achieved the third place in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup where it was the host, and has totally seven appearances in the AFC Asian Cup so far. Furthermore, the team reached the fourth-place in the 1990 and 1998 Asian Games and participated in the Summer Olympics twice. However, Thailand has failed to obtain higher achievements in the continental and global records.[4] The team obtained first ever win in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007 and had to wait 47 years to finally sneak out of the group stage in 2019.[5] Thailand also advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification twice, in 2002 and 2018, but failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Thailand matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Thailand. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Tifo Football (31 December 2018). Asian Cup 2019: Last Chance for Thailand? (6:22). YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "เปิดอันดับฟีฟ่าแรงกิ้งล่าสุด เบลเยียมที่ 1 โลก "ทีมชาติไทย" เป็นรองเวียดนาม (คลิป)". 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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