- Source: Football Association of Thailand
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. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954.
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.
Thai football competitions
= Leagues and tournaments
=League competitions in Thailand include :
Thai League 1
Thai League 2
Thai League 3
Thailand Semi-Pro League
Thailand Amateur League
(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 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
The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).
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
External links
Official website of the Football Association of Thailand website (in Thai)
Thailand at FIFA site
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asosiasi Sepak Bola Thailand
- Kejuaraan Futsal AFF 2024
- Liga 1 Thailand
- Federasi Sepak Bola Perbara
- Tim nasional sepak bola Indonesia
- Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2026 (AFC)
- Tim nasional sepak bola U-23 Thailand
- Liga 4 Thailand
- Konfederasi Sepak Bola Asia
- Grup F Piala Dunia Wanita FIFA 2019
- Football Association of Thailand
- Thailand national football team
- Thailand national futsal team
- Thailand women's national football team
- Football in Thailand
- Thai League 1
- Thailand national under-17 football team
- Thai football league system
- Thailand national under-23 football team
- Thailand national under-20 football team
