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AFC | |
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Founded | 1916 |
Headquarters | Bang Kapi, Bangkok |
FIFA affiliation | 1925 |
AFC affiliation | 1954[1] |
AFF affiliation | 1984 |
President | Nualphan Lamsam |
Website | fathailand |
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.[2] It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954.[3]
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.[4]
Thailand national football team joined Olympic Games first time in Australia in 1956.[5]
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.[6]
League competitions in Thailand include :
(See also: Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)
The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).
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 | 2024 |
18 | Nualphan Lamsam | 2024 | Incumbent |