Thailand national football team

King Vajiravudh, the founder of the Football Association of Thailand

Siam association football squad's pioneers.

The team's predecessor, which operated under the name of Siam, was founded in 1915 and played its first unofficial match against a team of Europeans at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club Stadium on 20 December that year. The team played its first international match in 1930 against the Indochina national team, which included both South Vietnamese and French players.[5]

Thailand football members at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics before their biggest defeat by the United Kingdom.

Thailand appeared in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where they've lost to Great Britain 0–9 is largest till date, thus failed to advance to the quarter-finals. In 1965, Thailand harbored its first distinct title: the very first place in the Southeast Asian Games. They made their second and latest appearance at the Summer Olympics in 1968, losing all three matches by at least 3 goals margin to Bulgaria, Guatemala, and Czechoslovakia hence en route to a first-round exit.[6]

During the 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Thailand gained a significant success defeating South Korea 2–1 and Bangladesh 1–0 to top the group and qualify to the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. The team's performance at the final tournament was drawing first two matches with Qatar and eventual 3rd place China then losing 0–4 to Saudi Arabia. In 1994, manager Thawatchai Sartjakul assembled a team that has been denounced as the "dream team" with players like Kiatisuk Senamuang, Tawan Sripan and Dusit Chalermsan.[7]

A welcome banner at Rajamangala Stadium, venue for the 2007 Group A AFC Asian Cup matches.

In 1996, Thailand defeated Malaysia 1–0 and win the ASEAN Football Championship (then called the Tiger Cup) for the first time. Thailand were favorites to regain the crown in 2007, 2008 and 2012 only to lose tight finals to Singapore and Vietnam respectively.[8]

The regional 1998 Tiger Cup saw Thailand met Indonesia in a match that ill-hearted players from both team deliberately making actions aimed to avoid facing hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals and undergoing technical burden of moving training bases from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi.[9] FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game". Thailand eventually lost the match, inevitably encountered and failed to Vietnam in the semi-finals.

Thailand consecutively qualified to and participated in two AFC Asian Cup final tournaments both held within Western Asia in 1996 and 2000 when their "dream team" was beginning its golden period. Coincidentally in both editions, the team's opponents all came from Western Asia and they are Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, with the latter two share the same group with Thailand twice. In both editions, Thailand made two draws and lost the rest, bottomed the group stage of the first and is the worst third-placed team of the second edition.[10]

The final 2000 AFF Championship match between Thailand and Indonesia, at a sold out Rajamangala, was almost a carbon copy of their group stage's encounter. The War Elephants triumphed 4–1 again with Worrawoot setting up camp at the opponents' goal. The 28-year-old scored twice in their first match and in the final struck a hat-trick in the first 32 minutes.[12] In the final 2002 AFF final, Thailand again met Indonesia (who was now the host) and was hold draw despite taking a 2–0 lead and won the game in the penalty shootout.[13]

Thailand again qualified to the Asian Cup in 2004 and was put into a group with Japan, Iran and debutant Oman. Despite vast experiences in the Asian Cup, the team has yet to show a sign of improvement as they lost all matches and became the worst-performed team in the whole tournament.

The sign of improving only came in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup when Thailand participated as a well-prepared co-host and was placed with the debutant Australia, Oman and Iraq. The team manages a draw to Iraq and a historic win over Oman. With 4 points ahead, Thailand's chance to qualify to the next round for the first time since 1972 was all but shattered by the likes of Australia in a 0–4 demolition. The tournament witnessed the end of Thailand's recognizable generation with later retirements of Kiatisuk, Tawan and Pipat.[14]

In September 2008, Thailand signed a four-year contract with the English coach Peter Reid[15] but Reid left his position by mutual consent after only a year in charge[16] as his team fail to clinch the championship of 2008 AFF Championship after 2–3 on aggregate lost to Vietnam in the finals.

In September 2009, Bryan Robson agreed to coach Thailand in his first foray into international football management[17] and was contracted to manage the team through to the 2014 World Cup. In November, Robson celebrated his first competitive match in charge of the team with an away victory against Singapore in a 2011 Asian Cup qualifying group match[18] but then lose to the same opponent back home. Then, two goalless draws with Jordan and Iran in January 2010 and an 0–1 away lost to Iran in March all effectively ended the chance of qualifying for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. In preparations for the 2010 AFF Championship, Robson led Thailand to victorious run against Singapore and Bob Houghton's India in a series of friendlies. However, when entering the tournament in December, he failed to bring Thailand past group A after managing only draws against Laos and Malaysia and losing to Indonesia.

Robson resigned as Thailand's manager on 8 June 2011, citing health problems as the reason and was replaced by Winfried Schäfer, who would be the ninth German person to coach the Thailand team.

The new coach called up starlets for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and have the starting set of matches losing minimal to Australia, defeating Oman 3–0 and drawing Saudi Arabia but did not make it after losing to these teams altogether in the second set. In the 2012 AFF Championship, Thailand topped their group and surpassed Malaysia in semi-finals but handed the crown to Singapore in the finals. In the 2015 Asian Cup qualification, Thailand showed setback with its defensive frailties exposed by Middle Eastern rivals (Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon) when losing all 6 games in the qualifiers, conceding 21 goals in the process.

In June 2013, Schäfer cancelled his contract. The FA of Thailand appointed the former player Kiatisuk Senamuang as the new caretaker coach for the national team. His first ride was a friendly against China PR on 15 June, which Thailand surprisingly won 5–1.[19]

Thailand team celebrated after winning the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup at Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.

In 2014, Thailand ended a 12-year drought of the AFF Championship title from the late goals by Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrasin which gave them a dramatic 4–3 aggregate victory over Malaysia in the second leg of the finals at Bukit Jalil. The team did not lose any match up until the second leg of the finals and often featured a tiki-taka playing style, for instance including 27 consecutive passes during the first leg of the finals against Malaysia.[21] Kiatisuk consequently became the first person to win the ASEAN Football Championship as both a player and a coach. Thailand succeeded in protecting AFF Championship reign two years later in 2016, defeating Indonesia 3–2 aggregately despite losing the first leg.

In 2015, evasion fuelled hope for both the players and Thailand fans of finally reaching the World Cup tournament and tension is mounting as the national team commenced AFC's second round for 2018 World Cup qualification.[22][23] Teerasil Dangda, Thailand's renowned striker, rejoined the rank of the national team after his loan with UD Almería ended earlier. Drawn in Group F along with Chinese Taipei, Iraq and Vietnam, who Thailand played first match home against on 24 May and can only be won by a victory goal from a shot 20 yards away. They played a much easier match at the same opponent's home soil, winning 3–0. Thailand won both matches against Chinese Taipei and drew 2–2 both matches against Iraq, allowing them to qualify for the next round as group F winners.[24] In the last round, Kiatisuk's men shared the same group with Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE along with previous opponent, Iraq. Again, Thailand was eliminated without winning a match and recorded only two points out of ten matches.

Thailand in 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Since taking over the administration by Somyot Poompanmoung, FA Thailand aims to drive men's national football team to be one of the leading teams in Asia by which there are concrete 20 years development plans and preparations.[25] After the elimination from World Cup qualifiers, Kiatisuk resigned and Thailand appointed Milovan Rajevac as a coach, thus marked the first non-Brazilian/German/English team's chief. With the new coach, however, Thailand failed to defend its AFF Championship title in 2018 when losing Malaysia in the semi-finals by the away goals rule.

Ahead of 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Thailand was drawn into group A together with the host UAE, Bahrain and India. Rajevac oversaw Thailand in the commencing 1–4 loss to India. The Serbian coach was sacked and his assistant, Sirisak Yodyardthai became the interim coach on 7 January. Sirisak guided Thailand to a 1–0 win over Bahrain and a 1–1 draw with the host UAE, enough to move on to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 47 years. Their success was greeted with congratulation from the FA.[26] Thailand encountered China in the round of sixteen, taking an early lead but eventually lost 2–1 as China make their decisive respond.

After finishing in the fourth place of 2019 King's Cup and losing the rival Vietnam in that tournament, Sirisak had resigned and FA Thailand appointed the Japanese coach Akira Nishino, who had brought Japan to the round of 16 of 2018 FIFA World Cup, for replacement. This was the first-ever Asian coach becoming Thailand's head coach. The team was drawn into group G of the second round of 2022 World Cup qualification with other three Southeast Asian rivals: Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia; along with the UAE. Despite defeating Indonesia 3-0 and the UAE 2–1, Thailand failed to revenge Vietnam when getting goalless draws in both legs, while losing Malaysia 1–2 in Bukit Jalil. With these results, Thailand could only get the third place in group G after five qualifying matches. After a one-year disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand and other teams in group G had to play their remaining matches in Dubai, UAE. However, the team suffered a huge loss of key players when Chanathip Songkrasin was injured, while Teerasil Dangda and Theerathon Bunmathan refused to participate the qualification due to various reasons. Without these three players, Thailand showed a poor performance in Dubai - drawn the bottom place team Indonesia 2-2, then lost the UAE 1-3 and Malaysia 0–1, respectively; which eventually pushed the team down to the fourth place of the group G. Nishino did not come back to Thailand to explain the team's failure, but unilaterally returning to Japan, which made FA Thailand appoint Anurak Srikerd as the caretaker and consider sacking Nishino in upcoming days. On July 29, 2021, shortly after Nishino came back to Thailand, FA Thailand decided to terminate the contract with Nishino.[28]

On 28 September 2021, Alexandré Pölking had been appointed as the head coach of the Thai national team, replacing Akira Nishino. Pölking's first task was the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021.[29] Between 5 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, Polking accomplished the very task as he managed the War Elephants to win 6–2 on aggregate after being held to 2–2 second-leg draw by Indonesia's Garuda, guiding Thailand to win the AFF Championship for the sixth time.[30]

Vintage 1968 Summer Olympics shirt.

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In older days, the primary kits worn are all red.

The Thai senior national team used to play with a kit made by local provider FBT. This contract lasted until June 2007.

In July 2007, Nike became kit providers, and from October that year, the team played in an all-yellow home kit in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday (yellow being the royal color), having used two other yellow kits in friendlies against China on 16 May 2007[31] and Qatar on 2 July 2007.[32]

From October 2012 through 2016, Nike was replaced by Grand Sport in a deal worth 96M baht (3.1M USD).[33] The new home kit of Thailand reverted to all-red and the away kit to all-blue. However, the order was reversed from the 2014 AFF Championship onward.

In September 2016, the national team signed a four-year contract with Warrix Sports to be their kit provider from 2017.[34] On 4 January 2017, the new provider introduced a new pair of Thailand kits that was all black home and all white away, honouring their late King Bhumibol for a year after his passing, with black and white being the traditional Thai colors of mourning.

In March 2018, Warrix returned Thailand to the all-blue first, all-red second kits with an addition of a white-black third kit.[35]

In December 2018, a new, darker version of blue, red kits and an all white third kit were presented for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign and the rest of 2019. For the 2019 King's Cup in May, Warrix released the kit consisting of a yellow shirt with white shorts and socks – yellow reportedly being the favorite color of the newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Thailand has rivalries with Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. These rivalries are rooted in geographical proximity.

Opponent	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Details
Malaysia	97	29	31	37	136	140	−4	029.90
Indonesia	69	33	18	18	121	82	+39	047.83
Singapore	62	33	17	12	107	62	+45	053.23
Myanmar	48	20	14	14	89	62	+27	041.67	Matches
South Vietnam	27	4	3	20	27	58	−31	014.81	Matches
Vietnam	26	15	8	3	45	19	+26	057.69	Matches

Thailand's greatest rival is Malaysia because the most competitive number of 97 matches between two team, Before Malaysia fell into football scandal that weakened the country's football development from the 1990s to 2018, Malaysia was Thailand's most annoying and difficult opponent in the region. On every away games to Malaysia since 1990 still, the Thais have never been able to beat the Malaysians at their turf.[36] Nonetheless, Thailand holds overall higher records in international football competitions compared to the Malaysians. , Thailand's overall record is not favorable with only 29 wins, 31 draws and 37 losses to the Malayan Tigers.[37]

The rivalry between Thailand and Singapore is a newer one and its importance can be emphasized by the domination of both countries in the AFF Championship with Thailand winning five times and Singapore winning four. Up until 2012, Singapore and Thailand have been the more dominant forces in Southeast Asian football.[38] Thailand has a decided head-to-head advantage on Singapore, beating the Singaporeans 33 times, drawing 17 times and losing 12 times.[39] Football development in both countries have been different with Thailand relies mostly on its own domestically developed players while Singapore has been reliant on naturalized players.

Thailand's rivalry with Vietnam has developed differently from times. During the time of South Vietnam and North Vietnam, Thailand had a poorer performance with the team only won 4 matches against the South Vietnamese.[40] However, when Vietnam rejoined international football at 1991, Thailand has been more dominant than their eastern rival, winning 14 matches.

When Myanmar was still a football power, it was Thailand's first-ever rival, owning by the history of the Burmese–Siamese wars which led to a nationalist fervor among Thai fans with its desire to beat the Burmese.[41] But with Myanmar weakened following the reign of Ne Win and junta, Thailand improved and since 1983, holds an undefeated streak over its western rival. The rivalry today only serves mostly in the memoir of Burmese fans who are nostalgic to an era when Myanmar was still a leading football power, while for some Thai fans, they have more important opponents to concentrate at.[42] Thailand has 21 wins, 14 draws and 15 losses to Myanmar.

Indonesia has met Thailand in three finals of the AFF Championship at 2000, 2002 and 2016, and Thailand all triumphed at the expense of Indonesia.[43] It's been said that while Thailand was able to elevate its position to become a more serious Asian competitor, Indonesia fell into mismanagement and matches between two teams also began to lose its importance. Thailand has a decided edge in head-to-head matchups against Indonesia, with 33 wins and 18 losses and 18 draws.[44]

Most home matches took place in Rajamangala National Stadium in Bang Kapi District of Bangkok. Built for the 1998 Asian Games, the stadium is the largest sporting facility in Thailand with a capacity of 49,749, all seated. International matches are also occasionally played at Supachalasai Stadium, 700th Anniversary Stadium, 80th Birthday Stadium, Thammasat Stadium, Chang Arena and SCG Stadium.

Home stadiums list
Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	Last match
	700th Anniversary Stadium	25,000	Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Mai	v   Malaysia (22 September 2022; 2022 King's Cup)
	BG Stadium	16,014	Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani	v   Bahrain (31 May 2022; Friendly match)
	Sisaket Provincial Stadium	15,000	Amphoe Mueang, Sisaket	v   Turkmenistan (27 May 2022; Friendly match)
	Chonburi Stadium	8,680	Amphoe Mueang, Chonburi	v     Nepal (24 March 2022; Friendly match)
	Thammasat Stadium	25,000	Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani	v   United Arab Emirates (15 October 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)
	Chang Arena	32,600	Amphoe Mueang, Buriram	v   India (8 June 2019; 2019 King's Cup)
	Rajamangala Stadium	49,722	Bang Kapi, Bangkok	v   Malaysia (5 December 2018; 2018 AFF Championship)
	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium	15,000	Amphoe Mueang, Suphan Buri	v   Trinidad and Tobago (14 October 2018; Friendly match)
	SCG Stadium	15,000	Pak Kret, Nonthaburi	v   Kenya (8 October 2017; Friendly match)
	Supachalasai Stadium	19,793	Pathum Wan, Bangkok	v   South Korea (27 March 2016; Friendly match)
	80th Birthday Stadium	20,141	Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Ratchasima	v   Singapore (26 March 2015; Friendly match)
	Surakul Stadium	15,000	Amphoe Mueang, Phuket	v   Denmark (23 January 2009; 2009 King's Cup)
	Tinsulanon Stadium	45,000	Amphoe Mueang, Songkhla	v   China (19 December 1998; 1998 Asian Games)

As of 25 September 2022 after the match against  Trinidad and Tobago.

Manager	Period	Record
		Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	Win %	Honours
Peter Reid	2008–2009	17	9	4	4	52.94%	–
Bryan Robson	2009–2011	15	6	4	5	40.00%	–
Winfried Schäfer	2011–2013	28	14	6	8	50.00%	–
Kiatisuk Senamuang	2014–2017	42	21	7	14	50.00%	2014 AFF Championship 2016 AFF Championship 2016 King's Cup
Milovan Rajevac	2017–2019	20	8	7	5	40.00%	2017 King's Cup
Sirisak Yodyardthai (caretaker)	2019	7	2	1	4	28.57%	–
Akira Nishino	2019–2021	11	2	5	4	18.18%	–
Alexandré Pölking	2021–	17	12	3	2	70.58%	2020 AFF Championship

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 King's Cup.

Caps and goals as of 25 September 2022, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kampol Pathomakkakul	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992	2	0	Ratchaburi
20	1GK	Kittipong Phuthawchueak	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989	2	0	BG Pathum United
3	2DF	Theerathon Bunmathan	(1990-02-06) 6 February 1990	74	6	Buriram United
15	2DF	Narubadin Weerawatnodom	(1994-07-12) 12 July 1994	38	2	Buriram United
4	2DF	Pansa Hemviboon	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990	29	6	Buriram United
5	2DF	Kritsada Kaman	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999	11	0	Chonburi
13	2DF	Suphanan Bureerat	(1993-10-10) 10 October 1993	4	0	Port
22	2DF	Chalermsak Aukkee	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994	3	0	Police Tero
2	2DF	Chatmongkol Rueangthanarot	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002	1	0	Chonburi
18	3MF	Chanathip Songkrasin (captain)	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993	58	12	Kawasaki Frontale
8	3MF	Thitiphan Puangchan	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993	51	7	Bangkok United
6	3MF	Sumanya Purisai	(1986-12-05) 5 December 1986	23	0	Chonburi
11	3MF	Bordin Phala	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994	22	2	Port
10	3MF	Jakkaphan Kaewprom	(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988	21	2	Ratchaburi
16	3MF	Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995	21	0	BG Pathum United
7	3MF	Supachok Sarachat	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998	20	6	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
14	3MF	Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994	14	1	BG Pathum United
12	3MF	Weerathep Pomphan	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996	10	0	Muangthong United
19	3MF	Picha Autra	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996	5	0	Muangthong United
23	3MF	Channarong Promsrikaew	(2001-04-17) 17 April 2001	1	1	Chonburi
9	4FW	Supachai Chaided	(1998-12-01) 1 December 1998	27	5	Buriram United
17	4FW	Suphanat Mueanta	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002	10	3	Buriram United
21	4FW	Teerasak Poeiphimai	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002	1	0	Port

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Siwarak Tedsungnoen	(1984-04-20) 20 April 1984	33	0	Buriram United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
GK	Kawin Thamsatchanan	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990	64	0	Muangthong United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
GK	Patiwat Khammai	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994	2	0	Bangkok United	v.  Suriname, 27 March 2022
GK	Chatchai Bootprom	(1987-02-04) 4 February 1987	16	0	BG Pathum United	2020 AFF Championship
DF	Tristan Do	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993	48	0	Bangkok United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
DF	Peerapat Notchaiya	(1993-02-04) 4 February 1993	32	1	Bangkok United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
DF	Sasalak Haiprakhon	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996	14	0	Buriram United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
DF	Jakkapan Praisuwan	(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994	3	0	BG Pathum United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
DF	Manuel Bihr	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993	18	0	Bangkok United	v.  Suriname, 27 March 2022
DF	Philip Roller	(1994-06-10) 10 June 1994	17	2	Port	v.  Suriname, 27 March 2022
DF	Kevin Deeromram	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997	3	0	Port	v.  Suriname, 27 March 2022
DF	Elias Dolah	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993	6	1	Port	2020 AFF Championship
DF	Suriya Singmui	(1995-04-07) 7 April 1995	5	0	Chiangrai United	2020 AFF Championship
DF	Pawee Tanthatemee	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996	4	0	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	2020 AFF Championship
DF	Jonathan Khemdee	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002	0	0	Næstved	2020 AFF Championship INJ
MF	Sarach Yooyen	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992	59	2	BG Pathum United	2022 King's Cup INJ
MF	Tanaboon Kesarat	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993	55	1	Port	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
MF	Worachit Kanitsribampen	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	12	2	BG Pathum United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
MF	Pakorn Prempak	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993	9	0	Port	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
MF	Chaowat Veerachat	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996	5	1	Cerezo Osaka	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
MF	Ekanit Panya	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999	8	1	Muangthong United	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification PRE
MF	Wisarut Imura	(1997-10-18) 18 October 1997	2	0	Bangkok United	Friendly Match May 2022 INJ
MF	Lursan Thiamrat	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991	1	0	Nongbua Pitchaya	v.  Suriname, 27 March 2022
MF	Pokklaw Anan	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991	44	6	Bangkok United	2020 AFF Championship
MF	Sivakorn Tiatrakul	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994	10	0	Chiangrai United	2020 AFF Championship
MF	Thanawat Suengchitthawon	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000	9	0	Leicester City	2020 AFF Championship
FW	Teerasil Dangda	(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988	115	53	BG Pathum United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
FW	Adisak Kraisorn	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991	46	19	Port	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
FW	Chayawat Srinawong	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993	4	0	Bangkok United	v.  Uzbekistan, 14 June 2022
FW	Janepob Phokhi	(1996-04-04) 4 April 1996	1	0	Police Tero	2020 AFF Championship
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury PRE Included in the Preliminary squad or on standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension from the national team WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

• Summer Olympics squads: 1956, 1968
• AFC Asian Cup squads: 1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2019
• Asian Games squads: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
• AFF Championship squads: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Southeast Asian Games Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA 1959  Silver 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 10 1961  Bronze 3rd 3 1 2 0 7 4 1965  Gold1 1st 3 2 1 0 6 3 1967  Bronze 3rd 4 2 0 2 9 8 1969  Silver 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 4 1971  Bronze 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 8 1973 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 2 1975  Gold 1st 3 1 2 0 5 4 1977  Silver 2nd 4 1 1 2 3 6 1979  Bronze 3rd 5 2 2 1 6 5 1981  Gold 1st 4 2 2 0 9 6 1983  Gold 1st 5 3 1 1 10 4 1985  Gold 1st 4 3 1 0 17 1 1987  Bronze 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 3 1989 Fourth place 4th 4 1 2 1 5 3 1991  Silver 2nd 4 2 1 1 10 2 1993  Gold 1st 6 6 0 0 18 6 1995  Gold 1st 6 5 1 0 19 2 1997  Gold 1st 6 4 2 0 15 3 1999  Gold 1st 6 5 1 0 24 1 Total Gold 1st 127 70 29 19 330 109

Southeast Asian Games record First Match  South Vietnam 4–0 Thailand  (13 December 1959; Bangkok, Thailand) Last Match  Thailand 2–0 Vietnam  (14 August 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) Biggest Win  Thailand 9–0 Cambodia  (12 December 1995; Chiang Mai, Thailand)  Thailand 9–0 Philippines  (30 July 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) Biggest Defeat  South Vietnam 5–0 Thailand  (14 December 1967; Bangkok, Thailand) Best Result Gold medalists in 1965, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 Worst Result Group stage in 1973

Notes

• ¹ : The title was shared.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.