Thailand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)โต๊ะเล็ก
(The Small Table)
AssociationFootball Association of Thailand
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSpain Carlos César Núñez Gago
CaptainKritsada Wongkaeo
Most capsAnucha Munjarern (117)
Top scorerSuphawut Thueanklang (173)
Home stadiumBangkok Arena
FIFA codeTHA
FIFA ranking28 Steady [1]
Highest FIFA ranking9 (9 July 2009)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
First international
Thailand Thailand 5–12 China 
(Hong Kong; 2 May 1992)
Biggest win
Thailand Thailand 29–1 Bhutan 
(Incheon, South Korea; 26 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 11–0 Thailand Thailand
(Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 24 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 2000)
Best resultRound of 16 (2012, 2016, 2021)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1999)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2008, 2012)[2]
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances16 (First in 2001)
Best resultGold Champions (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

The Thailand national futsal team represents Thailand in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.

History

The Thailand national futsal team is regarded as one of the finest teams in the Asian Football Confederation and the most dominant team in Southeast Asia due to its high-profile records in the continental competitions. Thailand has played more than 250 official games against other national teams since their first international match in 1992. The national team reached its highest ranking in the Futsal World Rankings at ninth place on 9 July 2009.

Thailand started to form their national team in 1992 to attend the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification tournament in Hong Kong. Thailand played their first international match ever against China which the Thais lost by 5–12 on 2 May 1992.[3] Thailand lost 4–5 to Japan and ended their first qualification the next day.

After the 1992 World Championship qualification, Thailand's national Futsal team was disbanded for 7 years without any activity. The national team was then reformed again to compete in the 1999 AFC Futsal Championship, the first edition of the AFC Futsal Championship. Thailand finished their first ever Asian tournament in the group stage.

In 2000, Thailand hosted the 2000 AFC Futsal Championship in Bangkok. The tournament has become the big leap of Thailand in Asian Futsal. In this tournament, Thailand was drawn in group B with Singapore and 2 strong teams of South Korea and Kazakhstan. After losing to Kazakhstan in the opening match, the Thais got the surprising wins over South Korea and Singapore. Thailand reached the semi-final of the tournament and got beaten by eventual champions Iran. However, Thailand overcame Japan, one of the strongest teams in Asia, with an 8–6 result in the third-place playoff match. This wonder winning granted them their first ever achievement in the international futsal stage plus the right to play in the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala.[4] After this tournament, Thailand has begun to gain the massive growth, become one of the best Asian teams and qualified for 6 consecutive World Cups since 2000.

World Cup

Thailand has attended 5 out of 8 FIFA Futsal World Cups. Their first ever participation was in 2000 at Guatemala and the latest was in 2016 at Colombia. Thailand never miss the World Championship after their debut in 2000, attended 5 consecutive editions included 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup at Bangkok, Thailand.

Guatemala 2000

"The debutant."

Thailand qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship by finishing as the third placed team at the 2000 AFC Futsal Championship. At the time, Thailand national had the lack of talent pool in futsal. Many members of the squad were the football players from Association football such as Therdsak Chaiman, Nirut Surasiang, Anucha Munjarern, Vilard Normcharoen and more. Thailand was placed in the same group with the Netherlands, Egypt, and Uruguay. Thailand was eliminated from the group stage without a single win.

Taiwan 2004

"First win."

In 2004 at Taiwan, Thailand achieved their first win in the World Cup. After losing to Uruguay and Brazil respectively in the first two games of the group stage, Thailand manage to win 3–2 over Australia. Despite the first 3 points, Thailand was once again eliminated from the group stage.

Thailand 2012

"The host and knock-out stage."

Thailand successfully beat the bids from China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka and Guatemala to become the host of the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[5] Under the coaching of Dutch Victor Hermans, Thailand made the impressive start by beating Costa Rica 3–1 in their first match in front of 4,379 crowds at Indoor Stadium Huamark. Thailand lost to Ukraine and Paraguay with the impressive performance in the group stage. Despite that, Thailand still qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in their history after finishing as one of the best third-place team across all of the group. Thailand played two-time world champion Spain and got knocked out from the competition after losing to them by 1–7. Thai 23-year-old Pivot, Suphawut Thueanklang won Goal of the Tournament award for his mark against Costa Rica.[6]

Colombia 2016

"Six points and goal fest."

Thailand under Victor Hermans qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia after finishing as the third placed team in the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. The Dutch coach left the team before the tournament and Football Association of Thailand appointed Miguel Rodrigo as the national trainer.

Thailand was placed in Group B along with Russia, Egypt and Cuba. At the first game, Thailand played against the third placed team in the World Rankings and UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 runner-up, Russia, and lost by 4–6 with an impressive performance. Thailand later won other two games in the group stage against Cuba and Egypt and then qualified for round of 16 as the runner-up of Group B. This is the first time in the history that Thailand could collect more than 3 points in the group stage. In the round of 16, Thailand lost to Azerbaijan with an 8–13 result in the extra-time after a 7–7 draw in 40 minutes.

In 2016 edition, Thailand scored 22 goals from 4 games, almost matching the total record of the previous 4 editions of 23 goals from 14 games. Suphawut Thueanklang is the team highest scorer with six goals, followed by Jirawat Sornwichian (five goals).

Team image

Nicknames

Thailand national futsal team was dubbed by the media and supporters as "Toh-Lek" (Thai: โต๊ะเล็ก lit. small table).

Toh-Lek or The Small Table is a slang term to call futsal in Thailand, as the sport is played on a small, indoor field, instead of its official word (Thai: ฟุตซอล). As a coincidence, The Small Table became the nickname of Thailand's futsal team to this day.

Home stadium

Thailand plays the home games at the Bangkok Futsal Arena with a capacity of 12,000 spectators and the Indoor Stadium Huamark with a capacity of 10,000 spectators.

Nong Chok Bangkok Metropolis Bang Kapi
Bangkok Arena Indoor Stadium Huamark
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 10,000
Thailand national futsal team (Bangkok)

Results and fixtures

Recent results within last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) Friendly NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship Thailand  6–2  Mozambique Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7:00
  • Itticha 4'
  • Alongkorn 10'
  • Peerapat 28'
  • Sarawut 36', 39'
  • Narongsak 39'
  • Vasco 1'
  • Oséias 13'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) Friendly NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship Thailand  1–4  Japan Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7:00
  • Krit 35'
  • Kanazawa 8'
  • Shimizu 13'
  • Mizutani 25'
  • Nakamura 32'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) Friendly NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship Thailand  1–5  Iran Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7:00
  • Krit 22'
Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Friendly NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship Thailand  2–0  Saudi Arabia Pattaya, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7:00
  • Peerapat 28'
  • Sarawut 30'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) Friendly Continental Futsal Championship Thailand  5–0  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7:00
  • Krit 9', 23'
  • Narongsak 24'
  • Alongkorn 27'
  • Peerapat 38'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena
9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) Friendly Continental Futsal Championship Solomon Islands  1–10  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7:00
  • Mana 18'
  • Pitchayut 15', 18'
  • Peeraphat 16', 29'
  • Sarawut 17'
  • Alongkorn 26', 33', 40'
  • Panat 26'
  • Worasak 38'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena
11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) Friendly Continental Futsal Championship Thailand  5–1  Afghanistan Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7:00
  • Sarawut 5'
  • Alongkorn 15', 24'
  • Panat 17'
  • Itticha 37'
  • Sadeqi 14'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena
13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) Friendly Continental Futsal Championship Thailand  5–6  Czech Republic Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7:00
  • Worasak 21', 30'
  • Narongsak 24'
  • Itticha 29'
  • Alongkorn 29'
  • P. Drozd 3', 6', 20'
  • Sarawut 9' (o.g.)
  • Nobolze 23'
  • D. Drozd 23'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Friendly Thailand  8–2  Chinese Taipei Bangkok, Thailand
  • Worasak 4'
  • Panat 14'
  • Krit 15', 37'
  • Noppanat 17', 24'
  • Pichayut 30'
  • Peeraphat 30'
  • Chi Sheng-fa 12'
  • Tai Wei-chun 30'
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Friendly Thailand  4–3  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
  • Peeraphat 5'
  • Krit 17', 40'
  • Worasak 27'
  • Ekmal 7'
  • Iqbal 16', 33'
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Thailand  5–1  China Bangkok, Thailand
18:30 UTC+7:00
  • Therdsak 8'
  • Itticha 9'
  • Sarawut 11'
  • Worasak 17'
  • Panat 29'
  • Wang Bo 39'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Hong Kong  0–6  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7:00
  • Worasak 8', 22'
  • Itticha 9', 19'
  • Muhammad 36', 40'
 Stadium: Bangkok Arena

2024

Coaching staff

Coaches history

Nationality Name Period Ref.
1 Thailand ThailandBongkarn Prompui1999–2000
2 Brazil BrazilSilvalho2000–2001
3 Argentina ArgentinaVicente De Luise2003
4 Brazil BrazilGelacio de Castro2004–2006
5 Thailand ThailandPattaya Piamkum2007
6 Spain SpainPulpis2008–2011
7 Netherlands NetherlandsVictor Hermans2012–2016[7]
8 Spain SpainMiguel Rodrigo2016–2017[8]
9 Spain SpainPulpis2017–2021[9]
10 Thailand ThailandRakphol Sainetngam2021–2022[10]
11 Spain SpainCarlos César Núñez Gago2022–

Team

Current squad

The following 14 players are called for 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification in Thailand between 7 – 11 October 2023.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Arut Senbat (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 Thailand Black Pearl United
12 1GK Katawut Hankampa (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 Thailand Bangkok BTS
6 2DF Itticha Praphaphan Thailand Port
9 2DF Sarawut Phalaphruek (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 Thailand Chonburi Bluewave
5 2DF Narongsak Wingwon (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 Thailand Hongyen Thakam
13 3MF Therdsak Charoenpong Thailand Hongyen Thakam
7 3MF Panat Kittipanuwong (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 Thailand Chonburi Bluewave
10 3MF Charoondej Muenthiang Thailand Black Pearl United
4 3MF Krit Aransanyalak (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 Thailand Chonburi Bluewave
3 3MF Alongkorn Chanporn Thailand Port
14 3MF Peerapat Kaewsaithong Thailand Nonthaburi
11 4FW Muhammad Osamanmusa (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 Spain Cordoba CF
8 4FW Worasak Srirangpirot (1992-12-26)26 December 1992 (aged 29) Thailand Hongyen Thakam
2 4FW Pichayut Kittipanuwong Thailand Black Pearl United

Previous squads

Notable players

Records

Competitive record

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Netherlands 1989did not enter
Hong Kong 1992did not qualify
Spain 1996did not enter
Guatemala 2000Round 13003217
Taiwan 2004Round 13102513
Brazil 2008Round 14103715
Thailand 2012Round of 164103916
Colombia 2016Round of 1642022225
Lithuania 2021Round of 1641121116
Uzbekistan 2024To be determined
Total6/1022611556102

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Malaysia 1999Round 142024322
Thailand 2000Third place53022923
Iran 2001Quarterfinals42022414
Indonesia 2002Third place76014215
Iran 2003Third place6501237
Macau 2004Third place64114914
Vietnam 2005Round 263215712
Uzbekistan 2006Round 132011911
Japan 2007Quarterfinals42022316
Thailand 2008Runners-up65012710
Uzbekistan 2010Quarterfinals43012116
United Arab Emirates 2012Runners-up65012216
Vietnam 2014Quarterfinals4211179
Uzbekistan 2016Third place65103110
Taiwan 2018Quarterfinals42021616
Turkmenistan 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Kuwait 2022Fourth place63121620
Thailand 2024Qualified
Total16/168154621459231

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Thailand 2005Runners-up4301246
Macau 2007Runners-up65014814
Vietnam 2009Runners-up54102312
South Korea 2013Third place54015316
Turkmenistan 2017Quarterfinals31021318
Thailand 2023TBD
Saudi Arabia 2025TBD
Total5/523171516166

AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Malaysia 2001Champions5500625
Malaysia 2003Champions66005311
Thailand 2005Champions6600474
Thailand 2006Champions4400597
Thailand 2007Champions5500577
Thailand 2008[1]Champions54012210
Vietnam 2009Champions55003814
Vietnam 2010[2]did not enter
Thailand 2012Champions6600949
Thailand 2013Champions6600489
Malaysia 2014Champions6501398
Thailand 2015Champions6600538
Thailand 2016Champions4400418
Vietnam 2017Champions55004911
Indonesia 2018Champions5500425
Vietnam 2019Champions5500401
Thailand 2020Cancelled
Thailand 2021Cancelled
Thailand 2022Champions6420407
Total16/19858122733124
1In 2008 edition, Thailand used a U-21 squad to participate in the tournament.
2In 2010 edition, Thailand withdrew from the competition to organize 2010 Thailand Five's at Udon Thani, Thailand in the same period.

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Thailand 2007Champions5500506
Laos 2009No competition as not officially selected by host
Indonesia 2011Champions4400428
Myanmar 2013Champions4400325
Singapore 2015No competition as not officially selected by host
Malaysia 2017Champions43012010
Philippines 2019No competition as not officially selected by host
Vietnam 2021Champions4310114
Cambodia 2023No competition as not officially selected by host
Total5/521191115533

Thailand Friendly Cup

Year Rank M W D L GF GA Ref
Thailand 2003-000000[12]
Thailand 2004-000000[13]
Thailand 20082nd3210125[14]
Thailand 2010-000000[15]
Thailand 2016-000000[16]
Thailand 2017-000000[17]
Thailand 2018-000000[18][19]
Thailand 2019-000000[20]
Thailand 2020-1-000000
Thailand 2020-2-000000[21]
Thailand 2021-000000[22]
Thailand 2022-1-000000[23]
Thailand 2022-1-000000[24]
Thailand 2023-1-000000[25]
Thailand 2023-2-000000[26]
Total15/15000000-

World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 4 September 2021, the top 5 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[27]

AFF AFC FIFA Nation Points
1 6  Iran 1584
2 15  Japan 1358
1 3 20  Thailand 1293
4 25  Uzbekistan 1252
2 5 37  Australia 1119
6 38  Kuwait 1102
3 7 39  Indonesia 1096
4 8 41  Vietnam 1084
As of May 2022

Head-to-head record

The record of Thailand against other countries since the first official international match against China on 2 May 1992. Only official games were regarded.

Thailand national futsal team opponents.
As of matches played on 11 October 2023[28]
Opponents Conf. Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 AfghanistanAFC 2200283+25
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL 51131015-5
 AustraliaAFC 1412026626+40
 AzerbaijanUEFA 1001813-5
 BahrainAFC 2200194+15
 BhutanAFC 1100291+28
 BrazilCONMEBOL 7007552-47
 BruneiAFC 12120016112+149
 CambodiaAFC 4400605+55
 ChileCONMEBOL 110061+5
 ChinaAFC 115423634+2
 Chinese TaipeiAFC 3300206+14
 Costa RicaCONCACAF 2101431
 CubaCONCACAF 110085+3
 Czech RepublicUEFA 200268-2
 EgyptCAF 63121322-9
 EnglandUEFA 2200101+9
 FinlandUEFA 1010220
 GuamAFC 1100210+21
 GuatemalaCONCACAF 220093+6
 Hong KongAFC 110060+6
 HungaryUEFA 1010440
 IndonesiaAFC 2115339941+58
 IranAFC 28631958130-72
 IraqAFC 99004113+27
 ItalyUEFA 200238-5
 JapanAFC 2462165377-24
 JordanAFC 2200141+13
 KazakhstanUEFA[1] 4013716-9
 KosovoUEFA 1010660
 KuwaitAFC 108115321+32
 KyrgyzstanAFC 87014619+27
 LaosAFC 7700989+89
 LebanonAFC 64113119+12
 MacauAFC 3300327+25
 MalaysiaAFC 33330020447+157
 MaldivesAFC 2200333+30
 MexicoCONCACAF 110070+7
 MoroccoCAF 302148-4
 MozambiqueCAF 44002110+9
 MyanmarAFC 20200017941+138
 NetherlandsUEFA 3012512-7
 OmanAFC 4310252+23
 PanamaCONCACAF 100157-2
 ParaguayCONMEBOL 2002211-9
 PhilippinesAFC 990011413+101
 PortugalUEFA 5014614-8
 QatarAFC 110043+1
 RomaniaUEFA 32011711+6
 RussiaUEFA 3003714-7
 Saudi ArabiaAFC 110020+2
 SingaporeAFC 6600724+68
 Solomon IslandsOFC 3201229+13
 South AfricaCAF 110062+4
 South KoreaAFC 76014621+25
 SpainUEFA 7007647-41
 TajikistanAFC 4400168+8
 East TimorAFC 6600898+81
 TurkmenistanAFC 4301365+31
 UkraineUEFA 100135-2
 United Arab EmiratesAFC 3300134+9
 United StatesCONCACAF 110053+2
 UruguayCONMEBOL 100114-3
 UzbekistanAFC 128133627+9
 VietnamAFC 22210112427+97
65 Countries37825726952175949+1226
1 Kazakhstan was still the member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when Thailand played them for the first time in the 2000 AFC Futsal Championship at Bangkok, Thailand.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ↑ Asian Futsal Championship Overview RSSSF
  3. ↑ Futsalplanet : China 12-5 Thailand
  4. ↑ Futsalplanet : Thailand 8-6 Japan
  5. ↑ "Thailand Awarded the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup!". Futsalcanada. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ↑ FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 Goal of Tournament - Suphawut Thueanklang
  7. ↑ "Vic Hermans van Malta naar Thailand". vichermans.com (in Dutch). 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ↑ ประกาศ : แต่งตั้ง "มิเกล โรดริโก้" รับตำแหน่งหัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอนฟุตซอลทีมชาติไทย. Football Association of Thailand (in Thai). 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ↑ สมาคมฯ แต่งตั้ง ปูลปิส เข้ารับงานหัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอนฟุตซอลทีมชาติไทย. Football Association of Thailand (in Thai). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ↑ โต๊ะเล็กทีมชาติไทย" ตั้ง "โค้ชหมี" รักษ์พล คุมทัพลุยฟุตซอลโลก 2021 (in Thai).
  11. ↑ "โชคดีมีชัย 14 แข้ง "ฟุตซอลทีมชาติไทย" ลัดฟ้าลุยศึก "ชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2022" ที่คูเวต". Thairath (in Thai). 23 September 2022.
  12. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=1937
  13. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=3962
  14. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=9346
  15. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=12508
  16. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=19495
  17. ↑ http://old.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=20765
  18. ↑ http://futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=233
  19. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=85&pa=44
  20. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=402&pa=42
  21. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=418
  22. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=589
  23. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=784
  24. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=816&pa=4
  25. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=863
  26. ↑ http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=903&pa=2
  27. ↑ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  28. ↑ Futsalplanet - International Matches
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