Thailand national futsal team

Thailand
Nickname(s) โต๊ะเล็ก
(The Small Table)
Association Football Association of Thailand
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Spain Miguel Rodrigo
Captain Kritsada Wongkaeo
Most caps Anucha Munjarern (117)
Top scorer Suphawut Thueanklang (147)
Home stadium Bangkok Futsal Arena
FIFA code THA
FIFA ranking 15 (25 September 2016)[1]
1358 pts
Highest FIFA ranking 9 (9 July 2009)
Home colours
Away 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
Appearances 5 (First in 2000)
Best result Round of 16, (2012, 2016)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances 14 (First in 1999)
Best result Runners-up, (2008, 2012)[2]
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 2001)
Best result Champions, (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

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 the first international match against China on 2 May 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 (AFC) 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 Word Championship qualification, Thailand Futsal national team was disbanded for 7 years without any activity. The national team was reformed again to compete in 1999 AFC Futsal Championship, the first edition of 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 South Korea and Kazakhstan. After losing Kazakhstan in opening match,Thai got a surprising winning over South Korea and Singapore. Thailand reached the semi-final of the tournament and got beaten by Iran. However, Thailand overcame Japan-one of the most strongest team in Asia with 8–6 result in the third-place playoff match. This wonder winning made them qualified for their first ever achievement in the international futsal plus the right to play in 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[4] After this tournament, Thailand has begun to gain the massive growth, become one of the best Asian teams and qualified for 5 consecutive World Cups since 2000.

World Cup

Thailand has attended 5 out of 8 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The first ever edition was 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup at Guatemala and the latest was 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup 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 Cup by finishing as the third place of 2000 AFC Futsal Championship. At the time, Thailand national had the lack of talent pool in futsal. Many members of the squad was the footballers from Association football such as Therdsak Chaiman, Nirut Surasiang, Anucha Munjarern, Vilard Normcharoen and more. Thailand was placed in the same group with Netherlands, Egypt, and Uruguay. Thailand was eliminated from the group stage without a single win.

Taiwan 2004

"First win."

In 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup at Taiwan, Thailand achieved their first win in the in World Cup. After losing to Uruguay and Brazil in the first two games of the group stage, Thailand manage to won 3-2 over Australia. Despite the first 3 points, Thailand was 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 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[5] Under the coaching of Dutch Victor Hermans, Thailand made the impressive start by beating Costa Rica for 3–1 in the first match of 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 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup after finished as the third place team in 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. The Dutch coach left the team before the tournament and Football Association of Thailand has 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 place in World Ranking and UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 runner-up, Russia and lost by 4–6 with the impressive performance. Thailand later win other two games in the group stage against Cuba and Egypt 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 defeated to Azerbaijan with a 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 match to the total record of the previous 4 editions of 23 goals from 14 games. Suphawut Thueanklang is the team highest scorer with six goals, following by five goals of Jirawat Sornwichian.

Nickname

Thailand national futsal team was dubbed by the medias and supporters as "Toh-Lek" (Thai: โต๊ะเล็ก lit. small table ) or "Toh-Lek-Team-Chad-Thai" (Thai: โต๊ะเล็กทีมชาติไทย lit. Thai national small table ) for more specific.

Toh-Lek or The Small Table itself is the general term to call the Futsal as the sport in Thailand. Thai language adopt the original word Futsal (Thai: ฟุตซอล) and use it to call the kind of sport. However, Thai people also commonly refer to it as Toh-Lek since it represents the game of football that plays on a smaller field. The Small Table has slowly become the alias of Thailand national futsal team.

Competition history

*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 World Cup

FIFA 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
Chinese Taipei 2004Round 13102513
Brazil 2008Round 14103715
Thailand 2012Round of 164103916
Colombia 2016Round of 1642022225
Total5/81850134586

AFC Futsal Championship

AFC Futsal Championship
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
Total14/147149517427195

AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship
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 2016TBD------
Total12/1360580257292
1 In 2008 edition, Thailand used a U-21 squad to participate in the tournament.
2 In 2010 edition, Thailand withdrew from the competition to organize 2010 Thailand Five's at Udon Thani, Thailand in the same period.

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 2017To be determined
Total4/420161314848

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 2017To be determined
Philippines 2019To be determined
Total3/313130012419

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called for 2016 AFF Futsal Championship preparation camp.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Katawut Hankampa (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave Futsal Club
1GK Kanison Phoopan (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 Thailand Port Futsal Club
1GK Wuthichai Yamprakon Thailand Sisaket Futsal Club
2DF Panya Aranpoowanart (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 Thailand Bangkok BTS Futsal Club
2DF Chaivat Jamgrajang (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 Thailand Port Futsal Club
2DF Thanachot Sohsawang (1997-07-26) 26 July 1997 Thailand Bangkok BTS Futsal Club
2DF Jirawat Sornwichian (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave
3MF Panat Kittipanuwong (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 Thailand Rajnavy Futsal Club
3MF Burhanuddin Lomae (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 Thailand Kasem Bandit Futsal Club
3MF Thanapol Maneephet (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 Thailand Bangkok City Futsal Club
3MF Tairong Petchtiam (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 Thailand Bangkok City Futsal Club
3MF Sorasak Phoonjungreed (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave Futsal Club
3MF Nawin Rattanawongsawat (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 Thailand Bangkok BTS Futsal Club
3MF Kritsada Wongkaeo (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave
4FW Phukan Dongdang (1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave Futsal Club
4FW Ronnachai Jungwongsuk Thailand Wiangping CMRU Futsal Club
4FW Peerapat Kaeowilai (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave Futsal Club
4FW Muhamad Ousmanmusa (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 Thailand Bangkok BTS Futsal Club
4FW Thanathip Sangsung (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 Thailand Bangkok City Futsal Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Thailand squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Panudech Siriparp (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 Thailand Bangkok BTS Futsal Club 2016 AFF Futsal Championship Pre-squad
GK Chalermsri Puangsri (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 Thailand Surat Thani Futsal Club 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
DF Pornmongkol Srisubseang (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 Thailand Port Futsal Club 2016 AFF Futsal Championship PRE
DF Kawin Wiboonratchakit (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 Thailand Nonthaburi Futsal Club 2016 AFF Futsal Championship PRE
DF Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn (1982-11-02) 2 November 1982 Thailand Port 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
DF Natthapon Suttiroj (1983-01-27) 27 January 1983 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
DF Kongla Lekkla (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 Thailand Northeastern University 2016 Thailand Five's
DF Ampol Srirageaw (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 Thailand Rajnavy 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
MF Thanakorn Jaiwech (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 Thailand North Eastern-Khonkaen Futsal Club 2016 AFF Futsal Championship PRE
MF Banharn Kantichaikachorn (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 Thailand Thai-Tech Futsal Club 2016 AFF Futsal Championship PRE
MF Wiwat Thaijaroen (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 Thailand Department of Highways 2016 AFF Futsal Championship PRE
MF Nattawut Madyalan (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
MF Apiwat Chaemcharoen (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 Thailand Chonburi Blue Wave 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
MF Punyapon Pumwiset (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 Thailand Samut Sakhon 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
MF Kiatiyot Chalarmkhet (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 Thailand Department of Highways 2016 Thailand Five's
MF Warut Wangsama-aeo (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 Thailand Bangkok BTS 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
FW Jetsada Chudech (1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 Thailand Rajnavy 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
FW Suphawut Thueanklang (1989-07-14) 14 July 1989 Iran Mes Sungun 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
FW Wanlop Pansomsuay (1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 Thailand Thai Port 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
Notes

Results and fixtures

All time results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Recent results within last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

2016

Friendly Match
2016 AFC Futsal Championship
Charity Match (for Benarong Panpop, captain of Kasem Bundit U. FC)
Friendly Match
2016 Thailand Five's (Friendly Tournament)
Friendly Match
2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Friendly Match
2016 AFF Futsal Championship

Record versus other countries

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

As of matches played on 23 September 2016[7]
Opponents Conf. Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Afghanistan AFC 1 1 0 0 23 2 +21
 Argentina CONMEBOL 4 1 1 2 9 13 -4
 Australia AFC 14 12 0 2 66 26 +40
 Azerbaijan UEFA 1 0 0 1 8 13 -5
 Bahrain AFC 2 2 0 0 19 4 +15
 Bhutan AFC 1 1 0 0 29 1 +28
 Brazil CONMEBOL 7 0 0 7 5 52 -47
 Brunei AFC 9 9 0 0 114 10 +114
 Cambodia AFC 2 2 0 0 32 5 +27
 China AFC 10 4 4 2 31 33 -2
 Chinese Taipei AFC 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8
 Costa RicaCONCACAF 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1
 CubaCONCACAF 1 1 0 0 8 5 +3
 Czech Republic UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 EgyptCAF 5 2 1 2 10 20 -10
 England UEFA 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
 Guam AFC 1 1 0 0 21 0 +21
 GuatemalaCONCACAF 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Hungary UEFA 1 0 1 0 4 4 0
 Indonesia AFC 15 13 0 2 84 30 +54
 Iran AFC 20 3 4 13 52 91 -39
 Iraq AFC 6 6 0 0 27 10 +17
 Italy UEFA 2 0 0 3 3 8 -5
 Japan AFC 18 5 2 11 44 58 -14
 Jordan AFC 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9
 Kazakhstan UEFA[1] 2 0 1 1 6 7 -1
 Kuwait AFC 7 7 0 0 46 15 +31
 KyrgyzstanAFC 7 6 0 1 38 18 +20
 Laos AFC 5 5 0 0 114 13 +101
 Lebanon AFC 4 3 1 0 24 12 +12
 Macau AFC 3 3 0 0 32 7 +25
 Malaysia AFC 22 22 0 0 153 21 +132
 Maldives AFC 1 1 0 0 25 0 +25
 MexicoCONCACAF 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
 MoroccoCAF 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4
 Myanmar AFC 12 12 0 0 128 30 +98
 Netherlands UEFA 3 0 1 2 5 12 -7
 PanamaCONCACAF 1 0 0 1 5 7 -2
 Paraguay CONMEBOL 2 0 0 2 2 11 -9
 Philippines AFC 10 9 1 0 24 12 +12
 Portugal UEFA 3 0 0 3 4 9 -5
 Qatar AFC 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1
 Romania UEFA 3 2 1 0 17 11 +6
 Russia UEFA 3 0 0 3 7 14 -7
 Singapore AFC 6 6 0 0 72 4 +68
 Solomon IslandsOFC 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1
 South AfricaCAF 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4
 South KoreaAFC 6 5 0 1 40 20 +20
 Spain UEFA 6 0 0 6 5 39 -34
 Tajikistan AFC 2 2 0 0 11 6 +5
 Timor-Leste AFC 2 2 0 0 35 3 +32
 TurkmenistanAFC 3 3 0 0 36 4 +32
 Ukraine UEFA 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2
 United Arab Emirates AFC 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8
 United StatesCONCACAF 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3
 Uzbekistan AFC 9 6 1 2 24 13 +11
 Vietnam AFC 16 15 0 1 106 23 +83
Total 275 184 17 74 1677 734 +943
1 Kazakhstan was still the member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when Thailand played them for the first time in 2000 AFC Futsal Championship at Bangkok, Thailand.

Coaches history

Nation Coaches Year Ref.
Thailand ThailandBongkarn Prompui1999-2000
Brazil BrazilSilvalho 2000–2001
Argentina Argentina Vicente De Luise2003
Brazil BrazilGelacio de Castro2004–2006
Thailand ThailandPattaya Piamkum2007
Spain SpainJose Maria Pazos Mendez 2008–2011
Netherlands NetherlandsVictor Hermans 2012–2016[8]
Spain SpainMiguel Rodrigo 2016– [9]

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. ↑ Futsalplanet - International Matches
  8. ↑ Vic Hermans van Malta naar Thailand. vichermans.com (in Dutch). 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ↑ ประกาศ : แต่งตั้ง "มิเกล โรดริโก้" รับตำแหน่งหัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอนฟุตซอลทีมชาติไทย. Football Association of Thailand (in Thai). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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