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Football Association of Thailand

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FIFA affiliation
  
1925

AFF affiliation
  
1984

Website
  
http://fathailand.org/

AFC affiliation
  
1954

President
  
Somyot Poompanmoung

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Founded
  
1916; 101 years ago (1916)

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King (Thai: สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์) is the governing body of Association football, futsal and beach soccer in Thailand. It was founded in 25 April 1916 and then joined FIFA in 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954.

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History

Football was introduced into Thailand in 1897. 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, National Stadium (Thailand), 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.

Leagues and tournaments

League competitions in Thailand include :

  • Thai League T1
  • Thai League T2
  • Thai League T3
  • Thai League T4
  • Thai Football Amateur Tournament

    • (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 Thai League 1 and the champions Thai FA Cup or runners-up of the Thai League T1.
  • Toyota Premier Cup - an annual match between the champions Thai League Cup and an invited team from the J1 League.
  • King's Cup - an annual international football competition for national teams.
  • Queen's Cup - an annual national football cup competition.

    • List of Presidents of FAT

    The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FAT).

    Association Facility

  • Nong Chok National Football Center
  • Bangkokthonburi University Football Center (future plan)
  • Chonburi National Football Center (future plan)
  • Phetchaburi National Football Center (future plan)
  • Pakchong National Football Center (future plan)

    • Sponsors

    The following are the sponsors of FAT (named "FAT Partners"):

  • Plan B Media
  • Warrix
  • Toyota
  • Chang
  • Muang Thai Life Assurance
  • Citibank Thailand
  • King Power
  • Thai AirAsia
  • Tao Kae Noi
  • Thai Ticket Major
  • Grand Sport
  • M-150
  • Brand
  • Nexcare

    • References

    Football Association of Thailand Wikipedia
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