| President = [[Nualphan Lamsam]]
| President = [[Nualphan Lamsam]]
| Website = {{URL|https://fathailand.org/}}
| Website = {{URL|https://fathailand.org/}}
|Fullname=Football Association of Thailand, under the Patronage of His Majesty the King|Short name=FA Thailand (FAT)}}
|Fullname=Football Association of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King|Short name=FA Thailand (FAT)}}
The ”’Football Association of Thailand, under the Patronage of His Majesty the King”’ ({{langx|th|สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์}}), or ”’FA Thailand”’ (”’FAT”’) for short, is the [[Sports governing body|governing body]] of [[association football]], [[futsal]] and [[beach soccer]] in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fathailand.org/history|title=FA Thailand – ประวัติสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106030333/http://fathailand.org/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined [[FIFA]] on 23 June 1925 and the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siamsporttalk.com/th/entertainment/sport/76-football/federation-football/825-fa-thailand.html|title=FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์}}</ref>
The ”’Football Association of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King”’ ({{langx|th|สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์}}), or ”’FA Thailand”’ (”’FAT”’) for short, is the [[Sports governing body|governing body]] of [[association football]], [[futsal]] and [[beach soccer]] in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fathailand.org/history|title=FA Thailand – ประวัติสมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106030333/http://fathailand.org/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined [[FIFA]] on 23 June 1925 and the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siamsporttalk.com/th/entertainment/sport/76-football/federation-football/825-fa-thailand.html|title=FA Thailand สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
Governing body
| AFC | |
|---|---|
  Coat of arms and commercial typeface |
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| Full name | The Football Association of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King |
| Short name | FA Thailand (FAT) |
| 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 (FAT; สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย) 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 the 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]
Leagues and tournaments
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League competitions in Thailand include :
(See also: Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)
List of FA Thailand Presidents
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The following is a list of presidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
