Thailand national under-17 football team

The Thailand national under-17 football team is the national team for the under-17 and 16 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-16 Championship and AFF U-16 Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.[1][2]

Thailand Under-17

Nickname(s)	ช้างศึก (War elephants)
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Pakasit Saensook
Captain	Theekawin Chansri
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1997)
Best result	Round 1 (1997, 1999)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1998)

Thailand is an AFC champion in 1998 and three-time AFF champion. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997 and 1999.[3][4]

Results

See also: Thailand national under-17 football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

Laos  v  Thailand

28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 2019 AFF U-15 GS	Laos	1–2	Thailand	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Phomma  9'	Report	Kakana  43', 65'	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Thailand  v  Brunei

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) 2019 AFF U-15 GS	Thailand	7–1	Brunei	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Minhart  3', 51', 80+1' Wongwat  12' Anucha  18' Theekawin  26' Kakana  35'	Report	Syaherrul  40'	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 215 Referee: Kyaw Zwall Lwin (Myanmar)

Thailand  v  Cambodia

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) 2019 AFF U-15 GS	Thailand	4–0	Cambodia	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Wongwat  19' Kongpop  49' Thanawat Sa.  77' Chonnaphat  80'	Report		Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 150 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Australia  v  Thailand

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 2019 AFF U-15 GS	Australia	1–1	Thailand	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Taylor  4'	Report	Theekawin  40'	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Thailand  v  Malaysia

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) 2019 AFF U-15 GS	Thailand	1–1	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Pornsawan  18'	Report	Sittha  80+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 320 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Indonesia  v  Thailand

7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) 2019 AFF U-15 SF	Indonesia	0–2	Thailand	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7		Report	Niphitphon  52', 70'	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 590 Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

Thailand  v  Malaysia

9 August 2019 (2019-08-09) 2019 AFF U-15 F	Thailand	1–2	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Theekawin  16' Pakpum  55'  79' Kongpop  80+4'	Report	Izrin  68' Nabil  80' Khairil  80+4'	Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Thailand  v  Myanmar

18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Thailand	4–0	Myanmar	Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30	Niphitphon  7', 12' Kakana  28' Theekawin  63'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

Chinese Taipei  v  Thailand

20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Chinese Taipei	0–6	Thailand	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+6:30		Report	Kongpop  22' Thanawat  30' Niphitphon  47', 49', 59', 90'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

South Korea  v  Thailand

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	South Korea	2–0	Thailand	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+6:30	Chang Ha-min  12' Lee Kyu-dong  35'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 368 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Thanawat Panthong	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004			Chonburi
20	1GK	Phumworapol Wannabut	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004			Buriram United
23	1GK	Kasidech Rungkijwatthanakul	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
2	2DF	Attapol Saengthong	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
4	2DF	Theekawin Chansri (captain)	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
5	2DF	Chonnapat Buaphan	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004			Leicester City
12	2DF	Pakpum Kunkongmee	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
13	2DF	Phumchanok Kamkla	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004			Bangkok United
14	2DF	Kasidit Kalasin	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004			Chonburi
18	2DF	Thanawat Srisawat	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
3	3MF	Suppanyoo Hernmek	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004			Chonburi
6	3MF	Sittha Boonla	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
7	3MF	Adisak Yochaon	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004			Chonburi
8	3MF	Wongwat Jaroenthaweesuk	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004			Chonburi
10	3MF	Kakana Khamyok	(2004-05-21) 21 May 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
15	3MF	Siradanai Phosri	(2005-09-06) 6 September 2005			Assumption College Thonburi
16	3MF	Thanawat Saipet	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004			Leicester City
17	3MF	Worarit Mungkun	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004			Buriram United
21	3MF	Pornsawan Sankla	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004			Bannadee School
22	3MF	Anucha Somonwat	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
9	4FW	Minhart Kadeeroj	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004			Assumption College Thonburi
11	4FW	Niphitphon Wongpanya	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004			Leicester City
19	4FW	Kongpop Soirak	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004			Assumption College Thonburi

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
DF	Thammawat Yenram	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004			Buriram United	2019 AFF U-15 Championship
FW	Siam Yapp	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004			BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy	2019 AFF U-15 Championship

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

AFC U-16 Championship 2014 AFC U-16 Championship squads 2016 AFC U-16 Championship squads 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squads

Head coaches

Thailand national under-17 football team head coaches
Name	Country	Period	Honours
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	1996–1997	1996 AFC U-17 Championship – Runner-up 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Somchart Yimsiri	Thailand	1998–1999	1998 AFC U-17 Championship – Winners 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Witthaya Laohakul	Thailand	2000–2002	2000 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2004	2004 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Thanis Areesngarkul	Thailand	2005–2006	2005 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2007–2008	2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Winners [5]
Carlos Roberto	Brazil	2009
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2011	2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners [6]
Leones Pereira dos Santos	Brazil	2012	2012 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Adul Rungrueang	Thailand	2014	2014 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2015	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners [7][8]
Chaiyong Khumpiam	Thailand	2016	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2016 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Sarawut Suksawang (interim)	Thailand	2017	2017 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2017–2018	2017 AFF U-15 Championship – Runner-up
Thongchai Rungreangles	Thailand	2018	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2018 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2019	2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Pakasit Saensook	Thailand	2020–

Competition record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup finals record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	China	Did not qualify
1987	Canada	Did not qualify
1989	Scotland	Did not qualify
1991	Italy	Did not qualify
1993	Japan	Did not qualify
1995	Ecuador	Did not qualify
1997	Egypt	First round	14th	3	0	0	3	4	12
1999	New Zealand	First round	16th	3	0	0	3	1	17
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Did not qualify
2003	Finland	Did not enter
2005	Peru	Did not qualify
2007	South Korea	Did not qualify
2009	Nigeria	Did not qualify
2011	Mexico	Did not qualify
2013	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify
2015	Chile	Did not qualify
2017	India	Did not qualify
2019	Brazil	Did not qualify
2021	Peru	Did not qualify
Total		2/18	14th	6	0	0	6	5	29

Note

• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship finals record											Qualifications record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Qatar	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	4		4	4	0	0	19	0
1986	Qatar	Did not qualify									N/A
1988	Thailand	Group stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	5		Qualified as host
1990	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify									N/A
1992^1	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		3	3	0	0	21	0
1994^1	Qatar	Did not qualify									N/A
1996^1	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	4		Qualified as host
1998^1	Qatar	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	13	7		3	3	0	0	25	0
2000^1	Vietnam	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	4	9		3	3	0	0	13	0
2002	United Arab Emirates	Did not enter									Did not enter
2004^1	Japan	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	7		2	2	0	0	7	1
2006^1	Singapore	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	11	2
2008	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify									4	2	0	2	15	7
2010	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify									5	2	2	1	13	4
2012	Iran	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	7		5	5	0	0	28	6
2014	Thailand	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	1	3		Qualified as host
2016	India	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	10		3	2	0	1	6	2
2018	Malaysia	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	7	9		4	3	0	1	18	2
2020	Bahrain	Did not qualify									3	2	0	1	10	2
Total		11/19	Best: 1st	43	14	7	22	62	70		42	32	3	7	186	26

Note

• ¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 1992 to 2006 editions.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-16 Championship achievable editions Year Round Score Result 1996 Group stage  Thailand 7–0  India Win Group stage  Thailand 3–0  Iran Win Group stage  Thailand 1–1  China Draw Group stage  Thailand 4–2  Bahrain Win Semifinals  Thailand 1–0  Japan Win Final  Thailand 0–1  Oman Loss Qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship 1998 Group stage  Thailand 2–1  Iran Win Group stage  Thailand 3–2  Iraq Win Group stage  Thailand 0–2  North Korea Loss Group stage  Thailand 2–2  Bangladesh Draw Semifinals  Thailand 6–0  Bahrain Win Final  Thailand ^11 - 1  Qatar Win Qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship Note ^1 : Thailand won by pk (3-2) after playing an extra time.

AFC U-16 Championship history First Match  Thailand 2–2 South Yemen  (2 February 1985; Doha, Qatar) Biggest Win  Thailand 7–0 India  (17 September 1996; Bangkok, Thailand) Biggest Defeat  Iran 3–0 Thailand  (6 September 2000; Da Nang, Vietnam)  North Korea 4–1 Thailand  (8 September 2004; Japan)  Thailand 1–4 North Korea  (20 September 2016; Bambolim; India) Best Result Champions in 1998 Worst Result Group stage at 7 editions

AFF U-16 Championship

AFF U-16 Championship record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002^1	Indonesia  Malaysia	Group stage	5th	4	1	2	1	13	6
2005^1	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	12	9
2006^1	Vietnam	Did not enter
2007^1	Cambodia	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	15	7
2008	Indonesia	Did not enter
2009	Thailand	Cancelled
2010	Indonesia	Did not enter
2011	Laos	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	14	4
2012	Laos	Fourth place	4th	4	0	0	4	2	11
2013	Myanmar	Did not enter
2014	Indonesia	Cancelled
2015	Cambodia	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	16	4
2016	Cambodia	Third place	3rd	6	5	1	0	18	3
2017	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	6	1	0	9	2
2018	Indonesia	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	14	3
2019	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	18	6
Total		10/13	Best: 1st	57	38	10	9	131	55

Note

• ¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 2005 to 2007 editions.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Exhibition game

Exhibition game record
Year	Tournament	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1980	Lion City Cup	4th Place	4th	6	3	2	1	19	6
1981	Lion City Cup	Semi-final	4th	5	3	0	2	9	4
1982	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	14	1
1984	Coca-Cola Cups	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	1
1986	Coca-Cola Cups	3rd Place	3rd	5	3	1	1	N/A
1988	Coca-Cola Cups	Runner-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	5
1992	Coca-Cola Cups	4th Place	4th	N/A
2008	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	N/A
Total				20	15	2	3	42	11

Note

• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time record table

An all-time record table of Thailand national under-17 football team in major competitions only including; FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-16 Championship.

Thailand national under-17 football team all-time record
Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	50.00%
Bahrain	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	66.67%
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%
Brunei	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00%
Chile	1	0	0	1	2	6	-4	0.00%
China	4	0	2	2	2	4	-2	0.00%
Chinese Taipei	4	3	0	1	21	2	+19	75.00%
Timor-Leste	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00%
Egypt	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0.00%
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0.00%
Ghana	1	0	0	1	1	7	-6	0.00%
Guam	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00%
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00%
India	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00%
Indonesia	5	4	0	1	17	2	+15	80.00%
Iran	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	66.67%
Iraq	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	50.00%
Japan	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	75.00%
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00%
Laos	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%
Malaysia	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	66.67%
Maldives	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0.00%
Myanmar	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	75.00%
Nepal	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00%
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
North Korea	5	0	1	4	3	13	-10	0.00%
Oman	4	1	0	3	4	6	-2	25.00%
Philippines	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00%
Qatar	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2	0.00%
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0.00%
South Korea	7	1	1	5	8	14	-6	14.28%
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6	0.00%
Singapore	6	6	0	0	36	1	+35	100.00%
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00%
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	3	5	-2	0.00%
Vietnam	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0.00%
Yemen	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0.00%
Total	91	46	10	35	253	125	+128	50.55%
Last match updated was against   South Korea U-17 on 22 September 2019

Honours

This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-17 football team.

International titles

• AFC U-16 Championship
  • Winners (1): 1998
  • Runner-up (1): 1996[9]

Regional titles

• AFF U-16 Championship
  • Winners (3): 2007, 2011, 2015
  • Runner-up (4): 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Third place (1): 2016

Minor titles

• Singapore Lion City Cup Championship

• Winners (2): 1982, 2008

• Coca-Cola U-16 Cups

• Winners (1): 1984

• Jockey Club International Youth Tournament

• Winners (1): 2017

• CFA Under-17 Mens International Football Tournament

• Winners (1): 2018

See also

• Thailand national football team
• Thailand national under-23 football team
• Thailand national under-21 football team
• Thailand national under-20 football team

References

1. http://fathailand.org/news/5114
2. https://thethaiger.com/thai/sport-th/thai-football-th/%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%9A-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD-27-%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-U17-%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88-%E0%B8%AE%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87
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4. https://www.goal.com/th/news/4280/%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2/2016/09/12/27415692/OFFICIAL-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81-U16-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%9C-23-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2
5. aseanfootball.org: 2007 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
6. aseanfootball.org: 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
7. aseanfootball.org:2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
8. aseanfootball.org:AFF BIDC U16: Thailand Win AFF BIDC U16 Crown
9. https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/trcheerthai/1666650

External links

• Football Association of Thailand (in Thai)
• Thai Football.com
• Thai football page of Fifa.com
• Thai football Blog