Thai football history

Posted by Napat Wongpudee on October 7th, 2019

Until the popularity spread throughout the country King Rama VI Therefore ordered by His Majesty To establish the Siam Football Club With the King and the royal family competing as players themselves And on 23 November 1915, there was an international competition for the first time between the Siamese national team (now the Thai national football team) and the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. At the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, with Douglas Robertson as the referee

From then, on 25 April 1916, King Rama VI Graciously pleased To establish the Siam National Football Association Established by receiving royal patronage from the outset Along with the association's seal And appointed the first executive committee Consisting of 7 senior civil servants, with Phraya Prasit Supakarn (ML Fuekphungboon; Later, please Promoted to noble title Chao Phraya Ramrakop) is the president of the council and the royal court (Serinya Panyarachun; Later, please Promoted to Phraya Prichanusat) as secretary general

Later, at the end of the same year, therefore began to organize a big football competition. (Royal Cup) and Football Cup (Royal Cup B) for the first time The association Joined as a member of the International Football Federation (FIFA) on 23 June 1925 and due to the government of Field Marshal Pibulsongkram declared the state popularly renamed the country from Siam to Thailand in 1939 and changed its name. The association is Football Association of Thailand In the royal patronage And changed the name of the national football team to The Thai national football team by the association sent the Thai national football team to compete at the international level for the first time. In the 16th Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, 1956

After that, the association Became a member of the ประวัติศาสตร์ฟุตบอล Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1957 [1] and joined as a founding member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFF) on 31 January B.E. 2527. Since 1961, the association has reorganized the football competition into a division (Division) with the purpose of excellence. According to the pattern of the English Football Association at that time Is organized as a royal football cup category A, K, K and D as well as the Thai FA Cup (First organized in 1970), including the King's Cup football cup (First organized in 1968) and Queen's Cup (first organized in 1970), etc. In addition, competitions at other levels such as Student football, Vocational football, Youth and youth football, Preparatory football, Higher education football Including overseeing the delivery of various football teams To participate in international competitions as well

For Thai football clubs The most successful is the Kasikorn Bank Football Club. From the winner of the AFC Champions League Asian level twice in the year 1994 and 1995, with the BEC Tero Sasana Football Club, which is in the runner-up position. Of the same item in the year 2003

In the year 1911-1915 he became the first Chancellor of the Ministry of Dharma. When he brought football to play in Thailand, there were many criticisms. Many people say that Football is a sport that is not appropriate for countries with hot weather. Suitable for countries with more cold weather And is a game that causes danger to players and viewers easily Which such criticism, if looked superficially, may be able to conform But later the allegations were gradually dissolved until The most popular sport of the Thai people and the world all over the world. Which has evolved as it is currently updating the following information