Thailand national under-20 football team explained

Thailand Under-20
Badge Size:	150px
Fifa Trigramme:	THA
Nickname:	ช้างศึก (The War Elephants)
Association:	Football Association of Thailand
Sub-Confederation:	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Emerson Pereira
Home Stadium:	Rajamangala Stadium
Pattern La1:	_Thaihome24
Pattern B1:	_Thaihome24
Pattern Ra1:	_Thaihome24
Pattern Sh1:	_Thaihome24
Pattern So1:	_Thaihome24
Leftarm1:	1e488d
Body1:	34548a
Rightarm1:	1e488d
Shorts1:	34548a
Socks1:	34548a
Pattern La2:	_Thaiaway24
Pattern B2:	_Thaiaway24
Pattern Ra2:	_Thaiaway24
Pattern Sh2:	_Thaiaway24
Pattern So2:	_Thaiaway24
Leftarm2:	d20c0c
Body2:	d20c0c
Rightarm2:	d20c0c
Shorts2:	d20c0c
Socks2:	d20c0c
Pattern La3:	_Thai3rd24update
Pattern B3:	_Thai3rd24update
Pattern Ra3:	_Thai3rd24update
Pattern Sh3:	_Thai3rd24update
Pattern So3:	_Tha3rd24update
Leftarm3:	d20c0c
Body3:	d20c0c
Rightarm3:	d20c0c
Shorts3:	d20c0c
Socks3:	d20c0c
Largest Win:	Thailand 21–0 (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 6 November 2019)
Largest Loss:	Thailand 1–8 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 24 September 1992)
Regional Name:	AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	24
Regional Cup First:	1960
Regional Cup Best:	Champions (1962, 1969)

The Thailand national under-20 football team (th|ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทยรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 20 ปี,) is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup and AFF U-19 Youth Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Thailand is a two-time AFC champions and four-time AFF champions. Thailand has never managed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the under-17 national team has done so.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Results and fixtures

Previous squads

AFC U-19 Championship:

• 2008 AFC U-19 Championship squad
• 2010 AFC U-19 Championship squad
• 2012 AFC U-19 Championship squad
• 2014 AFC U-19 Championship squad
• 2016 AFC U-19 Championship squad
• 2018 AFC U-19 Championship squad

AFF U19 Youth Championship

• 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad
• 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad
• 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Buriram,Thailand

Training Partner

• Chotika Mueanta
• Nathakorn Rattanasuwan
• Chaiyasith Porphun
• Ratchanon Kotsanee
• Chanasith Hemmarath
• Puntawat Khetchompoo
• Krittaphak Seangsawat

Current coaching staff

Name	Role
Team Manager	Chonchanok Chidchob
Head Coach	Emerson Pereira
Assistant Coach	Rafael Toledo Anon Kaewphruek
Goalkeeper Coach	Flávio Tênius
Fitness Coach	David Kist
Match Analyst	Jordan Manning
Physiotherapists	Juliano Vallim

Managers

Thailand national under-20 football team head coaches
Name	Country	Period	Honours
Chatchai Paholpat		1994–1996	1994 AFC Youth Championship – Third place 1996 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage
Charnwit Polcheewin		1998–2000 and 2002	1998 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2000 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2002 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship – Winners
Carlos Roberto		2003	2003 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	2004	2004 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2005–2006	2006 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage
Kawin Kachendecha	Thailand	2007–2008	2007 AFF U-20 Youth Championship – Third place 2008 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage
Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol	Thailand	2009–2010	2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners 2010 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Somchai Chuayboonchum	Thailand	2011	2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners
Arjhan Srong-ngamsub	Thailand	2012	2012 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage
Jirasak Jaroenchand	Thailand	2013
Somchai Chuayboonchum	Thailand	2013
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2014	2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy – Semi-finals 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Third place 2014 AFC U-19 Championship – Quarter-finals
Anurak Srikerd	Thailand	2015	2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners
Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol	Thailand	2016
Anurak Srikerd	Thailand	2016	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2016 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage
Jatuporn Pramualban (interim)	Thailand	2017	Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners
Marc Alavedra		2017–2018	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship – Winners
Issara Sritaro		2018–2019	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – 4th place 2018 AFC U-19 Championship – Quarter-finals 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship – Group stage
Bamrung Boonprom (interim)		2019	GSB Bangkok Cup 2019 – 4th place
Salvador Valero Garcia		2020–2022	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – 4th place
Milos Velebit		2022–2023
Toshiya Miura		2023
Yuki Richard Stalph		2023–2024
Emerson Pereira	Brazil	2024–	2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship – Runner-up

Achievements

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

finals record		Qualifications record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30			width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
	Tunisia	Did not enter								Did not enter
	Japan
	Australia	Did not qualify								8	3	1	4	17	8
	Mexico	Did not qualify								4	3	1	0	20	5
		Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	9	15
	Chile	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	3	2
	Saudi Arabia	Did not qualify								6	3	1	2	26	5
	Portugal	Did not qualify								N/A
	Australia	Did not qualify								8	4	1	3	11	14
	Qatar	Did not qualify								8	4	2	2	19	6
	Malaysia	Did not qualify								7	4	1	2	27	8
	Nigeria	Did not qualify								4	1	3	0	6	2
	Argentina	Did not qualify								7	2	2	3	25	16
		Did not qualify								6	2	2	2	17	8
	Netherlands	Did not qualify								5	3	1	1	7	4
	Canada	Did not qualify								5	3	0	2	8	6
	Egypt	Did not qualify								8	5	0	3	15	7
	Colombia	Did not qualify								8	4	1	3	10	5
	Turkey	Did not qualify								7	4	1	2	18	6
	New Zealand	Did not qualify								7	4	0	3	16	10
		Did not qualify								7	3	0	4	17	12
	Poland	Did not qualify								7	3	1	3	18	19
2021	Indonesia	Did not qualify and cancelled								4	2	0	2	31	3
	Argentina	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	6	3
	Chile	To be determined								TBD
Total	0/24		style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;	-	128		62	20	46	326	164

Note

Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record

finals record		Qualifications record
Year	Host country	Result	Position								width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
			5th	6	4	1	1	17	8		No qualifications
		Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	9
		Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	14	6
		Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	7	3
		Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	8
		Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	7
	Japan	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	1	3
	Philippines	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	9	4
		Quarter-finals	5th	3	2	0	1	12	1
		Second round	6th	5	1	1	3	7	10
		Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	18	4
	Philippines	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	12	4
	Japan	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	6
		Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	11	7
		Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	5	2
		Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	15	4
	Kuwait	Did not enter
		Third place	3rd	7	2	2	3	8	8
		Did not enter
	Bangladesh
		Round-robin	4th	4	1	0	3	6	5		4	2	1	1	11	5
		Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	21	10
		Round-robin	4th	3	0	0	3	3	13		5	2	2	1	7	4
	Saudi Arabia	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	3	2
	Qatar	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	26	5
	Indonesia	Did not qualify									N/A
	United Arab Emirates	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	5	13		4	3	1	0	6	1
	Indonesia	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	9	6		2	2	0	0	10	0
		Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	3	7		3	3	0	0	24	1
		Group stage	5th	4	1	3	0	6	2		Qualified as host
		Group stage	9th	4	0	1	3	4	13		3	2	1	0	21	3
	Qatar	Group stage	5th	3	0	1	2	2	7		3	2	1	0	15	1
	Malaysia	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	3	4		2	2	0	0	4	0
	India	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	5		2	2	0	0	5	1
	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	4		5	4	0	1	12	3
	China	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	3		5	4	0	1	9	2
	United Arab Emirates	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	3	6		4	3	1	0	15	0
	Myanmar	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	8		3	2	0	1	10	2
	Bahrain	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	10		4	3	0	1	14	2
		Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	9	14		3	2	0	1	9	5
2020	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify and cancelled									4	2	0	2	31	3
	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify									3	2	0	1	6	3
		Qualified									TBD
Total	32/39		138	52	24	62	227	214		74	49	9	16	257	53

Note

Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U–20 Asian Cup history
First Match	2–3 (18 April 1959; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Biggest Win	10–0 (23 April 1970; Manila, Philippines)
Biggest Defeat	8–1 (24 September 1992; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Best Result	Champions at the 1962 and 1969
Worst Result	Group stage at the 15 editions

AFF U-19 Youth Championship record

record
Year	Host country	Result	Position
2002^1	Thailand	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	24	6
2005^1	Indonesia	Group stage	7th	4	2	0	2	13	6
2006^1	Malaysia	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	6
2007^1		Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	18	3
	Thailand		4th	4	1	0	3	4	6
		Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	3
		Runners-up	2nd	4	0	3	1	2	3
	Myanmar	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	17	2
		Did not enter
	Indonesia	Group stage	9th	5	1	1	3	16	12
		Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	6
		Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	29	2
		Runners-up	2nd	7	6	0	1	16	12
	Myanmar	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	11	2
	Indonesia		4th	7	4	1	2	17	4
		Group stage	9th	5	1	2	2	6	8
	Indonesia		4th	7	3	3	1	8	4
		Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	3
Total	17/18		90	51	18	21	211	88

Note

• ¹ : The under-20 national team played at the 2002 to 2007 editions.
• : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF U-19 Youth Championship history
First Match	5–1 (23 January 2002; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest Win	1–10 (11 August 2005; Palembang, Indonesia)
Biggest Defeat	5–1 (24 September 2016; Hanoi, Vietnam)
Best Result	Champions at the 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017
Worst Result	Group stage at the 2005, 2013 and 2019

Honours

This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-20 football team.

Continental titles

• AFC U-19 Championship
  • Winners (2): 1962, 1969^[2]
  • Third place (5): 1961, 1963, 1966, 1976, 1994

Regional titles

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship
  • Winners (5): 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
  • Runners-up (3): 2010, 2016, 2024
  • Third place (3): 2006, 2007, 2014

Others

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
  • Winners (2): 2005, 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2002
• POMIS Cup
  • Winners (1): 1998^[8]
• Jockey Club International Youth Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2017
• International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
  • Third place (3): 2022

See also

• Thailand national football team
• Thailand women's national football team
• Thailand national under-23 football team
• Thailand national under-21 football team
• Thailand national under-17 football team

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fox Sports .
2. Web site: "ช้างศึก ยู-19" พ่าย มาเลเซีย หวิว 0-1 ศึกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย รอบคัดเลือก . 10 November 2019 .
3. Web site: อิรฟาน ชี้ช้างศึก U19 ห้ามประมาท เจอ บรูไน ศึกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224064314/https://www.smmsport.com/reader/news/277846 . dead . 24 February 2020 . 3 November 2019 .
4. Web site: Thaiger ข่าวไทย: รายงาน ข่าวล่าสุดวันนี้ อัปเดตข่าวด่วนทันเหตุการณ์. August 2022 .
5. Web site: The RSSSF Archive - International Country Results - Youth Tournaments . 26 November 2019.
6. Web site: บทความและข่าว “ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทยรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน+19+ปี” ล่าสุด วันนี้ | ไทยรัฐออนไลน์. www.thairath.co.th.
7. Web site: แพ้อีกแล้ว!! U19 ทำหงอยทั้งประเทศ แพ้ กัมพูชา 2-1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110052613/https://www.smmsport.com/reader/news/278683. dead. 10 November 2019. 8 November 2019.
8. Web site: Maldives — List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup). https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104120/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maledcuphist.html. 25 June 2018. RSSSF. 1997. 1 March 2021. Hoodh Ali . Mikael Jönsson . Hans Schöggl .