Thailand national futsal team
| Nickname(s) |
โต๊ะเล็ก (The Small Table) |
|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Thailand |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Head coach |
 Miguel Rodrigo
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| Captain | Kritsada Wongkaeo |
| Most caps | Anucha Munjarern (117) |
| Top scorer | Suphawut Thueanklang (147) |
| Home stadium | Bangkok Futsal Arena |
| FIFA code | THA |
| FIFA ranking | 15 (30 January 2017) 1360 pts |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 9 (9 July 2009) |
| First international | |
 Thailand 5 - 12 China  (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992) |
|
| Biggest win | |
Thailand 29 - 1 Bhutan  (Incheon, South Korea; 26 June 2013) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Brazil 11 - 0 Thailand (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 24 October 2004) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in 2000) |
| Best result | Round of 16, (2012, 2016) |
| AFC Futsal Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1999) |
| Best result |
 Runners-up, (2008, 2012) |
| AFF Futsal Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 (First in 2001) |
| Best result |
 Champions, (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
The Thailand national futsal team represents Thailand in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
The Thailand national futsal team is regarded as one of the finest teams in the Asian Football Confederation and the most dominant team in Southeast Asia due to its high-profile records in the continental competitions. Thailand has played more than 250 official games against other national teams since the first international match in 1992. The national team reached its highest ranking in the Futsal World Rankings at ninth place on 9 July 2009.
Thailand started to form their national team in 1992 to attend the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification (AFC) in Hong Kong. Thailand played their first international match ever against China which the Thais lost by 5–12 on 2 May 1992. Thailand lost 4–5 to Japan and ended their first qualification the next day.
After the 1992 Word Championship qualification, Thailand Futsal national team was disbanded for 7 years without any activity. The national team was reformed again to compete in 1999 AFC Futsal Championship, the first edition of AFC Futsal Championship. Thailand finished their first ever Asian tournament in the group stage.
In 2000, Thailand hosted the 2000 AFC Futsal Championship in Bangkok. The tournament has become the big leap of Thailand in Asian Futsal. In this tournament, Thailand was drawn in group B with Singapore and 2 strong teams of South Korea and Kazakhstan. After losing to Kazakhstan in the opening match,Thai got the surprising wins over South Korea and Singapore. Thailand reached the semi-final of the tournament and got beaten by Iran. However, Thailand overcame Japan, one of the strongest team in Asia with 8–6 result in the third-place playoff match. This wonder winning granted them their first ever achievement in the international futsal plus the right to play in 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup. After this tournament, Thailand has begun to gain the massive growth, become one of the best Asian teams and qualified for 5 consecutive World Cups since 2000.
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