Thailand national beach soccer team

Thailand
Nickname(s) War Elephants
Association Football Association of Thailand
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach Abolfazl Khodabandehloo
FIFA code THA
BSWW ranking 49
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
Thailand  5–4  France
(Vitoria, 15 January 2002)
Thailand  5–4  Myanmar
(Da Nang, Vietnam, 3 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Iran  14–2  Thailand
(Mascut, 10 December 2010)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2013)
Best result 13th place, 2013
Asian Beach Games
Appearances 3 (first in 2008)
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2014)
Best result Third Place, 2014
Website www.thaifootball.com/squads/beach/beach-2002.html

The Thailand national beach soccer team represents Thailand in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand, the governing body for football in the Thailand.

In 2002 Thailand achieved a 4th-place finish in the Beach Soccer World Cup in Brazil after losing their third-place playoff final against Uruguay. They were drawn into group A alongside Brazil and managed to beat France and Spain to reach the semifinal against Portugal, which they lost 3–2. Thailand's goalkeeper Vilard Normcharoen was voted goalkeeper of the tournament.

In the 2005 Beach Soccer World Cup Thailand were again drawn into the same group as Brazil and Spain but they found goals hard to come by and finished bottom of group A.

In 2012 FA of Thailand appointed Mr Kittipat Meesuwan as chairman of beach soccer committee, and he appointed Mr Abolfazl Khodabandehloo as technical director and Mr Shahram Danehkar as head coach. Asian Beach Games in China 2012 is their nearest aim.

Tournament records

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Brazil 1995Did not enter
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1997
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1999
Brazil 2000
Brazil 2001
Brazil 20024th place52031421–7
Brazil 2003Did not enter
Brazil 2004
Brazil 200511th place2002313–10
Brazil 2006Did not enter
Brazil 2007
France 2008
United Arab Emirates 2009
Italy 2011
French Polynesia 2013Did not qualify
Portugal 2015
The Bahamas 2017To be determined
TotalBest: 4th place72051734–17

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Asian Championship Record
Year Round Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
United Arab Emirates 2006Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2007
United Arab Emirates 2008
United Arab Emirates 2009
Oman 2011
Qatar 201313th place3003611–5
Qatar 201513th place2002311–8
TotalBest: 13th place5005922–13

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year Round Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Indonesia 2008Group Stage3012711–4
Oman 2010Group Stage3003829–21
China 2012Group Stage310248–4
Thailand 2014Quarter-Final64021915+4
Vietnam 2016To be determined
India 2018To be determined
TotalBest: Quarter-Final155193863–25

AFF Championship

Asean Championship Record
Year Round Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Malaysia 2014Third Place54011914+5
Vietnam 2016TBD110054+1
TotalBest: Third Place 65012418+6

Honours

International

Fourth place (1): 2002
Appearances (2): 2002, 2005
Appearances (1): 2013
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third Place (1): 2014
Appearances (2): 2014, 2016
Appearances (3): 2008, 2010, 2012

Others

Runner-Up (1): 2013

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Lose

Current squad

Current as of October 2014.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Thailand Chukiat Chimwong
2 Thailand Prakit Dankhunthod
3 Thailand Natee Jeepon
4 Thailand DF Kittin Lorjanad
5 Thailand DF Pongsak Khongkaew
6 Thailand MF Manus Madtoha
7 Thailand MF Piyapong Songpiew
No. Position Player
8 Thailand Keerati Jongsatisatean
9 Thailand Tanandon Praracha
10 Thailand FW Komkrit Nanan
11 Thailand Chattana
12 Thailand Parinya Pandee
13 Thailand MF Vitoon Tapinna
14 Thailand Anuphong Pramanee

Head coach: Abolfazl Khodabandehloo

Current staff

PositionName
ManagerTiranan Kanchanhom
Head CoachAbolfazl Khodabandehloo

References

External links

(Thai)

(English)

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