Thailand national under-23 football team

Thailand Under-23

Nickname(s)	Changsuk (ช้างศึก, "The War Elephants")
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Worrawoot Srimaka
Captain	Chenrop Samphaodi
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Thailand 9–0 Malaysia (Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998) Thailand 9–0 Timor-Leste (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; 8 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
Thailand 0–6 Japan (Bangkok, Thailand; 13 November 1999)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Group stage (2016)
Asian Games (Since 2002)
Appearances	4 (first in 2002)
Best result	4th place (2002, 2014)
SEA Games (Since 2001)
Appearances	8 (first in 2001)
Best result	Winners (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Medal record Thailand national under-23 football team Medal record U-23 Southeast Asian Championship 2001 Malaysia Team 2003 Vietnam Team 2005 Philippines Team 2007 Thailand Team 2013 Myanmar Team 2015 Singapore Team

The Thailand national under-23 football team (also known as Thailand Olympic team) is the national under-23 team of Thailand and is under Football Association of Thailand. It represents Thailand in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team won the record 6th time SEA Games gold medal and the most successful in ASEAN football teams.

Coaches

Coaches by Years (1998–present)

Name	Nationality	Period	Honours
Peter Withe	England	1998–2002	2001 SEA Games - Gold Medal, 2002 Asian Games - 4th place
Carlos Roberto	Brazil	2003–2004	2003 SEA Games - Gold Medal
Chatchai Paholpat	Thailand	2004
Sigfried Held	Germany	2004
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	2005–2006	2005 SEA Games - Gold Medal, 2006 Asian Games - Quarter-finals
Thongsuk Sampahungsith	Thailand	2007	2007 SEA Games - Gold Medal
Steve Darby	England	2009	2009 SEA Games - Group Stage
Bryan Robson	England	2010	2010 Asian Games - Quarter-finals
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	2011
Prapol Pongpanich	Thailand	2011	2011 SEA Games - Group Stage
Alexandré Pölking	Brazil	2012
Kiatisuk Senamuang	Thailand	2013–2015	2013 SEA Games - Gold Medal, 2014 Asian Games - 4th place
Choketawee Promrut	Thailand	2015	2015 SEA Games - Gold Medal
Kiatisuk Senamuang	Thailand	2016	2016 AFC U-23 Championship - Group Stage
Worrawoot Srimaka	Thailand	2016–	2016 Nations Cup – Winners

Competitive record

Olympic Games

(Under-23 Team Since 1992)

Olympic Games Record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1992 to 2008 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2012 Disqualified - - - - - - - 2016 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2020 - - - - - - - Total 0/7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 AFC U-23 Championship AFC U-23 Championship Record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 2013 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - 2016 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 7 Total 1/2 3 0 2 1 3 7 Asian Games (Under-23 Team Since 2002) Asian Games Record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 2002 4th place 6 4 0 2 10 7 2006 Quarter-Finals 4 3 0 1 4 3 2010 Quarter-Finals 5 2 2 1 8 2 2014 4th place 7 5 0 2 15 3 2018 Total Best: 4th place 22 14 2 6 37 15 Southeast Asian Games (Under-23 Team Since 2001-2015) (Under-22 Team Since 2017) Southeast Asian Games Record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 2001 Champions 6 6 0 0 15 2 2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 17 2 2005 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 2 2007 Champions 5 5 0 0 18 3 2009 Group Stage 4 2 1 1 15 3 2011 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 6 7 2013 Champions 6 4 2 0 10 3 2015 Champions 7 7 0 0 24 1 2017 - - - - - - 2019 - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 42 34 4 4 115 23 AFF U-23 Youth Championship AFF U-23 Youth Championship Record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 2005 Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2 2011 CC/DNP Total Best: Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2 Summer Universiade Summer Universiade Record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 2007 Bronze medal 3/15 6 3 1 2 11 6 Total 1/1 Bronze medal 6 3 1 2 11 6 On the 2007 edition, Thailand sent the U-23 team. *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Schedule and results   Win   Draw   Lose 2016 Thailand  v  Yemen 8 January 2016 Friendly Thailand  1–0  Yemen Doha, Qatar (UTC+3) Pakorn  61' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Arabi SC Training Ground Saudi Arabia  v  Thailand 13 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Saudi Arabia  1–1  Thailand Doha, Qatar 19:30 (UTC+3) Al-Saiari  71' Report Pinyo  84' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha Attendance: 878 Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates) Thailand  v  Japan 16 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Thailand  0–4  Japan Doha, Qatar 16:30 (UTC+3) Report Suzuki  27' Yajima  49' Kubo  75', 84' (pen.) Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) North Korea  v  Thailand 19 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 North Korea  2–2  Thailand Doha, Qatar 16:30 (UTC+3) Kim Yong-il  17' Yun Il-gwang  45' Report Narubadin  30' Chanathip  78' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia) Thailand  v  Vietnam 3 June 2016 2016 Nations Cup Thailand  2–0  Vietnam Krubong, Malaysia 16:45 (UTC+8) Nattawut  6' Prawee  73' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Thailand  v  Malaysia 5 June 2016 2016 Nations Cup Thailand  2–1  Malaysia Krubong, Malaysia (UTC+8) Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Qatar  v  Thailand 10 October 2016 Friendly Qatar  0–0  Thailand Doha, Qatar (UTC+3) Stadium: Aspire Academy Pitch 7 China PR  v  Thailand 13 December 2016 Friendly China PR  v  Thailand Guangzhou, China (UTC+8) v December International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup v Vietnam (UTC+7) v December International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup v Vietnam (UTC+7) 2017 v March Dubai Cup U-23 v Dubai, United Arab Emirates v March Dubai Cup U-23 v Dubai, United Arab Emirates Coaching staff Position Name Head Coach Worrawoot Srimaka Team Manager Watanya Wongopasi Assistant Coach Issara Sritaro Assistant Coach Naruphol Kaenson Goalkeeping Coach Umarin Yaodam Players Current squad The following 20 players were called up for the friendly match against Qatar on 10 October 2016. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Rattanai Songsangchan 10 June 1995 2 0 Port GK Apirak Woravong 7 January 1996 2 0 Chiangrai United GK Peerapong Ruenin 14 September 1995 0 0 Bangkok DF Netipong Sanmahung 4 March 1995 1 0 Air Force Central DF Suriya Singmui 7 April 1995 8 0 Chiangrai United DF Worawut Namvech 4 July 1995 2 1 Chiangrai United DF Supravee Miprathang 19 July 1996 0 0 Pattaya United DF Santipharp Channgom 23 September 1996 2 0 Air Force Central DF Prawee Tantatemee 22 October 1996 1 1 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol DF Jenphob Phoki 4 April 1996 1 0 Lampang MF Thanasit Siriphala 9 August 1995 5 0 Suphanburi MF Chaiyawat Buran 26 October 1995 2 0 Muangthong United MF Baramee Limwattana 4 January 1996 1 0 Buriram United MF Sasalak Haiprakhon 8 January 1996 2 1 Bangkok United MF Chaowat Veerachat 23 June 1996 13 1 Bangkok Glass MF Wongsakorn Chaikultewin 16 September 1996 1 0 Pattaya United MF Montree Promsawat 27 August 1995 1 0 Bangkok FW Chenrop Samphaodi 2 June 1995 12 5 BEC Tero Sasana FW Nattawut Sombatyotha 1 May 1996 3 1 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Jiranyapong Thamsritha 30 November 1996 0 0 Phan Thong 2016 Nations Cup GK Anusith Termmee 19 January 1995 Bangkok United 2016 Nations Cup ^INJ DF Kiattisak Toopkhuntod 19 February 1995 Sukhothai Training Session, August 2016 DF Yossawat Montha 0 0 Buriram United Training Session, August 2016 DF Heman Kittiampaiplurk 23 November 1995 0 0 Chonburi 2016 Nations Cup DF Wiritphol Chanokkawinkul 21 January 1996 0 0 BEC Tero Sasana 2016 Nations Cup DF Shinnaphat Lee-Oh 2 February 1997 2 0 Chiangrai United 2016 Nations Cup MF Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul 1 February 1995 Chiangrai United v.  Qatar, 10 October 2016 ^INJ MF Suradet Klankhum 2 July 1996 1 0 BEC Tero Sasana Training Session, August 2016 MF Pongsak Boontod 29 July 1995 0 0 Sisaket Training Session, August 2016 MF Atthawit Sukchuai 13 March 1996 1 0 Bangkok Glass 2016 Nations Cup MF Patipan Pinsermsootsri 3 October 1996 0 0 Pattaya United 2016 Nations Cup MF Worachit Kanitsribampen 24 August 1997 3 0 Chonburi 2016 Nations Cup MF Phicha Au-Tra 7 January 1996 Pattaya United 2016 Nations Cup ^PRE MF Sansern Limwattana 31 July 1997 Bangkok United 2016 Nations Cup ^PRE MF Narutchai Nimboon Chainat Hornbill 2016 Nations Cup ^PRE MF Siwakorn Sangwong 6 February 1997 Bangkok Glass 2016 Nations Cup ^INJ FW Saharat Sontisawat 13 January 1998 0 0 Chonburi Training Session, August 2016 FW Kittipong Wongma 24 September 1995 Sisaket 2016 Nations Cup ^INJ FW Sittichok Kannoo 9 August 1996 Buriram United 2016 Nations Cup ^INJ FW Siwarut Phonhiran 23 September 1996 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 2016 Nations Cup ^PRE FW Sirimongkhon Jitbanjong 8 August 1997 Simork 2016 Nations Cup ^INJ Previous squads AFC U-23 Championship 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Asian Games 2006 Asian Games squad 2010 Asian Games squad 2014 Asian Games squad SEA Games 2011 SEA Games squad 2013 SEA Games squad 2015 SEA Games squad Honours International Summer Universiade Bronze medal (1): 2007 Continental Asian Games Fourth place (2): 2002, 2014 Quarter-Finals (2): 2006, 2010 Regional SEA Games Gold medal (6): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015 AFF U-23 Youth Championship Champions (1): 2005 Others Nations Cup Champions (1): 2016 VFF Cup (Vietnam) Runner-Up (1): 2005 Bronze medal (1): 2009 BIDC Cup (Cambodia) Champions (1): 2013 See also Thailand national football team Thailand national under-20 football team Thailand national under-17 football team Football in Thailand References External links Football Association of Thailand (Thai)