Thailand national under-17 football team

Thailand Under-17
Nickname(s)	ช้างศึก (Changsuek); (War elephants)
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Jadet Meelarp
Captain	Danuphon Buppha
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1997)
Best result	Round 1 (1997, 1999)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1998)

The Thailand national under-17 football team is the national team for the under-17 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-17 Asian Cup and AFF U-16 Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.[1][2]

Thailand is an AFC champion in 1998 and three-time AFF champion. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997 and 1999.[3]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2023

17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Friendly match	Thailand	0–3	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7			Myung-jun Kim 39' Jae-hwan Lee 46', 73'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) 2023 AFC U-17 AC GS	Thailand	2–1	Laos	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Dutsadee 12' Chanothai 90+5'	Report	Phanthavong 26'	Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok ( South Korea)

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18) 2023 AFC U-17 AC GS	Malaysia	0–3	Thailand	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Pacharaphol 45+2' Chanasorn 54' Chanothai 78'	Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 2023 AFC U-17 AC GS	Thailand	1–0	Yemen	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Tanakrit 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Banerjee Pranjal (India)

25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) 2023 AFC U-17 AC QF	Thailand	1–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Dutsadee 16'	Report	Kang Min-woo 4' Myung-jun Kim 36' Yun Do-young 69' Kim Hyun-min 84'	Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

2024

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23) 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	Thailand	0–0	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa (Singapore)

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	East Timor	0–6	Thailand	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7			Jompon 21', 28', 38', 90+3' Natthakit 25' Phanuphong 82'	Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Nguyen Manh Hai (Vietnam)

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29) 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	Thailand	v	Malaysia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Manahan Stadium

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	v	Turkmenistan	Chonburi,Thailand
--:-- UTC+7

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Brunei	v	Thailand	Chonburi,Thailand
--:-- UTC+7

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	v	India	Chonburi,Thailand
--:-- UTC+7

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-16 Championship

Head coaches

Thailand national under-17 football team head coaches
Name	Country	Period	Honours
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	1996–1997	1996 AFC U-17 Championship – Runner-up 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Somchart Yimsiri	Thailand	1998–1999	1998 AFC U-17 Championship – Winners 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Witthaya Laohakul	Thailand	2000–2002	2000 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2004	2004 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Thanis Areesngarkul	Thailand	2005–2006	2005 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2007–2008	2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Winners [4]
Carlos Roberto	Brazil	2009
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2011	2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners [5]
Leones Pereira dos Santos	Brazil	2012	2012 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Adul Rungrueang	Thailand	2014	2014 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2015	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners [6][7]
Chaiyong Khumpiam	Thailand	2016	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2016 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Sarawut Suksawang (interim)	Thailand	2017	2017 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2017–2018	2017 AFF U-15 Championship – Runner-up
Thongchai Rungreangles	Thailand	2018	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2018 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2019–2021	2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Pipob On-Mo	Thailand	2021–2023	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Quarter-Finals
Chayakorn Tanaddernkao (Interim)	Thailand	2024
Jadet Meelarp	Thailand	2024–

Competition record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup finals record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	China	Did not qualify
1987	Canada	Did not qualify
1989	Scotland	Did not qualify
1991	Italy	Did not qualify
1993	Japan	Did not qualify
1995	Ecuador	Did not qualify
1997	Egypt	First round	14th	3	0	0	3	4	12
1999	New Zealand	First round	16th	3	0	0	3	1	17
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Did not qualify
2003	Finland	Did not enter
2005	Peru	Did not qualify
2007	South Korea	Did not qualify
2009	Nigeria	Did not qualify
2011	Mexico	Did not qualify
2013	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify
2015	Chile	Did not qualify
2017	India	Did not qualify
2019	Brazil	Did not qualify
~~2021~~	Peru	Did not qualify and cancelled
2023	Indonesia	Did not qualify
2025	Qatar	To be determined
Total		2/20	14th	6	0	0	6	5	29

Note

* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Championship finals record										Qualifications record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Qatar	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	0	0	19	0
1986	Qatar	Did not qualify								N/A
1988	Thailand	Group stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	5	Qualified as host
1990	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify								N/A
1992¹	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5	3	3	0	0	21	0
1994¹	Qatar	Did not qualify								N/A
1996¹	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	4	Qualified as host
1998¹	Qatar	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	13	7	3	3	0	0	25	0
2000¹	Vietnam	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	4	9	3	3	0	0	13	0
2002	United Arab Emirates	Did not enter								Did not enter
2004¹	Japan	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	7	2	2	0	0	7	1
2006¹	Singapore	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	11	2
2008	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	15	7
2010	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify								5	2	2	1	13	4
2012	Iran	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	7	5	5	0	0	28	6
2014	Thailand	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	1	3	Qualified as host
2016	India	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	10	3	2	0	1	6	2
2018	Malaysia	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	7	9	4	3	0	1	18	2
~~2020~~	Bahrain	Did not qualify and cancelled								3	2	0	1	10	2
2023	Thailand	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	3	0	1	7	5	3	2	0	1	6	4
Total		12/19	Best: 1st	47	17	7	23	69	75	45	34	3	8	192	30

Note

¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 1992 to 2006 editions.
* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Championship achievable editions
Year	Round	Score	Result
1996	Group stage	Thailand 7–0 India	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 3–0 Iran	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 1–1 China	Draw
	Group stage	Thailand 4–2 Bahrain	Win
	Semifinals	Thailand 1–0 Japan	Win
	Final	Thailand 0–1 Oman	Loss
	Qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1998	Group stage	Thailand 2–1 Iran	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 3–2 Iraq	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 0–2 North Korea	Loss
	Group stage	Thailand 2–2 Bangladesh	Draw
	Semifinals	Thailand 6–0 Bahrain	Win
	Final	Thailand ¹1 - 1 Qatar	Win
	Qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Note

¹ : Thailand won by pk (3-2) after playing an extra time.

AFC U-17 Championship history
First Match	Thailand 2–2 South Yemen (2 February 1985; Doha, Qatar)
Biggest Win	Thailand 7–0 India (17 September 1996; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest Defeat	Iran 3–0 Thailand (6 September 2000, Da Nang, Vietnam) North Korea 4–1 Thailand (8 September 2004, Japan) Thailand 1–4 North Korea (20 September 2016, Bambolim, India) Thailand 1–4 South Korea (25 June 2023, Pathum Thani, Thailand)
Best Result	Champions in 1998
Worst Result	Group stage at 7 editions

AFF U-16 Championship

AFF U-16 Championship record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002¹	Indonesia Malaysia	Group stage	5th	4	1	2	1	13	6
2005¹	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	12	9
2006¹	Vietnam	Did not enter
2007¹	Cambodia	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	15	7
2008	Indonesia	Did not enter
2009	Thailand	Cancelled
2010	Indonesia	Did not enter
2011	Laos	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	14	4
2012	Laos	Fourth place	4th	4	0	0	4	2	11
2013	Myanmar	Did not enter
2014	Indonesia	Cancelled
2015	Cambodia	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	16	4
2016	Cambodia	Third place	3rd	6	5	1	0	18	3
2017	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	6	1	0	9	2
2018	Indonesia	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	14	3
2019	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	18	6
2022	Indonesia	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	4
2024	Indonesia	TBC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total		11/14	Best: 1st	62	41	11	10	144	59

Note

¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 2005 to 2007 editions.
* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Exhibition game

Exhibition game record
Year	Tournament	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1980	Lion City Cup	4th place	4th	6	3	2	1	19	6
1981	Lion City Cup	Semi-final	4th	5	3	0	2	9	4
1982	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	14	1
1984	Coca-Cola Cups	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	1
1986	Coca-Cola Cups	3rd place	3rd	5	3	1	1	N/A
1988	Coca-Cola Cups	Runner-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	5
1992	Coca-Cola Cups	4th place	4th	N/A
2008	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	N/A
Total				20	15	2	3	42	11

Note

* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time record table

An all-time record table of Thailand national under-17 football team in major competitions only including; FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship.

Thailand national under-17 football team all-time record
Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	50.00%
Bahrain	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	66.67%
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%
Brunei	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00%
Chile	1	0	0	1	2	6	-4	0.00%
China	4	0	2	2	2	4	-2	0.00%
Chinese Taipei	5	4	0	1	24	3	+21	80.00%
East Timor	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00%
Egypt	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0.00%
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0.00%
Ghana	1	0	0	1	1	7	-6	0.00%
Guam	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00%
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00%
India	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00%
Indonesia	5	4	0	1	17	2	+15	80.00%
Iran	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	66.67%
Iraq	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	50.00%
Japan	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	75.00%
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00%
Laos	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00%
Malaysia	4	3	0	1	13	3	+10	75.00%
Maldives	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0.00%
Myanmar	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	75.00%
Nepal	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00%
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%
North Korea	5	0	1	4	3	13	-10	0.00%
Oman	4	1	0	3	4	6	-2	25.00%
Philippines	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00%
Qatar	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2	0.00%
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0.00%
South Korea	8	1	1	6	9	18	-9	12.50%
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6	0.00%
Singapore	6	6	0	0	36	1	+35	100.00%
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00%
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	3	5	-2	0.00%
Vietnam	7	2	1	4	4	9	-5	28.57%
Yemen	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	33.33%
Total	103	53	11	39	270	139	+131	51.46%
Last match updated was against South Korea U-17 on 25 June 2023

Honours

This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-17 football team.

International titles

AFC U-16 Championship
- Winners (1): 1998
- Runner-up (1): 1996[8]

Regional titles

AFF U-16 Championship
- Winners (3): 2007, 2011, 2015
- Runner-up (4): 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Third place (2): 2016, 2022

Minor titles

Singapore Lion City Cup Championship

Winners (2): 1982, 2008

Coca-Cola U-16 Cups

Winners (1): 1984

Jockey Club International Youth Tournament

Winners (1): 2017

CFA Under-17 Mens International Football Tournament

Winners (1): 2018

References

External links

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[1] "สมาคมฯ ประกาศรายชื่อ 27 แข้งช้างศึก U17 ชุดเตรียมแข่งขันที่ฮ่องกง".

[2] "Thaiger ข่าวไทย : รายงาน ข่าวล่าสุดวันนี้ อัปเดตข่าวด่วนทันเหตุการณ์". August 2022.

[3] "OFFICIAL : ช้างศึก U16 แบโผ 23 แข้งลุยศึกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย | Goal.com".

[4] seanfootball.org: 2007 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

[5] seanfootball.org: 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

[6] seanfootball.org: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

[7] seanfootball.org: AFF BIDC U16: Thailand Win AFF BIDC U16 Crown

[8] "ไม่ถึงฝั่งฝัน ช้างศึกยู-16 ร่วงรอบคัดเลือกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย". 23 September 2019.

Thailand national football team
General	Football Association of Thailand History Head coaches
Venues	National stadiums Rajamangala Stadium Suphachalasai Stadium Trainings National Football Camp
Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers
Players	Players (by caps) Captains International players
Goals	Teerasil Dangda
AFC Asian Cup	1972 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2019 2023
AFF Championship	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
Noted matches	2016 AFF Championship final 2020 AFF Championship final 2022 AFF Championship final
Rivalries	Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Vietnam
Senior	Men's results 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s unofficial matches
Other Thailand teams	Men's U-23 U-21 U-20 U-17 U-14 Women's U-20 U-17 U-14 Futsal Men's Men's U-20 Women's Beach soccer