Thailand national beach soccer team

Thailand

Nickname(s)	War Elephants
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Abolfazl Khodabandehloo
FIFA code	THA
BSWW ranking	49
First colours Second colours
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
Medal record Men's Beach Soccer AFF Beach Soccer Championship Representing Thailand 2014 Malaysia Team
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
1995	Did not enter
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002	4th place	5	2	0	3	14	21	–7
2003	Did not enter
2004
2005	11th place	2	0	0	2	3	13	–10
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017	To be determined
Total	Best: 4th place	7	2	0	5	17	34	–17

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Asian Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013	13th place	3	0	0	3	6	11	–5
2015	13th place	2	0	0	2	3	11	–8
Total	Best: 13th place	5	0	0	5	9	22	–13

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	7	11	–4
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	8	29	–21
2012	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	8	–4
2014	Quarter-Final	6	4	0	2	19	15	+4
2016	To be determined
2018	To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-Final	15	5	1	9	38	63	–25

AFF Championship

Asean Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2014	Third Place	5	4	0	1	19	14	+5
Total	Best: Third Place	5	4	0	1	19	14	+5

Honours

International

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Fourth place (1): 2002

Appearances (2): 2002, 2005

• AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Appearances (1): 2013

• AFF Beach Soccer Championship

Third Place (1): 2014

Appearances (1): 2014

• Asian Beach Games

Appearances (3): 2008, 2010, 2012

Others

• Australia Beach Soccer Cup

Runner-Up (1): 2013

Fixtures and results

      Win       Draw       Lose

Thailand v Lebanon

24 March 2015 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Thailand	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Lebanon	Katara Beach, Doha
20:00	Komkrit Nanan  1', 18'	Report	Haitham Fattal  1', 2' Mohamad Halawi  37'	Attendance: 253 Referee: Shao Liang (China)

Iran v Thailand

25 March 2015 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Iran	8–1	Thailand	Katara Beach, Doha
20:00	Seyed Peyman Hosseini  3' Farid Boulokbashi  4', 17' Hassan Abdollahi  8' Mohammadali Sadeghi  8' Mohammad Moradi Farahabadi  19', 33' Naderi Hossein Abadi Ali  34'	Report	Vitoon Tapinna  23'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Abdullah Ali Mohamed (Oman)

Thailand v Qatar

25 December 2015 Friendly	Thailand	5–3	Qatar	Hua Mak Sports Complex, Bangkok
18:00

Thailand v Qatar

27 December 2015 Friendly	Thailand	5–1	Qatar	Hua Mak Sports Complex, Bangkok
18:00

Current squad

Current as of October 2014.

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

No. Position Player 1 Chukiat Chimwong 2 Prakit Dankhunthod 3 Natee Jeepon 4 DF Kittin Lorjanad 5 DF Pongsak Khongkaew 6 MF Manus Madtoha 7 MF Piyapong Songpiew

No. Position Player 8 Keerati Jongsatisatean 9 Tanandon Praracha 10 FW Komkrit Nanan 11 Chattana 12 Parinya Pandee 13 MF Vitoon Tapinna 14 Anuphong Pramanee

Head coach: Abolfazl Khodabandehloo

Current staff

Position	Name
Manager	Tiranan Kanchanhom
Head Coach	Abolfazl Khodabandehloo

External links

(Thai)

• Thailand Beach Soccer Team

(English)

• Thailand Squad On Fifa.com