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.
Thailand was AFC champions in 1998 and three-time AFF champions. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997—becoming the first Southeast Asian team to qualify by merit to a FIFA tournament—and 1999.
Results and fixtures
2026
Previous squads
FIFA U-17 World Cup 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
AFC U-16 Championship 2014 AFC U-16 Championship squads 2016 AFC U-16 Championship squads 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squads
Players Coaching staff
PositionName Head coach Wasapol Kaewpaluk Assistant coach Mika Chunuonsee Nat Wejchabul Suchao Nuchnum Goalkeeper coach Worawut Thipsakwarakul Fitness coach Kritsana Kamutasen Analyst Pann Winitchakool Doctor Keerati Surakarn Physiotherapists Jirajet Jiranan
Head coaches Thailand national under-17 football team head coachesNameCountryPeriodHonours Charnwit Polcheewin 1996–1997 1996 AFC U-17 Championship – Runner-up 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage Somchart Yimsiri 1998–1999 1998 AFC U-17 Championship – Winners 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage Witthaya Laohakul 2000–2002 2000 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage Sasom Pobprasert 2004 2004 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage Thanis Areesngarkul 2005–2006 2005 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Runner-up Phayong Khunnaen 2007–2008 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Winners aseanfootball.org: 2007 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Carlos Roberto 2009 Sasom Pobprasert 2011 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners aseanfootball.org: 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Leones Pereira dos Santos 2012 2012 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage Adul Rungrueang 2014 2014 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage Phayong Khunnaen 2015 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners aseanfootball.org: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship aseanfootball.org: AFF BIDC U16: Thailand Win AFF BIDC U16 Crown Chaiyong Khumpiam 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2016 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage Sarawut Suksawang (interim) 2017 2017 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners Salvador Valero Garcia 2017–2018 2017 AFF U-15 Championship – Runner-up Thongchai Rungreangles 2018 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2018 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage Salvador Valero Garcia 2019–2021 2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship – Runner-up Pipob On-Mo 2021–2023 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Quarter-Finals Chayakorn Tanaddernkao (Interim) 2024 Jadet Meelarp 2024–2025 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship – Runner-up 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Group stage Songyot Klinsrisuk (Interim) 2025 Marco Göckel 2025–2026 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Group stage Sirisak Yodyardthai 2026 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship – Group stage Wasapol Kaewpaluk 2026–
Competition record
FIFA U-17 World Cup finals recordYearHost countryResultPosition1985 Did not qualify1987 Did not qualify1989 Did not qualify1991 Did not qualify1993 Did not qualify1995 Did not qualify1997 14th30034121999 16th30031172001 Did not qualify2003 Did not enter2005 Did not qualify2007 Did not qualify2009 Did not qualify2011 Did not qualify2013 Did not qualify2015 Did not qualify2017 Did not qualify2019 Did not qualify2021 Did not qualify and cancelled2023Did not qualify2025Did not qualify2026Did not qualifyTotal2/2014th6006529 Note * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-17 Asian Cup finals recordQualifications recordYearHost countryResultPosition* 1985 4th5 1 2 2 3 44400190 1986 Did not qualifyN/A 1988 Group stage7th411245Qualified as host 1990 Did not qualifyN/A 19921 Group stage6th3102353300210 19941 Did not qualifyN/A 19961 Runner-up2nd6411164Qualified as host 19981 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 13 73300250 20001 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 4 93300130 2002 Did not enterDid not enter 20041 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 7220071 20061 Did not qualify3111112 2008 Did not qualify4202157 2010 Did not qualify5221134 2012 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 75500286 2014 10th3 1 0 2 1 3Qualified as host 2016 14th 3 0 1 2 5 10320162 2018 11th3 1 0 2 7 94301182 2020 Did not qualify and cancelled3201102 2023 Quarter-Finals 6th4 3 0 1 7 5320164 2025 Group stage 15th3 0 0 3 2 93300242 2026 113012254301164Total:13/191 Title5317828738952403923236
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 editionsYearRoundScoreResult 1996Group stage 7–0 WinGroup stage 3–0 WinGroup stage 1–1 DrawGroup stage 4–2 WinSemifinals 1–0 WinFinal 0–1 LossQualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship 1998Group stage 2–1 WinGroup stage 3–2 WinGroup stage 0–2 LossGroup stage 2–2 DrawSemifinals 6–0 WinFinal 11 - 1 WinQualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship Note 1 : Thailand won by pk (3-2) after playing an extra time.
AFC U-17 Championship historyFirst Match 2–2 (2 February 1985; Doha, Qatar)Biggest Win 7–0 (17 September 1996; Bangkok, Thailand)Biggest Defeat 3–0 (6 September 2000, Da Nang, Vietnam) 4–1 (8 September 2004, Japan) 1–4 (20 September 2016, Bambolim, India) 1–4 (25 June 2023, Pathum Thani, Thailand)Best ResultChampions in 1998Worst ResultGroup stage at 7 editions
AFF U-17 Championship recordYearHost countryResultPosition* 20021 Group stage 5th 4 1 2 1 13 6 20051 Runner-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 12 9 20061 Did not enter 20071 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 15 7 2008 Did not enter 2009 Cancelled 2010 Did not enter 2011 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 14 4 2012 4th 4 0 0 4 2 11 2013 Did not enter 2014 Cancelled 2015 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 16 4 2016 Third place 3rd 6 5 1 0 18 3 2017 Runner-up 2nd 7 6 1 0 9 2 2018 Runner-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 14 3 2019 Runner-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 18 6 2022 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 4 2024 Runner-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 12 32026 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 7 5Total13/177045131216367
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 recordYearTournamentResultPosition* 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/ATotal2015234211
Note * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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
Regional titles AFF U-16 Championship Winners (3): 2007, 2011, 2015 Runner-up (5): 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 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
Head-to-head record The following table shows Thailand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
In FIFA U-17 World Cup OpponentWin % Total
In AFC U-17 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total
See also Thailand national football team Thailand national under-23 football team Thailand national under-21 football team Thailand national under-20 football team
References
External links Football Association of Thailand Thai Football.com Thai football page of Fifa.com Thai football Blog