Thailand national football team results (1980–1989)

The Thailand national football team’s 1980–1989 period was a mixed but important decade. Thailand remained a strong force in Southeast Asia, especially at the SEA Games, but had much more difficulty against stronger Asian teams in World Cup and Asian Cup qualifying. This article lists the results for the Thailand national football team between 1980 and 1989.

Only record the results that affect the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. See FIFA 'A' matches criteria.

1980 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition1 May 1980L0–1 Medan, IndonesiaInternational Friendly23 August 1980L1–2 Seoul, South Korea1980 President's Cup27 August 1980L0–4 Daejeon, South Korea1980 President's Cup29 August 1980W4–1 Seoul, South Korea1980 President's Cup31 August 1980W1–0 Seoul, South Korea1980 President's Cup16 October 1980W1–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament18 October 1980D1–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament20 October 1980D2–2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament22 October 1980L1–2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament24 October 1980D0–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament28 October 1980D1–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament28 October 1980W2–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1980 Merdeka Tournament19 November 1980W6–0 Bangkok, Thailand1980 King's Cup23 November 1980D0–0 Bangkok, Thailand1980 King's Cup1 December 1980W3–1 Bangkok, Thailand1980 King's Cup3 December 1980D0–0 Bangkok, Thailand1980 King's Cup

1981 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition22 April 1981L0–6 Kuwait City, Kuwait1982 FIFA World Cup qualification24 April 1981L1–5 Kuwait City, Kuwait1982 FIFA World Cup qualification27 April 1981D2–2 Kuwait City, Kuwait1982 FIFA World Cup qualification16 June 1981W2–0 Seoul, South Korea1981 President's Cup20 June 1981W3–1 Seoul, South Korea1981 President's Cup22 June 1981L0–2 Seoul, South Korea1981 President's Cup1 September 1981W3–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1981 Merdeka Tournament10 September 1981L1–7 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1981 Merdeka Tournament16 September 1981D1–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1981 Merdeka Tournament9 November 1981W2–1 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup10 November 1981L0–1 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup11 November 1981W1–0 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup13 November 1981W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup15 November 1981W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup16 November 1981L0–2 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup17 November 1981L0–2 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup18 November 1981W3–1 Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup24 November 1981W2–1(a.e.t.) Bangkok, Thailand1981 King's Cup8 December 1981D2–2 Manila, Philippines1981 Southeast Asian Games – Group A 11 December 1981D3–3 Manila, Philippines1981 Southeast Asian Games – Group A 13 December 1981W2–0 Manila, Philippines1981 Southeast Asian Games – Semifinals15 December 1981W2–1 Manila, Philippines1981 Southeast Asian Games – Final

1982 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition1 May 1982D1–1 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup4 May 1982W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup4 May 1982D1–1 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup5 May 1982W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup7 May 1982W3–1 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup8 May 1982W3–0 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup9 May 1982L0–3 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup10 May 1982D1–1 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup11 May 1982D1–1 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup11 May 1982W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup13 May 1982W1–0 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup15 May 1982D2–2 Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup17 May 1982D0–0(a.e.t.)4–3(pen.) Bangkok, Thailand1982 King's Cup10 June 1982D1–1 Seoul, South Korea1982 President's Cup6 August 1982D0–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1982 Merdeka Tournament11 August 1982L1–4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1982 Merdeka Tournament14 August 1982L0–2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1982 Merdeka Tournament9 October 1982D0–0 Kallang, Singapore1982 Merlion Cup10 October 1982L0–4 Kallang, Singapore1982 Merlion Cup19 November 1982L0–1 New Delhi, India1982 Asian Games – Group A 23 November 1982W3–1 New Delhi, India1982 Asian Games – Group A 25 November 1982L0–3 New Delhi, India1982 Asian Games – Group A

1983 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition29 May 1983W5–0 Kallang, Singapore1983 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 31 May 1983W2–1 Kallang, Singapore1983 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 2 June 1983L0–1 Kallang, Singapore1983 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 4 June 1983D1–1(a.e.t.)3–0(pen.) Kallang, Singapore1983 Southeast Asian Games – Semi-finals 4 June 1983D0–0 Seoul, South Korea1983 President's Cup 6 June 1983W1–2 Kallang, Singapore1983 Southeast Asian Games – Final 6 June 1983L0–4 Suwon, South Korea1983 President's Cup 8 June 1983W3–0 Suwon, South Korea1983 President's Cup 18 July 1983D1–14–3(pen.) Beijing, China1983 Great Wall Cup19 September 1983L1–2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1983 Merdeka Tournament

1984 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition6 August 1984L1–2 Jakarta, Indonesia1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 9 August 1984W3–0 Jakarta, Indonesia1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 11 August 1984L0–5 Jakarta, Indonesia1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 13 August 1984W3–2 Jakarta, Indonesia1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 15 August 1984W2–1 Jakarta, Indonesia1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 22 August 1984L1–5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1984 Merdeka Tournament24 August 1984L0–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1984 Merdeka Tournament29 August 1984L1–4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1984 Merdeka Tournament1 September 1984L1–2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1984 Merdeka Tournament9 October 1984L1–2 Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaInternational Friendly11 October 1984W3–1 Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaInternational Friendly

1985 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition15 March 1985L0–1 Jakarta, Indonesia1986 FIFA World Cup qualification23 March 1985W3–0 Bangkok, Thailand1986 FIFA World Cup qualification26 March 1985D0–0 Bangkok, Thailand1986 FIFA World Cup qualification29 March 1985L0–1 Bangkok, Thailand1986 FIFA World Cup qualification5 April 1985L0–1 Dhaka, Bangladesh1986 FIFA World Cup qualification9 April 1985D1–1 Calcutta, India1986 FIFA World Cup qualification6 June 1985L2–3 Daejeon, South Korea1985 President's Cup8 December 1985D1–1 Bangkok, Thailand1985 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 12 December 1985W7–0 Bangkok, Thailand1985 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 15 December 1985W7–0 Bangkok, Thailand1985 Southeast Asian Games – Semi-finals 17 December 1985W2–0 Bangkok, Thailand1985 Southeast Asian Games – Final

1986 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition2 March 1986L0–2 Bangkok, Thailand1986 King's Cup12 March 1986L0–1 Bangkok, Thailand1986 King's Cup23 July 1986L0–2 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei1986 Brunei Merdeka GamesInternational FriendlyL0–4 Seoul, South Korea1986 Asian Games – Group A 23 September 1986L1–2 Daegu, South Korea1986 Asian Games – Group A 25 September 1986D0–0 Daegu, South Korea1986 Asian Games – Group A 27 September 1986L1–2 Daegu, South Korea1986 Asian Games – Group A 29 September 1986W6–0 Daegu, South Korea1986 Asian Games – Group A

1987 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition14 June 1987L2–4 Daejeon, South Korea1987 President's Cup16 June 1987L0–1 Jeonju, South Korea1987 President's Cup21 July 1987L0–3 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei1987 Brunei Merdeka Games22 July 1987D1–1 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei1987 Brunei Merdeka Games10 September 1987W3–1 Jakarta, Indonesia1987 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 14 September 1987D0–0 Jakarta, Indonesia1987 Southeast Asian Games – Group B 16 September 1987L0–2 Jakarta, Indonesia1987 Southeast Asian Games – Semi-finals 19 September 1987W4–0 Jakarta, Indonesia1987 Southeast Asian Games – Third place

1988 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition4 February 1988L0–3 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification9 February 1988W1–0 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification12 February 1988D1–1 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification14 February 1988L0–5 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification16 February 1988D3–3 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification5 August 1988 L0–1 Jakarta, Indonesia1988 Indonesian Independence Cup10 December 1988D0–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1988 Merdeka Tournament12 December 1988D0–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1988 Merdeka Tournament

1989 DateOpponentResultScoreVenueCompetition19 February 1989W1–0 Bangkok, Thailand1990 FIFA World Cup qualification23 February 1989L0–3 Bangkok, Thailand1990 FIFA World Cup qualification28 February 1989L0–3 Bangkok, Thailand1990 FIFA World Cup qualification8 March 1989L1–3 Dhaka, Bangladesh1990 FIFA World Cup qualification30 May 1989L0–3 Tehran, Iran1990 FIFA World Cup qualification29 July 1989L0–2 Shenyang, China1990 FIFA World Cup qualification22 August 1989W3–0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1989 Southeast Asian Games – Group A 24 August 1989D1–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1989 Southeast Asian Games – Group A 28 August 1989L0–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1989 Southeast Asian Games – Semi-finals 30 August 1989D1–1(a.e.t.)7–8(pen.) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1989 Southeast Asian Games – Third place

External links Football Association of Thailand Thai Football.com Thai football page of Fifa.com Thai football Blog