The Thailand national under-20 football team (, ) is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup and AFF U-19 Youth Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
Thailand is a two-time AFC champions and four-time AFF champions. Thailand has never managed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the under-17 national team has done so.
Results and fixtures
2026
Previous squads
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2008 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2010 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2012 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2014 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2016 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2018 AFC U-19 Championship squad 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup squad
AFF U19 Youth Championship 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship squad 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship squad 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad 2024 ASEAN U-19 Youth Championship squad 2026 ASEAN U-19 Youth Championship squad
Players Current squad The following 23 players for the 2026 ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Thailand squad.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury PRE Included in the Preliminary squad or on standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension from the national team WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue
Coaching staff PositionName Head coach Jukkapant PunpeeAssistant coach Sarawut Janthapan Sumet Yotoo Prasit Taodee Goalkeeping coach Songwut Khamfung Match analyst Poompat Kotchawat Kit manager Chusak PhakdeedamrongratDoctor Keerati Surakarn Phakphon Issarakraisil Physiotherapists Suwicha NoradeeMasseur Songwut Khamfung Amnuay Saklebpradu Team coordinator Chonlachart Siripanich
Managers Thailand national under-20 football team head coachesNameCountryPeriodHonours Chatchai Paholpat 1994–1996 1994 AFC Youth Championship – Third place 1996 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage Charnwit Polcheewin 1998–2000 and 2002 1998 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2000 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2002 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage 2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship – Winners Carlos Roberto 2003 2003 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup Charnwit Polcheewin 2004 2004 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage Phayong Khunnaen 2005–2006 2006 AFC Youth Championship – Group stage Kawin Kachendecha 2007–2008 2007 AFF U-20 Youth Championship – Third place 2008 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2009–2010 2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners 2010 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Runner-up Somchai Chuayboonchum 2011 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners Arjhan Srong-ngamsub 2012 2012 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage Jirasak Jaroenchand 2013 Somchai Chuayboonchum 2013 Sasom Pobprasert 2014 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy – Semi-finals 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Third place 2014 AFC U-19 Championship – Quarter-finals Anurak Srikerd 2015 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Winners Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol 2016 Anurak Srikerd 2016 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2016 AFC U-19 Championship – Group stage Jatuporn Pramualban (interim) 2017 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners Marc Alavedra 2017–2018 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship – Winners Issara Sritaro 2018–2019 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – 4th place 2018 AFC U-19 Championship – Quarter-finals 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship – Group stage Bamrung Boonprom (interim) 2019GSB Bangkok Cup 2019 – 4th place Salvador Valero Garcia 2020–20222022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship – 4th place Milos Velebit 2022–2023 Toshiya Miura 2023 Yuki Richard Stalph 2023–2024 Emerson Pereira 2024–2025 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship – Runner-up 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup – Group stage Jukkapant Punpee 2026–2026 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship – Runner-up
Achievements
FIFA U-20 World Cup record finals recordQualifications recordYearHost countryResultPosition1977 Did not enterDid not enter1979 1981 Did not qualify83141781983 Did not qualify43102051985 Did not qualify62139151987 Did not qualify3111321989 Did not qualify63122651991 Did not qualifyN/A1993 Did not qualify841311141995 Did not qualify84221961997 Did not qualify74122781999 Did not qualify4130622001 Did not qualify722325162003 Did not qualify62221782005 Did not qualify5311742007 Did not qualify5302862009 Did not qualify85031572011 Did not qualify84131052013 Did not qualify74121862015 Did not qualify740316102017 Did not qualify730417122019 Did not qualify 731318192021 Did not qualify and cancelled42023132023 Did not qualify3201632025 Did not qualify621321102027 To be determinedTotal0/25 ------134642149347174 Note *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-20 Asian Cup record finals recordQualification recordYearHost countryResultPosition* 1959 5th 6 4 1 1 17 8No qualifications 1960 Group stage 6th 310249 1961 Third place 3rd 5401146 1962 Champions 1st 642073 1963 Third place 3rd 6312158 1964 Group stage 8th 301217 1965 Group stage 6th 411213 1966 Third place 3rd 632194 1967 Quarter-finals 5th 3201121 1968 Second round 6th 5113710 1969 Champions 1st 5410184 1970 Group stage 10th 3102124 1971 Group stage 13th 301216 1972 Fourth place4th6303117 1973 Quarter-finals 6th 311152 1974 Fourth place4th6402154 1975 Did not enter 1976 Third place 3rd 722388 1977 Did not enter 1978 1980 Round-robin 4th 4103654211115 1982 Did not qualify63032110 1985 Round-robin 4th 3003313522174 1986 Did not qualify311132 1988 Did not qualify6312265 1990 Did not qualifyN/A 1992 Group stage 8th 4103513431061 1994 Third place 3rd6312962200100 1996 Group stage 6th 4112373300241 1998 Group stage 5th 413062Qualified as host 2000 Group stage 9th 40134133210213 2002 Group stage 5th 3012273210151 2004 Group stage 10th 311134220040 2006 Group stage 10th 310235220051 2008 Group stage 11th 3102345401123 2010 Group stage 13th 301213540192 2012 Group stage 13th 3102364310150 2014 Quarter-finals 6th 4202683201102 2016 Group stage 15th 30033104301142 2018 Quarter-finals 8th 4112914320195 2020 Did not qualify and cancelled4202313 2023 Did not qualify320163 2025 Group stage14th3012393201181 2027 Qualified320133Total32/39141522564230223805391827857 Note *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U–20 Asian Cup historyFirst Match 2–3 (18 April 1959; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)Biggest Win 10–0 (23 April 1970; Manila, Philippines)Biggest Defeat 8–1 (24 September 1992; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)Best ResultChampions at the 1962 and 1969Worst ResultGroup stage at the 17 editions
AFF U-19 Championship
recordYearHost countryResultPosition* 20021 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 24 6 20051 Group stage 7th 4 2 0 2 13 6 20061 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 6 20071 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 18 3 2008 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6 2009 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 3 2010 Runners-up 2nd 4 0 3 1 2 3 2011 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 17 2 2012 Did not enter 2013 Group stage 9th 5 1 1 3 16 12 2014 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 9 6 2015 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 29 2 2016 Runners-up 2nd 76011612 2017 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 11 2 2018 4th 7 4 1 2 17 4 2019 Group stage 9th 5 1 22 6 8 2022 4th 7 3 31 8 4 2024 Runners-up 2nd 5311103 2026 Runners-up 2nd 5401204 Total18/199555182223192 Note 1 : The under-20 national team played at the 2002 to 2007 editions. * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFF U-19 Championship historyFirst Match 5–1 (23 January 2002; Bangkok, Thailand)Biggest Win 1–10 (11 August 2005; Palembang, Indonesia)Biggest Defeat 5–1 (24 September 2016; Hanoi, Vietnam)Best ResultChampions at the 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017Worst ResultGroup stage at the 2005, 2013 and 2019
Honours This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-20 football team.
Continental titles AFC U-19 Championship Winners (2): 1962, 1969 Third place (5): 1961, 1963, 1966, 1976, 1994
Regional titles AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winners (5): 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 Runners-up (3): 2010, 2016, 2024 Third place (3): 2006, 2007, 2014
Others Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Winners (2): 2005, 2007 Runners-up (1): 2002 POMIS Cup Winners (1): 1998 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament Winners (1): 2017 International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup Third place (3): 2022
See also Thailand national football team Thailand women's national football team Thailand national under-23 football team Thailand national under-21 football team Thailand national under-17 football team
References
External links Football Association of Thailand Thai Football.com Thai football page of Fifa.com Thai football Blog