Thailand national beach soccer team
| Nickname(s) | War Elephants | ||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Association of Thailand | ||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Abolfazl Khodabandehloo | ||||||||||||
| FIFA code | THA | ||||||||||||
| BSWW ranking | 49 | ||||||||||||
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||
Thailand  5–4  France(Vitoria, 15 January 2002) | |||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||
Iran  14–2 Thailand(Mascut, 10 December 2010) | |||||||||||||
| 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
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| Website |
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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 | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
 1995 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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 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 | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2006 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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
- Appearances (1): 2013
Third Place (1): 2014- Appearances (1): 2014
Others
- Australia Beach Soccer Cup
Runner-Up (1): 2013
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Lose
| 24 March 2015 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Thailand |
2–3 (a.e.t.) |  Lebanon |
Katara Beach, Doha |
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| 20:00 | Komkrit Nanan  1', 18' |
Report | Haitham Fattal 1', 2' Mohamad Halawi 37' |
Attendance: 253 Referee: Shao Liang (China) |
| 25 March 2015 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Iran |
8–1 | Thailand |
Katara Beach, Doha |
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| 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) |
Current squad
Current as of October 2014.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coach: Abolfazl Khodabandehloo
Current staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Tiranan Kanchanhom |
| Head Coach | Abolfazl Khodabandehloo |
References
External links
(Thai)
(English)
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