Sport in Thailand

This article presents an overview of the Sports in Thailand.

Types of sports

Football

Rajamangala National Stadium

Football has possibly overtaken Muayma Thai as the most widely followed sport in contemporary Thai society. Thailand national football team has played the AFC Asian Cup six times and reached the semifinals in 1972. The country has hosted the Asian Cup twice, in 1972 and in 2007. The 2007 edition was co-hosted together with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is not uncommon to see Thais cheering their favouirite English Premier League teams on television and walking around in replica kit. Another widely enjoyed pastime, and once a competitive sport, is kite flying

Rugby union

Badminton

Tennis

Golf

Thailand has been called the golf capital of Asia[1] as it is a popular destination for golf. The country attracts a large number of golfers from Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, and Western countries who come to play golf in Thailand every year.[2] The growing popularity of golf, especially among the middle classes and expats, is evident as there are more than 200 world-class golf courses nationwide,[3] and some of them are chosen to host PGA and LPGA tournaments, such as Amata Spring Country Club, Alpine Golf and Sports Club, Thai Country Club, and Black Mountain Golf Club.

Thai martial arts

Muay Thai, Thailand's signature sport

• Muay Thai
• Krabi krabong
• Muay boran
• Lerdrit
• Silat Pattani

Motorsport

Birabongse Bhanudej is first Thai and Asia racecar driver to race in Formula One

Especially since the emergence of Birabongse Bhanudej, Motorsport has received a recent revival and become a popular sport in Thailand.

• Auto racing
  • Sports car racing - see Super GT
  • Formula racing
  • Touring car racing - see FIA WTCC Race of Thailand
  • Stock car racing
  • Street racing
  • Drag racing - see Buriram United Dragster Track
  • Drifting - see BRIC Drift Attack
  • Rallying - see Thailand Rally
• Motorcycle sport
  • Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix
  • BRIC Superbike Championship

E-Sports

• Made in Thailand E-sport
• Bangkok Titans
• Definite Gaming
• Signature Gaming
• Neolution E-Sport
• BG.Neolution Esport FIFA
• Buriram United Esports

Original

• Thai Fight

Sport League in Thailand

Top Level Leagues

• Thai League 1
• Thai Women's League
• Futsal Thai League
• The Championship Women's Futsal
• Men's Volleyball Thailand League
• Women's Volleyball Thailand League
• Thailand Basketball League
• Women's Thailand Basketball League
• Thai World Hockey League
• Thailand Hockey League
• Takraw Thailand League
• Thailand Cricket League
• Softball Thailand League
• Thailand Baseball League (defunct)
• Water polo Thailand League
• Badminton Thai Premier League
• Muay Thai League

Youth/University Leagues

• Thailand Youth League - Football Youth Leagues
• Thailand University League - Football University Leagues
• Thailand Futsal University League - Futsal University Leagues
• Volleyball Academy League - Volleyball Youth Leagues
• Thailand Volleyball University League - Volleyball University Leagues
• Thailand Basketball University League - Basketball University Leagues
• THL U-League - Ice hockey University Leagues

Multi-sport event

Thailand National Games Games Year Host Dates I 1967 Bangkok 1–5 November II 1968 Chiang Mai 3–9 December III 1969 Songkhla 24–30 November IV 1970 Nakhon Ratchasima 1–7 November V 1971 Nakhon Sawan 2–8 December VI 1972 Ratchaburi 2–8 December VII 1973 Nakhon Si Thammarat 23–29 August VIII 1974 Chonburi 3–9 December IX 1975 Lopburi 28 November−4 December X 1976 Udon Thani 4–10 December XI 1977 Bangkok 11–17 December XII 1979 Ubon Ratchathani 24–30 January XIII 1979 Lampang 23–29 December XIV 1981 Pattani 22–28 March XV 1981 Udon Thani 22–28 November XVI 1982 Phuket 19–25 December XVII 1984 Phitsanulok 22–28 January XVIII 1985 Chiang Rai 20–26 January XIX 1986 Chanthaburi 14–20 February XX 1987 Roi Et 23–29 January XXI 1987 Lopburi 18–24 December XXII 1989 Songkhla 22–28 March XXIII 1990 Chiang Mai 4–10 March XXIV 1991 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 17–23 March XXV 1992 Khon Kaen 12–18 July XXVI 1993 Surat Thani 24–31 July XXVII 1994 Suphanburi 19–26 November XXVIII 1995 Nakhon Sawan 16–23 June XXIX 1996 Trang 19–26 December XXX 1997 Sisaket 8–15 December XXXI 1998 Rayong 6–15 July XXXII 2000 Bangkok 9–20 December XXXIII 2002 Chiang Mai 13–24 December XXXIV 2004 Ratchaburi 18–28 December XXXV 2006 Suphan Buri 9–19 September XXXVI 2007 Nakhon Si Thammarat 15–25 September XXXVII 2008 Phitsanulok 14–24 December XXXVIII 2009 Trang 9–19 September XXXIX 2010 Chonburi 9–19 December XL 2012 Khon Kaen 3–13 March XLI 2012 Chiang Mai 9–19 December XLII 2014 Suphan Buri 5–15 January XLIII 2014 Nakhon Ratchasima 9–19 December XLIV 2015 Nakhon Sawan 12–21 December XLV 2017 Songkhla 20–30 June

Thailand National Para Games Games Year Host Dates I 1975 Bangkok II 1979 Bangkok III 1980 Bangkok IV 1981 Bangkok Chiang Mai Khon Kaen Songkhla V 1983 Bangkok VI 1984 Bangkok VII 1985 Chonburi VIII 1986 Bangkok 15−18 December IX 1987 Bangkok 3−7 August X 1988 Chonburi 22−27 August XI 1989 Bangkok 31 August−3 September XII 1990 Suphan Buri 24−28 August XIII 1991 Lampang 1−7 August XIV 1992 Chaiyaphum 30 June−5 July XV 1993 Nakhon Sawan 11−16 August XVI 1994 Bangkok 1−5 August XVII 1995 Suphan Buri 21−24 September XVIII 1996 Nakhon Sawan 21−24 September XIX 1997 Bangkok 16−19 September XX 1998 Sisaket 23−26 September XXI 1999 Rayong 19−22 September XXII 2001 Bangkok 18−21 June XXIII 2003 Chiang Mai 10−15 January XXIV 2005 Ratchaburi 22−25 January XXV 2006 Suphan Buri 16−20 October XXVI 2007 Nakhon Si Thammarat 20−24 October XXVII 2009 Phitsanulok 17−21 January XXVIII 2009 Trang 24−28 October XXIX 2011 Chonburi 23−27 January XXX 2012 Khon Kaen 21−25 March XXXI 2013 Chiang Mai 15−19 January XXXII 2014 Suphan Buri 10−14 February XXXIII 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima 15−19 January XXXIV 2016 Nakhon Sawan 13−17 January XXXV 2017 Songkhla 20−24 July

Thailand National Youth Games Games Year Host Dates I 1985 Nakhon Ratchasima 26 April–2 May II 1986 Nakhon Si Thammarat 18–24 June III 1987 Surin 19–25 March IV 1988 Chiang Rai 6–12 May V 1989 Ratchaburi 4–10 May VI 1990 Phuket 25–31 March VII 1991 Trang 18–27 January VIII 1992 Sisaket 26 March–1 April IX 1993 Chanthaburi 22–29 March X 1994 Phitsanulok 21–28 March XI 1995 Songkhla 21–28 March XII 1996 Kamphaeng Phet 19–26 May XIII 1997 Surat Thani 8–15 June XIV 1998 Udon Thani 19–26 March XV 1999 Yala 19–25 June XVI 2000 Surin 19–26 March XVII 2001 Phrae 24–31 March XVIII 2002 Phang Nga 24–31 March XIX 2003 Phetchaburi 19–29 March XX 2004 Sukhothai 20–31 March XXI 2005 Chaiyaphum 20–31 March XXII 2006 Lampang 19–27 March XXIII 2007 Surat Thani 20–30 March XXIV 2008 Ubon Ratchathani 19–29 March XXV 2009 Kanchanaburi 15–26 March XXVI 2010 Phetchabun 19–29 March XXVII 2011 Uttaradit 19–29 March XXVIII 2012 Phuket 26 May–6 June XXIX 2013 Maha Sarakham 17–28 March XXX 2014 Sisaket 13–23 March XXXI 2015 Chanthaburi 16–27 March XXXII 2016 Suphan Buri 9–19 March XXXIII 2017 Chumphon and Ranong 16–26 March

Thailand University Games Games Year Host Dates I 1970 Chiang Mai University 18−25 November II 1972 Chulalongkorn University 9−17 November III 1974 Thammasat University 25−31 December 1975 1−4 January IV 1975 Srinakharinwirot University 27−31 December 1976 1−4 January V 1977 Universities in Bangkok 22−28 January VI 1978 Universities in Bangkok 29−31 December 1979 1−6 January VII 1979 Universities in Bangkok 9−16 December VIII 1980 Chiang Mai University 29 October−1 November IX 1981 Universities in Bangkok 24−31 October X 1982 Srinakharinwirot University 24−31 October XI 1983 Chulalongkorn University 24−31 October XII 1984 Khon Kaen University 24−31 October XIII 1985 Ramkhamhaeng University 3−10 November XIV 1986 Prince of Songkla University 27 October−3 November XV 1987 Srinakharinwirot University 25 October−1 November XVI 1988 Chiang Mai University 17−24 October XVII 1989 Khon Kaen University 20−27 October XVIII 1990 Ramkhamhaeng University 23−30 November XIX 1992 Mahidol University 8−15 January XX 1993 Kasetsart University 8−15 January XXI 1993 Chulalongkorn University 19−26 November XXII 1994 Thammasat University 2−9 December XXIII 1996 Maejo Institute of Agricultural Technology 19−26 January XXIV 1997 Ramkhamhaeng University 14−21 January XXV 1998 Mahidol University 9−16 January XXVI 1999 Kasetsart University 29 January−5 February XXVII 1999 Srinakharinwirot University 4−10 December XXVIII 2001 Niwattana University 7−14 January XXIX 2001 Thammasat University 9−16 December XXX 2003 Sripatum University 11−18 January XXXI 2004 Chiang Mai University 10−17 January XXXII 2005 Suranaree University of Technology 8−15 January XXXIII 2005 Mahidol University 23−30 December XXXIV 2007 Srinakharinwirot University 19−26 January XXXV 2008 Walailak University 7−14 January XXXVI 2009 Ramkhamhaeng University 11−18 January XXXVII 2010 Thammasat University 22−30 January XXXVIII 2011 Chulalongkorn University 15−22 January XXXIX 2012 Prince of Songkla University 1−8 May XL 2013 Institute of Physical Education 10−19 January XLI 2014 Khon Kaen University 14−22 January XLII 2015 Kasetsart University 15−24 January XLII 2016 Ubon Ratchathani University 9−18 January XLIII 2017 Suranaree University of Technology 21 February−2 March XLIV 2018 Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi 22−31 January

Thailand National Student Games Games Year Host Dates I 1977 Bangkok II 1980 Bangkok III 1981 Bangkok IV 1982 Bangkok V 1983 Bangkok VI 1984 Bangkok VII 1985 Bangkok VIII 1986 Bangkok IX 1987 Udon Thani 6−14 May X 1988 Yala 20−27 April XI 1989 Suphan Buri 4−11 May XII 1990 Nakhon Sawan 4−11 May XIII 1991 Lopburi 19−26 April XIV 1992 Roi Et 3−10 May XV 1993 Chiang Rai 3−10 May XVI 1994 Roi Et 3−10 June XVII 1995 Udon Thani 10−17 June XVIII 1996 Chanthaburi 20−27 November XIX 1998 Yala 3−10 February XX 1999 Nakhon Sawan 7−14 February XXI 2000 Sisaket 18−25 January XXII 2001 Phetchabun 15−22 January XXIII 2002 Suphan Buri 8−15 February XXIV 2003 Krabi 7−14 February XXV 2004 Khon Kaen 7−14 February XXVI 2005 Chonburi 8−12 February XXVII 2006 Lampang 2−9 February XXVIII 2007 Maha Sarakham 7−14 February XXIX 2008 Chumphon 6−13 February XXX 2009 Sukhothai 2−10 February XXXI 2010 Surin 21−29 February XXXII 2011 Phetchaburi 19−28 January XXXIII 2012 Ubon Ratchathani 23−31 January XXXIV 2013 Phrae 27 January−5 February XXXV 2014 Phetchabun 28 January−5 February XXXVI 2015 Chiang Rai 23−31 January XXXVII 2016 Nakhon Si Thammarat 23−31 January XXXVIII 2017 Nakhon Ratchasima 23−31 January XXXIX 2018 Nakhon Nayok 23−31 January

Thailand National Student Para Games Games Year Host Dates I 2000 Sisaket II 2001 Phetchabun III 2002 Suphan Buri IV 2003 Krabi V 2004 Khon Kaen VI 2005 Chonburi VII 2006 Lampang VIII 2007 Maha Sarakham IX 2008 Chumphon X 2009 Sukhothai 2−6 March XI 2010 Surin 5−9 March XII 2011 Phetchaburi 3−8 February XIII 2012 Ubon Ratchathani 1−6 March XIV 2013 Phrae 1−6 March XV 2014 Phetchabun 1−6 March XVI 2015 Chiang Rai 1−6 March XVII 2016 Nakhon Si Thammarat 1−6 March XVIII 2017 Nakhon Ratchasima 2−7 March XIX 2018 Nakhon Nayok 2−7 March

Thailand Local Administration Student Games Games Year Host Dates I 1983 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 4−7 November II 1984 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 4−8 December III 1985 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 15−21 November IV 1986 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 10−14 November V 1987 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 10−14 November VI 1988 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 7−11 November VII 1990 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 8−12 January VIII 1991 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 14−18 January IX 1992 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 13−17 January X 1993 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 18−22 January XI 1994 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 24−28 January XII 1995 Khon Kaen City Municipality 23−27 January XIII 1996 Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality 22−26 January XIV 1997 Chiang Mai City Municipality 20−24 January XV 1998 Si Racha Town Municipality 19−24 January XVI 1998 Nakhon Pathom Town Municipality 21−27 December XVII 2000 Sisaket Town Municipality 1−7 February XVIII 2000 Trang City Municipality 22−28 December XIX 2001 Chiang Rai Town Municipality 14−21 December XX 2003 Si Racha Town Municipality 3−9 January XXI 2003 Sing Buri Town Municipality 1−7 December XXII 2004 Roi Et Town Municipality 11−17 December XXIII 2006 Surat Thani Town Municipality 19−25 January XXIV 2007 Lampang City Municipality 18−25 January XXV 2008 Rayong City Municipality 18−27 January XXVI 2009 Kanchanaburi Town Municipality 20−30 January XXVII 2010 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 10−20 January XXVIII 2011 Udon Thani City Municipality 20−30 January XXIX 2012 Hat Yai City Municipality 4−13 January XXX 2012 Phitsanulok City Municipality 19−28 December XXXI 2014 Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization 19−28 January XXXII 2015 Kanchanaburi Town Municipality 14−23 January XXXIII 2016 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 11−21 January XXXIV 2016 Roi Et Town Municipality 10−20 December XXXV 2018 Phuket City Municipality 21−30 January

See also

• Thailand at the Olympics
• List of stadiums in Thailand
• List of football stadiums in Thailand
• List of sporting events held in Thailand

References

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2. Chawadee Nualkhair (10 July 2009). "Thailand woos foreign golfers with sun, sand traps". Reuters. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
3. "Why to book with golf2thailand.com : Thailand Golf Courses Thailand Golf Packages". Golf2thailand.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.