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| Full name | The Football Association of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King |
| Short name | FA Thailand (FAT) |
| Founded | 1916; 109 years ago (1916) |
| Headquarters | Bang Kapi,Bangkok |
| FIFA affiliation | 1925 |
| AFC affiliation | 1954[1] |
| AFF affiliation | 1984 |
| President | Nualphan Lamsam |
| Website | fathailand |
TheFootball Association of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (Thai:สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์), orFA Thailand (FAT;สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย) for short, is thegoverning body ofassociation football,futsal andbeach soccer inThailand.[2] It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joinedFIFA on 23 June 1925 and theAFC in 1954.[3]

In 1916,King Vajiravudh founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King" after that the association joined theFIFA in 1925 andAFC in 1954.[4]
Thailand national football team joinedOlympic Games first time inAustralia in 1956.[5]
The first football stadium,Supachalasai Stadium, was built in 1935.King's Cup, the first football cup was introduced in 1968. And then two years later,Queen's Cup, a national cup competition, started in 1970.[6]
League competitions in Thailand include :
(See also:Thai football league system for the additional detail about league system.)
The following is alist ofpresidents of Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand).
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuang Puengboon | 1916 | 1919 |
| 2 | Chatwarid Kasemsan | 1919 | 1922 |
| 3 | Anura Kanejohn | 1922 | 1925 |
| 4 | Fuen Puengboon | 1925 | 1928 |
| 5 | Chalern Chenakool | 1928 | 1931 |
| 6 | Tetsuthorn Kanjanasap | 1931 | 1934 |
| 7 | Samakhom Kittiyakorn | 1934 | 1938 |
| 8 | Jiam Jiarakool | 1953 | 1955 |
| 9 | Pachern Nimitbutr | 1955 | 1956 |
| 10 | Jampen Jarusatian | 1960 | 1961 |
| 11 | Torsak Yommanart | 1961 | 1973 |
| 12 | Anu Romyanont | 1975 | 1976 |
| 13 | Prachoom Rattanapian | 1976 | 1977 |
| Anu Romyanont | 1978 | 1988 | |
| 14 | Chalor Kerdthes | 1988 | 1995 |
| 15 | Vijit Ketkaew | 1995 | 2007 |
| 16 | Worawi Makudi | 2007 | 2015 |
| 17 | Somyot Poompanmoung | 2016 | 2024 |
| 18 | Nualphan Lamsam | 2024 | Incumbent |