Thailand men's national volleyball team

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Thailand
Nickname(s)ลูกยางหนุ่มไทย
AssociationThailand Volleyball Association (TVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachSouth Korea Park Ki-won
FIVB ranking71 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1998)
Best result19th (1998)
Asian Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1987)
Best result5th (2005)
http://www.volleyball.or.th/

The Thailand men's national volleyball team (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลชายทีมชาติไทย) represents Thailand in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Thailand Volleyball Association.

The team won a gold medal in the 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup at the Taipei, Taiwan and represent an Asian team to qualifier for the tournament 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup for finding the 2 team qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held at Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, between 28 and 30 July 2023.

History

Volleyball had spread into Thailand since before 1900s. In the past, volleyball was a popular sport among the Chinese and Vietnamese. Until there was competition between the clubs and community associations, sometimes contacted to compete in the Northern region, Northeastern region and The Gold Cup volleyball tournament in the Southern Region.

Since 1934 the Ministry of Education published rules of volleyball by Noppakun Pongsuwan. He was an expert person on sports, especially volleyball. He invited a lecture on how to play, the rules of volleyball to physical education teachers. After that, Department of Physical Education had provide an annual girls' volleyball tournament. For the first time, Department of Physical Education had set course of the central physical education school for girls' student to studied Volleyball and Netball.

In 1957, Nawa Akat Ek Luang Supachalasai, Director of the Department of Physical Education had been established the "Amateur Volleyball Association of Thailand" (Thai: สมาคมวอลเลย์บอลสมัครเล่นแห่งประเทศไทย), with the aim to supported and publicized the progress volleyball and managed a 6 players volleyball tournament and the annual volleyball competition in other government office, such as the Department of Physical Education, University Sports Committee, Bangkok Municipality, Military Sports Council, as well as the Thailand National Games volleyball tournament in women's and men's volleyball.[1]

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
World Championship 0 0 0 0
Asian Championship 0 0 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup 0 0 0 0
Asian Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 8 5 5 18
SEA V.League 0 1 1 2
Total 9 6 6 21

Current squad

The following is Thailand roster for the 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup.

Head coach: South Korea Park Ki-won

No. Position Name Date of Birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 Club
4 OH Anut Promchan 13 June 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 332 cm (131 in) 316 cm (124 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
5 MB Takorn Chuaymee 25 November 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 300 cm (120 in) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima
8 MB Praset Pinkaew 30 November 1997 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
9 OH Napadet Bhinijdee 24 September 2002 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 323 cm (127 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
10 S Boonyarid Wongtorn 29 January 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 324 cm (128 in) 302 cm (119 in) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima
11 L Siwadon Sanhatham 1 August 1995 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 290 cm (110 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
12 OP Thanathat Thaweerat 14 February 2000 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Thailand Kohkood Cabana
13 S Mawin Maneewong 5 October 1996 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 324 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
14 L Tanapat Charoensuk 14 May 1991 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 299 cm (118 in) 288 cm (113 in) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima
19 OP Christopher Arli Upakam 4 December 2006 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 300 cm (120 in) Thailand Plookpanya Nakhonratchasima College
20 MB Chayut Khongrueng 29 April 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 333 cm (131 in) 310 cm (120 in) Thailand Phitsanulok
22 OH Anurak Phanram 23 August 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 322 cm (127 in) 308 cm (121 in) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima
23 OH Assanaphan Chantajorn 7 December 1999 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 311 cm (122 in) Thailand Kohkood Cabana
25 MB Kissada Nilsawai (c) 17 April 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 322 cm (127 in) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima

Competition history

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Czech Republic 1949 Did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Czech Republic 1966
Bulgaria 1970
Mexico 1974
Italy 1978
Argentina 1982
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998 Preliminary round 19th place 3 0 3 0 9 Squad
Argentina 2002 Did not qualify
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014
Italy Bulgaria 2018
Poland Slovenia 2022
2025 Future Event
Total 1/18 0 Titles 3 0 3 0 9

Challenger Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Challenger Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Portugal 2018 did not enter
Slovenia 2019
South Korea 2022
Qatar 2023 Quarterfinals 7th place 1 0 1 0 3
Total 1/4 1 0 1 0 3

Asian Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Australia 1975 Did not participate
Hong Kong 1979
Japan 1983
Kuwait 1987 14th place
South Korea 1989 15th place
Australia 1991 9th place
Thailand 1993 7th place
South Korea 1995 7th place
Qatar 1997 11th place
Iran 1999 Did not participate
South Korea 2001
China 2003 10th place 7 4 3 13 13
Thailand 2005 5th place 5 3 2 10 9
Indonesia 2007 6th place 6 3 3 5 12
Philippines 2009 13th place 7 3 4 10 13
Iran 2011 10th place 7 3 4 11 13
Kuwait 2013 6th place 6 5 1 15 6
Iran 2015 8th place 8 2 6 8 22
Indonesia 2017 11th place 7 4 3 16 12
Iran 2019 11th place 7 4 3 15 14
Japan 2021 15th place 7 2 5 12 17
Iran 2023 10th place 6 2 4 8 13
Total 0 Titles 17/22 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1958 Did not participate
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 1966 6th place
Thailand 1970 8th place
Iran 1974 Did not participate
Thailand 1978 11th place
India 1982 Did not participate
South Korea 1986 9th place
China 1990 Did not participate
Japan 1994
Thailand 1998 5th place 6 4 2 12 8
South Korea 2002 Did not participate
Qatar 2006 11th place 4 2 2 7 6
China 2010 Semi Finals 4th place 8 4 4 13 18
South Korea 2014 7th place 8 4 4 14 13
Indonesia 2018 7th place 7 5 2 19 10
China 2022
Total 0 Titles 9/16 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Thailand 2008 6th place 6 1 5 3 16
Iran 2010 Did not qualify
Vietnam 2012
Kazakhstan 2014 8th place 6 1 5 9 15
Thailand 2016 7th place 6 1 5 8 15
Taiwan 2018 5th place 6 4 2 14 13
Thailand 2022 7th place 6 3 3 11 12
Total 0 Titles 5/7 30 10 20 45 71

Asian Challenge Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Challenge Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Sri Lanka 2018 Did not enter
Kyrgyzstan 2022
Taiwan 2023 Final Gold Champions 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
Total 1 Title 1/3 6 5 1 15 7

Southeast Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

SEA Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Malaysia 1977 Semi Finals Bronze Medal
Indonesia 1979 ?
Philippines 1981 ?
Singapore 1983 5th place
Thailand 1985 Final Gold Medal
Indonesia 1987 Semi Finals Bronze Medal
Malaysia 1989 Semi Finals Bronze Medal
Philippines 1991 Final Silver Medal
Singapore 1993 Final Silver Medal
Thailand 1995 Final Gold Medal
Indonesia 1997 Final Silver Medal
Brunei 1999 Not held
Malaysia 2001 Final Gold Medal
Vietnam 2003 Final Silver Medal
Philippines 2005 Final Gold Medal
Thailand 2007 Semi Finals Bronze Medal
Laos 2009 Final Silver Medal 4 3 1 11 4
Indonesia 2011 Final Gold Medal 5 5 0 15 2
Myanmar 2013 Final Gold Medal 5 5 0 15 0
Singapore 2015 Final Gold Medal 5 5 0 15 1
Malaysia 2017 Final Gold Medal 5 5 0 15 3
Philippines 2019 Semi Finals Bronze Medal 4 3 1 11 4
Vietnam 2021 Semi Finals 4th place 4 2 2 10 8
Cambodia 2023 Semi Finals 4th place 5 3 2 11 7
Thailand 2025 To be determined
Total 8 Titles 23/23

SEA V.League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

SEA V.League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
Indonesia Philippines 2023 Round Robin Runners-up 3 2 1 6 3
Round Robin 3rd place 3 1 2 7 8
Total 0 Title 2/2 6 3 3 13 11

World Rankings

  • 2005 : No. 30 [2]
  • 2006 : No. 30 [3]
  • 2007 : No. 34 [4]
  • 2008 : No. 28 [5]
  • 2009 : No. 32 [6]
  • 2010 : No. 49 [7]
  • 2011 : No. 46 [8]
  • 2012 : No. 48 [9]
  • 2013 : No. 34 [10]
  • 2014 : No. 37 [11]
  • 2016 : No. 43 [12]
  • 2017 : No. 41 [13]
  • 2018 : No. 43 [14]
  • 2019 : No. 45 [15]
  • 2020 : No. 45 [16]
  • 2020 : No. 43 [17]
  • 2021 : No. 54 [18]
  • 2022 : No. 52 [19]
  • 2023 : No. 64

Former squads

World Championship

Asian Championship

Asian Games

Asian Cup

List of notable former players

See also

References

  1. ^ "Team Roster – Thailand". FIVB. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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  8. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 15 January, 2011
  9. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 13 August, 2012
  10. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 7 October, 2013
  11. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 21 July, 2014
  12. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 18 July, 2016
  13. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  14. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  15. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  16. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  17. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  18. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017
  19. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men as of 1 July, 2017