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2025 Thai League Charity Match

2025 Thai League Charity Match
Thai League Charity Match
EventThai League Charity Match
Uthai Thani Chonburi
1 1
Date9 August 2025
VenueTrue BG Stadium, Pathum Thani
Man of the MatchNattanan Biesamrit[1]
RefereeAlongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
Attendance4,581
WeatherFair
31 °C (88 °F)
humidity 64%
← 2023 (Thailand Champions Cup)
The competition was not held in 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Thai League Charity Match (Thai: ไทยลีก แชริตี้ แมตช์) was the inaugural edition of the fixture, introduced by the Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) as a new curtain-raiser for the domestic football season. Unlike its predecessors, the Kor Royal Cup and the Thailand Champions Cup, the Charity Match was established as an entirely new competition rather than a continuation or rebranding of earlier events. The match was played on 9 August 2025, contested between Uthai Thani, who had finished ninth in the 2024–25 Thai League 1, and Chonburi, the 2024–25 Thai League 2 champions, at the True BG Stadium in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani.[2] The match was organized as a charity event with no trophy awarded, and proceeds from the game were donated to the FA Thailand. It has a live broadcast on AIS Play.

Background

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Thai football has traditionally featured a season-opening fixture, although it has been presented under different formats and titles over the years. The Kor Royal Cup served as the curtain-raiser for decades until its last edition in 2016. The role was then taken over by the Thailand Champions Cup, held from 2017 until 2023. Both competitions were subsequently discontinued.

In 2025, the FA Thailand launched the Thai League Charity Match as a new event with its concept. The fixture was designed as a one-off charity game, with proceeds donated to the FA Thailand, and no official trophy was contested. Unlike the Champions Cup, which specifically pitted the Thai League 1 champions against the Thai FA Cup winners, the Charity Match adopted a more flexible approach in determining its participants.

For the inaugural edition, fixture congestion and continental commitments led the reigning Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup champions to decline participation. Therefore, the FA Thailand selected Chonburi, the 2024–25 Thai League 2 champions, and Uthai Thani, who had finished ninth in 2024–25 Thai League 1, to play in the match.[3]

Invited Teams

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Team Invitation type Participation
Uthai Thani Top 10 of 2024–25 Thai League 1 1st
Chonburi 2024–25 Thai League 2 champions 1st

Match

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Details

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Charity Match
Uthai Thani1–1Chonburi
Mohamed Eisa 49' Highlight Nattanan Biesamrit 75'
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)[4]
Uthai Thani
Chonburi
Lineups:
GK 26 Thailand Chirawat Wangthaphan
RB 27 Thailand James Beresford downward-facing red arrow 67'
CB 19 Thailand Wattana Playnum (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 5 Guinea-Bissau Marcelo Djaló downward-facing red arrow 72'
LB 3 Thailand Charalampos Charalampous
CM 21 Thailand Sirimongkol Rattanapoom Yellow card 30'
CM 10 Thailand Ben Davis Yellow card 45+2'
AM 78 France Christian Gomis
RF 20 Thailand Nontapat Naksawat downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 7 Sudan Mohamed Eisa 49'
LF 9 Nigeria Chigozie Mbah downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Thailand Worawut Sukhuna
DF 2 Switzerland Martin Angha
DF 6 Myanmar Soe Moe Kyaw upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 17 Thailand Jakkit Wachpirom upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 89 Thailand Thitawee Aksornsri
MF 29 Thailand Leon James upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 71 Thailand Kristoffer Wisarut Ryberg
MF 90 Thailand Piyaphong Phrueksupee
FW 14 Thailand Amornthep Maundee upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 72 Brazil Bruno Baio upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 99 Thailand Siam Yapp
Head Coach:
Italy Gino Lettieri
Lineups:
GK 1 Philippines Kevin Ray Mendoza downward-facing red arrow 81'
RB 23 Thailand Santiphap Channgom downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 37 Thailand Nattapong Sayriya (c) downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 47 Brazil Jorge Fellipe downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 14 Philippines Jefferson Tabinas downward-facing red arrow 81'
DM 31 Thailand Pathomchai Sueasakul downward-facing red arrow 61'
DM 88 Brazil Queven downward-facing red arrow 81'
RM 7 France Greg Houla downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 9 Thailand Adisak Kraisorn downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 11 Sudan Abo Eisa downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 99 Netherlands Oege-Sietse van Lingen downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
GK 46 Thailand Noppakun Kadtoon upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 2 Philippines Kike Linares upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 4 Thailand Kittipong Sansanit upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 6 Thailand Songchai Thongcham upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 36 Thailand Thanaset Sujarit upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 13 Ghana Leslie Adjei Ablorh upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 20 Thailand Suksan Bunta upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 30 Thailand Nattanan Biesamrit 75' upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 32 Thailand Rachata Moraksa upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 80 Thailand Chayathorn Tapsuvanavon upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 21 Thailand Siraphop Wandee upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 92 Thailand Tontawan Puntamunee
Head Coach:
Thailand Teerasak Po-on

Assistant referees:
Thailand Komsan Kampan
Thailand Tanate Chuchuen
Fourth official:
Thailand Kitisak Pikunngoen

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • A maximum of twelve substitutions in three substitutes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "เจ้าบุ๊ค เผยหลังช่วย ชลบุรี ตีเสมอ อุทัยธานี 1-1 ศึก Charity Match (in Thai)". ballthai.com. 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Thai League Charity Match 2025 (in Thai)". thaileague.co.th. 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ "ตอบแทนความเชื่อมั่น (in Thai)". thairath.co.th. 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ "อุทัยธานี เสมอ ชลบุรี 1-1 ฟุตบอลไทยลีก แชริตี้แมตช์ 2025 (in Thai)". siamsport.co.th. 9 August 2025.