27-696: The Premier League Asia Trophy (formerly the FA Premier League Asia Cup ) is a biennial pre-season association football friendly tournament in Asia . The two-day competition was inaugurated in 2003 and is one of two Premier League -affiliated competitions to be hosted outside England, alongside the Premier League Summer Series in the US . It has taken place every other summer since then in order to avoid conflicting with
54-664: A Chuba Akpom hat-trick , before defeating Everton 3–1 in the final. The event saw tournament attendance records broken for most people at a single match day (52,107) and the largest cumulative attendance across the two days (just short of 82,000). The 2017 event featured Liverpool , Leicester City , West Bromwich Albion , and Crystal Palace . Due to the success of the Asia Trophy, the Premier League has considered establishing similar competitions in other continents to broaden their global presence. Richard Scudamore ,
81-474: A heartbreaking 1–2 loss to Australia despite having taken the lead and putting Thailand's quest to the final stage in their final game against Iraq. In final matches in group state Thailand draw Iraq 1–1 earn a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time in AFC U-23 Championship as the second-placed team in the group behind Australia. In quarterfinals Thailand have to face with
108-460: Is the most regular participant, having contested the tournament on three occasions. Thailand's under-23 national team are the only local Asian side to advance to the final of the contest. Hong Kong has hosted the tournament four times, more than any other city. The FA Premier League Asia Cup, as it was originally known, was first organised in March 2003 by ESPN STAR Sports and formally announced by
135-612: The FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship . For sponsorship purposes, it was referred to as the Barclays Asia Trophy from 2007 until 2015, after which the Premier League discontinued title sponsorship. The competition features three clubs that are members of the Premier League, as well as a local team from the host country. It employs a knockout system in which the winners of
162-909: The Southeast Asian Games gold medal for a record 7 times, making it the most successful among ASEAN football teams. Despite its major domination in Southeast Asia, the team never won any gold medal in Asian level . The 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon , South Korea . The Thailand U23 Team under coach Kiatisuk Senamuang built a young-blood team that would later become the main Thailand senior team with players such as Chanathip Songkrasin , Sarach Yooyen , Kawin Thamsatchanan , Charyl Chappuis , etc. In this competition
189-677: The Thailand Olympic football team , is the national team for the under-23 and 22 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the Olympic Games , Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games , as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Championship . It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand . The team has won
216-454: The qualification as an opportunity to train and improve the team. Thailand, once again, finished second, after beating Indonesia and Brunei, but lost to Vietnam. Before the tournament, Thailand was eliminated at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games after the group stage. In the group stage, Thailand would face Iraq , Australia and maiden debutant Bahrain , and was tipped favorably to progress, mainly due to Australia's underperformance in
243-532: The 10th anniversary of the city's transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China . It was the first event to feature Barclays as the title sponsor . The title match was an upset in which Portsmouth held Liverpool to a goalless draw, before their goalkeeper David James saved two spot kicks in the ensuing penalty shootout that ended 4–2 in Portsmouth's favour. Despite the fact that
270-474: The Olympics. Although eliminated, Thailand earned praise and reputation for its strong performance in the tournament. In the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship , Thailand only finished second in their qualification , but with the team being undefeated, Thailand beat Malaysia 3–0 and was held draws by Mongolia and Indonesia , Thailand became the best runners-up to qualify. The Young Elephants prepared by hosting
297-553: The Premier League Asia Trophy return to Hong Kong. In 2011 , Chelsea participated in the competition a second time, and regained the trophy by triumphing 2–0 against Aston Villa before a capacity crowd at the Hong Kong Stadium . Manchester City won the 2013 event, which was overshadowed by heavy rain causing the semifinal matches to be abbreviated to 80 minutes and leading to the degradation of
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#1732787920531324-413: The Premier League Asia Trophy was sold out for the first time in its history, the right to host the 2009 competition was awarded to Beijing . The attendance for that contest, however, was underwhelming, with only 10,000 people present for the final at the 66,000-capacity Workers' Stadium , where Tottenham Hotspur beat Hull City 3–0 thanks to a brace from Robbie Keane . The next two tournaments saw
351-710: The Training Camp Oct. 2024 Notes: : The under-22 team played at the 2013 edition . *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . : The senior national team played at the 1951 to 1998 editions . *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . : The senior national team played at the 1959 to 1999 editions . : The under-22 national team. *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . *: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . *: The under-22 national team played at
378-546: The Young Elephants from the competition. The Thais bid goodbye from the competition in a humiliating fashion, with a devastating 1–5 loss to Palestine . To add the dismay, their defeated rivals Malaysia and Vietnam both moved on to progress from the group stage, with the latter managed to reach the final and ended in second place. Thailand was awarded as host of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship , therefore they were automatically qualified. Thailand still participated in
405-598: The contest scheduled to take place three weeks before the start of the league season , it is intended to serve as the last warm-up event for participating teams before they embark on competitive football. The inaugural tournament took place between 24 July and 27 July 2003, with Chelsea, Newcastle, Birmingham City , and Malaysia taking part. The final saw 47,500 people filling the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur . Chelsea won
432-435: The first matches advance to the final, while the losing teams take part in a third place playoff . The tournament format was partly modified for the 2017 edition , with no local team participating after the withdrawal of Shanghai SIPG . A fourth Premier League club – Crystal Palace – agreed to take their place having avoided relegation and played alongside Liverpool , Leicester City , and West Bromwich Albion . This marked
459-527: The first time the tournament featured teams solely from the Premier League. Chelsea won the inaugural tournament in 2003, and finished victorious again in 2011. Seven other sides have won the Premier League Asia Trophy: Bolton Wanderers in 2005, Portsmouth in 2007, Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Manchester City in 2013, Arsenal in 2015, Liverpool in 2017, and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2019. Manchester City
486-526: The first tournament, edging Newcastle 5–4 in a penalty shootout that went to sudden death after a goalless draw at full time. Two years later Bolton Wanderers made an appearance alongside Everton, Manchester City, and the Thai under-23 national team , and defeated the local side 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a late penalty by El Hadji Diouf . The 2007 edition was held in Hong Kong , coinciding with
513-426: The friendly 2017 M-150 Cup , where they finished fourth but managed to beat Japan 2–1. This enthusiastic performance of Thailand put up great hope for the team, having earlier conquered the 2017 SEA Games . However, having entered the tournament, it would become Thailand's complete nightmare. They opened their game with a 0–1 loss to North Korea before got slapped with the same result to Japan, eventually eliminated
540-491: The group stage, Thailand (Pot 2) was drawn into Group C with South Korea (Pot 1), Vietnam (Pot 4), and Malaysia (Pot 4). All matches were played at Tashkent . In the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup at Tashkent, the result was Thailand drew; 2-2 against Vietnam; 3-0 against Malaysia, and lost to South Korea 0-1, eliminated from the group stage with 4 points. Win Draw Loss The following 56 players into 2 groups of 28 were called up for
567-414: The league's chairman, Dave Richards . It was established as a result of "the increasing popularity of the Premier League in the continent". Asia and Oceania accounted for the league's largest audience during the 2013–14 season with 339.5 million viewers. Moreover, China (52%), India (49%), and Thailand (47%) had "the largest broadcast penetration" among international markets after Nigeria . With
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#1732787920531594-635: The league's executive chairman, envisions Africa and the United States to be likely locations for such tournaments. biennial Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years. In particular, it can refer to: Thailand national under-23 football team The Thailand national under-23 football team ( Thai : ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทยรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 23 ปี , RTGS : futbon thim chat thai run ayu mai koen yi-sip-sam pi ), also known as
621-464: The qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Rio de Janeiro . Thailand were eliminated from the championship in the group stage . A 1–1 draw to Saudi Arabia followed by a 0–4 loss to Japan meant that Thailand needed to defeat North Korea in the final group match. A nil-all draw resulted in the elimination for Thailand from the tournament and hence failure to qualify for
648-401: The stadium's playing surface . The quality of the pitch was universally lambasted, especially after several players were consequently injured while playing on it. The 2015 edition was hosted by Singapore to honour the city-state's 50th anniversary of independence from Malaysia . Arsenal claimed their first Premier League Asia Trophy, routing the host country's Select XI side 4–0 behind
675-604: The team made top performance by finishing in fourth place, the highest in the Asian Games after 1998. The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament was held in Qatar from 12–30 January 2016. Thailand qualified for the tournament by runner-up in the qualification stage in homeland in March 2015. The Young Elephants recorded comprehensive victories; 2–1 against Cambodia ; 5–1 against Philippines and 0–0 against North Korea . The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship doubled as
702-538: The tournament and inexperienced Bahrain. Thailand prepared by playing against Saudi Arabia in the friendly encounter, but lost 0–1. In their first match against inexperienced Bahrain, the Thais proved to be too dominant for the visitor, as the Thais demolished Bahrain 5–0. This win allowed more Thai supporters coming to cheer for the Thai side in their second encounter against underperformed Australia, instead, Thailand suffered
729-632: The winner of Group B, Saudi Arabia and lost with penalty 1-0 end the way to 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo . The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final tournament was held in Uzbekistan from 1–19 June 2022. Thailand qualified for the tournament by being runner-up in the qualification stage in Mongolia in October 2021, which drew; 1-1 against Mongolia ; 3-0 against Laos and 0–0 against Malaysia . In
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