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%

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

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

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

Match

Details

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

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

MATCH RULES

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

See also

References

  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.
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