2025 Thai League Charity Match
Other titlesThai League Charity Match
EventThai League Charity Match
Team 1Uthai Thani
Team1score1
Team 2Chonburi
Team2score1
Date9 August 2025
StadiumTrue BG Stadium
CityPathum Thani
Man of the match1aNattanan Biesamrit[1]
RefereeAlongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
Attendance4,581
WeatherFair
31 °C (88 °F)
humidity 64%
Previous2023 (Thailand Champions Cup)
The competition was not held in 2024
Next2026

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

TeamInvitation typeParticipation
Uthai ThaniTop 10 of 2024–25 Thai League 11st
Chonburi2024–25 Thai League 2 champions1st

Match

Details

Lineups:
GK26Chirawat Wangthaphan
RB27James Beresford
CB19Wattana Playnum (c)
CB5Marcelo Djaló
LB3Charalampos Charalampous
CM21Sirimongkol Rattanapoom
CM10Ben Davis
AM78Christian Gomis
RF20Nontapat Naksawat
CF7Mohamed Eisa
LF9Chigozie Mbah
Substitutes:
GK24Worawut Sukhuna
DF2Martin Angha
DF6Soe Moe Kyaw
DF17Jakkit Wachpirom
DF89Thitawee Aksornsri
MF29Leon James
MF71Kristoffer Wisarut Ryberg
MF90Piyaphong Phrueksupee
FW14Amornthep Maundee
FW72Bruno Baio
FW99Siam Yapp
Head Coach:
Gino Lettieri
Lineups:
GK1Kevin Ray Mendoza
RB23Santiphap Channgom
CB37Nattapong Sayriya (c)
CB47Jorge Fellipe
LB14Jefferson Tabinas
DM31Pathomchai Sueasakul
DM88Queven
RM7Greg Houla
AM9Adisak Kraisorn
LM11Abo Eisa
CF99Oege-Sietse van Lingen
Substitutes:
GK46Noppakun Kadtoon
DF2Kike Linares
DF4Kittipong Sansanit
DF6Songchai Thongcham
DF36Thanaset Sujarit
MF13Leslie Adjei Ablorh
MF20Suksan Bunta
MF30Nattanan Biesamrit
MF32Rachata Moraksa
MF80Chayathorn Tapsuvanavon
FW21Siraphop Wandee
FW92Tontawan 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.