Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match

Members of the opening ceremony parade assembled in the field stand at attention as the royal anthem is played during the opening ceremony of the 66th Match. To the far side of the field, Thammasat University's performing audience display a detailed card stunt featuring King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Coloured card booklet "plates" used in such displays are visible in the foreground.

The Chula–Thammasat or Thammasat–Chula Traditional Football Match (the name alternating, with the host's appearing first) is a football match between Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University. It is held annually, usually in January, at the Suphachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Apart from the match itself (which is not played by strictly varsity teams, but may also include alumni), the event also focuses on card stunts performed by both sides' audiences, cheerleading, and the opening ceremony parades, of which Thammasat's politics-mocking sequence is an anticipated highlight. The event is regularly broadcast on national television.

History

The match was started in 1934 by alumni of Suankularb Wittayalai School who were studying at both universities, intending it to be a varsity match in the likes of the British Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race. The first match was held on 4 December 1934 at the Sanam Luang field, with Thammasat University as the host. There was a ticket fee of 1 baht, the proceedings of which went to the Anti-tuberculosis Society of Thailand; after-expense earnings from the match have since traditionally been donated to charity.

The two universities alternate roles as hosts. From 1935 to 1937 the match was held at the Suankularb Wittayalai School football field, and since 1938 has been held at Suphachalasai Stadium (also known as the National Stadium), except in 1985, 1986, 1988 and 2008 when the match was held at the Chulalongkorn University Stadium. Starting in 1949, the Royal Cup has been awarded for the match.

The match has been cancelled several times, due to the flooding of Bangkok in 1942, World War II and its aftermath from 1944–1948, the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951, the aftermath of the 14 October 1973 and 6 October 1976 conflicts in 1973–1975 and 1977, and due to political crisis in 2014. The latest match, the 71st, was hosted by Thammasat University and took place on 13 February 2016.

Results

№DateWinnerScore
1 4 December 1934Draw1–1
21935Draw3–3
3 1936Thammasat4–1
4 1937Thammasat2–1
5 1938Thammasat2–1
6 1939Draw0–0
71940Draw2–2
81941Chulalongkorn2–0
91942Chulalongkorn3–1
1030 December 1949Thammasat3–2
1130 December 1950Chulalongkorn5–3
1227 December 1952Draw 0–0
1319 December 1953Thammasat3–1
1425 December 1954Chulalongkorn1–0
1524 December 1955Draw2–2
1625 December 1956Draw0–0
1721 December 1957Thammasat3–1
1820 December 1958Chulalongkorn3–2
1926 December 1959Thammasat2–1
2027 December 1960Draw1–1
2123 December 1961Draw1–1
2222 December 1962Draw0–0
238 January 1964Thammasat 3–1
2426 December 1964Thammasat3–0
2525 December 1965Thammasat2–1
2624 December 1966Thammasat2–0
2730 December 1967Draw1–1
2821 December 1968Chulalongkorn2–0
2927 December 1969Thammasat1–0
3030 January 1971Draw0–0
3129 January 1972Thammasat4–0
3223 December 1972Thammasat2–1
3331 January 1976Thammasat2–0
3421 January 1978Thammasat1–0
3520 January 1979Chulalongkorn2–0
3619 January 1980Draw0–0
№DateWinnerScore
3731 January 1981Draw1–1
3827 January 1982Draw2–2
3929 January 1983Draw1–1
4021 January 1984Thammasat 1–0
4127 January 1985Draw1–1
4226 January 1986Draw1–1
4325 January 1987Thammasat1–0
4430 January 1988Chulalongkorn2–1
4521 January 1989Chulalongkorn2–1
4620 January 1990Draw1–1
4719 January 1991Draw0–0
4818 January 1992Draw1–1
4923 January 1993Thammasat2–1
5022 January 1994Draw2–2
5121 January 1995Chulalongkorn2–1
5220 January 1996Thammasat1–0
5318 January 1997Draw1–1
547 February 1998Draw0–0
5523 January 1999Chulalongkorn2–1
5615 January 2000Draw0–0
5720 January 2001Chulalongkorn2–0
5819 January 2002Draw2–2
5925 January 2003Draw0–0
6024 January 2004Draw0–0
6122 January 2005Thammasat1–0
6221 January 2006Chulalongkorn2–0
6320 January 2007Draw1–1
6417 May 2008Draw0–0
6531 January 2009Thammasat2–0
6616 January 2010Draw0–0
675 February 2011 Chulalongkorn 3–1
6825 February 2012 Chulalongkorn 1–0
692 February 2013 Chulalongkorn 1–0
707 February 2015 Thammasat 2–0
7113 February 2016 Thammasat 5–1
724 February 2017 Cancelled

See also

References

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