Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match

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 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.[1] The event is regularly broadcast on national television.[2]

Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match
งานฟุตบอลประเพณีจุฬาฯ–ธรรมศาสตร์
Chulalongkorn University	Thammasat University
General Fact
First meeting	December 4, 1934
First Place	Sanam Luang
Current champion	Chulalongkorn University
Latest Host	Chulalongkorn University
Longest win streak	Thammasat University
Stadium	National Stadium (Thailand)
Live television	Television Pool of Thailand (1st-71st match) Thairath TV (Since 72nd match)
Symbol of Chula	Phra Kiao
Symbol of Thammasat	Dharmachakra
Number of wins
Chula	Thammasat
18	24
Number of Ties
32

History

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.

Politics-mocking parade in Chula-Thammasat traditional football match 2018

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.[3]

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.[4]

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, political crisis in 2014, and the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2017.[5][6][7] The latest match, the 74th, was hosted by Chulalongkorn University and took place on 8 February 2020.

Results

• Thammasat: 24 wins
• Chulalongkorn: 18 wins
• Draws: 32

№ Date Winner Score 1 4 December 1934 Draw 1–1 2 1935 Draw 3–3 3 1936 Thammasat 4–1 4 1937 Thammasat 2–1 5 1938 Thammasat 2–1 6 1939 Draw 0–0 7 1940 Draw 2–2 8 1941 Chulalongkorn 2–0 9 1942 Chulalongkorn 3–1 10 30 December 1949 Thammasat 3–2 11 30 December 1950 Chulalongkorn 5–3 12 27 December 1952 Draw 0–0 13 19 December 1953 Thammasat 3–1 14 25 December 1954 Chulalongkorn 1–0 15 24 December 1955 Draw 2–2 16 25 December 1956 Draw 0–0 17 21 December 1957 Thammasat 3–1 18 20 December 1958 Chulalongkorn 3–2 19 26 December 1959 Thammasat 2–1 20 27 December 1960 Draw 1–1 21 23 December 1961 Draw 1–1 22 22 December 1962 Draw 0–0 23 8 January 1964 Thammasat 3–1 24 26 December 1964 Thammasat 3–0 25 25 December 1965 Thammasat 2–1 26 24 December 1966 Thammasat 2–0 27 30 December 1967 Draw 1–1 28 21 December 1968 Chulalongkorn 2–0 29 27 December 1969 Thammasat 1–0 30 30 January 1971 Draw 0–0 31 29 January 1972 Thammasat 4–0 32 23 December 1972 Thammasat 2–1 33 31 January 1976 Thammasat 2–0 34 21 January 1978 Thammasat 1–0 35 20 January 1979 Chulalongkorn 2–0 36 19 January 1980 Draw 0–0

№ Date Winner Score 37 31 January 1981 Draw 1–1 38 27 January 1982 Draw 2–2 39 29 January 1983 Draw 1–1 40 21 January 1984 Thammasat 1–0 41 27 January 1985 Draw 1–1 42 26 January 1986 Draw 1–1 43 25 January 1987 Thammasat 1–0 44 30 January 1988 Chulalongkorn 2–1 45 21 January 1989 Chulalongkorn 2–1 46 20 January 1990 Draw 1–1 47 19 January 1991 Draw 0–0 48 18 January 1992 Draw 1–1 49 23 January 1993 Thammasat 2–1 50 22 January 1994 Draw 2–2 51 21 January 1995 Chulalongkorn 2–1 52 20 January 1996 Thammasat 1–0 53 18 January 1997 Draw 1–1 54 7 February 1998 Draw 0–0 55 23 January 1999 Chulalongkorn 2–1 56 15 January 2000 Draw 0–0 57 20 January 2001 Chulalongkorn 2–0 58 19 January 2002 Draw 2–2 59 25 January 2003 Draw 0–0 60 24 January 2004 Draw 0–0 61 22 January 2005 Thammasat 1–0 62 21 January 2006 Chulalongkorn 2–0 63 20 January 2007 Draw 1–1 64 17 May 2008 Draw 0–0 65 31 January 2009 Thammasat 2–0 66 16 January 2010 Draw 0–0 67 5 February 2011 Chulalongkorn 3–1 68 25 February 2012 Chulalongkorn 1–0 69 2 February 2013 Chulalongkorn 1–0 70 7 February 2015 Thammasat 2–0 71 13 February 2016 Thammasat 5–1 72 3 February 2018 Draw 1–1 73 9 February 2019 Chulalongkorn 2–1 74 8 February 2020 Chulalongkorn 2–1

See also

• Football in Thailand
• College rivalry

References

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