{"id":29598,"date":"2025-12-03T00:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=29598"},"modified":"2025-12-03T00:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:59:16","slug":"thai-ultras-to-boycott-sea-games-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2025\/12\/03\/thai-ultras-to-boycott-sea-games-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Ultras to Boycott SEA Games Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thai football supporters issued a firm declaration on Monday: they will support their national team at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games \u2014 but not from inside the stadiums. The boycott, they said, is a direct response to new ticketing measures requiring spectators to register with personal identification before entering venues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement posted on social media, the Ultras Thailand supporters\u2019 group explained that the ID-registration rule was only one part of their frustration. They also objected to seating arrangements that place national-team fans away from the traditional behind-the-goal section \u2014 a spot where vocal supporters typically rally and generate pressure on the opposing goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

Although the group pledged to follow the team to every match during this month\u2019s SEA Games, which Thailand is hosting, they said they would not pass through stadium gates unless the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) addressed their grievances.<\/p>\n

\u201cForcing fans to submit personal data just to attend a football match violates the fundamental freedoms of spectators,\u201d the group wrote, describing the rule as a troubling overreach.<\/p>\n

Ultras Thailand also raised fears that the ID-registration database could expose supporters to cybersecurity risks, arguing that the requirement \u201cis not about safety \u2014 it is an injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group further criticised the stadium zoning plan, claiming it disadvantages the home crowd.
\u201cThe away section has been placed behind the goal, giving visiting teams an edge and weakening the pressure normally created by Thai supporters,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

They stressed that their stance was not directed at the national team, but at event organisers.
\u201cWe stand with the Thailand national team \u2014 always. But we refuse to accept the Sports Authority\u2019s management of this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attempts by AFP to contact the SAT or the national football association for comment on Monday evening were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Thailand is staging the Southeast Asian Games from December 9\u201320, with the men\u2019s football competition set to begin Wednesday when the hosts face East Timor at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.<\/p>\n

Organizers recently announced venue changes for 11 sports, including men\u2019s football, due to widespread flooding in southern Thailand that has claimed over 170 lives. Meanwhile, neighboring Cambodia has withdrawn from eight events<\/a>, citing safety concerns as tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border continue to simmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thai football supporters issued a firm declaration on Monday: they will support their national team at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games \u2014 but not from inside the stadiums. The boycott, they said, is a direct response to new ticketing measures requiring spectators to register with personal identification before entering venues. In a statement posted on social media, the Ultras Thailand supporters\u2019 group explained that the ID-registration rule was only one part of their frustration. They also objected to seating arrangements that place national-team fans away from the traditional behind-the-goal section \u2014 a spot where vocal supporters typically rally and generate pressure on the opposing goalkeeper. Although the group pledged to … Continue reading “Thai Ultras to Boycott SEA Games Matches”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":27058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,38],"tags":[3092,69,95,315,68],"class_list":["post-29598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-southeast-asia","category-thailand","tag-2025-sea-games","tag-sea-games","tag-slider","tag-southeast-asia","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29599,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29598\/revisions\/29599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}