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

Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...

 and Thammasat University

Thammasat University

Thammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...

. It is held annually, usually in January, at the Suphachalasai Stadium

Suphachalasai Stadium

Suphachalasai Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was opened in 1935.-History:...

 in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. Apart from the match itself (which is not played by strictly varsity team

Varsity team

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s, but may also include alumni), the event also focuses on card stunt

Card stunt

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s performed by both sides' audiences, cheerleading, and the opening ceremony parade

Parade

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s, 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

Suankularb Wittayalai School

Suankularb Wittayalai School is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7th through 12th in Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1882, Suankularb is the oldest public secondary school in the country...

 who were studying at both universities, intending it to be a varsity match

Varsity match

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 in the likes of the British Oxford

Oxford

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–Cambridge Boat Race

The Boat Race

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. The first match was held on 4 December 1934 at the Sanam Luang

Sanam Luang

Sanam Luang is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is located in the Phra Nakhon district, the historic center of Bangkok....

 field, with Thammasat University as the host. There was a ticket fee of 1 baht

Thai baht

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, 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

Suphachalasai Stadium

Suphachalasai Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was opened in 1935.-History:...

 (also known as the National Stadium), except in 1985, 1986, 1988 and 2008 when the match was held at the Chulalongkorn University Stadium

Chulalongkorn University Stadium

Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium, formerly Charusathian Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium owned by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Chulalongkorn Soi 9 in Pathumwan in the centre of Bangkok. It is currently used mostly for football matches and to host intra- and...

. 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

World War II

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 and its aftermath from 1944–1948, the Manhattan Rebellion

Manhattan Rebellion

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 in 1951, and in 1973–1975 and 1977 due to aftermath of the 14 October 1973 and 6 October 1976

6 October 1976 Massacre

The Thammasat University Massacre, or Massacre of 6 October 1976 , was an attack on students and protesters that occurred on the campus of Thammasat University and at Sanam Luang in Bangkok. Students from various universities were demonstrating against the return to Thailand of Field Marshal...

 conflicts. In 2008 the match was postponed for four months due to the death of Princess Galyani Vadhana

Galyani Vadhana

Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Naradhiwas , was a princess of Thailand and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej...

. The latest match, the 67th, was hosted by Chulalongkorn University and took place on 5 February 2011.

Results

• Thammasat: 22 wins
• Chulalongkorn: 13 wins
• Draws: 31

EWLINE № 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

№ Date Winner Score 34 21 January 1978 Thammasat 1–0 35 20 January 1979 Chulalongkorn 2–0 36 19 January 1980 Draw 0–0 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