Phuket School Wins Haadthip Youth Cup for Second Year
Phuket's Pluk Panya School won the Haadthip Youth Cup for a second straight year, defeating Satun's Watthanaphand United 2-0 in Surat Thani on
Pluk Panya School under Royal Patronage from Phuket secured their second consecutive title at the 11th Haadthip Youth Cup Southern Thailand youth football tournament for 2026. On November 10, 2026, the Phuket team defeated Watthanaphand United from Satun 2-0 at Surat Thani Provincial Stadium to receive the General Surayuth Chulanont honorary trophy with a 50,000 baht scholarship and the honorary trophy from former Haadthip Managing Director Police Lieutenant Colonel Pairoj Rattakul.
The final, held at Surat Thani Provincial Stadium, was organized by Haadthip Public Company Limited, the Coca-Cola bottler for 14 southern provinces. Both teams employed a 4-3-3 formation emphasizing possession and building from the back, but Pluk Panya's sharper counter-attacks produced goals in the 18th minute from number 9 Phetchara Rattanaphan and the 26th minute from number 19 Sipakorn Phengkaew.
Surat Thani Governor Jumphot Warnchatrasiri presided over the closing ceremony alongside Asst. Prof. Suchada Thipmontri, Vice President of Thaksin University Surat Thani Campus; Praphasit Leksut, Director of Sports Authority of Thailand Region 4; and Haadthip executives Damrongrak Apibalsawat, Seksan Phetsut, and other dignitaries.
Damrongrak Apibalsawat, Haadthip Senior Executive Vice President, stated: "Haadthip believes sports are a crucial mechanism for youth development in skills, abilities, and quality growth. The Haadthip Youth Cup is not just a stage for youth to showcase talent and gain competitive experience, but a learning space that instills discipline, responsibility, teamwork, and mutual respect. We hope every experience from this competition inspires youth to pursue self-improvement and follow their football dreams while harvesting friendship, happiness, and sportsmanship under the concept 'Beyond Victory Lies Friendship and Happiness,' because we believe the important things youth gain from competition go beyond winning and losing to include valuable lessons applicable both on the field and in life."
Results: 1. Champion: Pluk Panya School under Royal Patronage, Phuket - General Surayuth Chulanont trophy, 50,000 baht scholarship, Police Lieutenant Colonel Pairoj Rattakul honorary trophy. 2. Runner-up: Watthanaphand United, Satun.
