Thai FA Bans Egypt-Thai Company Over Mid-Season Team Withdrawal

On July 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., Nualprann Lamsum, president of the Football Association of Thailand, presided over the board's 6th meeting of 2026 held online at FA Thailand headquarters in Huamark. The meeting's key agenda was to appoint a board member to fill a vacant position, with approval given to appoint Adisak Panjcharoenvaragul as replacement for resigned member Thanawat Nitiakanchana.

Adisak holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts, USA, and is highly experienced in football club administration. He served as chairman of Ayutthaya FC from 2009–2016, then Ayutthaya Warriors from 2016–2017. Since 2017 to the present, he has been chairman of Ayutthaya United, leading the club to make history by achieving promotion to Thai League 1 for the first time in 2025. Last season, the club finished 10th in the Thai League 1 standings.

The meeting also approved regulations governing football competition management, disciplinary rules of conduct, and match official procedures for the 2026/27 season, to be enforced on www.fathailand.org before the professional football league's 2026/27 season kicks off.

The board voted to suspend Egypt-Thai Company Limited's membership in the Football Association of Thailand. The disciplinary committee found that Egypt-Thai Company Limited, which operated EGY Thai FC and later renamed it Pharaoh Phetchaburi United, violated the association's charter section 16 regarding member duties (16.1.1) and breached regulations for the Thailand Semi-Pro League. The company withdrew its team mid-season without competing, causing overall damage to competition management. The committee recommended the membership be revoked at the next general assembly.

The next board meeting will be held on August 3, 2026.