The top 3 Southeast Asian teams simultaneously have vacant head coach positions.

(Dan Tri) - A notable detail is that currently, the three teams in the top group of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, do not have a head coach.

After the Thai team parted ways with coach Masatada Ishii (Japanese) on the afternoon of October 21, the team from the land of golden pagodas followed the Indonesian and Singaporean teams, becoming the team without a head coach in Southeast Asia.

Coach Masatada Ishii was fired by FAT on the afternoon of October 21 (Photo: FAT).

Just a few days ago, on the afternoon of October 16, the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) fired coach Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands). For many months, Singapore has also been without a head coach, after they parted ways with Japanese coach Tsutomu Ogura.

In the recent rounds of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, domestic coach Gavin Lee took on the role of interim coach of the Singapore team, but the Lion Island team is actively searching for a new "captain".

Next up, Thailand and Singapore will soon return to the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in November, but they are still without a head coach at the moment.

After firing coach Masatada Ishii on the afternoon of October 21, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) may return to the option of using a domestic coach. Currently, Thai football does not lack capable coaches with great prestige among Thai players, such as Kiatisuk Senamuang, Tawan Sripan and Dusit Chalernsam...

Coach Kluivert was fired by the Indonesian Football Federation on October 16 (Photo: Reuters).

Among them, Coach Kiatisuk Senamuang is the most promising candidate for the position of coach of the Thai national team. “Thai Zico” has all the factors to sit in the chair that fans and football world of the land of golden pagodas expect: High professional ability, position with big players, rich experience in leading top teams, good relationship with FAT President Madam Pang…

It is possible that the Thai national team will soon announce a new coach in the next few days, because they need someone to lead the national team in the Asian Cup qualifying campaign in the middle of next month, in the context that the team from the land of golden pagodas has a great opportunity to win a ticket to the final round of the Asian tournament.

Meanwhile, for the Indonesian team, the process of finding a coach may take longer, because the Indonesian team does not have to participate in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (they will go straight to the finals of this tournament, after having a ticket to the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia).

It will not be until the middle of next year that the Indonesian team will have its next important task, which is the 2026 AFF Cup campaign.

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