Worawi Makudi, the Association's General Secretary at the time, offered to donate 80 acres (32 ha) of land along the Mitrmitree Road in Nong Chok District to Vijit Ketkaew, the President of the Association at the time, and the land was subsequently designated. The proposed budget amounted to US $ 860,000 (26,797,035 THB) of FIFA funding. Construction was approved to begin in 2002 and last through 2006. Additional construction expenses were to be covered by the Football Association of Thailand.
The first phase of construction included three office buildings, a football field, training rooms and classrooms. Later, in compliance with FIFA, the Football Association of Thailand installed an artificial turf football field. FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the training center on September 16, 2009.[citation needed]
Facilities
The Nong Chok building has approximately 50 rooms, includes 4 bedrooms, 5 training grounds, Nong Chok Sport Stadium, a medical centre, a fitness centre, and a swimming pool (120 rooms were planned).
Use
Thai national football team for the Asian Games 2006 training at Nong Chok National Football Center
