ating ▁as ▁hosts . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁first ▁championship ▁series ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁with ▁student ▁unity ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁games . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁compet itions ▁were ▁held ▁ann ually ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁except ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁competition ▁continued ▁on ▁a ▁bien n ial ▁basis . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁Th ai ▁football ▁event , ▁and ▁out standing ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁competition ▁continue ▁their ▁care ers ▁by ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Th ailand ▁Premier ▁League , ▁including ▁such ▁figures ▁as ▁Th aw atch ai ▁Dam rong - O ng tra k ul ▁and ▁Te er at he p ▁Win oth ai . ▁The ▁event ▁is ▁regularly ▁broadcast ▁on ▁national ▁television , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁latest ▁compet itions ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁broadcast ▁via ▁live ▁streaming ▁video ▁with ▁live ▁scores ▁published ▁on ▁an ▁official ▁website . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁matches ▁themselves , ▁great ▁efforts ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁create ▁elaborate ▁displays ▁and ▁card ▁st un ts . ▁ ▁Although ▁unity ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁central ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁( j atur am it r ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁ ▁+ ▁, ▁meaning ▁' four ▁friends