Ko Panyi

Java Island, Indonesia.^[2]

freshwater well.^[when?

pitch.^[1] Inspired by the 1986 FIFA World Cup, children built the pitch from old scraps of wood and fishing rafts. The boys decided to form a football team and compete in the Southern Thai School Championships. After making it to the semi-finals in an inland tournament, achieving third place despite strange circumstances (in the second half, they decided to play barefoot since they were used to that), all of the village were inspired to take up the sport. So a brand new pitch was built, although the wooden one remains and is popular among tourists. As of 2011, Panyee FC is one of the most successful youth soccer clubs in Southern Thailand, and the boys who built the pitch back in 1986 are now grown men. They have an impressive record of winning six South Thailand Youth Soccer Championships from 2004 to 2010.^[1]

TMB Bank includes a short film that tells the team's story.^[3] The film is based on interviews with the original team, and it stars local children rebuilding the field on location.^[4]

postman proposed to invite tourists to the village to benefit the residents. Nowadays this is one of the main attractions on tours of Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, often serving as a lunch stop. With the increasing number of tourists, several seafood restaurants are present on the island, as well as various stalls selling souvenirs. In addition, their legendary football team's old pitch serves as a major attraction. The village became a pit stop during the fourth leg of the 19th season on the U.S. reality-competition show The Amazing Race.^{[citation needed}