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The national team plays most of its home matches in [[Thuwunna Stadium]] in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]. The stadium is larger and more up-to-date than [[Bogyoke Aung San Stadium]]. It was upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators from capacity of |
The national team plays most of its home matches in [[Thuwunna Stadium]] in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]. The stadium is larger and more up-to-date than [[Bogyoke Aung San Stadium]]. It was upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators from capacity of 32,000 in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html |title=| Myanmar Times |access-date=2015-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607160538/http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html |archive-date=7 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:43, 14 April 2023
The Myanmar national football team (Burmese: မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အမျိုးသားအသင်း) represents Myanmar in men's international association football and are governed by the Myanmar Football Federation.[4]
They were known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. During their heyday, Burma finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup, participated in the Summer Olympics in 1972 and in the Asian Games and having won the Asian Games twice; in 1966 and 1970, and the football event of the Southeast Asian Games on five successive occasions; in 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973. They didn't participate in any World Cup qualification for the rest of 20th century, contributing to the downfall of the national side.
Since renamed, Myanmar's highest achievement is the silver medal at 1993 Southeast Asian Games. Myanmar played its first World Cup qualifiers in 2007 in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, losing 0–7 and 0–4 to China.
History
1948 to 1970s: the golden era
Burma participated in 1954 Asian Games and won a bronze medal, standing behind Taiwan (gold) and South Korea (silver); this was the beginning of the golden era. On the other hand, the nation was not expected to contend for a medal in the Olympic-type Asian Games. In the meantime, this delegation became the first male Burmese team to win a continental medal. Against all odds, the Burma team bettered their 1954 effort by winning the gold medal in the Asian Games, which was held at Bangkok in the mid-1960s. In that tournament, Burma beat Iran in the gold-medal game.[5]
The 1966 Asian Games gold medal-winning squad established itself as one of the two best teams in the region as it finished as runner-up to Iran at the 1968 Asian Cup. Having won a silver medal in 1968, the men's soccer team had a strong performance in the early 1970s as it qualified to compete in the 1972 Summer Olympics, which was held at Munich (West Germany), upon being one of the three finalists in the Asian tournament. Despite only winning against Sudan with 2–0, the Burmese players won the Fair Play Award. The following year, the nation earned its fifth consecutive Southeast Asian Games gold medal at Singapore City (Kuala Lumpur 1965, Bangkok 1967, Rangoon 1969, and Kuala Lumpur 1971).[6]
Three years before that, the national team wrote perhaps their most important chapter: they captured the continental title for the second time in a row, after the Burmese Olympic Committee sent footballers to Thailand for the 1970 Asian Games. Burma thus became the second football squad to win the Asian tournament twice. They were declared national heroes in Rangoon, the then capital of Burma, with their second consecutive gold medal in men's soccer.[5]
During this golden era, Burma produced many talented footballers. One among them is Suk Bahadur who is now considered as the greatest Burmese footballer of all time for his outstanding contribution to Burmese football.[5]
Over the following years, mainly due to political problems within the country, the national side's ability to defend its Asian title slowly faded away.
1970s to 2010s: decline and struggle
In the later years, Burma were unable to achieve similar results like in the golden era, due to many factors. The collapse of whole Burmese football system during the rule of Ne Win and later, the junta, had a negative impact on Burmese football team. Lack of funding and poor infrastructure prevented many Burmese players to play abroad, thus leading to retirement. At the same time, the rise of Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and especially Vietnam and the Thailand made Myanmar's golden era fade away.
Despite this, Myanmar managed to win silver medal in 1993 Southeast Asian Games, after losing to Thailand in the final, or the 2004 Tiger Cup when Myanmar won bronze.
2010 to 2019 resurgence
Myanmar's 2011 reforms had been a major point of turning Myanmar's football, which had declined since 1970s. During this era, a new wave of Burmese football had arrived with the change of Myanmar's political climate, after many years under junta's rule.
The arrival of Gerd Zeise, a German manager, had been the crucial point. Under Gerd, Myanmar's football since reforms has witnessed a significant progress. The U-20 Myanmar team qualified to Myanmar's first ever FIFA tournament, the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup after going to the semi-finals in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship as host. In 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup, Myanmar, as host, once again went to semi-finals, only losing to eventual champions, Thailand.
Between these successes, a lot of problems remain. Myanmar's football capability has been questioned after their disastrous 2018 World Cup qualification; while on the same time, a lot of teams in Asia have also risen up after many years under shadows. Once again, Myanmar failed to qualify for 2019 AFC Asian Cup, when they suffered a tremendous 1–5 defeat at the hand of Kyrgyzstan. Under Antoine Hey, Myanmar also had an unsuccessful 2018 AFF Championship, with the team was knocked out from the group stage, and Hey resigned after.
Myanmar began their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification grouping with old rival Kyrgyzstan, as well as Tajikistan, Mongolia and especially powerhouse Japan. Under the guidance of the new manager Miodrag Radulović, Myanmar had a disastrous beginning when the team fell 0–1 to Mongolia away, 0–2 to Japan at home and especially a 0–7 away defeat to the Kyrgyz, causing the Montenegrin to be fired. After the defeat to Kyrgyzstan, old coach Antoine Hey returned, where he helped Myanmar to gain a shock home win 4–3 over Tajikistan before beating Mongolia 1–0 also at home to boost morale.[7]
2020-2022: The dramatic fall
The COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar and subsequent Myanmar protests depleted greatly the national team when many key players refused to represent Myanmar in international football citing the junta's involvement.[8] As for the result, Myanmar brought to Japan with half of its squad members weren't regular starters, and suffered its worst defeat in modern era to the host 0–10, forcing Antoine Hey's men to win their 2 remaining matches against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan while hoping for defeats from their 2 main opponents in the same time against Japan (and even a draw or a defeat against Mongolia for Kyrgyzstan) to be among the 4 best runners-up.[9] Having lost to Kyrgyzstan 1–8 the next match, Myanmar were officially eliminated from the World Cup and the top 2 spots in the group. Eventually, Myanmar confirmed its bottom place in the group, losing 0–4 to Tajikistan, and have to play the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
During the AFF Suzuki Cup, Singapore defeated Myanmar 3-0, with Ikhsan Fandi scoring a brace. Myanmar bounced back from that defeat with Than Paing and Maung Maung Lwin scored a goal each to give them hope of qualifying to the semi-finals. However, those hopes were made impossible after Thailand won 4-0 against Myanmar. Myanmar ended a disastrous tournament after failing to defeat the Philippines in the final matchday. The team were also drawn in the Group of Death in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, with World Cup Qualifying group members Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The team are also to play against AFF Suzuki Cup group members Singapore.
The team failed to make any progress with German coach Antoine Hey in the Asian Cup qualifiers after being humiliated by Singapore, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup took place with Myanmar having friendly matches in Thailand as preparation fixtures. They won two matches against club teams Chonburi and Samut Prakan. Despite this, they lost 6-0 to old rivals Thailand, although they fielded a weaker squad. The Asian Lions played their first match against Malaysia, but although counter-attacking play was good, they lost 1-0 due to Faisal Halim's goal and a late penalty from Win Naing Tun being saved. The team played Singapore, on artificial grass which cost them in addition to poor defending as the final result was 3-2 in Singapore's favour. However, Maung Maung Lwin did score two goals in this match: one being a composed right top corner finish while the other was a first-time volley. The team's chances of qualifying had been ruined, as they played Laos on home soil, going down 1-0 early on through Soukaphone Vongchiengkham but Kyaw Min Oo, who was having an excellent tournament scored a header, completely unmarked. Laos scored back through Ekkamai but in the dying minutes Maung Maung Lwin secured a point for the Asian Lions. However, this draw confirmed the team's elimination. They lost 3-0 against Vietnam in their final match and they failed to win in the AFF Championship for the first time since 2014. Despite poor results, the team can take positives away from this tournament as the playing style was praised by many fans.
2023: Glimpses of hope
With the domestic league being more active compared to last year's competition, Burmese fans had no reason not to be optimistic about the Hero Tri-Nation Friendly Tournament hosted by India. This tournament saw the big returns of Aung Thu and Nyein Chan Aung. Players from the former Team Phoenix such as Lwin Moe Aung, Hein Htet Aung and Win Naing Tun all featured. In the first match, the finishing cost Myanmar against a tough India side, losing 1-0 with a goal in first half stoppage time by Anirudh Thapa. In the second match against Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar midfielder Kyaw Min Oo blew a big leading chance with a penalty miss in the first half. Despite this miss, Myanmar continued to press and trouble the Kyrgyzstan defence and were eventually rewarded with a goal from Aung Thu in the 82nd minute. However, they gave away a goal in the 96th minute from a corner kick. Despite it being a draw, this result showed the return of the winning spirit that Myanmar desperately needed during the last year. The Myanmar team had shown a significant improvement throughout the last 6 months, and it showed in the match against Kyrgyzstan.
Home stadium
The national team plays most of its home matches in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. The stadium is larger and more up-to-date than Bogyoke Aung San Stadium. It was upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators from capacity of 32,000 in 2013.[10]
Kits
The Myanmar national team used to play with a kit made by FBT. This contract lasted until 2018.
In November 2018, the Myanmar national team signed a six-year contract with Warrix Sports. The sports kit sponsorship contract is valued at US$5.67 million and it will run from 1 November 2018 to 31 December 2024.[11]
On 6 November 2018, Warrix introduced a new Myanmar home and away kit. Myanmar's home kit is a red shirt with red shorts and red socks while the away kit is a white shirt with white shorts and white socks.
Myanmar national football team kits | ||
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Year | Outfitter | Kits |
2011–2013 | Adidas | 2011–2013 (Home – Away) |
2013–2015 | Lotto Sport Italia | 2013–15 (Home – Away) |
2015–2018 | FBT | 2015–18 (Home – Away) |
2018–2024 | Warrix | 2018–present (Home – Away) |
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose
2022
27 May 2022 Friendly | Myanmar | 0–2 | Bahrain | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: BG Stadium |
8 June 2022 AFC AC Q | Tajikistan | 4–0 | Myanmar | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
16:30 UTC+6 |
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Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
11 June 2022 AFC AC Q | Myanmar | 0–2 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
21:00 UTC+6 | Report |
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Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 7,522 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India) |
14 June 2022 AFC AC Q | Myanmar | 2–6 | Singapore | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
16:30 UTC+6 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran) |
21 September 2022 Friendly | Hong Kong | 2–0 | Myanmar | Mong Kok, Hong Kong |
20:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Yousif Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
24 September 2022 Friendly | Hong Kong | 0–0 | Myanmar | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
20:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 12,264 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
11 December 2022 Friendly | Thailand | 6–0 | Myanmar | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium |
21 December 2022 AFF Championship | Myanmar | 0–1 | Malaysia | Yangon, Myanmar |
16:30 UTC+6:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al Ali (Jordan) |
24 December 2022 AFF Championship | Singapore | 3–2 | Myanmar | Kallang, Singapore |
18:00 UTC+8 | Report (AFFMEC) |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
30 December 2022 AFF Championship | Myanmar | 2–2 | Laos | Yangon, Myanmar |
16:30 UTC+6:30 |
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Report (AFFMEC) |
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Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
2023
3 January 2023 AFF Championship | Vietnam | 3–0 | Myanmar | Hanoi, Vietnam |
19:30 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) |
22 March 2023 2023 Tri-Nation Series | India | 1–0 | Myanmar | Imphal, India |
18:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 29,431 Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh) |
25 March 2023 2023 Tri-Nation Series | Myanmar | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan | Imphal, India |
18:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Nasir Uddin (Bangladesh) |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Than Toe Aung |
Head Coach | Michael Feichtenbeiner |
Assistant Coach | Kyi Lwin |
Goalkeeping Coach | Mike-André Kost Ko Ko Aung |
Fitness Coach | Tawan Wut |
Team Doctor | Aung Kyaw Oo |
Media Officer | Zaw Minn Htike |
Video Analysis | Saw Ye Mon |
Physiotheropist | Tun Zaw |
Kit Manager | Aung Kyaw Lin |
Team Secretary | Tun Tun Aung |
Coaching history
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Honours |
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Marko Valok | 1959–? | ||||||
Mikhail Bozenenkov (ru) | 1961–1963 | ||||||
Sein Hlaing | 1964–1979 | Asian Games Champions (1966, 1970) Southeast Asian Games Champions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973) Merdeka Cup Champions (1964, 1967, 1971) | |||||
Bert Trautmann | 1972–1974 | 1972 President's Cup Football Tournament Champions | |||||
Ger Blok | 1993–1996[12] | ||||||
Ratomir Dujković | 1996–1997 | ||||||
David Booth | 2000–2003 | ||||||
Ivan Venkov Kolev | Nov 2004 – 2005 | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi-finalists | |||||
Sann Win | 2006–2007 | 2006 Merdeka Tournament Champions 2007 Merdeka Tournament Runners-up | |||||
Marcos Falopa | Apr 2007 – Dec 2008[13] | ||||||
Tim Myint Aung | Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 | ||||||
Drago Mamić | Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 | ||||||
Tin Myint Aung | Feb 2010 – Dec 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | |
Milan Živadinović | Jan 2011 – Jul 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | |
Sann Win* | Jul 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | |
Park Sung-Hwa | Dec 2011 – Dec 2013 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.46 | |
Sann Win* | Sep 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Radojko Avramovic | Feb 2014 – Oct 2015 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31.82 | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup Champions |
Tin Myint Aung* | Aug 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Gerd Zeise | Oct 2015 – March 2018 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29.17 | 2016 AFF Championship Semi-final |
Zaw Win Tun* | March 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Antoine Hey | 16 May 2018 – 13 December 2018[14] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.00 | |
Myo Min Tun* | March 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
Miodrag Radulović | 20 April 2019 – 20 October 2019[15] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 | |
Antoine Hey | 21 October 2019 – 31 January 2023 [16] | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14.29 | |
Michael Feichtenbeiner | 1 March 2023 – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
* As caretaker
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against India and Kyrgyzstan on 22 and 25 March 2023.[17]
Caps and goals updated as of 23 March 2023, after the match against India.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Pyae Phyo Thu | 21 October 2002 | 4 | 0 | Yadanarbon |
18 | GK | Kyaw Zin Phyo | 1 February 1993 | 33 | 0 | Shan United |
23 | GK | San Set Naing | 4 September 1998 | 5 | 0 | Yangon United |
2 | DF | Hein Phyo Win | 19 September 1998 | 19 | 0 | Ratchaburi |
3 | DF | Ye Min Thu | 18 February 1998 | 22 | 0 | Shan United |
4 | DF | Hein Thiha Zaw | 1 August 1995 | 6 | 0 | Shan United |
5 | DF | Nanda Kyaw | 3 September 1996 | 40 | 0 | Shan United |
15 | DF | Thet Hein Soe | 29 September 2001 | 2 | 0 | Yadanarbon |
17 | DF | Thiha Htet Aung | 13 March 1996 | 16 | 0 | Rakhine United |
24 | DF | Hein Zeyar Lin | 8 December 2000 | 5 | 0 | Yangon United |
25 | DF | Zwe Khant Min | 20 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | Shan United |
6 | MF | Kyaw Min Oo | 16 May 1996 | 22 | 1 | PDRM |
7 | MF | Lwin Moe Aung | 10 December 1999 | 36 | 0 | Rayong |
8 | MF | Myat Kaung Khant | 15 July 2000 | 26 | 1 | Shan United |
12 | MF | Hein Htet Aung | 5 October 2001 | 18 | 0 | Selangor |
13 | MF | Zaw Win Thein | 1 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Yangon United |
14 | MF | Wai Lin Aung | 30 July 1999 | 10 | 0 | Dagon Star |
16 | MF | Lin Htet Soe | 18 February 1998 | 8 | 0 | Shan United |
19 | MF | Yan Naing Oo | 31 March 1996 | 45 | 1 | Yangon United |
21 | MF | Nyein Chan Aung | 18 August 1996 | 9 | 1 | Muang Trang United |
9 | FW | Win Naing Tun | 3 May 2000 | 25 | 1 | Yangon United |
10 | FW | Aung Thu | 22 May 1996 | 43 | 10 | Lamphun Warriors |
11 | FW | Maung Maung Lwin | 18 June 1995 | 57 | 9 | Lamphun Warriors |
20 | FW | Aung Kaung Mann | 18 February 1998 | 21 | 1 | Customs United |
22 | FW | Than Paing | 6 December 1996 | 41 | 2 | Kanchanaburi City |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Myanmar squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Myo Min Latt | 20 February 1995 | 14 | 0 | Ratchaburi | v. Singapore, 24 December 2022 |
GK | Tun Nanda Oo | 14 August 1999 | 3 | 0 | Myawady | v. Vietnam, 3 January 2023 |
DF | Soe Moe Kyaw | 23 March 1999 | 28 | 0 | Kasetsart | v. Singapore, 14 June 2022 |
DF | Nyein Chan | 2 June 1994 | 17 | 0 | Ranong | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
DF | Zaw Ye Tun | 28 June 1994 | 6 | 0 | Yadanarbon | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
DF | Wai Yan Oo | 16 October 1996 | 6 | 0 | Myawady | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
DF | Ye Lin Htet | 18 July 1999 | 6 | 0 | Hantharwaddy | v. Hong Kong, 24 September 2022 |
DF | Kyaw Zin Lwin | 4 January 1993 | 35 | 0 | Shan United | v. Vietnam, 3 January 2023 |
DF | David Htan | 13 May 1990 | 73 | 4 | Yangon United | v. Laos, 30 December 2022 |
DF | Win Moe Kyaw | 9 October 1996 | 24 | 0 | Hantharwaddy | v. Vietnam, 3 January 2023 |
MF | Suan Lam Mang | 28 July 1994 | 44 | 6 | Krabi | v. Singapore, 14 June 2022 |
MF | Htet Phyo Wai | 21 January 2000 | 22 | 3 | Yangon United | v. Singapore, 14 June 2022 |
MF | Aung Naing Win | 21 June 1997 | 8 | 0 | Ayeyawady United | v. Vietnam, 3 January 2023 |
MF | Hlaing Bo Bo | 8 July 1996 | 41 | 6 | Yangon United | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
MF | Thet Wai Moe | 0 | 0 | Myawady | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 | |
FW | Aee Soe | 15 November 1996 | 4 | 0 | Young Elephants FC | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
FW | Yan Kyaw Htwe | 13 October 1995 | 1 | 0 | Yangon United | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
FW | Naing Zin Htet | 30 January 1993 | 2 | 0 | Myawady United | v. Thailand, 11 December 2022 |
FW | Ye Yint Aung | 22 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | Shan United | v. Vietnam, 3 January 2023 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Player records
- As of 31 December 2022[18]
Players in bold are still active with Myanmar.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Zaw Min Tun | 75 | 5 | 2011–2022 |
2 | David Htan | 73 | 4 | 2011–present |
3 | Yan Paing | 67 | 13 | 2002–2014 |
Khin Maung Lwin | 67 | 4 | 2006–2017 | |
5 | Yan Aung Kyaw | 64 | 0 | 2011–2019 |
Myo Hlaing Win | 63 | 36 | 1992–2005 | |
7 | Maung Maung Lwin | 57 | 9 | 2015–present |
Aung Kyaw Moe | 55 | 7 | 1999–2010 | |
9 | Soe Myat Min | 54 | 19 | 1998–2008 |
10 | Kyaw Ko Ko | 53 | 16 | 2010–present |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Myo Hlaing Win | 36 | 63 | 0.57 | 1992–2005 |
2 | Soe Myat Min | 19 | 54 | 0.35 | 1998–2008 |
3 | Kyaw Ko Ko | 16 | 53 | 0.29 | 2010–present |
4 | Yan Paing | 13 | 67 | 0.18 | 2002–2014 |
5 | Aung Thu | 10 | 43 | 0.22 | 2013–present |
6 | Ya Zar Win Thein | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2007–2014 |
Maung Maung Lwin | 9 | 57 | 0.17 | 2015–present | |
8 | Pai Soe | 7 | 33 | 0.21 | 2008–2013 |
Kyi Lin | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 2011–2019 | |
Suan Lam Mang | 7 | 44 | 0.14 | 2015–present | |
Aung Kyaw Moe | 7 | 55 | 0.14 | 1999–2010 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1938 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
1950 | Withdrew | Withdrew from qualification | ||||||||||||
1954 to 1990 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew from qualification | ||||||||||||
1998 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
2002 | Withdrew | Withdrew from qualification | ||||||||||||
2006 | Banned | Banned | ||||||||||||
2010 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
2014 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
2018 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||
2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | ||||||||
2026 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 73 |
- Banned in 2006 for withdrawing from qualification in 2002.
- Initially banned from 2018 for crowd trouble during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Oman but later overturned to matches to be played on neutral soil.[19][20]
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1900 to 1952 | did not participate | ||||||||
1956 to 1968 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1972 | Round 1 | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
1976 to 1988 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1992 – present | See Myanmar national under-23 team | ||||||||
Total | Round 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1956 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||
1960 | ||||||||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||
1976 | ||||||||||||||
1980 | ||||||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||
1992 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
1996 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | |||||||
2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
2004 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||
2007 | did not enter | AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||||
2015 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | did not qualify | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 31 | |||||||
2023 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | ||||||||
2027 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 58 | 108 |
Asian Games
Asian Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Quarter-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1954 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
1958 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1962 | Withdrew | ||||||
1966 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
1970 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
1974 | Second round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
1978 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1982 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
1986 | did not qualify | ||||||
1990 | |||||||
1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
1998 | Withdrew | ||||||
2002–present | See Myanmar under-23 football team | ||||||
Total | Champions | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 60 |
AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup record | AFC Challenge Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2006 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
2008 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
2012 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | Best: Fourth place | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
AFF Championship
AFF Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | Squad | No qualification | ||||||
1998 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
2000 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | No qualification | |||||||
2002 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad | ||||||||
2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | Squad | |||||||
2007 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
2008 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | ||||||||
2010 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad | ||||||||
2012 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2014 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
2016 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
2018 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | |||||||
2020 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Squad | ||||||||
2022 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | ||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 14/14 | 52 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 78 | 110 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1959 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
1961 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
1963 | Cancelled | ||||||
1965 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
1967 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
1969 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
1971 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
1973 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
1975 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1977 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
1979 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1981 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1983 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1985 | did not enter | ||||||
1987 | Fourth place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
1989 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
1993 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 |
1995 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
1997 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
2001–present | See Myanmar national under-23 team | ||||||
Total | 5 tiles | 64 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 130 | 126 |
Head-to-head record
Team | Confederation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | AFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | –5 |
Bangladesh | AFC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
Brunei | AFC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 |
Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
Burundi | CAF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
Cambodia | AFC | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 16 | +43 |
China | AFC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 28 | –24 |
Chinese Taipei | AFC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 |
Guam | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
India | AFC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 |
Indonesia | AFC | 42 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 73 | –8 |
Iran | AFC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
Iraq | AFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | –12 |
Israel | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
Japan | AFC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 | –20 |
North Korea | AFC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | –13 |
South Korea | AFC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 44 | –25 |
Kuwait | AFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | –17 |
Kyrgyzstan | AFC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
Laos | AFC | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 9 | +44 |
Lebanon | AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
Lesotho | CAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Libya | CAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Luxembourg | UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Macau | AFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
Malaysia | AFC | 54 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 72 | 90 | –18 |
Maldives | AFC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
Mongolia | AFC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Morocco | CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Nepal | AFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
New Zealand | OFC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Oman | AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 |
Pakistan | AFC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
Palestine | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
Philippines | AFC | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +26 |
Qatar | AFC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Russia^ | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Singapore | AFC | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 83 | 62 | +21 |
Sri Lanka | AFC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 |
Tajikistan | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
Thailand | AFC | 50 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 62 | 99 | –37 |
East Timor | AFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
Turkmenistan | AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
United Arab Emirates | AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Vietnam^^ | AFC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 52 | –17 |
Total |
^ includes the results of Soviet Union
^^ includes the results of South Vietnam
Honours
International
- Fair Play Award: 1972
Continental
- Runners-up (1): 1968
Regional
Other awards
- Winners (4): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Runners-up (1) 1976
- Korea Cup (President's Cup)
- Winners (1): 2014
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- AYA Bank Cup
- Third Place (1): 2016
- Tri-Nation Series (India)
- Runners-up (1):2023
- *trophy shared
See also
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External links
- Official website (in English and Burmese)