Myanmar national football team

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Myanmar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Chinthe
AssociationMyanmar Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMichael Feichtenbeiner
CaptainMaung Maung Lwin
Most capsDavid Htan (89)
Top scorerMyo Hlaing Win (36)
Home stadiumThuwunna Stadium
FIFA codeMYA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 159 Decrease 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest96 (April 1996)
Lowest182 (August 2012, October 2012)
First international
 Hong Kong 5–2 Burma 
(Hong Kong; 17 February 1950)[2]
Biggest win
 Burma 9–0 Singapore 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 10–0 Myanmar 
(Chiba, Japan; 28 May 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1968)
Best resultRunners-up (1968)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultFourth place (2008, 2010)
AFF Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1996)
Best resultFourth place (2004)
Semi-finals (2016)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1968 Iran Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Thailand Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 Thailand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Malaysia Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Thailand Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Burma Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Malaysia Team
Gold medal – first place 1973 Singapore Team
Silver medal – second place 1961 Burma Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Thailand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Malaysia Team

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[edit]

1948 to 1970s: the golden era[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

2020s: The dramatic fall[edit]

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.

Home stadium[edit]

Thuwunna Stadium
Main article: Thuwunna 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 32000 in 2013.[10]

Kits[edit]

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
Year Outfitter Kits
2011–2013 West Germany Adidas 2011–2013 (Home – Away)
2013–2015 Italy Lotto Sport Italia 2013–15 (Home – Away)
2015–2018 Thailand FBT 2015–18 (Home – Away)
2018–2024 Thailand Warrix 2018–present (Home – Away)

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[edit]

Further information: Myanmar national football team results (2020–present)

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[edit]

27 May 2022 (2022-05-27) Friendly Myanmar  0–2  Bahrain Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) AFC AC Q Tajikistan  4–0  Myanmar Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:30 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) AFC AC Q Myanmar  0–2  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
21:00 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 7,522
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) AFC AC Q Myanmar  2–6  Singapore Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:30 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) Friendly Hong Kong  2–0  Myanmar Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Yousif Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 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 (2022-12-11) Friendly Thailand  6–0  Myanmar Pathum Thani, Thailand
 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
21 December 2022 AFF Championship Myanmar  0–1  Malaysia Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30 Report
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)
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
Report (AFFMEC)
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

2023[edit]

3 January 2023 AFF Championship Vietnam  3–0  Myanmar Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
22 March 2023 Friendly India  1–0  Myanmar Imphal, India
18:00 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
25 March 2023 Friendly Myanmar  v  Kyrgyzstan Imphal, India
18:00 UTC+5:30 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Name
Manager Myanmar Than Toe Aung
Head Coach Germany Michael Feichtenbeiner
Assistant Coach Myanmar Kyi Lwin
Goalkeeping Coach Germany Mike-André Kost
Myanmar Ko Ko Aung
Fitness Coach Thailand Tawan Wut
Team Doctor Myanmar Aung Kyaw Oo
Media Officer Myanmar Zaw Minn Htike
Video Analysis Myanmar Saw Ye Mon
Physiotheropist Myanmar Tun Zaw
Kit Manager Myanmar Aung Kyaw Lin
Team Secretary Myanmar Tun Tun Aung

Coaching history[edit]

* As caretaker

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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 3 January 2023, after the match against Vietnam.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pyae Phyo Thu (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 20) 4 0 Myanmar Yadanarbon
18 1GK Kyaw Zin Phyo (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 30) 32 0 Myanmar Shan United
23 1GK San Set Naing (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 24) 4 0 Myanmar Yangon United
2 2DF Hein Phyo Win (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 24) 17 0 Thailand Ratchaburi
3 2DF Ye Min Thu (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 25) 21 0 Myanmar Shan United
4 2DF Hein Thiha Zaw (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 27) 6 0 Myanmar Shan United
5 2DF Nanda Kyaw (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 26) 39 0 Myanmar Shan United
14 2DF Thet Hein Soe (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Myanmar Yadanarbon
17 2DF Thiha Htet Aung (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 27) 14 0 Myanmar Rakhine United
22 2DF Hein Zeyar Lin (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Myanmar Yangon United
24 2DF Zwe Khant Min (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Myanmar Shan United
6 3MF Lin Htet Soe (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 25) 6 0 Myanmar Shan United
7 3MF Lwin Moe Aung (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 23) 34 0 Thailand Rayong
8 3MF Myat Kaung Khant (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 22) 26 1 Myanmar Shan United
12 3MF Hein Htet Aung (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 21) 17 0 Malaysia Selangor
13 3MF Zaw Win Thein (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Myanmar Yangon United
15 3MF Wai Lin Aung (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 23) 8 0 Myanmar Dagon Star
3MF Kyaw Min Oo (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 26) 21 1 Malaysia PDRM
19 3MF Yan Naing Oo (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 26) 44 1 Myanmar Yangon United
3MF Nyein Chan Aung (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 26) 8 1 Thailand Muang Trang United
9 4FW Win Naing Tun (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 22) 22 1 Myanmar Yangon United
10 4FW Aung Thu (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 26) 41 9 Thailand Lamphun Warriors
11 4FW Maung Maung Lwin (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 27) 55 9 Thailand Lamphun Warriors
13 4FW Aung Kaung Mann (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 25) 19 1 Thailand Customs United
22 4FW Than Paing (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 26) 39 2 Thailand Kanchanaburi City

Recent call-ups[edit]

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
GK Myo Min Latt (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 28) 14 0 Thailand Ratchaburi v.  Singapore, 24 December 2022
GK Tun Nanda Oo (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 23) 3 0 Myanmar Myawady v.  Vietnam, 3 January 2023
DF Soe Moe Kyaw (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 24) 28 0 Thailand Kasetsart v.  Singapore, 14 June 2022
DF Nyein Chan (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 28) 17 0 Thailand Ranong v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
DF Zaw Ye Tun (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 28) 6 0 Myanmar Yadanarbon v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
DF Wai Yan Oo (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 26) 6 0 Myanmar Myawady v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
DF Ye Lin Htet (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 23) 6 0 Myanmar Hantharwaddy v.  Hong Kong, 24 September 2022
DF Kyaw Zin Lwin (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 30) 35 0 Myanmar Shan United v.  Vietnam, 3 January 2023
DF David Htan (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 32) 89 4 Myanmar Yangon United v.  Laos, 30 December 2022
DF Win Moe Kyaw (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 26) 24 0 Myanmar Hantharwaddy v.  Vietnam, 3 January 2023
MF Suan Lam Mang (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 28) 44 6 Thailand Krabi v.  Singapore, 14 June 2022
MF Htet Phyo Wai (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 23) 22 3 Myanmar Yangon United v.  Singapore, 14 June 2022
MF Aung Naing Win (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 25) 8 0 Myanmar Ayeyawady United v.  Vietnam, 3 January 2023
MF Hlaing Bo Bo (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 26) 41 6 Myanmar Yangon United v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
MF Thet Wai Moe 0 0 Myanmar Myawady v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
FW Aee Soe (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 26) 4 0 Laos Young Elephants FC v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
FW Yan Kyaw Htwe (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 27) 1 0 Myanmar Yangon United v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
FW Naing Zin Htet (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Myanmar Myawady United v.  Thailand, 11 December 2022
FW Ye Yint Aung (2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 (age 23) 4 0 Myanmar Shan United v.  Vietnam, 3 January 2023

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records[edit]

As of 31 December 2022[18]

Players in bold are still active with Myanmar.

Most appearances[edit]

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 David Htan 89 4 2011–present
2 Zaw Min Tun 75 5 2011–2022
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 55 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[edit]

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
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 Ya Zar Win Thein 9 34 0.26 2007–2014
Aung Thu 9 41 0.22 2013–present
Maung Maung Lwin 9 55 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[edit]

FIFA World Cup[edit]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1938 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Brazil 1950 Withdrew Withdrew from qualification
Switzerland 1954 to Italy 1990 did not enter did not enter
United States 1994 Withdrew Withdrew from qualification
France 1998 did not enter did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Withdrew Withdrew from qualification
Germany 2006 Banned Banned
South Africa 2010 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 11
Brazil 2014 4 1 0 3 2 6
Russia 2018 8 2 2 4 9 21
Qatar 2022 8 2 0 6 6 35
Canada Mexico United States 2026 to be determined to be determined
Total 0/22 – – – – – – 22 5 2 15 17 73

Olympic Games[edit]

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
France 1900 to Finland 1952 did not participate
Australia 1956 to Mexico 1968 did not qualify
West Germany 1972 Round 1 9/16 3 1 0 2 2 2 Squad
Canada 1976 to South Korea 1988 did not qualify
Spain 1992 – present See Myanmar national under-23 team
Total Round 1 – 3 1 0 2 2 2 —

AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: Myanmar at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 3 0 0 5 0
Thailand 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976
Kuwait 1980
Singapore 1984
Qatar 1988
Japan 1992 did not enter did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 did not qualify 6 2 1 3 11 20
Lebanon 2000 3 2 0 1 6 4
China 2004 8 3 0 5 11 18
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 did not enter AFC Challenge Cup
Qatar 2011
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 did not qualify 14 4 4 6 19 31
Qatar 2023 8 2 0 6 6 35
Saudi Arabia 2027 to be determined to be determined
Total Runners-up 4 2 1 1 5 4 42 16 5 21 58 108

Asian Games[edit]

Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
India 1951 Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 0 2
Philippines 1954 Third place 4 2 0 1 10 8
Japan 1958 Group stage 2 0 0 2 3 6
Indonesia 1962 Withdrew
Thailand 1966 Champions 6 4 2 0 8 3
Thailand 1970 7 4 2 1 9 5
Iran 1974 Second round 6 2 1 3 14 14
Thailand 1978 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 5
India 1982 3 1 0 2 3 8
South Korea 1986 did not qualify
China 1990
Japan 1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9
Thailand 1998 Withdrew
2002–present See Myanmar under-23 football team
Total Champions 34 13 6 14 49 60

AFC Challenge Cup[edit]

AFC Challenge Cup record AFC Challenge Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 did not enter did not enter
India 2008 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 6 6
Sri Lanka 2010 5 2 0 3 6 10 3 3 0 0 7 1
Nepal 2012 did not qualify 3 0 1 2 2 6
Maldives 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[edit]

AFF Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Singapore 1996 Group stage 6th 4 2 0 2 11 12 Squad No qualification
Vietnam 1998 5th 3 1 1 1 8 9 Squad 2 2 0 0 7 1
Thailand 2000 6th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad No qualification
Indonesia Singapore 2002 5th 4 2 1 1 13 5 Squad
Malaysia Vietnam 2004 Fourth place 4th 7 3 1 3 12 12 Squad
Singapore Thailand 2007 Group stage 6th 3 0 3 0 1 1 Squad Qualified automatically
Indonesia Thailand 2008 6th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad
Indonesia Vietnam 2010 7th 3 0 1 2 2 9 Squad
Malaysia Thailand 2012 8th 3 0 1 2 1 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 6 1
Singapore Vietnam 2014 7th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 4 3 1 0 6 2
Myanmar Philippines 2016 Semi-finals 4th 4 2 0 2 5 9 Squad Qualified automatically
ASEAN 2018 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad
Singapore 2020 8th 4 1 0 3 4 10 Squad
ASEAN 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[edit]

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Thailand 1959 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 10
Myanmar 1961 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 7 5
Cambodia 1963 Cancelled
Malaysia 1965 Champions 3 2 1 0 5 2
Thailand 1967 4 4 0 0 7 2
Myanmar 1969 3 3 0 0 8 1
Malaysia 1971 4 3 1 0 13 3
Singapore 1973 4 4 0 0 15 4
Thailand 1975 Third place 3 1 1 1 3 3
Malaysia 1977 4 3 0 1 12 9
Indonesia 1979 Group stage 4 0 1 3 2 5
Philippines 1981 2 0 1 1 3 4
Singapore 1983 3 1 0 2 3 4
Thailand 1985 did not enter
Indonesia 1987 Fourth place 4 0 2 2 3 14
Malaysia 1989 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 7
Philippines 1991 2 0 0 2 1 6
Singapore 1993 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 21 11
Thailand 1995 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 10 8
Indonesia 1997 Group stage 4 1 1 2 10 8
Brunei 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[edit]

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 21 8 4 9 40 30 +10
 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 3 0 1 2 3 8 –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
 Timor-Leste 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[edit]

International[edit]

  • Fair Play Award: 1972

Continental[edit]

  • Med 2.png Runners-up (1): 1968

Regional[edit]

Fourth place /Semifinalist(2) : 2004, 2016

Other awards[edit]

  • Simple cup icon.svg Winners (4): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Med 2.png Runners-up (1) 1976
  • Med 2.png Runners-up (1): 1995
  • AYA Bank Cup
  • Med 3.png Third Place (1): 2016
*trophy shared

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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Preceded by Asian Games Champions
1966 (first title)
1970 (second title)
 Succeeded by
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