Myanmar national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Myanmar women's national football team.

Myanmar

Nickname(s)	Chinthe
Association	Myanmar Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Maung Maung Lwin
Most caps	David Htan (89)
Top scorer	Myo Hlaing Win (36)
Home stadium	Thuwunna Stadium
FIFA code	MYA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	159 1 (22 December 2022) [1]
Highest	96 (April 1996)
Lowest	182 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 1968 )
Best result	Runners-up (1968)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Fourth place (2008, 2010)
AFF Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1996 )
Best result	Fourth place (2004) Semi-finals (2016)
Medal record Men's football AFC Asian Cup 1968 Iran Team Asian Games 1966 Thailand Team 1970 Thailand Team 1954 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 1965 Malaysia Team 1967 Thailand Team 1969 Burma Team 1971 Malaysia Team 1973 Singapore Team 1961 Burma Team 1993 Singapore Team 1975 Thailand Team 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. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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). ^[5]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[6]

2020s: 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. ^[7] 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. ^[8] 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

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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

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	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

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

Myanmar   v   Bahrain

27 May 2022 (2022-05-27) Friendly	Myanmar	0–2	Bahrain	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00  UTC+7		Report	Abduljabbar 89' (pen.) Al-Humaidan 90+1'	Stadium: BG Stadium

Tajikistan   v   Myanmar

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) AFC AC Q	Tajikistan	4–0	Myanmar	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:30  UTC+6	Mabatshoev 9', 57' Dzhalilov 56' (pen.) Pandzhshanbe 84'	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Myanmar   v   Kyrgyzstan

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) AFC AC Q	Myanmar	0–2	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
21:00  UTC+6		Report	Maier 25', 45'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 7,522 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Myanmar   v   Singapore

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) AFC AC Q	Myanmar	2–6	Singapore	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:30  UTC+6	Win Naing Tun 53' Aung Kaung Mann 66'	Report	Ikhsan 9', 54', 69' Song Ui-young 16' G. Quak 42' Hafiz 89'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

Hong Kong   v   Myanmar

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) Friendly	Hong Kong	2–0	Myanmar	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00  UTC+8	Sun Ming Him 34' Law Tsz Chun 35'			Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Yousif Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Hong Kong   v   Myanmar

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)

Thailand   v   Myanmar

11 December 2022 (2022-12-11) Friendly	Thailand	6–0	Myanmar	Pathum Thani, Thailand
	Teerasil 12' (pen.), 58' Bordin 29' Nanda Kyaw 45' (o.g.) Sarach 45+3' Nyein Chan 75' (o.g.)			Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

Myanmar   v   Malaysia

21 December 2022 AFF Championship	Myanmar	0–1	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30  UTC+6:30		Report	Faisal 52'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al Ali (Jordan)

Singapore   v   Myanmar

24 December 2022 AFF Championship	Singapore	3–2	Myanmar	Kallang, Singapore
18:00 UTC+8	Ilhan 45' Shah 49' Shawal 74'	Report (AFFMEC)	Maung Maung Lwin 34', 66'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Myanmar   v   Laos

30 December 2022 AFF Championship	Myanmar	2–2	Laos	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30	Kyaw Min Oo 15' Maung Maung Lwin 90+6'	Report (AFFMEC)	Soukaphone 12' Ekkamai 46'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

2023

Vietnam   v   Myanmar

3 January 2023 AFF Championship	Vietnam	3–0	Myanmar	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30  UTC+7	Kyaw Zin Lwin 8' (o.g.) Nguyễn Tiến Linh 27' Châu Ngọc Quang 72'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Kyrgyzstan   v   Myanmar

March 2023 Friendly	Kyrgyzstan	v	Myanmar	Imphal, India
--:--  UTC+5:30				Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

India   v   Myanmar

March 2023 Friendly	India	v	Myanmar	Imphal, India
--:--  UTC+5:30				Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Than Toe Aung
Head Coach
Assistant Coach	Kyi Lwin
Goalkeeping Coach	Zaw Maung Kyaw 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
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 [11]
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 [12]
Tim Myint Aung	Apr 2009 – Oct 2009
Drago Mamić	Oct 2009 – Feb 2010
Tin Myint Aung	Feb 2010 – Dec 2010	5	2	0	3	040.00
Milan Živadinović	Jan 2011 – Jul 2011	7	0	2	5	000.00
Sann Win*	Jul 2011	5	1	1	3	020.00
Park Sung-Hwa	Dec 2011 – Dec 2013	13	5	4	4	038.46
Sann Win*	Sep 2013	1	0	1	0	000.00
Radojko Avramovic	Feb 2014 – Oct 2015	22	7	4	11	031.82	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	029.17	2016 AFF Championship Semi-final
Zaw Win Tun*	March 2018	1	1	0	0	100.00
Antoine Hey	16 May 2018 – 13 December 2018 [13]	8	2	1	5	025.00
Myo Min Tun*	March 2019	2	0	1	1	000.00
Miodrag Radulović	20 April 2019 – 20 October 2019 [14]	5	1	0	4	020.00
Antoine Hey	21 October 2019 – 31 January 2023 [15]	21	3	2	16	014.29

*As caretaker

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

Caps and goals updated as of 30 December 2022, after the match against Vietnam .

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Myo Min Latt	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 27)	14	0	Ratchaburi
18	1 GK	Kyaw Zin Phyo	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 30)	32	0	Shan United
23	1 GK	Tun Nanda Oo	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Myawady
2	2 DF	Hein Phyo Win	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 24)	17	0	Ratchaburi
3	2 DF	Ye Min Thu	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)	21	0	Shan United
4	2 DF	David Htan	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 32)	89	4	Yangon United
5	2 DF	Nanda Kyaw	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 26)	39	0	Ratchaburi
12	2 DF	Kyaw Zin Lwin	(1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 30)	35	0	Shan United
15	2 DF	Win Moe Kyaw	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 26)	24	0	Hantharwady United
17	2 DF	Thiha Htet Aung	(1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 26)	14	0	Rakhine United
22	2 DF	Hein Zeyar Lin	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Yangon United
6	3 MF	Kyaw Min Oo	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 26)	21	1	PDRM
7	3 MF	Lwin Moe Aung	(1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 23)	34	0	Rayong
8	3 MF	Hein Htet Aung	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 21)	17	0	Selangor
13	3 MF	Lin Htet Soe	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)	6	0	Shan United
14	3 MF	Wai Lin Aung (Midfielder)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 23)	8	0	Dagon Star
16	3 MF	Yan Naing Oo	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 26)	44	1	Yangon United
20	3 MF	Aung Naing Win	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 25)	8	0	Ayeyawady United
21	3 MF	Myat Kaung Khant	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 22)	26	1	Shan United
9	4 FW	Aung Kaung Mann	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)	19	1	Customs United
10	4 FW	Win Naing Tun	(2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 22)	22	1	Yangon United
11	4 FW	Maung Maung Lwin	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 27)	55	9	Lamphun Warriors
19	4 FW	Ye Yint Aung	(2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Shan United

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
GK	San Set Naing	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 25)	4	0	Yangon United	v.   Thailand , 11 December 2022
DF	Soe Moe Kyaw	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 23)	28	0	Kasetsart	v.   Singapore , 14 June 2022
DF	Nyein Chan	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 28)	17	0	Ranong	v.   Thailand , 11 December 2022
DF	Zaw Ye Tun	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 28)	6	0	Yadanarbon
DF	Wai Yan Oo	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 26)	6	0	Myawady
DF	Ye Lin Htet	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Hantharwaddy
MF	Suan Lam Mang	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 28)	44	6	Krabi	v.   Singapore , 14 June 2022
MF	Htet Phyo Wai	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 23)	22	3	Yangon United	v.   Singapore , 14 June 2022
MF	Zaw Win Thein	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Yangon United	v.   Singapore , 14 June 2022
FW	Than Paing	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 26)	39	2	Kanchanaburi	v.   Singapore , 14 June 2022
FW	Aee Soe	(1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 26)	4	0	Young Elephants FC	v.   Thailand , 11 December 2022
FW	Yan Kyaw Htwe	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 27)	1	0	Yangon United	v.   Thailand , 11 December 2022
FW	Naing Zin Htet	(1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 30)	2	0	Yangon United	v.   Thailand , 11 December 2022
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

As of 31 December 2022 ^[16]

Players in bold are still active with Myanmar.

Most appearances Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 David Htan 89 4 2011– 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– Aung Kyaw Moe 55 7 1999–2010 9 Soe Myat Min 54 19 1998–2008 10 Kyaw Ko Ko 53 16 2010–

Top goalscorers 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– 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– Maung Maung Lwin 9 55 0.17 2015– 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– Aung Kyaw Moe 7 55 0.14 1999–2010

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
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. ^{[17] [18]}

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
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

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
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
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
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
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
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	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

International

• Olympic Football Tournament

• Fair Play Award: 1972

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1968

• Asian Games

• Gold medal (2): 1966, 1970*
• Bronze medal (1): 1954

Regional

• ASEAN Football Championship

Fourth place /Semifinalist(2) : 2004, 2016

• Southeast Asian Games

• Gold medal (5): 1965*, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
• Silver medal (3): 1961, 1993, 2007, 2015
• Bronze medal (2): 1975, 1977, 2011

Other awards

• Merdeka Tournament

• Winners (4): 1964, 1967*, 1971, 2006
• Runners-up (4): 1966, 1968, 1970, 2007

• Jakarta Anniversary Tournament

• Winners (4): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
• Runners-up (1) 1976

• Korea Cup (President's Cup)

• Winners (3): 1971*, 1972, 1973*
• Runners-up (1): 1975
• Third Place (1): 1974

• Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup

• Winners (2): 2006, 2008

• Philippine Peace Cup

• Winners (1): 2014

• Colombo Cup

• Third Place (3): 1952*, 1953, 1955

• 4-nation Tiger Trophy

• Runners-up (1): 1995

• AYA Bank Cup

• Third Place (1): 2016

*trophy shared

See also

• Myanmar national under-17 football team
• Myanmar women's national football team

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External links

• Official website

Preceded by 1962 India	Asian Games Champions 1966 (first title) 1970 (second title)	Succeeded by 1974 Iran