Myanmar national football team
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The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation
Myanmar Football Federation
The Myanmar Football Federation is the governing body of football in Myanmar. The MFF oversees the Burmese men's national team, the women's national team, and youth national teams as well as national football championships and professional club competitions.-History:Reportedly introduced during...

. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer Olympics in 1972
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...

 and in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

. The Myanmar team was dominant in South East Asia in 1960s and 1970s, having won the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 twice, in 1966
Football at the Asian Games
Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...

 and 1970
Football at the Asian Games
Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...

, and the football event of the South East Asian Games on five successive occasions, in 1965
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

, 1967
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

, 1969
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

, 1971
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

 and 1973
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

. Since then Myanmar's highest achievement is the silver medal in 1993
Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

. Myanmar played its first World Cup qualifiers in 2007, losing 0–7 and 0–4 to China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...

.

World Cup records

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|Asian
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 Qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 Records
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...

 to 1938
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...

||Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|1950
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...

||Withdrew||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|1954
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...

 to 1990
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

||Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|1994
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

||Withdrew||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|1998
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

||Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|2002
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

||Withdrew||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

||Disqualified||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|2010
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

||Did not qualify||2||0||0||2||0||11
|-
|2014
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....

||Did not qualify||4||1||0||3||2||5
|-
|2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...

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|Total||||6||1||0||5||2||17

  • Disqualified in 2006 for withdrawing from qualification in 2002.
  • Initally banned from 2018 for crowd trouble during 2014 World Cup qualifying match but later overturned to and matches to be played on neutral soil.

Asian Cup records

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...


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!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
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|1956
1956 AFC Asian Cup
The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956...

 to 1964
1964 AFC Asian Cup
The 1964 AFC Asian Cup was the third AFC Asian Cup football tournament. The finals were held in Israel from May 26 to June 3, 1964.The tournament used a round-robin system, and host nation Israel won the title with a perfect record of three wins.-Venues:...

|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
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| 1968
1968 AFC Asian Cup
The 1968 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19. It was organized on a round robin basis, with the home team Iran winning with a perfect record of four wins.- Qualification :...

 || Runner-Up ||7||4||1||2||9||6
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|1972
1972 AFC Asian Cup
-Semi-finals:----- Third place play-off :-Final:-External links:**...

 to 1992
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...

|| Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|1996
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...

 to 2004
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....

|| Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|2007
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

 || Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|2011
2011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...

 || Did not qualify ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||Best: 2nd Place||7||4||1||2||9||6

AFC Challenge Cup record

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup is an international football competition for emerging nations that are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The first tournament was hosted by Bangladesh in 2006...


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!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
|2006 || Did not enter||-||-||-||-||-||-
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|2008
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...

||
4th Place||
5
||
2 ||
0 ||
3 ||
6 ||
6
|-
|2010
2010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year...

 || 4th Place||5||2||0||3||6||10
|-
|2012
2012 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...

 || Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|Total||Best: 4th||10||4||0||6||12||16
|}

ASEAN Championship records

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
Tiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|ASEAN Football Championship
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
||
1996
1996 Tiger Cup
The 1996 Tiger Cup is the inaugural edition of the ASEAN Football Championship, sponsored by Tiger Beer. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 September to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.- Teams :...

||
Group Stage ||
4 ||
2 ||
0 ||
2 ||
11 ||
12
|-
||
1998
1998 Tiger Cup
The 1998 tournament was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.-Controversy:...

||
Group Stage ||
3 ||
1 ||
1 ||
1 ||
8 ||
9
|-
||
2000
2000 Tiger Cup
The 2000 Tiger Cup was held in Thailand from 5 November to 18 November 2000.- Teams :No qualification was required for this edition of the tournament and national teams from nine of the ten member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation have entered...

||
Group Stage ||
3 ||
1 ||
0 ||
2 ||
4 ||
8
|-
||
2002
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

||
Group Stage ||
4 ||
2 ||
1 ||
1 ||
13 ||
5
|-
||
2004
2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....

||
Semi-Finals ||
7 ||
3 ||
1 ||
3 ||
12 ||
12
|-
||
2007
2007 ASEAN Football Championship
The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore and Thailand....

||
Group Stage ||
3 ||
0 ||
3 ||
0 ||
1 ||
1
|-
||
2008||
Group Stage ||
3 ||
1 ||
0 ||
2 ||
4 ||
8
|-
||
2010
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
The 2010 AFF Cup, sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, took place on December 1–29, 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs...

||
Group Stage ||
3 ||
0 ||
1 ||
2 ||
2 ||
9
|-
||
2012
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
The 2012 AFF Cup will be the ninth edition of the tournament which will be co-hosted by Malaysia and Thailand.-Hosts:On 17 December 2010, the Philippine Football Federation declared their interest to host the 2012 AFF Cup...

||
TBD (Qualification rounds
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
The 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament is expected to be held in October 2012 based on schedules of previous qualifying tournaments. It will involve the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia...

) ||
||
||
||
||
||

|-
||
Total ||
Best: Semi-Finals ||
30 ||
10 ||
7 ||
13 ||
55 ||
64
|}

Other records

As Burma, the side won gold medals at the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 football tournaments in 1966 and 1970 and qualified for Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...

, but were eliminated at the group stage.

Recent Achievements
  • 2006: Merdeka Cup Champion
  • 2007: Merdeka Cup Runner-up
  • 2007: South East Asian Games Football Finalists

Kits

Myanmar 's kit is a red jersey with a blue border, white collar, blue line reflection and golden corners with blue shorts and red socks. Their away kit is with a white jersey with red border, red line reflection and black collar with black shorts and white socks. The kits are currently manufactured by Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

. The kits are likely to change with the introduction of a new national flag and the country's orders to burn the old flag.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...



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Coaches

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|   David Booth
David Booth (football manager)
David Booth is an English football coach and manager. He is currently coaching the Sisaket F.C. team. In England, he was manager of the English football clubs Grimsby Town and Darlington .-Early years:...


| align="center" |2000 2003
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|   Ivan Venkov Kolev
Ivan Venkov Kolev
Ivan Venkov Kolev is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. He coached Indonesian clubs, Persija Jakarta, Mitra Kukar, and Persipura Jayapura. His top career in Indonesia when managing Indonesia national football team. Prior to his jobs in Indonesia, he coaching Myanmar...


| align="center" |November 2004 2005
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|   Sann Win
Sann Win
Sann Win is a Burmese head coach of Myanmar National Football Team.-International career:He is now the head coach for the Myanmar national football team. He was a former Myanmar Football Player....


| align="center" |2006 2007
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|2006 Merdeka Cup Champion
2007 Merdeka Cup Runner-up
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|   Marcos Falopa
| align="center" |April 2008 March 2009
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|4th place 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan...


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|   Tin Myint Aung
| align="center" |April 2009 ?
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|   Drago Mamić
| align="center" | Feb 2010
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|   Tin Myint Aung
| align="center" |Feb 2010 Dec 2010
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |3
|4th place 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
2010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year...


|-
| Milan Živadinović
Milan Živadinovic
Milan Živadinović is a Serbian former football player and most recent manager of Myanmar.He is known as a coach who advocates an old-school system of coaching...


| align="center" | Jan 2011 July 2011
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |5
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|   Sann Win
Sann Win
Sann Win is a Burmese head coach of Myanmar National Football Team.-International career:He is now the head coach for the Myanmar national football team. He was a former Myanmar Football Player....


| align="center" |July 2011
| align="center" |1
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|   Tin Myint Aung
| align="center" |July 2011
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See also

  • Myanmar national under-23 football team
    Myanmar national under-23 football team
    The Myanmar national under-23 football team is the under-23 football team representing Myanmar at the Olympic Games, Asian Games, and Southeast Asian Games...

  • Myanmar women's national football team
    Myanmar women's national football team
    Myanmar women's national football team is a female association football team representing Myanmar and controlled by Myanmar Football Federation . Myanmar has just as North Korea received more money from the state and improved its game the last year and had a goal of qualifying to the 2011 FIFA...

  • Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
    Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
    Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup is a football tournament held in Myanmar. Club sides and national teams take part in the competition.The competition was first held in 2005, played again in 2006 but was not on the calendar for 2007...

  • Myanmar National League
    Myanmar National League
    The Myanmar National League is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight professional clubs representing different regions across the nation...

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