Myanmar national football team
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Nickname(s) | The White Angels | ||
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Association | Myanmar Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Gerd Zeise[1] | ||
Captain | Yan Aung Kyaw | ||
Home stadium | Thuwunna Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MYA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
166 ![]() | ||
Highest | 97 (April 1996) | ||
Lowest | 182 (August 2012, October 2012) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
183 ![]() | ||
Highest | 31 (ca. May 1972) | ||
Lowest | 186 (4 March 2013, 2015) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Hong Kong; 17 February 1950)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9 November 1969) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Doha, Qatar; 3 September 2015) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1968) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1968 |
The Myanmar national football team (Burmese: မြန်မာအမျိုးသားဘောလုံးအသင်း) is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. 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 and in the Asian Games. The Burma team was dominant in Asia in the 1960s and 1970s, 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. Since then, Myanmar's highest achievement is the silver medal in 1993. Myanmar played its first World Cup qualifiers in 2007, losing 0–7 and 0–4 to China.
History
Burma sent players to the Philippines in 1954 Asian Games and captured a bronze medal, behind Taiwan (gold) and South Korea (silver); this fact marked the beginning of the golden age. 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. But this was only the beginning. Then, against all odds, the team of Burma bettered their 1954 effort by winning the gold medal in the Asian Games, which were held at Bangkok in the mid-1960s. In that tournament, Burma beat Iran in the gold-medal game.
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. After claiming silver in 1968, the men's soccer team had a strong performance in the early 1970s as it won the right to compete in the 1972 Summer Olympics, which were held at Munich (West Germany), upon being one of the three finalists in the Asian tournament. Despite losing almost all their matches, the Burmese players captured the Fair Play Award. The following year, the nation earned its fifth consecutive Southeast Asian Games gold medal at Singapore City (Kuala Lumpur'65, Bangkok'67, Rangoon'69, and Kuala Lumpur '71).
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 soccer squad to win the Asian tournament twice. Certainly, they were declared national heroes in Rangoon, the then capital of Burma, with their second consecutive gold medal in men's soccer.
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 times for his outstanding contribution to Burmese football.
Over the following years, due in large part to several problems in the country, the national side was not able to successfully defend its Asian title.[3]
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 32000 in 2013.[4]
Kits
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Myanmar's home kits is a red shirt with red shorts and red socks while the away kits is a white shirt with white shorts and white socks. The kits are currently manufactured by FBT after reaching an agreement with the FA in 2015.
Competition records
Olympic Games
Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() ![]() | Did not Participate | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not Qualify | |||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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See Myanmar national under-23 team | |||||||
Total | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup Record | FIFA World Cup Qualification Record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
![]() ![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() | Withdrew from qualification | |||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() | Withdrew from qualification | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Withdrew from qualification | |||||||||||||
![]() | Disqualified from qualification | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Total | 0/20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
- Disqualified in 2006 for withdrawing from qualification in 2002.
- Initially banned from 2018 for crowd trouble during 2014 World Cup qualifying match but later overturned to and matches to be played on neutral soil.[5][6]
Asian Cup
Asian Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() ![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
![]() ![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Did not enter | ||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
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![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | Best: Runner-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Asian Games
Asian Games Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Quarter-Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
![]() | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
![]() | Second Round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
![]() | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
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![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
Total | Champions | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 60 |
- *Under-23 tournament since 2002
AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup Record | AFC Challenge Cup Qualifications Record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4th Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | Best: 4th | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
AFF Championship
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
AFF Championship Record | AFF Championship Qualifications Record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
![]() | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | Best: Fourth Place | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 80 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
SEA Games
SEA Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
![]() | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
![]() | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
![]() | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||
![]() | Fourth Place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 |
![]() | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
![]() | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Total | Best: Champions | 64 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 130 | 126 |
- *Under-23 tournament since 2001
Current coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Team Leader | ![]() |
Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Fitness Coach | |
Media Officer | ![]() |
Team Secretary | ![]() |
Doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Video Analyst | ![]() |
Source:[7]
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up to the squad for the 2016 AFF Championship.
Caps and goals updated as of 26 November 2016 after the 2016 AFF Championship match against Malaysia
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called-up recently.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Thiha Sithu | 10 February 1987 | 31 | 0 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
GK | Myo Min Latt | 20 February 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
DF | Thein Zaw | 5 May 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
DF | Naing Lin Tun | 16 June 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
DF | Thiha Htet Aung | 3 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
DF | Zaw Lin | 5 May 1992 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
DF | Ko Ko Hein | 27 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
DF | Nay Myo Aung | 15 October 1990 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
DF | Thein Naing Oo | 1 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Nay Zaw Aung | 13 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Sithu Aung | 16 October 1996 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Aung Zaw | 5 March 1990 | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | 20 December 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Tin Win Aung | 14 April 1990 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Nyein Chan Aung | 18 August 1996 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Chit Su Moe | 11 April 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Hein Zar Aung | 28 June 1990 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Nay Lin Tun | 19 March 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Thiha Zaw | 28 December 1993 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
MF | Kyi Lin | 4 September 1992 | 35 | 6 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
FW | Soe Min Oo | 8 March 1988 | 14 | 3 | ![]() |
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
FW | Zin Min Tun | 12 June 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Kyaw Ko Ko | 20 December 1992 | 38 | 8 | ![]() |
{{{latest}}} |
Previous squads
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Coaches
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Honours | |
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1964–1979 | Asian Games Champions (1966,1970) Southeast Asian Games Champions (1965,1967,1969,1971,1973) Merdeka Cup Champions (1964,1967,1971) | ||||||
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1972–1974 | 1972 President's Cup Football Tournament Champions | ||||||
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1993–1996[8] | |||||||
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1996–1997 | |||||||
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2000–2003 | |||||||
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Nov 2004–2005 | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi-finalists | ||||||
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2006–2007 | 2006 Merdeka Tournament Champions 2007 Merdeka Tournament Runners-up | ||||||
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Apr 2007 – Dec 2008[9] | |||||||
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Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 | |||||||
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Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 | |||||||
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Feb 2010 – Dec 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | ||
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Jan 2011 – Jul 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | ||
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Jul 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | ||
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Dec 2011 – Dec 2013 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.46 | ||
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Sep 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
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Feb 2014 – Oct 2015 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31.82 | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup Champions | |
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Oct 2015 – Present | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33.33 |
* As caretaker
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2016
24 March Friendly | Singapore ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Kallang, Singapore |
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19:45 UTC+8 | Shahril ![]() Fazrul ![]() |
Suan Lam Mang ![]() |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 5,280 |
29 March 2018 WCQ | Lebanon ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Sidon, Lebanon |
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17:00 UTC+3 | El-Helwe ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Aung Thu ![]() |
Stadium: Saida International Stadium Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
28 May Friendly | Myanmar ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 27,860 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand) |
3 June 2016 AYA Bank Cup | Myanmar ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Faris ![]() |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 31,000 |
6 June 2016 AYA Bank Cup | Myanmar ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Than Paing ![]() Maung Maung Lwin ![]() Ye Ko Oo ![]() |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 6,100 |
4 November Friendly | Myanmar ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
14 November Friendly | Myanmar ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Yangon, Myanmar |
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17:00 UTC+5 | Al-Nahar ![]() Q.Said ![]() Al-Khaldi ![]() |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
20 November 2016 AFF Championship | Myanmar ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Thuwunna YTC Stadium, Yangon |
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18:00 UTC+6:30 | Aung Thu ![]() |
Report Report |
Quyết ![]() Vinh ![]() |
Attendance: 28,040 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
23 November 2016 AFF Championship | Cambodia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Thuwunna YTC Stadium, Yangon |
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18:00 UTC+6:30 | Suhana ![]() |
Report Report |
Zaw Min Tun ![]() Aung Thu ![]() |
Attendance: 15,236 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
26 November 2016 AFF Championship | Myanmar ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Thuwunna YTC Stadium, Yangon |
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18:00 UTC+6:30 | David Htan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 32,752 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) |
4 December 2016 AFF Championship | Myanmar ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Thuwunna YTC Stadium, Yangon |
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18:00 UTC+6:30 | Report | Teerasil ![]() |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
8 December 2016 AFF Championship | Thailand ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok |
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19:00 UTC+7:00 |
Honours
International
- Fair Play Award: 1972
Continental
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Runners-up (1): 1968
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Regional
- Fourth place (1) : 2004
Other awards
- Korea Cup (President's Cup)
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Winners (1) : 2014
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- *trophy shared
See also
- Myanmar national under-23 football team
- Myanmar national under-20 football team
- Myanmar national under-17 football team
- Myanmar women's national football team
References
- ↑ "MFF has promoted Gerd Zeise as a full national team coach". 17 October 2015. (in Burmese)
- ↑ "Myanmar matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Myanmar. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "History of Burmese soccer". voices.yahoo.com.
- ↑ http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html
- ↑ Myanmar disciplinary sanctions confirmed
- ↑ Myanmar appeal partially upheld
- ↑ "Myanmar Football Federation". themff.info.
- ↑ Haverkort, Jeroen (9 February 2011). "Werken op twijfelachtig grondgebied" (in Dutch). metronieuws.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "Myanmar urgently needs foreign coach for national soccer team". news.xinhuanet.com.