Myanmar national football team

Myanmar
Nickname(s) The White Angels
Association Myanmar Football Federation
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Park Seong-Hwa
Captain Khin Maung Lwin
Home stadium Thuwanna YTC Stadium
Aung San Stadium
FIFA code MYA
FIFA ranking 172
Highest FIFA ranking 97 (April 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 172 (December 2011)
Elo ranking 182
Highest Elo ranking 31 (ca. May 1972)
Lowest Elo ranking 185 (29 June 2011)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Iran 2–0 Burma
(India; March 6, 1951)
Biggest win
Burma 9–0 Singapore 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 9, 1969)
Biggest defeat
 Malaysia 9–1 Burma
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 25, 1977)
Asian Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result Runners-up, 1968

The Myanmar national football team 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 Myanmar team was dominant in South East Asia in 1960s and 1970s, having won the Asian Games twice, in 1966 and 1970, and the football event of the South East 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.

Contents

Competition records

World Cup records

Asian Qualification Records
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1938 Did not enter - - - - - -
1950 Withdrew - - - - - -
1954 to 1990 Did not enter - - - - - -
1994 Withdrew - - - - - -
1998 Did not enter - - - - - -
2002 Withdrew - - - - - -
2006 Disqualified - - - - - -
2010 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 11
2014 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 2 5
2018 - - - - - -
Total 6 1 0 5 2 17

Asian Cup records

Asian Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1956 to 1964 Did not enter - - - - - -
1968 Runner-Up 7 4 1 2 9 6
1972 to 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
1996 to 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2007 Did not enter - - - - - -
2011 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total Best: 2nd Place 7 4 1 2 9 6

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
2006 Did not enter - - - - - -
2008
4th Place
5
2
0
3
6
6
2010 4th Place 5 2 0 3 6 10
2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total Best: 4th 10 4 0 6 12 16

ASEAN Championship records

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1996
Group Stage
4
2
0
2
11
12
1998
Group Stage
3
1
1
1
8
9
2000
Group Stage
3
1
0
2
4
8
2002
Group Stage
4
2
1
1
13
5
2004
Semi-Finals
7
3
1
3
12
12
2007
Group Stage
3
0
3
0
1
1
2008
Group Stage
3
1
0
2
4
8
2010
Group Stage
3
0
1
2
2
9
2012
TBD (Qualification rounds)
Total
Best: Semi-Finals
30
10
7
13
55
64

Other records

As Burma, the side won gold medals at the Asian Games football tournaments in 1966 and 1970 and qualified for Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but were eliminated at the group stage.

Achievements

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. 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)

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
21 1GK Thiha Sithu 10 February 1987 (aged 24) Ayeyawady United
1 1GK Pyae Phyo Aung 8 July 1991 (aged 19) Southern Myanmar
18 1GK Kyaw Zin Htet 2 March 1990 (aged 20) Kanbawza
4 2DF Moe Win Naypyidaw
3 2DF Yan Aung Win Yangon United
5 2DF Shwe Hlaing Win Yangon United
6 2DF Zaw Min Htun Magway
20 2DF Khin Maung Lwin(c) 14 July 1980 (aged 30) Kanbawza
13 2DF Zaw Zaw Oo Ayeyawady United
14 2DF Kyaw Zayar Win 20 October 1988 (aged 22) Ayeyawady United
10 3MF David Htan 15 December 1987 (aged 22) Yangon United
11 3MF Pai Soe 22 January 1987 (aged 23) Yadanarbon
12 3MF Min Min Thu Ayeyawady United
7 3MF Yan Aung Kyaw Yangon United
23 3MF Thein Than Win 2 July 1982 (aged 28) Magway
8 3MF Kyi Lin 4 September 1992 (aged 18) Yangon United
2 3MF Thu Htet Paing Rakhapura United
16 3MF Zaw Lin Nay Pyi Taw
9 4FW Kyaw Ko Ko 20 December 1992 (aged 18) Zeyashwemye
15 4FW Soe Min Oo 8 March 1988 (aged 23) Kanbawza
17 4FW Mai Aih Naing Yangon United
22 4FW Yan Paing 27 November 1983 (aged 27) Yadanarbon
19 4FW Si Thu Win Magway

Coaches

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
David Booth 2000 – 2003
Ivan Venkov Kolev November 2004 – 2005
Sann Win 2006 – 2007 2006 Merdeka Cup Champion
2007 Merdeka Cup Runner-up
Marcos Falopa April 2008 – March 2009 4th place 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
Tin Myint Aung April 2009 – ?
Drago Mamić – Feb 2010
Tin Myint Aung Feb 2010 – Dec 2010 5 2 0 3 4th place 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
Milan Živadinović Jan 2011 – July 2011 7 0 2 5
Sann Win July 2011 1 1 0 0
Tin Myint Aung July 2011 – 1 0 0 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Myanmar disciplinary sanctions confirmed
  2. ^ Myanmar appeal partially upheld
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