Myanmar national football team

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Myanmar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Burma
Association Myanmar Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of BrazilMarcos Antonio Falopa
Home stadium Thuwanna YTC Stadium
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
FIFA code MYA
FIFA ranking 165
Highest FIFA ranking 97 (April 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 164 (August 2006, April 2008)
Elo ranking 160
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
Second kit
First international
Flag of Iran Iran 2 - 0 Burma Flag of Burma
(India; March 6, 1951)
Biggest win
Flag of Burma Burma 9 - 0 Singapore Flag of Singapore
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 9, 1969)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 9 - 1 Burma Flag of Burma
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 25, 1977)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result Runners-up, 1968

The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Burma (or 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, but has not had much success since. Myanmar played its first ever World Cup qualifiers in 2007, losing 0-7 and 0-4 to China.


Contents

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Asian Cup record

No money

[edit] Tiger Cup record

Busy with Keeping

[edit] Other records

Won gold medals at the Asian Games football tournaments in 1966 and 1970. Qualified for Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics but lost in the Group (pool) play. Still South East Asia region's most successful team in Asian football but the glory days of the 1960s are long behind the now-struggling Asian nation. The lack of success must, at least in part, be attributed to the nation's long-running economic crisis.

Recent Achievements

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

[edit] Current Squad

(July, 2007)

Goalkeepers:

Aung Aung Oo
Kyaw Zin Htet
Defenders:

Han Win Aung
Khin Maung Lwin
Kyaw Khine Win
Zaw Lin Htun(2)
Thu Ya Aung
Min Thu

Midfielders:

Soe Myat Min
Soe Thiha Aung
Myo Min Tun
Aung Myo Thant
Yazar Win Thein
Moe Win
Zaw Htet Aung
Paing Soe
Tun Tun Win
Forwards:

Yan Paing
Si Thu Than
Si Thu Win
Kyaw Thiha