Myanmar national football team

The golden eras (1948–1970s)

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.^[5]

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).^[6]

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 third 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.^[5]

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.^[5]

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.

Decline and struggle (1970s–2010s)

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, Vietnam and 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.

Resurgence (2010–2019)

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. In an efforts to prepared the team for the 2018 AFF Championship, on 13 October 2018, Myanmar played a friendly match against Bolivia at the Thuwunna Stadium losing 3–0 in the process.[1]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 the tournament.

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.^[7]

The dramatic fall (2020–2022)

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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup, Singapore defeated Myanmar 3–0, with Ikhsan Fandi scoring a brace. However in the next match, Myanmar bounced back from that defeat with Than Paing and Maung Maung Lwin both scoring a goal to earn a 2–0 victory over Timor-Leste which give the team the hope of qualifying to the semi-finals. However, those hopes were made impossible after Thailand won 4–0 against Myanmar which ended a disastrous tournament after failing to defeat the Philippines in the final matchday.

Myanmar were also drawn in the group of death in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, being drawn with Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and also Singapore. The team failed to secure a points in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification being humiliated by Singapore 6–2, Tajikistan 4–0 and Kyrgyzstan 2–0.

The 2022 AFF Championship 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 the opponents fielded a weaker squad. Myanmar then played their opening 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 from Malaysia's Syihan Hazmi. In the next match, Myanmar played Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium, an artificial grass which cost them in addition to poor performances as the final result was 3–2 in Singapore's favour conceding the last goal from a goalkeeper punt kick which assisted Shawal Anuar to secured the 3 points for Singapore. 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 to take the lead up to 2–1 however in the 90+6 minutes, Myanmar captain Maung Maung Lwin secured a point for Myanmar as the match ended at 2–2 which also mean that this draw confirmed the team's elimination from the tournament. They lost 3–0 against Vietnam in their final match and they failed to registered a single win in the group stage of the AFF Championship for the first time since the 2014 edition. On 31 January 2023, Antoine Hey resigned from his position as head coach. Despite the poor results, the team can take positives away from this tournament as the playing style was praised by many fans.

Glimpses of hope (2023–present)

In March 2023, Germany head coach Michael Feichtenbeiner was tasked to lead Myanmar with positive results. With the domestic league being more active compared to last year's competition, Myanmar fans had no reason not to be optimistic when they participated in the 2023 Tri-Nation Series tournament hosted by India. This tournament saw the big returns of Aung Thu and Nyein Chan Aung after boycotting call-ups over the coup earlier, which was seen as a surprise. Players such as Lwin Moe Aung, Hein Htet Aung and Win Naing Tun were also called up to the national squad. In the first match, the finishing cost Myanmar against a tough India side, losing 1–0 with a goal in first half stoppage time by Anirudh Thapa. In the second match against Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar midfielder Kyaw Min Oo blew a big leading chance with a penalty miss in the first half. Despite this miss, Myanmar continued to press and trouble the Kyrgyzstan defence and were eventually rewarded with a goal from Aung Thu in the 82' minute. However, they gave away a goal in the 90+6' minute from a corner kick. Despite it being a draw, this result showed the return of the winning spirit that Myanmar desperately needed during the last year. The Myanmar team had shown a significant improvement throughout the last 6 months, and it showed in the match against Kyrgyzstan.

In June 2023, Myanmar travelled to Dalian to face China and Macau in the international friendly window in which Myanmar played their first match against China but came out with a 4–0 defeat despite a strong showing in the first half. On 19 June 2023, Macau was Myanmar's next opponent and goals from Lwin Moe Aung and Maung Maung Lwin secured a 2–0 win which secured Myanmar's first win in over two years since their last win over Timor-Leste on 8 December 2021. In September 2023, Myanmar played both of their friendly match at home against Nepal which the first match resulted in a disappointing 0–0 draw, with Myanmar goalkeeper Kyaw Zin Phyo saving Anjan Bista's penalty. In the second match, the performance significantly improved and Myanmar won 1–0 to an 86' minute goal by striker Win Naing Tun. In October 2023, Myanmar played against Macau in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification first round match at home which see them thrashing Macau 5–1 at home on 12 October 2023. Myanmar failed to produce the same performance in the second leg however, as Macau put up a strong resistance to end the game in a disappointing goalless draw; still, due to having won 5–1 in the first leg, Myanmar advanced to the second round of the qualification, where Myanmar will have to face sterner oppositions in group B, which are Syria, North Korea and Asian hegemon Japan, which had impressed greatly in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Amidst the backdrop of ongoing security crisis on home soil, notably with the kickstarting of the Operation 1027 that led to war and destruction in the country's borderlands and glimpse of war closer to Yangon, where Myanmar team chose to base themselves, the Burmese started their campaign with a predictable 5–0 thumping in the hands of Japan, the highest-ranked team in Asia at the time, before suffering an agonising 6–1 loss to North Korea on home soil, in which Win Naing Tun scored Myanmar's solitary goal. On 21 March 2024, Myanmar shockingly held Syria to a 1–1 draw after Soe Moe Kyaw scored the only goal for the team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match, which was a surprise after Syria's decent performance in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup earlier. Unfortunately, Myanmar could not keep up with the tempo in the return leg, losing 7–0 to Syria in a match where the Burmese were reduced to ten men after Hein Phyo Win was sent off.

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
Kit Provider	Period
Adidas	2011–2013
Lotto	2013–2015
FBT	2015–2018
Warrix	2018–present

Stadium

Myanmar plays most of its home matches in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. The stadium is larger and more up-to-date than the outdated Bogyoke Aung San Stadium. In 2013, the stadium was upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators from the previous capacity of 32,000.^[11] It also hosted the 2016 AFF Championship Group B matches .

Myanmar national football team home stadiums
Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	Last match
	Thuwunna Stadium	50,000	Yangon	v    Macau (12 October 2023; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
	Mandalar Thiri Stadium	31,270	Mandalay	v      Nepal (7 November 2019; Friendly)

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  Loss  Fixture

2023

China  v  Myanmar

16 June Friendly	China	4–0	Myanmar	Dalian, China
18:30 UTC+8	Zhang Linpeng 29' Lin Liangming 35' Wu Lei 75', 81'			Stadium: Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium Attendance: 27,651 Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)

Myanmar  v  Macau

19 June Friendly	Myanmar	2–0	Macau	Dalian, China
17:00 UTC+8	Lwin Moe Aung 23' Maung Maung Lwin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Myanmar  v    Nepal

8 September Friendly	Myanmar	0–0	Nepal	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar  v    Nepal

11 September Friendly	Myanmar	1–0	Nepal	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30	Win Naing Tun 86'			Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar  v  Macau

12 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	5–1	Macau	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30	Lwin Moe Aung 39', 90+5' Soe Moe Kyaw 62' Aung Kaung Mann 81' Nay Moe Naing 90+1'	Report	Torrão 55'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Macau  v  Myanmar

17 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Macau	0–0 (1–5 agg.)	Myanmar	Taipa, Macau
				Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Salim Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Japan  v  Myanmar

16 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	5–0	Myanmar	Suita, Japan
16:30 UTC+6:30	Ueda 11', 45+4', 50' Kamada 28' Dôan 86'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 34,484 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Myanmar  v  North Korea

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	1–6	North Korea	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30	Win Naing Tun 77'	Report	Jong Il-gwan 30', 54', 56' Choe Ju-song 34' (pen.) Han Kwang-song 38' Ri Hyong-jin 70'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2024

Myanmar  v Thitsar Arman

16 January Training match	Myanmar	4–2	Thitsar Arman	Yangon, Myanmar
	Maung Maung Lwin Thet Hein Soe Nyein Chan		Pyae Sone Aung	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar  v Myawady

20 January Training match	Myanmar	4–2	Myawady	Yangon, Myanmar
	Myat Kaung Khant Maung Maung Lwin Wai Lin Aung		Htet Lin Aung Kaung Sithu	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar  v ISPE

31 January Training match	Myanmar	1–1	ISPE	Yangon, Myanmar
	Hein Htet Aung		Thein Zaw Thiha	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar  v  Syria

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	1–1	Syria	Yangon, Myanmar
15:30	Soe Moe Kyaw 35'		Al-Dali 71'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Syria  v  Myanmar

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Syria	7–0	Myanmar	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
	Khribin 30', 54', 63' (pen.) Hesar 47' Ajan 51', 68' Al-Dali 80'			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Myanmar  v  Japan

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
15:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

North Korea  v  Myanmar

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	v	Myanmar	Pyongyang, North Korea
				Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium

Source^[12]

Position	Name
Manager	Ye Myo Tun
Head Coach	Michael Feichtenbeiner
Assistant Coach	Zin Lwin Latt Myo Hlaing Win Zaw Win Tun
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Andre Kost Ko Ko Aung
Fitness Coach	Thein Wai Oo
Team Doctor	Phyo Thet Hlaing Win
Media Officer	Zaw Minn Htike
Videographer	Zarni Ohn Khin
Physiotheropist	Thura Toe
Kit Manager	Aung Kyaw Lin

Coaching history

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Honours
Marko Valok	1959–?
Mikhail Bozenenkov	1961–1963
Sein Hlaing	1964–1965						Merdeka Cup Champions (1964)
German Zonin	1965–1967						Asian Games Champions (1966) Southeast Asian Games Champions (1965, 1967) Merdeka Cup Champions (1967)
Sein Hlaing	1968–1979						Asian Games Champions (1970) Southeast Asian Games Champions (1969, 1971, 1973) Merdeka Cup Champions (1971)
Bert Trautmann	1972–1974						1972 President's Cup Football Tournament Champions
Ger Blok	1993–1996[13]
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[14]
Tim Myint Aung	Apr – Oct 2009
Drago Mamić	Oct 2009 – Feb 2010
Tin Myint Aung	Feb – Dec 2010	5	2	0	3	040.00
Milan Živadinović	Jan – 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 – 13 December 2018[15]	8	2	1	5	025.00
Myo Min Tun*	March 2019	2	0	1	1	000.00
Miodrag Radulović	20 April – 20 October 2019[16]	5	1	0	4	020.00
Antoine Hey	21 October 2019 – 31 January 2023 [17]	21	3	2	16	014.29
Michael Feichtenbeiner	1 March 2023 –	11	3	4	4	027.27

* As caretaker

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against  Syria.^[12]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 March 2024, against  Syria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Pyae Phyo Aung	(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32)	0	0	Yangon United
18	1GK	Kyaw Zin Phyo	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31)	40	0	Shan United
23	1GK	Sann Satt Naing	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26)	10	0	Yangon United
2	2DF	Hein Phyo Win	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25)	32	0	Ratchaburi
3	2DF	Nyein Chan	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 29)	18	0	Dagon Port
4	2DF	Soe Moe Kyaw	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)	21	2	Phnom Penh Crown
5	2DF	Thet Hein Soe	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22)	7	0	Shan United
12	2DF	David Htan	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)	78	4	Yangon United
14	2DF	Hein Zeyar Lin	(2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 23)	13	0	Yangon United
19	2DF	Khun Kyaw Zin Hein	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Shan United
20	2DF	Kaung Htet Paing	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Dagon Port
22	2DF	Zwe Khant Min	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Shan United
6	3MF	Kyaw Min Oo	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 27)	29	1	PDRM
7	3MF	Lwin Moe Aung	(1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 24)	46	3	Rayong
10	3MF	Zaw Win Thein	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Yangon United
13	3MF	Nay Moe Naing	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 26)	7	1	Hanthawady United
21	3MF	Yan Naing Oo	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28)	44	1	Yangon United
8	4FW	Hein Htet Aung	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 22)	25	0	Negeri Sembilan
9	4FW	Aung Thu	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 27)	49	11	Uthai Thani
11	4FW	Maung Maung Lwin	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 27)	68	10	Lamphun Warriors
15	4FW	Oakkar Naing	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Yangon United
16	4FW	Aung Kaung Mann	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)	29	2	Nakhon Ratchasima

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	Zin Nyi Nyi Aung	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Dagon Star United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024PRE
GK	Phone Thit Sar Min	(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 26)	0	0		Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
GK	Hein Htet Soe	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Ayeyawady United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
GK	Pyae Phyo Thu	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Shan United	Provisional Camp, 10 January 2024
DF	Thiha Htet Aung	(1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 28)	18	0	Rakhine United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024
DF	Latt Wai Phone	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Hantharwady United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024PRE
DF	Zwe Htet Min	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
DF	Moe Swe Aung	(2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 21)	0	0	ISPE	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
DF	Nanda Kyaw	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 27)	47	0	Shan United	v.  North Korea, 21 November 2023
DF	Kyaw Zin Lwin	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)	30	0	Dagon Star	v.  Macau, 12 October 2023PRE
DF	Zaw Ye Tun	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 29)	6	0	Yangon United	v.    Nepal, 11 September 2023
MF	Wai Lin Aung	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 24)	13	0	Yangon United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024
MF	Myat Kaung Khant	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23)	14	1	Persikabo 1973	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024INJ
MF	Ye Yint Aung	(2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Aung Naing Win	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Htet Phyo Wai	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	9	3	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Lin Htet Soe	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 24)	4	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Ar Kar Kyaw	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Mahar United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Suan Lam Mang	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29)	49	6	Pattaya	v.  North Korea, 21 November 2023
FW	Kyaw Ko Ko	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31)	54	16	Rakhine United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024
FW	Thiha Zaw	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 30)	6	1	Prey Veng	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024 PRE
FW	Than Paing	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27)	49	2	Chiangmai United	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024 PRE
FW	Win Naing Tun	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 23)	22	3	Borneo FC	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024 INJ
FW	Aung Kyaw Naing	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29)	4	0	Dagon Star	v.  Syria, 21 March 2024 PRE
FW	Thu Rein Tun	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
FW	Pyae Sone Aung	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Thitsar Arman	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
FW	Aung Myat Thu	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Hantharwaddy	v.  Japan, 16 November 2023 PRE
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.

As of 21 November 2023^[18]

Players in bold are still active with Myanmar.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1938	Part of  United Kingdom								Part of  United Kingdom
as  Burma
1950	Withdrew								Withdrew from qualification
1954 to 1986	Did not enter								Did not enter
as /  Myanmar
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									6	1	2	3	7	20
2030	To be determined
2034
Total	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–		28	6	4	18	24	93

• 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.^[19][20]

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

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	Banned								Banned
2011	Did not enter								AFC Challenge Cup
2015
2019	Did not qualify								14	4	4	6	19	31
2023									8	2	0	6	6	35
2027	To be determined								6	1	2	3	7	20
Total	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	4		48	17	7	24	65	128

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	Banned								Banned
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

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 (Myanmar)

• Runners-up (1): 1995

• AYA Bank Cup (Myanmar)

• Third Place (1): 2016

• Tri-Nation Series (India)

• Runners-up (1):2023 *

*trophy shared

• Myanmar national football team results 1950 to 2023
• Myanmar national under-22 football team 2001 to 2023
• Myanmar national under-19 football team 1959 to 2023
• Myanmar national under-17 football team
• Myanmar women's national football team

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Myanmar national football team.

• Official website (in English and Burmese)
• Myanmar at AFC
• Myanmar at FIFA

Preceded by 1962 India

Asian Games Champions 1966 (first title) 1970 (second title)

Succeeded by 1974 Iran