Myanmar national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Myanmar women's national football team.

Myanmar

Nickname(s)	Chinthe (Burmese Lion)
Association	Myanmar Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Myo Hlaing Win
Captain	Maung Maung Lwin
Most caps	David Htan (78)
Top scorer	Myo Hlaing Win (36)
Home stadium	Thuwunna Stadium
FIFA code	MYA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	167 2 (28 November 2024)
Highest	96 (April 1996)
Lowest	182 (August 2012, October 2012)
First international
Hong Kong 5–2 Burma (Hong Kong; 17 February 1950)
Biggest win
Burma 9–0 Singapore (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
Japan 10–0 Myanmar (Chiba, Japan; 28 May 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1968)
Best result	Runners-up (1968)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2008, 2010)
AFF Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1996)
Best result	Fourth place (2004) Semi-finals (2016)
Medal record Men's football AFC Asian Cup 1968 Iran Team Asian Games 1966 Thailand Team 1970 Thailand Team 1954 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 1965 Malaysia Team 1967 Thailand Team 1969 Burma Team 1971 Malaysia Team 1973 Singapore Team 1961 Burma Team 1993 Singapore Team 1975 Thailand Team 1977 Malaysia Team King's Cup 1968 King's Cup Team 1975 King's Cup Team

The Myanmar national football team (Burmese: မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အမျိုးသားအသင်း) represents Myanmar in men's international association football and is governed by the Myanmar Football Federation.

It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. During their heydays, the team finished second in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup, participated in the Summer Olympics in 1972 and in the Asian Games and 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. They did not participate in any World Cup qualification for the rest of the 20th century, contributing to the downfall of the national side.

Since being renamed, Myanmar's highest achievement has been the silver medal at 1993 Southeast Asian Games. Myanmar played its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2007 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, losing 0–7 and 0–4 to China.

History

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.

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 AFC Asian Cup after losing against Iran and drawing against Republic of China. 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 in Singapore (Kuala Lumpur 1965, Bangkok 1967, Rangoon 1969, and Kuala Lumpur 1971).

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.

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.

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 did win 2 medals: a silver medal in the 1993 Southeast Asian Games, in a loss to Thailand, and a bronze in the 2004 AFF Championship.

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 the German manager Gerd Zeise has been the crucial turning point in Myanmar football. The Myanmar U20 team qualified to Myanmar's first ever FIFA tournament, the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup after progressing to the semi-finals in the 2014 AFC U19 Championship as host. In the 2016 AFF Championship, Myanmar, once again as host, went to semi-finals, only losing to the eventual champions, Thailand.

Despite these successes, problems remain. Myanmar's football capability has been questioned after their disastrous 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification; while at the same time, many teams in Asia have developed after many years in the shadows. Once again, Myanmar failed to qualify for 2019 AFC Asian Cup, when they suffered a tremendous 1–5 loss to Kyrgyzstan. In an effort to prepare the team for the 2018 AFF Championship, on 13 October 2018, Myanmar played an unsuccessful friendly match against Bolivia at the Thuwunna Stadium, losing 3–0.[1] Under Antoine Hey, Myanmar also had an unsuccessful 2018 AFF Championship, when the team was knocked out at the group stage, and Hey would resign 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.

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. 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. 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 Championship, 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 secure 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, 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.

On 10 October 2024, Myanmar won 2–0 in a friendly against Sri Lanka.

Team image

Kits

The Myanmar national team kit was made by FBT in a contract in effect until 2018.

In November 2018, the Myanmar national team signed a six-year contract with Warrix Sports. The sports kit sponsorship contract was valued at US$5.67 million and it will run from 1 November 2018 to 31 December 2024.

On 6 November 2018, Warrix introduced a new Myanmar home and away kit. The home kit is a red shirt with red shorts and red socks. The away kit is a shirt, shorts and socks that is all white.

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 older 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. 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  Japan (6 June 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
	Mandalar Thiri Stadium	31,270	Mandalay	v  Nepal (7 November 2019; Friendly)

Results and fixtures

Further information: Myanmar national football team results (2020–present)

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

2024

Myanmar v Syria

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	1–1	Syria	Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30	Soe Moe Kyaw 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Dali 71'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 7,580 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Syria v Myanmar

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Syria	7–0	Myanmar	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3	Khribin 30', 54', 63' (pen.) Hesar 47' Ajan 51', 68' Al-Dali 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Myanmar v Japan

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	0–5	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
18:40 UTC+6:30		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nakamura 17', 90+3' Dōan 37' Ogawa 75', 83'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

North Korea v Myanmar

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	4–1	Myanmar	Vientiane, Laos
20:00 UTC+7	Ri Il-song 12' Ri Jo-guk 16', 43', 87' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wai Lin Aung 57'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Myanmar v Sri Lanka

10 October Friendly	Myanmar	2–0	Sri Lanka	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30	L. M. Aung 16' M. Mg Lwin 53'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

Myanmar v Sri Lanka

13 October Friendly	Myanmar	0–0	Sri Lanka	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Singapore v Myanmar

14 November Friendly	Singapore	3–2	Myanmar	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Farhan Zulkifli 5' Shawal Anuar 84' Naqiuddin Eunos 86'	Report	Ye Yint Aung 46' Thiha Zaw 51'	Stadium: National Stadium

Myanmar v Lebanon

19 November Friendly	Myanmar	2–3	Lebanon	Yangon, Myanmar
17:00 UTC+6:30	Thiha Zaw 42' Maung Maung Lwin 57'	Report	Fakhro 37' Merheg 75', 84'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam)

Myanmar v Indonesia

9 December 2024 ASEAN Championship	Myanmar	0–1	Indonesia	Yangon, Myanmar
17:00 UTC+6:30		Report	Zin Nyi Nyi Aung 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Philippines v Myanmar

12 December 2024 ASEAN Championship	Philippines	1–1	Myanmar	Manila, Philippines
18:30 UTC+8	Kristensen 72' (pen.)		Maung Maung Lwin 25'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Myanmar v Laos

18 December 2024 ASEAN Championship	Myanmar	3–2	Laos	Yangon, Myanmar
17:00 UTC+6:30				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Vietnam v Myanmar

21 December 2024 ASEAN Championship	Vietnam	v	Myanmar	Phú Thọ, Vietnam
20:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

2025

Myanmar v Thailand

January 2025 Friendly	Myanmar	v	Thailand	Yangon, Myanmar
				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar v Afghanistan

25 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Afghanistan	Yangon, Myanmar
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Pakistan v Myanmar

Myanmar v Syria

9 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Syria	Yangon, Myanmar
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Syria v Myanmar

14 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Syria	v	Myanmar
--:-- UTC+8

Afghanistan v Myanmar

18 November 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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2026

Myanmar v Pakistan

Coaching staff

Source

Position	Name
Head Coach	Myo Hlaing Win
Assistant Coach	Min Thu Zaw Win Tun
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Kost
Fitness Coach	Richard Horlock
Video analyst	Saw Ye Mon
Team Doctor	Phyo Thet Hlaing Win
Media Officer	Zaw Minn Htike
Videographer	Zarni Ohn Khin
Scouting	Kyi Lwin
Physiotheropist	Thura Toe
Kit Manager	Aung Kyaw Lin

Coaching history

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Honours
Alex Weir	1954						1954 Asian Games (Bronze)
Milorad Mitrović	1955–1959
Marko Valok	1959–1961
Mikhail Bozenenkov	1961–1963						1961 SEAP Games (Sliver)
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
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
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	8	2	1	5	025.00
Myo Min Tun*	March 2019	2	0	1	1	000.00
Miodrag Radulović	20 April – 20 October 2019	5	1	0	4	020.00
Antoine Hey	21 October 2019 – 31 January 2023	21	3	2	16	014.29
Michael Feichtenbeiner	1 March 2023 – 13 August 2024	11	3	4	4	027.27
Myo Hlaing Win	10 September 2024 – present	6	1	2	3	016.67

* As caretaker

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup squad.

Caps and goals updated as of 12 Dec 2024, against Philippines.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sann Satt Naing	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997	10	0	Yangon United
18	1GK	Pyae Phyo Thu	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002	7	0	Shan United
23	1GK	Zin Nyi Nyi Aung	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000	3	0	Dagon Star United
2	2DF	Hein Phyo Win	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998	39	0	Shan United
3	2DF	Thet Hein Soe	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001	16	0	Shan United
4	2DF	Soe Moe Kyaw	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	26	2	Tiffy Army
5	2DF	Nanda Kyaw	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996	52	0	Shan United
15	2DF	Ye Lin Htet	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999	1	0	Yangon United
17	2DF	Thiha Htet Aung	(1996-03-13) 13 March 1996	22	0	Dagon Star United
20	2DF	Thu Rein Soe	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998	0	0	Yangon United
24	2DF	Lat Wai Phone	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005	4	0	Hantharwady United
25	2DF	Aung Wunna Soe	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000	4	0	Shan United
6	3MF	Aung Hlaing Win	(1995-09-12) 12 September 1995	3	0	Mahar United
7	3MF	Lwin Moe Aung	(1999-12-10) 10 December 1999	54	5	Rayong
8	3MF	Myat Kaung Khant	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000	16	1	Shan United
11	3MF	Maung Maung Lwin	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996	76	13	Lamphun Warriors
12	3MF	Khaing Ye Win	(1997-01-30) 30 January 1997	1	0	ISPE
13	3MF	Aung Naing Win	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997	11	0	Dagon Star United
14	3MF	Wai Lin Aung	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999	20	1	Yangon United
19	3MF	Oakkar Naing	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003	8	0	Yangon United
21	3MF	Ye Yint Aung	(2000-03-22) 22 March 2000	11	1	Shan United
22	3MF	Zaw Win Thein	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003	18	0	Yangon United
9	4FW	Win Naing Tun	(2000-05-03) 3 May 2000	38	5	Chiangrai United
10	4FW	Thiha Zaw	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993	11	3	Nagaworld
16	4FW	Aung Kaung Mann	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998	33	2	Kelantan Darul Naim
26	4FW	Yan Kyaw Htwe	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995	1	0	Yangon United

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	Nay Lin Htet	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	0	0	Hantharwaddy United
GK	Hein Htet Soe	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003	0	0	Ayeyawady United	v. Singapore, 14 November 2024
GK	Pyae Phyo Aung	(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991	0	0	Yangon United	v. Sri Lanka, 13 October 2024
GK	Phone Thit Sar Min	(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997	0	0		Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
GK	Kyaw Zin Phyo	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993	43	0	Shan United	v. Singapore, 14 November 2024
DF	Zaw Ye Tun	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994	7	0	Dagon Star United	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
DF	Thu Ya		0	0	Rakhine United	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
DF	Kyaw Phyo Wai	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000	0	0	Yangon United	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
DF	Zwe Khant Min	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000	7	0	Shan United	v. Singapore, 14 November 2024
DF	Win Moe Kyaw	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996	0	0	Hanthawady United	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
DF	Kaung Htet Hein	(2002-05-27) 27 May 2002	0	0	Mahar United	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
DF	Nyein Chan	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994	20	0	Dagon Port	v. North Korea, 11 June 2024
DF	David Htan	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990	78	4	Yangon United	v. North Korea, 11 June 2024
DF	Zwe Htet Min	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000	1	0	Shan United	v. North Korea, 11 June 2024
DF	Hein Zeyar Lin	(2000-08-12) 12 August 2000	13	0	Yangon United	v. Japan, 6 June 2024INJ
DF	Kaung Htet Paing	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004	4	0	Dagon Port	v. Japan, 6 June 2024
MF	Nay Moe Naing	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997	9	1	Hanthawady United	2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric CupPRE
MF	Khun Kyaw Zin Hein	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002	3	0	Shan United	2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric CupPRE
MF	Lar Din Maw Yar	(1995-08-06) 6 August 1995	24	0	Hantharwaddy United	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
MF	Kyaw Min Oo	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996	33	1	PDRM	v. Sri Lanka, 13 October 2024
MF	Yan Naing Oo	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996	44	1	Yangon United	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
MF	Aung Myo Khant	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001	0	0	Yangon United	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
MF	Moe Swe	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003	0	0	Yadanarbon	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
MF	Arkar Kyaw	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003	0	0	Mahar United	v. Japan, 6 June 2024PRE
MF	Htet Phyo Wai	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	9	3	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
MF	Lin Htet Soe	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999	4	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
FW	Than Paing	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996	49	2	Kanchanaburi Power	2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric CupPRE
FW	Hein Htet Aung	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001	24	0	Negeri Sembilan FC	2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric CupPRE
FW	Than Toe Aung	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003	1	0	Hantharwaddy	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
FW	Suan Lam Mang	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994	54	6	Dagon Star	v. Lebanon, 19 November 2024
FW	Aung Myat Thu	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994	0	0	Hantharwaddy	v. Sri Lanka, 13 October 2024
FW	Aung Kyaw Naing	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994	4	0	Dagon Star	Domestic Training Camp, 21 September 2024
FW	Aung Thu	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996	49	11	Uthai Thani	v. Japan, 6 June 2024PRE
FW	Kyaw Ko Ko	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992	54	16	Rakhine United	v. Syria, 21 March 2024
FW	Thu Rein Tun	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	0	0	Shan United	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
FW	Pyae Sone Aung	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006	0	0	Thitsar Arman	Domestic Training Camp, 25 January 2024
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.

Player records

As of 12 December 2024

Players in bold are still active with Myanmar.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	David Htan	78	4	2011–present
2	Maung Maung Lwin	75	13	2015–present
	Zaw Min Tun	75	5	2011–2022
4	Khin Maung Lwin	67	4	2006–2017
	Yan Paing	67	13	2002–2014
6	Yan Aung Kyaw	64	0	2011–2019
7	Myo Hlaing Win	63	36	1992–2005
8	Aung Kyaw Moe	55	8	1999–2010
	Min Thu	55	1	1998–2008
	Soe Myat Min	55	20	1998–2008

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Myo Hlaing Win	36	63	0.57	1992–2005
2	Soe Myat Min	20	55	0.36	1998–2008
3	Kyaw Ko Ko	16	54	0.3	2010–present
4	Yan Paing	13	67	0.19	2002–2014
	Maung Maung Lwin	13	75	0.17	2015–present
6	Aung Thu	11	49	0.22	2015–present
7	Tin Myint Aung	10	65	0.29	1988–1999
8	Than Toe Aung	9	74	0.64	1987–2000
	Ya Zar Win Thein	9	34	0.26	2007–2014
10	Aung Kyaw Moe	8	55	0.15	1999–2010

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
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									8	1	2	5	8	29
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034
Total	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–		30	6	4	20	25	102

• 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.

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 to present	See Myanmar national under-23 team
Total	Round 1	–	3	1	0	2	2	2	—

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Myanmar at the 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								8	1	2	5	8	29
Total	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	4		50	17	7	26	66	137

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									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

ASEAN Championship

ASEAN 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
2024	To be determined								Squad
Total	Fourth place	15/15	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

Regional record

Last meet up against Southeast Asia countries

Opponents	Score	Year	Outcome	Match type
Brunei	16 October 2014	3−1	Won	2014 AFF Championship
Cambodia	12 November 2018	4−1	Won	2018 AFF Championship
Laos	30 December 2022	2−2	Draw	2022 AFF Championship
Indonesia	25 November 2021	4−1	Lost	Friendly
Malaysia	21 December 2022	0−1	Lost	2022 AFF Championship
Philippines	18 December 2021	2−3	Lost	2020 AFF Championship
Singapore	14 November 2024	2−3	Lost	Friendly
Thailand	11 December 2022	0−6	Lost	Friendly
East Timor	8 December 2021	2−0	Won	2020 AFF Championship
Vietnam	3 January 2023	0−3	Lost	2022 AFF Championship

Honours

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1968
• Asian Games¹
  • Gold medal (2): 1966, 1970 (shared)
  • Bronze medal (1): 1954

Regional

• Southeast Asian Games
  • Gold medal (5): 1965 (shared), 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
  • Silver medal (3): 1961, 1993, 2007, 2015
  • Bronze medal (2): 1975, 1977, 2011

Friendly

• Merdeka Tournament
  • Winners: 1964, 1967 (shared), 1971, 2006
  • Runners-up: 1966, 1968, 1970, 2007
• King's Cup
  • Runners-up: 1968, 1975
• Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
  • Winners: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Runners-up: 1976
• Korea Cup
  • Winners: 1971 (shared), 1972, 1973 (shared)
  • Runners-up: 1975
  • Third place: 1974
• Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
  • Winners: 2006, 2008
• Philippine Peace Cup
  • Winners: 2014
• Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
  • Third place: 1952 (shared), 1953, 1955
• 4-nation Tiger Trophy
  • Runners-up: 1995
• AYA Bank Cup
  • Third place: 2016
• Tri-Nation Series
  • Runners-up: 2023

Summary

Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition				Total
AFC Asian Cup	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

Notes

1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.

See also

• Myanmar national football team results 1950 to 2024
• Myanmar national under-22 football team 2001 to 2023
• Myanmar national under-19 football team 1959 to 2024
• Myanmar national under-19 football team 1959 to 2024
• Myanmar national under-17 football team
• Myanmar women's national football team

External links

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