Myanmar national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | The White Angels | ||
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Association | Myanmar Football Federation | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Gerd Zeise[1] | ||
Captain | Yan Aung Kyaw | ||
Home stadium | Thuwunna Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MYA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 158 3 (5 December 2015) | ||
Highest | 97 (April 1996) | ||
Lowest | 184 (August, October 2012) | ||
First international | |||
Iran 2–0 Burma (India; 6 March 1951)[2] |
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Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1968) | ||
Best result | Runners-up |
The Myanmar national football team (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမျိုးသား ဘောလုံးအသင်း ) 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 Southeast 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.
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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 Myanmar, with their second consecutive gold medal in men's soccer.
During this golden era, Myanmar 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][unreliable source?]
Home stadium
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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
Myanmar's kits is a v-neck red T-shirt with green and white right sashes on the body with white border on the neck and white and green borders on arms and shoulders with red shorts and red socks . Their away kits is a v-neck white T-shirt with green and red right sashes on the body with red border on the neck and yellow and red borders on arms and shoulders with white shorts and white socks. In 2012, the Italian sports company Lotto by Asia's premier sports consultancy BumiBola Sports Sdn. Bhd. and MFF signed a kit sponsorship deal worth $750000 that will last until 2015.[5] Lotto kit are expired in 2015 and MFF negotiating with Joma Sport Company to sponsor for Myanmar Football Teams. But now agreed with FBT Thailand company.
Competition records
Olympic Games
World Cup records
FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | 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 | 6 | |
2018 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
2022 | To be Determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Total | 0/20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
- 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.[6][7]
Asian Cup records
Asian Cup | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1956 to 1964 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1968 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
1972 to 1988 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1996 to 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2011 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2015 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 | To Be Determined | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | Best: Runner-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Asian Games Records
Football at the Asian Games | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | 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 | Champions | 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 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1986 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1990 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1994 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
1998 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | Champions | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 60 |
- *Under-23 tournament since 2002
AFC Challenge Cup records
AFC Challenge Cup | AFC Challenge Cup Qualifications |
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2014 | 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 |
ASEAN Championship records
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
ASEAN Football Championship | ASEAN Football Championship Qualifications |
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1996 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
1998 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
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 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
2016 | [to be determined] | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
Total | Best: Semi-Finals | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
SEA Games records
SEA Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | 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 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
1969 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1971 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
1973 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
1975 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1977 | Third Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
1979 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1981 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1983 | Group stage | 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 | Group stage | 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 | Group stage | 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 | Than Toe Aung |
Head Coach | Gerd Zeise [1] |
Assistant Coach | Kyi Lwin |
Assistant Coach | Soe Myat Min |
Goalkeeping Coach | Aung Thet |
Fitness Coach | Vacant |
Media Officer | Zaw Min Htike |
Team Secretary | Tun Tun Aung |
Doctor | Aung Kyaw Oo |
Physiotherapist | Tun Zaw |
Video Analyst | Aung Aung Tun |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lebanon and Laos in October, 2015.
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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 | 3 July 1988 | 31 | 0 | Yadanarbon | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
GK | Van Lal Hruaia | 25 May 1991 | 3 | 0 | Ayeyawady United | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
GK | Pyae Phyo Aung | 8 July 1991 | 1 | 0 | Southern Myanmar | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
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DF | Thein Zaw | 5 May 1994 | 5 | 0 | Zwekapin United | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
DF | Nay Myo Aung | 15 October 1990 | 7 | 0 | GFA | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
DF | Thein Naing Oo | 14 May 1995 | 0 | 0 | Kanbawza | v. Indonesia, 30 March 2015 |
DF | Nay Zaw Aung | 13 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | Nay Pyi Taw | v. Indonesia, 30 March 2015 |
DF | Win Min Htut | 6 April 1986 | 20 | 0 | Kanbawza | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
DF | Zaw Win | 30 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | Yangon United | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
DF | Sithu Aung | 16 October 1996 | 7 | 0 | Yadanarbon | v. Kuwait, 3 September 2015 |
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MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | 20 December 1994 | 2 | 0 | Nay Pyi Taw | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Tin Win Aung | 14 April 1992 | 7 | 1 | Zwekapin United | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Nyein Chan Aung | 18 August 1996 | 4 | 1 | Yangon United | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Chit Su Moe | 4 December 1994 | 4 | 0 | Chin United | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
MF | Yan Aung Win | 9 September 1992 | 18 | 1 | Zeya Shwe Myay | v. Indonesia, 30 March 2015 |
MF | Hein Zar Aung | 28 June 1990 | 2 | 0 | Magway | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Naing Lin Oo | 15 June 1993 | 7 | 0 | Ayeyawady United | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Min Min Thu | 30 March 1988 | 20 | 1 | Ayeyawady United | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Pyay Moe | 15 October 1993 | 0 | 0 | Rakhine United | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Kyaw Zayar Win | 2 May 1991 | 22 | 5 | Kanbawza | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit | 27 June 1991 | 12 | 2 | Yadanarbon | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
MF | Nay Lin Tun | 19 March 1993 | 3 | 0 | Ayeyawady United | v. Kuwait, 3 September 2015 |
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FW | Soe Min Oo | 8 March 1988 | 14 | 3 | Kanbawza | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup |
FW | Soe Min Naing | 1 July 1990 | 2 | 0 | Magway | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
FW | Zin Min Tun | 12 June 1993 | 1 | 0 | Yadanarbon | v. South Korea, 16 June 2015 |
FW | Maung Maung Lwin | 18 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | Hantharwady United | {{{latest}}} |
FW | Than Paing | 6 December 1996 | 4 | 0 | Yangon United | {{{latest}}} |
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Previous squads
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Coaches
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Honours | |
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Sein Hlaing | 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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Bert Trautmann | 1972–1974 | 1972 President's Cup Football Tournament Champions | ||||||
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 |
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Marcos Falopa | Apr 2007 – Dec 2008[9] | |||||||
Tim Myint Aung | Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 | |||||||
Drago Mamić | Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 | |||||||
Tim Myint Aung | Feb 2010 – Dec 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.00 | ||
Milan Živadinović | Jan 2011 – Jul 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | ||
Sann Win* | Jul 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | ||
Park Sung-Hwa | Dec 2011 – Dec 2013 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.46 | ||
Sann Win* | Sep 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Radojko Avramovic | Feb 2014 – Oct 2015 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31.82 | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup Champions | |
Gerd Zeise* | Oct 2015 – Present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
* As caretaker
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2015
30 March Friendly | Indonesia | 2 – 1 | Myanmar | Sidoarjo, Indonesia |
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17:00 UTC+7 | Maitimo 74' González 81' |
Report | David Htan 87' | Stadium: Delta Stadium Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia) |
5 June Friendly | Myanmar | 0 – 1 | Cambodia | King Rama 9 Commemoration Sports Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand |
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18:00 | Borey 38' |
11 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Q | Laos | 2 – 2 | Myanmar | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Sayavutthi 81' (pen.), 83' | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Zaw Min Tun 41' Kyaw Zayar Win 85' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tan Hai (China) |
16 June 2018 WCQ | Myanmar | 0 – 2 | South Korea | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand) |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Lee Jae-sung 35' Son Heung-min 67' |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
28 August Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1 – 0 | Myanmar | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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19:15 UTC+4 | Al Akbari 45' |
3 September 2018 WCQ | Kuwait | 9 – 0 | Myanmar | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar) |
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20:00 UTC+3 | Nasser 11', 18' Maqseed 12' Zaid 46' Zaw Min Tun 56' (o.g.) Al Misha'an 61' Al Mutawa 69' (pen.), 88', 90+3' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Attendance: 550 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
7 September Friendly | Myanmar | 1 – 1 | New Zealand | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
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18:00 UTC+6:30 | Thiha Zaw 66' | Shane Smeltz 42' (pen.) |
8 October 2018 WCQ | Myanmar | 0 – 2 | Lebanon | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand) |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Maatoukk 28' Atwi 90+3' |
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) |
13 October 2018 WCQ | Myanmar | 3 – 1 | Laos | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand) |
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19:00 UTC+7 | Suan Lam Mang 13' Kyaw Ko Ko 32' Aung Thu 50' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Sayavutthi 2' | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) |
7 November Friendly | Hong Kong | 5 – 0 | Myanmar | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, (Hong Kong) |
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17:00 UTC+8 | McKee 3', 45' Chan Siu Ki 33' Sandro 66' Alex Tayo 75' |
Attendance: 5,247 |
12 November 2018 WCQ | South Korea | 4 – 0 | Myanmar | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
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20:00 UTC+9 | Lee Jae-sung 18' Koo Ja-cheol 30' Jang Hyun-soo 82' Nam Tae-hee 86' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Attendance: 24,270 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) |
2016
29 March 2018 WCQ | Lebanon | v | Myanmar | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut |
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17:00 UTC+3 |
Honours
International
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- Fair Play Award: 1972
Continental
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- Runners-up (1): 1968
Regional
- Fourth place (1) : 2004
Other awards
- Korea Cup (President's Cup)
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- Winners (1) : 2014
- *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
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- ↑ Myanmar disciplinary sanctions confirmed
- ↑ Myanmar appeal partially upheld
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External links
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