Football in Myanmar

Football in Myanmar
Football in Myanmar
Country	Myanmar
Governing body	Myanmar Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team; ; Women's national team
Nickname(s)	Chinthe; ; Asian Lionesses
First played	1880s(men)Christian Gilberti (10 February 2020). "Did you know there was a golden age of Myanmar soccer?". www.myanmor.org. MyanMore. Retrieved 2022-08-12.; ; at least 1926 (women)"First Ladies' Football Match In The East". The Straits Times. 1926-09-14. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
Registered players	1947 (as Burma Football Federation)
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup (m); FIFA Women's World Cup (w); AFC Asian Cup (m); AFC Women's Asian Cup (w); AFF Championship (m); AFF Women's Championship (w); Olympic Games (w); Asian Games (w)
Club competitions
	Myanmar National League (m); Myanmar Women League (w); General Aung San Shield(m); MNL-2 (m)
International competitions
	FIFA Club World Cup (m); AFC Champions League (m); AFC Cup (m); AFC Women's Club Championship (w)

Football is the most popular sports in Myanmar.^[1]