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Nickname(s) | Chinthe | ||
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Association | Myanmar Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Aung Naing | ||
Captain | Swan Htet | ||
Most caps | Lwin Moe Aung (37) | ||
Top scorer | Win Naing Tun (25) | ||
Home stadium | Thuwunna Stadium Bogyoke Aung San Stadium Zayyarthiri Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MYA | ||
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First international | |||
Hong Kong 2–1 Burma (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 18 April 1959) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Burma 8–0 Singapore (Manila, Philippines; 30 April 1966) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Japan 8–0 Myanmar (Bangkok, Thailand; 12 November 2007) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015) | ||
AFC U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1959) | ||
Best result | Winners (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970) |
Myanmar national under-20 football team is the under-20 football team of Myanmar. It was known as the Burma national youth football team before 1989. During a ten-year span between 1961 and 1970, Burma thoroughly dominated the U-19/U-20 Asian Cup, reaching the finals eight times and winning the tournament seven times. The team participated in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand after reaching the semi-finals stage. This was the debut appearance of the team in the World Cup competition.