The Burma Tournament 1995 (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံပြိုင်ပွဲ ၁၉၉၅), alternatively known as the 4-nation Tiger Trophy, was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Myanmar Football Federation (MFF). It took place from 27 October to 4 November 1995 in Myanmar.[1][2][3]

1995 Burma Tournament
Bangladesh, after winning the trophy
Tournament details
Host country Myanmar
CityYangon
Dates27 October–4 November 1995
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Thuwunna Stadium (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh
Runners-up Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played7

Participants countries edit

The following four teams will contest in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 17 October 1995.

Country Confederation FIFA Ranking[4] Confederation Ranking
  Bangladesh AFC 134 25
  Myanmar (Host) AFC 138 26
  Sri Lanka AFC 127 21
  Singapore AFSA AFC Unranked[a]

Venue edit

All matches were held at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

Yangon
Thuwunna Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
 

Group stage edit

The four teams competing against each other in the group stage in a single round-robin method. At the end of group matches, the top two teams advanced to the final and two teams were eliminated, all that is known otherwise is that Myanmar and Bangladesh finished 1st and 2nd while Sri Lanka lost all matches without scoring a goal.[1]

Table edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Myanmar 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
  Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 2 4 −2 6
  Singapore AFSA 3 1 0 2 ? ? 3
  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 ? 0
Source: RSSSF
Myanmar  4–0  Bangladesh
Report

Singapore AFSA  [b]  Sri Lanka
Report

Myanmar  2–0  Sri Lanka
Report

Bangladesh  1–0  Singapore AFSA
Report

Myanmar  3–0  Singapore AFSA
Report

Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh
Report Mizan  

Final edit

Myanmar  1–2  Bangladesh
  • ?  
Report

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

All the goalscorers in this tournament have not been recorded


1 goal

Champions edit

 Burma Tournament 1995 
 
Bangladesh

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Singapore Army Football Team represented Singapore during the tournament.
  2. ^ all that is known otherwise is that Burma and Bangladesh finished 1st and 2nd while Sri Lanka lost all matches without scoring a goal.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Burma Tournament 1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ Islam, Rashedul. "Bangladesh would play better than India". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "`আন্তর্জাতিক` ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা". উৎপল শুভ্র :: Utp al Shuvro. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Men's team rankings". FIFA.com. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.