Myanmar national under-20 football team

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.

Myanmar U20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Chinthe
AssociationMyanmar Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachVacant
Most capsLwin Moe Aung (37)
Top scorerWin Naing Tun (25)
Home stadiumThuwunna Stadium
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Zayyarthiri Stadium
FIFA codeMYA
First colours
Second colours
First international
Hong Kong 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
Appearances1 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage: 2015
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1959)
Best resultChampions Winners (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970)

International records edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
  1977 to   1999 DNP - - - - - -
  2001 to   2013 DNQ - - - - - -
  2015 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 13
  2017 to   2023 DNQ - - - - - -
  2025 TBD - - - - - -
Total
Best: Group stage
3 0 0 3 2 13

AFC U-19 Championship edit

AFC Youth Championship
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
  1959 Group stage 4 3 1 0 24 11
  1960 Group stage 3 1 0 2 10 7
  1961 Champions* 5 3 2 0 13 8
  1962 Group stage 4 1 0 3 1 8
  1963 Champions* 6 4 2 0 17 5
  1964 Champions* 4 2 1 1 8 3
  1965 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 13 6
  1966 Champions* 7 5 1 1 23 4
  1967 Third Place 6 5 0 1 14 1
  1968 Champions 7 6 1 0 23 3
  1969 Champions* 6 4 2 0 22 6
  1970 Champions 6 5 0 1 15 1
  1971 Third Place 6 4 1 1 16 2
  1972 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 12 2
  1973 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 8 3
  1974 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 2 2
  1975 Group stage 4 1 2 1 4 4
  1976 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 11 3
  1977 to   1998 DNP
  2000 to   2012 DNQ
  2014 Semi-finals1 5 2 1 2 6 5
  2016 to   2023 DNQ
Total
Best: Champions
94 60 15 19 242 84
  • Champions* : Title shared
  • DNP : Did Not Participate
  • DNQ : Did not qualify
1 No third place playoff.

AFF U19 Youth Championship edit

AFF U19 Youth Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
   2002 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 12 8
    2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 20 3
  2005 Champions 6 5 0 1 11 6
  2006 Did not enter - - - - - -
  2007 Fourth Place 5 3 0 2 9 7
  2008 Did not enter - - - - - -
  2009 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
  2010 Did not enter - - - - - -
  2011 Fourth Place 6 3 1 2 10 3
  2012 Did not enter - - - - - -
  2013 Group stage 5 1 2 2 13 10
  2014 Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 6 6
  2015 Group stage 4 2 1 1 3 3
  2016 Group stage 5 2 2 1 11 10
  2017 Fourth Place 6 3 1 2 18 10
  2018 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 17 9
  2019 Fourth Place 7 4 1 2 12 10
  2022 Group stage 5 2 0 3 12 12
Total Best: Champions 56 28 9 19 114 77
  • The under-20 national team played at the 2002 to 2007 editions

Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy edit

Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
  2002 Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 16 2
  2005 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 15 5
  2007 Runners-up 5 4 1 0 21 2
  2012 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 15 6
  2014 Champions 6 6 0 0 19 9
  2018 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 5 3
Total Best: Champions 30 22 4 4 91 27

Current coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head of Delegation   Tin Myint Aung
Head coach
Assistant coach   Bo Bo Aung
  Lin Lin Htwe
Goalkeeping coach   Ko Ko Aung
Fitness coach   Tawan Wut
Doctor   Phyo Min Oo
Physiotherapist   Htun Zaw
Media officer   Bo Min

Players edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hein Htet Soe (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20) 9 0   Ayeyawady
13 1GK Aung Pyae Phyo (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 19) 2 0   Dagon Star United
18 1GK Htet Arkar Win (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Yadanarbon

2 2DF Lat Wai Phone (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18) 2 0   Shan United
3 2DF Koe Than Zaw (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Dagon Star United
4 2DF Lan Sann Aung (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 10 0   ISPE
5 2DF Kaung Htet Paing (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19) 4 1   Yadanarbon
11 2DF Hein Zaw Naing (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 18) 5 0   MFF U-18
12 2DF Tun Tun Thein (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18) 9 0   Yadanarbon
15 2DF Khun Aung Soe (2003-06-07) 7 June 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Unattached
23 2DF Khant Zin Hein (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) 6 0   MFF U-18

6 3MF Arkar Kyaw (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) 6 1   Mahar United
7 3MF Zaw Win Thein (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 14 4   Yangon United
9 3MF Moe Swe (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 20) 13 1   Yadanarbon
14 3MF Thar Yar Win Htet (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 8 1   Yangon United
16 3MF Saw Than Ko Than (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 20) 4 0   ISPE
17 3MF Ye Yint Phyo (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 5 0   Ayeyawady
20 3MF Oakkar Naing (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 20) 11 1   Yangon United

8 4FW Chit Aye (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 10 1   Yadanarbon
10 4FW La Min Htwe (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) 13 5   Yangon United
19 4FW Than Toe Aung (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20) 4 0   GFA
21 4FW Swan Htet (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) 7 2   Yadanarbon
22 4FW Thein Zaw Thiha (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19) 10 2   ISPE

Junior Lions edit

  • The following players were called up for the 2023 MNL-2 preliminary squad.[2]
  • Match dates: 24 April - 16 September 2023
  • Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MYA Min Myat Noe
18 GK   MYA Sai Swan Khun Khay
28 GK   MYA Sai Thi Ha Naing
32 GK   MYA Khun Kyaw Kham
No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   MYA Thet Naing Oo
3 DF   MYA Myat Bhone Khant
4 DF   MYA Lin Htet Oo
5 DF   MYA Hla Tun
15 DF   MYA Han Htet Oo
16 DF   MYA Samuel Ngai Kee
21 DF   MYA Han Tun Zaw
24 DF   MYA Thura Zaw
26 DF   MYA Khant Zin Hein
27 DF   MYA Salai Ann Bwe Maung
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   MYA Brang Dong Le
12 MF   MYA Wunna Hlaing Shain
13 MF   MYA Hein Zaw Naing
14 MF   MYA Myo Min Khant
17 MF   MYA Kaung Htet
19 MF   MYA Pyae Phyo Kyaw
20 MF   MYA Saw Hla Myo Tun
23 MF   MYA Khon Cho Htoo
29 MF   MYA Kaung Khant Zaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 FW   MYA Pyae Phyo Kyaw
7 FW   MYA Aung Kaung Khant-1
9 FW   MYA Shine Wunna Aung
10 FW   MYA Pyae Sone Aung
11 FW   MYA Win Ko Htay
25 FW   MYA Wai Yan Shine
30 FW   MYA Sitt Paing Tun

Previous squads edit

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures edit

2022 edit

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 2023 AFC U-20 Championship qualification Myanmar   1-3   China Saudi Ariaba
TBD

Honours edit

Continental edit

Regional edit

Other awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "အာရှ ယူ -၂၀ ခြေစစ်ပွဲဝင်မည့် မြန်မာအသင်း လူစာရင်းထုတ်ပြန်" (in Burmese). မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဘောလုံး အဖွဲ့ချုပ်. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "လိဂ်-၂ပြိုင်ပွဲ ဝင်ရောက်ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ရန် လေ့ကျင့်ပြင်ဆင်နေသည့် JUNIOR LIONS အသင်း" (in Burmese). မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဘောလုံး အဖွဲ့ချုပ်. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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