Myanmar national under-23 football team

The Myanmar national under-23 football team is the under-23 football team that represents Myanmar at the international football competitions. It is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation.

Myanmar U-22

Nickname(s)	Asian Cats
Association	Myanmar Football Federation
Head coach	Velizar Popov
Captain	Win Moe Kyaw
FIFA code	MYA
First colours Second colours
First international
Myanmar 0–0 Cambodia  (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; 3 September 2001)
Biggest win
Myanmar 7–0 Timor-Leste  (Yangon, Myanmar; 22 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
Japan 9–0 Myanmar (Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba; 11 March 2015)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group stage
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances	8 (first in 2001)
Best result	Runners-up (2007, 2015)
Medal record Myanmar national under-23 football team Medal record U-23 Southeast Asian Championship 2001 Malaysia Team 2007 Thailand Team 2011 Indonesia Team 2015 Singapore Team Merdeka Tournament 2013 Malaysia Team

Competition records

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not enter
1996
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total	0/7	-	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

AFC U-23 Championship record

AFC U-23 Championship Record									AFC U-23 Championship Qualifications Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	13		5	4	1	0	16	5
2016	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	6	6
2018									3	2	0	1	5	3
2020									3	2	0	1	11	7
Total	1/4	3	0	0	3	1	13		14	10	1	3	38	21

AFC U-23 Championship history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2013	Group stage	11 January 2014	Oman	L 0–4	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
		13 January 2014	South Korea	L 0–3	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat
		15 January 2014	Jordan	L 1–6	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat

Asian Games record

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Did not Participate
2006
2010
2014
2018	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
Total

• Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

SEA Games record

SEA Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Third Place	3/9	6	3	1	2	8	5
2003	Fourth Place	4/8	5	2	1	2	11	6
2005	Round 1	8/9	4	0	1	3	2	5
2007	Runners-up	2/8	5	1	2	2	8	7
2009	Round 1	6/9	3	1	1	1	5	4
2011	Third Place	3/11	7	5	1	1	17	4
2013	Round 1	5/10	4	2	1	1	7	3
2015	Runners-up	2/11	6	4	1	1	16	11
2017	Fourth Place	4/11	6	3	0	3	13	8
2019	Third Place	3/11	6	3	2	1	12	10
Total	10/10	Runners-up	52	24	11	17	99	63

Since 2001, Football at the South East Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2019

7 January 2019 Friendly	Oman	1–0	Myanmar	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
19:15 UTC+6:30	Arshad  58'

10 January 2019 Friendly	Qatar	1–0	Myanmar	Aspire Field, Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+6:30	Hassan  15'

18 February 2019 AFF U-22 GS	Myanmar	1–1	Indonesia	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30 (UTC+7)	Myat Kaung Khant  13'	Report	Rachmat  38'	Attendance: 633 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

20 February 2019 AFF U-22 GS	Cambodia	2–0	Myanmar	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
18:30 (UTC+7)

22 February 2019 AFF U-22 GS	Malaysia	1–0	Myanmar	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
15:30 (UTC+7)

23 March 2019 AFC U-23 Q	Myanmar	7–0	Timor-Leste	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 (UTC+7)	Hein Htet Aung  4', 5' Myat Kaung Khant  24' Win Naing Tun  45+2', 64' Zayar Naing  52' Ye Min Thu  62'	Report		Attendance: 4,220 Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

24 March 2019 AFC U-23 Q	Myanmar	4–0	Macau	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 (UTC+7)	Ye Min Thu  2' Win Naing Tun  19', 72' Lwin Moe Aung  85'	Report		Attendance: 5200 Referee: KURBANOV CHARYMURAT

26 March 2019 AFC U-23 Q	Myanmar	0–7	Japan	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 (UTC+7)

7 June 2019 Friendly	Vietnam	2–0	Myanmar	Việt Trì, Vietnam
	Hein Phyo Win  14' (o.g.) Nguyễn Tiến Linh  75'			Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

13 November 2019 Friendly	Thailand	3–2	Myanmar	Bangkok, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Anon  15', 58' Jaroensak  56' (pen.)		Aung Kaung Mann  19' Nay Moe Naing  78'	Stadium: Chulalongkorn University Stadium

17 November 2019 Friendly	Vietnam	2–2	Myanmar	Hanoi, Vietnam
			Myat Kaung Khant  25' Win Naing Tun  58'	Stadium: PVF Center

25 November 2019 SEA Games GS	Malaysia	1–1	Myanmar	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Hadi  24'	Report	Soe Moe Kyaw  13'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

27 November 2019 SEA Games GS	Myanmar	2–1	Philippines	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Aung Kaung Mann  17' Win Naing Tun  78'	Report	Justin Baas  45'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

29 November 2019 SEA Games GS	Timor-Leste	1–3	Myanmar	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Mesquita  40'	Report	Aung Kaung Mann  10' Htet Phyo Wai  36' Hlaing Bo Bo  54'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia)

2 December 2019 SEA Games GS	Myanmar	2–1	Cambodia	Biñan, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8	Lwin Moe Aung  27' Aung Kaung Mann  86'	Report	Sophanat  21'	Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)

7 December 2019 SEA Games SF	Myanmar	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Indonesia	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Aung Kaung Mann  79' Win Naing Tun  80'	Report	Evan  57', 113' Egy  72' Osvaldo  102'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

10 December 2019 SEA Games Bronze	Myanmar	2–2 (5–4 p)	Cambodia	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Aung Kaung Mann  9' Myat Kaung Khant  35'	Report	Chanthea  1' Sokpheng  71'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
	Penalties
	Htet Phyo Wai Lwin Moe Aung Nay Moe Naing Ye Yint Aung Win Naing Tun		Sodavid Muslim Piseth Rosib Sokpheng

Current coaching staffs

Position	Name
Head of Delegates	Min Hlaing
Head Coach	Velizar Popov
Assistant Coach	Zaw Win Tun
Assistant Coach	Chit Naing
Goalkeeping Coach	Aung Kyaw Kyaw
Fitness Coach	Willander Fonseca
Team Secretary	Si Thu Win
Media Officer	Win Ko Ko
Doctor	Kyaw Thant Zin
Physiotherapist	Aung Aung
Kit Manager	Aung Aung Tun
Video Analyst	Thaw Zin Soe

Source:[1]

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Soe Arkar	1 August 1997 (aged 22)			Magwe
18	GK	Sann Satt Naing	4 September 1998 (aged 21)			Yangon United
2	DF	Win Moe Kyaw	1 February 1997 (aged 23)			Magwe
3	DF	Ye Min Thu	18 February 1998 (aged 21)			Shan United
4	DF	Soe Moe Kyaw	23 March 1999 (aged 21)			Ayeyawady United
5	DF	Ye Yint Aung	26 February 1998 (aged 21)			Yadanarbon
12	DF	Aung Wanna Soe	19 April 2000 (aged 19)			Zwegabin United
14	DF	Thu Rein Soe	4 September 1998 (aged 21)			Yangon United
6	MF	Hlaing Bo Bo	12 June 1996			Yadanarbon ^OA
7	MF	Lwin Moe Aung	10 December 1999 (aged 19)			Ayeyawady United
8	MF	Myat Kaung Khant	15 July 2000 (aged 19)			Yadanarbon
9	MF	Sithu Aung	16 October 1996			Yadanarbon ^OA
11	MF	Zin Min Tun	5 May 1998 (aged 21)			Magwe
15	MF	Aung Naing Win	1 June 1997 (aged 22)			Yadanarbon
16	MF	Kaung Htet Soe	1 June 1997 (aged 22)			Yangon United
17	MF	Soe Lwin Lwin	13 August 1998 (aged 21)			Magwe
19	FW	Htet Phyo Wai	21 January 2000 (aged 20)			Shan United
20	MF	Nay Moe Naing	28 November 1998 (aged 21)			Magwe
10	FW	Win Naing Tun	3 May 2000 (aged 19)			Yadanarbon
13	FW	Aung Kaung Mann	18 February 1998 (aged 21)			Ayeyawady United

Notes

^OA Over-aged player

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called-up recently in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Phone Thit Sar Min	6 November 1998 (aged 20)			Shan United
DF	Kyaw Thu Tun				Magwe
DF	Hein Phyo Win	19 September 1998 (aged 20)			Shan United
DF	Zin Ye Naung	12 August 1997 (aged 21)			ISPE
DF	Zwe Htet Min	20 June 2000 (aged 18)			Shan United
MF	Nang Htike Zaw				Ayeyawady United
MF	Kyaw Myo Naing				ISPE
MF	Myo Min Phyo				Sagaing United
FW	Sa Aung Pyae Ko	1 December 1998 (aged 20)			Shan United
FW	Hein Htet Aung	5 October 2001 (aged 17)			Hanthawaddy United

Notes:

• ^INJ Withdrew from squad due to injury
• ^PRE Preliminary squad
• ^SUS Suspended
• ^RET Retired from the national team
• ^WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Honours

Regional

• Football at the Southeast Asian Games

• Silver medal (2): 2007, 2015

• Bronze medal (3): 2001, 2011, 2019

Other awards

• Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup

• Winners (1): 2005

• Runners-up (1) 2006

• Pestabola Merdeka

• Runners-up (1): 2013

See also

• Football in Myanmar
• Myanmar Football Federation
• Myanmar national football team
• Myanmar women's national football team
• Myanmar National League

References

1. "Myanmar Football Federation".

External links

• Myanmar Football Federation official site