During this period, they also triumphed twice in the football tournament of the Asian Games, in 1966 and 1970, and finished runner up at the Asian Cup in 1968.

But, since the glorious days of the 1960s and 1970s, they have suffered a change in fortunes. Since 1976, they have not taken part in the Asian cup and have yet to make their first appearance in the World Cup. They stayed away from the Asian Games in 1968 and 1990, but returned in 1994 only to go out in the first round.

At South East Asia Games 1999 in Brunei, Myanmar’s national team coach was English coach Colin Murphy, who had been Vietnam’s coach but they didn’t reach the semi-finals.

There are approx 600 clubs in the Myanmar, with an estimated 20,000 players registered with the Myanmar Football Federation. So far, clubs from Myanmar have yet to complete regularly in Asian club competitions.