Football in Myanmar

Football in Myanmar
Football in Myanmar
Country	Myanmar
Governing body	Myanmar Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team; Women's national team; Myanmar national futsal team; Myanmar national beach soccer team
Nickname(s)	Chinthe; The Asian Lionesses
First played	1880s (men)Christian Gilberti (10 February 2020). "Did you know there was a golden age of Myanmar soccer?". www.myanmor.org. MyanMore. Retrieved 2022-08-12.;; 1926 (women)"First Ladies' Football Match In The East". The Straits Times. 1926-09-14. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
Registered players	1947 (as Burma Football Federation)
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup; FIFA Women's World Cup; AFC Asian Cup; AFC Women's Asian Cup; Asian Games; Asian Games; AFF Championship; AFF Women's Championship; Sea Games (U-22); Sea Games; Olympic Games; FIFA Futsal World Cup; FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup; AFC Futsal Asian Cup; AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup; AFC Futsal Club Championship; FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Club competitions
	Myanmar National League; MNL-2; MNL League Cup; Women's League; Myanmar Futsal League; Women's Futsal League
International competitions
	AFC Challenge League; ASEAN Club Championship; AFC Women's Champions League

Football is the most popular sport in Myanmar. The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) is the governing body of football in Myanmar. It was formed in 1947 as the Burmese Football Federation. The MFF joined FIFA in 1952 and AFC in 1954.