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Myanmar National Football Team
The Myanmar national football team () represents Myanmar in men's international association football and is governed by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. During their heydays, the team finished second in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup, participated in the Summer Olympics in 1972 and in the Asian Games and having won the Asian Games twice; in 1966 and 1970, and the football event of the Southeast Asian Games on five successive occasions; in 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973. They did not participate in any FIFA World Cup qualification for the rest of the 20th century, contributing to the downfall of the national side. Since being renamed, Myanmar's highest achievement has been the silver medal at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games. Myanmar played its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2007 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, losing 0–7 and 0–4 to China. History The golden era (1948� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinthe
''Chinthe'' ( (); (); ()) is the Burmese language, Burmese word for 'Asiatic lion, lion'. The wiktionary:leograph, leograph of ''Chinthe'' is a highly stylized lion commonly depicted in Burmese iconography and Myanmar architecture, architecture, especially as a pair of guardians flanking the entrances of Buddhist pagodas and ''kyaung'' (or Buddhist monasteries). Natural lion Contrary to popular belief, the ''Chinthe'' is not a mythical creature but instead an entirely natural lion, although often associated with myths and legends. The Burmese leograph is related to other stylized lions in the Asian region, including the ''sing'' (สิงห์) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and the ''simha'' (සිංහ) of Sri Lanka, where it is featured prominently on the Sri Lankan rupee. It is also related to East Asian leographs, such as the Chinese guardian lions, guardian lions of China, ''komainu'' of Japan, ''shisa'' of Okinawa and Snow Lion of Tibet. Origins The story of why th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their India national under-23 football team, under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the Football at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games later that year. The champions, North Korea national football team, North Korea, qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2011 Asian Cup. Qualification The finals saw three automatic qualifiers joined by five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two sections. * A playoff between the 19th and 20th ranked entrants (Mongolia national football team, Mongolia and Macau national football team, Macau) * Four qualification groups for four teams. Each group winner advanced to the finals, along with the best-ranked runner-up. Because of the withdrawal of Afghanistan national football team, Afghanistan the ranking of second-placed teams was excluded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1954 Asian Games – Men's Team Squads
Squads for the Football at the 1954 Asian Games played in Manila, Philippines. Group A Head coach: Lee Wai Tong Head coach: Head coach: Dionisio Calvo Group B Head coach: Manager: Khawaja Riaz Ahmed Head coach: Group C Head coach: Shigemaru Takenokoshi Head coach: Antun Pogačnik Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee Group D Head coach: Lee Yoo-hyung Head coach: Tom Sneddon Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most (if not all) the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players. Head coach: References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1954 Asian Games
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1970 Asian Games – Men's Team Squads
Squads for the Football at the 1970 Asian Games played in Bangkok, Thailand. Group A India Head coach: P.K. Banerjee Thailand Head coach: Seraniw Chinwala South Vietnam Head coach: Karl Heinz Weigang Group B Japan Head coach: Shunichiro Okano Burma Head coach: U Pe Tin Khmer Republic Head coach: Malaysia Head coach: Group C South Korea Head coach: Han Hong-ki Indonesia Head coach: Djamiat Dalhar Iran Head coach: Igor Netto References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20140102232311/http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-intres-1970.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 1970 Asian Games Squads 1970 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1970 Asian Games
Football at the 1970 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1970. Medalists Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Quarterfinals Group Aa ---- ---- Group Bb ---- ---- 5th place match Knockout round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References External links Football at the 1970 Asian Games– RSSSF {{1970 in Japanese football Events at the 1970 Asian Games 1970 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... 1970 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1966 Asian Games – Men's Team Squads
Squads for the Football at the 1966 Asian Games played in Bangkok, Thailand. Group A Head coach: German Zonin Head coach: An Jong-soo Head coach: Group B Head coach: Mohammed Hussain Head coach: György Szűcs Head coach: Ken Naganuma Head coach: Group C Head coach: Bao Ging-Jin(鮑景賢) Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most (if not all) the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players. Head coach: EA Mangindaan Head coach: Head coach: References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194024/http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-intres-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1966 Asian Games
Football at the 1966 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1966. Medalists Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References RSSSF {{1966 in Japanese football Events at the 1966 Asian Games 1966 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... 1966 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Asian Games, 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Asian Games, 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. Nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel at the Asian Games, Israel, which was excluded from the Games after its last participation in 1974 Asian Games, 1974. The last edition of the Games was held in Hangzhou, China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023. The next edition will be held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 AFC Asian Cup Squads
Squads for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup played in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati Head coach: Milovan Ćirić Head coach: Sein Hlaing Head coach: Tang Sum(鄧森) Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most (if not all) the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players. Head coach: Pau King Yin (鮑景賢) References * External links {{DEFAULTSORT:1968 AFC Asian Cup Squads AFC Asian Cup squads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 AFF Championship
The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the Association football, football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The whole tournament ran from 19 November to 17 December 2016. After the recognition by FIFA as a "category A" tournament, the 2016 edition of the tournament would grant international ranking points for each match. The group stages of the championships were held for the first time at Myanmar and the Philippines from 19 to 26 November 2016. Thailand national football team, Thailand were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by a 3–2 victory in the 2016 AFF Championship Final, two-legged final against Indonesia national football team, Indonesia to secure their record-breaking fifth title. Hosts At the 11th ASEAN Football Federation Council meeting in Naypyidaw on 21 December 2013, Myanmar and the Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
