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Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry

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Myanmar–Thailand
football rivalry
Other namesThailand vs Burma
Thailand vs Myanmar
LocationAsia and Southeast Asia (AFC, AFF)
TeamsThailand Thailand
Myanmar Myanmar
First meetingThailand 2–5 Burma
5 September 1957
Latest meetingThailand 6–0 Myanmar
11 December 2022
Statistics
Most winsThailand Thailand (24)
Largest victoryThailand 7–0 Myanmar
8 August 1999
Burma 7–0 Thailand
29 March 1972

Myanmar and Thailand men's national football teams are sporting rivals and had played with each other over 50 matches. In overall result, Thailand had defeated Myanmar 21 times, comparing to 15 victories of the Burmese over the Thais. It is one of Southeast Asia and Asia's rivalries, and used to be one of Asia's greatest rivalries until the fall of Burma team from late 1980s onward. Despite this, matches between Myanmar and Thailand are still widely followed by fans of two countries.

Historical reasons for the rivalry

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Myanmar and Thailand have a long and complicated history. Two countries are both dominant Theravada countries, and enjoying a long Buddhist connection of two nations. However, since 16th century, series of wars occurred between two nations, which Burma managed to conquer Siam (old name of Thailand) twice while the Siamese under Naresuan conquered Burma once. However, the most catastrophic and tragic part of Thai history came after the 1765–67 war, which the Burmese brutally burnt and destroyed Ayutthaya to ruins and stole Siamese greatest goods to Burma.[1] As for the result, a deep enmity and strong anti-Burmese sentiment developed in Thailand for decades.

During 1950s to 1970s, Burma was one of Asia's best football countries, produced many popular stars while Thailand had not yet consolidated its power. Since 1980s, Thailand started to rise while Burma fell, and the tide turned from the Burmese to the Thais. Today, the rivalry between Myanmar and Thailand has been less important due to rapid rise of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam; but it remains highly noticed.[2] Myanmar, since 1983, has yet to defeat Thailand again.

Matches

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# Date Home Score Away Venue Competition
1 5 September 1957  Thailand 2–5  Burma Federation of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
2 15 December 1959  Thailand 5–2  Burma Thailand Bangkok Southeast Asian Games
3 22 August 1965  Thailand 1–1  Burma Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
4 21 December 1965  Burma 2–2  Thailand Southeast Asian Games
5 17 August 1966  Thailand 0–3  Burma Merdeka Cup
6 14 December 1966  Thailand 1–1  Burma Thailand Bangkok Asian Games
7 12 December 1967  Thailand 0–1  Burma Southeast Asian Games
8 13 August 1968  Thailand 0–0  Burma Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
9 29 November 1968  Thailand 0–2  Burma Thailand Bangkok King's Cup
10 8 December 1969  Burma 1–1  Thailand Myanmar Rangoon Southeast Asian Games
11 13 December 1969  Burma 3–0  Thailand Myanmar Rangoon
12 16 December 1970  Thailand 2–2  Burma Thailand Bangkok Asian Games
13 17 December 1971  Burma 3–1  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games
14 29 March 1972 7–0 Myanmar Rangoon Olympic qualification
15 4 April 1972 1–0
16 22 September 1973  Burma 2–2  Thailand South Korea Seoul President's Cup
17 15 December 1973  Burma 1–2  Thailand Thailand Bangkok King's Cup
18 25 December 1973  Thailand 1–0  Burma
19 16 May 1974  Burma 2–1  Thailand South Korea Seoul President's Cup
20 15 May 1975 4–1
21 30 July 1975 1–0 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
22 1 January 1976  Burma 0–0  Thailand Thailand Bangkok King's Cup
23 17 August 1976  Burma 1–0  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
24 16 September 1976  Burma 2–0  Thailand South Korea Seoul President's Cup
25 29 July 1977  Burma 1–1  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
26 22 November 1977  Burma 3–0  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games
27 11 December 1978  Burma 1–2  Thailand Thailand Bangkok Asian Games
28 28 June 1979  Burma 2–0  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
29 22 September 1979  Thailand 1–0  Burma Indonesia Jakarta Southeast Asian Games
30 28 October 1980  Burma 1–2  Thailand Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Merdeka Cup
31 11 December 1981  Thailand 3–3  Burma Philippines Manila Southeast Asian Games
32 2 June 1983  Burma 1–0  Thailand Singapore Singapore Southeast Asian Games
33 19 September 1987  Thailand 4–0  Burma Indonesia Jakarta Southeast Asian Games
34 22 August 1989 3–0  Myanmar Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games
35 27 November 1991 4–0 Philippines Manila Southeast Asian Games
36 7 June 1993 2–0 Singapore Singapore Southeast Asian Games
37 19 June 1993 4–3 Singapore Singapore
38 12 August 1994 2–2 Indonesia Jakarta Friendly
39 29 June 1996  Thailand 5–1  Myanmar Thailand Bangkok AFC Asian Cup qualification
40 7 July 1996  Myanmar 1–7  Thailand Singapore Singapore AFC Asian Cup qualification
41 5 October 1997  Thailand 2–1  Myanmar Indonesia Jakarta Southeast Asian Games
42 27 August 1998  Thailand 1–1  Myanmar Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City AFF Championship
43 8 August 1999  Thailand 7–0  Myanmar Brunei Banda Seri Begawan Southeast Asian Games
44 6 November 2000 3–1 Thailand Chiang Mai AFF Championship
45 10 December 2004  Thailand 1–1  Myanmar Malaysia Kuala Lumpur AFF Championship
46 12 January 2007 Thailand Bangkok AFF Championship
47 14 July 2011  Thailand 1–0  Myanmar Thailand Buriram Friendly
48 15 July 2011  Thailand 1–1  Myanmar
49 27 November 2012  Myanmar 0–4  Thailand Thailand Bangkok AFF Championship
50 29 November 2014  Thailand 2–0  Myanmar Singapore Singapore AFF Championship
51 4 December 2016  Myanmar 0–2  Thailand Myanmar Yangon AFF Championship
52 8 December 2016  Thailand 4–0  Myanmar Thailand Bangkok
53 5 October 2017  Myanmar 1–3  Thailand Myanmar Mandalay Friendly
54 11 December 2021  Thailand 4–0  Myanmar Singapore Kallang AFF Championship
55 11 December 2022  Thailand 6–0  Myanmar Thailand Pathum Thani Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "The Fall of Siam & the Lost Temples of Ayutthaya - The Bohemian Blog". www.thebohemianblog.com.
  2. ^ "Confident Thailand take on Myanmar".