Football in Myanmar

Football in Myanmar
Football in Myanmar
Country	Myanmar
Governing body	Myanmar Football Federation
National teams	Men's national team; Women's national team; Myanmar national futsal team; Myanmar national beach soccer team
Nicknames	Chinthe; The Asian Lionesses
First played	1880s (men)
Registered players	1947 (as Burma Football Federation)
National competitions
	Men's competition FIFA World Cup; AFC Asian Cup; Asian Games; AFF Championship; Sea Games (U-22); Olympic Games; FIFA Futsal World Cup; AFC Futsal Asian Cup; AFC Futsal Club Championship; FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup; Women's competition FIFA Women's World Cup; AFC Women's Asian Cup; Asian Games(Women); AFF Women's Championship; Sea Games(Women); FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup; AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup;
Club competitions
	League: Myanmar National League; MNL-2; Women's League; Futsal: MFF Futsal League I; MFF Futsal League II; Women's Futsal League; Cup: MNL League Cup; Futsal Champion Cup;
International competitions
	AFC Challenge League; ASEAN Club Championship; AFC Women's Champions League

Football is the most popular sport in Myanmar. Approximately a quarter of the people in Myanmar are interested in football. 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.