Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry
# Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry

The rivalry between Myanmar and Thailand men's national football teams (Burmese: မြန်မာ-ထိုင်း ဘောလုံးပြိုင်ဆိုင်မှု, Thai: การแข่งขันฟุตบอลไทย-เมียนมาร์) 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

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. 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. Myanmar, since 1983, has yet to defeat Thailand again.

## Matches

| Myanmar wins | 15 |
| - | - |
| Draws | 14 |
| Thailand wins | 23 |
| Total matches | 52 |
| Myanmar total goals | 62 |
| Thailand total goals | 99 |
| Total goals | 161 |
| # | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Competition |
| 1 | 5 September 1957 | Thailand | 2–5 | Burma | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 2 | 15 December 1959 | Thailand | 5–2 | Burma | Bangkok | Southeast Asian Games |
| 3 | 20 August 1965 | Thailand | 1–1 | Burma | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 4 | 22 December 1965 | Burma | 2–2 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Southeast Asian Games |
| 5 | 17 August 1966 | Thailand | 0–3 | Burma | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 6 | 14 December 1966 | Thailand | 1–1 | Burma | Bangkok | Asian Games |
| 7 | 12 December 1967 | Thailand | 0–1 | Burma | Bangkok | Southeast Asian Games |
| 8 | 13 August 1968 | Thailand | 0–0 | Burma | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 9 | 29 November 1968 | Thailand | 0–2 | Burma | Bangkok | King's Cup |
| 10 | 8 December 1969 | Burma | 1–1 | Thailand | Rangoon | Southeast Asian Games |
| 11 | 13 December 1969 | Burma | 3–0 | Thailand | Rangoon | Southeast Asian Games |
| 12 | 16 December 1970 | Thailand | 2–2 | Burma | Bangkok | Asian Games |
| 13 | 17 December 1971 | Burma | 3–1 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Southeast Asian Games |
| 14 | 29 March 1972 | Burma | 7–0 | Thailand | Rangoon | Olympic qualification |
| 15 | 4 April 1972 | Burma | 1–0 | Thailand | Rangoon | Olympic qualification |
| 16 | 22 September 1973 | Burma | 2–2 | Thailand | Seoul | President's Cup |
| 17 | 18 December 1973 | Burma | ?–? | Thailand | Bangkok | King's Cup |
| 18 | 25 December 1973 | Thailand | 1–0 | Burma | Bangkok | King's Cup |
| 19 | 16 May 1974 | Burma | 2–1 | Thailand | Seoul | President's Cup |
| 20 | 15 May 1975 | Burma | 4–1 | Thailand | Seoul | President's Cup |
| 21 | 30 July 1975 | Burma | 1–0 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 22 | 1 January 1976 | Burma | 0–0 | Thailand | Bangkok | King's Cup |
| 23 | 17 August 1976 | Burma | 1–0 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 24 | 29 July 1977 | Burma | 1–1 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 25 | 11 December 1978 | Burma | 1–2 | Thailand | Bangkok | Asian Games |
| 26 | 28 June 1979 | Burma | 2–0 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 27 | 22 September 1979 | Thailand | 1–0 | Burma | Jakarta | Southeast Asian Games |
| 28 | 28 October 1980 | Burma | 1–2 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup |
| 29 | 11 December 1981 | Thailand | 3–3 | Burma | Manila | Southeast Asian Games |
| 30 | 2 June 1983 | Burma | 1–0 | Thailand | Singapore | Southeast Asian Games |
| 31 | 19 September 1987 | Thailand | 4–0 | Burma | Jakarta | Southeast Asian Games |
| 32 | 22 August 1989 | Thailand | 3–0 | Myanmar | Kuala Lumpur | Southeast Asian Games |
| 33 | 27 November 1991 | Thailand | 4–0 | Myanmar | Manila | Southeast Asian Games |
| 34 | 7 June 1993 | Thailand | 2–0 | Myanmar | Singapore | Southeast Asian Games |
| 35 | 19 June 1993 | Thailand | 4–3 | Myanmar | Singapore | Southeast Asian Games |
| 36 | 29 June 1996 | Thailand | 5–1 | Myanmar | Bangkok | AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 37 | 7 July 1996 | Myanmar | 1–7 | Thailand | Singapore | AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 38 | 5 October 1997 | Thailand | 2–1 | Myanmar | Jakarta | Southeast Asian Games |
| 39 | 27 August 1998 | Thailand | 1–1 | Myanmar | Ho Chi Minh City | AFF Championship |
| 40 | 8 August 1999 | Thailand | 7–0 | Myanmar | Banda Seri Begawan | Southeast Asian Games |
| 41 | 6 November 2000 | Thailand | 3–1 | Myanmar | Chiang Mai | AFF Championship |
| 42 | 10 December 2004 | Thailand | 1–1 | Myanmar | Kuala Lumpur | AFF Championship |
| 43 | 12 January 2007 | Thailand | 1–1 | Myanmar | Bangkok | AFF Championship |
| 44 | 14 July 2011 | Thailand | 1–0 | Myanmar | Buriram | Friendly |
| 45 | 15 July 2011 | Thailand | 1–1 | Myanmar | Buriram | Friendly |
| 46 | 27 November 2012 | Myanmar | 0–4 | Thailand | Bangkok | AFF Championship |
| 47 | 29 November 2014 | Thailand | 2–0 | Myanmar | Singapore | AFF Championship |
| 48 | 4 December 2016 | Myanmar | 0–2 | Thailand | Yangon | AFF Championship |
| 49 | 8 December 2016 | Thailand | 4–0 | Myanmar | Bangkok | AFF Championship |
| 50 | 5 October 2017 | Myanmar | 1–3 | Thailand | Mandalay | Friendly |
| 51 | 11 December 2021 | Thailand | 4–0 | Myanmar | Kallang | AFF Championship |
| 52 | 11 December 2022 | Thailand | 6–0 | Myanmar | Pathum Thani | Friendly |
