Myanmar played its first game in 1995, against the Philippines, which they drew 1-1 in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. Since then, Myanmar has received more money from the state and improved its game.
In 2005, the country was one of several teams that included Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Singapore, that fielded a women's football team to compete at the Asian Games in Marikina in December.[2]
Myanmar first took part in the 2003 AFC Women's Championship held in Thailand, and has since qualified five times. They have never progressed beyond the group stage in the tournament. In the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, they had come close to winning the first group game and qualify for the knockout stage for the first time, but a 2-2 draw to Vietnam after taking the lead twice put an end to that hope.
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Nicknames
The Myanmar women's national football team has been known or nicknamed the "Asian Lionesses".
Home stadium
The Myanmar women's national football team plays their home matches at the Mandalarthiri Stadium.
Rivalries
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FIFA World Ranking
As of 28 January 2022, after the match against Vietnam.
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^【海外赴任レポート】ミャンマー 熊田 喜則さん 2012年1月|海外派遣実績|国際交流・支援活動|JFA|日本サッカー協会 [【Overseas assignment report】 Myanmar Kikunaga san January 2012 | Overseas dispatch results | International exchange / support activities | JFA | Japan Football Association]. www.jfa.or.jp. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.