Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry

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.

Myanmar–Thailand
football rivalry
Other namesThailand vs Burma
Thailand vs Myanmar
LocaleAsia and Southeast Asia (AFC, AFF)
Teams Thailand
Myanmar
First meetingThailand 2–5 Burma
5 September 1957
Latest meetingThailand 4–0 Myanmar
8 December 2016
Statistics
Most wins Thailand (21)
Largest victoryThailand 7–0 Myanmar
8 August 1999
Burma 7–0 Thailand
29 March 1972

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.[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 tie 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
# 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 Southeast Asian Games
5 17 August 1966  Thailand 0–3  Burma Merdeka Cup
6 14 December 1966  Thailand 1–1  Burma Bangkok Asian Games
7 12 December 1967  Thailand 0–1  Burma 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
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 7–0 Rangoon Olympic qualification
15 4 April 1972 1–0 Rangoon
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 4–1 Seoul President's Cup
21 30 July 1975 1–0 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 3–0  Myanmar Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games
33 27 November 1991 4–0 Manila Southeast Asian Games
34 7 June 1993 2–0 Singapore Southeast Asian Games
35 19 June 1993 4–3 Singapore
36 29 June 1996 5–1 Bangkok AFC Asian Cup qualification
37 7 July 1996  Myanmar 1–7  Thailand Singapore
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 3–1 Chiang Mai AFF Championship
42 10 December 2004  Thailand 1–1  Myanmar Kuala Lumpur AFF Championship
43 12 January 2007 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

References
  1. "The Fall of Siam & the Lost Temples of Ayutthaya - The Bohemian Blog". www.thebohemianblog.com.
  2. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Confident Thailand take on Myanmar".
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