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Myanmar Football Federation

Governing body of association football in Myanmar

Summary

Governing body of association football in Myanmar

Field	Value
Logo	Myanmar Football Federation.png
Badge_size	220px
Founded
(as Burma Football Federation)
Headquarters	Yangon

FIFA affiliation	1952
Region	AFC
Region affiliation	1954
Subregion	AFF
Subregion affiliation	1996
President	Zaw Zaw
Website

(as Burma Football Federation)

Waizayantar st, In front of Thuwanna Stadium

The Myanmar Football Federation (abbr. MFF; ) is the governing body of football in Myanmar. The MFF oversee the Burmese men's national team, the women's national team, youth men's national teams (under-23, under-20, under-17) youth women's national teams (under-20, under-17), National Futsal team, National beach soccer team as well as national football championships, professional club competitions and futsal championship.

History

Reportedly introduced during the British colonial era by James George Scott, a British colonial administrator, football has been the most popular sport in the country. The Burma Football Federation was founded in 1947, a year before the country's independence from the United Kingdom. The BFF joined FIFA in 1952, and the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.

The federation launched the first States and Divisions Football Championship in 1952.

Starting from the mid-1970s, the country's football success—a source of much national pride—also declined rapidly, along with the country's precipitous economic decline. (Aside from a few regional tournament wins, the Burmese men's national team has not won any major football competition since 1973.) The federation did (or could do) little to promote development of football, nor nurture the talent through professional league competitions. Until 1996, the country's main football league consisted of Yangon-based clubs run by government ministries and known for corruption. Although private football clubs were allowed to join the Myanmar Premier League in 1996, the league still did not attract much following by Burmese public. In December 2008, the MFF announced the formation a new national professional league, the Myanmar National League, which will start its first full season in 2010.

In accordance with FIFA regulations, the MFF reportedly became an independent organization, free of government control, in March 2009.

Competitions run by the MFF

Myanmar National League
MNL-2
MNL-2 Promotion Amateur Club Tournament
General Aung San Shield
MNL Cup
Myanmar U21/20 Youth League
Myanmar U17 Youth League
Myanmar U15 Youth League
Myanmar Women League
MFF Futsal League I
MFF Futsal League II
MFF Futsal Championship
MFF U-19 Youth Futsal League
MFF U-16 Youth Futsal League
MFF Women's Futsal League
MFF Women's Futsal Championship

Programmes

Association staff

Name	Position	Source
Myanmar Zaw Zaw	President	last=FIFA.com	title=Member Association - Myanmar	url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mya/about	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612212448/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mya/about	url-status=dead	archive-date=12 June 2021	access-date=2020-11-01	website=www.fifa.com	language=en-GB}}
Myanmar Pye Phyo Tayza	Vice-president
Myanmar Sai Sam Htun	2nd Vice-president
Myanmar Ko Ko Thein	General secretary
Myanmar Than Zaw	Treasurer
Myanmar Tin Myint Aung	Technical director
Germany Michael Feichtenbeiner	Team coach (men's)
Myanmar Thet Thet Win	Team coach (women's)
Myanmar Zaw Minn Htike	Media/Communications Director
Myanmar Ye Win Tun	Local Competition Department Director
Myanmar Hla Min	Referee Department Director

References

Donald M. Seekins. (2006). "Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)". Rowman & Littlefield.
"History of MFF". Myanmar Football Federation.
"Asian U-19/U-20 Championship".
Han Oo Khin. (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". [[The Myanmar Times]].
"Myanmar launches FIFA Football for Schools project".
FIFA.com. "Member Association - Myanmar".
"The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation".

Wikipedia Source

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