Myanmar will participate in the upcoming Fourth Association of Southeast Asian Championship women's soccer tournament in Vietnam next month, according to the Myanmar Football Federation Sunday.
The 2008 ASEAN Championship women's soccer tournament, slated for Oct. 8-21, will feature nine teams -- eight teams from the ASEAN and newcomer Australia.
The Myanmar national women soccer team has been drawn in Group A together with Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and host Vietnam, while Group B includes Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the MFF said.
Myanmar is the defending champions of the tournament, triumphing in the third ASEAN Championship women's soccer tournament at the Thuwunna Youth Training Center here in September2007 after beating Thailand 5-2 with the penalty shootouts in the final.
Eight national women's soccer teams from the ASEAN -- Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- took part in the third ASEAN Championship women's soccer tournament, which is hosted by Myanmar for the first time.
Myanmar clinched title in the first ASEAN championship women's soccer tournament in Vietnam in October 2004 by defeating hosts in the final with penalty shootouts.
However, Myanmar lost to Vietnam in the final of the 23rd SEA Games in Manila, the Philippines, in 2005.
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the invited Chinese Taipei teams featured in the second ASEAN Championship tournament in Vietnam in May 2006. Myanmar lost to Thailand 3-2, Chinese Taipei 3-0 and host Vietnam 1-0 respectively in the tournament.
Myanmar lost to Vietnam 2-1 in the semifinals, crushed Laos 5-0in the third-place playoff and finished third in the 24th SEA Games.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Source: Xinhua
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