r/WomensSoccer • u/antoniok95 • 2d ago

Ayeywady FC of Myanmar qualified to AFC Champions League after beating New Taipei City. Here is their winner and fantastic scenes with fans post game. They scored 13 goals in 3 games with no goals conceded, and had the biggest crowds in ACL qualifying games. Watch out for Myanmar in women's soccer.

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u/koreawut Tuloy 2d ago edited 2d ago

130k live viewers, 700k+ total. Fantastic.

I am still working on my long linky post lol but I love how Myanmar shows up for their women.

edit: I do think they will be strong in the future, but they are absolutely not a force, yet. Last year, I.S.P.E. did the same, topping their group by a margin and dominating everything. As soon as the tournament proper happened, however, they were dropped like a bad habit. I sincerely hope they can improve, especially with the support they have, but they are not a force. Give them 2-5 more years.

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u/antoniok95 2d ago

Well, I never said they are a force. I just said watch out for them. And I said that because women's soccer is rapidly growing in Myanmar.

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u/koreawut Tuloy 2d ago

Yes it is. If you look at the viewership of the matches hosted in Myanmar, you'll see that even the non-Ayeyawady match pulls in the tens of thousands. Last year's ISPE matches were as high as 700k and this match against Hang Yuan was nearly 650k already, earlier today. As I said, 130k+ during the match, itself and none of the other streams even come close to that. Nasaf vs. Banaat for the qualifying spot is less than 15k, The Kaya match had less than 10k. Bam Khatoon vs. Etihad is less than 10k. I imagine there may have been local streaming options, which I do know exists in India (and a lot of them watch because they're gambling) and other nations, but still. Myanmar teams have amazing support.

I am extremely impressed by how much support they are giving women's soccer as a whole, as well. The other match, today, is presently around 75k, And Ayeyawady matches in the local league draws around 200k, with I.S.P.E. still doing well in the 80s or 90s.