Myanmar National League 2018

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Myanmar National League 2018
master Yangon United
Relegated GFA FC
Myawady FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 392  (ø 2.97 per game)
Top scorer UgandaUganda Joseph Mpande
← 2017
2019 →
MNL-2 ↓

The Myanmar National League in 2018 was the ninth season of the highest football league in Myanmar since its inception in 2009. The league will also MPT Myanmar National League called (Myanma Posts and Telecommunications).

The season started with 12 teams on January 11, 2018 and ended on September 23, 2018.

Teams

team Location Stadion Capacity
Ayeyawady United Pathein Ayar Stadium 6,000
Hanthawaddy United Bago Grand Royal Stadium 4,000
Magwe FC Magwe Magway Stadium 3,000
Myawady FC Naypyidaw Wunna Theikdi Stadium 30,000
Rakhine United Sittwe Weithali Stadium 7,000
Sagaing United Monywa Monywa Stadium 5,000
Shan United Taunggyi Taunggyi Stadium 7,000
Southern Myanmar FC Mawlamyaing Ramanya Stadium 10,000
Yadanarbon FC Mandalay Mandalarthiri Stadium 30,000
Yangon United Rangoon Yangon United Sports Complex 3,500
GFA FC Chin Hakha Stadium 10,000
Zwekapin United Hpa-an Aung Than Lwin Stadium 3,000

staff

team Trainer Team captain
Ayeyawady United MyanmarMyanmar Shwe Shwe Aung MyanmarMyanmar Min Min Thu
GFA FC MyanmarMyanmar Thein Min Htut CameroonCameroon Effa Kostka
Hanthawaddy United MyanmarMyanmar Win Min Zaw MyanmarMyanmar Aung Zaw
Magwe FC MyanmarMyanmar Myo Ko Saya MyanmarMyanmar Kyaw Zin Phyo
Myawady FC MyanmarMyanmar Ko Ko Oo MyanmarMyanmar Ye Wai Yan Soe
Rakhine United MyanmarMyanmar Soe Myat Kyaw MyanmarMyanmar Hla Aye Htwe
Sagaing United MyanmarMyanmar Kyi Win Zaw MyanmarMyanmar Toe Sat Naing
Shan United MyanmarMyanmar Thein Thiha Aung MyanmarMyanmar Thiha Sithu
Southern Myanmar FC MyanmarMyanmar Pyae Phyo Saya MyanmarMyanmar Pyae Phyo Aung
Yadanarbon FC MyanmarMyanmar Ko Ko Tun MyanmarMyanmar Ye Ko Oo
Yangon United MyanmarMyanmar Hlaing Kyaw Htet MyanmarMyanmar Yan Aung Kyaw
Zwekapin United MyanmarMyanmar Kyi Min Htun MyanmarMyanmar Naing Zayar Htun

Foreign players

team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC players Former players
Ayeyawady United CameroonCameroon Jocial Tchakounte BrazilBrazil Cássio Magalhães CameroonCameroon Ella Edubat Patrick
GFA FC CameroonCameroon Atanga Effa Kostka NigeriaNigeria Omololu Emmanuel NigeriaNigeria Jordan Nyako NigeriaNigeria Anthony Ugochukwu
Hanthawaddy United GhanaGhana Mark Sekyi UgandaUganda Joseph Mpande NigeriaNigeria Michael Falcon
Magwe FC
Myawady FC
Sagaing United NigeriaNigeria Chukwuekweka Samuel NigeriaNigeria Barnabas Friday NigeriaNigeria Manou Mandjombe
Shan United NigeriaNigeria Christopher Chizoba CameroonCameroon William Nyakwe SerbiaSerbia Milan Svojić Korea SouthSouth Korea Lee Han-kuk GhanaGhana Patrick Asare
Southern Myanmar FC Guinea-aGuinea Alpha Oumar Barry NigeriaNigeria Olajide Williams
Rakhine United NigeriaNigeria Sunday Mathew TogoTogo Agarawa NigeriaNigeria Clifford
Yadanarbon FC
Yangon United Ivory CoastIvory Coast Kekere Moukailou Guinea-aGuinea Sylla Sekou NigeriaNigeria Emmanuel Uzochukwu JapanJapan Kosuke Uchida
Zwekapin United ColombiaColombia Edison Fonseca LiberiaLiberia Sackie Doe NigeriaNigeria Anderson West JapanJapan Ken Matsumoto PortugalPortugal Paulo Bunze

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Yangon United  22nd  16  3  3 054:200 +34 51
 2. Shan United (M, P)  22nd  15th  5  2 033:130 +20 50
 3. Zwekapin United  22nd  12  4th  6th 040:210 +19 40
 4th Hanthawaddy United  22nd  11  3  8th 036:230 +13 36
 5. Yadanarbon FC  22nd  9  7th  6th 037:300  +7 34
 6th Southern Myanmar FC  22nd  8th  6th  8th 031:300  +1 30th
 7th Magwe FC  22nd  8th  6th  8th 026:260  ± 0 30th
 8th. Ayeyawady United  22nd  8th  6th  8th 038:450  −7 30th
 9. Rakhine United  22nd  8th  4th  10 034:300  +4 28
10. Sagaing United (N)  22nd  5  6th  11 027:400 −13 21st
11. GFA FC  22nd  5  5  12 024:400 −16 20th
12. Myawady FC (N)  22nd  0  2  20th 012:660 −54 02
At the end of the 2018 season:
  • Myanmar champions, cup winners and participation in the first qualifying round of the AFC Champions League 2020
  • Participation in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2020
  • Relegation to MNL-2 2019
    		•
    At the end of the 2017 season:
    (M) Reigning Master : Shan United
    (P) Reigning cup winner : Shan United
    (N) Newcomers from MNL-2 2017: Sagaing United & Myawady FC

    List of goalscorers

    space player team Gates
    01. UgandaUganda Joseph Mpande Hanthawaddy United 18th
    02. Guinea-aGuinea Sylla Sekou Yangon United 17th
    03. CameroonCameroon Edubat Patrick Ayeyawady United 16
    04th NigeriaNigeria Sunday Mathew Rakhine United 14th
    05. MyanmarMyanmar Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon FC 11
    06th MyanmarMyanmar Sithu Aung Yadanarbon FC 10
    MyanmarMyanmar Aung Myint Tun Magwe FC
    MyanmarMyanmar Than Htet Aung Zwekapin United
    09. NigeriaNigeria Christopher Chizoba Shan United 9
    MyanmarMyanmar Maung Maung Lwin Yangon United
    11. MyanmarMyanmar Kaung Sithu Southern Myanmar FC 7th
    NigeriaNigeria Barnas Friday Sagaing United
    MyanmarMyanmarTi Nyein Minn Rakhine United
    MyanmarMyanmar Myat Kaung Khant Yadanarbon FC
    MyanmarMyanmar Aung Moe Southern Myanmar FC
    16. MyanmarMyanmar Aung Moe Southern Myanmar FC 6th
    17th MyanmarMyanmar Mung Theih Pau GFA FC 5
    MyanmarMyanmar Aee Soe Yangon United
    Guinea-aGuinea Alpha Barry Southern Myanmar FC
    NigeriaNigeria Emmanuel Uzochukwu Yangon United
    MyanmarMyanmar Thiha Zaw Ayeyawady United
    MyanmarMyanmar Ye Ko Oo Yadanarbon FC
    MyanmarMyanmar Yan Kyaw Htwe Zwekapin United

    White vest (clean sheets)

    space player team Clean

    sheets

    01. MyanmarMyanmar Thiha Sithu Shan United 12
    02. MyanmarMyanmar Kyaw Zin Htet Yangon United 9
    03. MyanmarMyanmar Ko Ko Naing Hanthawaddy United 7th
    04th MyanmarMyanmar Naing Zayar Htun Zwekapin United 6th
    MyanmarMyanmar Pyae Phyo Aung Southern Myanmar FC
    06th MyanmarMyanmar Kyaw Zin Phyo Magwe FC 5
    MyanmarMyanmar Chan Nyein Kyaw Yadanarbon FC
    MyanmarMyanmar Soe Arkar Rakhine United
    09. MyanmarMyanmar Vanlal Hruala Ayeyawady United 3
    MyanmarMyanmar Nyein Min Oo GFA FC
    11. MyanmarMyanmar Sann Satt Naing Yangon United 2
    MyanmarMyanmar A Zin Hmue Sagaing United
    13. MyanmarMyanmar Do Nanda Oo Myawady FC 1
    MyanmarMyanmar Myo Min Latt Shan United

    Awards

    Trainer of the month

    month Surname team
    January MyanmarMyanmar Aung Kyaw Moe Yadanarbon FC
    February MyanmarMyanmar Myo Min Tun Yangon United
    March April MyanmarMyanmar Aung Zaw Myo Magwe FC
    May June North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Marjan Sekulovski Shan United
    July MyanmarMyanmar Ngwe Tun Hanthawaddy United

    Player of the month

    month Surname team
    January MyanmarMyanmar Sithu Aung Yadanarbon FC
    February MyanmarMyanmar Maung Maung Lwin Yangon United
    March April MyanmarMyanmar Than Htet Aung Zwekapin United
    May June MyanmarMyanmar Than Htet Aung Zwekapin United
    July MyanmarMyanmar Thiha Zaw Ayeyawady United

    Hat tricks

    player society Opposing club Result date
    MyanmarMyanmar Sithu Aung Yadanarbon FC Ayeyawady United 5: 2 15th January 2018
    NigeriaNigeria Christopher Chizoba Shan United Rakhine United 3: 2 19th January 2018
    Guinea-aGuinea Sylla Sekou Yangon United Southern Myanmar FC 4: 1 April 30, 2018
    MyanmarMyanmar Aung Myint Tun Magwe FC Rakhine United 5: 2 May 13, 2018
    MyanmarMyanmar Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon FC Myawady FC 7-0 20th May 2018
    UgandaUganda Joseph Mpande Hanthawaddy United Myawady FC 9-0 2nd June 2018
    MyanmarMyanmar Pyone Cho GFA FC Myawady FC 4-0 June 16, 2018
    CameroonCameroon Edubat Patrick Ayeyawady United Magwe FC 4: 1 June 23, 2018
    NigeriaNigeria Sunday Mathew Rakhine United Myawady FC 6: 2 6th July 2018
    MyanmarMyanmar Ti Nyein Minn Rakhine United Myawady FC 6: 2 6th July 2018
    Ivory CoastIvory Coast Bamba Sagaing United Ayeyawady United 4: 1 7th July 2018
    Guinea-aGuinea Sylla Sekou Yangon United Myawady FC 4: 1 September 14, 2018
    UgandaUganda Joseph Mpande Hanthawaddy United Ayeyawady United 5-0 23rd September 2018

    Sponsors and suppliers

    team Outfitter Shirt sponsor
    Ayeyawady United Grand Sport AMI Insurance
    GFA FC Private label Gospel for Asia
    Hanthawaddy United FBT
    Magwe FC Grand Sport
    Myawady FC Pro // sport
    Rakhine United Pro // sport UAB Bank
    Sagaing United FBT
    Shan United Pro // sport KBZ Bank
    Southern Myanmar FC Pro // sport Yuzana Group
    Yadanarbon FC FBT Alpine
    Yangon United FBT AGD Bank
    Zwekapin United Private label Htay Group

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