Football league
The MPT Myanmar National League ( burmese : မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ် ; abbreviated MNL ) is the premier national master football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon -based football clubs, with eight professional clubs representing different regions across the nation. [ 1 ] On 16 May 2009, the league launched its inaugural two-month tournament, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009 in readiness for the first full season in 2010. [ 2 ] Despite its national ambitions, the league held the MNL Cup 2009 matches in the area ‘s two chief stadiums in Yangon due to the miss of adequate facilities elsewhere. On 5 July 2009, Yadanabon FC defeated Yangon United FC in the MNL Cup concluding to become the first-ever MNL Champions. The league added three clubs for the 2010 season [ 3 ] and one more baseball club joined for the 2011 season, bringing the total to twelve clubs. [ 4 ] Two more clubs representing the Chin and Shan States will participate in the MNL season starting in January 2012. [ 5 ] promotion and relegation will be added by the 2014 season as the MNL looks to expand once again. [ 6 ]

history [edit ]

Origins [edit ]

In the past, professional football rival in Myanmar has only existed in a circumscribed class. All premier leagues up to this charge have been made up of Yangon-based football clubs, most of which were affiliated with government Ministries. It was only after 1996, when the Premier League ( burmese : ပထမတန်း ) was relaunched as the Myanmar Premier League that non-government clubs were invited to join the league. however, the league was based only in Yangon, and never caught the resource of Burmese football fans, who follow european football with about religious excitement. The Myanmar Football Federation sought approval from the government to launch a countrywide league in February 2008, and last received permission to set up private clubs in December 2008. Each club was permitted to sign at most five foreign players and one foreign passenger car. The government granted each baseball club tax exemptions for an initial three-year time period, while each club owner must provide a minimum initial investment of K200 million ( approximately US $ 200,000 ). It was expected that the annual engage cost for each baseball club would be about K500 million ( US $ 500,000 ). [ 1 ] The investing apparently covers costs such as salaries, transportation system and equipment, but does not include the club stadiums, which are all nationalize. [ 7 ]

Myanmar Derby [edit ]

Myanmar Derby or The classical Match of Myanmar is the match-up between Yangon United and Yadanarbon. It is the match-up that presents Myanmar football in the modern era. The name was given to the run into of two teams due to the hype and massive atmosphere around the match. The first meet between them happened in the 2009 MNL Cup season. On 18 June 2009, Yadanarbon and Yangon United met at Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon. Before the match, Yadanarbon was the drawing card in the table after 3 matches of the temper while Yangon followed in moment with one less point. Yadanarbon made the run by 2–1 in the foremost forty-five minutes but Yangon bounced back to draw by the 2–2 solution at the conclusion. The match was full of the stimulate and dramatic moments. then, it was considered one of the most classical matches in Myanmar League history. The Yangon United versus Yadanarbon match-up was dubbed as “ Myanmar Derby “ ever since then .

Yangon Utd authority [edit ]

The Yangon Utd Dominance refers to the 2011 to 2013 season, which Yangon United won Myanmar National League in three consecutive seasons as the inaugural golf club in the league history .

The first base invincible [edit ]

In 2019 season, Shan United under Mr. Aung Naing head passenger car Myanmar, had become the first clubhouse in the league history that completed the season with an unbeaten record. Shan United finished at the top of the final standing with 12 wins and 10 draws .

Champions [edit ]

(For Burmese Champions before 2009, see Myanmar Premier League)

Wins by golf club [edit ]

The Invincibles [edit ]

unbeaten champions :

Clubs [edit ]

name change [edit ]

Delta United changed their name to Ayeyawady United to represent the Ayeyawady Division. Okkathar United changed their name to Hantharwaddy United to represent the Bago Division. Mahar United changed their name to Sagaing United to represent the Sagaing Division .

2021 Locations and Stadiums [edit ]

( * ) – not cook to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadium fix to host home matches presently use Aung San Stadium and Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. [ 9 ]

Records [edit ]

all-time top scorers [edit ]

As of 13 February 2021

Figures for active players ( in bold ) .

Most appearances [edit ]

As of February 2021

Figures for active players ( in bold ) .

Player statistics [edit ]

Awards [edit ]

Prize money [edit ]

  • Champion: 100,000,000 Kyats
  • Runner-up: 75,000,000 Kyats
  • Third Place: 50,000,000 Kyats

top scorers [edit ]

bus of the year [edit ]

player of the class [edit ]

Titles won [edit ]

Managers [edit ]

Winning managers [edit ]

rival [edit ]

There are 12 clubs in the Myanmar League. During the course of a season, which lasts from January to October, each golf club plays the others doubly, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. Teams receive three points for a gain and one distributor point for a disembowel. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then neck and neck, then finish difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the cabaret with the most points is crown champion. If points are equal, the neck and neck, the finish difference and then goals scored determine the achiever. If inactive equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for reservation to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the MNL-2 and the clear two teams from the MNL-2 are promoted in their stead.

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qualification for asian competitions [edit ]

In the past the champions will play in AFC Champions League playoffs and AFC Cup for the champions of General Aung San Shield. Due to reforms from the AFC for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup format, there will be nobelium more a direct qualification spot for the AFC Champions League for that Myanmar Champion, for the time being .
The Myanmar League has been sponsored since 2009 until 2010 and has been sponsored again since 2015. The patron has been able to determine the league ‘s sponsorship name. The tilt below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition :

Period Sponsor Name
2009–2010 Grand Royal Grand Royal Myanmar National League
2010–2014 No sponsor Myanmar National League
2015–2016 Ooredoo Ooredoo Myanmar National League
2017 Max Cement Max Cement Myanmar National League
2018–2020 MPT MPT Myanmar National League

Since 2013, 100PLUS has been the presenter of Myanmar Football Federation and MNL. The sponsorship is extended to 2020 to support major football events in the state, the assorted football teams within the national setup, football tournaments for youth development and the local professional competitions. [ 11 ]

Match balls [edit ]

  • The 2009–2018 season uses the Nike.
  • The 2019–2020 season uses the Molten.

Youth League [edit ]

Like the reserve league, the youth league is open to all the youth teams of all professional clubs in Thailand .

other tournaments [edit ]

Domestic tournaments
International tournaments

Ranking asian [edit ]

AFC Club Ranking [edit ]

As of 21.12.2020[12]
Current Rank Points team
70 15.58 Yangon United
96 8.9.14 Shan United
124 5.247 Yadanarbon

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]