2024–25 Myanmar National League

Myanmar National League
Season	2024–25
Dates	6 July 2024 – February 2025
Matches played	10
Goals scored	36 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Thein Zaw Thiha (3 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Pyae Phyo Aung (2 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Yangon United 5–0 Myawady; (13 July)
Biggest away win	ISPE 0–1 Mahar United; (8 July)
Highest scoring	Hantharwady United 4–3 Dagon Port; (7 July)
Longest winning run	2 matches; Shan United (July 7 – July 11) ; Yangon United (July 6 – July 13)
Longest unbeaten run	2 matches; Shan United (July 7 – July 11) ; Yadanarbon (July 7 – July 12) ; Yangon United (July 6 – July 13)
Longest winless run	2 matches; Myawady (July 7 – July 13) ; Rakhine United (July 6 – July 13)
Longest losing run	2 matches; Myawady (July 7 – July 13) ; Rakhine United (July 6 – July 13)
	← 2023 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 13 July 2024.

The 2024–25 Myanmar National League is the 15th season of first-division domestic football in Myanmar. It will consist of twelve teams, as two teams from the 2023 MNL-2 were promoted. Shan United will play as the defending champion Club for 2024 MNL.

2024 MNL Rules[edit]

2024 MNL will held between the first week of July 2024 and February 2025 according to FIFA football calendars. In The next MNL football season will be held at Thuwunna Stadium, YUSC Stadium, Kanbawza Stadium and Pathein Stadium. The league committee allowed the discussion by the clubs to allow the registration of more foreign players, and according to the international standards, a club is allowed to register a maximum of (5+1) and the players to be signed are to be screened only for foreign players whose quality is significantly higher than domestic players.^[1]

| transfer window open= January to November 2024
| Myanmar National League Start to close = 6 July 2024 to 28 february 2025

Clubs[edit]

Stadiums[edit]

Ayeyawady United

ISPE

Dagon star

Hanthawaddy United

Mahar United

Yangon United

Yadanarbon

Rakhine United

Thitsar arman

Myawady

Shan United

Dagon Port

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Locations of the 2024 Myanmar National League

Personnel and sponsoring[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Ayeyawady United	U Bo Bo Aung	Yar Zar Aung	Pro Sport
Dagon Port	U Htet Aung	Myo Min Latt	Vigorous	MK Fuel
Dagon Star United	U Min Tun Lin	Maung Maung Win	M21 Sport
Hantharwady United	U Myo Min Tun	Ko Ko Naing	SCM	Grand Royal
I.S.P.E	U Chit Naing	Khaing Ye Win	Ayeyawady Sports
Mahar United	U Zaw Linn Tun	Kyaw Swar Min	Like	Like Products
Myawady	U Maung Maung Aye	Aung Thu	M21
Rakhine United	U Moe Hein Myint	Zaw Zaw Naing	Rhino Sport	Rakhapura
Shan United	U Myo Hlaing Win	Hein Thiha Zaw	Foxx Sports
Thitsar Arman	U Paw Tun Kyaw	Saw Htoo Phe Moo	Rhino Sport	Sport Bar
Yadanarbon	U Aung Kyaw Moe	Soe Htet Win	M21	Alpine
Yangon United	U Kyaw Dunn	Yan Naing Oo	Glory Sport	AGD Bank

Foreign players[edit]

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
Ayeyawady United
Dagon Port	Mogou
Dagon Star United
Hanthawaddy United
I.S.P.E F.C.
Mahar United	Patrick Edubat	Kekere Moukailou
Myawady F.C.
Rakhine United
Shan United	Mark Sekyi	Rintayo Da Silva	William
Thitsar Arman Fc
Yadanarbon
Yangon United

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yangon United	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6	Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
2	Shan United	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
3	Yadanarbon	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
4	ISPE	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
5	Dagon Star United	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
6	Hantharwady United	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	3
7	Mahar United	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
8	Ayeyawady United	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Dagon Port	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	0
10	Thitsar Arman	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
11	Rakhine United	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0	Relegation to 2025 MNL-2
12	Myawady	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0	Relegation to 2025 MNL-2

Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2024. Source: MNL Forza Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	AYU	DPT	DSU	HTU	ISP	MHR	MWD	RKU	SHU	TSM	YAD	YGU
Ayeyawady United	—										1–1
Dagon Port		—
Dagon Star United			—							3–1
Hantharwady United		4–3		—
ISPE					—	0–1		5–1
Mahar United						—
Myawady							—
Rakhine United								—
Shan United			2–1				1–0		—
Thitsar Arman										—
Yadanarbon						3–2					—
Yangon United							5–0	2–0				—

Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round	1	2
Team ╲ Round
Ayeyawady United	D
Dagon Port	L
Dagon Star United	W	L
Hantharwady United	W
ISPE	L	W
Mahar United	W	L
Myawady	L	L
Rakhine United	L	L
Shan United	W	W
Thitsar Arman	L
Yadanarbon	D	W
Yangon United	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round	1	2
Team ╲ Round
Ayeyawady United	6
Dagon Port	8
Dagon Star United	1
Hantharwady United	3
I.S.P.E	9
Mahar United	4
Myawady	10
Rakhine United	12
Shan United	5
Thitsar Arman	11
Yadanarbon	7
Yangon United	2

	Qualification to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
	Standby team to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
	Relegation to the 2025 MNL-2

Source: 2024 MNL

Matches[edit]

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2024 season.

Week 1[edit]

6/7/2024	Yangon United	2–0	Rakhine United	YUSC, Yangon
15:45 UTC+06:30	David Htan 34' Zaw Win Thein 82'

6/7/2024	Dagon Star United	3–1	Thitsar Arman	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30	Aung Thiha 61' Aung Kyaw Naing 71' Zin Min Tun 83'		Saw Myo Zaw 37'

7/7/2024	Ayeyawady United	1–1	Yadanarbon	Pathein Stadium, Pathein
16:00 UTC+06:30	Aung Pyae Phyo 45'		Pyae Moe 85'

7/7/2024	Shan United	1–0	Myawady	Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:45 UTC+06:30	Mark Sekyi 69'

7/7/2024	Hanthawady United	4–3	Dagon Port	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30	Win Moe Kyaw 24' Soe Kyaw Kyaw 54', 67' Yan Naing Aung 88'		Mogou 9', 79' Myo Satt Paing 46'

8/7/2024	ISPE	0–1	Mahar United	YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30			Patrick 76'

Week 2[edit]

11/7/2024	Shan United	2–1	Dagon Star United	Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:45 UTC+06:30	Htet Phyo Wai 19' Aung Wunna Soe 47'		Zin Min Tun 76'

12/7/2024	Yadanarbon	3–2	Mahar United	YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30	Soe Min Oo 45+2' Ti Nyain Min 52' Moe Swe 79'		Kyaw Swar Min 35' Patrick Edubat 56'

13/7/2024	Yangon United	5–0	Myawady	YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30	La Min Htwe 12', 45+2' Yan Naing Oo 16' Hlaing Bo Bo 52' Oakkar Naing 84'

13/7/2024	ISPE	5–1	Rakhine United	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
15:45 UTC+06:30	Naing Naing Kyaw 12', 29' Thein Zaw Thiha 30', 48', 62'		Addae Joseph 76'

14/7/2024	Hanthawady United	v	Thitsar Arman	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30

14/7/2024	Ayeyawady United	v	Dagon Port	Pathein Stadium, Pathein
16:00 UTC+06:30

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 13 July 2024^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thein Zaw Thiha	ISPE	3
2	Soe Kyaw Kyaw	Hantharwady United	2
	Mogou	Dagon Port
	Zin Min Tun	Dagon Star United
	Patrick Edubat	Mahar United
	La Min Htwe	Yangon United
	Naing Naing Kyaw	ISPE
8	David Htan	Yangon United	1
	Zaw Win Thein	Yangon United
	Saw Myo Zaw	Thitsar Arman
	Aung Thiha	Yangon United
	Aung Kyaw Naing	Dagon Star United
	Aung Pyae Phyo	Ayeyawady United
	Pyae Moe	Yadanarbon
	Mark Sekyi	Shan United
	Win Moe Kyaw	Hantharwady United
	Myo Satt Paing	Dagon Port
	Yan Naing Aung	Hantharwady United
	Aung Wunna Soe	Shan United
	Htet Phyo Wai	Shan United
	Soe Min Oo	Yadanarbon
	Ti Nyain Min	Yadanarbon
	Moe Swe	Yadanarbon
	Kyaw Swar Min	Mahar United
	Yan Naing Oo	Yangon United
	Hlaing Bo Bo	Yangon United
	Oakkar Naing	Yangon United
	Addae Joseph	Rakhine United

Most assists[edit]

As of 6 July 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 13 July 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Pyae Phyo Aung	Yangon United	2
2	Kyaw Zin Phyo	Shan United	1
2	Moun Htwei Aung	Mahar United	1

Hat-tricks[edit]

As of 13 July 2024

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Thein Zaw Thiha	ISPE	Rakhine United	5–1 (H)	13 July 2024

Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Clubs competitions[edit]

Team	League of qualification	Date of qualification	Qualified to
TBD	2024 Myanmar National League Champion	28 February 2025	2025–26 AFC Challenge League Qualifying Round
TBD	2024 Myanmar National League Cup Champion	19 June 2024	2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs Qualifying Round

References[edit]

^ "MNL 2024 season". Facebook. 6 December 2023.
^ "National League 2024, Myanmar - Fixtures | Forza Football".

[1] "MNL 2024 season". Facebook. 6 December 2023.

[forzafootball-2] "National League 2024, Myanmar - Fixtures | Forza Football".

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2024 MNL Rules[edit]

Clubs[edit]

Stadiums[edit]

Personnel and sponsoring[edit]

Foreign players[edit]

Foreign players[edit]

League table[edit]

Results[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Positions by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Week 1[edit]

Week 2[edit]

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Most assists[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Clubs competitions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]