The 2019 Myanmar National League is the 10th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009, also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorship deal with Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. A total of 12 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 12 January 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on 24 September 2019.
Yangon United are the defending champions, while Chinland and Dagon have entered as the promoted teams from the 2018 MNL-2.
The 1st transfer window is from 1 November 2018 to 12 January 2019 while the 2nd transfer window is from 1 June 2019 to 31 July 2019.
Changes from last season Team changes Promoted Clubs Promoted from the 2018 MNL-2 Royal Thanlyin Dagon
Relegated Clubs
Relegated from the 2018 Myanmar National League Chinland Myawady
Royal Thanlyin decided not to play in 2019 MNL because of finance. After that, MNL allowed Chinland to play in 2019 MNL.
2019 Title Sponsor
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications signed 3 years contract with MNL. They help to develop Myanmar Football and Youth program.
Clubs Stadiums
Club Home City Stadium Capacity Ayeyawady United Pathein Ayar Stadium6,000 Chinland Chin Hakha Stadium 10,000 Dagon Hantharwady United Bago Grand Royal Stadium4,000 Magwe Magway Magway Stadium*3,000 Rakhine United Sittwe Weithali Stadium7,000 Sagaing United Monywa Monywa Stadium4,000 Shan United Taunggyi Taunggyi Stadium7,000 Southern Myanmar Mawlamyaing Ramanya Stadium10,000 Yadanarbon Mandalay Bahtoo Stadium17,000 Yangon United Yangon Yangon United Sports Complex3,500 Zwegapin United Hpa-An Aung Than Lwin Stadium*3,000 (*) – not ready to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadium ready to host home matches currently use Aung San Stadium and Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon.
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager Shan United Min Thu Resign 13 March 2019 Week 5 3 Aung Naing Yangon United Myo Min Tun Resign 13 May 2019 Week 11 4 Tin Maung Tun Chinland U Thar Kyaw Sacked 30 May 2019 Week 11 11 U Phone Naing Dagon U Min Kyi Sacked 30 May 2019 Week 11 12 U Kyaw Lwin
Foreign players ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Ayeyawady United Akwa Raphael Success Kekere Moukailou Keith Nah Atanga Effa Kostka Chinland George Kehinde Emmanuel Ndueso Babatunde Abiodun Shin Junyeong Omololu Emmanuel Sunny Obumneme Dagon Samuel Kojo Abbey Traore Alassane Patrick Edubat Bamba Gaoussou Ibrahim Kasule Zama Salif Hantharwady United Mark Sekyi Michael Henry Alloysius Frederic Pooda Magwe Sagaing United Donald Bissa Soulemanou Mandjombe Barnabas Friday Shan United William Nyakwe Emmanuel Uzochukwu Djawa Maximum Ryo Nakamura Dedimar Ferreira Maycon Gustavo Southern Myanmar Rakhine United Abubakar Yakubu Samuel Chukwuekweka Kelvin Kudus Momoh Yadanarbon Yangon United Sekou Sylla Vinicius Miller Anderson West Kosuke Uchida Kekere Moukailou Zwekapin United Outching Yassan Atsushi Shimono Ken Matsumoto Patrick Gilles Edubat Anderson West
Personnel and sponsoring 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 sponsorAyeyawady United U Myo Hlaing Win Thiha Zaw Pro//Sport AMI Insurance Chinland U Phone Naing Aung Hein Kyaw made by club Gospel for Asia Dagon U Kyaw Lwin Aye Ko Ko Maung Pro//Sport noneHantharwady United U Ngwe Tun Ko Ko Naing FBT Grand RoyalMagwe U Zaw Win Tun Soe Myat Thu Pro//Sport noneRakhine United U Than Wai Nyein Chan Pro//Sport UAB BankSagaing United U Zaw Linn Tun Aung Hlaing Win FBT Zaw Gyi MyanmarShan United U Aung Khine Thiha Sithu Pro//Sport KBZ BankSouthern Myanmar FC U Kyaw Min Pyae Phyo Aung Pro//Sport Yuzana GroupYadanarbon U Aung Kyaw Moe Ye Ko Oo FBT AlpineYangon United U Tin Maung Tun Yan Aung Kyaw FBT AGD BankZwekapin United U Min Tun Lin Naing Zayar Htun made by club Htay Group
League table
Positions by round
Results by match played
Matches Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2019 season.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Season statistics
Top scorers As of 15 September 2019. RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Win Naing SoeYadanarbon 18 2 Donald BissaSagaing United 143 Win Naing TunYadanarbon 10 Patrick EdubatDagon Keith Martu NahAyeyawady United Sekou Sylla Yangon United 4 Kaung SithuSouthern Myanmar 9 Bernard FridaySagaing United Rapheal SuccessAyeyawady United 5 Zin Min TunMagwe 8 Maung Maung LwinYangon United SamuelRakhine United7 Than PaingYangon United6 Pyae MoeMagwe Aung Zin PhyoZwekapin United Outching YassanZwekapin United Mark SekyiHanthawady United Traore AlassaneDagon8 Hlaing Bo BoYadanarbon5 Aung Kyaw NaingAyeyawady United Dway Ko Ko ChitShan United EmmanuelShan United MaximumShan United9 Soe Lwin LwinMagwe4 Kaung Htet SoeYangon United Kyi LinZwekapin United Thiha ZawAyeyawady United Aung Kaung MannAyeyawady United Naing Naing KyawMagwe Myat Kaung KhantYadanarbon 10 Soe Myat ThuDagon 3 Kyaw Swar MinSagaing United Zin Min TunShan United Htet Lin LinHanthawady United Htun Lin AungChinland KenZwekapin United 11 Yan Pai Soe Ayeyawady United 2 Aung Myo ThuraHanthawady United Soe Min NaingYangon United Htoo Htoo AungSouthern Myanmar Htet Phyo WaiShan United Suan Lam MangShan United WilliamShan United Nanda KyawShan United Zaw LinAyeyawady United KelvinRakhine United Zaw Thein WinRakhine United Thant Zin WinSagaing United Hein Htet AungHanthawady United Zaw Zaw NaingRakhine United MillerYangon United AbubakarRakhine United Aung Myint TunMagwe Aung Zaw MyintMagwe Win Min HtutSouthern Myanmar Shine ThuyaSouthern Myanmar Thein Than WinYadanarbon Myo Min PhyoSagaing United Thein TanZwekapin United Tint Aung KyawChinland Mong Teih PauChinland Frederic PoodaHanthawady United Nyi Nyi MinDagon 12 Kekere MoukailouAyeyawady United 1 Tin Win AungAyeyawady United Soe Moe KyawAyeyawady United Nanda Lin Kyaw ChitAyeyawady United Aung Hlaing WinSagaing United Aung Kyaw ThuRakhine United Aung Thant ZawRakhine United Chan OoRakhine United Ti Nyein MinnRakhine United Aung Thein WinRakhine United Kosuke UchidaYangon United Myo Zaw OoHanthawady United Lar Din Maw YarHanthawady United Shwe Hlaing WinHanthawady United Nyi Nyi Aung(2)Hanthawady United Emmanuel NduesoChinland George KehindeChinland David Lalhruat FelaChinland Babatunde AbiodunChinland Myo Min ZawDagon Zwe KhantDagon Aung Khine TunDagon Sitt MoneZwekapin United Nyi Nyi TunZwekapin United Aung Moe HtweZwekapin United Andersen WestYangon United Thurein SoeYangon United Kyaw Zin SoeYadanarbon Maung Maung SoeYadanarbon Bi BiYadanarbon Ye Htet AungSouthern Myanmar Phyo Paing SoeSouthern Myanmar Yan Kyaw HtweSouthern Myanmar Soe Myat ThuMagwe ThihaMagwe Ryo NakamuraShan United Hein Thiha ZawShan United Toe Sat NaingSagaing United Wai Phyo ThuSagaing United Phoe ChitSagaing United
Top assistants As of 16 September 2019. RankPlayerClubAssists1 Raphel SuccessAyeyawady United 7 2 Myat Kaung KhantYadanarbon 6 3 Thiha ZawAyeyawady United5 Nanda KyawShan United 4 Kyi LinZwekapin United 4 Vinicius MillerYangon United Aee SoeYangon United Abubakar YakubuRakhine United Htet Lin LinHanthawady United Sylla SekouYangon United 4 Donald BissaSagaing United 3 Myo Min PhyoSagaing United Kyaw Swar MinSagaing United Tin Win AungAyeyawady United Keith Martu NahAyeyawady United Maung Maung LwinYangon United Ken MatsumotoZwekapin United Outching YassanZwekapin United Frederic PoodaHanthawady United Myo Min ZawDagon Nyi Nyi MinDagon 5 Aung Myint TunMagwe 2 Aung Kyaw NaingAyeyawady United Than Htet AungChinland Zaw Zaw NaingRakhine United Kaung SithuSouthern Myanmar Aung MoeSouthern Myanmar Hein Nay SanYadanarbon Win Naing TunYadanarbon Thiha ZawYangon United Than PaingYangon United Kaung Htet SoeYangon United Set Phyo WaiShan United PatrickDagon Yan Naing OoShan United Zin Min TunShan United David HtanShan United Aye Ko Ko MaungDagon Hlaing Bo BoYadanarbon Ye Yint Aung (2)Yadanarbon Sitt MoneZwegabin United ThihaMagwe Htet AungSouthern Myanmar Pyae MoeMagwe Soe Lwin LwinMagwe Htet Zaw TunSagaing United Mark SekyiHanthawady United 6 Aung That ZawRakhine United1 Chan OoRakhine United SamuelRakhine United EmmanuelChinland Pyone ChoChinland Mong Teih PauChinland Babatunde AboidanChinland Nyein Min OoChinland Htun Lin AungChinland Yan Aung KyawYangon United Soe Min NaingYangon United Yan Lin AungYangon United Kosuke UchidaYangon United Nan Wai MinYangon United Aung Kaung MannAyeyawady United Kekere MoukailouAyeyawady United Kyaw Zin LwinAyeyawady United Zaw WinAyeyawady United Yan Kyaw HtweSouthern Myanmar Shine ThuyaSouthern Myanmar Win Naing SoeYadanarbon Myint Thein TunYadanarbon Bi BiYadanarbon Thet NaingYadanarbon ArkarYadanarbon Thein Than WinYadanarbon Dway Ko Ko ChitShan United Zwe Thet PaingShan United MaximumShan United Aung Show Thar MaungShan United Hein Phyo WinShan United Ye Yint TunShan United Shwe KoShan United Aung Khine TunDagon Nay AungDagon Samuel KojoDagon FridaySagaing United Win Zin OoSagaing United Aung Hlaing WinSagaing United Zon Moe AungZwegabin United Maung Maung WinZwegabin United Aung Myo ThuraHanthawady United Hein Htet AungHanthawady United Aung Thura ZawHanthawady United Nay Moe NaingMagwe Kyaw Thu TunMagwe Soe Min AungMagwe
Clean sheets As of 15 September 2019. RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Kyaw Zin HtetYangon United 7 Ko Ko NaingHanthawady United Kyaw Zin PhyoAyeyawady United 2 Tay Zar AungRakhine United 6 3 Pyae Phyo AungSouthern Myanmar 5 4 Pyae Lyan AungYadanarbon 4 Sann Satt NaingYangon United Soe ArkarMagwe Phone Thit Sar MinShan United5 A Zin HmueSagaing United3 Yan Aung LinDagon6 Myo Min LattShan United 2 Thiha SithuShan United Nyein Min OoChinland Naing Zayar HtunZwekapin United 7 Chan Nyein KyawYadanarbon 1 Wai Lin AungYangon United Wai Yan MyoChinland Min ThuChinland Tun Aung KyawSagaing United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Donald Bissa Sagaing United Southern Myanmar 6–0 26 January 2019 Maycon Shan United Zwekapi United 4–0 30 March 2019 Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon Zwekapin United 4–0 6 April 2019 Mark Sekyi Hanthawady United Southern Myanmar 4–1 22 June 2019 Keith Martu Nah Ayeyawady United Yadanarbon 5–2 29 June 2019 Emmanuel Uzochukwu Shan United Dagon 4–2 6 July 2019 Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon Dagon 5–2 10 August 2019 Raphael Success Ayeyawady United Hanthawady United 3–1 18 August 2019 Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon Chinland 6–2 15 September 2019
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceCoachClubPlayerClubJanuary U Aung Kyaw Moe Yadanarbon Win Naing Tun YadanarbonFebruary & March U Ngwe Tun Hanthawady United Hlaing Bo Bo Yadanarbon April U Aung Kyaw Moe Yadanarbon Sylla Sekou Yangon United May & June U Aung Khaing Shan United Abubakar Yakubu Rakhine United July U Tin Maung Tun Yangon United Zin Min Tun Magwe August & September U Aung Naing Shan United Nanda Kyaw Shan United
See also 2019 MNL-2 2018–19 Myanmar Women's League 2019 General Aung San Shield
References
External links Myanmar National League Official Website Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page