The 2025–26 Myanmar National League is the 16th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.
Shan United are the defending champions, having won their six Myanmar National League title in the previous season. The season reintroduces promoted Yarmanya United.
Team changes 12 teams will compete in the league – eleven teams from the previous season and one team promoted from MNL-2.
Promoted from MNL-2 Chinland (Actually not promoted due to financial situation) Yarmanya United
Relegated to MNL-2 Myawady Rakhine United (actually not relegated as Chinland was not promoted)
Teams by province RankProvinceNumber Teams1 Yangon4Yangon United, Thitsar Arman, Dagon Star United and Dagon Port2 Mandalay2Yadanarbon and ISPE3 Taunggyi1Shan United BagoHanthawady United PatheinAyeyawady United SagaingMahar United MawlamyineYarmanya United SittweRakhine United
Managerial changes Pre-season Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Yangon United Kyaw Dunn Cancel contract 13 August 2025 Tin Maung Tun 15 August 2025 Rakhine United Kyaw Lwin Caretaker 6 September 2025 Min Tun Lin 6 September 2025 Shan United Ono Hiroki Terminated contract 5 November 2025 Han Win Aung 6 November 2025 Yangon United Tin Maung Tun Terminated contract 28 December 2025 Zaw Linn Tun 28 November 2025 Mahar United Zaw Linn Tun cancel contract 28 November 2025 Nyi Nyi Tun 31 November 2025 Yangon United Zaw Linn Tun Terminated contract 9 January 2026 Tetsuro Uki 9 January 2026 Mahar United Nyi Nyi Tun assistant coach 10 January 2026 Zaw Linn Tun 10 January 2026
Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsorDomesticOther sponsor(s) Soe Arkar Pro Sport AYA Bank Zaw Zaw Naing Glory Sport Rakhapura Naung Naung Soe APE MK Maung Maung Win M21 Sport Lar Din Maw Yar SCM Grand Royal Aung Khaing Khaing Ye Win Rhino Sport Winner Sport Toe Sat Naing M21 Sport Nanda Kyaw Foxx SBOTOP Saw Htoo Pwe Moo Pro Sport Pyae Moe M21 Sport Alpine David Htan Glory Sport FNI Saw Myint Naing Rhino Sport Commando
Interim. Apparel made by team. Apparel used for other competition.
Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Asia player Former playersAyeyawady UnitedDagon Port Guy Michel Arthur Eric Cantona Ndoukomi Adobah Foster Kekere MoukailouDagon Star United Kekere MoukailouHanthawaddy United I.S.P.E Mahar United Patrick Edubat Isaac QuansahRakhine United Moustapha Djidjiwa Steve Mbarga Émile Messo'o Addae Joseph Shan United Maurício Jordan Hamilton Moussa Bakayoko Mark Sekyi Yuki Aizu Ryuji Hirota Efrain Rintaro Matheus SouzaThitsar Arman Yadanarbon Yangon United Ghislain Mogou Blamo Weah Shuto Asano Rintaro Hama Aoto Saito Nathaniel TettehYarmanya United Yhaya Abdullah Tanka Emmanuel Tengemo Emmanuel Boateng Nathaniel Tetteh Yuya Kuriyama Addae Joseph Pema Zangpo
Standings League table
Position by round
Result by round Results
Matches Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2025–26 season.
Season statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 Sa Aung Pyae KoShan United 17 2 Patrick EdubatMahar United 16 3 Saw Myo ZawThitsar Arman13 4 Ghislain MogouYangon United 12 Guy MichealDagon Port Kaung SithuYangon United5 Than Toe AungHantharwady United11 Eric CantonaDagon Port Pyae MoeYadanarbon Rintaro HamaYangon United6 MoustaphaRakhine United10 Htet Phyo WaiDagon Star United7 Saw Se Ka PawISPE8 Suan Lam MangDagon Star United
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady UnitedDagon Port 5–4 (H) 13 September 2025 Cantona Dagon Port Hantharwady United 4–5 (A) 13 September 2025 Mogou Yangon United Yarmanya United 6–0 (A) 27 September 2025 Mogou Yangon United Dagon Port 9–0 (A) 19 October 2025 Aee Soe Yangon United Dagon Port 9–0 (A) 19 October 2025 Sa Aung Pyae Ko Shan United Mahar United 5–1 (A) 22 November 2025 Moustapha Rakhine United Yarmanya United 4–1 (H) 23 December 2025 Saw Se Ka Paw ISPE Yarmanya United 5–2 (H) 29 December 2025 Tun Tun Ayeyawady United Hantharwady United 3–1 (A) 24 January 2026 Michael Dagon Port Yarmanya United 5–2 (H) 26 February 2026 aung Pyae Phyo Ayeyawady United Yarmanya United 5–0 (H) 13 March 2026
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Clean sheets
RankPlayerTeamClean sheets1 Zin Nyi Nyi AungYangon United102 Kyaw Zin PhyoShan United9 San Set NaingYangon United 3 Soe ArkarAyeyawady United 6 4 Khant Min ThantRakhine United 55 Hein Htet SoeDagon Star United4 Naing Lin AungThitsar Arman6 Nay Lin HtetHanthawady United2 Sai Thiha NaingAyeyawady United Pyae Phyo AungHanthawady United Paing ZinI.S.P.E Aung Ko lattMahar United Pyae Phyo ThuShan United Pyae Phyo AungShan United Yuya KuriyamaYarmanya United7 A Zin HmueDagon Port1 Aung Pyae PhyoDagon Star United Aung Myint MyatDagon Star United Zarni HeinI.S.P.E Yan Lin TunYadanarbon Arkar Lin MyatYadanarbon
See also 2025–26 MNL-2 2025–26 Myanmar Women's League 2025 MNL League Cup
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