2024–25 Myanmar National League Explained

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Competition:Myanmar National League
Season:2024–25
Dates:6 July 2024 – February 2025
Continentalcup1:Challenge League
Matches:59
Total Goals:204
League Topscorer Section:Top scorers
League Topscorer:Gilles Patrick (10 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Nay Lin Htet
(5 clean sheets)
Biggest Home Win:Yangon United 5–0 Myawady
(13 July)
Biggest Away Win:Rakhine United 0–6 Thitsar Arman
(10 August)
Highest Scoring:Hantharwady United 4–3 Dagon Port
(7 July)
Yadanarbon 2–5 Yangon United
(11 August)
Dagon Port 4–3 Rakhine United
(16 August)
Dagon Port 1–6 Yangon United
(8 September)
Longest Wins:5 matches
Shan United (10 August – 13 September)
Longest Unbeaten:10 matches
Shan United (7 July – 13 September)
Yangon United (6 July – 14 September)
Longest Winless:10 matches
Rakhine United (6 July – 15 September)
Longest Losses:6 matches
Myawady (2 August – 16 September)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:16 September 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

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

Changes from previous season

Promotion and relegation

Stadiums

in Yangon :Thuwunna,YUSC,Padonmar,
in State of Shan :Taunggyi
in Division of Irrawady :Pathein

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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Ayeyawady United U Bo Bo Aung Yarzar Aung Pro Sport
Dagon Port U Htet Aung Myo Min Latt Vigorous MK Fuel
Dagon Star U Min Tun Lin Maung Maung Win M21 Sport
Hanthawaddy United U Myo Min Tun Lar Din Maw Yar 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 Hiroki Ono Hein Thiha Zaw Foxx Sports 1XBET
Thitsar Arman U Paw Tun Kyaw Saw Htoo Phe Moo Rhino Sports Sport Bar
Yadanarbon U Aung Kyaw Moe Hein Nay San M21 Alpine
Yangon United U Kyaw Dun Yan Naing Oo Glory Sport ABD Bank

Foreign players

Foreign players

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

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Asia Player 6Former Players
Ayeyawady United
Dagon Port Ghislain Constantin Mogou
Dagon Star United
Hanthawaddy United
I.S.P.E F.C.
Mahar United Patrick Gilles Ella Edubat
Myawady F.C.
Rakhine United Joseph Addae Kekere Moukailou Fujibayashi Hiroya
Shan United Mark Sekyi Efrain Rintaro da Silva William Biassi Nyakwe Moussa Paul Bakayoko Ryuji Hirota
Thitsar Arman FC
Yadanarbon Mohamed Kalep
Yangon United

League table

Results

Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2024 season.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

[2]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Patrick EdubatalignSagaing10
2 Yan Kyaw HtwealignYangon9
Ghislain MogoualignDagon Port
3 Suan Lam MangalignDagon Star8
4 Aung Myat ThualignHantharwady United7
5 Mark SekyialignShan United6
6Joseph AddaealignRakhine United5
Kaung Myat KyawDagon Port
Ti Nyein MinalignYadanabon
Oakkar NaingalignYangon United
Min Maw OoalignThitsar Arman
Soe Min OoalignYadanabon
Myo PaingalignDagon Port
Ye Yint AungaignShan United

Own goals

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Thein Zaw ThihaISPERakhine United5–1 (H)13 July 2024
Lin Htet OoThitsar ArmanRakhine United6–0 (A)10 August 2024
Kaung Myat KyawDagon PortRakhine United4–3 (H)16 August 2024
Oakkar NaingYangon UnitedDagon Port6–1 (A)8 September 2024
Note(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Nay Lin HtetHantharwady United5
2 Pyae Phyo AungYangon United4
3 Zin Nyi Nyi AungDagon Star United3
4 Chit Min Htwe2
Kyaw Zin PhyoShan United
Tun Nanda OoMyawady
7 Moun Htwei AungMahar United1
Chan Nyein KyawRakhine United
A Zin HmueAyeyawady United
Pyae Phyo ThuShan United
Naing Lin AungThitsar Arman
Wai Yan Min AungYadanarbon
Aung Ko LattMahar United

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MNL 2024 season. en. Facebook. 6 December 2023.
  2. Web site: National League 2024, Myanmar - Fixtures | Forza Football.