General Aung San Shield Explained

Country: Myanmar
Confed:AFC
Founded:4 March 2010
Teams:22
Qualifier For:AFC Challenge League
ASEAN Club Championship
Champions:Shan United
Most Successful Club:Yangon United, Ayeyawady United (3 titles)
Tv:MWD
Current:Myanmar National League Cup

General Aung San Shield (formerly MFF Cup) is the top football knockout tournament in Myanmar.

On 26 March 2014, MFF League Committee Meeting decides the knock-out cup (General Aung San Shield) winner would compete in Toyota Mekong Championship as well as earning the ticket for the AFC Cup.[1] The tournament is currently sponsored by Military of Defence. Ayeyawady United are the most successful team after winning the tournament for the two consecutive times in 2012 and 2014. General Aung San Shield is a domestic cup of Myanmar Football Federation. Clubs from Myanmar National League 1 and all teams from Myanmar National League 2 take part in the competition. 2015 was the first season of the competition. Ten clubs from Myanmar National League 2 and two clubs from Myanmar National League plays from the first round of the competition and the 16 teams will play the second round. The winner played for the Quarter final. In the semi-final the teams are played home and away. The final will always be played at the Bogyoke Aung San Stadium. The winner is qualified for the AFC Cup. Except the Semi-Final the cup matches are played in Thuwanna Indoor Stadium and Aung San Stadium. The Champion will be awarded 300 000 000 Myanmar Kyats and the runner up will be awarded 150 million Myanmar kyats.

Results

YearWinnerScoreRunner-UpVenueCup Name
2009 Yadanabon2 - 2 (4–1) Yangon UnitedThuwunna StadiumMNL League Cup
20103 - 1 Southern MyanmarThuwunna StadiumMFF Cup
20115 - 0 Thuwunna StadiumMFF Cup
2012 Ayeyawady United1 - 0 KanbawzaThuwunna StadiumMFF Cup
2013align=center colspan=5 Cancelled due to tight schedule ahead of SEA Games[2]
20142 - 0 Nay Pyi TawThuwunna StadiumMFF Cup
20152 - 1 Yadanarbon F.C.Aung San StadiumGASS
2016 Magwe2 - 1 Aung San StadiumGASS
2017 Shan United2 - 1 Yangon UnitedAung San StadiumGASS
20182 - 1 Aung San StadiumGASS
20194 - 3 Shan UnitedAung San StadiumGASS
2024 Shan United1 - 0 MNL League Cup

Awards

Top scorers

YearNationPlayerClubGoal
2009Yan PaingYadanabon6
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015RisteAyeyawady United8
2016Win Naing SoeYadanabon6
2017Maduabuckkwu SamuelMahar United4
2018Maung Maung SoeMagwe4
2019Frederic PoodaHanthawaddy United2
Aung Myo ThuraHanthawaddy United
Win Naing SoeYadanarbon
Suan Lam MangShan United
Zin Min TunShan United
SamuelRakhine United
Sekou SyllaYangon United
2024Kyaw Ko KoRakhine United(now, Shan United)9

Champion

ClubChampions
Yangon United 3 (2011, 2018, 2019)
Ayeyawady United 3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
Shan United 2 (2017,2024)
Hanthawady United 1 (2010)
1 (2016)

See also

Myanmar National League Cup

Notes and References

  1. News: League Committee meeting decides knock-out cup winners to compete in Toyota Mekong Championship . Myanmar Football Federation . 26 March 2014. (in Burmese)
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUsjboJ4gdM Eleven TV