Yangon United Football Club (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃]) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Burmese businessman, the club was one of eight teams that participated in the inaugural edition of the Myanmar National League in 2009, where they finished as runners-up. Yangon United's biggest rivals are Yadanarbon F.C., with whom they contest the Myanmar rivalry. However, due to Yadanarbon's decline, Yangon United's main rivals are now Shan United, in which now they contest in the new MNL derby.

Yangon United FC
ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်

Full name	Yangon United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2009; 13 years ago (2009)
Ground	Yangon United Sports Complex
Capacity	3,500
Owner	Tay Za[1]
President	Pyae Phyo Tayza[2]
Head coach	Min Tun Lin
League	Myanmar National League
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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History

Although Yangon United F.C. was officially founded in 2009, it started as the Air Bagan F.C side from the old Myanmar Premier League.[3]

On 16 May 2009, Yangon United defeated Zeya Shwe Myay 4–0 in the league's second ever match to open the MNL Cup 2009. The club finished in second place in group play with 16 points. Yangon United lost to Yadanarbon in the final on penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw. During the 2010 season, Yangon United built an artificial turf football pitch and gymnasium. In 2011, Yangon United secured their first ever championship and also became champions of the 2011 Max Cement MFF Cup. This is the first time a team has won both the cup and the championship in the short history of the MNL. In 2012, the club won their second consecutive Myanmar National League title and qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.[4]

In 2010, Yangon United built their training ground and gymnasium. Yangon United Gymnasium is the first gym among the Myanmar National League clubs. In 2011, Yangon United won their first ever MNL championship. They also won 2011 Max Cement Cup. This is the first time a team has won both the cup and the championship in the short history of the MNL.

In 2012, Yangon United won their second MNL title.

In 2013, Yangon United signed with Grand Sport for kit sponsorship. The club won their third MNL championship in the same year. They played AFC Cup again and they passed to knock-out stage for the first time in club's history.

They would go on and dominate for long periods, until 2019, when they gave up the trophy to Shan United. They followed that up with an unconvincing 2020 Myanmar National League finishing 4th.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 August 2022[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MYA Arkar Lin Myat 3 DF  MYA Pyae Phyo Zaw 4 MF  MYA Kyaw Min Oo 5 DF  MYA Kyaw Phyo Wai 6 MF  MYA Maung Maung Win 7 MF  MYA David Htan 9 FW  MYA Win Naing Tun 10 FW  MYA La Min Htwe 11 FW  MYA Htet Phyo Wai 13 GK  MYA Thura Kyaw 16 DF  MYA Zaw Win 17 DF  MYA Zarni Htet 20 MF  MYA Aung Myo Khant 22 DF  MYA Min Kyaw Khant 23 DF  MYA Yan Pai Soe 26 MF  MYA Thurain Soe 27 FW  MYA Saw Kyaw Ae

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 FW  BRA Valci Júnior 31 GK  MYA Phone Thit Sar Min 44 DF  MYA Hein Zeyar Linn 46 MF  MYA Nyan Lin Htet 66 MF  MYA Yan Kyaw Soe 70 MF  MYA Yan Naing Oo (captain) 72 FW  MYA Sa Aung Pyae Ko 75 GK  MYA San Set Naing 76 DF  MYA Sithu Moe Khant 77 DF  MYA Thiha Htet Aung 79 MF  MYA Zaw Win Thein

Continental record

All results (home and away) list Yangon United's goal tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2012	AFC Cup	Group G	Chonburi	1–1	0–1	4th
			Citizen AA	1–2	1–2
			Home United	0–0	1–3
2013	AFC Cup	Group F	New Radiant	2–0	1–3	2nd
			Sun Hei	2–0	3–1
			Persibo Bojonegoro	3–0	7–1
		Round of 16	East Bengal	1–5
2014	AFC Cup	Group G	Vissai Ninh Bình	1–4	2–3	2nd
			South China	2–0	3–5
			Kelantan	5–3	3–2
		Round of 16	Persipura Jayapura	2–9
2015	Mekong Club Championship	First round	Lao Toyota	5–2		2nd
			Boeung Ket Angkor		0–3
2016	AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	Chonburi	2–3 (a.e.t.)
	AFC Cup	Group G	South China	2–1	1–2	3rd
			Maziya	3–2	1–1
			Mohun Bagan	1–1	2–3
2018	AFC Cup	Group G	Bali United	3–2	3–1	1st
			FLC Thanh Hóa	2–1	3–3
			Global Cebu	3–0	1–2
		Zonal semi-finals	Ceres–Negros	3–2	2–4	5–6
2019	AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 1	Ceres–Negros	2–1
		Preliminary round 2	Chiangrai United	1–3
	AFC Cup	Group F	Tampines Rovers	1–3	3–4	3rd
			Nagaworld	2–0	1–2
			Hà Nội	2–5	1–0
2020	AFC Cup	Play-off round	Indera	3–1	6–1	9–2
		Group F	Hồ Chí Minh City	2–2		2nd
			Lao Toyota	3–2
			Hougang United	1–0

Honours

League

• Myanmar National League
  • Winners (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018

Cup

• General Aung San Shield
  • Winners (3): 2011, 2018, 2019

Coaching staff

As of 4 July 2019[6]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Kyaw Dunn {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coach|s= Thuya Swe Khin Maung Lwin
Goalkeeping coach	Aung Ye Thway
Team Officer	Yan Aung Kyaw

Statistics

Domestic

Season	League									Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	Goals
2009–10	1st	4	14	7	2	5	24	16	23
2010	1st	3	20	11	6	3	44	12	39
2011	1st	1	22	17	3	2	50	15	54	Winners
2012	1st	1	26	18	5	3	64	25	60	Semi-finals	Cézar	15	Ivan Kolev
2013	1st	1	22	15	4	3	42	20	49	Cancelled	Cézar	20
2014	1st	2	22	14	4	3	60	22	46	Quarter-finals	Cézar	26	Eric Williams
2015	1st	1	22	17	3	2	62	28	54	2nd round	Cézar	28	Tin Maung Tun
2016	1st	2	22	12	4	6	43	25	40	Runners-up	Kyaw Ko Ko	13	Myo Min Tun
2017	1st	2	22	16	4	2	45	11	52	Runners-up	Kyaw Ko Ko	9	Myo Min Tun
2018	1st	1	22	16	3	3	54	20	51	Winners	Sylla Sekou	28	Myo Min Tun
2019	1st	3	22	12	7	3	40	15	43	Winners	Sylla Sekou	10	Tin Maung Tun
2020	1st	4	20	11	4	3	39	18	37		Emmanuel Uzochukwu & Ernest Barfo	8	Min Tun Lin

References

External links

• Soccerway

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