Yangon United F.C.

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 nameYangon United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2009 (2009)
GroundYangon United Sports Complex
Capacity3,500
OwnerTay Za[1]
PresidentPye Phyo Tayza[2]
Head coachMyanmar Kyaw Dun
LeagueMyanmar National League
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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.

In the 2022 Myanmar National League season, they finished second place behind Shan United. Their top scorer was Valci who scored 8 goals in that season.

Players

2023 Final squad
As of 15 January 2023[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 Myanmar MYA Han Naing Soe
2 DF Myanmar MYA Hein Zeyar Lin
3 DF Myanmar MYA Zaw Ye Tun
4 DF Myanmar MYA David Htan
5 DF Myanmar MYA Kyaw Phyo Wai
6 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Kyaw Soe
7 MF Myanmar MYA Zaw Win Thein
9 FW Myanmar MYA La Min Htwe
10 FW Myanmar MYA Win Naing Tun
13 GK Myanmar MYA Thura Kyaw
14 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Lin Aung
15 FW Guinea GUI Sekou Sylla
17 DF Myanmar MYA Zarni Htet
18 GK Myanmar MYA Phone Thit Sar Min
19 DF Myanmar MYA Zin Ko Htet
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Myanmar MYA Oakkar Naing
22 DF Myanmar MYA Min Kyaw Khant
23 FW Myanmar MYA Yan Kyaw Htwe
24 MF Myanmar MYA Kaung Htet Soe
26 DF Myanmar MYA Thu Rein Soe
27 DF Ghana GHA Marlle Habila
28 MF Myanmar MYA Thar Yar Win Htet
31 MF Myanmar MYA Htet Lin Soe
46 DF Myanmar MYA Nyan Lin Htet
47 DF Myanmar MYA Wai Yan Soe
70 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Naing Oo (captain)
75 GK Myanmar MYA San Set Naing
77 MF Myanmar MYA Sa Aung Pyae Ko
96 MF Myanmar MYA Hlaing Bo Bo

Players' Records

All-time top scorers
As of 14 Jan 2023
Myanmar League
Rank Player Period Goals Apps
1 Brazil Cézar 2012–2015, 2017 118 111
2 Myanmar Kyaw Ko Ko 2013–2019 58 139
3 Guinea Sylla Sekou 2018–2019,2023– 46 53

Figures for active players (in bold).

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

Honours

League

Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017}

Cup
    • Runners-up (3): 2012,2014,2019}

Coaching staff
As of 4 July 2019[6]
Position Staff
Head coach Myanmar Kyaw Dunn
Assistant coach Myanmar Thuya Swe
Myanmar Khin Maung Lwin
Goalkeeping coach Myanmar Aung Ye Thway
Team Officer Myanmar 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 Brazil Cézar 15 Bulgaria Ivan Kolev
2013 1st 1 22 15 4 3 42 20 49 Cancelled Brazil Cézar 20
2014 1st 2 22 14 4 3 60 22 46 Quarter-finals Brazil Cézar 26 Australia Eric Williams
2015 1st 1 22 17 3 2 62 28 54 2nd round Brazil Cézar 28 Myanmar Tin Maung Tun
2016 1st 2 22 12 4 6 43 25 40 Runners-up Myanmar Kyaw Ko Ko 13 Myanmar Myo Min Tun
2017 1st 2 22 16 4 2 45 11 52 Runners-up Myanmar Kyaw Ko Ko 9 Myanmar Myo Min Tun
2018 1st 1 22 16 3 3 54 20 51 Winners Guinea Sylla Sekou 28 Myanmar Myo Min Tun Maung
2019 1st 3 22 12 7 3 40 15 43 Winners Guinea Sylla Sekou 10 Myanmar Tin Maung Tun
2020 1st 4 20 11 4 3 39 18 37 Nigeria Emmanuel Uzochukwu & Ghana Ernest Barfo 8 Myanmar Min Tun Lin
2022 1st 2 18 12 3 3 37 8 39 Brazil Valci Júnior 8 Myanmar Min Tun Lin

References
  1. Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.
  2. "Yokohama F. Marinos sign pact with Myanmar's Yangon United". goal.com. 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. Thomas Kean (May 25–31, 2009). "Footballers from abroad at home in Myanmar". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. Amoy Ghoshal (2013-05-03). "AFC Cup rivals' watch – Yangon United". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  5. "Players". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. "Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2017-07-19. in Burmese
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