2024–25 Myanmar National League

Myanmar National League
Season2024–25
Dates6 July 2024 – 1 March 2025
ChampionsShan United (6th title)
RelegatedMyawady
Challenge LeagueShan United
Yangon United
Matches116
Goals390 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerYan Kyaw Htwe (13 goals )
Best goalkeeperZin Nyi Nyi Aung
(7 clean sheets)
Biggest home winYangon United 5–0 Myawady
(13 July)
Biggest away winRakhine United 0–6 Thitsar Arman
(10 August)
Highest scoringHantharwady 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 winning run5 matches
Shan United (10 August – 13 September)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Shan United (7 July – 13 September)
Yangon United (6 July – 14 September)
Longest winless run10 matches
Rakhine United (6 July – 15 September)
Longest losing run6 matches
Myawady (2 August – 16 September)
2023
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2025.

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 this MNL football season will be held at Thuwunna Stadium, YUSC Stadium, Kanbawza Stadium and Pathein Stadium, and under strict security due to ongoing Operation 1027. 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

Promoted from
2023 MNL-2
Relegated to
2024 MNL-2
Thitsar Arman
Dagon Port
Chinland
Kachin United

Stadiums

Yangon :

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

Locations of the 2024 Myanmar National League

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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ayeyawady United U Bo Bo Aung Yarzar Aung Pro Sport
Dagon Port U Htet Aung Myo Min Latt Vigorous / Fit MK Fuel
Dagon Star U Min Tun Lin Maung Maung Win M21
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 1XGET Sports Media
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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asia Player 6 Former 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 Tanka Yhayha Abdullah Fujibayashi Hiroya
Shan United Mark Sekyi Efrain Rintaro da Silva William Biassi Nyakwe Moussa Paul Bakayoko Ryuji Hirota
Thitsar Arman FC
Yadanarbon
Yangon United

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shan United (C) 22 20 2 0 65 12 +53 62 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League group stage
2 Yangon United[a] 22 15 6 1 62 20 +42 51 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
3 Hantharwady United 22 13 5 4 34 26 +8 44
4 Dagon Star United 22 12 4 6 36 22 +14 40
5 Mahar United 22 10 3 9 44 40 +4 33
6 Yadanarbon 22 8 7 7 37 39 −2 31
7 ISPE 22 8 5 9 31 31 0 29
8 Thitsar Arman 22 7 3 12 39 44 −5 24
9 Ayeyawady United 22 5 2 15 21 36 −15 17
10 Dagon Port 22 4 5 13 37 67 −30 17
11 Rakhine United (R) 22 3 5 14 23 62 −39 14 Relegation to 2025 MNL-2
12 Myawady (R) 22 2 3 17 19 49 −30 9
Source: MNL Forza Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ as MNL League Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away AYU DPT DSU HTU ISP MHR MWD RKU SHU TSM YAD YGU
Ayeyawady United 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–4
Dagon Port 2–4 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 4–3 2–4 1–2 1–2 1–6
Dagon Star United 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–3
Hantharwady United 0–2 4–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–2
ISPE 1–0 7–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–1 0–5 0–5 2–0 1–3
Mahar United 2–0 3–3 0–3 2–3 2–1 4–1 5–1 1–5 4–1 2–0 2–2
Myawady 1–3 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–5 3–4 2–2 1–4
Rakhine United 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–0 1–4 2–1 1–4 0–6 2–4 0–5
Shan United 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–2
Thitsar Arman 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–2
Yadanarbon 3–1 3–3 4–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–5 0–0 2–5
Yangon United 4–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ayeyawady UnitedDLLLWLLLLDLLWWLLLWWLLL
Dagon PortLWLLDWWDLLDLLLLWLLLLDD
Dagon Star UnitedWLWWLWWDWDWWLWWDWDLLLW
Hantharwady UnitedWWDWWWLWWWWWDDWDWLLDWL
ISPELWLWWLLLWDDWWWWDLDLDLL
Mahar UnitedWLWLDLWWLLWLWLDLWWWWLD
MyawadyLLWDLLLLLLLLLLLDLLWLLD
Rakhine UnitedLLLDLLLLLDLLLDWLLDWLWD
Shan UnitedWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWW
Thitsar ArmanLLLLLWLDWLLWDLLWLWLWWD
YadanarbonDWWLWLWDWLDLDLLWWLDWDD
Yangon UnitedWWDWDWWWWDWWDWDLWWDWWW
Source: RSSSF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Shan United5311111111111111111111
Hantharwady United32332233322223222
Yangon United21223322233332333
Dagon Star United166464444444444444
I.S.P.E957656888777555555
Yadanarbon74454555555577766
Mahar United48577766666666677
Dagon Port87899877788888888
Thitsar Arman11101112121111999999101099
Ayeyawady United691010899101010101010991010
Rakhine United12111211111212121212121212121111111111111111
Myawady101298101010111111111111111212121212121212
Qualification to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
Relegation to the 2025 MNL-2
Source: 2024 MNL

Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2024 season.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 7 FEB 2025[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Yan Kyaw Htwe Yangon United 13
2 Patrick Edubat Mahar United 12
3 Ghislain Mogou Dagon Port 11
4 Suan Lam Mang Dagon Star United 10
5 Thein Zaw Thiha ISPE 9
Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady United
6 Thet Naing Mahar United 7
7 Aung Kyaw Naing Dagon Star United 6
Oakkar Naing Yangon United
Ye Yint Aung Shan United
Mark Sekyi Shan United

Most assists

As of 6 July 2024
Rank Player Club Assists
1

Own goals

As of 18 Jan 2025
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1 Toe Sat Naing Mahar United

Hat-tricks

As of 16 September 2024
Player For Against Result Date
Thein Zaw Thiha ISPE Rakhine United 5–1 (H) 13 July 2024
Lin Htet Oo Thitsar Arman Rakhine United 6–0 (A) 10 August 2024
Kaung Myat Kyaw Dagon Port Rakhine United 4–3 (H) 16 August 2024
Oakkar Naing Yangon United Dagon Port 6–1 (A) 8 September 2024
Yan Kyaw Htwe Yangon United Rakhine United 5–0 (A) 25 January 2025
Mvando Rakine United Thitsar Arman 3–1 (A) 9 February 2025
Bakayoko Shan United ISPE 5–0 (A) 11 February 2025
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

As of 26 Feb 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Zin Nyi Nyi Aung Dagon Star United 8
2 Chit Min Htwe ISPE 7
3 Nay Lin Htet Hantharwady United 6
4 Kyaw Zin Phyo Shan United 5
Pyae Phyo Thu Shan United
Naing Lin Aung Thitsar Arman
5 Pyae Phyo Aung Yangon United 4
6 Wai Yan Min Aung Yadanarbon 3
Tun Nanda Oo Myawady
Aung Ko Latt Mahar United
7 Moun Htwei Aung Mahar United 2
Thura Kyaw Yangon United
8 Chan Nyein Kyaw Rakhine United 1
Khant Min Thant Rakhine United
A Zin Hmue Ayeyawady United
Hein Htet Soe Ayeyawady United
San Sat Naing Yangon United

Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Clubs competitions

Team League of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Qualified
to
Shan United 2024 Myanmar National League Champion 28 February 2025 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Qualifying Round
Shan United 2024 Myanmar National League Cup Champion 19 June 2024 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs Qualifying Round

See also

References

  1. ^ "MNL 2024 season". Facebook. 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "National League 2024, Myanmar - Fixtures | Forza Football".