Chin United F.C.

Chin United F.C.
Full nameChin United Football Club
NicknameThe Eagles
Founded2012 (2012)[1]
GroundThuwunna Stadium[2]
OwnerDaw Tint Tint Lwin[3]
ManagerU Aung Khine
LeagueMyanmar National League
2017MNL, 11th

Chin United Football Club was a Burmese football club. The club was based in Chin State, along with GFA FC.[3] It was composed mostly of Chin players who claimed to have faced ethnic prejudice and discrimination on the pitch.[3]

Honours

Crest and colors

According to the club, the eagle was chosen as it is the putative king of all the birds. The nine stars are supposed to represent the nine townships in Chin State.[3]

Recent seasons

Their first season in the 2012 Myanmar National League resulted in one victory out of 26 games. After getting relegated, they returned to the top tier in 2014, finishing tenth out of 12 teams.[3]

Individual records

As of 16 October 2023
Top league goalscorer
Player Period Goals Ratio Caps
1 Keith Martu Nah 2013–2014 43 0.65 66

References

  1. ^ "About Chin United Football Club". Chin United FC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Myanmar". worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Untold Stories, Southeast Asian Clubs: Chin United | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ^ "Chin United won first ever MNL-2 title". Myanmar Football Federation. 2013-06-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2021-11-24. (in Burmese)