Dagon Star United F.C.

Dagon Star United
ဒဂုံဘောလုံးအသင်
Full nameDagon Star United Football Club
NicknamesThe Brewers
The Brewing Lions
Founded2009 (2009)
GroundVarious
OwnerMyo Aung Oo
ChairmanThein Hlaing Phyo
Head coachRui Gregório
LeagueMyanmar National League
2024–25MNL, 4th of 12

Dagon Star United Football Club (Burmese: ဒဂုံဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Dagon Township, Yangon, founded in 2009. In 2022, Dagon FC changed the name to Dagon Star United Football Club.

History

Early Years and MNL-2 (2009–2018)

Founded in 2009 as Dagon Football Club, the team began competing in the MNL-2, the second tier of Burmese football. Over the years, Dagon FC showed consistent performance, culminating in a runner-up finish in the 2018 MNL-2 season, which secured their promotion to the top-tier Myanmar National League (MNL) for the 2019 season.

Transition to top flight and rebranding (2019–2022)

In their debut MNL season, Dagon FC faced challenges, finishing 11th out of 12 clubs. After a brief hiatus from competition, the club returned to the MNL-2 in 2022. That year marked a significant change as the club rebranded to Dagon Stars United Football Club.

Recent performance (2023–present)

Dagon Stars United made a strong comeback in the 2023 MNL season, finishing 5th. The 2024–25 season saw further improvement, with the club securing 4th place in the league standings. Additionally, they reached the semi-finals of the MNL Cup in 2024, highlighting their growing competitiveness in Burmese football.

Squad

As of 21 August 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MYA Aung Pyae Phyo
2 DF  MYA Koe Than Zaw
3 DF  MYA Thura San
4 DF  MYA Zaw Ye Tun
5 DF  MYA Thet Paing Htwe
6 MF  MYA Maung Maung Win (Captain)
7 MF  MYA Zar Nay Ya Thu
8 MF  MYA Thet Paing Htoo
9 MF  MYA Yan Kyaw Htwe
10 FW  MYA Nyi Nyi
11 FW  MYA Moe Swe
12 FW  MYA Zin Ko Htet
17 MF  MYA Aung Thiha
19 DF  MYA Sa Khant Chaw
20 FW  MYA Suan Lam Mang
21 FW  MYA Lin Lin Aung
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  MYA Hein Htet Soe
24 DF  MYA Aung Zaya
25 DF  MYA Wai Yan Lin Thu
26 DF  MYA Ye Yint Phyo
27 GK  MYA Aung Myint Myat
34 MF  MYA Thein Tan
40 DF  MYA Kyaw Htet Khaing
45 DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Thu
47 DF  MYA Yan Pai Soe
70 MF  MYA Yan Naing Oo
71 DF  MYA Zarni Htet
72 MF  MYA Htet Phyo Wai
77 FW  MYA Swan Htet
81 GK  MYA Zaw Zaw Hteik
99 MF  MYA Nyein Chan Aung

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Rui Gregório
Assistant coach U Myint Swe
Goalkeeper coach
Fitness coach
Doctor
Physiotherapist
Team manager

Statistics

Domestic

Season League League Cup Top goalscorer Coach
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals
2013 MNL-2 7 16 3 3 10 26 34 12
2014 MNL-2 3 26 11 0 6 31 18 33 Second round
2015 MNL-2 4 18 10 4 4 38 17 34 First round
2016 MNL-2 9 22 4 8 10 25 36 20 First round
2017 MNL-2 8 18 5 3 10 20 20 18 First round
2018 MNL-2 2 12 5 5 2 23 17 20 Second round Zaw Lin Oo 9
2019 1st 11 22 5 3 14 29 46 18 Second round Patrick Edubat 10 U Kyaw Lwin
2022 MNL-2 3 10 5 5 0 15 18 20 Phoe Chit 7 Nada Kyaw
2023 1st 5 22 9 4 9 33 31 31 Nyi Nyi Aung 7 U Min Tun Lin
2024 1st Semi final

Honours

Type Competition Titles Title seasons Runners-up Runners-up seasons Other Other seasons
League MNL-2 0 1 2018
Cup MNL Cup 0 Semi-final 2024
Youth MNL U-20 Youth League 0 1 2018
MNL U-18 Youth League 1 2018 1 2017