Rakhine United F.C.

Rakhine United
ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက်
Full nameRakhine United Football Club
NicknamesThe Arakan Warriors
(ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded2009 (2009), as Rakhine United
GroundWai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity7,000
OwnerU Hla Kyaw Win
LeagueMyanmar National League
Websitewww.rakhineunitedfc.com

Rakhine United Football Club (Burmese: ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Sittwe, Rakhine State that play in the Myanmar National League.

History

Founded in 2009, the club changed their name to Rakhapura United in December 2010. In December 2012, the club reverted to their original name Rakhine United.[1]

Stadium

Rakhine United played their home matches at the Dhanyawaddy Stadium, a multi-use stadium, until 2016. The stadium has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.[2] Since 2017, the club started playing at the Wai Thar Li Stadium, also with a capacity of 7,000.

Kit and sponsorship history

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2011–2014 Golden Gate International
2015 Orona Bostwick
2016 Grand Sport Up Energy Drink
2017 United Amara Bank
2018 Pro Sports
2019–2020 Golden Gate International
2021–2022 Warrix Rakhapura
2023 Ayeyawady Sport
2024–2025 Rhino Sport
2025– Glory Sport

Coaches

Name Nationality Period Honours
Rudi Minkovski 2010–2011
Leonardo Neiva 2011–November 2012
U Han Tun November 2012–2013
U Aung Naing January–September 2013
U Aung Zaw Myo September–December 2013
U Win Tin December 2013– November 2015 MNL-2 runners-up
U Aung Zaw Myo December 2015–December 2016
U Soe Thein December 2016–November 2018
U Than Wai December 2018–2023
Paulo Jorge Silva 2024

Current players

As of May 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
2 DF  MYA Yha Yha
3 DF  MYA Nyein Chan
4 DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Aye
5 DF  MYA Tun Tun Aung
6 DF  MYA Min Khant
7 MF  MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain)
8 MF  MYA Kyi Lin
9 FW  MYA Zin Min Tun
10 FW  MYA Khin Kyaw Win
11 MF  MYA Nyi Nyi Tun
12 DF  MYA Khant Thu Tun
13 MF  MYA Aung Naing Win
16 GK  MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw
17 DF  MYA Thiha Htet Aung
18 MF  MYA Mbarga
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  MYA Than Kyaw Htay
20 MF  MYA Phoe Thar
21 MF  MYA Min Khant Kyaw
22 GK  MYA Khant Min Thant
27 DF  MYA Thu Ya
29 MF  MYA Tun Naung Soe
30 GK  MYA Myo Paing Oo
44 DF  CIV Kekere Moukailou
40 MF  CMR Messo's
50 FW  MYA Romeo
70 MF  MYA Ye Htet Naing
77 MF  MYA Sithu Aung
81 MF  MYA Chan Nyein Zaw
88 MF  MYA Aung Hlaing Win

Technical staff

As of May 2025
  • Chairman: U Hla Kyaw Win
  • Chief Executive Officer: U Kyaw Lwin
  • Head coach:
  • Technical advisor: U Kyi Lwin
  • Assistant coach: U Min Thu
  • Fitness and conditioning coach: U Maung Maung Myint
  • Goalkeeping coach: U Zaw Win Htay
  • Physiotherapist: U Aung Thin
  • Media officer: U Thet Htoo Naing Oo

Honours

Domestic

  • MNL-2
    • Runners-up (1): 2014
  • FIFA-MFF U-17 Youth League
    • Runners-up (1): 2023–24
  • FIFA-MFF U-15 Youth League
    • Runners-up (1): 2024

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2013-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Stadium information". WorldStadiums. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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