The 2018 Myanmar National League, also known as the 2018 MPT Myanmar National League, is the 9th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs since its founding in 2009. The departure of the two clubs from the MNL-1 disrupted the previous season. More disruption came when Nay Pyi Taw and City Yangon withdrew from the competition towards the end of the 2017 season. At an emergency meeting of the MNL committee on September 12, Nay Pyi Taw was expelled from the league after its players complained of not having been paid since April. The expulsion came after players boycotted a game in early September. An unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey in July last year created a crisis for City Yangon that forced its departure from the MNL. It was a big disappointment for the club, which won the 2017 MNL-2 championship to end the season undefeated. MNL-2 third-place winners Myawady FC were promoted along with runners-up Sagaing United to the 2018 Myanmar National League.
In the lead up to the 2018 season, the MNL signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the country's biggest TelCo MPT that will support funds for the Myanmar National League, MNL-2 and the youth competitions up until the 2020 season.
2018 Title Sponsor
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications signed 3 years contract with MNL. They help to develop Myanmar Football and Youth program.
Name Changes Mahar United changed its name to Sagaing United.
Teams A total of 12 teams are competing in the 2018 season: 10 sides from the 2017 season and two promoted teams from the 2017 Myanmar National League 2.
Stadiums
Club Home City Stadium Capacity Ayeyawady United Pathein Ayar Stadium6,000 Hanthawaddy United Bago Grand Royal Stadium4,000 Magwe Magway Magway Stadium*3,000 Myawady FC Nay Pyi Taw Wunna Theikdi Stadium*30,000 Rakhine United Sittwe Weithali Stadium7,000 Sagaing United Monywa Monywa Stadium4,000 Shan United Taunggyi Taunggyi Stadium7,000 Southern Myanmar Mawlamyaing Ramanya Stadium10,000 Yadanarbon Mandalay Mandalarthiri Stadium30,000 Yangon United Yangon Yangon United Sports Complex3,500 G.F.A Chin Hakha Stadium* Zwegapin United Hpa-An Aung Than Lwin Stadium*3,000 (*) – not ready to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadia ready to host home matches currently use Aung San Stadium and Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon.
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyWeekTableIncoming manager Yadanarbon René Desaeyere End of contract 1 October 2017 Pre-season Aung Kyaw Moe Southern Myanmar Fabiano Jose Costa Flora End of Contract 13 November 2017 Kyaw Min Shan United Soe Myat Min Resign 11 March 2018 Week 8 4 Aung Kyaw Tun Shan United Aung Kyaw Tun Caretaker Manager 29 April 2018 Week 11 4 Marjan Sekulovski
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four per MNL club. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game, including a slot for a player from among AFC countries. Other foreign players. AFC quota players. No foreign player registered. The number of foreign players is restricted to five per T1 team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC member countries (3+1). Note :: players who released during summer transfer window;: players who registered during summer transfer window.↔: players who have dual nationality by half-caste or naturalization.→: players who left club after registered during second leg.
Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC playerAyeyawady UnitedFirst Jocial Tchakounte Cássio Magalhães Ella Edubat PatrickSecond GFAFirst Atanga Effa Kostka Omololu Emmanuel Anthony Ugochukwu Second Jordan Nyako Hanthawaddy UnitedFirst Mark Sekyi Joseph Mpande Michael FalconSecond MagweFirstSecondMyawadyFirst Second Sagaing UnitedFirst Chukwuekweka Samuel Barnabas Friday Soulemanou Mandjombe Second Bamba Shan United First Christopher Chizoba William Nyakwe Patrick Asare Lee Han-kukSecond Milan Svojić Southern MyanmarFirst Alpha Oumar Barry Olajide Williams Second Rakhine UnitedFirst Sunday Mathew Agarawa CliffordSecondYadanarbonFirstSecond Yangon UnitedFirst Kekere Moukailou Sylla Sekou Emmanuel Uzochukwu Kosuke UchidaSecond Zwekapin UnitedFirst Paulo Bunze Sackie Doe Anderson West Ken MatsumotoSecond Edison Fonseca
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 sponsorAyeyawady United Shwe Shwe Aung Min Min Thu Grand Sport AMI InsuranceG.F.A Thein Min Htut Effa Kostka made by club Gospel for AsiaHanthawaddy United Win Min Zaw Aung Zaw FBT noneMagwe Myo Ko Saya Kyaw Zin Phyo Grand Sport noneMyawady Ko Ko Oo Ye Wai Yan Soe Pro//Sport noneRakhine United Soe Myat Kyaw Hla Aye Htwe Pro//Sport UAB BankSagaing United Kyi Win Zaw Toe Sat Naing FBT noneShan United Thein Thiha Aung Thiha Sithu Pro//Sport KBZ BankSouthern Myanmar FC Pyae Phyo Saya Pyae Phyo Aung Pro//Sport Yuzana GroupYadanarbon Ko Ko Tun Ye Ko Oo FBT AlpineYangon United Hlaing Kyaw Htet Yan Aung Kyaw FBT AGD BankZwekapin United Kyi Min Htun Naing Zayar Htun made by club Htay Group
Result
League table
Positions by round
Results by match played
Matches Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2018 season.Myanmar National League
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
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Season statistics Top scorers As of 23 September 2018. RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Joseph MpandeHanthawaddy United 18 2 Sylla SekouYangon United 17 3 Edubat PatrickAyeyawady United16 4 Sunday MathewRakhine United 145 Win Naing SoeYadanarbon11 5 Sithu AungYadanarbon 10 Aung Myint TunMagwe Than Htet AungZwekapin United 9 Christopher ChizobaShan United 9 Maung Maung LwinYangon United 11 Kaung SithuSouthern Myanmar7 Barnas FridaySagaing United Dway Ko Ko ChitShan United Ti Nyein MinnRakhine United Myat Kaung KhantYadanarbon14 Aung MoeSouthern Myanmar 616 Mung Theih PauGFA5 Aee SoeYangon United Alpha BarrySouthern Myanmar Emmanuel UzochukwuYangon United Thiha ZawAyeyawady United Ye Ko OoYadanarbon Yan Kyaw HtweZwekapin United 24 Maung Maung SoeMagwe4 Kosuke UchidaYangon United Pyone ChoGFA 27 Kyi LinYangon United3 Soe Min OoShan United Zin Min TunShan United Thet NaingYadanarbon Sithu Than SoeRakhine United Sai Min TunZwekapin United 33 Soe Min TunGFA 2 Soe Lwin LwinMagwe Zaw Zin OoSagaing United Kaung SithuMyawady Yan Naing AungHanthawaddy United Aung Kyaw NaingAyeyawady United Kyaw Zin OoYangon United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Sithu Aung Yadanarbon Ayeyawady United 5–2 15 January 2018 Christopher Chizoba Shan United Rakhine United 3–2 19 January 2018 Sylla Sekou Yangon United Southern Myanmar 4–1 30 April 2018 Aung Myint Tun Magwe Rakhine United 5–2 13 May 2018 Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon Myawady 7–0 20 May 2018 Joseph Mpande Hanthawaddy United Myawady 9–0 2 June 2018 Pyone Cho GFA Myawady 4–0 16 June 2018 Edubat Patrick Ayeyawady United Magwe 4–1 23 June 2018 Sunday Mathew Rakhine United Myawady 6–2 6 July 2018 Ti Nyein Minn Rakhine United Myawady 6–2 6 July 2018 Bamba Sagaing United Ayeyawady United 4–1 7 July 2018 Sylla Sekou Yangon United Myawady 4–1 14 September 2018 Joseph Mpande Hanthawaddy United Ayeyawady United 5–0 23 September 2018
Clean sheets As of 23 September 2018. RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Thiha SithuShan United 122 Kyaw Zin HtetYangon United 9 3 Ko Ko NaingHanthawaddy United 7 4 Naing Zayar HtunZwekapin United 6 Pyae Phyo AungSouthern Myanmar 5 Kyaw Zin PhyoMagwe5 Chan Nyein KyawYadanarbon Soe ArkarRakhine United 9 Vanlal HrualaAyeyawady United3 Nyein Min OoGFA 11 Sann Satt NaingYangon United2 A Zin HmueSagaing United 13 Tun Nanda OoMyawady 1 Myo Min LattShan United
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceCoachClubPlayerClubJanuary Aung Kyaw Moe Yadanarbon Sithu Aung Yadanarbon February Myo Min Tun Yangon United Maung Maung Lwin Yangon United March & April Aung Zaw Myo Magwe Than Htet Aung Zwekapin United May & June Marjan Sekulovski Shan United Than Htet Aung Zwekapin United July Mr. Ngwe Tun Hanthawaddy United Thiha Zaw Ayeyawady United
See also 2018 National League 2 2017-18 Myanmar Women's League
References
External links Myanmar National League Official Website Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page