2012 Myanmar National League

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Myanmar National League
Season2012
Champions Yangon United
2nd Myanmar National League title
AFC Cup Yangon United
Ayeyawady United
Matches played182
Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Serbia.svg Saša Ranković (20 goals)
Biggest home win Yangon United 6 – 0 Chin United
Zeya Shwe Myay 7 – 1 Mawyawadi FC
Kanbawza 6 – 0 Mawyawadi FC [1]
Biggest away win Mawyawadi FC 2 – 6 Kanbawza
Zwegabin United 1 – 6 Yangon United
Chin United 0 – 6 Yangon United
Zwegabin United 0 – 6 Kanbawza
Highest scoring Mawyawadi FC 2 – 6 Kanbawza
Hantharwady United 3 – 5 Yadanabon
Rakhapura United 5 – 3 Zeya Shwe Myay
Zeya Shwe Myay 7 – 1 Mawyawadi United
2011
2013

The MNL Myanmar 2012 is the Myanmar National League's third full regular season. The fixture schedule was released on second weeks of December 2011. The season is scheduled to begin on 7 January 2012 and end on 9 September 2012. The bottom two teams are relegated to yet-to-be-formed MNL-2. [2]

Contents

Teams

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerShirt sponsor
Ayeyawady United Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Herel awba
Chin United Flag of Myanmar.svg U San Win -
Hantharwady United Flag of Myanmar.svg U Win Tin IBTC
Kanbawza Flag of Singapore.svg PN Sivaji KBZ
Magway Flag of Myanmar.svg U Kyi Lwin JOMOO
Manaw Myay Flag of Myanmar.svg U Win Myint Twin -
Mawyawadi FC Flag placeholder.svg-
Naypyidaw Flag of Bulgaria.svg Minkovski KTM
Rakhapura United Flag of Myanmar.svg U Han TunYangon Transformer
Southern Myanmar United Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of England.svg Ken Worden Yuzana
Yadanabon Flag of Brazil.svg Jose Alves Borges Alipne
Yangon United Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Venkov Kolev airBagan
Zeya Shwe Myay Flag of Myanmar.svg U Soe Moe Sky Net
Zwegabin United Flag of France.svg Yohan Girard -

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Yangon United 2618626917+5260 2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Kanbawza 2618536425+3959
3 Yadanabon 2616825722+3556
4 Zeya Shwe Myay 2616375126+2551
5 Ayeyawady United 2613764531+1446 2013 AFC Cup Group stage [lower-alpha 1]
6 Magway 2612863921+1844
7 Naypyidaw 2612683825+1342
8 Manaw Myay 26106103232036
9 Hantharwady United 2697102830234
10 Rakhapura United 2677124048828
11 Southern Myanmar United 26631724492521
12 Zwegabin United 26531816513518
13 Mawyawadi FC 261619874669Relegation to 2013 MNL-2 [2]
14 Chin United 2613221777606
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Ayeyawady United qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the 2012 MFF Cup.

Top scorers

NoPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Saša Ranković Zeya Shwe Myay 20
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adama Koné Yadanabon 16
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Nunez Kanbawza 16
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro D. L Naypyidaw 15
4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Lassina Koné Magway 15
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Cezar Augusto Yangon United 15
7 Flag of Myanmar.svg Soe Min Oo Kanbawza 13
7 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Molo Hilaire Assalé Manaw Myay 13
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Andrey Rakhapura United 12
10 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yan Paing Yadanabon 11

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
February Flag of Myanmar.svg U Win Myint Twin Manaw Myay F.CFlag placeholder.svg Man Sar Manaw Myay F.C
March Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Herel Ayeyawady United F.C Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Lassina Koné Magway F.C
April/May Flag of Brazil.svg Jose Alves Borges Yadanabon F.C Flag of Myanmar.svg Yan Paing Yadanabon F.C
July Flag of Myanmar.svg U Soe MoeZeyashwemye F.C Flag of Brazil.svg Andrey Rakhapura United F.C
August Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Venkov Kolev Yangon United F.C Flag of Brazil.svg Cezar Augusto Yangon United F.C

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