2016 General Aung San Shield

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2016 Bogyoke Aung San Shield
MFF Cup
Tournament details
CountryMyanmar
Dates18 May 2016 – 17 August 2016
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Magwe F.C.
Runner-up Yangon United F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored71 (2.84 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Win Naing Soe (6 goals)
  2015
2017  

The 2016 General Aung San Shield (Burmese : Bogyoke Aung San Shield) is the second season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2016 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.

Contents

In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2016 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2016 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2015 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The Quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the Semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches.

The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2017 AFC Cup.

Prize fund

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund
Prize fund
per club
Final runners-up1150,000,000MMK
Final winner1300,000,000MMK
Total450,000,000MMK

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The First round was held 25 April 2015.

First round

18 May 2016 Myawaddy FC 0 - 0
(4 - 3 p)
GFA
18 May 2016 Rakhine United 2 - 0 City Stars
Myo Zaw Oo Soccerball shade.svg12', 62'
18 May 2015 Mawyawadi 2 - 2 (a.e.t.)
(2 - 3 p)
Southern Myanmar
19 May 2016 Pong Gan 0 - 3 Horizon
Sunday Mathew Soccerball shade.svg46', 72'
Martin Soccerball shade.svg85'
19 May 2016 Silver Star 1 - 3 Chin United
Bawi Nuam ThangSoccerball shade.svg45+2'
Suan Lam Mang Soccerball shade.svg47', 70'
19 May 2016 University 0 - 0
(4 - 5 p)
Nay Pyi Taw
20 May 2016 Mahar United 8 - 1 United of Thanlyin
Thaw Tar Cholar Soccerball shade.svg6'
Joseph Soccerball shade.svg13', 16', 75'
Toe Set Naing Soccerball shade.svg35', 66'
Aung Hlaing Win Soccerball shade.svg84'
Aung Phyo Lin Soccerball shade.svg88'
Aung Thu Hein Soccerball shade.svg90'
20 May 2016 Manaw Myay 1 - 0 Dagon

Second round

22 June 2016 Zeyar Shwe Myay 1 - 2 Myawaddy FC
Mercio Soccerball shade.svg81'Ye Wai Yan SoeSoccerball shade.svg22'
Kaung Sithu Soccerball shade.svg30'
22 June 2016 Shan United 3 - 1 Nay Pyi Taw
Maximum Soccerball shade.svg50'
Soe Min Oo Soccerball shade.svg52'
Zin Min Tun Soccerball shade.svg55'
Yan Kha Soccerball shade.svg47'
29 June 2016 Yadanarbon FC 4 - 1 Horizon Thuwunna Stadium ,Yangon
Win Naing Soe Soccerball shade.svg12', 77', 84'
Keith Martu Nah Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen)
Changhee Kim Soccerball shade.svg89'
29 June 2016 Magwe 2 - 1 Chin United Aung San Stadium, Yangon
Soe Min Naing Soccerball shade.svg70'
Htoo Htoo Aung Soccerball shade.svg71'
Nyi Nyi Min Soccerball shade.svg1'
6 July 2016 Zwegapin United 3 - 0 Southern Myanmar United
Patrick Asare Soccerball shade.svg11'
Aye Ko Ko Maung Soccerball shade.svg27'
Aung Thu Win Soccerball shade.svg83'

Quarterfinal

13 July 2016 Yadanarbon FC 3 - 1 Myawady FC Thuwunna Stadium
4:00 PM Win Naing Soe Soccerball shade.svg11', 50', 60'Ye Wai Yan Soe Soccerball shade.svg39'
20 July 2016 Shan United 0 - 1 Magwe Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
4:00 PMThan Zaw Hein Soccerball shade.svg43'
20 July 2016 Zwekapin United 4 - 1 Rakhine United Thuwunna Stadium
4:00 PMPatrick Soccerball shade.svg52', 64'
Tin Win Aung Soccerball shade.svg76'
Saw Si Ai Soccerball shade.svg90'
Kazeem Soccerball shade.svg80'

Semifinal

First leg

30 July 2016 Yangon United 1 - 1 Yadanarbon FC Yangon
16:00 MST Marcelo Soccerball shade.svg43' Keith Nah Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: unknown
Referee: Flag of Thailand.svg Sivakorn Pu Udom
31 July 2016 Magwe 2 - 0 Zwekapin United Yangon
16:00 MST Set Phyo Wai Soccerball shade.svg15'
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Second leg

10 August 2016 Yadanarbon FC 1 - 2 Yangon United Mandalay
16:00 MST Keith Martu Nah Soccerball shade.svg58'Yamashita Soccerball shade.svg67'
Yan Lin Aung Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 23080
11 August 2016 Zwekapin United 2 - 1 Magwe Yangon
16:00 MST Ken Soccerball shade.svg68', 94'Sylla Soccerball shade.svg49'Stadium: Aung San Stadium

Final

17 August 2016 Yangon United 1 - 2 Magwe Yangon
16:00 MST Zaw Min Tun Soccerball shade.svg40'Micheal Soccerball shade.svg69'
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Flag of Laos.svg Mr.Xaypaseuth Phonsanit

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Win Naing Soe Yadanarbon6
2JosephMahar United3
3Patrick AsareZwekapin United3
4 Suan Lam Mang Chin United2
5Toe Sat NaingMahar United2

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