2021 Myanmar National League

Myanmar National League

Season	2021
Dates	April 2021 to September 2021 (cancelled) [1]
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Myanmar National League season was the intended 12th edition of top tier Myanmar National League annual football, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.

Shan United were the defending champions. Magwe and Southern Myanmar were disbanded after 2020 Myanmar National League season. ^[2] However, due to political crisis in Myanmar that occurred later, the league was cancelled.

2021 MNL Meeting

President of Myanmar Football Federation for this year's Myanmar National League football season. A video conferencing meeting of the Myanmar National League Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Myanmar National League Committee and the owners / chairmen of MNL Clubs was held this morning. According to the unanimous decision of the meeting, the 2021 MPT MNL-1 football tournament was scheduled to be held from April to September, depending on the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in 2021. In the 2021 MNL season, Shan United, Hantharwady United, Ayeyawady United, Yangon United, Yadanarbon, Rakhine United, Sagaing United, ISPE FC, including Chinland FC and Myawaddy FC, which were allowed to qualify under MNL Regulations, have decided to hold the tournament with a total of 10 teams. ^[3] However, ongoing 2021 Myanmar protest had caused concern on the perpetration of the league, with several fans and players joining the movement, thus officially cancelling the league. ^{[4] [5]}

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promoted Clubs

Promoted from the 2020 MNL-2

• Chinland
• Myawady

Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the 2020 Myanmar National League

• Chin United F.C.
• Southern Myanmar F.C.
• Magwe F.C.
• Zwekapin United F.C.

Clubs

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player	Former
Ayeyawady United				Wu Hongbo
Chinland		Jamal Khamees Gomaa	Séamus McGuff	Syafiq Fairuz
Hantharwady United		Kekere Moukailou	Donald Bissa	Fatkhullo Ibrogimzoda
I.S.P.E				Bayram Aziful Rahim
Myawady
Sagaing United
Shan United	Djawa Maximin	Raphael Success
Rakhine United
Yadanarbon
Yangon United	Emerson	Ella Edubat

Stadiums and location (2021)

Stadium

Ayeyawady United

Chinland

Hantharwady United

Myawady

I.S.P.E

Rakhine United

Sagaing United

Shan United

Yadanarbon

Yangon United

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Locations of the 2021 Myanmar National League

Club	Home City	Stadium	Capacity
Ayeyawady United	Pathein	Ayar Stadium	6,000
Chinland	Hakha	Hakha Stadium *	4,000
Hantharwady United	Bago	Grand Royal Stadium	4,000
I.S.P.E	Mandalay	Mandalarthiri Stadium	30,000
Myawady	Nay Pyi Taw	Wunna Theikdi Stadium	30,000
Rakhine United	Sittwe	Weithali Stadium	7,000
Sagaing United	Monywa	Monywa Stadium	5,000
Shan United	Taunggyi	Taunggyi Stadium	7,000
Yadanarbon	Mandalay	Bahtoo Stadium	17,000
Yangon United	Yangon	Yangon United Sports Complex	3,500

(*) – 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. ^[6]

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 sponsor
Ayeyawady United	Myo Hlaing Win
Chinland
Hantharwady United	Myo Min Tun
I.S.P.E
Myawady
Rakhine United
Sagaing United	Zaw Linn Tun
Shan United	Han Win Aung
Yadanarbon	Aung Kyaw Moe
Yangon United	Min Tun Lin

See also

• 2021 MNL-2

References

1. "2021 MNL set to start in 2021 April" [2021 MNL Meeting]. mmtimes.com. 7 Dec 2020.
2. "MNL Committee" [U Zaw Zaw]. mmtimes.com. 7 Dec 2020.
3. "It has been decided to hold 10 teams in M1 and 8 teams in M2 in the 2021 season" [Meeting]. MNL facebook. 6 Jan 2021.
4. "Myanmar footballers threaten national team boycott | DW | 14.02.2021". Deutsche Welle .
5. "Myanmar's Premier League fans join team opposing army's coup | Taiwan News | 2021-02-13 21:40:20". 13 February 2021.
6. MNL, MFF (21 September 2016). "Eight seasons in for MNL, three teams drop out". Stadium. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

External links

• Myanmar National League Official Website
• Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page