2021 Myanmar National League Explained

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Competition:Myanmar National League
Season:2021
Dates:April 2021 to September 2021 (cancelled)[1]
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 Myanmar National League was supposed to be the 12th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.

Shan United are the defending champions. Magwe and Southern Myanmar are 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 is 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

Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the 2020 Myanmar National League

Clubs

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer
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

ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
Ayeyawady UnitedPatheinAyar Stadium6,000
ChinlandHakhaHakha Stadium *4,000
Hantharwady UnitedBagoGrand Royal Stadium4,000
I.S.P.EMandalayMandalarthiri Stadium30,000
MyawadyNay Pyi TawWunna Theikdi Stadium30,000
Rakhine UnitedSittweWeithali Stadium7,000
Sagaing UnitedMonywaMonywa Stadium5,000
Shan UnitedTaunggyiTaunggyi Stadium7,000
YadanarbonMandalayBahtoo Stadium17,000
Yangon UnitedYangonYangon United Sports Complex3,500
(*) – 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.

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 MNL set to start in 2021 April. 2021 MNL Meeting. en. mmtimes.com. 7 Dec 2020.
  2. Web site: MNL Committee . U Zaw Zaw. en. mmtimes.com. 7 Dec 2020.
  3. Web site: It has been decided to hold 10 teams in M1 and 8 teams in M2 in the 2021 season . Meeting. en. MNL facebook. 6 Jan 2021.
  4. Web site: Myanmar footballers threaten national team boycott | DW | 14.02.2021.
  5. Web site: Myanmar's Premier League fans join team opposing army's coup | Taiwan News | 2021-02-13 21:40:20. 13 February 2021.
  6. News: MNL. MFF. Eight seasons in for MNL, three teams drop out. 21 October 2016. Stadium. 21 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021141349/http://www.arecar.de/Grounds/Grounds_Myanmar/MYANMAR-STADIUMS/myanmar-stadiums.html. 2016-10-21. dead.