The 2016 Myanmar National League, also known as the 2016 Ooredoo Myanmar National League, was the 7th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs since its founding in 2009.The transfer period for the 2016 season was from 1 November 2015 to 8 January 2016.
Yangon United began the season as defending champions of the 2015 Myanmar National League. Southern Myanmar and Horizon entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015 Myanmar National League 2. Horizon FC was promoted to the MNL for the first time.
The first half of the 2016 Ooredoo MNL was completely finished on 4 April, and the second half started on May 21. The half-season transfer window was opened from April 18 to May 17. After Week 12, the remaining matches were suspended for three weeks because of the Myanmar national football team's participation in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup. The matches resumed on 11 June from Week 13.
First Half-season Review
At the half-season break, Yadanarbon led the 2016 MNL Ooredoo standing table with 29 points, followed by Hantharwady United with 21 points. The 2015 General Aung San Shield winners Ayeyawady United stood third with 20 points. Reigning MNL champions Yangon United only earned 19 points and grabbed the fourth place.
Events
This season was the second Myanmar National League season to have had Ooredoo as the title sponsor, after the MFF and the Qatar-based telecom operator signed a US$1 million-a-year sponsorship contract on 10 January 2016.
Teams
A total of 12 teams competed in the 2016 season: 10 sides from the 2015 season and two promoted teams from the 2015 Myanmar National League 2.
Manaw Myay and Nay Pyi Taw were relegated to the 2016 MNL-2 since they finished the 2015 season at the lowest positions. They were replaced by the two promoted teams from the 2015 MNL-2, champions Southern Myanmar and runners-up Horizon.
Stadiums
Club |
Home City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Ayeyawady United |
Pathein |
Ayar Stadium |
6,000 |
Chin United |
Hakha |
Wammathu Maung Stadium* |
4,000 |
Hantharwady United |
Bago |
Taungoo Stadium |
4,000 |
Horizon |
Yangon |
Horizon Stadium* |
- |
Magwe |
Magway |
Magway Stadium* |
3,000 |
Rakhine United |
Sittwe |
Weithali Stadium* |
5,000 |
Shan United |
Taunggyi |
Taunggyi Stadium |
7,000 |
Southern Myanmar |
Mawlamyaing |
Ramanya Stadium* |
15,000 |
Yadanarbon |
Mandalay |
Bahtoo Stadium |
17,000 |
Yangon United |
Yangon |
Yangon United Sports Complex |
3,500 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Monywa |
Monywa Stadium |
5,000 |
Zwegapin United |
Hpa-An |
Hpa-An 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.
Name changes
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.
Managerial changes
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.
Result
League Table
Below is the league table for 2016 season.
Result table
Home \ Away[1] |
AYA |
CHU |
HTU | HRZ | MAG | RUD | SUD | SMU | YAD | YGN | ZSM | ZKP |
Ayeyarwady United
|
| 1–1
| 1–4
| 2–0 |
2–1
| 0–2
| 2–0
| 1–1
| 3–5
| 3–2 |
2–1
| 1–1 |
Chin United
| 2–3
| |
1–2
| 2–1
| 0–3 |
2–0 |
0–3 |
0–0
| 0–0
| 1–3
| 1–1
| 0–3 |
Hantharwady United
| 1–1
| 3–2
|
| 3–0
| 1–4
| 1–0
| 2–3
| 2–3
| 1–3 |
2–1
| 2–0 |
0–0 |
Horizon
| 2–6
| 0–1
| 1–1
|
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 0–3
| 0–0
| 1–5
| 0–3
| 1–2
| 2–3 |
Magway
| 3–2
| 1–2
| 2–1
| 1–0
|
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 1–0 |
0–2
| 1–1 |
2–1 |
Rakhine United
| 0–0
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 3–0
| 1–1 |
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 0–2 |
0–0
| 1–2 |
1–2 |
Shan United
| 0–0
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 5–0
| 0–0
| 1–0 |
| 3–0
| 0–1 |
1–1
| 0–1 |
2–1 |
Southern Myanmar
| 0–5
| 0–3
| 0–0
| 3–1
| 0–1
| 3–0 |
0–5
|
| 0–3 |
0–4
| 0–2 |
1–3 |
Yadanarbon
| 2–1
| 5–0
| 3–1
| 3–1
| 3–2
| 2–0
| 1–1
| 5–1 |
|
3–2
| 2–0 |
1–0 |
Yangon United
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 6–2
| 1–2
| 3–1
| 0–2
| 1–0
| 1–2 |
| 2–2 |
2–0 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay
| 0–1
| 4–0
| 3–0
| 3–2
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 1–0 |
0–2 |
|
1–1 |
Zwegabin United
| 0–1
| 0–1
| 1–2
| 2–3
| 0–1
| 2–1
| 1–0
| 3–0
| 1–1 |
2–3
| 2–0
| |
Updated to games played on 19 June 2016.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Matches
Fixtures and Results of the Myanmar National League 2016 season.[3]
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Shan United v Yangon United
Ayeyawady United v Hantharwady United
Southern Myanmar United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Rakhine United v Zwekapin United
Week 4
Ayeyawady United v Yangon United
Yadanarbon v Rakhine United
Chin United v Hantharwady United
Zwegabin United v Southern Myanmar United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Shan United
Week 5
Yangon United v Chin United
Ayeyawady United v Shan United
Southern Myanmar United v Yadanarbon United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Zwegapin United
Hantharwady United v Horizon
Week 6
Zwegapin United v Shan United
Yadanarbon v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Chin United v Ayeyawady United
Week 7
Ayeyawady United v Horizon
Yangon United v Rakhine United
20/2/2016 |
Yangon United |
3 - 1 |
Rakhine United |
Yangon United Sports Complex, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Adilson 25' Kyi Lin 36' Kamara 81' (OG) |
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Andrey Coutinho 80' |
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Zwekapin United v Yadanarbon
Shan United v Chin United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Magwe
21/2/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
2 - 1 |
Magwe |
Monya Stadium, Sagaing |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Naing Oo Lwin 39' Yan Naing Oo 76' |
|
Cho Tun 15' |
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Southern Myanmar v Hantharwady United
Week 8
Horizon v Chin United
26/2/2016 |
Horizon |
0 - 1 |
Chin United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
|
|
Ram Hlei Ceu 66' |
|
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Shan United v Yadanarbon
27/2/2016 |
Shan United |
0 - 1 |
Yadanarbon |
Taunggyi Stadium, Shan |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
|
|
Win Naing Soe 32' |
Referee: U Thant Zin Oo
|
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Hantharwady United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Southern Myanmar v Yangon United
Magwe v Zwegabin United
28/2/2016 |
Magwe |
2 - 1 |
Zwegabin United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Aung Thu Win 32', O.G' Sylla 34' |
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Junior 88' |
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Rakhine United v Ayeyawady United
Week 9
Ayeyawady United v Southern Myanmar
3/3/2016 |
Ayeyawady United |
1 - 1 |
Southern Myanmar |
Ayar Stadium, Pathein |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
San Myo Oo 82' |
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Ye Aung 6' |
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Zeyar Shwe Myay v Yangon United
3/3/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
0 - 2 |
Yangon United |
Monywa Stadium, Sagaing |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
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Marcelo 1' Kyaw Ko Ko 33' |
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Chin United v Rakhine United
Zwekapin United v Hantharwady United
Week 10
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Ayeyawady United
12/3/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
0 - 1 |
Ayeyawady United |
Monywa Stadium, Sagaing |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
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Aung Ye Htet 55' |
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Southern Myanmar v Chin United
12/3/2016 |
Southern Myanmar |
0 - 3 |
Chin United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
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Anderson West 38' Morris 44' Ko Ko Maung 66' |
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Hantharwady United v Yadanarbon
Magwe v Shan United
13/3/2016 |
Magwe |
1 - 1 |
Shan United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Ko Ko Naing (41) |
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Zin Min Tun (81) |
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Yangon United v Zwekapin United
Week 11
Yadanarbon v Yangon United
Zwekapin United v Ayeyawady United
Rakhine United v Shan United
Horizon v Southern Myanmar
Chin United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
4/4/2016 |
Chin United |
1 - 1 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Zaw Win 75' |
|
Ibrahim 9' |
|
|
Magwe v Hantharwady United
4/4/2016 |
Magwe |
2 - 1 |
Hantharwady United |
Thuwunna Stadium,Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Aung Phyo Myint 23' (o.g) Sylla 45' |
|
Bamba 65' |
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Week 12
Ayeyawady United v Yadanarbon
Zwekapin United v Chin United
22/5/2016 |
Zwekapin United |
0 - 1 |
Chin United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
|
|
Sackie 17' |
|
|
Hantharwady United v Shan United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Horizon
23/5/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
3 - 2 |
Horizon |
Monywa Stadium, Sagaing |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Ibrahim 4' Nan Min Aung 49' Victor 50' |
|
Aung Thike 18' Martin 57' |
|
|
Southern Myanmar v Rakhine United
23/5/2016 |
Southern Myanmar |
3 - 0 |
Rakhine United |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Michael Chukwubunna 30' Yan Naing Htwe 39' Chika Philip 58' |
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|
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Week 13
Shan United v Rakhine United
11/6/2016 |
Shan United |
1 - 0 |
Rakhine United |
Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Gustavo 38' |
|
|
Attendance: 1000
|
|
Hantharwady United v Magwe
11/6/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
1 - 4 |
Magwe |
Taungoo Stadium, Pago |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Maung Maung Lwin 78' |
|
Nanda Kyaw 15' Ko Ko Naing 43' Sylla 65' Htoo Htoo Aung 71' |
Attendance: 5000
|
|
Southern Myanmar v Horizon
12/6/2016 |
Southern Myanmar |
3 - 1 |
Horizon |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Yan Naing Htwe 19' Michael Chukwubunna 69', 90+2' |
|
Aung Kyaw Htwe 90+4' |
|
|
Yangon United v Yadanarbon
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Chin United
Ayeyawady United v Zwekapin United
12/6/2016 |
Ayeyawady United |
1 - 1 |
Zwekapin United |
Ayar Stadium, Ayeyawady |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Takumu |
|
Tin Win Aung |
|
|
Week 14
Hantharwady United v Ayeyawady United
18/6/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
1 - 1 |
Ayeyawady United |
Taungoo Stadium,Taungoo |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Bamba 62' |
|
Christopher 56' |
|
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Zwekapin United v Rakhine United
18/6/2016 |
Zwekapin United |
2 - 1 |
Rakhine United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Tin Win Aung 50' Asare 90+1' |
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Adeolu 80' |
|
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Zeyar Shwe Myay v Southern Myanmar
18/6/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
1 - 0 |
Southern Myanmar |
Monywa Stadium, Sagaing |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Mercio 78' |
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Yangon United v Shan United
19/6/2016 |
Yangon United |
0 - 2 |
Shan United |
YUSC Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
|
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Yan Naing Oo 57' Gustavo 80' |
|
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Yadanarbon v Horizon
19/6/2016 |
Yadanarbon |
3 - 1 |
Horizon |
Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Win Naing Soe 10', 17', 81' |
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Ernest 30' |
|
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Chin United v Magwe
19/6/2016 |
Chin United |
0 - 3 |
Magwe |
Thuwunna Stadium |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
|
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Sylla 12' Htoo Htoo Aung 35' Kyaw Zin Lwin 73' |
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Week 15
Rakhine United v Yadanarbon
Horizon v Magwe
25/6/2016 |
Horizon |
0 - 1 |
Magwe |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
|
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Djam 2' |
|
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Shan United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
26/6/2016 |
Shan United |
0 - 1 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Taunggyi Stadium, Shan |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
|
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Mercio 90' |
|
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Yangon United v Ayeyawady United
26/6/2016 |
Yangon United |
1 - 1 |
Ayeyawady United |
YUSC Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Thein Zaw 74' |
|
Takumu 90+4' |
|
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Hantharwady United v Chin United
26/6/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
3 - 2 |
Chin United |
Taungoo Stadium, Taungoo |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Sithu Than Soe 21' Ivan 64' Yan Naing Aung 90+4' |
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Nyi Nyi Min 37', 67' |
|
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Southern Myanmar v Zwekapin United
Week 16
Shan United v Ayeyawady United
2/7/2016 |
Shan United |
0 - 0 |
Ayeyawady United |
Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
|
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|
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Chin United v Yangon United
Zwekapin United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2/7/2016 |
Zwekapin United |
2 - 0 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Taunggyi Stadium, Shan |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Aung Moe 25' Saw Si Ai 84' |
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Yadanarbon v Southern Myanmar
Horizon v Hantharwady United
3/7/2016 |
Horizon |
1 - 1 |
Hantharwady United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Ernest 75' (pen) |
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Bamba 84' |
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Magwe v Rakhine United
3/7/2016 |
Magwe |
2 - 1 |
Rakhine United |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Htoo Htoo Aung 24' Sylla 81' |
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Andrey Coutinho 39' |
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Week 17
Hantharwady United v Rakhine United
9/7/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
1 - 0 |
Rakhine United |
Taungoo Stadium, Bago |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Bamba 66' |
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Shan United v Zwekapin United
Ayeywady United v Chin United
10/7/2016 |
Ayeywady United |
1 - 1 |
Chin United |
Ayar Stadium, Pathein |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Takumu 84' |
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Chit Su Moe 65' |
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Zeyar Shwe Myay v Yadanarbon
10/7/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
1 - 0 |
Yadanarbon |
Monywa Stadium ,Sagaing |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Nan Min Aung 76' |
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Week 18
Chin United v Shan United
Magwe v Zeyar Shwe Myay
16/7/2016 |
Magwe |
1 - 1 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Aung Soe Moe 77' |
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Mercio 63' |
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Horizon v Ayeyawady United
16/7/2016 |
Horizon |
2 - 6 |
Ayeyawady United |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Sunday 29' (pen) |
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Christopher 17', 57' Thiha Zaw 45', 60' Takumu 55' Aung Kyaw Naing 82' |
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Rakhine United v Yangon United
17/7/2016 |
Rakhine United |
0 - 0 |
Yangon United |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
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Yadanarbon v Zwekapin United
Hantharwady United v Southern Myanmar
17/7/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
2 - 3 |
Southern Myanmar |
Taungoo Stadium, Taungoo |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Chit Hla Aung 56' Bamba 59' |
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Chika Philip 8', 26' Micheal 86' |
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Week 19
Zwekapin United v Magwe
23/7/2016 |
Zwekapin United |
0 - 1 |
Magwe |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
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Sylla 80' |
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Ayeyawady United v Rakhine United
23/7/2016 |
Ayeyawady United |
0 - 2 |
Rakhine United |
Ayar Stadium, Pathein |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
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Andrey Coutinho 3' Myo Zaw Oo 28' |
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Chin United v Horizon
23/7/2016 |
Chin United |
2 - 1 |
Horizon |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Suan Lam Mang 22' (pen) Nyi Nyi Min 30' |
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Aung Kyaw Htwe 19' |
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Yangon United v Southern Myanmar
24/7/2016 |
Yangon United |
1 - 0 |
Southern Myanmar |
YUSC Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Marcelo 43' |
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Zeyar Shwe Myay v Hantahrwady United
24/7/2016 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
3 - 0 |
Hantahrwady United |
Monywa Stadium, Monywa |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Mercio 33', 34' Kaung Sithu 70' |
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Week 20
Southern Myanmar v Ayeyawady United
5/8/2016 |
Southern Myanmar |
0 - 5 |
Ayeyawady United |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
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Christopher 43', 50' (pen), 66', 74' (pen) Takumu 87' |
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Magwe v Yadanarbon
6/8/2016 |
Magwe |
1 - 0 |
Yadanarbon |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Than Zaw Hein 30' |
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Rakhine United v Chin United
Hantharwady United v Zwekapin United
7/8/2016 |
Hantharwady United |
0 - 0 |
Zwekapin United |
Taungoo Stadium, Bago |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
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Yangon United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
7/8/2016 |
Yangon United |
2 - 2 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
YUSC Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Yamashita 8' Thein Zaw 41' |
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Ibrahim 24' Mercio 65' |
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Week 21
Zwekapin United v Yangon United
Yadanarbon v Hantharwady United
Ayeyawady United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
13/8/2016 |
Ayeyawady United |
2 - 1 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Ayar Stadium, Pathein |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Yan Paing Soe 15' Christopher 17' |
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Nan Min Aung 32' |
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Shan United v Magwe
14/8/2016 |
Shan United |
0 - 0 |
Magwe |
Taungyyi Stadium, Shan |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
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Chin United v Southern Myanmar
14/8/2016 |
Chin United |
0 - 0 |
Southern Myanmar |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
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Week 22
Shan United v Southern Myanmar
Yangon United v Hantharwady United
20/8/2016 |
Yangon United |
2 - 1 |
Hantharwady United |
YUSC Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Kyaw Ko Ko 25' Adilson 48' |
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Min Ko Thu 90+4' |
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Ayeyawady United v Magwe
20/8/2016 |
Ayeyawady United |
2 - 1 |
Magwe |
Ayar Stadium, Pathein |
15:30 UTC+06:30 |
Takumu 27', 43' |
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Micheal 85' |
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Rakhine United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
21/8/2016 |
Rakhine United |
1 - 2 |
Zeyar Shwe Myay |
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Zaw Zaw Naing 25' |
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Victor Template:Goal5 Mercio 55' |
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Horizon v Zwekapin United
21/8/2016 |
Horizon |
2 - 3 |
Zwekapin United |
Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 |
Mathew 25', 58' |
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Aye Ko Ko Maung 9' Ken 43' (pen) Thet Paing oo 49' (o.g) |
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Top scorers
Clean Sheets
Awards
Monthly awards
See also
References
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