The 2024–25 Myanmar National League is the 15th season of first-division domestic football in Myanmar. It will consist of twelve teams, as two teams from the 2023 MNL-2 were promoted. Shan United will play as the defending champion Club for 2024 MNL.

2024 MNL Rules

2024 MNL will held between the first week of July 2024 and February 2025 according to FIFA football calendars. In this MNL football season will be held at Thuwunna Stadium, YUSC Stadium, Kanbawza Stadium and Pathein Stadium, and under strict security due to ongoing Operation 1027. The league committee allowed the discussion by the clubs to allow the registration of more foreign players, and according to the international standards, a club is allowed to register a maximum of (5+1) and the players to be signed are to be screened only for foreign players whose quality is significantly higher than domestic players.[1]

  • transfer window open= January to November 2024
  • Myanmar National League Start to close = 6 July 2024 to 28 February 2025

Clubs

Changes from previous season

Promotion and relegation

Increase Promoted from
2023 MNL-2		 Decrease Relegated to
2024 MNL-2
Thitsar Arman
Dagon Port		 Chinland
Kachin United

Stadiums

Yangon :

Thuwunna, YUSC, Padonmar,
State of Shan : Taunggyi
Division of Irrawady : Pathein

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 Myanmar U Bo Bo Aung Myanmar Yarzar Aung Thailand Pro Sport
Dagon Port Myanmar U Htet Aung Myanmar Myo Min Latt Myanmar Vigorous / Myanmar Fit Myanmar MK Fuel
Dagon Star Myanmar U Min Tun Lin Myanmar Maung Maung Win Myanmar M21
Hanthawaddy United Myanmar U Myo Min Tun Myanmar Lar Din Maw Yar Myanmar SCM Myanmar Grand Royal
I.S.P.E Myanmar U Chit Naing Myanmar Khaing Ye Win Myanmar Ayeyawady Sports
Mahar United Myanmar U Zaw Linn Tun Myanmar Kyaw Swar Min Myanmar Like Myanmar Like Products
Myawady Myanmar U Maung Maung Aye Myanmar Aung Thu Myanmar M21
Rakhine United Myanmar U Moe Hein Myint Myanmar Zaw Zaw Naing Myanmar Rhino Sport Myanmar Rakhapura
Shan United Japan Hiroki Ono Myanmar Hein Thiha Zaw Myanmar Foxx Sports Cyprus 1XGET Sports Media
Thitsar Arman Myanmar U Paw Tun Kyaw Myanmar Saw Htoo Phe Moo Myanmar Rhino Sports Myanmar Sport Bar
Yadanarbon Myanmar U Aung Kyaw Moe Myanmar Hein Nay San Myanmar M21 Myanmar Alpine
Yangon United Myanmar U Kyaw Dun Myanmar Yan Naing Oo Myanmar Glory Sport Myanmar ABD Bank

Foreign players

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asia Player 6 Former Players
Ayeyawady United
Dagon Port Cameroon Ghislain Constantin Mogou
Dagon Star United
Hanthawaddy United
I.S.P.E F.C.
Mahar United Cameroon Patrick Gilles Ella Edubat
Myawady F.C.
Rakhine United Ghana Joseph Addae Ivory Coast Kekere Moukailou CameroonTanka Yhayha Abdullah Japan Fujibayashi Hiroya
Shan United Ghana Mark Sekyi Brazil Efrain Rintaro da Silva Cameroon William Biassi Nyakwe Ivory Coast Moussa Paul Bakayoko Japan Ryuji Hirota
Thitsar Arman FC
Yadanarbon
Yangon United

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shan United (C) 22 20 2 0 65 12 +53 62 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League group stage
and ASEAN Club Championship group stage
2 Yangon United[a] 22 15 6 1 62 20 +42 51 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
3 Hantharwady United 22 13 5 4 34 26 +8 44
4 Dagon Star United 22 12 4 6 36 22 +14 40
5 Mahar United 22 10 3 9 44 40 +4 33
6 Yadanarbon 22 8 7 7 37 39 −2 31
7 ISPE 22 8 5 9 31 31 0 29
8 Thitsar Arman 22 7 3 12 39 44 −5 24
9 Ayeyawady United 22 5 2 15 21 36 −15 17
10 Dagon Port 22 4 5 13 37 67 −30 17
11 Rakhine United (R) 22 3 5 14 23 62 −39 14 Relegation to 2025 MNL-2
12 Myawady (R) 22 2 3 17 19 49 −30 9
Source: MNL Forza Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ as MNL League Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away AYU DPT DSU HTU ISP MHR MWD RKU SHU TSM YAD YGU
Ayeyawady United — 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–4
Dagon Port 2–4 — 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 4–3 2–4 1–2 1–2 1–6
Dagon Star United 2–1 4–2 — 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–3
Hantharwady United 0–2 4–3 1–0 — 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–2
ISPE 1–0 7–1 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 0–0 5–1 0–5 0–5 2–0 1–3
Mahar United 2–0 3–3 0–3 2–3 2–1 — 4–1 5–1 1–5 4–1 2–0 2–2
Myawady 1–3 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 — 0–0 1–5 3–4 2–2 1–4
Rakhine United 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–0 1–4 2–1 — 1–4 0–6 2–4 0–5
Shan United 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–2
Thitsar Arman 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 — 1–2 1–2
Yadanarbon 3–1 3–3 4–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–5 0–0 — 2–5
Yangon United 4–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ayeyawady UnitedDLLLWLLLLDLLWWLLLWWLLL
Dagon PortLWLLDWWDLLDLLLLWLLLLDD
Dagon Star UnitedWLWWLWWDWDWWLWWDWDLLLW
Hantharwady UnitedWWDWWWLWWWWWDDWDWLLDWL
ISPELWLWWLLLWDDWWWWDLDLDLL
Mahar UnitedWLWLDLWWLLWLWLDLWWWWLD
MyawadyLLWDLLLLLLLLLLLDLLWLLD
Rakhine UnitedLLLDLLLLLDLLLDWLLDWLWD
Shan UnitedWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWW
Thitsar ArmanLLLLLWLDWLLWDLLWLWLWWD
YadanarbonDWWLWLWDWLDLDLLWWLDWDD
Yangon UnitedWWDWDWWWWDWWDWDLWWDWWW
Source: RSSSF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Shan United5311111111111111111111
Hantharwady United32332233322223222
Yangon United21223322233332333
Dagon Star United166464444444444444
I.S.P.E957656888777555555
Yadanarbon74454555555577766
Mahar United48577766666666677
Dagon Port87899877788888888
Thitsar Arman11101112121111999999101099
Ayeyawady United691010899101010101010991010
Rakhine United12111211111212121212121212121111111111111111
Myawady101298101010111111111111111212121212121212
Qualification to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
Relegation to the 2025 MNL-2
Source: 2024 MNL

Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2024 season.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 7 FEB 2025[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Myanmar Yan Kyaw Htwe Yangon United 13
2 Cameroon Patrick Edubat Mahar United 12
3 Cameroon Ghislain Mogou Dagon Port 11
4 Myanmar Suan Lam Mang Dagon Star United 10
5 Myanmar Thein Zaw Thiha ISPE 9
Myanmar Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady United
6 Myanmar Thet Naing Mahar United 7
7 Myanmar Aung Kyaw Naing Dagon Star United 6
MyanmarOakkar Naing Yangon United
MyanmarYe Yint Aung Shan United
Ghana Mark Sekyi Shan United

Most assists

As of 6 July 2024
Rank Player Club Assists
1

Own goals

As of 18 Jan 2025
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1 Toe Sat Naing Mahar United

Hat-tricks

As of 16 September 2024
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Myanmar Thein Zaw Thiha ISPE Rakhine United 5–1 (H) 13 July 2024
Myanmar Lin Htet Oo Thitsar Arman Rakhine United 6–0 (A) 10 August 2024
Myanmar Kaung Myat Kyaw Dagon Port Rakhine United 4–3 (H) 16 August 2024
Myanmar Oakkar Naing Yangon United Dagon Port 6–1 (A) 8 September 2024
Myanmar Yan Kyaw Htwe Yangon United Rakhine United 5–0 (A) 25 January 2025
Ghana Mvando Rakine United Thitsar Arman 3–1 (A) 9 February 2025
Ivory Coast Bakayoko Shan United ISPE 5–0 (A) 11 February 2025
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

As of 26 Feb 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Myanmar Zin Nyi Nyi Aung Dagon Star United 8
2 Myanmar Chit Min Htwe ISPE 7
3 Myanmar Nay Lin Htet Hantharwady United 6
4 Myanmar Kyaw Zin Phyo Shan United 5
Myanmar Pyae Phyo Thu Shan United
Myanmar Naing Lin Aung Thitsar Arman
5 Myanmar Pyae Phyo Aung Yangon United 4
6 Myanmar Wai Yan Min Aung Yadanarbon 3
Myanmar Tun Nanda Oo Myawady
Myanmar Aung Ko Latt Mahar United
7 Myanmar Moun Htwei Aung Mahar United 2
Myanmar Thura Kyaw Yangon United
8 Myanmar Chan Nyein Kyaw Rakhine United 1
Myanmar Khant Min Thant Rakhine United
Myanmar A Zin Hmue Ayeyawady United
Myanmar Hein Htet Soe Ayeyawady United
Myanmar San Sat Naing Yangon United

Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Clubs competitions

Team League of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Qualified
to
Shan United2024 Myanmar National League Champion28 February 20252025–26 AFC Challenge League Qualifying Round
Shan United2024 Myanmar National League Cup Champion19 June 20242025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs Qualifying Round

See also

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Myanmar_National_League