Country Myanmar Level on pyramid 1 Number of teams 12 Date founded 4 March 2009 Levels on pyramid 1 | First season 2009 Relegation to MNL-2 Current champion Yadanarbon F.C. Domestic cup MFF Charity Cup | |
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League cup(s) General Aung San Shield International cup(s) AFC Cup
AFC Champions League Confederation Asian Football Confederation Teams Yangon United FC, Yadanarbon FC, Zayar Shwe Myay FC, Ayeyawady United FC, Shan United FC | ||
African footballers of the myanmar national league
The Myanmar National League (Burmese: မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်; abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight professional clubs representing different regions across the nation. On 16 May 2009, the league launched its inaugural two-month tournament, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009 in preparation for the first full season in 2010. Despite its national ambitions, the league held the MNL Cup 2009 matches in the country's two main stadiums in Yangon due to the lack of adequate facilities elsewhere. On 5 July 2009, Yadanabon FC defeated Yangon United FC in the MNL Cup final to become the first-ever MNL Champions.
Contents
- African footballers of the myanmar national league
- Myanmar national league 2017 match 2
- History
- Champions
- Clubs
- Stadiums
- Prize money
- Competition
- Qualification for Asian competitions
- Sponsorship
- Match balls
- References
The league added three clubs for the 2010 season and one more club joined for the 2011 season, bringing the total to twelve clubs. Two more clubs representing the Chin and Shan States will participate in the MNL season starting in January 2012.
Promotion and relegation will be added by the 2014 season as the MNL looks to expand once again.
Myanmar national league 2017 match 2
History
In the past, professional football competition in Myanmar has only existed in a limited form. All premier leagues up to this point have been made up of Yangon-based football clubs, most of which were affiliated with government Ministries. It was only after 1996, when the Premier League (Burmese: ပထမတန်း) was relaunched as the Myanmar Premier League that non-government clubs were invited to join the league. Still, the league was based only in Yangon, and never caught the imagination of Burmese football fans, who follow European football with near religious fervor.
The Myanmar Football Federation sought approval from the government to launch a nationwide league in February 2008, and finally received permission to set up private clubs in December 2008. Each club was permitted to sign at most five foreign players and one foreign coach. The government granted each club tax exemptions for an initial three-year period, while each club owner must provide a minimum initial investment of K200 million (approximately US$200,000). It was expected that the annual operating cost for each club would be about K500 million (US$500,000). The investment apparently covers costs such as salaries, transportation and equipment, but does not include the club stadiums, which are all nationalized.
Ooredoo Myanmar National League 2015–present
Champions
(For Burmese Champions before 2009, see Myanmar Premier League)
Clubs
Horizon and Southern Myanmar were relegated to the 2017 Myanmar National League after finishing the 2016 season in the bottom two places. But Zeyar Shwe Myay quited from 2017 Myanmar National League. Southern Myanmar was stilled in Myanmar National League.
They were replaced by Manaw Myay, G.F.A from MNL-2. Manaw Myay abandoned their club because of their finance problem. Nay Pyi Taw will replace in Manaw Myay.
Stadiums
(*) - 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.
Prize money
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the Myanmar League. During the course of a season, which lasts from January to October, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal, the head-to-head, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the MNL-2 and the top two teams from the MNL-2 are promoted in their place.
Qualification for Asian competitions
In the past the champions will play in AFC Champions League playoffs and AFC Cup for the champions of General Aung San Shield. Due to reforms from the AFC for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup format, there will be no more a direct qualification spot for the AFC Champions League for that Myanmar Champion, for the time being.
Sponsorship
The Myanmar League has been sponsored since 2009 until 2010 and has been sponsored again since 2015. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
Match balls
The 2009–2016 season uses the Nike.