2025–26 Myanmar National League

Myanmar National League
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – May 2026
Matches48
Goals175 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorerGhislain Mogou
(11 goals)
Best goalkeeperZin Nyi Nyi Aung
(5 matches)
Biggest home winYangon United 5-0 Rakhine United
(23 August 2025)
Biggest away winDagon Port 0-9 Yangon United
(19 October 2025)
Highest scoring10 goals total
Yadanarbon 7-3 Rakhine United
(29 September 2025)
Longest unbeaten run3 teams
(5matches)
Longest winless run2 teams
(5matches)
Longest losing runRakhine United
(5 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2025.

The 2025–26 Myanmar National League is the 16th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.[1]

Shan United are the defending champions, having won their six Myanmar National League title in the previous season. The season reintroduces promoted Yarmanya United.

Team changes

12 teams will compete in the league – the eleven teams from previous season and one team promoted from MNL-2.

Relegated to MNL-2

Teams by province

Rank Province Number Teams
1 Yangon 4 Yangon United, Thitsar Arman, Dagon Star United and Dagon Port
2 Mandalay 2 Yadanarbon and ISPE
3 Taunggyi 1 Shan United
Bago Hanthawady United
Pathein Ayeyawady United
Sagaing Mahar United
Mawlamyine Yarmanya United
Sittwe Rakhine United

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Yangon United Kyaw Dunn Cancel contract 13 August 2025[2] Tin Maung Tun 15 August 2025 [3]
Rakhine United Kyaw Lwin Caretaker 6 September 2025 Min Tun Lin 6 September 2025 [4]
Shan United Ono Hiroki Terminated contract 5 November 2025 Han Win Aung 6 November 2025

Foreign players

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

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asia player Former players
Ayeyawady United
Dagon Port Guy Micheal Arthur Eric Cantona Foster Adobah Moukailou
Dagon Star United
Hanthawaddy United
I.S.P.E
Mahar United Patrick Gilles Ella Edubat
Rakhine United Messo'o Mustapha
Shan United Mark Sekyi Mauricio Jordan Hamilton Yuki Aizu Efrain Rintaro Ryuji Hirota
Thitsar Arman
Yadanarbon
Yangon United Ghislain Constantin Mogou Djingui Idris Aoto Saito Shuto Asano Nathaniel Tetteh Rintaro Hama
Yarmanya United Adusei Henry Addae Joseph Richard Kojo Abdulah Tanga Boteng Emmanuel Yuya Kuriyama

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Domestic Other sponsor(s)
Ayeyawady United Chit Naing Aung Kyaw Naing Pro Sport AYA Bank
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Rakhine United Min Tun Lin Zaw Zaw Naing Glory Sport Rakhapura
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Dagon Port Moe Hein Myint Naung Naung Soe APE MK
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Dagon Star United Rui Gregório Maung Maung Win M21 Sport
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Hantharwady United Myo Min Tun Lar Din Maw Yar SCM Grand Royal
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ISPE Aung Khaing Khaing Ye Win Rhino Sport Winner Sport
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Mahar United Zaw Linn Tun Toe Sat Naing M21 Sport
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Shan United Ono Hiroki Nanda Kyaw Foxx SBOTOP
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Thitsar Arman Paw Tun Kyaw Saw Htoo Pwe Moo Pro Sport
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Yadanarbon Myint Ko Pyae Moe M21 Sport Alpine
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Yangon United Tin Maung Tun[5] David Htan Glory Sport FNI
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Yarmanya United Win Maung Saw Myint Naing Rhino Sport Commando
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  1. ^ Interim.
  2. ^ Apparel made by team.
  3. ^ Apparel used for other competition.

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shan United 8 7 1 0 26 2 +24 22 Qualification to the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League group stage
2 Yangon United 8 7 0 1 27 2 +25 21
3 Yadanarbon 8 4 2 2 21 12 +9 14
4 ISPE 8 4 2 2 15 11 +4 14
5 Hanthawady United 8 3 3 2 16 13 +3 12
6 Dagon Star United 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
7 Ayeyawady United 8 3 1 4 10 11 −1 10
8 Thitsar Arman 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
9 Mahar United 8 2 2 4 10 17 −7 8
10 Rakhine United 8 2 0 6 11 24 −13 6
11 Dagon Port 8 1 2 5 11 28 −17 5 Relegation to MNL-2
12 Yarmanya United 8 0 2 6 3 28 −25 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored.


Position by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Yangon United52431112
Shan United74344221
Hanthawady United33212445
Ayeyawady United48867777
Mahar United61010799109
Dagon Star United11123556
Dagon Port2771010101111
Rakhine United111212121211910
Yadanarbon86555333
Thitsar Arman129996888
Yarmanya United911111111121212
ISPE105688664
Qualification for the AFC Challenge League stage
Relegation to MNL-2
First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: Myanmar National League 2025
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Yangon UnitedWWWLWWWW
Shan UnitedWWWDWWWW
Hanthawady UnitedWDWWDDLL
Ayeyawady UnitedWLLWLDWL
Mahar UnitedLLDWLLDW
Dagon Star UnitedWWWDDLDL
Dagon PortWLLLDLLD
Rakhine UnitedLLLLLWWL
YadanarbonLWWDWWLD
Thitsar ArmanLDLWWLLD
Yarmanya UnitedLLDLLLLD
ISPELWLDDWWW
First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: Myanmar National League 2025

Result by round

Results

Home \ Away YGU SHU RKU HTU YAD YMN MHU ISP DGP TSM DSU AYU
Yangon United 5–0 1–0
Shan United 3–0 0–0 4–0 3–1
Rakhine United 1–2 1–0
Hanthawaddy United 6–0 5–4 0–0
Yadanarbon 7–2 3–2
Yarmanya United 0–6 1–5 0–1
Mahar United 1–5 0–0
I.S.P.E 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–0
Dagon Port 0–3 2–1 0–4
Thitsar Arman 2–1 2–4 3–0
Dagon Star United 2–2 3–3 2–0 2–1
Ayeyawady United 1–0
First match(es) will be played: 2025-26. Source: Myanmar National League 2024–25
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.

Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2025–26 season.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 26 November 2025
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Ghislain Mogou Yangon United 11
2 Pyae Moe Yadanarbon 7
3 Sa Aung Pyae Ko Shan United 6
4 Than Toe Aung Hantharwady United 5
Cantona Dagon Port
5 Kyi Soe Hantharwady United 4
Saw Myo Zaw Thitsar Arman
Soe Min Oo Yadanarbon
Kaung Myat Kyaw Yadanarbon
6 Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady United 3
Aung Thiha Dagon Star United
Htet Phyo Wai Dagon Star United
Kekere Moukailou Dagon Port
Win Pyae Maung ISPE
Thet Tun Aung Yadanarbon
Soe Kyaw Kyaw Yadanarbon
Rintaro Hama Yangon United
Aee Soe Yangon United

Hat-tricks

As of 26 November 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady United Dagon Port 5–4 (H) 13 september 2025
Cantona Dagon Port Hantharwady United 4–5 (A) 13 September 2025
Mogou Yangon United Yarmanya United 6–0 (A) 27 September 2025
Mogou Yangon United Dagon Port 9–0 (A) 19 October 2025
Aee Soe Yangon United Dagon Port 9–0 (A) 19 October 2025
Sa Aung Pyae Ko Shan United Mahar United 5–1 (A) 22 November 2025
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

As of 11 November 2025
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Zin Nyi Nyi Aung Yangon United 6
2 Soe Arkar Ayeyawady United 3
Kyaw Zin Phyo Shan United
San Set Naing Yangon United
3 Paing Zin I.S.P.E 2
Khant Min Thant Rakhine United
4 Sai Thiha Naing Ayeyawady United 1
Hein Htet Soe Dagon Star United
Nay Lin Htet Hanthawady United
Aung Ko latt Mahar United
Naing Lin Htet Thitsar Arman
Pyae Phyo Aung Shan United
Pyae Phyo Thu Shan United
Yan Lin Tun Yadanarbon
Yuya Kuriyama Yarmanya United

See also

References

  1. ^ Ko Nyi Lay, KZL (2 March 2025). "Shan United sets record with sixth MNL Championship". Global New Light of Myanmar.
  2. ^ ygnutd (13 August 2025). "ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်အသင်းနှင့် နည်းပြချုပ် ဦးကျော်ဒွန်း နှစ်ဦးသဘောတူ လမ်းခွဲ။". facebook.
  3. ^ ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်အသင်း၏နည်းပြချုပ်အဖြစ် ဦးတင်မောင်ထွန်း အားခန့်အပ်
  4. ^ "နည်းပြချုပ်ခန့်အပ်ခြင်း၊လစ်လပ်လျှက်ရှိသောနည်းပြချုပ်ရာထူးအတွက်နည်းပြချုပ်အဖြစ်ဦးမင်းထွန်းလင်းအားRakhine United Footbal Club မှနည်းပြချုပ်နှင့်အဖွဲ့အား နှစ်ရာသီစာချုပ် ဖြင့်တာဝန်ပေးလိုက်ပါပြီ။". Facebook.
  5. ^ Ko Nyi Lay, KZL. "ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်အသင်း၏နည်းပြချုပ်အဖြစ် ဦးတင်မောင်ထွန်း အားခန့်အပ်". Yangon United FC.


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