Myanmar Women League

Myanmar Women League
Founded2016
CountryMyanmar
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs9
Level on pyramid1
International cupAFC Women's Champions League
Current championsISPE W.F.C
(2024)
Most championshipsMyawady W.F.C
ISPE W.F.C
(3 titles each)
Broadcaster(s)Pyoneplay
Websitethemff.org
Current: 2025–26

The Myanmar Women League (MWL) (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမျိုးသမီး လိဂ်) is a Myanmar professional league for women's football, contested by 9 clubs.[1] Since 2016 it has been sponsored by the Kanbawza Bank, and are thus billed as the KBZ Bank Women's League.[2]

The History of the Myanmar Women's League

The Myanmar Women's League (MWL), the top-tier professional women's football league in Myanmar, was officially established in 2016.[3] Its creation marked a significant milestone for women's sports in the country, providing a structured and competitive environment for female athletes. The league was founded with seven teams and was sponsored by Kanbawza Bank, leading to it being billed as the KBZ Bank Women's League. The inaugural season, which ran from 2016 to 2017, was a landmark event, with the Myawady W.F.C. emerging as the first-ever champions.

In its early years, the MWL saw a strong rivalry develop between its top teams. Myawady W.F.C. dominated the first two seasons, winning both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 titles. The competition intensified in the 2018-19 season when ISPE W.F.C. broke Myawady's winning streak to claim their first championship. This rivalry has continued to define the league, with both clubs consistently battling for the top spot. Over the years, ISPE and Myawady have become the most successful teams in the league's history, each holding multiple championship titles.

Records

All-time table

(Season: 2016-17 and 2025-26) (Update: 30 September 2025 - Week 9)
Rank Team Part. Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 ISPE 7 82 55 12 15 328 80 +248 177
2 Myawady 7 82 54 10 18 271 76 +195 172
3 Thitsar Arman 7 82 52 15 15 256 68 +188 171
4 Sport & Education 4 50 24 2 24 120 104 +16 74
5 Yangon United 3 36 20 7 9 77 46 +31 67
6 YREO 5 66 19 5 42 119 161 -42 62
7 Ayeyawady 2 26 13 6 7 57 32 +25 45
8 Zwekapin United FC 3 34 10 5 19 57 81 -24 35
9 Gandamar FC 3 34 7 3 24 26 154 -128 24
10 Shan United 2 26 7 2 17 37 56 -19 23
11 Young Lionesses 3 30 5 0 25 18 140 -122 15
12 Home Affairs Ministry FC 1 6 3 2 1 13 2 +11 11
13 University FC 2 28 0 1 27 10 212 -202 1
14 Yangon City 1 8 0 0 8 5 37 -32 0
15 MSPE FC 1 6 0 0 6 3 35 -32 0
16 Tanintharyi FC 1 12 0 0 12 2 115 -113 0

Seasonal statistics

(Update: 30 September 2025 - Week 9)
Season Matches Goals
2016–17 21 78
2017–18 56 287
2018–19 56 318
2022 42 229
2023 30 136
2024 63 203
2025–26 36 148
Total 304 1.399

All-time top scorers

As of 13 February 2021
Myanmar League
Rank Player Period Goals Apps
1 Win Theingi Tun 2016–2019 100 30

Champions

Year Champion Runner-up
2016–17[4] Myawady W.F.C Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2017–18 Myawady W.F.C Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2018–19 ISPE W.F.C Myawady W.F.C
2022[5] ISPE W.F.C Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2023[6] Myawady W.F.C ISPE W.F.C
2024[7] ISPE W.F.C Yangon United W.F.C
2025–26

Player statistics

  • Youngest player: Nant Shin That Phyu Sin Pyone (Ayeyawady) — 14 years
  • Oldest player: Khin Marlar Tun (ISPE W.F.C) — 35 years 11 months 21 days
  • Youngest scorer: Nant Shin That Phyu Sin Pyone (Ayeyawady) — 14 years (17 July 2025, Shan United 1–2 Ayeyawady, 2024 Myanmar Women's League)
  • Oldest scorer:
  • Fastest scorer: Theingi Htwe (Myawady W.F.C.) — 1 minutes 9 seconds (19 September 2025, Yangon City W.F.C. 1-3 Myawady W.F.C., 2025-26 Myanmar Women's League)
  • Most consecutive matches scored:
  • Longest clean sheet:
  • Most goals in a season: 41 — Win Theingi Tun (Myawady W.F.C, 2017-18)
  • Most titles won:
  • Most seasons appeared:

Awards

Top scorer

Year Player Club Goals
2017-18 Win Theingi Tun Myawady W.F.C 41
2018-19 Ye Ye Oo ISPE W.F.C 14
2022 Khin Marlar Tun ISPE W.F.C 18
2023 San Thaw Thaw Myawady W.F.C 16
Khin Marlar Tun ISPE W.F.C
2024 San Thaw Thaw Ayeyawady W.F.C 19
Lin Myint Mo ISPE W.F.C

Best Goalkeeper

Year Player Club Matches
2017-18 May Zin Nwe Myawady W.F.C 12
2018-19 Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2022 May Zin Nwe Myawady W.F.C 6
Myo Mya Mya Nyein Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2023 May Zin Nwe Myawady W.F.C 5
Htet Eaindra Lin ISPE W.F.C
2024 Phee Bay Yangon United 7
2025-26

See also

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Women League". MFF. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ^ "KBZ Bank Sponsor Ceremony". Global New Light of Myanmar. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Seven teams for Myanmar Women's League". asean football.
  4. ^ "KBZ Bank Myanmar Women's League". Myanmar Women league. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ^ "ISPE team clinches title in Myanmar Women's League 2022". glnm. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Myawady crowns Championship title for 2023 MWL". glnm. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ "ISPE FC clinches 3rd title in Myanmar Women's League". glnm. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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