Historia
Yangon United Football Club (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃]) is a Burmese professional football club based at Yangon United Sports Complex in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Burmese businessman, it was one of eight clubs that participated in the inaugural edition of the Myanmar National League in 2009, where they finished as runners-up. The club has won a record 5 league, 3 General Aung San Shield and 3 MFF Charity Cup titles.
Yangon United's biggest rival used to be Yadanarbon, with whom they contest the Myanmar rivalry. However, due to Yadanarbon's decline, Yangon United's main rivals are Shan United, contesting the new Myanmar National League derby. Its women's section plays in the Myanmar Women League.
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Air Bagan FC
On 18 July 2007, the chairman of Htoo Group of Companies took over a first division club, Viva Football Club and changed the name to Air Bagan Football Club. Air Bagan became champion in their debut year. They then competed in the 2008 Myanmar Premier League season and finished in the top half of the table.
Yangon United
After the league was transformed to the nation's first professional football league, Air Bagan was renamed to Yangon United in 2009 and represented the seven million population in Yangon. Yangon United also formed an alliance with Thailand club BEC Tero Sasana.
On 16 May 2009, Yangon United defeated Zeya Shwe Myay 4–0 to open the MNL Cup 2009. The club finished in second place with 16 points. Yangon United lost to Yadanarbon in the final on penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw. During the 2010 season, Yangon United built an artificial turf football pitch and gymnasium.
Myanmar National League three-peat and AFC Cup debut (2011–2013)
In 2011, Yangon United won their first ever Myanmar National League title and also became the champion of the 2011 General Aung San Shield. This was the first time in Myanmar football history that a club has won both the league title and the cup. The following year, Yangon United appointed Bulgarian Ivan Kolev for the new season, in which the club to won their second consecutive Myanmar National League title and qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
In 2013, Yangon United signed with Grand Sport as their main kit supplier. Yangon United made their debut in the 2013 AFC Cup being placed in group F with Maldives league champions New Radiant SC, Hong Kong club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and Indonesian cup winners Persibo Bojonegoro. The Lions put up a fiery display in the tournament, winning five games and only losing once, thus finishing the group stage as runners-up, through to the Round of 16 for the first time in the club history. Yangon United then travelled to India to face East Bengal on 15 May 2013 at their home ground, Salt Lake Stadium, which saw the club losing 5–1, and thus exiting the tournament. However Ivan Kolev guided the club to retain their league title, third consecutive Myanmar National League title.
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| # | Porteros | PJ | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zin Nyi Nyi Aung | ||
| 75 | Satt Naing Sann |
| # | Defensas | PJ | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hein Zeyar Lin | ||
| 3 | Thiago Tomais | ||
| 5 | P. Kyaw | ||
| 6 | Gilson Costa | ||
| 22 | Khant Min Kyaw | ||
| 26 | T. R. Soe | ||
| 42 | T. H. Hlwan | ||
| 47 | Kaung Htet Paing |
| # | Centrocampistas | PJ | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Htan David | ||
| 6 | Kyaw Ar kar | ||
| 11 | Oakkar Naing | ||
| 16 | Myo Khant Aung | ||
| 17 | M. Michel | ||
| 21 | Htet Thar Yar Win | ||
| 34 | Chit Aye | ||
| 50 | T. Nimely | ||
| 79 | Zaw Win Thein |
| # | Delanteros | PJ | Goles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Maung Maung Lwin | ||
| 8 | A. Saito | ||
| 9 | Than Paing | ||
| 12 | A. Korvah | ||
| 19 | M. Djidjiwa | ||
| 90 | P. Moe |
