The 2016 Myanmar National League , also known as the 2016 Ooredoo Myanmar National League, was the 7th season of the Myanmar National League , the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs since its founding in 2009.The transfer period for the 2016 season was from 1 November 2015 to 8 January 2016.
Yangon United began the season as defending champions of the 2015 Myanmar National League . Southern Myanmar and Horizon entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015 Myanmar National League 2 . Horizon FC was promoted to the MNL for the first time.
The first half of the 2016 Ooredoo MNL was completely finished on 4 April, and the second half started on May 21. The half-season transfer window was opened from April 18 to May 17. After Week 12, the remaining matches were suspended for three weeks because of the Myanmar national football team 's participation in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup . The matches resumed on 11 June from Week 13.
First half-season review [ ]
At the half-season break, Yadanarbon led the 2016 MNL Ooredoo standing table with 29 points, followed by Hanthawaddy United with 21 points. The 2015 General Aung San Shield winners Ayeyawady United stood third with 20 points. Reigning MNL champions Yangon United only earned 19 points and grabbed the fourth place.
Events [ ]
This season was the second Myanmar National League season to have had Ooredoo as the title sponsor, after the MFF and the Qatar-based telecom operator signed a US$1 million-a-year sponsorship contract on 10 January 2016.
Teams [ ]
A total of 12 teams competed in the 2016 season: 10 sides from the 2015 season and two promoted teams from the 2015 Myanmar National League 2.
Manaw Myay and Nay Pyi Taw were relegated to the 2016 MNL-2 since they finished the 2015 season at the lowest positions. They were replaced by the two promoted teams from the 2015 MNL-2 , champions Southern Myanmar and runners-up Horizon .
Stadiums [ ]
Club
Home City
Stadium
Capacity
Ayeyawady United
Pathein
Ayar Stadium
6,000
Chin United
Hakha
Wammathu Maung Stadium*
4,000
Hanthawaddy United
Bago
Taungoo Stadium
4,000
Horizon
Yangon
Horizon Stadium*
-
Magwe
Magway
Magway Stadium *
3,000
Rakhine United
Sittwe
Weithali Stadium *
5,000
Shan United
Taunggyi
Taunggyi Stadium
7,000
Southern Myanmar
Mawlamyaing
Ramanya Stadium *
15,000
Yadanarbon
Mandalay
Bahtoo Stadium
17,000
Yangon United
Yangon
Yangon United Sports Complex
3,500
Zeyar Shwe Myay
Monywa
Monywa Stadium
5,000
Zwegapin United
Hpa-An
Hpa-An Stadium *
3,000
(*) – 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.
Name changes [ ]
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.
Managerial changes [ ]
Foreign players [ ]
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per MNL club. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game, including a slot for a player from among AFC countries.
Result [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Yadanarbon
22
17
3
2
52
12
+40
54
Mekong Club Championship andAFC Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage
2
Yangon United
22
12
4
6
43
25
+18
40
3
Magwe
22
11
6
5
32
23
+9
39
AFC Cup group stage
4
Ayeyawady United
22
10
7
5
39
29
+10
37
5
Shan United
22
9
9
4
32
13
+19
36
6
Zeyar Shwe Myay
21
10
6
5
29
20
+9
36
7
Hanthawaddy United
22
8
6
8
31
32
−1
30
8
Zwegapin United
22
8
4
10
29
26
+3
28
9
Chin United
22
6
6
10
21
37
−16
24
10
Rakhine United
22
3
8
11
18
29
−11
17
11
Southern Myanmar United
22
3
5
14
14
46
−32
14
Relegation to MNL-2
12
Horizon
21
1
4
16
19
59
−40
7
Source:[citation needed ]
Result table [ ]
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2016. Source:
[1] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches [ ]
Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2016 season.[3]
Week 1 [ ]
Horizon FC v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-01-09 Horizon FC 1–2 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Thura Min Naing 67'
Victor Coto 33' Nan Min Aung 38'
Referee: U Aung Thu
Week 2 [ ]
Week 3 [ ]
Shan United v Yangon United
Ayeyawady United v Hanthawaddy United
Southern Myanmar United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Rakhine United v Zwekapin United
2016-01-24 Rakhine United 1–2 Zwekapin United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Myo Zaw Oo 28'
Ken 42' Aung Moe 51'
Referee: U Win Kyaw Oo
Week 4 [ ]
Ayeyawady United v Yangon United
Yadanarbon v Rakhine United
Chin United v Hanthawaddy United
Zwegabin United v Southern Myanmar United
2016-01-30 Zwegabin United 3–0 Southern Myanmar United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Aung Moe 11' Ken 38' Tihomir Zivkovic 53'
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Shan United
Week 5 [ ]
Yangon United v Chin United
Ayeyawady United v Shan United
Southern Myanmar United v Yadanarbon United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Zwegapin United
Hanthawaddy United v Horizon
Rakhine United v Magwe
2016-02-07 Rakhine United 1–1 Magwe show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Coutinho 18'
Micheal 51'
Week 6 [ ]
Zwegapin United v Shan United
2016-02-14 Zwegapin United 1–0 Shan United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Junior 45+1'
Yadanarbon v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Chin United v Ayeyawady United
Week 7 [ ]
Ayeyawady United v Horizon
Yangon United v Rakhine United
Zwekapin United v Yadanarbon
Shan United v Chin United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Magwe
2016-02-21 Zeyar Shwe Myay 2–1 Magwe show Monya Stadium, Sagaing 16:00 UTC+06:30
Naing Oo Lwin 39' 76'
Cho Tun 15'
Southern Myanmar v Hanthawaddy United
Week 8 [ ]
Horizon v Chin United
2016-02-26 Horizon 0–1 Chin United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Ram Hlei Ceu 66'
Hanthawaddy United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
Southern Myanmar v Yangon United
2016-02-27 Southern Myanmar 0–4 Yangon United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Marcelo 33' Zaw Min Tun 37' Adilson 40' , 75'
Magwe v Zwegabin United
2016-02-28 Magwe 2–1 Zwegabin United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Aung Thu Win 32' , O.G' Sylla 34'
Junior 88'
Rakhine United v Ayeyawady United
2016-02-28 Rakhine United 0–0 Ayeyawady United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Week 9 [ ]
Ayeyawady United v Southern Myanmar
2016-03-03 Ayeyawady United 1–1 Southern Myanmar show Ayar Stadium, Pathein 16:00 UTC+06:30
San Myo Oo 82'
Ye Aung 6'
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Yangon United
Chin United v Rakhine United
Zwekapin United v Hanthawaddy United
2016-03-04 Zwekapin United 1–2 Hanthawaddy United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Than Zaw Myo 53'
Ivan 15' , 18'
Week 10 [ ]
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Ayeyawady United
2016-03-12 Zeyar Shwe Myay 0–1 Ayeyawady United show Monywa Stadium, Sagaing 15:30 UTC+06:30
Aung Ye Htet 55'
Southern Myanmar v Chin United
2016-03-12 Southern Myanmar 0–3 Chin United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Anderson West 38' Morris 44' Ko Ko Maung 66'
Hanthawaddy United v Yadanarbon
2016-03-13 Hanthawaddy United 1–3 Yadanarbon show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Bamba 34'
Aung Thu 22' Keith Martu Nah 26' , 32'
Yangon United v Zwekapin United
2016-04-07 Yangon United 2–0 Zwekapin United show Yangon United Sports Complex, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Marcelo 20' Kunihiro Yamashita 76'
Week 11 [ ]
Yadanarbon v Yangon United
Zwekapin United v Ayeyawady United
Rakhine United v Shan United
2016-04-03 Rakhine United 1–1 Shan United show Aung San Stadium , Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Ye Win Hlaing 59'
Soe Min Oo 41'
Horizon v Southern Myanmar
Chin United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-04-04 Chin United 1–1 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Zaw Win 75'
Ibrahim 9'
Magwe v Hanthawaddy United
2016-04-04 Magwe 2–1 Hanthawaddy United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Aung Phyo Myint 23' (o.g) Sylla 45'
Bamba 65'
Week 12 [ ]
Ayeyawady United v Yadanarbon
Zwekapin United v Chin United
2016-05-22 Zwekapin United 0–1 Chin United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Sackie 17'
Hanthawaddy United v Shan United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Horizon
2016-05-23 Zeyar Shwe Myay 3–2 Horizon show Monywa Stadium, Sagaing 15:30 UTC+06:30
Ibrahim 4' Nan Min Aung 49' Victor 50'
Aung Thike 18' Martin 57'
Southern Myanmar v Rakhine United
2016-05-23 Southern Myanmar 3–0 Rakhine United show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Michael Chukwubunna 30' Yan Naing Htwe 39' Chika Philip 58'
Week 13 [ ]
Shan United v Rakhine United
2016-06-11 Shan United 1–0 Rakhine United show Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi 16:00 UTC+06:30
Gustavo 38'
Attendance: 1000
Hanthawaddy United v Magwe
Southern Myanmar v Horizon
2016-06-12 Southern Myanmar 3–1 Horizon show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Yan Naing Htwe 19' Michael Chukwubunna 69' , 90+2'
Aung Kyaw Htwe 90+4'
Yangon United v Yadanarbon
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Chin United
Ayeyawady United v Zwekapin United
Week 14 [ ]
Hanthawaddy United v Ayeyawady United
2016-06-18 Hanthawaddy United 1–1 Ayeyawady United show Taungoo Stadium, Taungoo 15:30 UTC+06:30
Bamba 62'
Christopher 56'
Zwekapin United v Rakhine United
2016-06-18 Zwekapin United 2–1 Rakhine United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Tin Win Aung 50' Asare 90+1'
Adeolu 80'
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Southern Myanmar
2016-06-18 Zeyar Shwe Myay 1–0 Southern Myanmar show Monywa Stadium, Sagaing 15:30 UTC+06:30
Mercio 78'
Yangon United v Shan United
2016-06-19 Yangon United 0–2 Shan United show YUSC Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Yan Naing Oo 57' Gustavo 80'
Week 15 [ ]
Rakhine United v Yadanarbon
2016-06-25 Rakhine United 0–2 Yadanarbon show THuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Keith Martu Nah 27' (pen) Myo Ko Tun 75'
Horizon v Magwe
2016-06-25 Horizon 0–1 Magwe show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Djam 2'
Shan United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-06-26 Shan United 0–1 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Taunggyi Stadium, Shan 15:30 UTC+06:30
Mercio 90'
Yangon United v Ayeyawady United
2016-06-26 Yangon United 1–1 Ayeyawady United show YUSC Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Thein Zaw 74'
Takumu 90+4'
Hanthawaddy United v Chin United
2016-06-26 Hanthawaddy United 3–2 Chin United show Taungoo Stadium, Taungoo 15:30 UTC+06:30
Sithu Than Soe 21' Ivan 64' Yan Naing Aung 90+4'
Nyi Nyi Min 37' , 67'
Southern Myanmar v Zwekapin United
Week 16 [ ]
Shan United v Ayeyawady United
2016-07-02 Shan United 0–0 Ayeyawady United show Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi 15:30 UTC+06:30
Chin United v Yangon United
Zwekapin United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-07-02 Zwekapin United 2–0 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Taunggyi Stadium, Shan 15:30 UTC+06:30
Aung Moe 25' Saw Si Ai 84'
Yadanarbon v Southern Myanmar
Horizon v Hanthawaddy United
2016-07-03 Horizon 1–1 Hanthawaddy United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Ernest 75' (pen)
Bamba 84'
Week 17 [ ]
Hanthawaddy United v Rakhine United
2016-07-09 Hanthawaddy United 1–0 Rakhine United show Taungoo Stadium, Bago 16:00 UTC+06:30
Bamba 66'
Shan United v Zwekapin United
Ayeywady United v Chin United
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Yadanarbon
2016-07-10 Zeyar Shwe Myay 1–0 Yadanarbon show Monywa Stadium, Sagaing 16:00 UTC+06:30
Nan Min Aung 76'
Week 18 [ ]
Chin United v Shan United
2016-07-15 Chin United 0–3 Shan United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Yan Naing Oo 17' Soe Min Oo 53' , 82'
Magwe v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-07-16 Magwe 1–1 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Aung Soe Moe 77'
Mercio 63'
Horizon v Ayeyawady United
Rakhine United v Yangon United
2016-07-17 Rakhine United 0–0 Yangon United show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Yadanarbon v Zwekapin United
Hanthawaddy United v Southern Myanmar
2016-07-17 Hanthawaddy United 2–3 Southern Myanmar show Taungoo Stadium, Taungoo 16:00 UTC+06:30
Chit Hla Aung 56' Bamba 59'
Chika Philip 8' , 26' Micheal 86'
Week 19 [ ]
Zwekapin United v Magwe
2016-07-23 Zwekapin United 0–1 Magwe show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Sylla 80'
Ayeyawady United v Rakhine United
2016-07-23 Ayeyawady United 0–2 Rakhine United show Ayar Stadium, Pathein 16:00 UTC+06:30
Andrey Coutinho 3' Myo Zaw Oo 28'
Chin United v Horizon
2016-07-23 Chin United 2–1 Horizon show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Suan Lam Mang 22' (pen) Nyi Nyi Min 30'
Aung Kyaw Htwe 19'
Yangon United v Southern Myanmar
2016-07-24 Yangon United 1–0 Southern Myanmar show YUSC Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Marcelo 43'
Yadanarbon v Shan United
2016-07-17 Yadanarbon 1–1 Shan United show Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay 16:00 UTC+06:30
Keith Martu Nah 45' (pen)
Soe Min Oo 38'
Zeyar Shwe Myay v Hantahrwady United
2016-07-24 Zeyar Shwe Myay 3–0 Hantahrwady United show Monywa Stadium, Monywa 16:00 UTC+06:30
Mercio 33' , 34' Kaung Sithu 70'
Week 20 [ ]
Southern Myanmar v Ayeyawady United
2016-08-05 Southern Myanmar 0–5 Ayeyawady United show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Christopher 43' , 50' (pen) , 66' , 74' (pen) Takumu 87'
Magwe v Yadanarbon
2016-08-06 Magwe 1–0 Yadanarbon show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Than Zaw Hein 30'
Rakhine United v Chin United
Hanthawaddy United v Zwekapin United
2016-08-07 Hanthawaddy United 0–0 Zwekapin United show Taungoo Stadium, Bago 15:30 UTC+06:30
Yangon United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-08-07 Yangon United 2–2 Zeyar Shwe Myay show YUSC Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Yamashita 8' Thein Zaw 41'
Ibrahim 24' Mercio 65'
Horizon v Shan United
2016-08-07 Horizon 0–3 Shan United show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Soe Min Oo 3' Yan Naing Oo 73' Maximum 84'
Week 21 [ ]
Zwekapin United v Yangon United
Yadanarbon v Hanthawaddy United
2016-08-13 Yadanarbon 3–1 Hanthawaddy United show Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay 16:00 UTC+06:30
Keith Martu Nah 42' , 85' (pen) Win Naing Soe 69'
Bamba 13'
Ayeyawady United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-08-13 Ayeyawady United 2–1 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Ayar Stadium, Pathein 16:00 UTC+06:30
15' Christopher 17'
Nan Min Aung 32'
Shan United v Magwe
2016-08-14 Shan United 0–0 Magwe show Taunggyi Stadium, Shan 15:30 UTC+06:30
Chin United v Southern Myanmar
2016-08-14 Chin United 0–0 Southern Myanmar show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Week 22 [ ]
Shan United v Southern Myanmar
2016-08-20 Shan United 3–0 Southern Myanmar show Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi 16:00 UTC+06:30
Soe Min Oo 15' Yan Naing Oo 45' Kyaw Zin Win 62' (o.g)
Yangon United v Hanthawaddy United
2016-08-20 Yangon United 2–1 Hanthawaddy United show YUSC Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+06:30
Kyaw Ko Ko 25' Adilson 48'
Min Ko Thu 90+4'
Ayeyawady United v Magwe
2016-08-20 Ayeyawady United 2–1 Magwe show Ayar Stadium, Pathein 15:30 UTC+06:30
Takumu 27' , 43'
Micheal 85'
Yadanarbon v Chin United
2016-08-20 Yadanarbon 5–0 Chin United show Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay 15:30 UTC+06:30
Aung Thu 3' Win Naing Soe 16' , 57' , 75' Keith Martu Nah 28'
Rakhine United v Zeyar Shwe Myay
2016-08-21 Rakhine United 1–2 Zeyar Shwe Myay show Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Zaw Zaw Naing 25'
Victor 5' (pen) Mercio 55'
Horizon v Zwekapin United
2016-08-21 Horizon 2–3 Zwekapin United show Aung San Stadium, Yangon 16:00 UTC+06:30
Mathew 25' , 58'
Aye Ko Ko Maung 9' Ken 43' (pen) Thet Paing oo 49' (o.g)
Top scorers [ ]
Clean Sheets [ ]
Awards [ ]
Monthly awards [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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