# 2020 Myanmar National League

The 2020 Myanmar National League is the 11th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2009. It is also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorship deal with Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. Recently, AIA agreed a sponsorship deal with Myanmar National League in order to support both MNL and Myanmar Football. A total of 12 football teams will compete in the league.
Shan United are the defending champions, while Chin United and I.S.P.E have been promoted from the 2019 MNL-2. Shan United were crowned champions in the final matchday, defeating 4-time winner Yadanarbon.
The 1st transfer window is from 9 November 2019 to 10 January 2020 . The 2nd mid season transfer window is from 6 April 2020 to 7 May 2020.
On March 1, all National League matches were played behind closed doors as broadcast-only events. On March 24, MNL postponed all the matches after the first reports of COVID-19 cases in the country.
On June 10, after MFF & MNL meeting, Zwekapin United and Chin United were disbanded from Myanmar National League. All Zwekapin United and Chin United matches, goals and marks are cancelled.
All remaining matches will be held in Yangon due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yangon United crashed out of the title race despite being obliterated by Shan United 4–0 on 16 September 2020. Ayeyawady United lost their unbeaten run after losing 2–1 to Shan United.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### Promoted Clubs

Promoted from the 2019 MNL-2
* Chin United
* I.S.P.E

#### Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the 2019 Myanmar National League
* Dagon (Withdrawn from League)
* Chinland

## 2020 Title Sponsor

Myanma Posts and Telecommunications signed 3 years contract with MNL. They help to develop Myanmar Football and Youth program.

## Clubs
### Stadiums

| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ayeyawady United | Pathein | Ayar Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hantharwady United | Bago | Grand Royal Stadium | 4,000 |
| I.S.P.E | Mandalay | Mandalarthiri Stadium | 30,000 |
| Magwe | Magway | Magway Stadium* | 3,000 |
| Rakhine United | Sittwe | Weithali Stadium | 7,000 |
| Sagaing United | Monywa | Monywa Stadium | 5,000 |
| Shan United | Taunggyi | Taunggyi Stadium | 7,000 |
| Southern Myanmar | Mawlamyaing | Ramanya Stadium | 10,000 |
| Yadanarbon | Mandalay | Bahtoo Stadium | 17,000 |
| Yangon United | Yangon | Yangon United Sports Complex | 3,500 |
(*) – 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.

### 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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Ayeyawady United | U Myo Hlaing Win | Kyaw Zin Phyo | Pro Sport | AYA Sompo Pocari Sweat AIA |
| Hantharwady United | U Myo Min Tun | Ko Ko Naing | SCM | Grand Royal AIA |
| I.S.P.E | U Aung Nay Win | Zin Ye Naung | M21 Sports | AIA |
| Magwe | U Zaw Win Tun | Naing Naing Kyaw | SCM | AIA |
| Rakhine United | U Than Wai | Kelvin Kudus | Pro Sport | Golden Gate Co. Ltd AIA |
| Sagaing United | U Zaw Linn Tun | Toe Sat Naing | Pro Sport | Zaw Gi Myanmar 100plus Max Cement AIA |
| Shan United | U Aung Naing | Thiha Sithu | Pro Sport | KBZ Pay AIA |
| Southern Myanmar | U Kyaw Min | Pyae Phyo Aung | Pro Sport | Yuzana Group AIA |
| Yadanarbon | U Aung Kyaw Moe | Hlaing Bo Bo | M21 Sports | Alpine AIA |
| Yangon United | U Min Tun Lin | Kyaw Zin Htet | FBT | AGD Bank Royal-D ATE Harry's Bar Htoo Group FNI Insurance AIA |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming manager |
| Yangon United | Tin Maung Tun | Demoted | 27 August 2020 | Week 11 | 3 | Min Tun Lin |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player |
| Ayeyawady United | Raphael Success | Victor Kamhuka | | |
| Hantharwady United | Francis Emeka | Kekere Moukailou | Donald Bissa | |
| I.S.P.E | | | | |
| Magwe | | | | |
| Sagaing United | Barnabas Friday | Soulemanou Mandjombe | Ella Patrick Edubat | |
| Shan United | Djawa Djedje Maximin | Keith Nah | Yakubu Abubakar | Daniel Tagoe |
| Southern Myanmar | | | | |
| Rakhine United | Kelvin Kudus Momoh | Idoko Sunday Mathew | Amponsah Alexander | |
| Yadanarbon | | | | |
| Yangon United | Emmanuel Uzochukwu | Ernest Barfo | Ernest Aboubacar Congo | Shori Murata |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shan United (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 44 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-offs |
| 2 | Hantharwady United | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Cup play-off round |
| 3 | Ayeyawady United | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 40 | standby team for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Yangon United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 37 | |
| 5 | Yadanarbon | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | Rakhine United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 18 | |
| 7 | Sagaing United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 17 | |
| 8 | Magwe | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 16 | |
| 9 | ISPE | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 11 | |
| 10 | Southern Myanmar United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 10 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 11 | Chin United (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
| 12 | Zwegapin United (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Shan United | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Hantharwady United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ayeyawady United | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yangon United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yadanarbon | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sagaing United | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rakhine United | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Magwe | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| I.S.P.E | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Southern Myanmar | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Chin United | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Zwegapin United | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Qualification to the 2021 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1
* Standby team to the 2021 AFC Cup
* Relegation to the 2021 MNL-2

### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ayeyawady United | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D |
| Hantharwady United | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D |
| I.S.P.E | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Magwe | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W |
| Rakhine United | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L |
| Sagaing United | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L |
| Shan United | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Southern Myanmar | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Yadanarbon | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L |
| Yangon United | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W |

## Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2020 season.

### Week 20
## Results

| Home \ Away | AYU | HTU | ISP | MAG | RKU | SAU | SHU | SMU | YAD | YGU |
| Ayeyawady United | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Hantharwady United | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| ISPE | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 |
| Magwe | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 |
| Rakhine United | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Sagaing United | 1–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Shan United | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Southern Myanmar | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Yadanarbon | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Yangon United | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — |

## Season statistics
### Clean sheets

    As of 1 Oct 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Ko Ko Naing | Hanthawady United | 9 |
| 2 | Kyaw Zin Phyo | Ayeyawady United | 7 |
| 3 | Myo Min Latt | Shan United | 6 |
| 4 | Kyaw Zin Htet | Yangon United | 5 |
| 5 | Van Lal Hruaia | Rakhine United | 4 |
| 6 | Sann Satt Naing | Yangon United | 3 |
| 6 | Zin Nyi Nyi Aung | I.S.P.E | 2 |
| 6 | Soe Arkar | Magwe | 2 |
| 6 | A Zin Hmue | Sagaing United | 2 |
| 6 | Pyae Phyo Aung | Southern Myanmar | 2 |
| 6 | Pyae Lyan Aung | Yadanarbon | 2 |
| 12 | Zar Chi Maung | Ayeyawady United | 1 |
| 12 | Tay Zar Aung | Rakhine United | 1 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Coach | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| January | Myo Min Tun | Hanthawady United | Donald Bissa | Hanthawady United | |
| February | Tin Maung Tun | Yangon United | Maung Maung Lwin | Yangon United | |
| March & August | Myo Min Tun | Hanthawady United | David Htan | Shan United | |
| September | Aung Naing | Shan United | Hein Htet Aung | Hanthawady United | |
| September – October | Aung Naing | Shan United | Myo Min Latt | Shan United | |