The M League 2, also known as the M League 2, is the second-tier football league of Myanmar. The inaugural season began in 2013.
History The MNL-2 was founded in 2013 as part of MFF's effort to extend competitiveness into the nation's football system. The league is played in a league cup format. After two rounds of competition, the top two teams compete each other for the final. The two finalists are promoted to the MNL. The top four finishers from the league also qualify for the MFF Cup. For the inaugural season in 2013, nine teams participated. Mawyawadi FC and Chin United were relegated from the MNL at the end of the 2012 season, while Myawady FC were promoted from the Amateur League. The 2015 MNL-2 winner was Southern Myanmar and 1st runner-up was Horizon FC. In the 2016 MNL-2 season, four new clubs were included. Three clubs will qualify to the MNL-2. In the 2018 MNL-2 season, Mountain Lion included in competition. In the 2023 MNL-2, Thitsar Arman become the title winner for the first time in their history.
In 2026, the MFF rebranding the MNL to M League and MNL-2 to M League 2.
Champions # Season Champions Runners-up 1 2013 Chin United GFA 2 2014 Hantharwady United Rakhine United 3 2015 Southern Myanmar FC Horizon FC 4 2016 Manaw Myay GFA 5 2017 City Yangon Mahar United 6 2018 Royal Thanlyin Dagon 7 2019 Chin United ISPE 8 2020 Chinland Myawady FC 9 2022 University Junior Lions 10 2023 Thitsar Arman University 11 2024 Chinland F.C. University 12 2025–26 Chinland Myawady FC
Wins by club Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Chinland 2020, 2024, 2025-26 2013 Chin United 2013, 2019 University 2022 2023, 2024 City Yangon 2017 2015 Myawady 2020, 2025-26
M League 2 clubs Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Asian Lions Elite Kings Royal Dagon U Myat Tun Zar Chi Maung Rhino Sports Glory Goal Construction Yarmanya United Manaw FC U Soe Thein Ye Yint Aung Ronin Sport Ronin Sport Rakhine United ** U Min Tun Lin Zaw Zaw Naing Glory University U Zaw Min Aung Myint Myat Fit Enjoy Brother U Aung Naing Sithu Aung M21 Sport VUE Nay Pyi Taw
Relegation from Myanmar National League (1) - (MNL-2 Promotion Amateur Club Tournament 2025 champion) (2) - (MNL-2 Promotion Amateur Club Tournament 2025 runners-up)
Prize money Champion: Ks. 13,000,000 Runner-up: Ks. 10,000,000 Third place: Ks. 7,000,000
Awards Top scorers Season Top scorer Club Goals 2017 Joseph Mpande City Yangon 30 2018 Sullivan Taylor Royal Thanlyin 14 2019 Sullivan Taylor Chin United 17 2022 Phoe Chit Dagon Star United 7 2023 Thant Zaw Hein Thitsar Arman 20 Zaw Zaw Htike University 2024 Zaw Zaw Htike University 18 2025-26 Hla Phone Oo Chinland 22
References
External links MNL-2 Asean Football Federation