Shan United Football Club (, ) is a professional football club based in Taunggyi, Myanmar, representing the Shan State in the Myanmar National League. It had previously competed as an amateur club under the name Kanbawza, based in Taunggyi. – Club Profile of Shan United - Shan United Info from Soccerway The club had won 7 league titles, 1 General Aung San Shield, 2 MNL Cups and 3 MFF Charity Cups.
History As Kanbawza Kanbawza was founded in 2003, played as an amateur club in the Myanmar Premier League, the highest football league in Myanmar at the time. The club won the 2007 Myanmar Premier League title and participated in the AFC President's Cup 2008. Kanbawza was a founding member of the Myanmar National League, which succeeded the Myanmar Premier League in 2009. In the process, the club changed its status from amateur to professional, and changed its home base from Yangon to Taunggyi. In its first-ever professional match, Kanbawza won by 3 goals over Okktha United. Kanbawza finished fourth in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009. In February 2010, Khin Maung Kyaing took control as chief executive officer. In 2012, it finished as league runners-up.
As Shan United In 2015, Kanbawza changed its name to Shan United. The club went on to win their first professional piece of silverware, winning both the 2017 Myanmar National League title and the 2017 General Aung San Shield, thus qualifying for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs. They played against Ceres–Negros of Philippines but lost and bowed down to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, finishing last. However, the club managed to get their first win in the 2018 edition winning 2–1 against Cambodian club Boeung Ket Angkor. Shan United went on to become back to back league champions in 2019 and 2020, winning the 2019 and 2020 MFF Charity Cup. Shan United went on to win the 2022 Myanmar National League undefeated, qualifying to the 2023–24 AFC Cup.
In 2024, Shan United qualified to the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League and also the revived 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship. They won over Bruneian club Kasuka 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the group stage, being placed alongside Indonesian PSM Makassar, Vietnamese Đông Á Thanh Hóa, Malaysian Terengganu, Cambodian Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Thailand BG Pathum United. Shan United and Đông Á Thanh Hóa played the opening match of the tournament at the Thanh Hóa Stadium. Moussa Bakayoko scored the first goal of the tournament in the fifth minute, however Shan United went on to lose 3–1 against the Vietnamese side. Shan United then hosted the AFC Challenge League group D with Taiwanese Tainan City and Laotian Young Elephants. Shan United managed to top the group, beating Young Elephants 2–0 and drawing 2–2 with Tainan City. In the quarter-finals they faced Cambodian side Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng. Shan United went on to retain their third consecutive league title after winning the 2024–25 Myanmar National League. The club qualified to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League group stage and the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship play-off. Shan United founded Shan United W.F.C. to compete in the Myanmar Women League.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors +YearKit manufacturerMain sponsors2017–2023 Pro Sport Kanbawza Bank2024–2025 Foxx 1xBet2025– 2026 SBOTOP2026– M21 Alpine
2026-27 Squad list
Coaching staff +PositionNameHead coach Aung KhineAssistant coach Kyaw Thiha Aung Kyaw TunGoalkeeper coach Ya Wai ZinFitness coach Ferran FernandezPhysiotherapist Myo TunHead of media Ye Min Aung
Coaching history NamePeriodAchievementAs Kanbawza P. N. SivajiMay 2012 – December 2013As Shan United Soe Myat MinJanuary 2014 – March 2018– 2017 General Aung San Shield Aung Kyaw Tun (interim)March – April 2018 Marjan SekulovskiApril – September 2018 Min ThuDecember 2018 – March 2019– 2019 MFF Charity Cup Aung NaingMarch 2019 – December 2020– 2019 Myanmar National League – 2020 MFF Charity Cup Han Win AungJanuary 2021 – December 2023– 2022 Myanmar National League – 2023 Myanmar National League Myo Hlaing WinJanuary – August 2024 Hiroki OnoSeptember 2024 – November 2025– 2024–25 Myanmar National League Han Win AungNovember 2025 – May 2026 Aung KhineAugust 2026 – present
Domestic record SeasonLeagueMFF CupTop goalscorerCoachDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameGoals20091st4th740395122009–101st3rd1473425182420101st4th20115428113820111st4th2296727213320121st2nd221853642559Runners-up Nunez1620131st3rd221183472341– Soe Min Oo1520141st3rd221246372740Third round Tihomir Živković1020151st5th221057383335Second round Caleb Folan12 Soe Myat Min20161st5th22994321336Quarter-final Soe Min Oo9 Soe Myat Min20171st122173237854Winners Christopher Chizoba15 Soe Myat Min20181st2nd221552331350Semi-final Dway Ko Ko Chit11 Marjan Sekulovski20191st12212100452146final Dway Ko Ko Chit5 Aung Naing20201st1181422421646 Zin Min Tun7 Aung Naing20221st118153031848 Nanda Kyaw7 Han Win Aung20231st1221930621960 Bello13 Han Win Aung2024–251st1222020651262 Ye Yint Aung6 Hiroki Ono2025–261st1221840661058 Sa Aung Pyae Ko 16 Han Win Aung
Individual records Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club in the league games (players in bold signifies current Shan United player).
+Top seven goalscorers in league gamesPlayerPeriodGoalsRatioCaps1 Soe Min Oo2009–20191092462 Charles Obi2012–201327353 Christopher Chizoba2017–201826494 Dway Ko Ko Chit2017–202024 505 Nanda Kyaw2019–201176 Zin Min Tun2016–202318607 Caleb Folan2014–20151317
Performance in international competitions SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2008AFC President's CupGroup C Aşgabat0–12nd Ratnam2–3 Transport United11–02009AFC President's CupGroup C Phnom Penh Crown4–32nd Yeedzin 2–4 Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn2–12018AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 1 Ceres–Negros1–1AFC CupGroup F Home United0–12–34th Boeung Ket Angkor1–42–1 Ceres–Negros0–10–22019AFC CupGroup G Ceres–Negros0–52–34th Persija Jakarta1–31–6 Becamex Bình Dương1–20–62020AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 1 Ceres–Negros3–2AFC CupGroup H Kaya–Iloilo0–2Cancelled4th PSM MakassarCancelled1–3 Tampines RoversCancelled1–22021AFC CupGroup stageWithdrew2023–24AFC CupGroup H Macarthur0–30–44th DH Cebu1–10–1 Phnom Penh Crown2–10–42024–25AFC Challenge LeagueGroup D Young Elephants2–01st Tainan City2–2Quarter-finals Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng2–12–64–7ASEAN Club ChampionshipQualifying play-off Kasuka3–11–14–2Group A Đông Á Thanh Hóa align="center" 1–36th PSM Makassar align="center" 3–4 Terengganu0–5 align="center" BG Pathum United1–4 align="center" Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng align="center" 2–42025–26AFC Challenge LeagueGroup E Tainan City1–24th Phnom Penh Crown1–3 Dewa United Banten1–4ASEAN Club ChampionshipQualifying play-off Ezra1–02–13–1Group B Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng0–3 align="center" 6th Nam Định align="center" Lion City Sailors align="center" 2–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim align="center" 0–3 Bangkok United align="center" 1–2
Invitational tournament record SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2012Singapore CupRound of 16 Woodlands Wellington2–1
Honours
+ Shan United – Honours Type Competition Titles Seasons League Myanmar National League 7 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024–25, 2025–26 Cup General Aung San Shield 1 2017 MNL Cup 2 2013, 2024 MFF Charity Cup 3 2014, 2019, 2020 MFF Cup 0 (Runners-up) 2014 Youth MNL U-21 Youth League 0 (Runners-up) 2017, 2018, 2019 MNL U-20 Youth League 2 2016, 2024 MNL U-19 Youth League 3 2017, 2018, 2019
References
See also Shan United W.F.C
External links Kanbawza FC First Eleven Journal Soccer Myanmar