The 2018 General Aung San Shield () was the fourth season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2018 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.
In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2018 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2018 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2017 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches. Shan United were the defending champions and Yangon United were winner-up at the previous shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Cup.
Prize fund Round No. of Clubsreceive fund Prize fundper club Champion 1 K 300,000,000 Final runners-up 1 K 150,000,000 Semi-Final 2 K 75,000,000
Results
Preliminary round Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The first round was held 6 February 2018.
First round
Second round
Quarter-final
Semi-final
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Maung Maung SoeMagwe 42 Joseph MpandeHanthawaddy United 3 Dway Ko Ko ChitShan United Mark SekyiHanthawaddy United5 Kyaw Zin OoMountain Lions2 Aung Myat ThuMountain Lions BambaSagaing United Sunday MathewRakhine United Zaw Min TunYangon United Maung Maung LwinYangon United11 JordanGFA1 LeonRoyal Thanlyin Chan OoRoyal Thanlyin ElyseeRoyal Thanlyin Nay Myo HtweUniversity Soe Myat ThuDagon Aung Khaing TunDagon Sylla SekouYangon United Aee SoeYangon United EmmanuelYangon United Cássio MagalhãesAyeyawady United Thiha ZawAyeyawady United Zayar NaingMagwe Paw Du AungKachin United Soe Min TunGFA Mung Theih PauGFA Pyone ChoGFA Phyo Paing SoeSouthern Myanmar Alpha BerrySouthern Myanmar Kyaw Swar LinnMagwe Naing Naing KyawMagwe Zin Min TunMagwe Thein Than WinYadanarbon Thiha ZawSagaing United Pyae Sone AungSagaing United Kaung Zaw HtweSagaing United Edison FonsecaZwekapin United Paing Moe WaiHanthawaddy United CliffordRakhine United
Sponsor
Official Main Sponsor Myanmar Brewery Ltd
Official Partner AYA Bank
Media Broadcasting MWD
Co-sponsor 100 Plus AYA Myanmar Insurance M-150 Thanlwin Private School Sumitomo Electric
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