The 2021 Myanmar National League season was the intended 12th edition of top tier Myanmar National League annual football, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.
Shan United were the defending champions. Magwe and Southern Myanmar were disbanded after 2020 Myanmar National League season. However, due to political crisis in Myanmar that occurred later, the league was cancelled.
2021 MNL Meeting President of Myanmar Football Federation for this year's Myanmar National League football season. A video conferencing meeting of the Myanmar National League Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Myanmar National League Committee and the owners / chairmen of MNL Clubs was held this morning. According to the unanimous decision of the meeting, the 2021 MPT MNL-1 football tournament was scheduled to be held from April to September, depending on the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in 2021. In the 2021 MNL season, Shan United, Hantharwady United, Ayeyawady United, Yangon United, Yadanarbon, Rakhine United, Sagaing United, ISPE FC, including Chinland FC and Myawaddy FC, which were allowed to qualify under MNL Regulations, have decided to hold the tournament with a total of 10 teams. However, ongoing 2021 Myanmar protest had caused concern on the perpetration of the league, with several fans and players joining the movement, thus officially cancelling the league.
Changes from last season Team changes Promoted Clubs Promoted from the 2020 MNL-2 Chinland Myawady
Relegated Clubs
Relegated from the 2020 Myanmar National League Chin United F.C. Southern Myanmar F.C. Magwe F.C. Zwekapin United F.C.
2021 Title Sponsor
Clubs Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Ayeyawady United Wu Hongbo Chinland Jamal Khamees Gomaa Séamus McGuff Syafiq Fairuz Hantharwady United Kekere Moukailou Donald Bissa Fatkhullo Ibrogimzoda I.S.P.E Bayram Aziful Rahim Myawady Sagaing United Shan United Djawa Maximin Raphael Success Rakhine United YadanarbonYangon United Emerson Ella Edubat
Stadiums and location (2021) Stadium
Club Home City Stadium Capacity Ayeyawady United Pathein Ayar Stadium6,000 Chinland Hakha Hakha Stadium *4,000 Hantharwady United Bago Grand Royal Stadium4,000 I.S.P.E Mandalay Mandalarthiri Stadium30,000 Myawady Nay Pyi Taw Wunna Theikdi Stadium30,000 Rakhine United Sittwe Weithali Stadium7,000 Sagaing United Monywa Monywa Stadium5,000 Shan United Taunggyi Taunggyi Stadium7,000 Yadanarbon Mandalay Bahtoo Stadium17,000 Yangon United Yangon Yangon United Sports Complex3,500 (*) – 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 sponsorAyeyawady United Myo Hlaing Win Chinland Hantharwady United Myo Min Tun I.S.P.E Myawady Rakhine United Sagaing United Zaw Linn Tun Shan United Han Win Aung Yadanarbon Aung Kyaw Moe Yangon United Min Tun Lin
See also 2021 MNL-2
References
External links Myanmar National League Official Website Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page