Ayeyawady Women's Football Club () is a professional women's association football club based in the Ayeyawady Region, Myanmar. The club competes in the Myanmar Women League, the top-tier of women's football in the country.
The club achieved historical milestones in the 2025–26 season, by winning the league title undefeated and qualifying for the AFC Women's Champions League.
History Formation and debut (2024) Ayeyawady Women's Football Club was created to bring professional football to the Ayeyawady region. In their first year, the club finished in third place, and their striker San Thaw Thaw became the league’s top scorer with 19 goals. Retired national footballer and native of Nyaungdon Township, Than Than Htwe, returned after a 9 year hiatus to play for the club.
2025–26: Historic championship At the beginning of the 2025–26 season, Ayeyawady W.F.C. signed Myanmar midfielder Phyu Phyu Win. In mid-2025, they signed Alyssa Ube from the Philippines and Kirara Ogawa from Japan. These international signings were a first for Myanmar's professional women's clubs and presented a major change for the league. The 2025 Match between Ayeyawady and Yangon United was the most watched women's football match in league history, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
On 31 January 2026, Ayeyawady won the league title with an undefeated record, The ASEAN Football Federation also reported on their win. with 40 points. They were presented with 500 million kyat as the grand prize for the championship. The club held a trophy parade in Pathein for their local community. Ayeyawady later signed Bangladeshi women’s player Ritu Porna Chakma on loan, to compete in the AFC Champions League. Also called former player Alyssa Ube and Thailand U-20 women's player Nachanok Kosonsaksakul
2026–27 season In August 2026, they played their first-ever AFC Champions League match against Albirex Jurong, winning by 4–0 at Thuwunna Stadium. The team also signed American footballer McKenna Davidson who previously played for the Philippine club Stallion Laguna and in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In an interview, Davidson expressed that there was a lot support for the local women's league in Myanmar, seeing a full stadium for her debut game with Ayeyawady.
Players Current squad
Kits and sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerTitle sponsorCo-sponsor2024–2025 Glory SportLivan 2026–Guotai AutoOppo GYCT
Ayeyawady partnered with West Ham United, who provides support for Ayeyarwady's sports science. BTL Medical Myanmar is club's partner for athletic testing and rehabilitation equipment.
Honours Domestic league Myanmar Women League Champions (1): 2025–26 Third place (1): 2024
Domestic record SeasonLeagueTop goalscorerCoachDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameGoals20241st3rd18837312627San Thaw Thaw19Aung Kyaw Zan2025–261st1st161240441140San Thaw Thaw202026–271st
Continental record All results list Ayeyawady's goal tally first. SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentResult2026–27 AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary stage Albirex Jurong4–0 No Limits8–0 NTC Hang Yuan1–0Group stage Naegohyang Kobe Leonessa Bam Khatoon
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