Yangon United
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| Full name | Yangon United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Ground | Yangon United Sports Complex |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Owner | Tay Za |
| President | Pyae Phyo Tayza |
| Head coach | U Tin Maung Tun |
| League | Myanmar National League |
| 2016 | Myanmar National League, 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Yangon United Football Club (Burmese: ရန္ကုန္ ယူနိုက္တက္ ေဘာလုံးအသင္း [jàɴɡòʊɴ]) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Burmese businessman, the club was one of eight teams originally participating in the first Myanmar National League in 2009. The team finished runners-up in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009. Yangon United's biggest rivals are Yadanarbon F.C., with whom they contested the Myanmar rivalry.
Dream Big.Play Hard.
Our Mission Statement.
“Aspire to provide quality training, development and education for the benefit of the individual, the football club and the sport as a whole in Myanmar”
Strategic Objective.
Provide a model pathway for learning and development of youth players such that the opportunity for quality players to maximize the potential of talented individuals and to contribute to the development of football in Myanmar.
Yangon United
Although Yangon United F.C. was officially founded in 2009, it started as the Air Bagan F.C side from the old Myanmar Premier League.
On 16 May 2009, Yangon United defeated Zeya Shwe Myay 4–0 in the league's first ever match to open the MNL Cup 2009. The club finished in second place in group play with 16 points. Yangon United lost to Yadanarbon in the final on penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw. During the 2010 season, Yangon United built an artificial turf football pitch and gymnasium. In 2011, Yangon United secured their first ever championship and also became champions of the 2011 Max Cement MFF Cup. This is the first time a team has won both the cup and the championship in the short history of the MNL. In 2012, the club won their second consecutive Myanmar National League title and qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
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