The 2016 General Aung San Shield Final is the 6th

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of the

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. The General Aung San Shield winner will qualify to

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competition. The match was contested by

Yangon United Yangon United Football Club ( my, ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း ) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Burme ...

and Magwe at

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in Yangon. The match was played on 17 August 2016 and was the final match of the Bogyoke Aung San Cup.

Background

Yangon United were playing a record 2nd MFF Cup final. They had previously won against

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in 2011 MFF Cup final. It is Magwe's first time ever MFF Cup final.

Ticket allocation

Both Yangon United FC and Magwe FC received a ticket allocation of 10,000 for the game. Ticket price are 1,000 MMK (Normal Ticket) and 2,000MMK (Special Ticket).

Route to the Final

Yangon United

Yanon United entered the competition in the Second Round as a Myanmar National League club. In their first match, Yangon United met MNL-2 new club, Mahar United. Yangon United player,

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scored only goal. And Second match, Yangon defeated 3-0 against Hanthawaddy United. In Semi-final, Yangon United met their derby club

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. Yangon United drew 1-1 in their home stadium and won 2-1 at Bahtoo Stadium.

Magwe

Also MNL club, Magwe won 2-1 against Chin United in their first match. And then, Magwe met with Biggest team Shan United and won 1-0. In Semi-final, Magwe defeated Zwekapin United won 2-0 at Home and 1-2 at Away. Then, they reached their first ever General Aung San Shield final.

Background

Ticket allocation

Route to the Final

Yangon United

Magwe

Match

Details

Statistics

Broadcasting rights

References