The 2020 Myanmar National League is the 11th season of the
Myanmar National League
The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်; abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which co ...
, the top Myanmar professional league for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
clubs, since its establishment in 2009, also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorship deal with
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( my, မြန်မာ့ဆက်သွယ်ရေးလုပ်ငန်း, ''Myanmá Hsekthwaeyè Loukngàn''), abbreviated MPT) is a state owned enterprise in Myanmar under the supervision of Minist ...
. Recently,
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Aia
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* Aia, current Kutaisi, ancient capital of Colchis
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agreed a sponsorship deal with Myanmar National League in order to support both MNL and Myanmar Football. A total of 12 football teams will compete in the league.
Shan United are the defending champions, while
Chin United and I.S.P.E have been promoted from the
2019 MNL-2.
Shan United were crowned champions in the final matchday defeating 4-time winner
Yadanarbon.
The 1st transfer window is from 9 November 2019 to 10 January 2020 . The 2nd mid season transfer window is from 6 April 2020 to 7 May 2020.
On March 1, all of Myanmar National League matches was played behind closed doors as broadcast only events. On March 24, MNL postponed all the matches after first reports of
COVID-19
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cases in the country.
On June 10, after MFF & MNL meeting,
Zwekapin United and
Chin United were disbanded from
Myanmar National League
The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်; abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which co ...
. All
Zwekapin United and
Chin United matches, goals and marks are cancelled.
All remaining matches will be held at
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
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 Bu ...
crashed out of the title race despite being obliterated by Shan United 4–0 on 16 September 2020.
Ayeyawady United lost their unbeaten run after losing 2–1 to
Shan United.
Changes from last season
Team changes
Promoted Clubs
Promoted from the
2019 MNL-2
*
Chin United
* I.S.P.E
Relegated Clubs
Relegated from the
2019 Myanmar National League
*
Dagon
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(Withdrawn from League)
*
Chinland
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2020 Title Sponsor
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( my, မြန်မာ့ဆက်သွယ်ရေးလုပ်ငန်း, ''Myanmá Hsekthwaeyè Loukngàn''), abbreviated MPT) is a state owned enterprise in Myanmar under the supervision of Minist ...
signed 3 years contract with
MNL. They help to develop Myanmar Football and Youth program.
Clubs
Stadiums
(*) – not ready to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadia ready to host home matches currently use
Aung San Stadium
The Bogyoke Aung San Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium, located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. It was built as an athletic ground in 1906, which was completed in 1909 and named as Burma Athletic Association Ground, where many sports were held ...
and
Thuwunna Stadium
The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium ( my, သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း), simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the venue of ...
in Yangon.
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Foreign players
League table
Positions by round
Results by match played
Matches
Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2020 season.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
:''As of 1 October 2020.''
Most assists
:''As of 1 October 2020.''
Clean sheets
:''As of 1 Oct 2020.''
Hat-tricks
Awards
Monthly awards
See also
*
2020 MNL-2
References
External links
Myanmar National League Official WebsiteMyanmar National League Facebook Official Page
{{2020 in Asian football (AFC)
Myanmar National League seasons
Myanmar
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2020 in Burmese football
Myanmar National League, 2020