The 2021 Myanmar National League was supposed to be the 12th 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 clubs, since its establishment in 2009. Shan United are the defending champions. Magwe and Southern Myanmar are 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 is 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 The 2020 National League 2, also known as the 2020 MPT Myanmar National League 2, is the 8th season of the MNL-2, the second division league for association football clubs since its founding in 2012. 3 months after being temporarily cancelled, the ...

* Chinland * Myawady

Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the

2020 Myanmar National League The 2020 Myanmar National League is the 11th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009, also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorsh ...

Chin United F.C. Chin United Football Club is a Burmese football club. The club is based in Chin State and is one of the two teams representing the state along with GFA FC. The club is composed mostly of Chin players, who claimed to have faced ethnic prejudice ...

Southern Myanmar F.C. Southern Myanmar Football Club is a Burmese football club, based in Mawlamyine, Myanmar. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009. The club represents the Mon State, Kayin State and Tanintharyi Region in southe ...

*Magwe F.C. *

Zwekapin United F.C. Zwekapin United Football Club ( my, ဇွဲကပင် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း, ; also spelled Zwegabin) is a Burmese football club, based in Hpa-An, Myanmar. Founded in 2010, the club is competing ...

2021 Title Sponsor

Clubs

Foreign players

Stadiums and location (2021)

Stadium

(*) – 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

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

External links

Myanmar National League Official Website

Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page
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