Hantharwady United Football Club ( my, ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း) is a professional

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club, based in

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, and represents the

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. The club was a founding member 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 ...

(MNL) in 2009. It finished in sixth place in the league's inaugural cup competition, the

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. In 2012, the club changed its name from Okktha United to Hantharwady United. As Okktha United, the club won their first ever major trophy by winning the MFF Cup in 2010.

History

2009

Hantharwady United FC was a founding member of the MNL in 2009 as Okktha United. This team represents the Bago Region. The team owner is Aung Moe Kyaw of

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(IBT).

2013–14

Hantharwady United was relegated to

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. Hantharwady became champions of MNL-2 and were promoted to the MNL. Bamba scored 24 goals while Hantharwady United were in MNL-2.

2019-2020

At the end of the 2019 season, Hantharwady United appointed

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(former Yangon United coach) as their head coach. The team kicked off the

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with a 1–0 win over Rakhine United F.C. at Bago, claiming an instant fourth spot. Since a win against

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in Week 3, Hantharwady United maintained its 1st position in the league for 15 consecutive weeks, until Week 18. During this time, Hantharwady United won 13 games, drew 1 and lost 2, while scoring 42 goals and conceding only 12. In the following week, Hantharwady United surprisingly lost to Magwe, which meant that the team shifted to 2nd place while Shan United took over after a long run of consecutive wins. Hantharwady United drew to Ayeyawady United in their last match of

, finishing as the runner-up behind the champions Shan United just by a point. The 18 year old winger Hein Htet Aung laid on the most assists (9 assists) while Ko Ko Naing kept the most cleansheets (9 cleansheets) in the league. In addition, the Ivorian forward Donald Bissa and Hein Htet Aung won Player Of The Month once each with coach

also winning the Manager Of The Month twice. Due to the

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was postponed, meaning Hantharwady United were guaranteed a spot in the play-off round of

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, which will be their first appearance in a continental competition.

2020-2021

To prepare for the upcoming 2021

and

, Hantharwady United have signed the veteran Pyae Phyo Aung (goalkeeper) from

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and Ye Yint Aung from Yadanarbon F.C. More signings will be made upon coach

's decision over the transfer window.

Sponsors and manufacturers

Stadium

Grand Royal Stadium is a

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in the city of

. It is currently used mostly for

matches. The stadium holds 7,000.

Stadium and locations

Honours

Cup

: Winners (1):

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Season-by-season record

2022 Final squad list

Coaching staff

Managerial history

''Head coaches by years (2018–present)''

References

{{Myanmar National League Association football clubs established in 2009 Myanmar National League clubs 2009 establishments in Myanmar