2018 General Aung San Shield
The 2018 General Aung San Shield[2] (Burmese: Bogyoke Aung San Shield) was the fourth season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2018 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.
| MFF Cup | |
| Country |  MYA |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May 2018 – 30 September 2018[1] |
| Teams | 19 |
| Champions | Yangon United |
| Runners-up | Hanthawaddy United |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 61 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Maung Maung Soe(4 goals) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2018 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2018 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2017 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches. Shan United were the defending champions and Yangon United were winner-up at previous previous shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Cup.
Prize fund
| Round | No. of Clubs receive fund | Prize fund per club |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1 | K 300,000,000 |
| Final runners-up | 1 | K 150,000,000 |
| Semi-Final | 2 | K 75,000,000 |
Results
Preliminary round
Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The first round was held 6 February 2018.
First round
| 12 May 2018 | GFA | 1–0 | Silver Stars | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Jordan  34' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Aung Thu |
| 12 May 2018 | Royal Thanlyin | 3–1 | University | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Leon 35' Chan oo 75' Elysee 81' |
Nay Myo Htwe 51' |
Stadium: Padonmar Stadium Referee: Thein Saw |
| 12 May 2018 | Kachin United | 1–3 | Dagon | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Paw Du Aung 45' |
Soe Myat Thu 5' Aung Khaing Tun 18' Jonathan 75' (o.g) |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium Referee: Zaw Khaing |
| 13 May 2018 | Sagaing United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Myawady | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Bamba 45' (49) |
Thet Paing Ko 25' Ye Wai yan Soe 90+1' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Kyaw Zayar Aung |
| 13 May 2017 | Mountain Lion | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Mawyawadi | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kyaw Zin Oo 38', 58' Aung Myat Thu 106', 117' |
Saw Myo Lin 22' Htet Wai Aung 45' |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium Referee: Thein Tun |
Second round
| 30 May 2018 | Southern Myanmar | 2–3 | GFA | Thuwunna Stadium |
| 16:00 MMT | Phyo Paing Soe 81' Berry 90+3' |
Soe Min Tun 51' Mung Theih Pau 61' Pyone Cho 86' |
| 30 May 2018 | Ayeyawady United | 1–0 | Royal Thanlyin | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Thiha Zaw 67' |
Stadium: Padonmar Stadium |
| 30 May 2018 | Magwe | 5–0 | Dagon | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kyaw Swar Linn 45+3' Naing Naing Kyaw 50' Maung Maung Soe 52', 57' Zin Min Tun 87' |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium |
| 6 June 2018 | Yadanarbon | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sagaing United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Thein Than Win 70' |
Pyae Sone Aung 53' Thiha Zaw 95' |
Stadium: Padonmar Stadium Referee: Thein Tun |
| 6 June 2017 | Hanthawady United | 4–1 | Zwekapin United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Joseph Mpande 12', 29', 34' Paing Moe Wai 65' |
Edison Fonseca 82' (pen) |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium |
| 6 June 2017 | Rakhine United | 3–0 | Mountain Lion | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Clifford 45' Sunday Mathew 67', 86' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
Quarter-final
| 13 June 2018 | Yangon United | 2–0 | GFA | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Aee Soe 53' Zaw Min Tun 76' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
| 13 June 2018 | Ayeyawady United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (11–12 p) | Magwe | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Cássio Magalhães 59' Thiha Zaw 75' |
Zayar Naing 44' Maung Maung Soe 57' |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium |
| 20 June 2018 | Shan United | 3–0 | Rakhine United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Dway Ko Ko Chit 27', 61', 84' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
| 20 June 2018 | Sagaing United | 1–2 | Hanthawady United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kaung Zaw Htwe 89' |
Mark Sekyi 22', 53' |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium |
First leg
| 18 September 2018 | Yangon United | 1–0 | Magwe | Yangon |
| 15:30 MMT | Sylla Sekou 80' |
Stadium: Y.U.S.C |
| 19 September 2018 | Hanthawady United | 0–0 | Shan United | Bago |
| 15:30 MMT | Stadium: Grand Royal Stadium |
Second leg
| 26 September 2018 | Magwe | 2–2 | Yangon United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Aung Myint Tun 24' Maung Maung Soe 26' |
Maung Maung Lwin 4' Emmanuel 89' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
| 27 September 2018 | Shan United | 0–1 | Hanthawady United | Taunggyi |
| 15:30 MMT | Mark Sekyi 51' |
Stadium: Taunggyi Stadium |
Final
| 30 September 2018 | Yangon United | 2–1 | Hanthawady United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Maung Maung Lwin 72' Zaw Min Tun 85' |
Hein Htet Aung 60' |
Stadium: Aung San Stadium |
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