2023 MNL-2
The 2023 Myanmar National League Two, is the 11th season of the MNL-2, the second division league for association football clubs since its founding in 2012.
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 24 April 2023 – 12 September 2023 |
Champions | Thitsar Arman |
Promoted | Thitsar Arman University |
Relegated | Mawyawadi FC Golden Grit |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 291 (3.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Than Zaw Hein Zaw Zaw Htike (20 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Naing Lin Oo (9 Clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Thitsar Arman 6–0 Mawyawadi (18 June) |
Biggest away win | Port 1–6 Thitsar Arman (25 June) |
Highest scoring | Port 1–6 Thitsar Arman (25 June) |
Longest winless run | Golden Grit (9 matches) |
← 2022 2024 → |
It has been decided to hold the MNL2 league with a total of ten teams. In the league includes the MFF's youth team called Junior Lions and nine other clubs.[1]
Summary
After the end of 2023 MNL-2, Thitsar Arman became a first time ever champion in their history. And MNL-2 becomes the New champion. 2022 MNL Champion University finished at 2nd place. Thitsar Arman and University will promote to 2024 Myanmar National League. If University does not pass the MNL criteria, Port FC is promoted to 2024 Myanmar National League. Mawyawadi FC and Golden Grit relegated to Myanmar Amateur League.
Clubs
After the MNL 2 meeting, it was decided that 10 teams will participate in the league. For this to happen, there were multiple clubs created this year. From the 2022 season, there are three clubs. Defending champions University were unable to be promoted so they continue playing in MNL-2, and Mawyawadi who failed to gain promotion to the first tier. Junior Lions is a team consisting of players under the age of 18, and as a club based in MFF, they are also unable to be promoted.
One club returned after an absence from the 2022 season. Silver Stars made their return to the MNL-2, after not appearing in the 2022 MNL-2. Newly founded clubs were Glory Goal, Shwe Pyi Thar, Port, Golden Grit and Thitsar Arman FC. Rakhapura United made its return as well but as the affiliate club of MNL team Rakhine United.
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Glory Goal | U Win Maung | Hein Htet Aung | M21 | Pa Pa World |
Golden Grit | U Than Hteik | Soe Thu Ya Zaw | Warrix | |
Junior Lions | U Aung Naing | Pyae Sone Aung | Warrix | |
Mawyawadi | U Phone Naing | Kyaw Kyaw Tun | SCM | M.Life |
Port | U Htet Aung | Naing Lin Oo | Pro Sport | Htet Myat Yadana |
Rakhapura United | U Ayar Maung | That Tun Aung | Foxx | |
Shwe Pyi Thar | U Shwe Tin | Shwe Thein | SCM | |
Silver Stars | Daw Aye Aye Maw | Thet Lwin Soe | Pro Sport | |
Thitsar Arman | U Paw Tun Kyaw | Thant Zaw Hein | Warrix | Sport Bar |
University | U Zaw Min | Than Myat Soe | Glory Sport |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thitsar Arman FC | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10 | +45 | 44 | 2024 Myanmar National League |
2 | University | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 38 | |
3 | Port FC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 34 | |
4 | Junior Lions | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | |
5 | Glory Goal FC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 22 | |
6 | Shwe Pyi Thar FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
7 | Silver Stars FC | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 16 | |
8 | Rakhapura United | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 14 | |
9 | Mawyawadi FC | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 14 | Relegation to 2024 City state League |
10 | Golden Grit FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 14 |
Matches
Fixtures and results of the 2023 MNL-2.
Week 1
24 April 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 1–2 | Junior Lions | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Saw Myo Zaw 63' | Pyae Sone Aung 80' (pen), 84' |
24 April 2023 | Silver Stars | 1–0 | Rakhapura United | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Okkar Soe 26' |
25 May 2023 | Mawyawadi | 0–2 | Port | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Zin Ko Ko Maung 47' Paing Soe Wai 71' (pen) |
Week 2
1 May 2023 | Golden Grit | 0–3 | Silver Stars | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Hein Htet Aung 21' Okkar soe 57' Wine Htet Paing 86' |
Week 3
18 May 2023 | Port | 2–4 | University | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Myo Sat Paing 11' Kaung Khant Kyaw 90+1' (o.g) |
Kaung Khant Kyaw 54' San Pyae Sone 59' Hlaing Bwar 69' Than Myat Soe 84' (pen) |
18 May 2023 | Rakhapuara United | 0–4 | Thitsar Arman | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Aung Zaw Myo 30' Saw Myo Zaw 66' Thant Zaw Hein 79', 89' |
Week 4
24 May 2023 | Silver Stars | 0–3 | Thitsar Arman | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Thann Zaw Hein 17' Min Maw Oo 59' Aung Kyaw Hein 81' |
24 May 2023 | University | 3–2 | Junior Lions | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Aung Naing Soe 14' Kaung Khant Kyaw 16' Hliang Bwar 76' |
Shine Wunna Aung 9' Pyae Sone Aung 55' |
25 May 2023 | Port | 4–1 | Golden Grit | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Myat Tun Thit 24' Zin Ko Ko Maug 43' Kyaw Myint Win 89' Myo Sat Paing 88' |
Thu Ta Zaw 7' |
Week 5
30 May 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 2–0 | Glory Goal | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Saw Myo Zaw 45+2' Zin Maung Maung 63' |
30 May 2023 | University | 6–3 | Mawyawadi | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Sa Khant Chaw 10', 44' Zaw Zaw Htike 45+2', 46', 60' Hlaing Bwar 69' |
Thant Zin Aung 48' Kyaw Zaya 56' Kyaw Kyaw Tun 74' (pen) |
31 May 2023 | Silver Stars | 1–2 | Junior Lions | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Okkar Soe 31' | Sitt Paing Tun 14' Swam Wunna Aung 52' (pen) Pyae Sone Aung 71' |
Week 6
5 June 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 3–1 | Shwe Pyi Thar | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Thant Zaw Hein 40' Saw Myo Zaw 45+1' Nay Ye Han 52' |
Yan Naing Oo 54' |
5 June 2023 | Mawyawadi | 1–1 | Rakhapura United | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Moe Sat Paing 67' | Nyi Nyi Tun 45' |
6 June 2023 | Golden Grit | 0–4 | University | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Zaw Zaw Htike 23', 33' Kaung Khant Kyaw 68' Kaung Khant Zaw 86' |
Week 7
11 June 2023 | Silver Star | 1–4 | Shwe Pyi Thar | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Win Ko Ko Tun 54' | Kaung Htet Kyaw 10' Yan Naing Oo 45', 64' Thel Maung Htwe 74' |
12 June 2023 | Rakhapura United | 3–1 | University | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Nyi Nyi Tun 3', 62' Kaung Htet Hein 17' |
Hlaing Bwar 17' |
12 June 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 5–1 | Golden Grit | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Saw Myo Zaw 13', 88' Thant Zaw Hein 42' Hein Htet Aung 85' Hla Myo 86' |
Phyo Ko Ko 47' (pen) |
Week 8
17 June 2023 | Golden Grit | 0–3 | Rakhapura United | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Chan Nyein Zaw 30' Kaung Myat Kyaw 84' Nyi Nyi Tun 90+3' |
18 June 2023 | Port | 3–2 | Silver Star | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Pyae Sone Wai 45' (pen) Kyaw Myint Win 65', 90+2' |
Thet Win Tun 34' Kyaw Phyo Oo 51' |
Week 9
23 June 2023 | Mawyawadi | 5–0 | Golden Grit | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Min Khant Thein 3', 41' Aung Ko Ko 59', 71', 90+1' |
24 June 2023 | Junior Lion | 1–1 | Glory Goal | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 | Shine Wanna Aung 90+3' | Thura 14' |
25 June 2023 | Rakhapura United | 2–2 | Shwe Pyi Thar | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
16:00 UTC+06:30 | Thet Tun AUng 33' (pen) Nyi Nyi Tun 45' |
Thel Maung Htwe 59' Thaw Aung Kyaw 82' (o.g) |
Week 10
15 July 2023 | Silver Star | 1–2 | Glory Grit | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Kyaw Swar Lin 68' | Ye Kaung Satt 63' (pen) Htet Paing 73' |
15 July 2023 | Rakhapura United | 0–4 | Mawyawadi | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Kyaw Zayya 12' Kyaw Kyaw Tun 34' Myo Set Paing 60', 85' |
16 July 2023 | University | 2–2 | Golden Grit | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Zaw Zaw Htike 28' Kaung Khant Kyaw 66' |
Zin Ko 14' Chit Htwe 90+2' |
Week 11
21 July 2023 | Glory Goal | 1–1 | Thitsar Arman | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Pyae Phyo Win 57' | Thant Zaw Hein 22' |
21 July 2023 | Mawyawadi | 0–2 | University | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Aung Naing Soe 18' Zaw Zaw Htike 64' |
Week 12
29 July 2023 | Glory Goal | 0–4 | Port | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Myo Sat Paing 5' (pen) Kyaw Myint Win 8', 82' Sai Zaw Zaw Khaing 66' |
29 July 2023 | Shwe Pyi Thar | 3–0 | Silvers Stars | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Thel Maung Htwe 16' Nay Lin Htet 62' Kaung Htet Kyaw 90+3' |
30 July 2023 | University | 4–1 | Rakhapura United | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Zaw Zaw Htike 36', 87' Phyo Zay Aung 52' Than Myat Soe 8' (pen) |
Naing UAng 30' |
Week 13
5 August 2023 | Silver Stars | 2–1 | Port | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Tot Tet Lin 38' Kyaw Swar Lin 81' |
Sai Zaw Zaw Khaing 57' |
Week 14
12 August 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 3–0 | Rakhapura United | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Thant Zaw Hein 9' Nay Ye Han 83', 89' |
12 August 2023 | University | 1–2 | Port | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Kaung Khant Zaw 38' | Aye Ko KO Maung 61' Myo Sat Paing 67' |
13 August 2023 | Junior Lions | 0–1 | Golden Grit | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Aung Myo Kyaw 38' (pen) |
Week 15
22 August 2023 | Glory Goal | 1–1 | Junior Lions | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Khant Sithu 3' | Thura Zaw 54' |
23 August 2023 | University | 7–1 | Silver Stars | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Sa Khant Chaw 32' Zaw Zaw Hteik 35', 38', 81' Kaung Khant Zaw 58' Aung Myint Myat 82', 89' |
Thet Lwin Soe 36' |
Week 16
28 August 2023 | Golden Grit | 2–2 | Glory Goal | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Chit Htwe 4' Zwe Ko Ko 90+2' |
Aung Myat Min 34' Htet Myat Lwin 87' |
28 August 2023 | Port | 1–2 | Mawyawadi | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Naing Lin Oo 41' (pen) | Zaw Win Htet 32' Aung Ko Ko 90+2' |
29 August 2023 | Rakhapuara United | 1–1 | Silver Stars | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Nyi Nyi Htun 50' | Kyaw Phyo Oo 61' |
Week 17
2 September 2023 | Golden Grit | 1–3 | Port | Sa Lin Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Zwe Ko Ko 43' | Junior 12' Htet Kyaw Lwin 17' Myo Sat Paing 81' |
3 September 2023 | Rakhapura United | 1–2 | Glory Goal | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Nyi Nyi Htun 52' | Ye Thuya Tun 4' Ye Kaung Sat 75' |
3 September 2023 | Thitsar Arman | 7–0 | Silver Stars | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Thant Zaw Hein 11', 25', 33', 35', 59' Nay Ye Han 18' Aung Zaw Myint 24' |
Week 18
8 September 2023 | Silver Stars | 0–2 | Golden Grit | Padonmar Stadium, Yangon |
15:45 UTC+06:30 | Ko Ko Aung 81' Chit Htwe 86' |
9 September 2023 | Mawyawadi | 1–4 | Glory Goal | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Zaw Win Htet 32' | Kyaw Chue 8' (o.g) Aung Myat Min 25' Yarzar Myo Min 64', 69' |
9 September 2023 | Rakhapuara United | 1–1 | Junior Lions | Salin Stadium, Yangon |
15:30 UTC+06:30 | Kaung Khant Hein 15' | Kaung Htet 65' |
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 11 September 2023.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Than Zaw Hein | Thitsar Arman | 20 |
Zaw Zaw Htike | University | ||
2 | Saw Myo Zaw | Thitsar Arman | 11 |
3 | Pyae Sone Aung | Junior Lions | 10 |
4 | Nyi Nyi Tun | Rakhapura FC | 9 |
Kyaw Myint Win | Port Fc | ||
5 | Shine Wunna Aung | Junior Lions | 6 |
6 | Hlaing Bwar | University | 5 |
Clean sheets
- As of 10 September 2023.
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Naing Lin Oo | Thitsar Arman | 9 |
2 | Soe Htut Kyaw | Glory Goal | 3 |
Thet Paing Oo | Golden Grit | ||
Min Myat Noe | Junior Lions | ||
Htoo Kyaw | Mawyawadi | ||
Kyaw Win Tun | Rakhapura United | ||
3 | Ye Phyo Aung | Port | 2 |
Ex Doh Htoo | Port | ||
Saw Kyaw Khant Noe | University | ||
4 | Sai Swam Koh Htay | Junior Lions | 1 |
Kyaw Kyaw Tun | Mawyawadi | ||
Van Lal Hruaia | Port | ||
Aung Aung | Shwe Pyi Thar | ||
Htet Aung Hlaing | Shwe Pyi Thar | ||
Thein Yan Naing | Shwe Pyi Thar | ||
Tin Ko Ko Tun | Shwe Pyi Thar | ||
Arkar Myint | Silver Stars | ||
Than Myat Soe | University | ||
Zar Ni Aung | University | ||
Min Khant Soe | University | ||
Broadcasting
- YouTube[2]
References
- "MNL Referee Workshop 2023 for domestic league-2 tourney to be held on 31 March". gnlm.com. 25 March 2023.
- "National League II". 2023 – via YouTube.