Shan United F.C.

Kanbawza was founded in 2003, played as an amateur club in the Myanmar Premier League, the highest football league in Myanmar at the time. The club's first manager was Myo Win Nyunt; its first coach was Ye Nyunt. The club won the 2007 Myanmar Premier League title and participated in the AFC President's Cup 2008 tournament.

Kanbawza was a founding member of the Myanmar National League, which succeeded the Myanmar Premier League in 2009. In the process, the club changed its status from amateur to professional, and changed its home base from Yangon to Taunggyi.

The first professional manager was Aye Maung Gyi, who also served as head coach in the club first era in the inaugural league. The former captain of the Myanmar national team, Soe Myat Min, became Kanbawza's first captain, and the most expensive player in the Myanmar National League. The club has also signed other Myanmar international football team players.

In its first-ever professional football match, Kanbawza won by 3 goals over Okktha United. Sa Htet Naing scored the team's first goal and defender Khin Maung Lwin won the Man of the Match award, scoring the team's other two goals. Kanbawza finished fourth in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009. In February 2010, former finance and revenue team manager, Khin Maung Kyaing took control the club as chief executive officer. In 2012, it finished as League runners-up.

Taunggyi Stadium has been the home ground of Shan United ever since 2012. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.

In 2015, Kanbawza changed its name to Shan United. The club went on to win their first ever professional piece of silverware in 2017 winning both the 2017 Myanmar National League title and the 2017 General Aung San Shield which sees them qualified for next season 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs playing against Ceres–Negros of Philippines but the club lost on Penalties Shoot-out and was bowed down to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage where they also were knockout for finishing last in the group. Shan United went on to become back to back league champions in 2019 and 2020 which see them winning the 2019 and 2020 MFF Charity Cup. Shan United went on to win the 2022 Myanmar National League being undefeated and thus qualifying them to the 2023-24 AFC Cup.

As of Jan 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MYA Kyaw Zin Phyo 2 DF  MYA Zwe Khant Min 3 DF  MYA Ye Min Thu 4 DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Thu 5 DF  MYA Hein Thiha Zaw (captain) 6 DF  MYA Nanda Kyaw (vice-captain) 7 MF  JPN Motohiro Kaneshiro 8 MF  MYA Thet Paing Htwe 10 MF  MYA Myat Kaung Khant 11 MF  MYA Htet Phyo Wai 12 DF  MYA Kyaw Zin Lwin 13 GK  MYA Aung Myint Myat 14 MF  MYA Zar Nay Ya Thu 15 DF  MYA Aung Wunna Soe 16 MF  MYA Lin Htet Soe 17 FW  MYA Zin Min Tun

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  MYA Zin Phyo Aung 19 FW  MYA Khin Kyaw Win 20 MF  MYA Aye Min Thu 21 FW  MYA Ti Nyein Min 22 FW  CIV Kim Bello 23 MF  MYA Myo Ko Tun 24 DF  MYA Zwe Htet Min 25 GK  MYA Myo Min Latt 26 FW  MYA Htaw She Daw Hkaung 27 MF  GHA Mark Sekyi 28 MF  MYA Kaung Myat Kyaw 29 FW  MYA Ye Yint Aung 31 DF  MYA Htet Shine Aung 33 DF  CIV Kekere Moukailou — GK  MYA Aung Thet Oo — DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Thu

• Myanmar National League
  • Champions (4): 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
  • Runners-up (1): 2018
• Myanmar Premier League
  • Champions (2): 2007, 2008

• General Aung San Shield
  • Winners (1): 2017
  • Runners-up (1): 2019
• MFF Charity Cup
  • Winners (1): 2019, 2020
  • Runners-up (1): 2018