Ayeyawady United Football Club (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Pathein, Ayeyawady. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009. The club finished tied at the last place in the inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009. The owners of former Delta United took over the club. Currently, a total of 26 entrepreneurs from Ayeyawady Region are running the club.

Ayeyawady United
ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း
Full nameAyeyawady United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Fishermen
(တံငါသည်များ)
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
GroundAyar Stadium (Kyauk Tai Stadium)[1]
Capacity3,000
OwnerZaw Win Shein[2]
ChairmanU Min Lwin
Head coachBo Bo Aung
LeagueMyanmar National League
2023MFL, 9th of 12
Old crest of Delta United

In 2011, Delta United was renamed as Ayeyawady United. The club was formerly owned by a tycoon Zaw Zaw.[3]

First-team squad

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As of March 2024

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 Htet Arkar Win
2 DF   MYA Kyaw Wunna
3 DF   MYA Wai Yan Lin Thu
4 DF   MYA Ye Yint Aung
5 MF   MYA Nan Hteik Zaw
6 MF   MYA Yan Naing Lin
7 MF   MYA Aung Min Thu
8 MF   MYA Pyae Sone Lin
9 FW   MYA Chan Nyein
10 MF   MYA Thiha
11 FW   MYA Yar Zar Aung
18 GK   MYA A Zin Hmue
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   MYA Soe Thurein
20 FW   MYA Aung Pyae Phyo
21 FW   MYA Win Htay
23 FW   MYA Khun Kyaw Kyaw
27 DF   MYA Saw Htaw Nay Mue
44 MF   MYA Zaw Htet Aung
47 MF   MYA Yan Paing Soe
66 DF   MYA Kaung Khant Kyaw
70 MF   MYA Myo Wai Lin
77 FW   MYA Phyo Thant Ko Ko
88 MF   MYA Than Toe Aung

Continental record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012 AFC Cup Group H   Kelantan 3–1 0–1 4th
  Arema 0–3 1–1
  Navibank Sài Gòn 2–0 1–4
2013 AFC Cup Group G   Kelantan 1–3 1–3 4th
  SHB Đà Nẵng 2–3 1–2
  Maziya 3–0 1–3
2014 Mekong Club Championship Semi-final   Hoang Anh Attapeu 1–1 (5–4 (p))
Final   Becamex Binh Duong 4–1
2015 AFC Cup Group H   Persib Bandung 1–1 3–3 2nd
  New Radiant 0–0 3–0
  Lao Toyota FC 4–3 2–2
Round of 16   Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5
2016[4] AFC Cup Group H   Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–2 8–1 3rd
  Bengaluru FC 0–1 5–3
  Lao Toyota FC 4–2 2–3

Achievements

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Domestic history

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Season League MFF Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2009 1st 8th 7 1 1 5 4 12 4
2009–10 1st 2nd 14 8 2 4 22 15 26
2010 1st 8th 20 7 3 10 28 34 24
2011 1st 2nd 22 15 7 0 41 11 52
2012 1st 5th 26 13 7 6 45 31 46 Champions
2013 1st 7th 22 6 11 5 36 33 29   Leandro Duarte 11
2014 1st 5th 21 9 6 6 37 30 33 Champions   Saša Ranković 11
2015 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 38 29 36 Champions   Riste Naumov 10
2016 1st 4th 22 10 7 5 39 29 37   Christopher Chizoba 16
2017 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 36 24 36 Semi-finals   Keith Martu Nah 15
2018 1st 8 22 8 6 8 38 45 30 Quarter-finals   Edubat Patrick 16
2019 1st 2nd 22 12 8 2 44 19 44 second round   Keith Martu Nah 10
2020 1st 3rd 20 12 4 2 41 16 40   Raphael Success 16
2022 1st 5th 18 8 4 6 34 20 28   Yan Kyaw Htwe 14
2023 1st 9th 22 7 5 10 34 42 26   Nyi Nyi Aung 7

Sponsorship

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Period Sportswear Sponsor
2015–2016   FBT
2017–2018   Grand Sport AMI Insurance
2019-2020   Pro Sport AMI Insurance

References

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  1. ^ "Ayeyawady United aims to build Pathein base in two years". ASEAN Football. 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Delta United Owner Changed". Soccer Myanmar.com (in Burmese). 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  3. ^ "US embassy cables: Burma regime crony picks general's grandson for football team". The Guardian. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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