2024–25 Myanmar National League

The 2024–25 Myanmar National League is the 15th season of first-division domestic football in Myanmar. It will consist of twelve teams, as two teams from the 2023 MNL-2 were promoted. Shan United will play as the defending champion Club for 2024 MNL.

Myanmar National League
Season2024–25
Dates6 July 2024 – February 2025
Matches played59
Goals scored204 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerGilles Patrick (10 goals )
Best goalkeeperNay Lin Htet
(5 clean sheets)
Biggest home winYangon United 5–0 Myawady
(13 July)
Biggest away winRakhine United 0–6 Thitsar Arman
(10 August)
Highest scoringHantharwady United 4–3 Dagon Port
(7 July)
Yadanarbon 2–5 Yangon United
(11 August)
Dagon Port 4–3 Rakhine United
(16 August)
Dagon Port 1–6 Yangon United
(8 September)
Longest winning run5 matches
Shan United (10 August – 13 September)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Shan United (7 July – 13 September)
Yangon United (6 July – 14 September)
Longest winless run10 matches
Rakhine United (6 July – 15 September)
Longest losing run6 matches
Myawady (2 August – 16 September)
2023
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 16 September 2024.

2024 MNL Rules

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2024 MNL will held between the first week of July 2024 and February 2025 according to FIFA football calendars. In The next MNL football season will be held at Thuwunna Stadium, YUSC Stadium, Kanbawza Stadium and Pathein Stadium. The league committee allowed the discussion by the clubs to allow the registration of more foreign players, and according to the international standards, a club is allowed to register a maximum of (5+1) and the players to be signed are to be screened only for foreign players whose quality is significantly higher than domestic players.[1]

| transfer window open= January to November 2024
| Myanmar National League Start to close = 6 July 2024 to 28 february 2025

Clubs

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Changes from previous season

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Promotion and relegation

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  Promoted from
2023 MNL-2
  Relegated to
2024 MNL-2
Thitsar Arman
Dagon Port
GFA
Kachin United

Stadiums

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in Yangon : Thuwunna, YUSC, Padonmar,
in State of Shan : Taunggyi
in Division of Irrawady : Pathein

Locations of the 2024 Myanmar National League

Personnel and sponsoring

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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
Ayeyawady United   U Bo Bo Aung   Yarzar Aung   Pro Sport
Dagon Port   U Htet Aung   Myo Min Latt   Vigorous   MK Fuel
Dagon Star   U Min Tun Lin   Maung Maung Win   M21 Sport
Hanthawaddy United   U Myo Min Tun   Lar Din Maw Yar   SCM   Grand Royal
I.S.P.E   U Chit Naing   Khaing Ye Win   Ayeyawady Sports
Mahar United   U Zaw Linn Tun   Kyaw Swar Min   Like   Like Products
Myawady   U Maung Maung Aye   Aung Thu   M21
Rakhine United   U Moe Hein Myint   Zaw Zaw Naing   Rhino Sport   Rakhapura
Shan United   Hiroki Ono   Hein Thiha Zaw   Foxx Sports   1XBET
Thitsar Arman   U Paw Tun Kyaw   Saw Htoo Phe Moo   Rhino Sports   Sport Bar
Yadanarbon   U Aung Kyaw Moe   Hein Nay San   M21   Alpine
Yangon United   U Kyaw Dun   Yan Naing Oo   Glory Sport   ABD Bank

Foreign players

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Foreign players

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Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asia Player 6 Former Players
Ayeyawady United
Dagon Port   Ghislain Constantin Mogou
Dagon Star United
Hanthawaddy United
I.S.P.E F.C.
Mahar United   Patrick Gilles Ella Edubat
Myawady F.C.
Rakhine United   Joseph Addae   Kekere Moukailou   Fujibayashi Hiroya
Shan United   Mark Sekyi   Efrain Rintaro da Silva   William Biassi Nyakwe   Moussa Paul Bakayoko   Ryuji Hirota
Thitsar Arman FC
Yadanarbon   Mohamed Kalep
Yangon United

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shan United 13 12 1 0 39 10 +29 37 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
2 Hantharwady United 13 10 2 1 25 13 +12 32
3 Yangon United 13 9 4 0 38 12 +26 31
4 Dagon Star United 13 8 2 3 24 11 +13 26
5 ISPE 13 6 2 5 20 16 +4 20
6 Yadanarbon 13 5 4 4 19 22 −3 19
7 Mahar United 13 6 1 6 27 24 +3 19
8 Dagon Port 13 3 3 7 24 39 −15 12
9 Thitsar Arman 13 3 2 8 22 29 −7 11
10 Ayeyawady United 13 2 2 9 9 19 −10 8
11 Myawady 13 1 1 11 8 27 −19 4 Relegation to 2025 MNL-2
12 Rakhine United 13 0 2 11 11 44 −33 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: MNL Forza Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away AYU DPT DSU HTU ISP MHR MWD RKU SHU TSM YAD YGU
Ayeyawady United 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
Dagon Port 0–0 2–1 4–3 2–4 1–2 1–6
Dagon Star United 4–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1
Hantharwady United 4–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–2
ISPE 1–0 0–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 1–3
Mahar United 2–0 3–3 0–3 2–3 5–1 1–5 4–1
Myawady 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–4
Rakhine United 1–1 1–5 0–4 1–4 1–4 0–6
Shan United 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2
Thitsar Arman 0–1 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–4 1–2 1–2
Yadanarbon 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–5 0–0 2–5
Yangon United 4–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Ayeyawady UnitedDLLLWLLLLDLLW
Dagon PortLWLLDWWDLLDLL
Dagon Star UnitedWLWWLWWDWDWWL
Hantharwady UnitedWWDWWWLWWWWWD
ISPELWLWWLLLWDDWW
Mahar UnitedWLWLDLWWLLWLW
MyawadyLLWDLLLLLLLLL
Rakhine UnitedLLLDLLLLLDLLL
Shan UnitedWWWWDWWWWWWWW
Thitsar ArmanLLLLLWLDWLLWD
YadanarbonDWWLWLWDWLDLD
Yangon UnitedWWDWDWWWWDWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: RSSSF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

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To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Shan United53111111111
Hantharwady United32332233322
Yangon United21223322233
Dagon Star United16646444444
Yadanarbon74454555557
Mahar United48577766666
I.S.P.E95765688875
Dagon Port87899877788
Thitsar Arman111011121211119999
Ayeyawady United69101089910101010
Myawady10129810101011111111
Rakhine United1211121111121212121212
Qualification to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
Standby team to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group Stage
Relegation to the 2025 MNL-2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: 2024 MNL

Matches

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Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2024 season.

Week 1
6/7/2024 Yangon United 2–0 Rakhine United YUSC, Yangon
15:45 UTC+06:30 David Htan   34'
Zaw Win Thein   82'
6/7/2024 Dagon Star United 3–1 Thitsar Arman Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Aung Thiha   61'
Aung Kyaw Naing   71'
Zin Min Tun   83'
Saw Myo Zaw   37'
7/7/2024 Ayeyawady United 1–1 Yadanarbon Pathein Stadium, Pathein
16:00 UTC+06:30 Aung Pyae Phyo   45' Pyae Moe   85'
7/7/2024 Shan United 1–0 Myawady Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:45 UTC+06:30 Mark Sekyi   69'
7/7/2024 Hanthawady United 4–3 Dagon Port Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Win Moe Kyaw   24'
Soe Kyaw Kyaw   54', 67'
Yan Naing Aung   88'
Mogou   9', 79'
Myo Satt Paing   46'
8/7/2024 ISPE 0–1 Mahar United YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Patrick   76'
Week 2
11/7/2024 Shan United 2–1 Dagon Star United Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:45 UTC+06:30 Htet Phyo Wai   19'
Aung Wunna Soe   47'
Zin Min Tun   76'
12/7/2024 Yadanarbon 3–2 Mahar United YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Soe Min Oo   45+2'
Ti Nyain Min   52'
Moe Swe   79'
Kyaw Swar Min   35'
Patrick Edubat   56'
13/7/2024 Yangon United 5–0 Myawady YUSC, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 La Min Htwe   12', 45+2'
Yan Naing Oo   16'
Hlaing Bo Bo   52'
Oakkar Naing   84'
13/7/2024 ISPE 5–1 Rakhine United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
15:45 UTC+06:30 Naing Naing Kyaw   12', 29'
Thein Zaw Thiha   30', 48', 62'
Addae Joseph   76'
14/7/2024 Hanthawady United 1–0 Thitsar Arman Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Kyaw Myo Naing   59'
14/7/2024 Ayeyawady United 1–2 Dagon Port Pathein Stadium, Pathein
16:00 UTC+06:30 Yar Zar Aung   3' Myo Sett Paing   10'
Mogou   60' (pen)
Week 3
19/7/2024 Dagon Star United 2–1 ISPE Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Suan Lam Mang   28'
Aung Kyaw Naing   63'
Khaing Ye Win   20'
20/7/2024 Thitsar Arman 1–2 Yadanarbon YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Hla Tun   19' Soe Min Oo   28'
Kalep   31'
20/7/2024 Rakhine United 1–4 Mahar United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Mang Deih Pay   13' Patrick   20', 70'
Aung Hlaing Win   28', 41'
21/7/2024 Yangon United 1–1 Hantharwady United YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 La Min Htwe   60' (pen) Kyaw Myo Naing   73'
21/7/2024 Ayeyawady United 0–1 Myawady Kyaut Tie Stadium, Pathein
15:30 UTC+06:30 Kaung Si Thu   43'
21/7/2024 Dagon Port 2–4 Shan United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Myo Satt Paing   1'
Kaung Myat Kyaw   82'
Hein Phyo Win   40'
Khun Kyaw Zin Hein   49', 87'
Mark Serki   62'
Week 4
26/7/2024 Dagon Star United 4–2 Dagon Port YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Nyein Chan   45+1'
Swan Htet   65', 83' (pen)
Suan Lam Mang   90+4'
Mogou Constantin   51', 73' (pen)
26/7/2024 Hantharwady United 1–0 Yadanarbon Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Win Moe Kyaw   84'
27/7/2024 Yangon United 1–0 Mahar United YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Yan Kyaw Htwe   58' (pen)
27/7/2024 ISPE 1–0 Ayeyawady United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Hein Htet Nyein   25'
28/7/2024 Thitsar Arman 1–4 Shan United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Min Maw Oo   89' Sa Aung Pyae Ko   9'
Thet Wai Moe   35', 73'
Zwe Khant Min   62'
29/7/2024 Myawady 0–0 Rakhine United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30
Week 5
2/8/2024 ISPE 2–0 Myawady YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Win Pyae Maung   18'
Naing Naing Kyaw   81'
Referee: U Moe Kaung
2/8/2024 Hantharwady United 1–0 Dagon Star United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Than Toe Aung   21' Referee: U Zaw Zaw Aung
3/8/2024 Yadanarbon 3–2 Rakhine United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Soe Min Oo   43', 60'
Aung Kyaw Thu   90+3'
Joseph   78', 81' Referee: U Thant Zin Oo
4/8/2024 Shan United 2–2 Yangon United Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:30 UTC+06:30 Mark Sekyi   47', 71' Kaung Sithu   14'
Kyaw Phyo Wai   26'
Referee: U Thura Zaw
4/8/2024 Mahar United 3–3 Dagon Port Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Win Ko Htay   61'
Thet Naing   71'
Patrick   79'
Mogou Constantin   25', 45+1' (pen)
Aye Min Thu   73'
Referee: U Zaw Zaw
5/8/2024 Thitsar Arman 0–1 Ayeyawady United YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Aung Pyae Phyo   18' (pen) Referee: U Nyein Chan Aung
Week 6
9/8/2024 Dagon Port 2–1 Myawady Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Mogou Constantin   79'
Myo Satt Paing   90+4'
Yell Moe Yan   52' Referee: U Kyaw Zayar Aung
10/8/2024 Ayeyawady United 0–1 Hantharwady United Kyaut Tie Stadium, Pathein
15:30 UTC+06:30 Aung Myat Thu   90+1' (pen) Referee: U Tin Naing Htwe
10/8/2024 Shan United 3–0 ISPE Taunggyi Stadium, Taunggyi
15:30 UTC+06:30 Efrain Rintaro   26'
Myo Ko Tun   56'
Mark Serki   69'
Referee: U Aung Myint Kyaw
10/8/2024 Rakhine United 0–6 Thitsar Arman Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Sithu Win   4'
Lin Htet Oo   19', 24', 31'
Saw Myo Zaw   58'
Naing Win Tun   67'
Referee: U Thein Saw
11/8/2024 Yadanarbon 2–5 Yangon United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Ti Nyain Min   13'
Arkar   55'
Yan Kyaw Htwe   25'
Hlaing Bo Bo   58'
Kaung Sithu   76'
Zaw Win Thein   86'
Aung Myo Khant   90+4'
Referee: U Khin Maung Soe
12/8/2024 Mahar United 0–3 Dagon Star United YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Suan Lam Mang   11'
Zaw Ye Tun   80'
Nyein Chan Aung   90+3'
Referee: U Kyaw Zall Lwin
Week 7
16/8/2024 Hantharwady United 0–2 Shan United YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Khun Kyaw Zin Hein   22'
Bakayoko   70'
Referee: U Khin Maung Soe
16/8/2024 Dagon Port 4–3 Rakhine United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Kaung Myat Kyaw   38', 41', 61'
Tun Tun Thein   70'
Tun Tun Aung   25'
Than Kyaw Htay   78'
Addae   90+1'
Referee: U Thu Rein Nyan Win
17/8/2024 ISPE 1–3 Yangon United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Khaing Ye Win   25' Yan Kyaw Htwe   28' (pen), 52'
David Htan   65'
Referee: U Thant Zin Oo
18/8/2024 Ayeyawady United 0–1 Dagon Star United Pathein Stadium, Pathein
15:30 UTC+06:30 Zin Min Tun   74' Referee: U Thura Zaw
18/8/2024 Yadanarbon 3–0 Myawady Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Ti Nyain Min   16', 42'
Pyae Moe   90'
Referee: U Zaw Zaw
19/8/2024 Mahar United 4–1 Thitsar Arman YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Aung Hlaing Win   12'
Patrick Edubat   21'
Kyaw Swar Min   50'
Win Ko Htay   71'
Min Maw Oo   86' Referee: U Kyaw Zayar Aung
Week 8
23/8/2024 Thitsar Arman 3–3 Dagon Port YUSC, Yangon
15:30 UTC+06:30 Min Maw Oo   61'
Naing Win Tun   69'
Myat Phone Khant   90+3'
Kaung Myat Kyaw   2'
Myo Satt Paing   42'
Eant Maw Oo   45+3'
Referee: U Kyaw Zall Lwin
23/8/2024 Myawady 0–1 Mahar United Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Patrick   45+1' Referee: U Zaw Zaw Aung
24/8/2024 Dagon Star United 1-1 Yadanarbon Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Suan Lam Mang   54' Ti Nyein Min   47'
25/8/2024 Hanthawady United 3-1 I.S.P.E Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Yan Naing Aung   29'
Than Toe Aung   48'
Aung Myat Thu   63'
Saw Sae Ka Paw Say   23'
25/8/2024 Yangon United 4-1 Ayeyawady United Y.U.S.C ,Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Yan Kyaw Htwe   20', 45+2'
Yan Naing Oo   66'
Thar Yar Win Htet  90+4'
Thiha   15'
26/8/2024 Rakhine United 1-4 Shan United Y.U.S.C , Yangon
16:00 UTC+06:30 Thet Tun Aung   22' William   9', 46'
Aung Naing Win   48'
Sa Aung Pyae Ko   66'
Week 9
7/9/2024 Mahar United 2-3 Hantharwady United Thuwunna Stadium(Yangon)
16:00 UTC+06:30 Patrick  62'
Win Ko Htay  90+4'
Win Moe Kyaw  34'
Aung Myat Thu  40'
Kyaw Myo Naing  90+2'
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Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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As of 16 September 2024[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Patrick Edubat Sagaing 10
2   Yan Kyaw Htwe Yangon 9
  Ghislain Mogou Dagon Port
3   Suan Lam Mang Dagon Star 8
4   Aung Myat Thu Hantharwady United 7
5   Mark Sekyi Shan United 6
6  Joseph Addae Rakhine United 5
 Kaung Myat Kyaw Dagon Port
 Ti Nyein Min Yadanabon
 Oakkar Naing Yangon United
 Min Maw Oo Thitsar Arman
 Soe Min Oo Yadanabon
 Myo Paing Dagon Port
 Ye Yint Aung Shan United

Most assists

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As of 6 July 2024
Rank Player Club Assists
1

Own goals

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As of 16 September 2024
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1

Hat-tricks

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As of 16 September 2024
Player For Against Result Date
  Thein Zaw Thiha ISPE Rakhine United 5–1 (H) 13 July 2024
  Lin Htet Oo Thitsar Arman Rakhine United 6–0 (A) 10 August 2024
  Kaung Myat Kyaw Dagon Port Rakhine United 4–3 (H) 16 August 2024
  Oakkar Naing Yangon United Dagon Port 6–1 (A) 8 September 2024
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

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As of 16 September 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Nay Lin Htet Hantharwady United 5
2   Pyae Phyo Aung Yangon United 4
3   Zin Nyi Nyi Aung Dagon Star United 3
4   Chit Min Htwe ISPE 2
  Kyaw Zin Phyo Shan United
  Tun Nanda Oo Myawady
7   Moun Htwei Aung Mahar United 1
  Chan Nyein Kyaw Rakhine United
  A Zin Hmue Ayeyawady United
  Pyae Phyo Thu Shan United
  Naing Lin Aung Thitsar Arman
  Wai Yan Min Aung Yadanarbon
  Aung Ko Latt Mahar United

Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Clubs competitions

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Team League of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Qualified
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TBD 2024 Myanmar National League Champion 28 February 2025 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Qualifying Round
TBD 2024 Myanmar National League Cup Champion 19 June 2024 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship qualifying play-offs Qualifying Round

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MNL 2024 season". Facebook. 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "National League 2024, Myanmar - Fixtures | Forza Football".