Southern Myanmar Football Club is a Burmese football club, based in Mawlamyine, Myanmar. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009.

Southern Myanmar
Full nameSouthern Myanmar Football Club
Nickname(s)Southerners
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
GroundYamanya Stadium
Capacity20,000
OwnerMyanmar Htay Myint[1]
ChairmanMyanmar Hla Maung Shwe
ManagerMyanmar Kyaw Min
LeagueMyanmar National League
202010th
Current season

The club represents the Mon State, Kayin State and Tanintharyi Region in southern coast of Myanmar. Although it plans to use the Kyaungtha Stadium in Mawlamyine as its home field, it presently shares the Aung San Stadium in Yangon as its home stadium with three other clubs, as the country lacks adequate facilities outside Yangon and Mandalay. Relegated to MNL 2 at the end of the 2014 MNL season.

The club finished in the last place tie with Delta United FC in the league's inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009. The club appointed Fabiano José Costa Flora as a club manager in May 2017.

In 2017, Kyaw Min appointed as a Head Coach of Southerners and the club finished in 6th position in Myanmar National League. It was the highest league position in their history.

Players

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As of Jan 2020

[2] 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 Pyae Phyo Aung (Captain)
2 DF   MYA Wai Phyo Lwin
3 DF   MYA Naing Lin Tun
4 DF   MYA Aung Hein Soe Oo
5 DF   MYA Phyo Paing Soe
6 DF   MYA Than Zaw Myo
7 MF   MYA Shine Thura (Vice Captain)
8 MF   MYA Swan Htet Aung
9 MF   MYA Yan Kyaw Htwe
10 FW   MYA Kaung Sithu
11 FW   MYA Chan Nyein
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   MYA Zin Myo Naing
14 DF   MYA Paing Soe Wai
15 DF   MYA Htet Aung
16 MF   MYA Tun Min Soe
17 MF   MYA Thura Min Naing
18 MF   MYA Phyo Nyi Nyi Lwin
19 MF   MYA Zin Min
20 MF   MYA Phyo Thet Oo
21 FW   MYA Aung Myat Thu
22 GK   MYA Aung Ko Ko Naing
23 DF   MYA Zaw Lin Oo
33 GK   MYA Pyae Phyo Kyaw

References

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  1. ^ Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "squad Update". MNL official. 29 November 2017.
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