Hanthawaddy United F.C.

Hanthawaddy United FC
ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း
Full name Hanthawaddy United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Shelducks
Founded 2009 (2009)
Ground Bago Stadium
Ground Capacity 4,000
Owner Myanmar Aung Moe Kyaw[1]
Manager Myanmar U Tun Tun Lin
Coach Myanmar U Ngwe Tun
League Myanmar National League
2015 7th

Hanthawaddy United Football Club (Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း) is a Burmese football club, based in Taungoo, Myanmar, and represents the Bago Region. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009. It finished in sixth place in the league's inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009. In 2012, the club changed its name from Okktha United to Hanthawaddy United. As Okktha United, the club won their first ever major trophy by winning the 2010 MFF Cup.

History

Hanthawaddy United FC was a founding member of the MNL in 2009 as Okktha United. This team represents the Bago Region. The team owner is Aung Moe Kyaw of IBTC Company.[1]

2013–14

Hanthawaddy United was relegated to MNL-2. Hanthawaddy became champions of MNL-2 and were promoted to rejoin the MNL. Bamba scored 24 goals while Hanthawaddy were in MNL-2.

Honours

Coachs

Current squad (2016)

The management has assembled a team consisted mostly of young players. Goalkeeper Ko Ko Aung, part of the current Myanmar national football team roster, is the only local player with notable experience in the team.

Players

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

No. Position Player
1 Myanmar GK Thura Ko Ko
2 Myanmar DF Myat Kyaw Moe
3 Myanmar DF Aung Zaw
4 Myanmar DF Kyaw Kyaw Tun
5 Myanmar DF Aung Phyo Myint
6 Myanmar MF Wai Phyo Thu
7 Myanmar MF Zaw Zin Oo
10 Brazil FW Ivan Caelos
11 Myanmar MF Maung Maung Lwin
12 Myanmar MF Hla Tun Aung
13 Myanmar DF Htoo Nay Aung
14 Myanmar MF Shine Htet Aung
15 Myanmar MF Aung Min Thein
16 Myanmar DF Aung Yar Zar Oo
17 Myanmar MF Lar Din Maw Yar
No. Position Player
18 Myanmar DF Chit Soe Paing
19 Myanmar MF Chit Hla Aung
20 Myanmar GK Ko Ko Naing
21 Myanmar DF Thet Myo Oo
22 Myanmar FW Aung Myo Thura
23 Myanmar FW Aung Aung Soe
24 Liberia DF George
28 Myanmar MF Aung Moe Htwe
29 Myanmar DF Zin Min Aung
30 Myanmar GK Saw L Htoo
31 Ivory Coast FW Bamba
32 Myanmar DF Min Ko Thu
63 Myanmar DF Kyaw Zay Ya

References

  1. 1 2 Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.
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