Shan United F.C.

Shan United
ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း
Full nameShan United Football Club
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003), as
Kanbawza
2015; 9 years ago (2015),
as Shan United [1]
GroundTaunggyi Stadium
Capacity7,000[2]
OwnerKun Naung Myint Wai[3]
ChairmanYe Myo Tun
Head coachHiroki Ono
LeagueMyanmar National League
2023Myanmar National League,1st of 12
WebsiteClub website

Shan United Football Club (Burmese: ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း, pronounced [ʃán]) is a professional Burmese football club based in Taunggyi, Myanmar, representing the Shan State in the Myanmar National League. It had previously competed as an amateur club under the name Kanbawza, based in Yangon.[4][5] The club have won 4 league titles (including one unbeaten title), 1 General Aung San Shield and 2 MFF Charity Cup.

The club did not lose a match in their 2022 season winning 15 games and drawing 3 times.

  1. ^ "About Kanbawza Football Club". Kanbawza. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Myanmar". worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. ^ Erin Handley (5 October 2023), "Australian A-League team criticised for playing soccer game in war-torn Myanmar during AFC Cup", ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 26 October 2023, retrieved 10 July 2024
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine - Club Profile of Shan United
  5. ^ [2] Archived 2021-12-07 at the Wayback Machine- Shan United Info from Soccerway