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| Full name | Yangon United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | 2007 as Air Bagan FC 2009 as Yangon United | ||
| Ground | Yangon United Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Owner | Tay Za[1] | ||
| President | Pye Phyo Tayza[2] | ||
| Head coach | Frank Bernhardt | ||
| League | Myanmar National League | ||
| 2023 | Myanmar National League, 2nd of 12 | ||
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Yangon United Football Club (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃]) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Burmese businessman, the club was one of eight teams that participated in the inaugural edition of the Myanmar National League in 2009, where they finished as runners-up. The club have won a record of 5 league titles, 3 General Aung San Shield and 3 MFF Charity Cup.
Yangon United's biggest rivals are Yadanarbon with whom they contest the Myanmar rivalry. However, due to Yadanarbon's decline, Yangon United's main rivals are now Shan United, in which now they contest in the new Myanmar National League derby.
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