Nay Pyi Taw F.C.
Nay Pyi Taw Football Club (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Professional Football Club, based at Paung Laung Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Owned by a prominent businessmen Dr. Phyo Ko Ko Tint San, the club was founded in 2010 and finished as runners-up in MNL Cup 2012.
Nay Pyi Taw F.C. was founded in 2009 and played as an amateur club (ACE FC) in Myanmar League which was the highest football league in Myanmar. The first ever manager was Zaw Win and coach was San Lwin. Since 2010, ACE FC (now Nay Pyi Taw) Football Club changed as a professional football club to play in Myanmar National League (Professional League) which was changed from Myanmar League.
History
Nay Pyi Taw FC is a Myanmar professional football team, established in 2010. While initially based in Yangon, the team was relocated to the capital Nay Pyi Taw in 2011. In that year, Nay Pyi Taw FC football team renovated the Paung Laung Stadium as a modern 15000 capacity stadium and uses it as its home field.
Nay Pyi Taw FC won by 6 goals over Zwegabin United FC (2010 April 5) as their first ever professional football match Winning. Their first ever professional Hat-trick goal was produced by Aruna who scored his first professional goal against Zwegabin United FC. The 2013 Myanmar National League was a breakthrough season for the club where the team finished as runners-up, its highest position ever, and qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.
Performance in AFC Cup
- 2014: Nay Pyi Taw FC has qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup and is placed in Group H comprising Kitchee FC from Hong Kong, Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore and Pune FC from India. This is Nay Pyi Taw FC's first foray in Asian level competition. Nay Pyi Taw have progressed to the AFC Cup Round of 16 where they will meet Hanoi T&T in a one of game to see who progresses to the Quarter-finals of the AFC Cup.
AFC Cup Group (H) Standing
| Team |
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|---|
 Kitchee |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
+10 |
13 |
 Nay Pyi Taw |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
 Tampines Rovers |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
−7 |
6 |
 Pune |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
−3 |
6 |
|
|
- Tiebreakers
- Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.
Sponsorship
.JPG)
Jung & Myo Hlaing Win (Monthly awards 2013)
.JPG)
Zaw Lin (Nay Pyi Taw FC Midfielder)
First-team squad (2015)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 2 |
|
DF |
Ye Zaw Htet Aung
|
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Happiness
|
| 4 |
|
DF |
Chan Chan
|
| 5 |
|
DF |
Phyo Maung Maung Swe
|
| 6 |
|
DF |
Ni Maung Maung Aung
|
| 7 |
|
DF |
Nay Zaw Aung
|
| 8 |
|
MF |
Bo Bo Naing
|
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Daniel Akuffo
|
| 10 |
|
MF |
Khine Htoo
|
| 12 |
|
MF |
Aung Ko Ko Oo
|
| 14 |
|
FW |
Kyaw Htay Oo
|
| 15 |
|
MF |
Sithu Than
|
| 16 |
|
MF |
Tin Zaw Moe
|
| 17 |
|
MF |
Aung Myo Thet
|
| 18 |
|
GK |
Hein Kyaw Thu |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 19 |
|
DF |
Yan Kyaw Htwe
|
| 20 |
|
MF |
Soe Thu Rain Tun
|
| 22 |
|
GK |
Naing Zayar Tun
|
| 23 |
|
DF |
Aung Myo Khant
|
| 25 |
|
FW |
Wine Chit Aung
|
| 27 |
|
FW |
Thant Zaw Hein
|
| 28 |
|
DF |
Ye Lin Naing
|
| 29 |
|
GK |
Saw Eai Htoo
|
| 30 |
 |
MF |
Keita Boubacar
|
| 32 |
 |
MF |
Kentaro
|
| 33 |
|
GK |
Soe Min Htike |
|
Monthly awards
| Month |
Manager of the Month |
Player of the Month |
| Manager |
Club |
Player |
Club |
| March/April 2013 |
Myo Hlaing Win |
Nay Pyi Taw |
 Jung Yoon-sik |
Nay Pyi Taw |
Hat-tricks
| Season | Player Name | Against | Result | Date |
| 2010 | Aruna | Zwekapin Utd | 6–0 | 000000002010-05-05-00005 May 2010 |
| 2013 | Min Min Tun | Rakhine Utd | 4–2 | 000000002013-05-10-000010 May 2013 |
Player of the Year Award
| Year |
Name |
Type of Award |
| 2011 |
Zaw Lin |
MFF Young Player of the Year |
| Year |
Name |
Type of Award |
| 2014 |
Aung Kyaw Naing |
MFF Young Player of the Year |
Seasons
Nay Pyi Taw FC(MNL 2013 season)
References
External links
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