Hanthawaddy United F.C.
Full name | Hanthawaddy United Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Shelducks |
Founded | 2009 |
Ground | Bago Stadium |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Owner | Aung Moe Kyaw[1] |
Manager | U Tun Tun Lin |
Coach | 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
- MFF Cup (2010)
Coachs
- Team Manager = Tun Tun Lin
- Head Coach = U Ngwe Tun
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.
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References
- 1 2 Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.
- "Hantharwady United FC". Myanmar National League.