2021 Myanmar National League

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The 2021 Myanmar National League season was the intended 12th edition of top tier Myanmar National League annual football, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009.

Shan United were the defending champions. Magwe and Southern Myanmar were disbanded after 2020 Myanmar National League season.^[2] However, due to political crisis in Myanmar that occurred later, the league was cancelled.

President of Myanmar Football Federation for this year's Myanmar National League football season. A video conferencing meeting of the Myanmar National League Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Myanmar National League Committee and the owners / chairmen of MNL Clubs was held this morning. According to the unanimous decision of the meeting, the 2021 MPT MNL-1 football tournament was scheduled to be held from April to September, depending on the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in 2021. In the 2021 MNL season, Shan United, Hantharwady United, Ayeyawady United, Yangon United, Yadanarbon, Rakhine United, Sagaing United, ISPE FC, including Chinland FC and Myawaddy FC, which were allowed to qualify under MNL Regulations, have decided to hold the tournament with a total of 10 teams.^[3] However, ongoing 2021 Myanmar protest had caused concern on the perpetration of the league, with several fans and players joining the movement, thus officially cancelling the league.^[4][5]

Promoted from the 2020 MNL-2

• Chinland
• Myawady

Relegated from the 2020 Myanmar National League

• Chin United F.C.
• Southern Myanmar F.C.
• Magwe F.C.
• Zwekapin United F.C.

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Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player	Former
Ayeyawady United				Wu Hongbo
Chinland		Jamal Khamees Gomaa	Séamus McGuff	Syafiq Fairuz
Hantharwady United		Kekere Moukailou	Donald Bissa	Fatkhullo Ibrogimzoda
I.S.P.E				Bayram Aziful Rahim
Myawady
Sagaing United
Shan United	Djawa Maximin	Raphael Success
Rakhine United
Yadanarbon
Yangon United	Emerson	Ella Edubat

Ayeyawady United

Chinland

Hantharwady United

Myawady

I.S.P.E

Rakhine United

Sagaing United

Shan United

Yadanarbon

Yangon United

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Locations of the 2021 Myanmar National League

(*) – not ready to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadia ready to host home matches currently use Aung San Stadium and Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon.^[6]

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

• 2021 MNL-2

• Myanmar National League Official Website
• Myanmar National League Facebook Official Page