Ayeyawady United F.C.

Ayeyawady United
ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း
Full nameAyeyawady United Football Club
NicknamesThe Fishermen
(တံငါသည်များ)
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
GroundAyar Stadium (Kyauk Tai Stadium)
Capacity3,000
ChairmanZaw Win Shein
Head coachNyi Nyi Tun
LeagueMyanmar National League
2025–26MFL, 8th of 12

Ayeyawady United Football Club (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Pathein, Ayeyawady. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009. The club finished tied at the last place in the inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009. The owners of former Delta United took over the club. Currently, a total of 26 entrepreneurs from Ayeyawady Region are running the club.

In 2011, Delta United was renamed as Ayeyawady United. The club was formerly owned by a tycoon Zaw Zaw.

The team signed Win Naing Tun, a footballer who was a Super-sub for the Myanmar national football team at the 2019 SEA Games for the 2020 season.

First-team squad

As of October 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MYA Aung Myint Myat
3 DF  MYA Ye Win Aung
4 DF  MYA Naing Bhone Htut
6 MF  MYA Htun Lin Aung
7 MF  MYA Yar Zar Soe
10 MF  MYA Lu Min Chit
13 FW  MYA Kaung Khant Lwin
15 DF  MYA Thiha Aung
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  MYA Kaung Thant
19 MF  MYA Htun Htun
20 DF  MYA Thet Paing Soe
21 MF  MYA Thura Min Thant
22 DF  MYA Aung Phyo Oo
23 MF  MYA Kaung Khant Zaw
24 DF  MYA Sai Kham Nyi
26 MF  MYA Kyaw Htoo
27 DF  MYA Mg Tip
29 DF  MYA Lin Pyae Aung
30 DF  MYA Phone Pyae Sone Oo
31 MF  MYA Hla Tun

Continental record

At the 2016 AFC Cup, Ayeyawady United played in Group H and lost 8-1 in their opening game against defending champion Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) with Thiha Zaw scoring the team's only goal that match. Their home game against JDT ended in a 1-2 loss, with the Malaysian team securing the top spot in the group in a comeback victory.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012 AFC Cup Group H Malaysia Kelantan 3–1 0–1 4th
Indonesia Arema 0–3 1–1
Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 2–0 1–4
2013 AFC Cup Group G Malaysia Kelantan 1–3 1–3 4th
Vietnam SHB Đà Nẵng 2–3 1–2
Maldives Maziya 3–0 1–3
2014 Mekong Club Championship Semi-final Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu 1–1 (5–4 (p))
Final Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 4–1
2015 AFC Cup Group H Indonesia Persib Bandung 1–1 3–3 2nd
Maldives New Radiant 0–0 3–0
Laos Lao Toyota FC 4–3 2–2
Round of 16 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5
2016 AFC Cup Group H Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–2 8–1 3rd
India Bengaluru FC 0–1 5–3
Laos Lao Toyota FC 4–2 2–3

Honours

Aya United FC – Honours
TypeCompetitionTitlesTitle SeasonsRunners-upRunners-up seasons
Domestic Myanmar National League 0 – 2 2009–10, 2011
MFF Charity Cup 3 2012, 2014, 2015 1 2013
MFF Cup 2 2012, 2014 0 –
General Aung San Shield 1 2015 0 –
Youth MNL U-21 Youth League 1 2017 0 –
MNL U-19 Youth League 0 – 1 2017
Regional Mekong Club Championship 0 – 1 2014

Domestic history

Season League MFF Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2009 1st 8th 7 1 1 5 4 12 4
2009–10 1st 2nd 14 8 2 4 22 15 26
2010 1st 8th 20 7 3 10 28 34 24
2011 1st 2nd 22 15 7 0 41 11 52
2012 1st 5th 26 13 7 6 45 31 46 Champions
2013 1st 7th 22 6 11 5 36 33 29 Brazil Leandro Duarte 11
2014 1st 5th 21 9 6 6 37 30 33 Champions Serbia Saša Ranković 11
2015 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 38 29 36 Champions North Macedonia Riste Naumov 10
2016 1st 4th 22 10 7 5 39 29 37 Nigeria Christopher Chizoba 16
2017 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 36 24 36 Semi-finals Liberia Keith Martu Nah 15
2018 1st 8 22 8 6 8 38 45 30 Quarter-finals Cameroon Edubat Patrick 16
2019 1st 2nd 22 12 8 2 44 19 44 second round Liberia Keith Martu Nah 10
2020 1st 3rd 20 12 4 2 41 16 40 Nigeria Raphael Success 16
2022 1st 5th 18 8 4 6 34 20 28 Myanmar Yan Kyaw Htwe 14
2023 1st 9th 22 7 5 10 34 42 26 Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung 7

Sponsorship

Period Sportswear Sponsor
2015–2016 Thailand FBT
2017–2018 Thailand Grand Sport AMI Insurance
2019–2020 Thailand Pro Sport AMI Insurance

References

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