2012 Myanmar National League

The Myanmar 2012 Myanmar National League season was the 3rd edition of Myanmar National League. The fixture schedule was released on second weeks of December 2011. The season began on 7 January 2012 and ended on 9 September 2012. The bottom two teams are relegated to yet-to-be-formed MNL-2.[2]

Myanmar National League
Season2012
ChampionsYangon United
2nd Myanmar National League title
AFC CupYangon United
Ayeyawady United
Matches played182
Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerSerbiaSaša Ranković (20 goals)
Biggest home winYangon United 6 – 0 Chin United
Zeya Shwe Myay 7 – 1 Mawyawadi FC
Kanbawza 6 – 0 Mawyawadi FC[1]
Biggest away winMawyawadi FC 2 – 6 Kanbawza
Zwegabin United 1 – 6 Yangon United
Chin United 0 – 6 Yangon United
Zwegabin United 0 – 6 Kanbawza
Highest scoringMawyawadi FC 2 – 6 Kanbawza
Hantharwady United 3 – 5 Yadanabon
Rakhapura United 5 – 3 Zeya Shwe Myay
Zeya Shwe Myay 7 – 1 Mawyawadi United
2011
2013

Yangon United successfully pursued its 2012 Myanmar National League title.

Teams

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Personnel and kits

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

Team Manager Shirt sponsor
Ayeyawady United   Jozef Herel awba
Chin United   U San Win -
Hantharwady United   U Win Tin IBTC
Kanbawza   PN Sivaji KBZ
Magway   U Kyi Lwin JOMOO
Manaw Myay   U Win Myint Twin -
Mawyawadi FC   -
Naypyidaw   Minkovski KTM
Rakhapura United   U Han Tun Yangon Transformer
Southern Myanmar United    Ken Worden Yuzana
Yadanabon   Jose Alves Borges Alipne
Yangon United   Ivan Venkov Kolev airBagan
Zeya Shwe Myay   U Soe Moe Sky Net
Zwegabin United   Yohan Girard -

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yangon United 26 18 6 2 69 17 +52 60 2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Kanbawza 26 18 5 3 64 25 +39 59
3 Yadanabon 26 16 8 2 57 22 +35 56
4 Zeya Shwe Myay 26 16 3 7 51 26 +25 51
5 Ayeyawady United 26 13 7 6 45 31 +14 46 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[a]
6 Magway 26 12 8 6 39 21 +18 44
7 Naypyidaw 26 12 6 8 38 25 +13 42
8 Manaw Myay 26 10 6 10 32 32 0 36
9 Hantharwady United 26 9 7 10 28 30 −2 34
10 Rakhapura United 26 7 7 12 40 48 −8 28
11 Southern Myanmar United 26 6 3 17 24 49 −25 21
12 Zwegabin United 26 5 3 18 16 51 −35 18
13 Mawyawadi FC 26 1 6 19 8 74 −66 9 Relegation to 2013 MNL-2[2]
14 Chin United 26 1 3 22 17 77 −60 6
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Ayeyawady United qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the 2012 MFF Cup.

Top scorers

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No Player Club Goals
1   Saša Ranković Zeya Shwe Myay 20
2   Adama Koné Yadanabon 16
2   Nunez Kanbawza 16
4   Leandro D. L Naypyidaw 15
4   Lassina Koné Magway 15
4   Cezar Augusto Yangon United 15
7   Soe Min Oo Kanbawza 13
7   Molo Hilaire Assalé Manaw Myay 13
9   Andrey Rakhapura United 12
10   Yan Paing Yadanabon 11

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
February   U Win Myint Twin Manaw Myay F.C   Man Sar Manaw Myay F.C
March   Jozef Herel Ayeyawady United F.C   Lassina Koné Magway F.C
April/May   Jose Alves Borges Yadanabon F.C   Yan Paing Yadanabon F.C
July   U Soe Moe Zeyashwemye F.C   Andrey Rakhapura United F.C
August   Ivan Venkov Kolev Yangon United F.C   Cezar Augusto Yangon United F.C

References

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  1. ^ "myanmarnationalleague.com". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  2. ^ a b "2013 Promotion and Relegation System in place (in Burmese)". Soccer Myanmar. 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.
  3. ^ "MNL League Table". MNL. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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