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The Women's League (WL) (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမျိုးသမီး လိဂ်) is a Myanmar professional league for women's football clubs. At the top of the Myanmar football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 8 teams. The Myanmar League is a corporation in which the 8 member teams.[1] Since 2016 it has been sponsored by Kanbawza Bank, a Banking company based in Yangon, and are thus billed as KBZ Bank Women's League.[2]
| Founded | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | AFC Women's Champions League |
| Current champions | Myawady W.F.C (2023) |
| Most championships | Myawady W.F.C (3 times) |
| Website | themff |
| Current: 2024 | |
History edit
Myanmar Women's League was founded with seven women's team in 2016.[3] The Women's League was sponsored by Kanbawza Bank. Myawady Women team won first time ever Myanmar Women League Champion.
Records edit
All-time top scorers edit
- As of 13 February 2021
| Rank | Player | Period | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win Theingi Tun
|
2016–2019 | 100 | 30 |
Figures for active players (in bold).
Champions edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17[4] | Myawady W.F.C | Thitsar Arman W.F.C |
| 2017–18 | Myawady W.F.C | Thitsar Arman W.F.C |
| 2018–19 | ISPE W.F.C | Myawady W.F.C |
| 2022[5] | ISPE W.F.C | Thitsar Arman W.F.C |
| 2023[6] | Myawady W.F.C | I.S.P.E W.F.C |
| 2024 |
Award edit
Top scorer edit
| Year | Player | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Win Theingi Tun
|
Myawady W.F.C | 41 |
| 2018-19 | Ye Ye Oo
|
ISPE W.F.C | 14 |
| 2022 | Khin Marlar Tun
|
ISPE W.F.C | 18 |
| 2023 | San Thaw Thaw
|
Myawady W.F.C | 16 |
| Khin Marlar Tun
|
ISPE W.F.C |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Myanmar Women League". MFF. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "KBZ Bank Sponsor Ceremony". Global New Light of Myanmar. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Seven teams for Myanmar Women's League". asean football.
- ^ "KBZ Bank Myanmar Women's League". Myanmar Women league. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "ISPE team clinches title in Myanmar Women's League 2022". glnm. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Myawady crowns Championship title for 2023 MWL". glnm. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.