Hantharwady United F.C.

Football club
Hantharwady United FC
ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း
Full nameHantharwady United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shelducks
(ဟင်္သာ)
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009) (as Okktha United FC) 2012; 12 years ago (2012) (as Hantharwady United FC)
GroundGrand Royal Stadium
Capacity7,000
OwnerAung Moe Kyaw[1]
Head coachMyo Min Tun
LeagueMyanmar National League
20233rd of 12
Home colours
Away colours

Hantharwady United Football Club (Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း) is a professional football club based in Bago, 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 Hantharwady United. As Okktha United, the club won their first ever major trophy by winning the MFF Cup in 2010.

History

2009

Hantharwady 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 International Beverages Trading (IBT).[1]

2013–14

Hantharwady United was relegated to MNL-2. Hantharwady became champions of MNL-2 and were promoted to the MNL. Bamba scored 24 goals while Hantharwady United were in MNL-2.

2019-2020

Myanmar
K.K.Naing (c)
Myanmar
A.M.Htwe (2)
Ivory Coast
Moukailou
Myanmar
H.N. Aung
Myanmar
S.H. Win
Myanmar
H.H. Aung
Myanmar
M.Z. Oo
Myanmar
A.H. Win
Nigeria
Emeka
2020 Myanmar National League starting lineup Hantharwady United 2 - 2 Ayeyawady United

At the end of the 2019 season, Hantharwady United appointed Myo Min Tun (former Yangon United coach) as their head coach. The team kicked off the 2020 Myanmar National League with a 1–0 win over Rakhine United F.C. at Bago, claiming an instant fourth spot. Since a win against Chin United F.C. in Week 3, Hantharwady United maintained its 1st position in the league for 15 consecutive weeks, until Week 18. During this time, Hantharwady United won 13 games, drew 1 and lost 2, while scoring 42 goals and conceding only 12. In the following week, Hantharwady United surprisingly lost to Magwe, which meant that the team shifted to 2nd place while Shan United took over after a long run of consecutive wins. Hantharwady United drew to Ayeyawady United in their last match of 2020 Myanmar National League, finishing as the runner-up behind the champions Shan United just by a point. The 18 year old winger Hein Htet Aung laid on the most assists (9 assists) while Ko Ko Naing kept the most cleansheets (9 cleansheets) in the league. In addition, the Ivorian forward Donald Bissa and Hein Htet Aung won Player Of The Month once each with coach Myo Min Tun also winning the Manager Of The Month twice.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, General Aung San Shield was postponed, meaning Hantharwady United were guaranteed a spot in the play-off round of 2021 AFC Cup, which will be their first appearance in a continental competition.

2020-2021

To prepare for the upcoming 2021 Myanmar National League and 2021 AFC Cup, Hantharwady United have signed the veteran Pyae Phyo Aung (goalkeeper) from Southern Myanmar F.C. and Ye Yint Aung from Yadanarbon F.C. More signings will be made upon coach Myo Min Tun's decision over the transfer window.

Sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer MNL kit partners
Shirt (major) Shirt (minor)
2009–2019 FBT Grand Royal
2020–present SCM AIA

Stadium

Grand Royal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Bago, Myanmar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 7,000.

Stadium and locations

Coordinates Location Stadium Year
17°20′19″N 96°29′29″E / 17.3385°N 96.4913°E / 17.3385; 96.4913 Bago Grand Royal Stadium 2016–present

Honours

Myanmar National League

  • Runners Up (2020)
  • 1st Runners up (2022),(2023)


Cup


MNL-2

  • Winner (2014)

Season-by-season record

Season League MFF Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals
09–10 1st 6st 14 3 6 5 11 20 15
2010 1st 6th 20 9 3 8 34 34 30
2011 1st 5th 22 9 6 7 27 26 33
2012 1st 9th 22 9 7 10 28 30 34 Myanmar Win Tun
2013 1st 11st 22 2 8 12 21 39 14 Myanmar Ngwe Tun
2014 2nd 1st 17 14 8 0 48 1 45 Nigeria Bamba 6
2015 1st 7th 22 5 9 8 25 26 24 Myanmar Ngwe Tun
2016 1st 5th 22 8 6 8 31 32 30 Nigeria Bamba Gaoussou 10 Myanmar Ngwe Tun
2017 1st 9th 22 5 8 9 30 37 23 Brazil Marcio Gomes 15 Myanmar Zaw Min Htut
2018 1st 4th 22 11 3 8 36 23 36 Semi-final Uganda Joseph Mpande 18 Myanmar Win Min Zaw
2019 1st 5th 22 9 5 8 28 27 32 final Ghana Mark Sekyi 6 Myanmar Ngwe Tun
2020 1st 2nd 20 15 2 3 49 19 47 Ivory Coast Donald Bissa & Nigeria Francis Emeka 13 Myanmar Myo Min Tun
2022 1st 3rd 18 10 2 6 34 15 32 Myanmar Soe Kyaw Kyaw 6 Myanmar Myo Min Tun
2023 1st 3rd 22 12 1 9 35 25 37 Myanmar Aung Myat Thu 12 Myanmar Myo Min Tun

2024 First-team squad

As of Feb 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Myanmar MYA Nay Lin Htet
4 DF Myanmar MYA Aung Zay Ya
5 DF Myanmar MYA Lat Wai Phone (on loan from Shan United)
6 MF Myanmar MYA Chit Hla AUng
9 FW Myanmar MYA Than Toe Aung
10 MF Myanmar MYA Nay Moe Naing
11 FW Myanmar MYA Paing Htet Ko Ko
12 DF Myanmar MYA Nay Thura Aung
13 MF Myanmar MYA Thura Zaw
14 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Naing Aung (Vice-Captain)
15 DF Myanmar MYA Han Win Aung
17 MF Myanmar MYA Lar Din Maw Yar (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Myanmar MYA Zwe Man Thar
19 FW Myanmar MYA Aung Myat Thu
20 GK Myanmar MYA Ko Ko Naing
23 DF Myanmar MYA Min Htoo Eain Lin
24 DF Myanmar MYA Win Moe Kyaw
27 FW Myanmar MYA Soe Kyaw Kyaw
30 GK Myanmar MYA Pyae Phyo Aung (2)
41 DF Myanmar MYA Shin Thant Aung
55 DF Myanmar MYA Aung Moe Htwe (1)

Coaching staff

As of 2 January 2021
Position Name Nationality
Team manager Tun Tun Lin  MYA
Head coach Myo Min Tun  MYA
Assistant coach Chit Ko Ko  MYA
Assistant coach Tin Win  MYA
Goalkeeping coach Aung Thet  MYA
Physical Therapist Aung Latt Thu  MYA

Managerial history

Head coaches by years (2018–present)

Name Period Honours
Myanmar Ngwe Tun 2018-2019
Myanmar Myo Min Tun 2020–present

References

  1. ^ a b Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012.