Ayeyawady United F.C.
| Full name | Ayeyawady United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fishermen (တံငါသည်များ) | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Ayar Stadium (Kyauk Tai Stadium)[1] | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Owner | Zaw Win Shein[2] | ||
| Chairman | U Min Lwin | ||
| Head coach | U Chit Naing | ||
| League | Myanmar National League | ||
| 2023 | MFL, 9th of 12 | ||
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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.[3]
2025-26 First-team squad
- As of April 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group H | Kelantan | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4th |
| Arema | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 2–0 | 1–4 | ||||
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group G | Kelantan | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4th |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 2–3 | 1–2 | ||||
| Maziya | 3–0 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2014 | Mekong Club Championship | Semi-final | Hoang Anh Attapeu | 1–1 (5–4 (p)) | ||
| Final | Becamex Binh Duong | 4–1 | ||||
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Group H | Persib Bandung | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2nd |
| New Radiant | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| Lao Toyota FC | 4–3 | 2–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–5 | ||||
| 2016[4] | AFC Cup | Group H | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–2 | 8–1 | 3rd |
| Bengaluru FC | 0–1 | 5–3 | ||||
| Lao Toyota FC | 4–2 | 2–3 |
Achievements
- 2009-10 Myanmar National League : Runners-up ( U San Win / Head Coach )
- 2011 Myanmar National League : Runners-up ( Mr. Jozef Heral / Head Coach )
- 2012 Charity Cup Myanmar Super Cup 2012 : Champions ( Mr. Jozef Heral / Head Coach )
- Ooredoo Cup MFF Digicel Cup 2012 Myanmar National Cup 2012: Champions ( Mr. Marjan Sekulovski / Head Coach )
- 2013 Charity Cup Myanmar Super Cup 2013: Runners-up ( Mr. Marjan Sekulovski / Head Coach )
- Ooredoo Cup Myanmar National Cup 2014: Champions ( U San Win / Head Coach )
- 2015 Charity Cup Myanmar Super Cup 2015: Champions ( Mr. Marjan Sekulovski / Head Coach )
- 2015 General Aung San Shield Myanmar National Cup 2015: Champions ( Mr. Marjan Sekulovski / Head Coach )
- AFC Cup: Round of 16: 2015
Domestics
Youth Competitions
AFC Competitions
Regional Competitions
- Mekong Club Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2014
Domestic history
| Season | League | MFF Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| 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 | Leandro Duarte | 11 | |
| 2014 | 1st | 5th | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 33 | Champions | Saša Ranković | 11 |
| 2015 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 36 | Champions | Riste Naumov | 10 |
| 2016 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 37 | Christopher Chizoba | 16 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 36 | Semi-finals | Keith Martu Nah | 15 |
| 2018 | 1st | 8 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 45 | 30 | Quarter-finals | Edubat Patrick | 16 |
| 2019 | 1st | 2nd | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 44 | second round | Keith Martu Nah | 10 |
| 2020 | 1st | 3rd | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 40 | Raphael Success | 16 | |
| 2022 | 1st | 5th | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 28 | Yan Kyaw Htwe | 14 | |
| 2023 | 1st | 9th | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 26 | Nyi Nyi Aung | 7 | |
Sponsorship
| Period | Sportswear | Sponsor |
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| 2015–2016 | FBT | |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Sport | AMI Insurance |
| 2019-2020 | Pro Sport | AMI Insurance |
References
- ^ "Ayeyawady United aims to build Pathein base in two years". ASEAN Football. 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Delta United Owner Changed". Soccer Myanmar.com (in Burmese). 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "US embassy cables: Burma regime crony picks general's grandson for football team". The Guardian. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
External links
- Ayeyawady United FC (archived 15 August 2013)
- Ayeyawady United F.C. on Facebook
- First Eleven Journal (in Burmese) (archived 16 November 2013)
- Soccer Myanmar (in Burmese) (archived 19 November 2015)
- Delta Utdta United FC (archived 21 April 2012)