Nay Pyi Taw F.C.

History

Nay Pyi Taw FC is a Myanmar professional football team, established in 2010. While initially based in Yangon, the team was relocated to the capital Nay Pyi Taw in 2011. In that year, Nay Pyi Taw FC football team renovated the Paung Laung Stadium as a modern 15,000 capacity stadium and uses it as its home field.

Nay Pyi Taw FC won by 6 goals over Zwegabin United FC (5 April 2010) as their first ever professional football match win. Their first ever professional hat-trick goal was produced by Aruna who scored his first professional goal against Zwegabin United FC. The 2013 Myanmar National League was a breakthrough season for the club where the team finished as runners-up, its highest position ever, and qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.

Performance in [[AFC Cup]]

2014

Nay Pyi Taw FC qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup and was placed in Group H comprising Kitchee FC from Hong Kong, Tampines Rovers FC from Singapore and Pune FC from India. This was Nay Pyi Taw FC's first foray in Asian level competition. Nay Pyi Taw progressed to the AFC Cup Round of 16 where they met Hanoi T&T in a one-off game to see who progressed to the Quarter-finals of the AFC Cup.

Group H

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup group stage#Group H

Honour

Domestics

• Myanmar National League
  • [[File: Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): 2013
• MFF Cup
  • [[File: Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): 2012, 2014

AFC Competition

• AFC Cup
  • Round of 16 (1): 2014

Sponsorship

Final squad

References

1. (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". [[Goal (website).
2. ["First Team"](https://web.facebook.com/ShanUtdFC/photos/a.422213184465672.96529.107844065902587/1317566658263649/?type=3&theater }} in [[Burmese language).