Ayeyawady United F.C.

Ayeyawady United
ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း
Full nameAyeyawady United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Fishermen
(တံငါသည်များ)
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
GroundAyar Stadium
Capacity3,000
OwnerMyanmar Zaw Win Shein[1]
ChairmanU Min Lwin
Head coachBo Bo Aung
LeagueMyanmar National League
2023MFL, 9th of 12
Current season

Ayeyawady United Football Club (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Pathein. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009, and represents the Ayeyarwady Division in lower Myanmar. The club finished tied for the last place in the league's inaugural cup competition, the MNL Cup 2009. The club owners of Delta United have changed four times. Currently, a total of 26 entrepreneurs from Ayeyawady Region are successfully running the club. Ayeyawady United Football Club is the first ever Runner-up team in Myanmar National League with an unbeaten record for 25 matches. This record was broken by the match against with Zeyarshwe Myay F.C.

Old crest of Delta United

In 2011, Delta United was renamed as Ayeyawady United. The club was formerly owned by Zaw Zaw, a business tycoon.[2]

2024 First-team squad

As of March 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 Htet Arkar Win
2 DF Myanmar MYA Kyaw Wunna
3 DF Myanmar MYA Wai Yan Lin Thu
4 DF Myanmar MYA Ye Yint Aung
5 MF Myanmar MYA Nan Hteik Zaw
6 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Naing Lin
7 MF Myanmar MYA Aung Min Thu
8 MF Myanmar MYA Pyae Sone Lin
9 FW Myanmar MYA Chan Nyein
10 MF Myanmar MYA Thiha
11 FW Myanmar MYA Yar Zar Aung
18 GK Myanmar MYA A Zin Hmue
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Myanmar MYA Soe Thurein
20 FW Myanmar MYA Aung Pyae Phyo
21 FW Myanmar MYA Win Htay
23 FW Myanmar MYA Khun Kyaw Kyaw
27 DF Myanmar MYA Saw Htaw Nay Mue
44 MF Myanmar MYA Zaw Htet Aung
47 MF Myanmar MYA Yan Paing Soe
66 DF Myanmar MYA Kaung Khant Kyaw
70 MF Myanmar MYA Myo Wai Lin
77 FW Myanmar MYA Phyo Thant Ko Ko
88 MF Myanmar MYA Than Toe Aung

Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012 AFC Cup Group H Malaysia Kelantan 3–1 0–1 4th
Indonesia Arema 0–3 1–1
Vietnam Navibank Sài Gòn 2–0 1–4
2013 AFC Cup Group G Malaysia Kelantan 1–3 1–3 4th
Vietnam SHB Đà Nẵng 2–3 1–2
Maldives Maziya 3–0 1–3
2014 Mekong Club Championship Semi-final Laos Hoang Anh Attapeu 1–1 (5–4 (p))
Final Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 4–1
2015 AFC Cup Group H Indonesia Persib Bandung 1–1 3–3 2nd
Maldives New Radiant 0–0 3–0
Laos Lao Toyota FC 4–3 2–2
Round of 16 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5
2016[3] AFC Cup Group H Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–2 8–1 3rd
India Bengaluru FC 0–1 5–3
Laos Lao Toyota FC 4–2 2–3

Achievements

League and domestic cup history

Season League MFF Cup Top goalscorer
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 Brazil Leandro Duarte 11
2014 1st 5th 21 9 6 6 37 30 33 Champions Serbia Saša Ranković 11
2015 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 38 29 36 Champions North Macedonia Riste Naumov 10
2016 1st 4th 22 10 7 5 39 29 37 Nigeria Christopher Chizoba 16
2017 1st 4th 22 10 6 6 36 24 36 Semi-finals Liberia Keith Martu Nah 15
2018 1st 8 22 8 6 8 38 45 30 Quarter-finals Cameroon Edubat Patrick 16
2019 1st 2nd 22 12 8 2 44 19 44 second round Liberia Keith Martu Nah 10
2020 1st 3rd 20 12 4 2 41 16 40 Nigeria Raphael Success 16
2022 1st 5th 18 8 4 6 34 20 28 Myanmar Yan Kyaw Htwe 14
2023 1st 9th 22 7 5 10 34 42 26 Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung 7

Sponsorship

Period Sportswear Sponsor
2015–2016 Thailand FBT
2017–2018 Thailand Grand Sport AMI Insurance
2019-2020 Thailand Pro Sport AMI Insurance

References

  1. ^ "Delta United Owner Changed". Soccer Myanmar.com (in Burmese). 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.