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Rakhine United
ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက်
Full nameRakhine United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Arakan Warriors
(ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded2009 and 2012 (as Rakhine United)
2010 (as Rakhapura United)
GroundWai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity7,000
OwnerMyanmar U Zaw Min Thein
Head coachPortugal Paulo Jorge Silva
LeagueMNL
2023Myanmar National League,8th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Rakhine United Football Club (Burmese: ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Rakhine State that play in the Myanmar National League. They use the Wai Thar Li Stadium in Sittwe as their home ground.

History

Founded in 2009, the club changed their name to Rakhapura United in December 2010. In December 2012, the club reverted to their original name.[1]

Kit and sponsorship history

Period Kit Sponsor Shirt Sponsor
2011-12 Golden Gate International
2012 Golden Gate International
2013 Golden Gate International
2014 Golden Gate International
2015 Orona Bostwick
2016 Thailand Grand Sport Up Energy Drink
2017 made by club United Amara Bank
2018 Pro Sports United Amara Bank
2019 Pro Sports Golden Gate International
2020 Pro Sports Golden Gate International
2020 Warrix Rakhapura
2024-25 Rhino Rakhapura

Coaches

Name Nationality Period Honours
Rudi Minkovski Bulgaria 2010 - 2011
Leonardo Brazil 2011- November 2012
U Han Tun Myanmar November 2012 - 2013
U Aung Naing Myanmar January 2013 - September 2013
U Aung Zaw Myo Myanmar September 2013 - December 2013
U Win Tin Myanmar December 2013 – November 2015 MNL-2 runners-up
U Aung Zaw Myo Myanmar December 2015 - December 2016
U Soe Thein Myanmar December 2016 - November 2018
U Than Wai Myanmar December 2018 – 2023
Paulo Jorge Silva Portugal 2024

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 Wai Lin Aung
2 DF Myanmar MYA Zaw Win Maung
4 DF Myanmar MYA Aung Kyaw Aye
5 DF Myanmar MYA Tun Tun Aung
7 MF Myanmar MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain)
8 MF Myanmar MYA Kyi Lin
9 FW Myanmar MYA Aung Thant Zaw
10 FW Myanmar MYA Kyaw Ko Ko
11 DF Myanmar MYA Hein Htet Sithu
13 FW Myanmar MYA Kaung Sithu
15 FW Cameroon CMR Mohamad Traore
16 GK Myanmar MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Myanmar MYA Thiha Htet Aung
18 GK Myanmar MYA Aung Mg Mg Myo
19 FW Myanmar MYA Than Kyaw Htay
20 MF Myanmar MYA Tin Win Aung
21 MF Myanmar MYA Min Khant Kyaw
22 FW Myanmar MYA Traore Alassane
27 DF Myanmar MYA Thu Ya
28 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kekere Moukailou
29 MF Myanmar MYA Thet Tun Aung
— MF Myanmar MYA Nyein Chan Aung

Staff and coaches

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2013-01-12.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links


2022 Myanmar National League clubs
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