General Aung San Shield

General Aung San Shield (formerly MFF Cup) is the top football knockout tournament in Myanmar.

General Aung San Shield

Myanmar(Burma)
Founded	4 March 2010
Number of teams	22
Qualifier for	AFC Challenge League ASEAN Club Championship
Most successful club(s)	Yangon United, Ayeyawady United (3 titles)
Myanmar National League Cup

On 26 March 2014, MFF League Committee Meeting decides the knock-out cup (General Aung San Shield) winner would compete in Toyota Mekong Championship as well as earning the ticket for the AFC Cup.^[1] The tournament is currently sponsored by Military of Defence. Ayeyawady United are the most successful team after winning the tournament for the two consecutive times in 2012 and 2014. General Aung San Shield is a domestic cup of Myanmar Football Federation. Clubs from Myanmar National League 1 and all teams from Myanmar National League 2 take part in the competition. 2015 was the first season of the competition. Ten clubs from Myanmar National League 2 and two clubs from Myanmar National League plays from the first round of the competition and the 16 teams will play the second round. The winner played for the Quarter final. In the semi-final the teams are played home and away. The final will always be played at the Bogyoke Aung San Stadium. The winner is qualified for the AFC Cup. Except the Semi-Final the cup matches are played in Thuwanna Indoor Stadium and Aung San Stadium. The Champion will be awarded 300 000 000 Myanmar Kyats and the runner up will be awarded 150 million Myanmar kyats.

Results

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-Up	Venue	Cup Name
2009	Yadanabon	2–2 (4–1)	Yangon United	Thuwunna Stadium	MNL League Cup
2010	Okktha United	3–1	Southern Myanmar	Thuwunna Stadium	MFF Cup
2011	Yangon United	5–0	Naypyidaw	Thuwunna Stadium	MFF Cup
2012	Ayeyawady United	1–0	Kanbawza	Thuwunna Stadium	MFF Cup
2013	Cancelled due to tight schedule ahead of SEA Games[2]
2014	Ayeyawady United	2–0	Nay Pyi Taw	Thuwunna Stadium	MFF Cup
2015	Ayeyawady United	2–1	Yadanarbon F.C.	Aung San Stadium	GASS
2016	Magwe	2–1	Yangon United	Aung San Stadium	GASS
2017	Shan United	2–1	Yangon United	Aung San Stadium	GASS
2018	Yangon United	2–1	Hanthawady United	Aung San Stadium	GASS
2019	Yangon United	4–3	Shan United	Aung San Stadium	GASS
2024	Shan United	1–0	Yangon United	Thuwunna Stadium	MNL League Cup

Awards

Top scorers

Year	Nation	Player	Club	Goal
2009		Yan Paing	Yadanabon	6
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015		Riste	Ayeyawady United	8
2016		Win Naing Soe	Yadanabon	6
2017		Maduabuckkwu Samuel	Mahar United	4
2018		Maung Maung Soe	Magwe	4
2019		Frederic Pooda	Hanthawaddy United	2
		Aung Myo Thura	Hanthawaddy United
		Win Naing Soe	Yadanarbon
		Suan Lam Mang	Shan United
		Zin Min Tun	Shan United
		Samuel	Rakhine United
		Sekou Sylla	Yangon United
2024		Kyaw Ko Ko	Rakhine United(now, Shan United)	9

Champion

Club	Champions
Yangon United	3 (2011, 2018, 2019)
Ayeyawady United	3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
Shan United	2 (2017,2024)
Hanthawady United	1 (2010)
Magwe	1 (2016)

See also

Myanmar National League Cup

References

1. "League Committee meeting decides knock-out cup winners to compete in Toyota Mekong Championship". Myanmar Football Federation. 26 March 2014. (in Burmese)
2. Eleven TV