Myanmar Premier League
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The Myanmar Premier League (since 2005 simply Myanmar League) was the top division of Burmese football in Myanmar
from 1996 to 2009. The league consisted of Yangon
-based football clubs, made up mostly of clubs run by various government ministries plus a few private football clubs. Founded in 1996, the league was an attempt to reform the Burma First Division football, which consisted of all government ministry run football clubs, by allowing private football clubs. Nonetheless, the Yangon-based league never gained traction with Burmese fans, and has been replaced by the Myanmar National League
, the country's first ever professional league since March 2009. Finance and Revenue
was the most successful club in the history of MPL, winning a total of 11 out of 13 championships.
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
from 1996 to 2009. The league consisted of Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
-based football clubs, made up mostly of clubs run by various government ministries plus a few private football clubs. Founded in 1996, the league was an attempt to reform the Burma First Division football, which consisted of all government ministry run football clubs, by allowing private football clubs. Nonetheless, the Yangon-based league never gained traction with Burmese fans, and has been replaced by the Myanmar National League
Myanmar National League
The Myanmar National League is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight professional clubs representing different regions across the nation...
, the country's first ever professional league since March 2009. Finance and Revenue
Finance and Revenue FC
Finance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
was the most successful club in the history of MPL, winning a total of 11 out of 13 championships.
History
For the 2005/06 season, the league was renamed from Myanmar Premier League to Myanmar League in an effort to become a professional league. Matches so far played on random days throughout the week were only played on weekend from that point onwards.Myanmar Premier League - Clubs (2007-2008)
- Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- Kanbawza
- Commerce
- Energy
- Transport
- YCDC
- Construction
- Defence
- A&I
- Home Affairs
- Forestry
- Railways
- Royal Eleven (Promoted For 2007)
- Army (Promoted For 2007)
Previous winners
Previous winners are:- 1996: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 1997: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 1998: YCDC
- 1999: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2000: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2001: Commerce
- 2002: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2003: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2004: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2005: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2006: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2007: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2008: Finance and RevenueFinance and Revenue FCFinance and Revenue Football Club is a Burmese football club operated by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar. The club is the most successful club in the history of the now defunct Burmese top division football league. It won a total of 17 Burma First Division championships prior to...
- 2009: Commerce
See also
- Football in BurmaFootball in BurmaThe sport of football in the country of Myanmar is run by the Myanmar Football Federation. The association administers the national football team as well as the national league....
- Myanmar Football FederationMyanmar Football FederationThe Myanmar Football Federation is the governing body of football in Myanmar. The MFF oversees the Burmese men's national team, the women's national team, and youth national teams as well as national football championships and professional club competitions.-History:Reportedly introduced during...
- Myanmar national football teamMyanmar national football teamThe Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...