2018 General Aung San Shield
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| MFF Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Dates | 12 May 2018 – 30 September 2018[1] |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Yangon United |
| Runner-up | Hanthawaddy United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 61 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Maung Maung Soe(4 goals) |
The 2018 General Aung San Shield[2] (Burmese: Bogyoke Aung San Shield) was the fourth season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2018 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.
In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2018 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2018 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2017 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches. Shan United were the defending champions and Yangon United were winner-up at the previous shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Cup.
Prize fund
[edit ]| Round | No. of Clubs receive fund |
Prize fund per club |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1 | K 300,000,000 |
| Final runners-up | 1 | K 150,000,000 |
| Semi-Final | 2 | K 75,000,000 |
Results
[edit ]Preliminary round
[edit ]Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The first round was held 6 February 2018.
First round
[edit ]Chan oo 75'
Elysee 81' Nay Myo Htwe 51' Stadium: Padonmar Stadium
Referee: Thein Saw
Aung Khaing Tun 18'
Jonathan 75' (o.g) Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Referee: Zaw Khaing
Ye Wai yan Soe 90+1' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Kyaw Zayar Aung
Aung Myat Thu 106', 117' Saw Myo Lin 22'
Htet Wai Aung 45' Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Referee: Thein Tun
Second round
[edit ]Berry 90+3' Soe Min Tun 51'
Mung Theih Pau 61'
Pyone Cho 86'
Naing Naing Kyaw 50'
Maung Maung Soe 52', 57'
Zin Min Tun 87' Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Thiha Zaw 95' Stadium: Padonmar Stadium
Referee: Thein Tun
Paing Moe Wai 65' Edison Fonseca 82' (pen.) Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Quarter-final
[edit ]Thiha Zaw 75' Zayar Naing 44'
Maung Maung Soe 57' Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Semi-final
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]Second leg
[edit ]Maung Maung Soe 26' Maung Maung Lwin 4'
Emmanuel 89' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Final
[edit ]Top goalscorers
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