2018 General Aung San Shield

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Bogyoke Aung San Shield

| year = 2018

| other_titles = MFF Cup

| image =

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| country = Myanmar

| dates = 12 May 2018 – 30 September 2018{{cite web|title=၂၀၁၈ ဗိုလ္ခ်ဳပ္ေအာင္ဆန္းဒိုင္းဆု ရႈံးထြက္ေဘာလံုးၿပိဳင္ပြဲအတြက္ မဲခြဲပြဲျပဳလုပ္|url=https://themnl.com/%e1%81%82%e1%81%80%e1%81%81%e1%81%88-%e1%80%97%e1%80%ad%e1%80%af%e1%80%9c%e1%80%b9%e1%80%81%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b3%e1%80%95%e1%80%b9%e1%80%b1%e1%80%a1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%b9%e1%80%86%e1%80%94-2/|publisher=MNL Web|year=2018}}

| num_teams = 19

| confederations = AFC

| venues = Bogyoke Aung San Stadium

| cities = Yangon

| winners = Yangon United

| second = Hanthawaddy United

| matches = 18

| goals = 61

| scoring_leader =Maung Maung Soe(4 goals)

| award =

| prev_season = 2017

| next_season = 2019

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The 2018 General Aung San Shield{{cite web|title=၂၀၁၈ ဗိုလ္ခ်ဳပ္ေအာင္ဆန္းဒိုင္းဆု ရႈံးထြက္ ေဘာလံုးၿပိဳင္ပြဲ အတြက္ မဲခြဲပြဲ ျပဳလုပ္မည္|url=https://themnl.com/%e1%81%82%e1%81%80%e1%81%81%e1%81%88-%e1%80%97%e1%80%ad%e1%80%af%e1%80%9c%e1%80%b9%e1%80%81%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b3%e1%80%95%e1%80%b9%e1%80%b1%e1%80%a1%e1%80%ac%e1%80%84%e1%80%b9%e1%80%86%e1%80%94%e1%80%b9/|publisher=MNL Web|year=2018}} ({{langx|my|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

Round	No. of Clubs receive fund	Prize fund per club
class="wikitable"
Champion	1	K 300,000,000
Final runners-up	1	K 150,000,000
Semi-Final	2	K 75,000,000

Results

=Preliminary round=

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==

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|date = 12 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = GFA

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Silver Stars

|goals1 = Jordan {{goal|34}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|referee = Aung Thu

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 12 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Royal Thanlyin

|score = 3–1

|team2 = University

|goals1 = Leon {{goal|35}}
Chan oo {{goal|75}}
Elysee {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Nay Myo Htwe {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Padonmar Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|referee = Thein Saw

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 12 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Kachin United

|score = 1–3

|team2 = Dagon

|goals1 = Paw Du Aung {{goal|45}}

|goals2 = Soe Myat Thu {{goal|5}}
Aung Khaing Tun {{goal|18}}
Jonathan {{goal|75|o.g}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|referee = Zaw Khaing

}}

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|date = 13 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Sagaing United

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Myawady

|goals1 = Bamba {{goal|45|49}}

|goals2 = Thet Paing Ko {{goal|25}}
Ye Wai yan Soe {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|aet=yes

|penaltyscore= 5–3

|referee = Kyaw Zayar Aung

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 13 May 2017

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Mountain Lion

|score = 4–2

|team2 = Mawyawadi

|goals1 = Kyaw Zin Oo {{goal|38||58}}
Aung Myat Thu {{goal|106||117}}

|goals2 = Saw Myo Lin {{goal|22}}
Htet Wai Aung {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|aet=yes

|referee = Thein Tun

}}

==Second round==

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|date = 30 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Southern Myanmar

|score = 2–3

|team2 = GFA

|goals1 = Phyo Paing Soe {{goal|81}}
Berry {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Soe Min Tun {{goal|51}}
Mung Theih Pau {{goal|61}}
Pyone Cho {{goal|86}}

|attendance =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|penaltyscore=

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 30 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Ayeyawady United

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Royal Thanlyin

|goals1 = Thiha Zaw {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Padonmar Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

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|date = 30 May 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Magwe

|score = 5–0

|team2 = Dagon

|goals1 = Kyaw Swar Linn {{goal|45+3}}
Naing Naing Kyaw {{goal|50}}
Maung Maung Soe {{goal|52||57}}
Zin Min Tun {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

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|date = 6 June 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Yadanarbon

|score = 1–2

|team2 = Sagaing United

|goals1 = Thein Than Win {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Pyae Sone Aung {{goal|53}}
Thiha Zaw {{goal|95}}

|stadium = Padonmar Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee = Thein Tun

|aet=yes

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 6 June 2017

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Hanthawady United

|score = 4–1

|team2 = Zwekapin United

|goals1 = Joseph Mpande {{goal|12||29||34}}
Paing Moe Wai {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Edison Fonseca {{goal|82|pen}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

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|date = 6 June 2017

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Rakhine United

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Mountain Lion

|goals1 = Clifford {{goal|45}}
Sunday Mathew {{goal|67||86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

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=Quarter-final=

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 13 June 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Yangon United

|score = 2–0

|team2 = GFA

|goals1 = Aee Soe {{goal|53}}
Zaw Min Tun {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|attendance =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|penaltyscore=

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 13 June 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Ayeyawady United

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Magwe

|goals1 = Cássio Magalhães {{goal|59}}
Thiha Zaw {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Zayar Naing {{goal|44}}
Maung Maung Soe {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|aet=yes

|attendance =

|penaltyscore= 11–12

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 20 June 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Shan United

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Rakhine United

|goals1 = Dway Ko Ko Chit {{goal|27||61||84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

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|date = 20 June 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Sagaing United

|score = 1–2

|team2 = Hanthawady United

|goals1 = Kaung Zaw Htwe {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Mark Sekyi {{goal|22||53}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

=Semi-final=

==First leg==

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|date = 18 September 2018

|time = 15:30 MMT

|team1 = Yangon United

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Magwe

|goals1 = Sylla Sekou {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|attendance =

|stadium = Y.U.S.C

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|penaltyscore=

}}

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|date = 19 September 2018

|time = 15:30 MMT

|team1 = Hanthawady United

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Shan United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Grand Royal Stadium

|location = Bago

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

==Second leg==

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|date = 26 September 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Magwe

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Yangon United

|goals1 = Aung Myint Tun {{goal|24}}
Maung Maung Soe {{goal|26}}

|goals2 = Maung Maung Lwin {{goal|4}}
Emmanuel {{goal|89}}

|attendance =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|referee =

|penaltyscore=

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 27 September 2018

|time = 15:30 MMT

|team1 = Shan United

|score = 0–1

|team2 = Hanthawady United

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mark Sekyi {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Taunggyi Stadium

|location = Taunggyi

|referee =

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

=Final=

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|date = 30 September 2018

|time = 16:00 MMT

|team1 = Yangon United

|score = 2–1

|team2 = Hanthawady United

|goals1 = Maung Maung Lwin {{goal|72}}
Zaw Min Tun {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Hein Htet Aung {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Aung San Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance =

|penaltyscore=

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Player !Club !Goals
1 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Maung Maung Soe \|align="left"\|Magwe \| 4
rowspan="3"\|2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Uganda}} Joseph Mpande \|align="left"\|Hanthawaddy United \|rowspan="3"\| 3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Dway Ko Ko Chit \|align="left"\|Shan United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Ghana}} Mark Sekyi \|align="left"\|Hanthawaddy United
rowspan="6"\|5 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Kyaw Zin Oo \|align="left"\|Mountain Lions \|rowspan="6"\|2
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Aung Myat Thu \|align="left"\|Mountain Lions
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CIV}} Bamba \|align="left"\|Sagaing United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Sunday Mathew \|align="left"\|Rakhine United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Zaw Min Tun \|align="left"\|Yangon United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Maung Maung Lwin \|align="left"\|Yangon United
rowspan="29"\|11 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Jordan \|align="left"\|GFA \|rowspan="29"\|1
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Leon \|align="left"\|Royal Thanlyin
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Chan Oo \|align="left"\|Royal Thanlyin
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Elysee \|align="left"\|Royal Thanlyin
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Nay Myo Htwe \|align="left"\|University
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Soe Myat Thu \|align="left"\|Dagon
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Aung Khaing Tun \|align="left"\|Dagon
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Guinea}} Sylla Sekou \|align="left"\|Yangon United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Aee Soe \|align="left"\|Yangon United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Emmanuel \|align="left"\|Yangon United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Cássio Magalhães \|align="left"\|Ayeyawady United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Thiha Zaw \|align="left"\|Ayeyawady United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Zayar Naing \|align="left"\|Magwe
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Paw Du Aung \|align="left"\|Kachin United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Soe Min Tun \|align="left"\|GFA
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Mung Theih Pau \|align="left"\|GFA
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Pyone Cho \|align="left"\|GFA
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Phyo Paing Soe \|align="left"\|Southern Myanmar
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Guinea}} Alpha Berry \|align="left"\|Southern Myanmar
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Kyaw Swar Linn \|align="left"\|Magwe
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Naing Naing Kyaw \|align="left"\|Magwe
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Zin Min Tun \|align="left"\|Magwe
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Thein Than Win \|align="left"\|Yadanarbon
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Thiha Zaw \|align="left"\|Sagaing United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Pyae Sone Aung \|align="left"\|Sagaing United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Kaung Zaw Htwe \|align="left"\|Sagaing United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Colombia}} Edison Fonseca \|align="left"\|Zwekapin United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|MYA}} Paing Moe Wai \|align="left"\|Hanthawaddy United
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Clifford \|align="left"\|Rakhine United

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MYA}} Maung Maung Soe

|align="left"|Magwe

| 4

rowspan="3"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Uganda}} Joseph Mpande

|align="left"|Hanthawaddy United

|rowspan="3"| 3