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Shan United F.C.

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Shan United
{{lang|my|ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း}}

| image = Shan United Crest 2015.png

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| fullname = Shan United Football Club

| nickname = The Shan's Warriors

| shortname = SHUFC

| founded = {{Start date and age|2003}}, as Kanbawza
{{Start date and age|2015}}, as Shan United {{cite web | title=About Kanbawza Football Club | url=http://www.kbzfc.com/ | publisher=Kanbawza | access-date=2009-05-25 | archive-date=2015-07-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725073720/http://www.kbzfc.com/ | url-status=live }}

| ground = Taunggyi Stadium
Thuwunna Stadium

| capacity = 7,000{{cite web | url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/myanmar.shtml | title=Stadiums in Myanmar | access-date=2009-05-14 | work=worldstadiums.com | archive-date=2013-06-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623024920/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/myanmar.shtml | url-status=dead }}
50,000

| owner = Kun Naung Myint Wai{{Citation | author = Erin Handley | title = Australian A-League team criticised for playing soccer game in war-torn Myanmar during AFC Cup | newspaper = ABC News | location = | date = 5 October 2023 | publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation| url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-06/australian-soccer-team-play-in-myanmar-military-links/102913754 | accessdate = 10 July 2024 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145707/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-06/australian-soccer-team-play-in-myanmar-military-links/102913754 |archivedate=26 October 2023}}

| chairman = Ye Myo Tun

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Hiroki Ono

| league = Myanmar National League

| season = 2024–25

| position = MNL, 1st of 12 (champions)

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{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}

Shan United Football Club ({{langx|my|ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း}}, {{IPA|my|ʃán|pron}}) is a professional football club based in Taunggyi, Myanmar, representing the Shan State in the Myanmar National League. It had previously competed as an amateur club under the name Kanbawza, based in Yangon.[http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/myanmar/shan-united-fc/2855/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029194935/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/myanmar/shan-united-fc/2855/|date=2020-10-29}} - Club Profile of Shan United[https://us.soccerway.com/teams/myanmar/kan-baw-za/13098/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207135616/https://us.soccerway.com/teams/myanmar/kan-baw-za/13098/|date=2021-12-07}}- Shan United Info from Soccerway The club had won 6 league titles (including one unbeaten title), 1 General Aung San Shield, 2 MNL Cup and 3 MFF Charity Cups. The club did not lose a single match in their 2022 season, winning 15 and drawing 3 times.

History

= Kanbawza =

Kanbawza was founded in 2003, played as an amateur club in the Myanmar Premier League, the highest football league in Myanmar at the time. The club's first manager was Myo Win Nyunt; its first coach was Ye Nyunt. The club won the 2007 Myanmar Premier League title and participated in the AFC President's Cup 2008 tournament.

Kanbawza was a founding member of the Myanmar National League, which succeeded the Myanmar Premier League in 2009. In the process, the club changed its status from amateur to professional, and changed its home base from Yangon to Taunggyi.

The first professional manager was Aye Maung Gyi, who also served as head coach in the club first era in the inaugural league. The former captain of the Myanmar national team, Soe Myat Min, became Kanbawza's first captain, and the most expensive player in the Myanmar National League. The club has also signed other Myanmar international football team players.

In its first-ever professional football match, Kanbawza won by 3 goals over Okktha United. Sa Htet Naing scored the team's first goal and defender Khin Maung Lwin won the Man of the Match award, scoring the team's other two goals. Kanbawza finished fourth in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009. In February 2010, former finance and revenue team manager, Khin Maung Kyaing took control the club as chief executive officer. In 2012, it finished as League runners-up.

File:Taunggyi Stadion.jpg has been the home ground of Shan United ever since 2012. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.]]

= Shan United =

In 2015, Kanbawza changed its name to Shan United. The club went on to win their first ever professional piece of silverware in 2017 winning both the 2017 Myanmar National League title and the 2017 General Aung San Shield which sees them qualified for next season 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs playing against Ceres–Negros of Philippines but the club lost on penalties shoot-out and was bowed down to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage where they also were knockout for finishing last in the group. Shan United went on to become back to back league champions in 2019 and 2020 which see them winning the 2019 and 2020 MFF Charity Cup thus qualifying to the 2019 and 2020 AFC Cup. Shan United went on to win the 2022 Myanmar National League being undefeated and thus qualifying them to the 2023–24 AFC Cup.

In 2024, Shan United then qualified to the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League and also the recently revived tournament, the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship where they won Bruneian club Kasuka 4–2 on aggregate to qualified to the group stage, being placed alongside Indonesian club PSM Makassar, Vietnamese club Đông Á Thanh Hóa, Malaysian club Terengganu, Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Thailand club BG Pathum United. Shan United and Đông Á Thanh Hóa played the opening match of the tournament at the Thanh Hóa Stadium on 21 August where club player, Moussa Bakayoko scored the first goal of the tournament in the fifth minute, however Shan United went on to lose 3–1 against the Vietnamese side. Shan United then hosted the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group D fixtures alongside Taiwanese club Tainan City and Laotian club Young Elephants. Shan United manage to top the group beating Young Elephants 2–0 and drawing 2–2 with Tainan City which then see the club advance to the quarter-finals facing off against Cambodian side Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.

Players

=First-team squad=

{{Updated|27 April 2025}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=MYA|name=Pyae Phyo Thu|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MYA|name=Zwe Khant Min|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=MYA|name=Ye Min Thu|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=MYA|name=Thet Hein Soe|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MYA|name=Hein Thiha Zaw|pos=DF|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=MYA|name=Nanda Kyaw|pos=DF|other=vice-captain}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MYA|name=Hein Phyo Win|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=MYA|name=Thu Rein Tun|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MYA|name=Kyaw Zin Phyo|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MYA|name=Zar Nay Ya Thu|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MYA|name=Aung Wunna Soe|pos=DF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MYA|name=Lin Htet Soe|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=MYA|name=Zin Phyo Aung|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MYA|name=Thet Wai Moe|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=MYA|name=Sa Aung Pyae Ko|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=MYA|name=Khun Kyaw Zin Hein|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MYA|name=Myo Ko Tun|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MYA|name=Zwe Htet Min|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MYA|name=Myat Kaung Khant|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=GHA|name=Mark Sekyi|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=MYA|name=Aung Min Soe|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=MYA|name=Ye Yint Aung|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=MYA|name=Aung Thet Oo|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MYA|name=Zaw Han Tun|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=99|nat=MYA|name=Si Thu Soe|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=MYA|name=Hlaing Bo Bo|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MYA|name=Peter Aung Wai Htoo|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=MYA|name=Pyae Phyo Aung|pos=GK}}

{{Fs end}}

Coaching staff

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|+

!Position

!Name

Head coach

|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Ono

Assistant coach

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Han Win Aung
{{Flagicon|MYA}} Aung Kyaw Tun

Goalkeeper coach

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Kyaw Myat Thu

Fitness coach

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Thet Zin Phyo

Match Analyst

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Soe Phyo Aung

Physiotherapist

|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Tsubasa Shinoda

Kit manager

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Aung Linn Tun

Head of media

|{{Flagicon|MYA}} Aung Paing

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club in the league games (players in bold signifies current Shan United player).

{{updated|16 October 2023|}}

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|+ Top Seven Highest Goalscorers in the league games

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! colspan=2 align="center"| Player

! align="center" abbr="Period"| Period

! align="center"| Goals

! align="center"| Ratio

! align="center"| Caps

1

| {{flagicon|MYA}} Soe Min Oo

| align="center"| 2009–2019

| align="center"| 109

| {{#expr:109/246 round 2}}

| align="center"| 246

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! 2

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Charles Obi

| align="center"| 2012–2013

| align="center"| 27

| {{#expr:27/35 round 2}}

| align="center"| 35

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! 3

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Christopher Chizoba

| align="center"| 2017–2018

| align="center"| 26

| {{#expr:26/49 round 2}}

| align="center"| 49

style="background:white;"|

! 4

| {{flagicon|MYA}} Dway Ko Ko Chit

| align="center"| 2017–2020

| align="center"| 24

| {{#expr:24/50 round 2}}

| align="center"| 50

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! 5

| {{flagicon|MYA}} Nanda Kyaw

| align="center"| 2019–

| align="center"| 20

| {{#expr:20/117 round 2}}

| align="center"| 117

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! 6

| {{flagicon|MYA}} Zin Min Tun

| align="center"| 2016–2023

| align="center"| 18

| {{#expr:18/60 round 2}}

| align="center"| 60

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! 7

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Caleb Folan

| align="center"| 2014–2015

| align="center"| 13

| {{#expr:13/17 round 2}}

| align="center"| 17

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Performance in AFC club competitions

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style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Season

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Competition

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Round

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Club

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Home

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Away

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Aggregate

rowspan="3"|2008

| rowspan="3"|AFC President's Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group C

| {{flagicon|TKM}} FC Aşgabat

|bgcolor=#D0F0C0 colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–1

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2nd

{{flagicon|SRI}} Ratnam SC

|bgcolor=#FFCCCC colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|2–3

{{flagicon|BHU}} Transport United

|bgcolor=#D0F0C0 colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|11–0

rowspan="3"|2009

| rowspan="3"|AFC President's Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group C

| {{flagicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown

|bgcolor=#D0F0C0 colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|4–3

| rowspan="3"style="text-align:center;"| 2nd

{{flagicon|BHU}} Yeedzin FC

|bgcolor=#D0F0C0 colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|2–4

{{flagicon|KGZ}} Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn

|bgcolor=#FFCCCC colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|2–1

rowspan="4"|2018

|rowspan="1"|AFC Champions League

|Preliminary round 1

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|bgcolor=#FFFFBF colspan=3; style="text-align:center;"|1–1
{{pso|3–4}}

rowspan="3"|AFC Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group F

| {{flagicon|SIN}} Home United

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–1

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|2–3

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4th

{{flagicon|CAM}} Boeung Ket Angkor

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–4

|style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|2–1

{{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–1

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–2

rowspan="3"|2019

| rowspan="3"|AFC Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group G

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–5

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|2–3

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4th

{{flagicon|IDN}} Persija Jakarta

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–3

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–6

{{flagicon|VIE}} Becamex Bình Dương

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–2

|bgcOlor=#FFCCCC style="text-align:center;"|0–6

rowspan="4"|2020

| rowspan="1"|AFC Champions League

| rowspan="1"|Preliminary round 1

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Ceres–Negros

|bgcolor=#FFCCCC colspan="3"; style="text-align:center;"|3–2

rowspan="3"|AFC Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group H

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Kaya–Iloilo

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–2

| style="text-align:center;"|Cancelled

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4th

{{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

| style="text-align:center;"|Cancelled

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–3

{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers

| style="text-align:center;"|Cancelled

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|1–2

2021

|AFC Cup

|Group stage

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Withdrew

rowspan="3"|2023–24

| rowspan="3"|AFC Cup

| rowspan="3"|Group H

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Macarthur

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–3

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–4

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4th

{{flagicon|PHI}} Cebu

|style="background:#FFFFBF;text-align:center;"|1–1

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–1

{{flagicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown

|style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|2–1

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|0–4

rowspan="3"|2024–25

| rowspan="3"|AFC Challenge League

| rowspan="2"|Group D

| {{flagicon|LAO}} Young Elephants

|colspan="2" style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|2–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1st

{{flagicon|TPE}} Tainan City

| colspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;text-align:center;"|2–2

Quarter-finals

| {{flagicon|CAM}} Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

|style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|2–1

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|2–6

|style="background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"|4–7

Performance in AFF club competitions

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style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Season

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Competition

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Round

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Club

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Home

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Away

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Aggregate

rowspan="6" |2024–25

| rowspan="6" |ASEAN Club Championship

| Qualifying play-off

| {{flagicon|BRU}} Kasuka

| style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|3–1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;text-align:center;"|1–1

| style="background:#D0F0C0;text-align:center;"|4–2

rowspan="5" |Group A

| {{flagicon|VIE}} Đông Á Thanh Hóa

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" | 1–3

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|6th

{{flagicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" | 3–4

{{flagicon|MAS}} Terengganu

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" | 0–5

{{flagicon|THA}} BG Pathum United

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" | 1–4

{{flagicon|CAM}} Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

| colspan="2"style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" | 2–4

Invitational tournament record

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style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Season

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Competition

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Round

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Club

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Home

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Away

! style="background:#DB2D43; color:#FBEC5D;"| Aggregate