Rakhine United F.C.

Rakhine United Football Club (Burmese: ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Rakhine State that play in the Myanmar National League. They use the Wai Thar Li Stadium in Sittwe as their home ground.

Rakhine United
ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက်
Full nameRakhine United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Arakan Warriors
(ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded2009 and 2012 (as Rakhine United)
2010 (as Rakhapura United)
GroundWai Thar Li Stadium
Capacity7,000
Owner U Zaw Min Thein
Manager U Than Wai
LeagueMNL
20196th
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 2009, the club changed their name to Rakhapura United in December 2010. In December 2012, the club reverted to their original name.[1]

Kit and sponsorship history
Period Kit Sponsor Shirt Sponsor
2011-12 Golden Gate International
2012 Golden Gate International
2013 Golden Gate International
2014 Golden Gate International
2015 Orona Bostwick
2016 Grand Sport Up Energy Drink
2017 made by club United Amara Bank
2018 Pro Sports United Amara Bank
2019 Pro Sports Golden Gate International
2020 Pro Sports Golden Gate International

Coaches
Name Nationality Period Honours
Rudi Minkovski 2010 - 2011
Leonardo 2011- November 2012
U Han Tun November 2012 - 2013
U Aung Naing January 2013 - September 2013
U Aung Zaw Myo September 2013 - December 2013
U Win Tin December 2013 – November 2015 MNL-2 runners-up
U Aung Zaw Myo December 2015 - December 2016
U Soe Thein December 2016 - November 2018
U Than Wai December 2018 - Present

Current squad
As of January 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MYA Tay Zar Aung
2 DF  MYA Hein Htet Zaw
4 DF  MYA Min Ko Thu
6 MF  MYA Ye Win Hlaing
7 MF  MYA Zaw Zaw Naing
8 MF  GHA Alexander Amponsah
9 FW  MYA Aung Thant Zaw
10 FW  NGA Matthew Sunday
11 FW  MYA Ti Nyein Minn
13 MF  MYA Khant Min Nyo
14 MF  MYA Kyaw Lwin Myo
16 MF  MYA Zaw Lin
17 DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Thu
18 GK  MYA Chit Ko Ko
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  MYA Than Hteik Aung
20 GK  MYA Min Hteik
22 DF  MYA Zin Ko Tun
23 MF  MYA Chan Oo
26 DF  MYA Nyein Than
27 DF  MYA Nay Thura Aung
29 DF  MYA Thet Tun Aung
31 GK  MYA Van Lal Hruaia
34 DF  MYA Nay Myo Aung
39 DF  MYA Phyo Wai Aung
45 DF  NGA Kelvin Kudus
77 FW  MYA Kaung Myat Kyaw

Staff and coaches
  • Chairman: U Zaw Min Thein
  • Vice President: U Nay Htet Lin, U Tin Htoo Aung, U Thar Htet
  • General Manager: U Ko Ko Win
  • Head Coach: U Than Wai
  • Assistant Coach: U Zaw Naing
  • Fitness and Conditioning Coach: U Maung Maung Myint
  • Goalkeeping Coach: U Wai Lin Tun
  • Physiotherapist: U Wunna Tun
  • Media Officer: U Thet Htoo Naing Oo
  • Finance Officer: Daw Su Mon Lwin

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2013-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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