Football club
Shan United ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း Full name Shan United Football Club Nickname(s) အိမ်ကျယ် Founded 2003; 22 years ago (2003 ) , as Kanbawza ; 10 years ago (2015 ) , as Shan United [ 1] Ground Taunggyi Stadium Capacity 7,000[ 2] Owner Kun Naung Myint Wai[ 3] Chairman Ye Myo Tun Head coach Hiroki Ono League Myanmar National League 2024–25 MNL, 1st of 12 (champions) Website www
Shan United Football Club (Burmese : ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း , pronounced [ʃán] 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 .[ 4] [ 5] league titles (including one unbeaten title), 1 General Aung San Shield , 2 MNL Cups and 3 MFF Charity Cups . The club did not lose a single match in their 2022 season, winning 15 and drawing 3 times.
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 won the 2007 Myanmar Premier League title and participated in the AFC President's Cup 2008 . 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. In its first-ever professional match, Kanbawza won by 3 goals over Okktha United . Kanbawza finished fourth in the league's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009 . In February 2010, Khin Maung Kyaing took control as chief executive officer. In 2012, it finished as league runners-up.
Taunggyi Stadium has been the home ground of Shan United since 2012.In 2015, Kanbawza changed its name to Shan United . The club went on to win their first professional piece of silverware, winning both the 2017 Myanmar National League title and the 2017 General Aung San Shield , thus qualifying for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs . They played against Ceres–Negros of Philippines but lost and bowed down to the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, finishing last. However, the club managed to get their first win in the 2018 edition winning 2–1 against Cambodian club Boeung Ket Angkor . Shan United went on to become back to back league champions in 2019 and 2020 , winning the 2019 and 2020 MFF Charity Cup . Shan United went on to win the 2022 Myanmar National League undefeated, qualifying to the 2023–24 AFC Cup .
In 2024, Shan United qualified to the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League and also the revived 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship . They won over Bruneian club Kasuka 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the group stage, being placed alongside Indonesian PSM Makassar , Vietnamese Đông Á Thanh Hóa , Malaysian Terengganu , Cambodian Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Thailand BG Pathum United . Shan United and Đông Á Thanh Hóa played the opening match of the tournament at the Thanh Hóa Stadium . 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 AFC Challenge League group D with Taiwanese Tainan City and Laotian Young Elephants . Shan United managed to top the group, beating Young Elephants 2–0 and drawing 2–2 with Tainan City. In the quarter-finals they faced Cambodian side Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng . Shan United went on to retain their third consecutive league title after winning the 2024–25 Myanmar National League . The club qualified to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League group stage and the 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship play-off .
As of 30 July 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Position
Name
Team manager
Han Win Aung
Head coach
Assistant coach
Aung Kyaw Tun
Goalkeeper coach
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist
Head of media
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).
As of 16 October 2023 Invitational tournament record [ edit ]
Pro//Sport
1xBet
SBOTOP
Hiroki Ono
Ferran Fernandez
P. N. Sivaji
Marjan Sekulovski
Nunez
Tihomir Živković
Caleb Folan
Christopher Chizoba
Bello
Runners-up (1): 2014
Champion (3): 2017, 2018, 2019