2018 General Aung San Shield

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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 previous previous shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.

The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFC Cup.

Price 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]

12 May 2018 Royal Thanlyin 3–1 University Yangon
16:00 MMT Leon 35′
Chan oo 75′
Elysee 81′		 Nay Myo Htwe 51′ Stadium: Padonmar Stadium
Referee: Thein Saw

12 May 2018 Kachin United 1–3 Dagon Yangon
16:00 MMT Paw Du Aung 45′ Soe Myat Thu 5′
Aung Khaing Tun 18′
Jonathan 75′ (o.g)		 Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Referee: Zaw Khaing

13 May 2018 Sagaing United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Myawady Yangon
16:00 MMT Bamba 45′ (49) Thet Paing Ko 25′
Ye Wai yan Soe 90+1′		 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Kyaw Zayar Aung

13 May 2017 Mountain Lion 4–2 (a.e.t.) Mawyawadi Yangon
16:00 MMT Kyaw Zin Oo 38′, 58′
Aung Myat Thu 106′, 117′		 Saw Myo Lin 22′
Htet Wai Aung 45′		 Stadium: Aung San Stadium
Referee: Thein Tun

Second round[edit]

6 June 2017 Rakhine United 3–0 Mountain Lion Yangon
16:00 MMT Clifford 45′
Sunday Mathew 67′, 86′		 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Quarter-final[edit]

20 June 2018 Sagaing United 1–2 Hanthawady United Yangon
16:00 MMT Kaung Zaw Htwe 89′ Mark Sekyi 22′, 53′ Stadium: Aung San Stadium

Semi-final[edit]

First leg[edit]

19 September 2018 Hanthawady United 0–0 Shan United Bago
15:30 MMT Stadium: Grand Royal Stadium

Second leg[edit]

27 September 2018 Shan United 0–1 Hanthawady United Taunggyi
15:30 MMT Mark Sekyi 51′ Stadium: Taunggyi Stadium

Final[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Official Main Sponsor[edit]

Official Partner[edit]

Media Broadcasting[edit]

[edit]

  • 100 Plus
  • AYA Myanmar Insurance
  • M-150
  • Thanlwin Private School
  • Sumitomo Electric

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