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Rakhine United F.C.

Rakhine United
ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက်
Full nameRakhine United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Arakan Warriors
(ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded2009; 16 years ago (2009), as Rakhine United
GroundWai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity7,000
OwnerU Hla Kyaw Win
LeagueMyanmar National League
Websitewww.rakhineunitedfc.com

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.

History

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

Kit and sponsorship history

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2011–2014 Myanmar Golden Gate International
2015 Myanmar Orona Myanmar Bostwick
2016 Thailand Grand Sport Myanmar Up Energy Drink
2017 Myanmar United Amara Bank
2018 Thailand Pro Sports
2019–2020 Myanmar Golden Gate International
2021–2022 Thailand Warrix Myanmar Rakhapura
2023 Myanmar Ayeyawady Sport
2024–2025 Myanmar Rhino Sport
2025– Myanmar Glory Sport

Coaches

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Name Nationality Period Honours
Rudi Minkovski Bulgaria 2010–2011
Leonardo Neiva Brazil 2011–November 2012
U Han Tun Myanmar November 2012–2013
U Aung Naing Myanmar January–September 2013
U Aung Zaw Myo Myanmar September–December 2013
U Win Tin Myanmar December 2013– November 2015 MNL-2 runners-up
U Aung Zaw Myo Myanmar December 2015–December 2016
U Soe Thein Myanmar December 2016–November 2018
U Than Wai Myanmar December 2018–2023
Paulo Jorge Silva Portugal 2024

Current players

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As of May 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Myanmar MYA Yha Yha
3 DF Myanmar MYA Nyein Chan
4 DF Myanmar MYA Aung Kyaw Aye
5 DF Myanmar MYA Tun Tun Aung
6 DF Myanmar MYA Min Khant
7 MF Myanmar MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain)
8 MF Myanmar MYA Kyi Lin
9 FW Myanmar MYA Zin Min Tun
10 FW Myanmar MYA Khin Kyaw Win
11 MF Myanmar MYA Nyi Nyi Tun
12 DF Myanmar MYA Khant Thu Tun
13 MF Myanmar MYA Aung Naing Win
16 GK Myanmar MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Myanmar MYA Thiha Htet Aung
18 MF Myanmar MYA Mbarga
19 FW Myanmar MYA Than Kyaw Htay
20 MF Myanmar MYA Phoe Thar
21 MF Myanmar MYA Min Khant Kyaw
22 GK Myanmar MYA Khant Min Thant
27 DF Myanmar MYA Thu Ya
29 MF Myanmar MYA Tun Naung Soe
30 GK Myanmar MYA Myo Paing Oo
44 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kekere Moukailou
40 MF Cameroon CMR Messo's
50 FW Myanmar MYA Romeo
70 MF Myanmar MYA Ye Htet Naing
77 MF Myanmar MYA Sithu Aung
81 MF Myanmar MYA Chan Nyein Zaw
88 MF Myanmar MYA Aung Hlaing Win

Technical staff

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As of May 2025
  • Chairman: U Hla Kyaw Win
  • Chief Executive Officer: U Kyaw Lwin
  • Head coach:
  • Technical advisor: U Kyi Lwin
  • Assistant coach: U Min Thu
  • Fitness and conditioning coach: U Maung Maung Myint
  • Goalkeeping coach: U Zaw Win Htay
  • Physiotherapist: U Aung Thin
  • Media officer: U Thet Htoo Naing Oo

Honours

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Domestic

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References

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