Shan United
ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း

Full name	Shan United Football Club
Nickname	တောင်ပေါ်သား(hillside man)
Short name	SHUFC
Founded	2003; 23 years ago (2003), as Kanbawza 2015; 11 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	Han Win Aung
League	Myanmar National League
2024–25	MNL, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	www.shanunited.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

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Shan United Football Club (Burmese: ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အသင်း, pronounced [ʃán]) 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.^[4][5] The club had won 6 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.

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. Shan United founded Shan United W.F.C. to compete in the Myanmar Women League.

Year	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsors
2017–2023	Pro//Sport	Kanbawza Bank
2024–2025	Foxx	1xBet
2025–present		SBOTOP

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MYA Pyae Phyo Thu 2 DF  MYA Zwe Khant Min 3 DF  MYA Ye Min Thu 4 DF  MYA Thet Hein Soe 5 DF  MYA Hein Thiha Zaw (captain) 6 DF  MYA Nanda Kyaw (vice-captain) 7 DF  JPN Yuki Aizu 8 MF  GHA Mark Sekyi 9 FW  MYA Thu Rein Tun 10 FW  CAN Jordan Hamilton 11 MF  MYA Aung Kyaw Naing 11 MF  CMR Bakayoko 13 GK  MYA Kyaw Zin Phyo 14 DF  BRA Mauricio 15 DF  MYA Aung Wunna Soe

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  MYA Lin Htet Soe 17 MF  JPN Ryuji Hirota 19 MF  MYA Thet Wai Moe 20 MF  MYA Sa Aung Pyae Ko 21 MF  MYA Khun Kyaw Zin Hein 22 MF  MYA Hlaing Bo Bo 23 MF  MYA Myo Ko Tun 24 DF  MYA Zwe Htet Min 26 MF  MYA Myat Kaung Khant 27 MF  MYA Peter Aung Wai Htoo 28 DF  MYA Aung Min Soe 29 FW  MYA Ye Yint Aung 30 GK  MYA Pyae Phyo Aung

Position	Name
Head coach	Han Win Aung
Assistant coach	Kyaw Thiha Aung Kyaw Tun
Goalkeeper coach	Ya Wai Zin
Fitness coach	Ferran Fernandez
Physiotherapist	Myo Tun
Head of media	Ye Min Aung

Name	Period	Achievement
As Kanbawza
P. N. Sivaji	May 2012 – December 2013
As Shan United
Soe Myat Min	January 2014 – March 2018	– 2017 General Aung San Shield
Aung Kyaw Tun (interim)	March – April 2018
Marjan Sekulovski	April – September 2018
Min Thu	December 2018 – March 2019	– 2019 MFF Charity Cup
Aung Naing	March 2019 – December 2020	– 2019 Myanmar National League – 2020 MFF Charity Cup
Han Win Aung	January 2021 – December 2023	– 2022 Myanmar National League – 2023 Myanmar National League
Myo Hlaing Win	January – August 2024
Hiroki Ono	September 2024 – November 2025	– 2024–25 Myanmar National League
Han Win Aung	November 2025 – present

Season	League									MFF Cup	Top goalscorer		Coach
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	Goals
2009	1st	4th	7	4	0	3	9	5	12
2009–10	1st	3rd	14	7	3	4	25	18	24
2010	1st	4th	20	11	5	4	28	11	38
2011	1st	4th	22	9	6	7	27	21	33
2012	1st	2nd	22	18	5	3	64	25	59	Runners-up	Nunez	16
2013	1st	3rd	22	11	8	3	47	23	41	–	Soe Min Oo	15
2014	1st	3rd	22	12	4	6	37	27	40	Third round	Tihomir Živković	10
2015	1st	5th	22	10	5	7	38	33	35	Second round	Caleb Folan	12	Soe Myat Min
2016	1st	5th	22	9	9	4	32	13	36	Quarter-final	Soe Min Oo	9	Soe Myat Min
2017	1st	1	22	17	3	2	37	8	54	Winners	Christopher Chizoba	15	Soe Myat Min
2018	1st	2nd	22	15	5	2	33	13	50	Semi-final	Dway Ko Ko Chit	11	Marjan Sekulovski
2019	1st	1	22	12	10	0	45	21	46	final	Dway Ko Ko Chit	5	Aung Naing
2020	1st	1	18	14	2	2	42	16	46		Zin Min Tun	7	Aung Naing
2022	1st	1	18	15	3	0	31	8	48		Nanda Kyaw	7	Han Win Aung
2023	1st	1	22	19	3	0	62	19	60		Bello	13	Han Win Aung
2024–25	1st	1	22	20	2	0	65	12	62		Ye Yint Aung	6	Hiroki Ono

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

Top seven goalscorers in league games

Player		Period	Goals	Ratio	Caps
1	Soe Min Oo	2009–2019	109	0.44	246
2	Charles Obi	2012–2013	27	0.77	35
3	Christopher Chizoba	2017–2018	26	0.53	49
4	Dway Ko Ko Chit	2017–2020	24	0.48	50
5	Nanda Kyaw	2019–	20	0.17	117
6	Zin Min Tun	2016–2023	18	0.3	60
7	Caleb Folan	2014–2015	13	0.76	17

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2008	AFC President's Cup	Group C	Aşgabat	0–1	2nd
			Ratnam	2–3
			Transport United	11–0
2009	AFC President's Cup	Group C	Phnom Penh Crown	4–3	2nd
			Yeedzin	2–4
			Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn	2–1
2018	AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 1	Ceres–Negros	1–1 (3–4 p)
	AFC Cup	Group F	Home United	0–1	2–3	4th
			Boeung Ket Angkor	1–4	2–1
			Ceres–Negros	0–1	0–2
2019	AFC Cup	Group G	Ceres–Negros	0–5	2–3	4th
			Persija Jakarta	1–3	1–6
			Becamex Bình Dương	1–2	0–6
2020	AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 1	Ceres–Negros	3–2
	AFC Cup	Group H	Kaya–Iloilo	0–2	Cancelled	4th
			PSM Makassar	Cancelled	1–3
			Tampines Rovers	Cancelled	1–2
2021	AFC Cup	Group stage	Withdrew
2023–24	AFC Cup	Group H	Macarthur	0–3	0–4	4th
			DH Cebu	1–1	0–1
			Phnom Penh Crown	2–1	0–4
2024–25	AFC Challenge League	Group D	Young Elephants	2–0		1st
			Tainan City	2–2
		Quarter-finals	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2–1	2–6	4–7
	ASEAN Club Championship	Qualifying play-off	Kasuka	3–1	1–1	4–2
		Group A	Đông Á Thanh Hóa	—N/a	1–3	6th
			PSM Makassar	—N/a	3–4
			Terengganu	0–5	—N/a
			BG Pathum United	1–4	—N/a
			Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	—N/a	2–4
2025–26	AFC Challenge League	Group E	Tainan City	1–2		4th
			Phnom Penh Crown	1–3
			Dewa United Banten	1–4
	ASEAN Club Championship	Qualifying play-off	Ezra	1–0	2–1	3–1
		Group B	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	0–3	—N/a	6th
			Nam Định		—N/a
			Lion City Sailors	—N/a	2–3
			Johor Darul Ta'zim	—N/a	0–3
			Bangkok United	—N/a	1–2

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2012	Singapore Cup	Round of 16	Woodlands Wellington	2–1

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