Myanmar National League

The Myanmar National League (MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar, expected to begin its first season in January 2010. The league replaces the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight professional clubs representing different regions across the nation.The league is divided into two divisions, Upper Myanmar Division and Lower Myanmar Division, with four teams each. Each football season is expected to last eight months and 28 matches for each club. The number of teams may expand to 12 in 2011.

On 16 May 2009, the league launched its inaugural two-month tournament, Myanmar National League Cup 2009 in preparation for the first full season in 2010. Despite its national ambitions, the league held the MNL Cup 2009 matches in the country's two main stadiums in Yangon due to lack of adequate facilities elsewhere. On 5 July 2009, Yadanabon FC defeated Yangon United FC in the MNL Cup final to become the first-ever MNL Champion.

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