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The Myanmar Premier League (since 2005 simply Myanmar League) was the top division of Burmese football in Myanmar from 1996 to 2009. The league consisted of Yangon-based football clubs, made up mostly of clubs run by various government ministries plus a few private football clubs. Founded in 1996, the league was an attempt to reform the Burma First Division football, which consisted of all government ministry run football clubs, by allowing private football clubs. Nonetheless, the Yangon-based league never gained traction with Burmese fans, and has been replaced by the Myanmar National League, the country's first ever professional league since March 2009. Finance and Revenue was the most successful club in the history of MPL, winning a total of 9 out of 13 championships.
| Founded | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2009 |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Myanmar Premier League Cup |
| Last champions | Finance and Revenue |
| Most championships | Finance and Revenue (9) |
History
editFor the 2005/06 season, the league was renamed from Myanmar Premier League to Myanmar League in an effort to become a professional league.[1] Matches so far played on random days throughout the week were only played on weekend from that point onwards.
Winners
edit- 1996: Finance and Revenue
- 1997: Finance and Revenue
- 1998: Yangon City Development Committee
- 1999: Finance and Revenue
- 2000: Finance and Revenue
- 2001: not known
- 2002: Finance and Revenue
- 2003: Finance and Revenue
- 2004: Finance and Revenue
- 2005: Finance and Revenue
- 2006: Finance and Revenue
- 2007: Kanbawza
- 2008: Kanbawza
- 2009: Commerce[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Myanmar edges towards pro football". Myanmar Times. myanmar.com. August 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Myanmar - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Customs retain ML title in photo finish". Myanmar Times. March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Commerce snatch title with draw". Myanmar Times. February–March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.