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Myanmar Women League
Organising bodyMFF
FoundedJanuary 2016; 10 years ago (2016-01)
CountryMyanmar
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid1
International cupAFC Women's Champions League
Current championsAyeyawady
(2025-26)
Most championshipsMyawady W.F.C
ISPE
(3 titles each)
Top scorerWin Theingi Tun (107)
Broadcaster(s)Pyoneplay
Websitehttps://the-mff.org/
Current: 2026–27

The Myanmar Women League (MWL) (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမျိုးသမီး လိဂ်) is a Myanmar professional league for women's football, contested by 9 clubs.[1] Since 2016 it has been sponsored by the Kanbawza Bank, and are thus billed as the KBZ Bank Women's League.[2]

The History of the Myanmar Women's League

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The Myanmar Women's League (MWL), the top-tier professional women's football league in Myanmar, was officially established in 2016.[3] Its creation marked a significant milestone for women's sports in the country, providing a structured and competitive environment for female athletes. The league was founded with seven teams and was sponsored by Kanbawza Bank, leading to it being billed as the KBZ Bank Women's League. The inaugural season, which ran from 2016 to 2017, was a landmark event, with the Myawady W.F.C. emerging as the first-ever champions.

In its early years, the MWL saw a strong rivalry develop between its top teams. Myawady W.F.C. dominated the first two seasons, winning both the 2016–17 and 2017-18 titles. The competition intensified in the 2018-19 season when ISPE W.F.C. broke Myawady's winning streak to claim their first championship. This rivalry has continued to define the league, with both clubs consistently battling for the top spot. Over the years, ISPE and Myawady have become the most successful teams in the league's history, each holding multiple championship titles.

A new chapter in the league’s history emerged in the 2025–26 season, when Ayeyawady won the MWL title for the first time. Their championship marked the end of the long-standing dominance by Myawady and ISPE and saw Ayeyawady crowned as new champions of the Myanmar Women League, highlighting the growing competitiveness and evolving balance of power within the league.

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New Logo 2026-

Myanmar Women League re-brand their logo in 2026.

Sponsorship

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The Myanmar Women League has been sponsored since 2016 until 2019 and has been sponsored again since 2026. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:

Period League name Sponsor Brand
2016 - 2019 Myanmar Women League KBZ Bank KBZ Women League
2021–2025 Myanmar Women League no sponsor
2026–present Myanmar Women League Max Energy Myanmar Women League

Match balls

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The 2025–2030 season uses the Dung Luc match balls.

Records

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All-time table

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Season: 2016-17 and 2026-27 — Last Update Date: 5 August 2026
(It shows the standings at the end of the 2026–27 season week 8 matches)
Rank Team Part. Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1ISPE 89867161537584+291217
2Thitsar Arman 89861172029584+211200
3Myawady 898571328284104+180184
4Yangon United 4523091310663+4399
5Ayeyawady 34226889541+5486
6Sport & Education 45024224120104+1674
7YREO 57419847124176-5265
8Shan United 342157206969052
9Zwekapin United 3421252570111-4141
10Young Lionesses 446823636192-15626
11Gandamar FC 334732426154-12824
12Home Affairs Ministry FC 16321132+1111
13Yadanarbon 18323189+911
14Yangon City 2240123798-911
15University FC 228012710212-2021
16MSPE FC 16006335-320
17Tanintharyi FC 11200122115-1130

Seasonal statistics

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Update Date - 5 August 2026
Season Matches Goals
2016–17 2178
2017–18 56287
2018–19 56318
2022 42229
2023 30136
2024 63203
2025–26 72253
2026–27 40149
Total3801.653

All-time top scorers

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As of 26 June 2026
Myanmar League
Rank Player Period Goals Apps
1 Myanmar Win Theingi Tun 2016–2024, 2026- 115 49
2 Myanmar San Thaw Thaw 2020– 54 43
3 Myanmar Myat Noe Khin 2017– 49
4 Myanmar Zin Moe Pyae 2023– 28
5 Myanmar Lin Myint Mo 2022– 27

Champions

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By season

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Year Winners Runners-up Third place Top goalscorer
Player Goals
2016–17[4] MyawadyThitsar Arman
2017–18 MyawadyThitsar ArmanSport & EducationMyanmar Win Theingi Tun (Myawady)41
2018–19 ISPEMyawadyThitsar ArmanMyanmar Ye Ye Oo (ISPE)14
2022[5] ISPEThitsar ArmanMyawady Myanmar Khin Marlar Tun (ISPE)18
2023 MyawadyISPEThitsar Arman Myanmar San Thaw Thaw (Myawady)
Myanmar Khin Marlar Tun (ISPE)		16
2024[6] ISPEYangon UnitedAyeyawady Myanmar San Thaw Thaw (Ayeyawady)15
2025–26[7] AyeyawadyISPEThitsar Arman Myanmar Zin Moe Pyae (Yangon United)22
2026–27

The Invincibles

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Unbeatable champions:

By team

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Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
ISPE322018–19,[8] 2022,[9] 2024[10]2023, 2025–26
Myawady312016–17, 2017–18, 20232018–19
Ayeyawady102025–26[11]
Thitsar Arman032016–17, 2017–18, 2022
Yangon United012024
Notes

Player statistics

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Awards

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Top scorer

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Year Player Club Goals
2017-18 Myanmar Win Theingi Tun Myawady 41
2018-19 Myanmar Ye Ye Oo ISPE 14
2022 Myanmar Khin Marlar Tun ISPE 18
2023 Myanmar San Thaw Thaw Myawady 16
Myanmar Khin Marlar Tun ISPE
2024 Myanmar San Thaw Thaw Ayeyawady W.F.C 19
Myanmar Lin Myint Mo ISPE
2025-26 Myanmar Zin Moe Pyae[12] Yangon United W.F.C 22

Player of the season

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Year Player Club
2017-18 Myanmar Win Theingi Tun Myawady
2018-19 Myanmar ISPE
2022 Myanmar
2023 Myanmar San Thaw Thaw Myawady
2024 Myanmar San Thaw Thaw Ayeyawady W.F.C
2025-26 Myanmar Phyu Phyu Win Ayeyawady W.F.C

Golden Glove

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Year Player Club Matches
2017-18 Myanmar May Zin Nwe Myawady 12
2018-19 Myanmar Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2022 Myanmar May Zin Nwe Myawady 6
Myanmar Myo Mya Mya Nyein Thitsar Arman W.F.C
2023 Myanmar May Zin Nwe Myawady 5
Myanmar Htet Eaindra Lin ISPE
2024 Myanmar Phee Bay Yangon United 7
2025-26 Myanmar Ei Sandar Zaw Ayeyawady 9

Finance System

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In 2026-27 season, a Ranking Subsidy System will be introduced with the aim of increasing competitiveness and enhancing the performance standards of participating clubs. Under this system, financial subsidies will be distributed to clubs based on their final positions in the league standings at the end of the season.[13]

Sponsorship

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Main Sponsor

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  • Max Energy

Official Partner

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  • Shwe Li Yadanar Estate
  • BYD
  • AYA Pay
  • J'Donut
  • Pro 1 Global
  • Ocean Supercenter
  • Coral Agri
  • Hey Pay
  • PUMA Energy Drink
  • Dong Luc
  • Alpine Drinking water

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Myanmar Women League". MFF. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "KBZ Bank Sponsor Ceremony". Global New Light of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seven teams for Myanmar Women's League". asean football.
  4. ↑ "KBZ Bank Myanmar Women's League". Myanmar Women league. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "ISPE team clinches title in Myanmar Women's League 2022". glnm. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "ISPE FC clinches 3rd title in Myanmar Women's League". glnm. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ayeyawady FC crowned Myanmar Women's League 2025/26 Champions". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "ISPE grabs gold in MFF Women's League 2018-2019". Myanmar Digital news.
  9. ↑ "ISPE FC clinches title in Myanmar Women's League". GNLM.
  10. ↑ "ISPE FC clinches 3rd title in Myanmar Women's League". Myanmar Digital News.
  11. ↑ "မြန်မာအမျိုးသမီးလိဂ်ပြိုင်ပွဲမှာ ဧရာဝတီအသင်း ဗိုလ်စွဲ" (in Burmese). positive angel news.
  12. ↑ "Ayeyawady FC - Champions". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Myanmar Women's League 2026-27 ပြိုင်ပွဲအကြို Official Partnership Signing Ceremony ကျင်းပ". MFF Facebook. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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