Rakhine United F.C.

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.

Rakhine United
ရခိုင်ယူနိုက်တက်

Full name	Rakhine United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Arakan Warriors (ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded	2009 and 2012 (as Rakhine United) 2010 (as Rakhapura United)
Ground	Wai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity	7,000
Owner	U Zaw Min Thein
Head coach	Kyaw Lwin
League	MNL
2022	10
Website	Club website
Current season

History

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

Kit and sponsorship history

Period	Kit Sponsor	Shirt Sponsor
2011-12		Golden Gate International
2012		Golden Gate International
2013		Golden Gate International
2014		Golden Gate International
2015	Orona	Bostwick
2016	Grand Sport	Up Energy Drink
2017	made by club	United Amara Bank
2018	Pro Sports	United Amara Bank
2019	Pro Sports	Golden Gate International
2020	Pro Sports	Golden Gate International

Coaches

Name	Nationality	Period	Honours
Rudi Minkovski		2010 - 2011
Leonardo		2011- November 2012
U Han Tun		November 2012 - 2013
U Aung Naing		January 2013 - September 2013
U Aung Zaw Myo		September 2013 - December 2013
U Win Tin		December 2013 – November 2015	MNL-2 runners-up
U Aung Zaw Myo		December 2015 - December 2016
U Soe Thein		December 2016 - November 2018
U Than Wai		December 2018 - Present

2023 Final squad

As of Feb 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   MYA Khant Min Thant 3 DF   MYA Aung Kyaw Aye 4 DF   MYA Thaung Zaw Myat 5 DF   MYA Tun Tun AUng 6 MF   MYA Bo Bo Naing 7 MF   MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain) 8 MF   MYA Than Toe Aung 9 FW   MYA Than Kyaw Htay 10 MF   MYA Maung Maung Soe 11 MF   MYA Mang Teih Pau 12 MF   MYA Aung Myat Min 16 GK   MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw 17 MF   MYA Min Khant Kyaw 18 GK   MYA Aung Maung Maung Myo 20 DF   NGA Riliwan Omolaja

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF   MYA Soe Lwin Lwin 24 MF   MYA Kaung Myat Kyaw 29 GK   MYA Min Htet Htet 30 MF   NGA Leke Godwin 36 DF   MYA Aung Ko Ko Lwin 44 DF   MYA Thu Ya 45 FW   CIV Alessane Traore 55 DF   MYA Min Khant 67 FW   MYA Paing Thet Ko Ko 70 FW   MYA Ye Htet Naing 77 DF   MYA Thiha Htet Aung 80 FW   MYA Soe Min Aung

Staff and coaches

• Chairman: U Zaw Min Thein
• Vice President: U Nay Htet Lin, U Tin Htoo Aung, U Thar Htet
• General Manager: U Ko Ko Win
• Head Coach: U Than Wai
• Assistant Coach: U Zaw Naing
• Fitness and Conditioning Coach: U Maung Maung Myint
• Goalkeeping Coach: U Wai Lin Tun
• Physiotherapist: U Wunna Tun
• Media Officer: U Thet Htoo Naing Oo
• Finance Officer: Daw Su Mon Lwin

References

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

External links

• Official Facebook page