Chin United F.C.

Full nameChin United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)[1]
GroundThuwunna Stadium
Capacity32,000[2]
OwnerDaw Tint Tint Lwin[3]
ManagerU Aung Khine
LeagueMyanmar National League
201711th
Websitehttp://www.themnl.com/?page_id=354
Current season

Chin United Football Club is a Burmese football club. The club is based in Chin State and is one of the two teams representing the state along with GFA FC.[3]

The club is composed mostly of Chin players, who claimed to have faced ethnic prejudice and discrimination on the pitch.[3]

Honours

Crest and colors

According to the club, the eagle was chosen for the crest as it is the putative 'king of all the birds'. The nine stars are supposed to represent the nine townships in Chin State.[3]

Recent seasons

Their first season in the 2012 Myanmar National League resulted in one victory out of 26 games. After getting relegated, they returned to the top tier in 2014 were they finished tenth out of 12 teams.[3]

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club in the league games (players in bold signifies current Chin United player).

As of 16 October 2023
Top One Highest Goalscorers in the league games
Player Period Goals Ratio Caps
1 Liberia Keith Martu Nah 2013–2014 43 0.65 66

References

  1. ^ "About Chin United Football Club". Chin United FC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Myanmar". worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Untold Stories, Southeast Asian Clubs: Chin United | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ^ "Chin United won first ever MNL-2 title". Myanmar Football Federation. 2013-06-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2021-11-24. (in Burmese)


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