Rakhine United F.C.

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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 nameRakhine United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Arakan Warriors
(ရခိုင်စစ်သည်များ)
Founded2009 and 2012 (as Rakhine United)
2010 (as Rakhapura United)
GroundWai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity7,000
OwnerMyanmar U Hla Kyaw Win
Head coachPortugal Paulo Jorge Silva
LeagueMNL
2023Myanmar National League,8th of 12
Websitehttp://www.rakhineunitedfc.com
Current season

History

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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

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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
2020 Warrix Rakhapura
2024-25 Rhino Rakhapura

Coaches

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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 – 2023
Paulo Jorge Silva   2024

2024 First-team squad

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As of Feb 2024

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 Wai Lin Aung
2 DF   MYA Zaw Win Maung
4 DF   MYA Aung Kyaw Aye
5 DF   MYA Tun Tun Aung
7 MF   MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain)
8 MF   MYA Kyi Lin
9 FW   MYA Aung Thant Zaw
10 FW   MYA Kyaw Ko Ko
11 DF   MYA Hein Htet Sithu
13 FW   MYA Kaung Sithu
15 FW   CMR Mohamad Traore
16 GK   MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   MYA Thiha Htet Aung
18 GK   MYA Aung Mg Mg Myo
19 FW   MYA Than Kyaw Htay
20 MF   MYA Tin Win Aung
21 MF   MYA Min Khant Kyaw
22 FW   MYA Traore Alassane
27 DF   MYA Thu Ya
28 DF   CIV Kekere Moukailou
29 MF   MYA Thet Tun Aung
MF   MYA Nyein Chan Aung

Staff and coaches

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  • Chairman: U Hla Kyaw Win
  • Vice President: U Ko Ko Naing, U Tin Htoo Aung, U Thar Htet
  • Chief Executive Officer: U Kyaw Lwin
  • Head coach: Paulo Jorge Da Silva Santos
  • Technical Advisor: U Kyi Lwin
  • Assistant coach: U Min Thu
  • Fitness and conditioning Coach: U Maung Maung Myint
  • Goalkeeping coach: U Zaw Win Htay
  • Physiotherapist: U Aung Thin
  • Media Officer: U Thet Htoo Naing Oo
  • Finance Officer: Daw Su Mon Lwin

References

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