2017 General Aung San Shield

2017 Bogyoke Aung San Shield
MFF Cup
Country  MYA
Dates 2 May 2017 - 25 October 2017
Teams 22
Champions Shan United
Runners-up Yangon United
Matches played 21
Goals scored 77 (3.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Han Kyung-In (4 goals)
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The 2017 General Aung San Shield (Burmese: Bogyoke Aung San Shield) is the 3rd season of Myanmar knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Myanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2017 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded the Myanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.

In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2017 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2017 MNL, twelve teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with six teams emerged as winners. In the second round, ten clubs competing in 2016 MNL and the six winners from the first round, sixteen teams in total, will be involved playing at a neutral ground with eight teams emerged as winners. The Quarter-finals will still be played as one-legged matches but the Semi-final will be competed as two-legged (Home and Away) matches.

The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2018 AFC Cup.

Prize fund

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
per club
Champion1K300,000,000
Final runners-up1K150,000,000
Semi-Final2K75,000,000

Results [1]

Preliminary Round

Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The First round was held 24 April 2017.

First round

Second round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Samuel Mahar United 4
2 Han Kyung-In Shan United 4
3 Mercio Gomez Hantharwady United 3
4 Kyaw Ko Ko Yangon United 3
5 Adusalam Magwe 3
6 Aung Thu Yadanarbon 3

Official Main Sponsor

Official Partner

Media Broadcasting

Co-sponsor

  • AYA Myanmar Insurance
  • M-150
  • Thanlwin Private School
  • Sumitomo Electric

References

  1. ↑ "2017 General Aung San Shield". Myanmar Times. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 General Aung San Shield". Shan defeated Magwe. 21 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 General Aung San Shield". Kyaw Ko Ko's hat-trick. 21 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 General Aung San Shield". RUDAYA. 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017 General Aung San Shield". Yadanarbon revanged. 21 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "General Aung San Semi Final". Shan United drew. 29 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017 Semi Final Matchday 2". Yangon United win over Yadanarbon. 30 September 2017.


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