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 as Rakhine United 2010 as Rakhapura United
Ground	Wai Thar Li Stadium, Sittwe
Capacity	7,000
Owner	U Hla Kyaw Win
Head coach	Paulo Jorge Silva
League	MNL
2023	Myanmar National League, 8th of 12
Website	www.rakhineunitedfc.com
Home colours Away colours
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 as Rakhine United.^[1]

Kit and sponsorship history

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2011–2014		Golden Gate International
2015	Orona	Bostwick
2016	Grand Sport	Up Energy Drink
2017		United Amara Bank
2018	Template:Country data THa Pro Sports
2019–2020		Golden Gate International
2021–2022	Warrix	Rakhapura
2023	Ayeyawady Sport
2024–2025	Rhino Sport
2025–	Glory Sport

Coaches

Name	Nationality	Period	Honours
Rudi Minkovski		2010–2011
Leonardo Neiva		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

Current players

As of May 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  MYA Yha Yha 3 DF  MYA Nyein Chan 4 DF  MYA Aung Kyaw Aye 5 DF  MYA Tun Tun Aung 6 DF  MYA Min Khant 7 MF  MYA Zaw Zaw Naing (captain) 8 MF  MYA Kyi Lin 9 FW  MYA Zin Min Tun 10 FW  MYA Khin Kyaw Win 11 MF  MYA Nyi Nyi Tun 12 DF  MYA Khant Thu Tun 13 MF  MYA Aung Naing Win 16 GK  MYA Chan Nyein Kyaw

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  MYA Thiha Htet Aung 18 MF  MYA Mbarga 19 FW  MYA Than Kyaw Htay 20 MF  MYA Phoe Thar 21 MF  MYA Min Khant Kyaw 22 GK  MYA Khant Min Thant 27 DF  MYA Thu Ya 29 MF  MYA Tun Naung Soe 30 GK  MYA Myo Paing Oo 44 DF  CIV Kekere Moukailou 40 MF  CMR Messo's 50 FW  MYA Romeo 70 MF  MYA Ye Htet Naing 77 MF  MYA Sithu Aung 81 MF  MYA Chan Nyein Zaw 88 MF  MYA Aung Hlaing Win

Staff and coaches

• 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

Honour

Domestics

• MNL-2
  • Runners-up (1): 2014
• FIFA-MFF U-17 Youth League
  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24
• FIFA-MFF U-15 Youth League
  • Runners-up (1): 2024