Dagon Star United F.C.
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| Full name | Dagon Star United Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Brewers The Brewing Lions | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Various | ||
| Owner | Myo Aung Oo | ||
| Chairman | Thein Hlaing Phyo | ||
| Head coach | Rui Gregório | ||
| League | Myanmar National League | ||
| 2024–25 | MNL, 4th of 12 | ||
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Dagon Star United Football Club (Burmese: ဒဂုံဘောလုံးအသင်း) is a Burmese professional football club based in Dagon Township, Yangon, founded in 2009. In 2022, Dagon FC changed the name to Dagon Star United Football Club.
History
[edit | edit source]Early Years and MNL-2 (2009–2018)
[edit | edit source]Founded in 2009 as Dagon Football Club, the team began competing in the MNL-2, the second tier of Burmese football. Over the years, Dagon FC showed consistent performance, culminating in a runner-up finish in the 2018 MNL-2 season, which secured their promotion to the top-tier Myanmar National League (MNL) for the 2019 season.
Transition to top flight and rebranding (2019–2022)
[edit | edit source]In their debut MNL season, Dagon FC faced challenges, finishing 11th out of 12 clubs. After a brief hiatus from competition, the club returned to the MNL-2 in 2022. That year marked a significant change as the club rebranded to Dagon Stars United Football Club.
Recent performance (2023–present)
[edit | edit source]Dagon Stars United made a strong comeback in the 2023 MNL season, finishing 5th. The 2024–25 season saw further improvement, with the club securing 4th place in the league standings. Additionally, they reached the semi-finals of the MNL Cup in 2024, highlighting their growing competitiveness in Burmese football.
Logo
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Club logo used until 2022
Squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 21 August 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.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Domestic
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | League Cup | Top goalscorer | Coach | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | Goals | |||
| 2013 | MNL-2 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | ||||
| 2014 | MNL-2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 33 | Second round | |||
| 2015 | MNL-2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 34 | First round | Myanmar | ||
| 2016 | MNL-2 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 20 | First round | Myanmar | ||
| 2017 | MNL-2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 18 | First round | Myanmar | ||
| 2018 | MNL-2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 20 | Second round | Myanmar Zaw Lin Oo | 9 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 11 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 18 | Second round | Cameroon Patrick Edubat | 10 | Myanmar U Kyaw Lwin |
| 2022 | MNL-2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 20 | Myanmar Phoe Chit | 7 | Myanmar Nada Kyaw | |
| 2023 | 1st | 5 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 31 | Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung | 7 | Myanmar U Min Tun Lin | |
| 2024 | 1st | Semi final | |||||||||||
Honours
[edit | edit source]| Type | Competition | Titles | Title seasons | Runners-up | Runners-up seasons | Other | Other seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | MNL-2 | 0 | – | 1 | 2018 | – | – |
| Cup | MNL Cup | 0 | – | – | – | Semi-final | 2024 |
| Youth | MNL U-20 Youth League | 0 | – | 1 | 2018 | – | – |
| MNL U-18 Youth League | 1 | 2018 | 1 | 2017 | – | – |
External links
[edit | edit source]- First Eleven Journal (in Burmese) (archived 16 November 2013)
- Soccer Myanmar (in Burmese)
