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| MFF Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| City | Yangon |
| Venue | Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| Dates | 12 May 2018 – 30 September 2018[1] |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Yangon United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Hanthawaddy United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 61 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Maung Maung Soe(4 goals) |
The2018 General Aung San Shield[2] (Burmese:Bogyoke Aung San Shield) was the fourth season ofMyanmar knockoutfootball competition. The tournament is organized by theMyanmar Football Federation. It is the league cup competition started in 2018 Myanmar football season. This cup succeeded theMyanmar Football Federation Cup. MFF has changed the cup competition style as follows.
In the first round, ten clubs competing in 2018 MNL-2 and two clubs which were promoted to 2018 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 2017 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.Shan United were the defending champions andYangon United were winner-up at theprevious shield final. They will start play from Quarter final.
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the2019 AFC Cup.
| Round | No. of Clubs receive fund | Prize fund per club |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1 | K 300,000,000 |
| Final runners-up | 1 | K 150,000,000 |
| Semi-Final | 2 | K 75,000,000 |
Preliminary round consists of two rounds for teams currently playing in the Regional League Division 1 level. The first round was held 6 February 2018.
| 12 May 2018 | GFA | 1–0 | Silver Stars | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Jordan 34' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Aung Thu |
| 12 May 2018 | Royal Thanlyin | 3–1 | University | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Leon 35' Chan oo 75'Elysee 81' | Nay Myo Htwe 51' | Stadium:Padonmar Stadium Referee: Thein Saw |
| 12 May 2018 | Kachin United | 1–3 | Dagon | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Paw Du Aung 45' | Soe Myat Thu 5' Aung Khaing Tun 18'Jonathan 75' (o.g) | Stadium:Aung San Stadium Referee: Zaw Khaing |
| 13 May 2018 | Sagaing United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Myawady | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Bamba 45' (49) | Thet Paing Ko 25' Ye Wai yan Soe 90+1' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Kyaw Zayar Aung |
| 13 May 2017 | Mountain Lion | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Mawyawadi | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kyaw Zin Oo 38',58' Aung Myat Thu 106',117' | Saw Myo Lin 22' Htet Wai Aung 45' | Stadium:Aung San Stadium Referee: Thein Tun |
| 30 May 2018 | Southern Myanmar | 2–3 | GFA | Thuwunna Stadium |
| 16:00 MMT | Phyo Paing Soe 81' Berry 90+3' | Soe Min Tun 51' Mung Theih Pau 61'Pyone Cho 86' |
| 30 May 2018 | Ayeyawady United | 1–0 | Royal Thanlyin | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Thiha Zaw 67' | Stadium:Padonmar Stadium |
| 30 May 2018 | Magwe | 5–0 | Dagon | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kyaw Swar Linn 45+3' Naing Naing Kyaw 50'Maung Maung Soe 52',57'Zin Min Tun 87' | Stadium:Aung San Stadium |
| 6 June 2018 | Yadanarbon | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sagaing United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Thein Than Win 70' | Pyae Sone Aung 53' Thiha Zaw 95' | Stadium:Padonmar Stadium Referee: Thein Tun |
| 6 June 2017 | Hanthawady United | 4–1 | Zwekapin United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Joseph Mpande 12',29',34' Paing Moe Wai 65' | Edison Fonseca 82' (pen.) | Stadium:Aung San Stadium |
| 6 June 2017 | Rakhine United | 3–0 | Mountain Lion | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Clifford 45' Sunday Mathew 67',86' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium |
| 13 June 2018 | Yangon United | 2–0 | GFA | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Aee Soe 53' Zaw Min Tun 76' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium |
| 13 June 2018 | Ayeyawady United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (11–12p) | Magwe | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Cássio Magalhães 59' Thiha Zaw 75' | Zayar Naing 44' Maung Maung Soe 57' | Stadium:Aung San Stadium |
| 20 June 2018 | Shan United | 3–0 | Rakhine United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Dway Ko Ko Chit 27',61',84' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium |
| 20 June 2018 | Sagaing United | 1–2 | Hanthawady United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Kaung Zaw Htwe 89' | Mark Sekyi 22',53' | Stadium:Aung San Stadium |
| 18 September 2018 | Yangon United | 1–0 | Magwe | Yangon |
| 15:30 MMT | Sylla Sekou 80' | Stadium:Y.U.S.C |
| 19 September 2018 | Hanthawady United | 0–0 | Shan United | Bago |
| 15:30 MMT | Stadium:Grand Royal Stadium |
| 26 September 2018 | Magwe | 2–2 | Yangon United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Aung Myint Tun 24' Maung Maung Soe 26' | Maung Maung Lwin 4' Emmanuel 89' | Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium |
| 27 September 2018 | Shan United | 0–1 | Hanthawady United | Taunggyi |
| 15:30 MMT | Mark Sekyi 51' | Stadium:Taunggyi Stadium |
| 30 September 2018 | Yangon United | 2–1 | Hanthawady United | Yangon |
| 16:00 MMT | Maung Maung Lwin 72' Zaw Min Tun 85' | Hein Htet Aung 60' | Stadium:Aung San Stadium |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maung Maung Soe | Magwe | 4 |
| 2 |  Joseph Mpande | Hanthawaddy United | 3 |
| Dway Ko Ko Chit | Shan United | ||
 Mark Sekyi | Hanthawaddy United | ||
| 5 | Kyaw Zin Oo | Mountain Lions | 2 |
| Aung Myat Thu | Mountain Lions | ||
 Bamba | Sagaing United | ||
 Sunday Mathew | Rakhine United | ||
| Zaw Min Tun | Yangon United | ||
| Maung Maung Lwin | Yangon United | ||
| 11 | Jordan | GFA | 1 |
| Leon | Royal Thanlyin | ||
| Chan Oo | Royal Thanlyin | ||
| Elysee | Royal Thanlyin | ||
| Nay Myo Htwe | University | ||
| Soe Myat Thu | Dagon | ||
| Aung Khaing Tun | Dagon | ||
 Sylla Sekou | Yangon United | ||
| Aee Soe | Yangon United | ||
| Emmanuel | Yangon United | ||
 Cássio Magalhães | Ayeyawady United | ||
| Thiha Zaw | Ayeyawady United | ||
| Zayar Naing | Magwe | ||
| Paw Du Aung | Kachin United | ||
| Soe Min Tun | GFA | ||
| Mung Theih Pau | GFA | ||
| Pyone Cho | GFA | ||
| Phyo Paing Soe | Southern Myanmar | ||
| Alpha Berry | Southern Myanmar | ||
| Kyaw Swar Linn | Magwe | ||
| Naing Naing Kyaw | Magwe | ||
| Zin Min Tun | Magwe | ||
| Thein Than Win | Yadanarbon | ||
| Thiha Zaw | Sagaing United | ||
| Pyae Sone Aung | Sagaing United | ||
| Kaung Zaw Htwe | Sagaing United | ||
 Edison Fonseca | Zwekapin United | ||
| Paing Moe Wai | Hanthawaddy United | ||
| Clifford | Rakhine United |