| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Maldives |
| City | 2 |
| Venue | 2 |
| Dates | 15–30 September 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maziya (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Radiant |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Alamu Bukola (3 goals) |
The 2015 President's Cup was the 65th season of the President's Cup. New Radiant Sports Club were the defending champions, having beaten Eagles in last season's final in extra time. [1]
This was the first tournament under its current tournament format.
According to the current format, all teams playing in the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League would appear in the President's Cup. [2]
The draw took place on 12 August 2015 at the FAM House in Male'. [3]
2 venues in two islands were selected for the tournament. [4] Group stage matches were played at both venues; (Group A matches in Kulhudhuffushi and Group B matches in Addu City), while the knock-out round matches were held at Addu City. [3]
| Addu City, Addu Atoll | Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu Atoll | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Addu Football Stadium | Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | ||
This was the second edition of this tournament that was played in a venue other than Male' since it was once held at Addu City in 1970. It was the first year that Kulhudhuffushi hosted the tournament. [5]
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match after the group stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner
The broadcasting rights for some matches of 2015 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Radiant (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | TC Sports (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | BG Sports | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Mahibadhoo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| TC Sports | 2–0 | Mahibadhoo |
|---|---|---|
Nafiu  66'Rafael 90' | Report |
| New Radiant | 0–1 | TC Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 45' Nafiu |
| New Radiant | 4–2 | Mahibadhoo |
|---|---|---|
| Alamu 27', 69', 90' Suhail 41' | Report | 37' Da Silva 53' Naushaad |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Eagles (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Victory | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 September – Addu City | ||||||
| New Radiant | 2 | |||||
| 4 October – Addu City | ||||||
| Eagles | 1 | |||||
| New Radiant | 1 | |||||
| 27 September – Addu City | ||||||
| Maziya S&RC | 3 | |||||
| Maziya S&RC (pen.) | 0(4) | |||||
| TC Sports | 0(2) | |||||
| New Radiant | 1–3 | Maziya S&RC |
|---|---|---|
| Fasir 24' | Report | 7' Asadhilla 39' Umair 66' Pablo |
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