2016 Dhivehi Premier League

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Dhivehi Premier League
Season2016
Champions Maziya S&RC
Promoted Green Streets
Relegated BG Sports
Matches played84
Goals scored214 (2.55 per match)
Best Player Ali Fasir (TC Sports)
Top goalscorer Ali Fasir (29 goals)
Best goalkeeper Sujan Perera (Eagles)
Biggest win TC Sports 6–1 Victory Sports Club
Longest winning run6 games
Maziya S&RC
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Maziya S&RC
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2016.

The 2016 Dhivehi Premier League was the second season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top division of Maldivian football. The season began on 19 April 2015. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.

Contents

Format

All eight teams play against each other in Three Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Dhivehi Premier League champion and qualified to the AFC Cup. Top four teams qualify for the President's Cup.

Teams

A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League season and one promoted from the 2015 Second Division Football Tournament.

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
TeamDivision
BG Sports Club Maafannu
Eagles Maafannu
Maziya West Maafannu
New Radiant Henveiru
TC Sports Club Henveiru
United Victory Galolhu
Valencia Machchangolhi
Victory Galolhu

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
BG Sports Club
Eagles
Valencia
Maziya
New Radiant
TC Sports Club Grand Sport
United Victory
Victory

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing Head CoachManner of departureIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4 (Asian)
BG Sports Club
Club Eagles
Club Valencia
Maziya
New Radiant
TC Sports Club
United Victory
Victory

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Maziya (C)2114524825+2347 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage
2 TC Sports Club 2113354825+2342
3 Eagles 2110832311+1238
4 United Victory 215881825723
5 New Radiant 2165101725823
6 Club Valencia 2155112329620
7 Victory 21541222442219Relegation Play-offs
8 BG Sports Club 21381015301517Relegation to 2017 2nd Division
Source: FIFA MaldiveSoccer Soccerway
(C) Champion

Season summary

Round One & Two

Home \ Away BGS EAG VLC MAZ NRA TCS UVI VIC
BG Sports 1–30–00–12–01–31–22–3
Eagles 0–00–01–12–00–00–03–0
Valencia 3–01–22–20–20–20–12–0
Maziya 1–01–02–12–02–11–12–1
New Radiant 0–00–11–12–31–11–00–0
TC Sports 4–11–22–33–23–01–14–1
United Victory 0–01–10–21–50–31–01–1
Victory 2–00–40–23–30–10–12–5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2016. Source: Soccerway FIFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2016 Dhivehi Premier League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.

Round Three

╲ Round 3 BGS EAG VLC UVI MAZ NRA TCS VIC
BG Sports 0–02–10–02–21–11–41–0
Eagles 1–00–01–21–01–00–3
Valencia 0–11–50–13–41–1
United Victory 0–12–31–20–1
Maziya 2–03–45–1
New Radiant 1–21–2
TC Sports 6–1
Victory
Source: [ citation needed ]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
BG Sports 7878888
Eagles 4222333
Valencia 2444556
Maziya 3111111
New Radiant 6666665
TC Sports 5333222
United Victory 1555444
Victory 8787777
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2016. Source: [ citation needed ]

Season statistics

Top scorers

[1]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Fasir TC Sports29
2 Flag of Maldives.svg Asadhulla Abdulla Maziya19
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Godfrey West OmoduVictory9
4 Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Nafiu TC Sports8
Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Seddik Victory
6 Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Umair Maziya7
Flag of Maldives.svg Hassan Adhuham Valencia
Flag of Croatia.svg Andrej Kerić United Victory
9 Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Ashfaq Maziya6
Flag of Spain.svg Angel Carrasco Muñoz Valencia
Flag of Cameroon.svg Hansley Awilo Ambia Valencia

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Fasir TC SportsVictory4–15 May 2015
Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Fasir TC SportsBG Sports4–114 June 2015
Flag of Maldives.svg Asadhulla Abdulla MaziyaVictory5–120 September 2015
Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Fasir 4TC SportsVictory6–129 September 2015
Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Fasir TC SportsValencia4–322 October 2015
Flag of Maldives.svg Hassan Adhuham ValenciaTC Sports3–422 October 2015

2016 Dhivehi Premier League Play-off

1st leg
Victory Sports Club 4–0 Club Zefrol
2nd leg
Victory Sports Club 3–1 Club Zefrol

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References

  1. "Top Scorers". FIFA . Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.