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| Date | 16 February 2017 | ||||||
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| Venue | National Football Stadium, Malé | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Mohamed Umair (Maziya) [1] | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy 30 °C (86 °F) [2] | ||||||
The 2017 Maldivian FA Charity Shield, (commonly known as the 2017 Milo Charity Shield due to sponsorship reasons) was the 9th Maldivian FA Charity Shield, an annual Maldivian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Dhivehi Premier League and FA Cup. The game was played between Maziya, champions of the 2016 Dhivehi Premier League, and Valencia, champions of 2016 Maldives FA Cup.
This was the fifth appearance of in the Maldivian FA Charity Shield Maziya, and second appearance for Valencia. Valencia won its first edition in the year 2009, defeating VB Sports Club. Maziya made their first appearance in 2013 and has been making back to back appearances since then, winning twice; in 2015 and 2016 defeating New Radiant on both occasions.
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