2019 FAM Youth Championship

Last updated
FAM Youth Championship
Tournament details
CountryMaldives
Dates4 – 19 February 2019
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Eagles (4th title)
Runner-up TC Sports
  2018
2020  

The 2019 FAM Youth Championship was the 8th season of the FAM Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

9 teams participated in this year's Youth Championship. New Radiant prepared for the championship but they were unable to take part since they were suspended from all football activities due to financial reasons. On 30 January 2019, United Victory participated in the championship with New Radiant U21 players. [1]

Personnel

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

TeamHead CoachCaptain
Club Eagles U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Hassan Raif Ahmed Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Nimad
Club Eydhafushi U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Unais Zubair Flag of Maldives.svg Afiu Mohamed Hamid
Club Green Streets U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Abdulla Yaameen Flag of Maldives.svg Ashraf Luthfy
Da Grande U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Zaidhaan Ahmed Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Nashid
Foakaidhoo U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Jailam Flag of Maldives.svg Hamdhulla Fernando
Maziya U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Hussain Shareef Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Suzayr
TC Sports Club U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Arash Assad Flag of Maldives.svg Yoosuf Azeem
United Victory U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Yusuf Jaisham Nafiz Flag of Maldives.svg Muaviyath Ilham
Victory U21s Flag of Maldives.svg Maahy Abdulla Flag of Maldives.svg Fareed Mohamed

Group stage

From each group, the top two teams will be advanced for the Semi-finals.

All times listed are Maldives Standard Time. UTC+05:00

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advance to the semi-finals
  • Group winners
  • Group runners-up

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
TC Sports Club U21s 321084+47
Da Grande U21s 31113414
Victory U21s 30301103
Foakaidhoo U21s 30122531
Source: [ citation needed ]
4 February 2019 TC Sports Club U21s 3–2 Foakaidhoo U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Nisham Mohamed Rasheed Yellow card.svg 45+1' Yellow-red card.svg 81'
Azzam Abdulla Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)Soccerball shade cross.svg80'
Mohamed Juman Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg57', 86'
Report Soccerball shade.svg3', 45+2' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 79' Hassan Nazeem
Red card.svg 18' Abdussadaad Adam
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
4 February 2019 Victory U21s 0–0 Da Grande U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Hussain Naafiu Yellow card.svg 90+4' Report Soccerball shade cross.svg90+5' Mohamed Sayam SaeedReferee: Ahmed Aslam (Maldives)
6 February 2019 Foakaidhoo U21s 0–2 Da Grande U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Soccerball shade.svg11', 90+3' Ahmed Husaam
Yellow card.svg 90+2' Yoosuf Sidhaam Ali
Referee: Jaufar Rasheed (Maldives)
6 February 2019 TC Sports Club U21s 1–1 Victory U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Akmal Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg22'
Mohamed Zayan Ahmed Yellow card.svg 75'
Report Yellow card.svg 52' Mohamed Shaaheen Basheer
Soccerball shade.svg64' Ahmed Zawl Nazim
Referee: Ahmed Afsah (Maldives)
8 February 2019 TC Sports Club U21s 4–1 Da Grande U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Zayan Naseer Soccerball shade.svg19'
Akmal Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg27', 37', 54'
Report Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Aiman ThaufeeqReferee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Club Eagles U21s 4400112+912
Club Green Streets U21s 420274+36
Club Eydhafushi U21s 42025836
Maziya U21s 41032423
United Victory U21s 410331073
Source: [ citation needed ]
5 February 2019 Maziya U21s 1–0 Club Green Streets U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00Mohamed Sahil Yellow card.svg 21'
Ibrahim Imraah Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mohammmadh Shazaan Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
5 February 2019 Club Eydhafushi U21s 1–3 Club Eagles U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Ahmed Aiham Soccerball shade.svg15'Red card.svg 70' Report Soccerball shade.svg23' Hussain Ahusam Moosa
Soccerball shade.svg65' Ismail Vifaaq
Yellow card.svg 83' Haisham Hassan
Soccerball shade.svg88' Hassan Raif Ahmed
Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)
7 February 2019 Maziya U21s 1–2 United Victory U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00Yaamin Ali Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Soccerball shade.svg31' Ahmed Haamy Najaah
Soccerball shade.svg83' Yusuf Jaisham Nafiz
Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)
7 February 2019 Club Green Streets U21s 4–1 Club Eydhafushi U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Hussain Shareef Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Ahmed Bassam Mohamed Naeem Soccerball shade.svg53'
Abdulla Yaameen Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ahmed Tholal Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Soccerball shade.svg72' Muhammadh Abaan Ali
Yellow card.svg 90' Aimaan Habeeb
Referee: Zaeem Ali (Maldives)
9 February 2019 Maziya U21s 0–1 Club Eydhafushi U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00Mohamed Azhan Hamid Yellow card.svg 68'
Ashfaq Ahmed Yellow card.svg 70'
Report Soccerball shade.svg35' Ismail ShareefReferee: Ahmed Abdulla (Maldives)
9 February 2019 Club Eagles U21s 5–0 United Victory U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30 Hassan Raif Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg1', 13', 51'Yellow card.svg 55'
Mohamed Azumoon Soccerball shade.svg17', 54'
Hussain Affash Yellow card.svg 29'
Report Yellow card.svg 47' Ahmed Haamy NajaahReferee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
11 February 2019 Maziya U21s 0–1 Club Eagles U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30 Report Soccerball shade.svg74' Mohamed AzumoonReferee: Ahmed Aslam (Maldives)
13 February 2019 Club Green Streets U21s 1–2 Club Eagles U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Abdulla Yaameen Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Report Soccerball shade.svg15' Musannif Mohamed
Yellow card.svg 45+1' Hussain Ahusam Moosa
Soccerball shade.svg87' Adam Fahumaan
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
13 February 2019 Club Eydhafushi U21s 2–1 United Victory U21s National Football Stadium, Malé
20:30Hussain Hanaan Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ismail Shareef Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ali Naseem Yellow card.svg 53'
Report Yellow card.svg 17' Hussain Shafee
Yellow card.svg 45+1' Ali Azumee
Yellow card.svg 77' Hassan Rasheed
Soccerball shade.svg85' Yooh Naseer
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Knockout phase

The semi-finals were scheduled to play on 15 February and the final on 18 February 2020. Due to a cricket series – India-Maldives Friendship Cricket Series, organized by Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Cricket Board of Maldives and India Embassy in Maldives, scheduled to start on 15 February, in which Cabinet of the Maldives participates, Football Association of Maldives announced that the semi-finals will be played on 16 February and the final match will be played on 19 February 2019. [2]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 February - 16:00
 
 
TC Sports Club U21s 2
 
19 February - 20:30
 
Club Green Streets U21s 1
 
TC Sports Club U21s 0
 
16 February - 20:30
 
Club Eagles U21s 1
 
Club Eagles U21s 3
 
 
Da Grande U21s 1
 

Semi-finals

TC Sports Club U21s 2–1 Club Green Streets U21s
Zayan Naseer Soccerball shade.svg4', 10'
Mohamed Yazdhan Hussain Yellow card.svg 42'
Ahmed Raslaan Hameed Yellow card.svg 64'
Afraah Mohamed Yellow card.svg 83'
Report Soccerball shade.svg49'Yellow card.svg 52' Hassan Lawh
Yellow card.svg 54' Mohamed Hazim Rifath

Club Eagles U21s 3–1 Da Grande U21s
Hassan Aleef Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 2' Yellow-red card.svg 69'
Mohamed Azumoon Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Hassan Raif Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg47', 90+3' (pen.)
Report Yellow card.svg 47' Ahnaf Rasheed
Yellow card.svg 90+5' Ahmed Zidhan
Soccerball shade.svg90+7' Saim Mohamed

Final

TC Sports Club U21s 0–1 Club Eagles U21s
Zayan Naseer Yellow card.svg 43'
Mohamed Yazdhan Hussain Yellow card.svg 57'
Report Soccerball shade.svg33' Mohamed Azumoon
Yellow card.svg 90' Hassan Raif Ahmed

Awards

Best 3 players

Best goalkeeper

Fair play team

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References

  1. "New Radiant U21s take part as United Victory" (in Divehi). Mihaaru Sports. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. "Youth Championship Knock-out phase matches postponed" (in Divehi). Mihaaru Sports. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.