2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League

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Dhivehi Premier League
Season 2020–21
Dates13 December 2020 – 2 May 2021
Champions Maziya
Relegatedno relegation
AFC Cup Maziya
Valencia
Matches played56
Goals scored140 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Cornelius Stewart
(11 goals)
2022 →

The 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League is the sixth season of the Premier League, the top Maldivian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015. Maziya are the defending champions, having won their third league title the previous season, their second in the Premier League era, having last won in 2016. The season was initially scheduled to start in June, [1] but this was delayed until December as a consequence of the delay of the 2020 AFC Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and in the Maldives. [2]

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Teams

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Eagles, Da Grande, Green Streets, Maziya, SUS, TC, UV, Valencia
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Location football club of Dhivehi Premier League

Initially, ten teams were set to compete in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams are Club Valencia and Super United Sports. [3] On 22 July 2020, Football Association of Maldives announced that this season will be held with eight teams. This is due to temporarily holding off the Premier League slots for the teams promoting from the Jazeera Championship as the 2020 edition was called off due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives, meaning Foakaidhoo FC and Nilandhoo Sports Club are forced to play in the 2021 Jazeera Championship even though they survived relegation. [4]

Valencia is returning after a season's absence in the first division (three seasons in Premier League). This is the first season in the Premier League for Super United Sports. They replaced Victory Sports Club and New Radiant (both teams relegated after suspension due to financial reasons). [3]

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
TeamDivisionStadiumCapacity
Eagles Maafannu National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
Green Streets Machchangolhi National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
Valencia Machchangolhi National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
Da Grande Maafannu National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
Maziya West Maafannu National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
Super United Machchangolhi National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
TC Sports Club Henveiru National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850
United Victory Galolhu National Football Stadium (Maldives) 11,850

Personnel

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 (chest)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Short
Club Eagles Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Shiyaz Flag of Maldives.svg Hussain Sifaau Jerzia
Green Streets Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Nisthar Mohamed Flag of Maldives.svg Rilwan Waheed Captain Maldives
Valencia Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Athif Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Ashfaq Jerzia
Da Grande Flag of Maldives.svg Ismail Mahfooz Flag of Maldives.svg Yasfaadh Habeeb Malhi MV
Maziya Flag of Serbia.svg Risto Vidaković Flag of Maldives.svg Asadhulla Abdulla SE - Sports Emporium Ooredoo Maldives
TC Sports Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Shazly Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Azzam
Super United Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Nashid Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed FarhanSE - Sports EmporiumFathaha Mall (main)
Heena Mobiles		SJ Group (top)
Maldives Wave (bottom)		Albion StoreLITUS
United Victory Flag of Maldives.svg Ihsan Abdul Ghanee (interim) Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Arif Jerzia

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing Head CoachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
Maziya Flag of North Macedonia.svg Marjan Sekulovski [5] End of contract2 July 2020Pre-season Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Nizam [6] 21 July 2020
Super United Flag of Maldives.svg Ibrahim Shafiu20 February 2020 Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Nashid [7] 13 September 2020
Valencia Flag of Maldives.svg Ilmau Hussain Ibrahim20 February 2020 Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Athif [8] 16 October 2020
Maziya Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed Nizam [9] Resigned27 December 20201st Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Suzayr (interim)27 December 2020
Maziya Flag of Maldives.svg Ahmed Suzayr (interim)Arrival of new coach3 January 20212nd Flag of Serbia.svg Risto Vidaković [10] 3 January 2021
Club Eagles Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed ShiyazMutual consent16 January 20217thVaccentTBA
United Victory Flag of Maldives.svg Mohamed AdamResigned16 January 20218th Flag of Maldives.svg Ihsan Abdul Ghanee (interim)16 January 2021

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Players 1
Club Eagles Flag of Egypt.svg Osama Elshihy Flag of Egypt.svg Elsayed Mahmoud Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammad Taha Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Ismaël Yanogo
Flag of Montenegro.svg Milan Jelovac
Flag of Yemen.svg Osama Anbar
Green Streets Flag of Egypt.svg Khalil Elbezawy Flag of Spain.svg Angel Carrasco Muñoz Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Sayed Flag of Pakistan.svg Saqib Hanif Flag of Egypt.svg Elsayed Mahmoud
Valencia Flag of Spain.svg Jose Dominguez Flag of Spain.svg Toni Soler Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vladislav Nuriev
Da Grande Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Otabek Khaydarov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Abdurasal Komilov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akhror Umarjonov
Maziya Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Cornelius Stewart Flag of Serbia.svg Petar Planić Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Vujanac Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Odawara
TC Sports Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Malcolm Stewart Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Elmaddin Mammadov Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Duckson Puslas
Super United Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Rodríguez Muñoz Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Mirzokhid Mamatkhonov Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Yonezawa Flag of Japan.svg Eisuke Mohri
United Victory Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyrylo Silich Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Anatoliy Vlasichev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Marat Ajiniyazov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Ruslan Amirov

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Maziya (C)141040346+2834Qualification for 2022 AFC Cup group stage
2 Valencia 14743219+1225Qualification for 2022 AFC Cup preliminary round 2
3 Green Streets 145451316−319
4 Eagles 144551521−617
5 Da Grande 144461725−816
6 Super United 14365918−915
7 TC Sports 143471119−813
8 United Victory 143382026−612
Source: Dhivehi Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

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