The Maldives national football team represents the Maldives in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Ali Ashfaq is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Maldives national team. Nicknamed "Man of Steel", he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region. A prolific and individualistic goalscorer, he is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. His trademark style of scoring is beating the defenders and rounding off the keeper to score. He is considered as the best Maldivian footballer ever, most notably when he was named as the "World's 2nd best top goal scorer" in 2013 by IFFHS. He was also named as South Asia's Best Player in 2014 by eultimategoal.com. In March 2016, Ashfaq scored his 50th goal for Maldives.
The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games, subject to qualification.
Ali Fasir nicknamed "Sentey", is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Club Valencia, which he captains, and the Maldives national team.
Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2012 season. According to the FAM Calendar 2012, Dhiraagu Dhivehi League will start on April 18 and is set to end on September 27. The winner will qualify for the AFC Cup and 2nd place will qualify for AFC Cup play-offs.
Rilwan Waheed is a Maldivian professional footballer. Nicknamed "Riley", he plays as a winger for Club Green Streets and the Maldives national team.
Football Association of Maldives (FAM) Awards is organised by the Football Association of Maldives.
The Maldives national Under-23 football team, also known as Maldives Under-23s or Maldives U23(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Maldives national football team, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives.
Asadhulla Abdulla is a Maldivian footballer who plays for Maziya.
The Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament is a football league tournament in the Maldives, organized by the Football Association of Maldives.
Ahmed Rasheed is a Maldivian footballer, who has played for Club Eagles as a forward.
The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place from 19 to 30 May 2014. The winner, Palestine, qualified to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Aslam Abdul Raheem is a retired Maldivian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current goalkeeper trainer at Club Valencia. He is also the goalkeeper trainer of the senior Maldives national football team and all youth levels.
Mohamed Faisal is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhivehi Premier League club, Club Valencia and the Maldives national team.
The 2013 FAM Youth Championship, includes the youth teams of all the Dhivehi League teams and 4 other teams from any part of the Maldives who want to participate. The age group of this tournament is Under-21.
Ahmed Zaad is a Maldivian footballer, who is currently playing for Club Valencia in Dhivehi Premier League.
Sandip Rai is a Nepali professional football defender, playing for Three Star Club in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. He was also voted the Nepalese Footballer Of the Year 2013. He was banned due to match fixing.
Mohamed Umair is a Maldivian international footballer. In his career Umair has played as a defender, midfielder, and forward.
New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979 by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.
Mohamed Irufaan is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maziya.
