Founded | 1995 |
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Abolished | 2009 |
Region | Maldives |
Last champions | New Radiant SC (4) |
Most successful club(s) | Club Valencia (6) |
Maldives Cup Winners' Cup was a tournament that was played between champions of the 4 major tournaments of previous year Dhivehi League, Maldives FA Cup, President's Cup (Maldives), and POMIS Cup.
Dhivehi League was a former Maldivian association football league, organized by the Football Association of Maldives. Every year, 8 teams competed in the league, which was the top level in the Maldivian football league system.
The Maldives FA Cup is Maldives's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer). Champion team will advance to qualify for the next year of AFC Cup.
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.
Statistics football matches of Dhivehi League in the 2008 season.
Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2010 season.
Ali Fasir nicknamed "Sentey", is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Club Eagles and Maldives national team.
The 2011 Maldives FA Cup was the 24th edition of the Maldives FA Cup.
Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2011 season.
President's Cup is said to be the first tournament in the Maldives and also the birth of Football in the Maldives. The very first tournament was held in 1946, with 2006 seeing its 50th edition. The first edition ended with Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun both sharing the trophy.
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.
The 2012 FAM Youth Championship, includes the youth teams of all the Dhivehi League teams and 2 other teams from any part of the Maldives who want to participate. The age group of this tournament is Under-21.
Rilwan Waheed is a Maldivian professional footballer. Nicknamed "Riley", he plays as a winger for Club Green Streets and the Maldives national team.
Mohamed Faisal is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhivehi Premier League club, Club Valencia and the Maldives national team.
Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2014 season. 2014 Dhivehi League started on June 16.
The 2014 Maldives FA Cup was the 27th edition of the Maldives FA Cup.
POMIS Cup was kicked off 1987 in a bid to promote the standard of local football in Maldives. This is the only international soccer club tournament held in Maldives.
The 2015 Dhivehi Premier League was the first season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top division of Maldivian football. The season began on 20 April 2015. The league was made up of the 8 clubs that broke away from the Dhivehi League at the end of the 2014 season.
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.
The 2017 Malé League is the seventh season of the Malé League, the top division of Maldivian football under the latest update of the Maldivian football league system. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.
The 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League was the fifth season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top-tier football league in the Maldives. The season started on 14 June 2019. TC Sports are the defending champions.