| Region |  |
|---|---|
| Current champions | New Radiant (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Valencia (4 titles) |
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Ramazan Veteran's Cup is a Maldivian football competition held in the month of Ramadan, formerly run by The Football Association of Maldives, but lately it is organized by the Soccer Veterans Association of Maldives and Maldives Soccer Mates. [1]
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a country in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from the Asian continent. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and population, with around 427,756 inhabitants. Malé is the capital and the most populated city, traditionally called the "King's Island" for its central location.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in the hadiths.
According to the rules of the tournament, players aged 40 and above are considered as veterans. Each team is allowed to list 5 players who are aged between 35 and 40 but only three of those players can play on the pitch together as per the regulations. [2]
