Full name | United Victory | |||
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Founded | 18 November 1973 | |||
Ground | National Football Stadium, Malé | |||
Capacity | 11,850 | |||
Manager | Ihusan Abdul Ghanee | |||
League | Dhivehi Premier League | |||
2023 | Dhivehi Premier League, 6th of 10 | |||
United Victory is a Maldivian professional football club. They have qualified for the Dhivehi Premier League for the first time, after crowning the 2015 Second Division Football Tournament [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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