2015 Dhivehi Premier League
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Season | 2015 |
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Champions | New Radiant SC 5th Dhivehi League title |
Relegated | Mahibadhoo SC |
AFC Cup | New Radiant SC |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 181 (3.23 per match) |
Best Player | Naiz Hassan (TC Sports) |
Top goalscorer | Assadhulla Abdulla (9 goals) |
Highest scoring | Maziya 7–1 Mahibadhoo (20 November 2015) Club Eagles 7–1 Mahibadhoo (23 November 2015) |
Longest winning run | 4 games TC Sports |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 games New Radiant |
Longest winless run | 14 games Mahibadhoo |
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 01 December 2015. |
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 league sponsors
[edit]From the start of the 2015 season, the Dhivehi Premier League was sponsored by Ooredoo Maldives.
Teams
[edit]A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2014 Dhivehi League season and one promoted from the 2014 Second Division Football Tournament.
Teams and their divisions
[edit]- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team | Division |
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BG Sports Club | Maafannu |
Eagles | Maafannu |
Valencia | Machchangolhi |
Mahibadhoo | ADh Mahibadhoo |
Maziya | West Maafannu |
New Radiant | Henveiru |
TC Sports Club | Henveiru |
Victory | Galolhu |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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BG Sports Club | ![]() |
Grand Sport | Philips | |
Eagles | ![]() |
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FBT | Effect |
Valencia | ![]() |
Grand Sport | Philips | |
Mahibadhoo | ![]() |
Makita | ||
Maziya | ![]() |
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Eve Garment | ADK Group, Makita, ell Mobile & t-sips |
New Radiant | ![]() |
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Adidas | Milo |
TC Sports Club | ![]() |
Grand Sport | Hitachi | |
Victory | ![]() |
Nippon Paint |
Coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
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Valencia | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
25 December 2014[1] |
Mahibadhoo | ![]() |
Contract terminated | ![]() |
25 January 2015[2] |
BG Sports Club | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
14 February 2015[3] |
Victory | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
1 March 2015[4] |
New Radiant | ![]() |
Sacked[5][6] | ![]() |
2 March 2015[7] |
New Radiant | ![]() |
Arrival of head coach | ![]() |
11 March 2015[8] |
New Radiant | ![]() |
Resigned[9] | ![]() |
12 April 2015[9] |
Foreign players
[edit]Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 (Asian) |
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BG Sports Club | ![]() |
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Club Eagles | ![]() |
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Maziya | ![]() |
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New Radiant | ![]() |
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TC Sports Club | ![]() |
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Victory | ![]() |
League table
[edit]Format: In Round 1 and 2, all eight teams play against each other. Teams with most total points after Round 2 are crowned the Dhivehi Premier League champions and qualify for the AFC Cup. The top four teams qualify for the POMIS Cup & President's Cup.
Standings of round 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New Radiant | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 17 |
2 | TC Sports Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 |
3 | Maziya | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 |
4 | Club Eagles | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
5 | Victory | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 9 |
6 | BG Sports Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
7 | Club Valencia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Mahibadhoo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Standings of round 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New Radiant | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 16 |
2 | TC Sports Club | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 |
3 | Club Eagles | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 |
4 | Club Valencia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 10 |
5 | Maziya | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 |
6 | Victory | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 |
7 | BG Sports Club | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 |
8 | Mahibadhoo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | New Radiant (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 33 | Advance to 2016 AFC Cup Group Stage 2016 Dhivehi Premier League |
2 | TC Sports Club | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 29 | Advance to 2016 Dhivehi Premier League |
3 | Club Eagles | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 24 | |
4 | Maziya | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 21 | |
5 | Victory | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
6 | Club Valencia | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 16 | |
7 | BG Sports Club | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 13 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
8 | Mahibadhoo (R) | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 2 | Relegation to 2016 Second Division Tournament |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Season summary
[edit]Result table
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Matches
[edit]Round 1
[edit]A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
20 April 2015 1 | New Radiant | 3–1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
22:00 | Viliam ![]() Rilwan ![]() Fazeel ![]() Ashad ![]() Alisher ![]() Fasir ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Shifan Abdul Raheem (Maldives) |
21 April 2015 2 | Mahibadhoo | 0–3 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Jackson ![]() Shalim ![]() |
MS Sun |
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22 April 2015 3 | Valencia | 0–2 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | MS Sun |
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23 April 2015 4 | Maziya | 1–1 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Asadhulla ![]() |
MS Haveeru |
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5 May 2015 6 | New Radiant | 0–0 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Report MS Sun |
6 May 2015 7 | Maziya | 2–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Hosoe ![]() Asadhulla ![]() |
MS Sun |
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7 May 2015 8 | Eagles | 3–0 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Adhuham ![]() Rizuwan ![]() |
MS Sun |
18 May 2015 9 | Victory | 2–0 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Hisam Saleem ![]() Ahmed Ziaan ![]() |
Report |
19 May 2015 10 | Eagles | 2–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Imran Nasheed ![]() Ismail Easa ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
20 May 2015 11 | Maziya | 3–1 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Ahmed Imaz ![]() Pablo Rodríguez ![]() Mohamed Umair ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
21 May 2015 12 | New Radiant | 1–0 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Ashad Ali ![]() |
Report |
1 June 2015 13 | Victory | 2–3 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Ahmed Niyaz ![]() Chinda Chizi Kaka ![]() |
MS Sun |
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1 June 2015 14 | Club Eagles | 2–2 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Gerardo Jiménez Reyes ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
2 June 2015 15 | Maziya | 2–2 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Mohamed Umair ![]() Ahmed Nashid ![]() |
MS Sun |
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2 June 2015 16 | New Radiant | 2–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Viliam Macko ![]() Mohamed Sifan ![]() |
MS Sun |
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21 June 2015 17 | Victory | 2–3 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Godfrey West Omodu ![]() Bahajath Abdul Azeez ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 June 2015 18 | Eagles | 0–0 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Report |
23 June 2015 19 | Maziya | 1–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Ahmed Nashid ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
24 June 2015 20 | New Radiant | 3–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Alamu Bukola Olalekan ![]() Ibrahim Fazeel ![]() Hamza Mohamed ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
28 June 2015 21 | Mahibadhoo | 0–3 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 June 2015 22 | Valencia | 1–3 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Hansley Awilo Ambia ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
30 June 2015 23 | Maziya | 3–2 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Pablo Rodríguez ![]() Mohamed Umair ![]() Ahmed Nashid ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
1 July 2015 24 | New Radiant | 1–1 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
16:00 | Rilwan Waheed ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
17 October 2015 25 | BG Sports | 1–3 | TC Sports | Turf pitch 1, Malé |
16:00 | Manuel David Carmona Escobedo ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
18 October 2015 26 | Valencia | 3–2 | Mahibadhoo | Turf pitch 1, Malé |
16:00 | Mazhar Abdulla ![]() Ibrahim Abdulla ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
19 October 2015 27 | Eagles | 2–3 | Victory | Turf pitch 1, Malé |
16:00 | Gerardo Jiménez Reyes ![]() Ansar Ibrahim ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
20 October 2015 28 | New Radiant | 1–0 | Maziya | Turf pitch 1, Malé |
16:00 | Rilwan Waheed ![]() |
Report |
Round 2
[edit]A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
24 October 2015 1 | BG Sports | 3–5 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Daniel Philemon ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 October 2015 2 | New Radiant | 3–1 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ali Fasir ![]() Hamza Mohamed ![]() Viliam Macko ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
25 October 2015 3 | Victory | 5–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ibrahim Shathir ![]() Godfrey West Omodu ![]() Ahmed Niyaz ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
25 October 2015 4 | TC Sports | 2–0 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Yameen Ibrahim ![]() Naiz Hassan ![]() |
Report |
29 October 2015 5 | Eagles | 1–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ahmed Rizuvan ![]() |
Report |
29 October 2015 6 | New Radiant | 2–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ashad Ali ![]() Mohamed Sifan ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
30 October 2015 7 | TC Sports | 1–1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Naiz Hassan ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
30 October 2015 8 | Maziya | 0–1 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Report | ![]() |
3 November 2015 9 | New Radiant | 2–4 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ibrahim Fazeel ![]() Ali Fasir ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
3 November 2015 10 | TC Sports | 2–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Rafael Betim Marti ![]() Ibrahim Waheed Hassan ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
16 November 2015 11 | Maziya | 3-1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ahmed Nashid ![]() Asadhulla Abdulla ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
16 November 2015 12 | Eagles | 0-0 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Report |
19 November 2015 13 | TC Sports | 2–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Yameen Ibrahim ![]() Ahmed Nizam ![]() |
Report |
19 November 2015 14 | New Radiant | 4–1 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ali Fasir ![]() Viliam Macko ![]() Ashad Ali ![]() |
Sun PSM |
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20 November 2015 15 | Eagles | 2–0 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ahmed Rasheed ![]() Ansar Ibrahim ![]() |
Report |
20 November 2015 16 | Maziya | 7–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Asadhulla Abdulla ![]() Ahmed Nashid ![]() Samdhooh Mohamed ![]() Moosa Yaamin ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
23 November 2015 17 | Eagles | 7–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Ahmed Rizuvan ![]() Ansar Ibrahim ![]() Yasfaadh Habeeb ![]() ![]() |
Sun Haveeru |
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23 November 2015 18 | Maziya | 2–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ahmed Nashid ![]() Pablo Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
24 November 2015 19 | TC Sports | 4–1 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Naiz Hassan ![]() Ali Nafiu ![]() Ali Haafiz ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
24 November 2015 20 | New Radiant | 1–0 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ashad Ali ![]() |
Report |
27 November 2015 21 | BG Sports | 2–2 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | ?? ![]() Daniel Philemon ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
27 November 2015 22 | Victory | 0–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Report |
28 November 2015 23 | TC Sports | 0–0 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Report |
28 November 2015 24 | New Radiant | 3–1 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Adam Isham ![]() Hamza Mohamed ![]() Mohamed Karam ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
1 December 2015 25 | Valencia | 5–1 | Mahibadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Hassan Solah ![]() Vladislav Mirchev ![]() Nizamuddeen Faheem ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
1 December 2015 26 | Victory | 3–1 | BG Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Godfrey West Omodu ![]() Ibrahim Shathir ![]() |
Sun Haveeru |
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2 December 2015 27 | Maziya | 1–2 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
15:50 | Asadhulla Abdulla ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
2 December 2015 28 | New Radiant | 1–1 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
21:00 | Ahmed Abdulla ![]() |
Sun Haveeru |
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Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- First goal: Viliam Macko for New Radiant against Victory (19th minute, 22:19 UTC+05:00) (20 April 2015)
- Fastest goal:
- Largest winning margin:
- Highest scoring game:
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team:
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team:
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Maziya | 9 |
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Valencia | 8 |
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Maziya | 6 |
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New Radiant | 5 |
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BG Sports |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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BG Sports | Valencia | 3–5 | 24 October 2015 |
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Maziya | Mahibadhoo | 7–1 | 20 November 2015 |
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Eagles | Mahibadhoo | 7–1 | 23 November 2015 |
- 4 Player scored four goals
Clean sheets
[edit]Player
[edit]Club
[edit]- Most clean sheets:
- Fewest clean sheets:
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards:
- Most red cards: 1
- Rilwan Waheed (New Radiant)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards:
- Most red cards: 1
- New Radiant
2016 Dhivehi Premier League play-off
[edit]![]() | This section needs to be updated.(December 2020) |
The play-off were to be played between 7th placed team in 2015 Dhivehi Premier League, B.G. Sports Club and 2015 Second Division runner up team. Since recreation clubs of government offices are not allowed in the Football Association of Maldives first division football tournaments, the play-off spot was given to the fourth placed Club Green Streets.[12] 2015 Second Division runner-ups were Police Club while Dhivehi Sifainge Club were third in the league table.
References
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- ^ "Blues sack Mika. Maldivesoccer". Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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- ^ a b "Alagic resigns". Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Two Spaniards join Eagles". Maldivesoccer. June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Lanka national keeper Sujan joins Eagles Sun.mv
- ^ "Green Streets to play-off, UV to Premier League" (in Divehi). Avas Online. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.