Dhivehi Premier League
Dhivehi Premier League is a Maldivian men's professional football league. At the top of the Maldives football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Second Division Football Tournament.
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| Founded | 22 December 2014 |
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| Country | Maldives |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup President's Cup Charity Shield POMIS Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup & SAFF League |
| Current champions | Maziya (2nd title) (2019–20) |
| Most championships | New Radiant Maziya (2 titles) |
| TV partners | Television Maldives (live matches) |
| Current: 2022 Dhivehi Premier League | |
Teams are playing 14 matches each (playing each team in the league twice) totalling 56 matches in the season. The competition formed as the Dhivehi Premier League succeeded the Dhivehi League. From 2018 onward 10 teams compete in Dhivehi Premier League.
History
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New Radiant | TC Sports Club |
| 2016 | Maziya | TC Sports Club |
| 2017 | New Radiant | TC Sports Club |
| 2018 | TC Sports Club | Maziya |
| 2019–20 | Maziya | Eagles |
| 2020–21 | Maziya | Valencia |
Competition format
Competition
There are 10 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 14 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match decides rank.
Qualification for Asian competitions
The top two teams in the Dhivehi Premier League qualify for the AFC Cup, with the champion directly entering the group stage. The second-placed team enters the AFC Cup at the play-off round for East Asia Zone and must win the match in order to enter the group stage.
Sponsorship
| Period | Sponsor | Brand |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | Ooredoo Maldives | Ooredoo Dhivehi Premier League |
| 2018– | Dhiraagu | Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League |
Finances
The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) provides each Premier League team with an amount of MVR 1.6 million. The Champion team also receives a MVR 1 million cash prize.[1]
2021–22 Dhivehi Premier League teams
All-time Dhivehi Premier League table
The all-time Dhivehi Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 2015. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2020–21 Premier League.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Relegated | Best Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya | 6 | 100 | 66 | 20 | 14 | 263 | 90 | +173 | 218 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | TC Sports Club | 5 | 100 | 59 | 19 | 22 | 210 | 103 | +107 | 196 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Club Eagles | 5 | 86 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 180 | 82 | +98 | 162 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | New Radiant | 4 | 65 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 132 | 69 | +63 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | ||
| 5 | Green Streets | 4 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 108 | 114 | −6 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Victory | 4 | 67 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 56 | 153 | −97 | 43[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | United Victory | 3 | 51 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 64 | 92 | −28 | 51 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Valencia | 3 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 61 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Foakaidhoo | 2 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 84 | −48 | 32 | 6 | |||||
| 10 | BG Sports Club | 2 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 30 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | Da Grande | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 44 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | Nilandhoo SC | 2 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 114 | −70 | 27 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 18 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Sh. Milandhoo | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | A. A. Maalhos | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| 16 | B. Fehendhoo | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 17 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 40 | −34 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 18 | Mahibadhoo | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 19 | Th. Thimarafushi | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 37 | −35 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 20 | Super United Sports | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 15 | 6 |
- Notes
- New Radiant were suspended from all football related activities before 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League started, due to unpaid wages to the players and failing to pay fines to FIFA and FAM, resulting to relegation[2]
- Victory was docked 3 points for failing to pay over players' wages during 2018 Dhivehi Premier League[3]
Managers
| Manager | Club(s) | Wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nikola Kavazović |
New Radiant | 1 | 2015 |
 Ali Suzain |
Maziya | 1 | 2016 |
 Óscar Bruzón |
New Radiant | 1 | 2017 |
| Mohamed Nizam |
TC Sports | 1 | 2018 |
 Marjan Sekulovski |
Maziya | 1 | 2019–20 |
| Risto Vidaković |
Maziya | 1 | 2020–21 |
References
- "FAM introduces season tickets". Maldivesoccer. April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Valencia makes a comeback to First Division". Raajje Mv. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "މުސާރަ މައްސަލައެއްގައި ފީފާއިން ވިކްޓަރީގެ ޕޮއިންޓް އުނިކޮށްފި" (in Divehi). FIGC. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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