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.[1][2] TC Sports are the defending champions.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 June 2019 – 2 March 2020 |
| Champions | Maziya (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Victory New Radiant |
| AFC Cup | Maziya (group stage) Eagles (play-offs) |
| Matches played | 87 |
| Goals scored | 321 (3.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Ahmed Rizuvan(28 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Ovays Azizi (9 clean sheets) |
| Highest scoring | Maziya 13–0 Nilandhoo (25 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Maziya |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Eagles |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Victory |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Victory |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
Maziya secured the league title on 19 January 2020.[3]
Since New Radiant Sports Club and Victory Sports Club both teams are suspended, they are relegated to the Second Division Football Tournament.[4]
Teams edit
A total of nine teams compete in the league. Fehendhoo and Thimarafushi were relegated from the previous season, and were replaced by 2019 Malé League qualification winner United Victory and 2018 Second Division champion Da Grande Sports Club. New Radiant were suspended due to financial reasons.
Teams and their divisions edit
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Personnel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Club Eagles | Mohamed Shiyaz
|
Hussain Sifaau
|
| Green Streets | Ali Suzain
|
Ali Ashfaq
|
| Da Grande | Ismail Mahfooz
|
Mohamed Rasheed
|
| Foakaidhoo | Ali Nisthar Mohamed
|
Hussain Fazeel
|
| Maziya |  Marjan Sekulovski
|
Asadhulla Abdulla
|
| Nilandhoo | Ahmed Mujuthaba
|
Faruhad Ismail
|
| TC Sports | Mohamed Athif
|
Ahmed Farrah
|
| United Victory | Mohamed Nazeeh
|
Ahmed Nashid
|
| Victory | Mohamed Adam
|
Ibrahim Noorahdhdheen
|
Foreign players edit
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 (Asian) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Eagles |  Sujan Perera
| |||
| Green Streets | ||||
| Da Grande |  Torsu Christian Dodzi
|
 Babacar Ndiour
|
 Obaida Kadhum Ahmed
| |
| Foakaidhoo |  Mostafa Seddik
|
Mahmoud Sayed
|
Khalil Gamal
|
 Saqib Hanif
|
| Maziya |  Cornelius Stewart
|
Ovays Azizi
| ||
| Nilandhoo | ||||
| TC Sports |  Bimal Gharti Magar
|
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| United Victory |  Miloš Kovačević
|
 Dmitri Khlebosolov
|
 Bektur Talgat Uulu
| |
| Victory |  Otabek Khaydarov
|
Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
|
 Akate Gnama
|
Alisher Ziyaviddinov
|
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya (C) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | +62 | 51 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Eagles[b] | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 45 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | TC Sports | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 41 | |
| 4 | Green Streets | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Da Grande | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Foakaidhoo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 20 | |
| 7 | United Victory | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 16 | |
| 8 | Nilandhoo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 9 | Victory[c] (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 50 | −49 | 0 | Relegation to Maldivian Second Division |
Source: Dhivehi Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Top six teams continue after each team have played 16 matches.
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives, the 2020 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Football Association of Maldives.[5] As a result, the 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League runner-ups qualified for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[6]
- ^ Victory were excluded after multiple forfeits, all remaining matches were awarded 0–2 losses against them.
Season summary edit
Round one & two edit
Round three edit
Matches edit
First round edit
Second round edit
Third round edit
Season statistics edit
- As of 2 March 2020
Scoring edit
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Rizuvan
|
Eagles | 28 |
| 2 | Ali Ashfaq
|
Green Strets / TC Sports | 20 |
| 3 | Obaida Kadum Ahmed
|
Da Grande | 15 |
| Cornelius Stewart
|
Maziya | ||
| 5 | Ishan Ibrahim
|
TC Sports | 13 |
| 6 | Ismail Easa
|
TC Sports | 12 |
| Asadhulla Abdulla
|
Maziya | ||
| 8 | Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
|
Maziya | 10 |
| Hamza Mohamed
|
Maziya | ||
| 10 |  Toshiki Okamoto
|
Nilandhoo / Eagles | 8 |
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Waheed Hassan5 |
Maziya | Nilandhoo | 13–0 | 25 June 2019 |
| Asadhulla Abdulla |
Maziya | Nilandhoo | 13–0 | 25 June 2019 |
| Ahmed Rizuvan |
Eagles | Nilandhoo | 5–1 | 29 June 2019 |
| Ali Ashfaq |
Green Streets | Nilandhoo | 6–0 | 3 August 2019 |
| Cornelius Stewart |
Maziya | Victory | 9–0 | 3 August 2019 |
| Ahmed Rizuvan |
Eagles | Foakaidhoo | 5–2 | 4 August 2019 |
| Ali Ashfaq5 |
Green Streets | United Victory | 8–2 | 23 September 2019 |
| Adoku Kweku Lucas |
Nilandhoo | Victory | 6–0 | 24 September 2019 |
| Ahmed Rizuvan |
Eagles | Da Grande | 4–2 | 20 October 2019 |
| Cornelius Stewart |
Maziya | Green Streets | 6–1 | 16 December 2019 |
| Ahmed Rizuvan |
Eagles | Nilandhoo | 4–2 | 29 December 2019 |
| Cornelius Stewart |
Maziya | Foakaidhoo | 7–0 | 14 January 2020 |
| Obaida Kadum Ahmed4 |
Da Grande | Green Streets | 5–2 | 16 January 2020 |
| Ahmed Rizuvan4 |
Eagles | Foakaidhoo | 7–0 | 20 January 2020 |
| Obaida Kadum Ahmed |
Da Grande | Foakaidhoo | 3–1 | 2 February 2020 |
- 4 Player scored four goals
- 5 Player scored five goals
Clean sheets edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ovays Azizi
|
Maziya | 9 |
| 2 | Saqib Hanif
|
Foakaidhoo / TC Sports | 8 |
| 3 | Sujan Perera
|
Eagles | 5 |
| 4 | Mohamed Faisal
|
Da Grande | 4 |
 Oleksandr Poslavskyi
|
Green Streets | ||
| 5 | Imran Mohamed
|
TC Sports | 3 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Nadheem Adam
|
TC Sports | 2 |
| 7 | Hassan Aleef Ibrahim
|
Green Streets | 1 |
| Tholaal Hassan
|
United Victory | ||
| Ibrahim Labaan Shareef
|
Green Streets | ||
| Mohamed Shafeeu
|
Nilandhoo | ||
| Hussain Shareef
|
Maziya | ||
| Adam Im'aan
|
TC Sports |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dhivehi Premier League fashaanee hukuru dhuvahu". vnews.mv. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Dhivehi Premier League Format Changes. League starts In June". boalha.mv. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Maziya Beat Green Streets To Secure The Title". boalha.mv. 19 January 2020.
- ^ raajje.mv. "Valencia makes a comeback to First Division". raajje.mv. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Coronavirus – FAM cancels FA cup and President cup". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Rejoice for Eagles as AFC cup qualification looms on the horizon". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.