Dhivehi Premier League
Founded22 December 2014 (2014-12-22)
CountryMaldives
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSecond Division
Domestic cup(s)FA Cup
President's Cup
Charity Shield
International cup(s)
Current championsMaziya (4th title)
(2022)
Most championshipsMaziya
(4 titles)
TV partnersTelevision Maldives (live matches)
Current: 2023 Dhivehi Premier League

Dhivehi Premier League known as the MWSC Dhivehi Premier League for sponsorship reasons 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 8 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Division Football Tournament.

Teams are playing 21 matches each (playing each team in the league three times) totalling 168 matches in the season. The competition formed as the Dhivehi Premier League succeeded the Dhivehi League.

History

Season Champions Runners-up Topscorers
2015 New Radiant TC Sports Club Maldives Assadhulla Abdulla (9 goals)
2016 Maziya TC Sports Club Maldives Ali Fasir (29 goals)
2017 New Radiant TC Sports Club Maldives Ali Ashfaq (13 goals)
2018 TC Sports Club Maziya Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan (31 goals)
2019–20 Maziya Eagles Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan (28 goals)
2020–21 Maziya Valencia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart (10 goals)
2022 Maziya Eagles Spain Tana (18 goals)
2023 Maziya Eagles Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan (23 goals)

Competition format

Competition

There are 8 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season each club plays the others thrice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 21 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

Two teams qualify for the AFC Cup. The winner directly qualifies to the group stage. While the second spot is a play-off. It is given to the winner of the FA Cup. If the winner of the league wins the FA Cup the second spot goes to the second placed team in the league. The team must win play-off to get to the group stage.

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Brand
2015–2018 Ooredoo MaldivesOoredoo Dhivehi Premier League
2019-20–2020-21 DhiraaguDhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League
2022 Ooredoo MaldivesOoredoo Dhivehi Premier League
2023- MWSCMWSC 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]

Current Dhivehi Premier League teams

Team Division
Buru Sports Club Machchangolhi
Club Eagles Maafannu
Club Green Streets Machchangolhi
Club Valencia Machchangolhi
Maziya S&RC West Maafannu
Super United Sports Machchangolhi
TC Sports Club Henveiru
United Victory Galolhu

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 2022 season.[2] Teams in bold are part of the 2023 Premier League.

Pos. Club Seasons Pld Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Relegated Best
Pos.
1Maziya 812186201534895+25327841111st
2TC Sports Club 8121672331237133+1042241311st
3Club Eagles 7107602819218110+1082081312nd
4New Radiant 46537121613269+63123211[lower-alpha 1]1st
5Green Streets 686351536139149−10120113rd
6Victory 46712104556153−9743[lower-alpha 2]15th
7Valencia 57027123198104−69312nd
8United Victory 57219203390131−417714th
9Foakaidhoo 23788213684−48326th
10BG Sports Club 235612173356−233017th
11Da Grande 35612123266107−414815th
12Super United Sports 33579193166−35306th
13Nilandhoo SC 232832144114−70276th
14G. Dh. Thinadhoo 1145362318+51814th
15Sh. Milandhoo 1143561826−8146th
16A. A. Maalhos 1142391840−2297th
17B. Fehendhoo 19117230−28419th
18Dh. Kudahuvadhoo 1140311640−3438th
19Mahibadhoo 11402121247−35218th
20Th. Thimarafushi 19018237−351110th
21Buru Sports Club 1---------
Notes
  1. ↑ 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[3]
  2. ↑ Victory was docked 3 points for failing to pay over players' wages during 2018 Dhivehi Premier League[4]


References

  1. ↑ "FAM introduces season tickets". Maldivesoccer. April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dhivehi Premier League 2021/2022 Standings - Football/Maldives". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Valencia makes a comeback to First Division". Raajje Mv. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "މުސާރަ މައްސަލައެއްގައި ފީފާއިން ވިކްޓަރީގެ ޕޮއިންޓް އުނިކޮށްފި" (in Divehi). FIGC. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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