Dhivehi League was a former
Maldivian association football league, organized by the
Football Association of Maldives. Every year, 8 teams competed in the league, which was the top level in the
Maldivian football league system.
Format
Dhivehi League consists of 3 rounds of teams that play a
round robin format, which means that each team plays each other twice; once at home and once as visitor. In the 3rd round only the top 6 teams will play while the lower 2 teams will be relegated.
Every year, 8 teams compete in this high-profile competition, the top level in
Maldives.
Dhivehi League qualification methods:
Zone 1–8 consists of the
Atolls and the two finalists of Zone 1–8 Final Tournament and the top 2 teams of Zone 9 Qualification (
Malé League, First Division) participate in Dhivehi League along with the 4 best-finishers in the Dhivehi League of the previous year. Finalists of the Second Division will get the chance to promote to the first division after a qualification round with the lowest ranked two teams of the Dhivehi League.
On 22 December 2014:
The FAM normalisation committee formed by FIFA has decided to rebrand ''Dhivehi League'' as
Dhivehi Premier League.
FAM have decided to play two rounds in the league from 2015, instead of three rounds, the bottom team will relegate to the second division automatically and the champion of the second division will qualify for the league while runner-up of second division and second last placed team of the premier league will play a play-off match to secure a spot on the top league.
Past winners
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2000
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Victory Sports Club
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2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
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Club Valencia
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2002
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Club Valencia
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2003
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Club Valencia
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
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Club Valencia
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2005
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Hurriyya SC
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2006
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New Radiant SC
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2007
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:
Victory Sports Club
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2008
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Club Valencia
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2009
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:
VB Sports Club
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2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
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VB Sports Club
*
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
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VB Sports Club
*
2012
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New Radiant SC
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2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
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New Radiant SC
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2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
:
New Radiant SC
Dhivehi Premier League
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2015
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New Radiant SC
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2016
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Maziya S&RC
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the firs ...
*
2017
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New Radiant SC
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2018
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T.C. Sports Club
Trust and Care Sports Club (commonly known as TC Sports Club) is a Republic of the Maldives, Maldivian professional football (soccer), football club based in Malé. They have qualified for the Dhivehi League for the first time, after crowning the ...
*
2019–20:
Maziya S&RC
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the firs ...
Dhivehi League all time standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note!
*The first year (2000) results and statistics missing.
*
VB Addu FC statistics included
VB Sports &
Island FC results.
*
Thoddoo FC statistics included the results of
Kalhaidhoo ZJ
Thoddoo FC is a football club based in Maldives that plays in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi League.Profile
Global Sp ...
.
*
2015 DPL &
2016 DPLstatistics also included in the table.
Winners of Maldives National Championship
*1946: Customs and
Naadhee Ahthamadhun (shared)
*1947: ''
Naadhee Ahthamadhun''
*1948: ''not known''
*1949: ''not known''
*1950: ''not known''
*1951: ''not known''
*1952: ''not known''
*1953: ''not known''
*1954: ''not known''
*1955: ''not known''
*1956: ''not known''
*1957: ''not known''
*1958: ''not known''
*1959: ''not known''
*1960: ''not known''
*1961: ''not known''
*1962: ''not known''
*1963: ''not known''
*1964: ''not known''
*1965: ''not known''
*1966: ''not known''
*1967: ''not known''
*1968: ''not known''
*1969: ''not known''
*1970:
DNC and
Zamaanee Club (Male) (shared)
*1971: ''not known''
*1972:
Victory Sports Club and
DNC (shared)
*1973: ''not known''
*1974:
ASA Nooraaneemaage
*1975: ''not known''
*1976:
Victory Sports Club
*1977:
Victory Sports Club
*1978:
Victory Sports Club
*1979: ''not known''
*1980:
Victory Sports Club
*1981:
Victory Sports Club
*1982:
New Radiant SC
*1983:
Victory Sports Club beat
Club Valencia
*1984:
Victory Sports Club beat
New Radiant SC
*1985:
Victory Sports Club beat
New Radiant SC on penalties
*1986:
Victory Sports Club beat
New Radiant SC
*1987:
New Radiant SC beat
Club Valencia on penalties
*1988:
Victory Sports Club 2-1
Club Lagoons
*1989:
Club Lagoons 4-3
Victory Sports Club after replay 0-0
*1990:
New Radiant SC 4-0
Club Valencia
*1991:
New Radiant SC 2-0
Victory Sports Club after replay 1-1
*1992:
Victory Sports Club 1-0
New Radiant SC after replay 0-0
*1993:
Club Valencia 7-0
New Radiant SC
*1994:
Club Valencia 2-1
New Radiant SC
*1995:
New Radiant SC 2-1
Club Valencia
*1996:
Victory Sports Club 2-0
Club Valencia
*1997:
New Radiant SC 2-1
Hurriyya SC
*1998:
Club Valencia 2-0
Victory Sports Club after replay 1-1
*1999:
Club Valencia 2-1
Hurriyya SC
*2000:
Victory Sports Club 1-0
New Radiant SC
*2001:
Victory Sports Club 2-1
Club Valencia
*2002:
Victory Sports Club 4-2
Club Valencia
*2003:
Victory Sports Club 2-1
Club Valencia
*2004:
New Radiant SC 1-1
Club Valencia (aet, 6-5 pens)
*2005:
Victory Sports Club 1-0
New Radiant SC
*2006:
Victory Sports Club 0-0
Club Valencia (aet, 3-1 pens)
*2007:
New Radiant SC 3-1
Victory Sports Club
*2008:
Club Valencia 3-2
Victory Sports Club
*2009:
Victory Sports Club 2-1
VB Sports
*2010:
VB Sports 5-2
Victory Sports Club
*2011:
Victory Sports Club 2-1 (aet)
New Radiant SC
*2012:
New Radiant SC 0-0
Victory Sports Club (aet, 2-1 pens)
*2013:
New Radiant SC 4-2 (aet)
Maziya S&RC
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the firs ...
*2014:
New Radiant SC 1-0 (aet)
Club Eagles
*2015:
Maziya S&RC
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the firs ...
3-1
New Radiant SC
Winners of Malé League Championship
*2001:
Victory Sports Club
*2002:
Island FC
*2003:
Victory SC
*2004:
New Radiant SC
*2005:
Club Valencia
*2006:
Victory Sports Club
All-time top scorers
Top scorers by seasons
References
RSSSF*
List of football clubs in Maldives
*http://www.maldivesoccer.com/
*http://int.soccerway.com/national/maldives/dhiraagu-dhivehi-league/2014/championship-round/r28159/
{{Football in the Maldives
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