Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional

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club based in

Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...

. They compete in the

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 rele ...

, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the first time in 2006.

History

The club was founded on 23 January 1996. The club is one of the most successful clubs in Maldives, having won the top tier domestic league thrice in

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, 2019–20, and

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. In the

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groups-stages, Maziya witnessed a 1–0 defeat to Bashundhara Kings, but won their second match against Gokulam Kerala. They were knocked out of the tournament after a 5–2 defeat in the last match to

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side

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Seasons

Domestic

Continental

Honours

** Champions (4) :

, 2019–20,

, 2021–22 *

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** Champions (3):

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,2022 *

Maldivian FA Charity Shield Maldivian FA Charity Shield (currently known as Milo Charity Shield due to sponsorship reasons) is a newly introduced match that was founded in 2009. Dhivehi League Champions and FA Cup Champions of the past season will play in this match. The win ...

** Champions (4):

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, 2016, 2017, 2022 *

Malé League Malé League is the official competition for football clubs in the Malé area. The top four teams qualify for Dhivehi League and bottom two teams play off against relegation with top-2 of 2nd division. Since 2001 top teams qualify for Dhivehi Le ...

** Champions (1):

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** Champions (1):

POMIS Cup The POMIS Cup (known fully as President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup) is an international club football tournament kicked off in 1987 to promote the standards of local football in Maldives. This is the only international soccer club tourna ...

**Runners-up (1): 2015

Current squad

References

External links

Maziya S&RC
(archived) * * Football clubs in the Maldives Football clubs in Malé 1996 establishments in the Maldives Association football clubs established in 1996 Dhivehi Premier League clubs {{Maldives-footyclub-stub