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club based in

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History

The club was founded in 2008. The club originally evolved from Sifain Football Club, a team which was formed by the staffs of

Bandos Kaafu Atoll is the code name given to an administrative division in the Republic of Maldives which consists of the geographical atolls of Kaashidhoo Island, Gaafaru, North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll. As the two Malé Atolls are the main i ...

Island Resort. Orchid was later bought by the owners of

Club Lagoons Club Lagoons is a Republic of the Maldives, Maldivian football (soccer), football club based in Malé, Maldives. They are one of the leading teams in Maldives during the 1980s and 1990s. They were relegated to 2nd division in 1996. In 1997, they ...

and renamed as New Lagoons which later was undertaken by a group of businessmen from

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and was changed to the name of ‘Island Football Club’. The team was changed to ATsports on 8 November 2008.

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

: 5 appearances ::

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 ...

: Group Stage ::

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: Group Stage ::

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 ...

: Group Stage ::

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 ...

: Group Stage ::

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: Group Stage

Honors

Dhivehi League 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 ...

: 3 ::2009, 2010, 2011 *

Maldives FA Cup The Maldives FA Cup is Maldives's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer). Champion team will advance to qualify for the next year of AFC Cup. Previous winners Previous winners are: *1988 : Club Valencia bt New Radi ...

: 4 ::2002, 2003, 2008, 2011 * Charity Shield: 3 ::2010, 2011, 2012 * Male' League: 1 ::2002 *

President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...

: 1 ::2010

References

External links

Club Official WebsiteFootball Association of Maldives
{{Dhivehi League Football clubs in the Maldives Football clubs in Malé Association football clubs established in 1987 1987 establishments in the Maldives