The 2016 President's Cup is the 66th season of the
President's Cup.
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club are the defending champions, having beaten
New Radiant Sports Club in
last season's final
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.
This is the second tournament under its current tournament format.
Participating teams
Final draw
Venues
Background
Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three, where each group engaged in a
round-robin tournament
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within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.
For any match after the group stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of
extra time
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to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a
penalty shoot-out
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was held to determine a winner.
Broadcasting rights
The broadcasting rights for some matches of 2016 Maldives President's Cup are given to the
ww.psm.mv/ Public Service Media (PSM)
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Scorers
Assists
;Own goals
*
Ali Shaamiu (New Radiant) (playing against Eagles)
References
{{2016 in Asian Football (AFC)
President's Cup (Maldives)
Pres Pres may refer to:
Abbreviations
*President (disambiguation), President
*Pressure
*Presbyterian
*Pres, glossing abbreviation for the present tense
Acronyms
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