Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the

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, 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 five times in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, 2019–20, 2020–21,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, 2023 In the

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group-stages, Maziya witnessed a 1–0 defeat to

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, 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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. The club again featured in 2023–24 edition of AFC Cup.

Seasons

Domestic

Continental

Honours

** Champions (5):

, 2019–20, 2020–21,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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** Champions (3):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, 2022 *

Maldivian FA Charity Shield Maldivian FA Charity Shield is a Maldivian football match between the Dhivehi Premier League and the Maldives FA Cup champions of the past season. The winner donates part of its cash prize to charity. Matches Below is a list of the Charity Shie ...

** Champions (5):

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 *

Malé League Malé League used to be the competition for football (soccer), football clubs of the Maldives based in Malé. The top four teams qualified for the Dhivehi League, and bottom four played qualifying round with top teams from the Second Division Fo ...

** Champions (1):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

* President's Cup ** Champions (2): 2015,2023 * POMIS Cup **Runners-up (1): 2015

Current squad

References

External links

Maziya S&RC
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