2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League
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Football season in the Maldives
Football league season
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 June 2019 – 2 March 2020 |
| Champions | Maziya (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Victory New Radiant |
| AFC Cup | Maziya (group stage) Eagles (play-offs) |
| Matches played | 87 |
| Goals scored | 321 (3.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan (28 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Afghanistan Ovays Azizi (9 clean sheets) |
| Highest scoring | Maziya 13–0 Nilandhoo (25 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Maziya |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Eagles |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Victory |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Victory |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League was the fifth season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top-tier football league in the Maldives. The season started on 14 June 2019.[1] [2] TC Sports are the defending champions.
Maziya secured the league title on 19 January 2020.[3]
Since New Radiant Sports Club and Victory Sports Club both teams are suspended, they are relegated to the Second Division Football Tournament.[4]
Teams
[edit ]A total of nine teams compete in the league. Fehendhoo and Thimarafushi were relegated from the previous season, and were replaced by 2019 Malé League qualification winner United Victory and 2018 Second Division champion Da Grande Sports Club. New Radiant were suspended due to financial reasons.
Teams and their divisions
[edit ]- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Personnel
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Club Eagles | Maldives Mohamed Shiyaz | Maldives Hussain Sifaau |
| Green Streets | Maldives Ali Suzain | Maldives Ali Ashfaq |
| Da Grande | Maldives Ismail Mahfooz | Maldives Mohamed Rasheed |
| Foakaidhoo | Maldives Ali Nisthar Mohamed | Maldives Hussain Fazeel |
| Maziya | North Macedonia Marjan Sekulovski | Maldives Asadhulla Abdulla |
| Nilandhoo | Maldives Ahmed Mujuthaba | Maldives Faruhad Ismail |
| TC Sports | Maldives Mohamed Athif | Maldives Ahmed Farrah |
| United Victory | Maldives Mohamed Nazeeh | Maldives Ahmed Nashid |
| Victory | Maldives Mohamed Adam | Maldives Ibrahim Noorahdhdheen |
Foreign players
[edit ]| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 (Asian) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Eagles | Japan Toshiki Okamoto | Sri Lanka Sujan Perera | ||
| Green Streets | Ukraine Oleksandr Poslavskyi | |||
| Da Grande | Ghana Torsu Christian Dodzi | Senegal Babacar Ndiour | Iraq Obaida Kadhum Ahmed | |
| Foakaidhoo | Egypt Mostafa Seddik | Egypt Mahmoud Sayed | Egypt Khalil Gamal | Pakistan Saqib Hanif |
| Maziya | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Afghanistan Ovays Azizi | ||
| Nilandhoo | ||||
| TC Sports | Nepal Bimal Gharti Magar | |||
| United Victory | Serbia Miloš Kovačević | Belarus Dmitri Khlebosolov | Kyrgyzstan Bektur Talgat Uulu | |
| Victory | Uzbekistan Otabek Khaydarov | Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov | Togo Akate Gnama | Uzbekistan Alisher Ziyaviddinov |
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya (C) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | +62 | 51 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Eagles [b] | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 45 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | TC Sports | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 41 | |
| 4 | Green Streets | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Da Grande | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Foakaidhoo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 20 | |
| 7 | United Victory | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 16 | |
| 8 | Nilandhoo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 9 | Victory [c] (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 50 | −49 | 0 | Relegation to Maldivian Second Division |
Source: Dhivehi Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Top six teams continue after each team have played 16 matches.
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives, the 2020 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Football Association of Maldives.[5] As a result, the 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League runner-ups qualified for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[6]
- ^ Victory were excluded after multiple forfeits, all remaining matches were awarded 0–2 losses against them.
Season summary
[edit ]Round one & two
[edit ]| Round 1 ╲ Round 2 | MAZ | EAG | GRE | TCS | DGR | FOA | UNV | NIL | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maziya | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 13–0 | 9–0 | |
| Eagles | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Green Streets | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| TC Sports | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Da Grande | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Foakaidhoo | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| United Victory | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Nilandhoo | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 | |
| Victory | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Round three
[edit ]Matches
[edit ]First round
[edit ]Second round
[edit ]Third round
[edit ]Season statistics
[edit ]- As of 2 March 2020
Scoring
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan | Eagles | 28 |
| 2 | Maldives Ali Ashfaq | Green Strets / TC Sports | 20 |
| 3 | Iraq Obaida Kadum Ahmed | Da Grande | 15 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Maziya | ||
| 5 | Maldives Ishan Ibrahim | TC Sports | 13 |
| 6 | Maldives Ismail Easa | TC Sports | 12 |
| Maldives Asadhulla Abdulla | Maziya | ||
| 8 | Maldives Ibrahim Waheed Hassan | Maziya | 10 |
| Maldives Hamza Mohamed | Maziya | ||
| 10 | Japan Toshiki Okamoto | Nilandhoo / Eagles | 8 |
Hat-tricks
[edit ]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives Ibrahim Waheed Hassan 5 | Maziya | Nilandhoo | 13–0 | 25 June 2019 |
| Maldives Asadhulla Abdulla | Maziya | Nilandhoo | 13–0 | 25 June 2019 |
| Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan | Eagles | Nilandhoo | 5–1 | 29 June 2019 |
| Maldives Ali Ashfaq | Green Streets | Nilandhoo | 6–0 | 3 August 2019 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Maziya | Victory | 9–0 | 3 August 2019 |
| Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan | Eagles | Foakaidhoo | 5–2 | 4 August 2019 |
| Maldives Ali Ashfaq 5 | Green Streets | United Victory | 8–2 | 23 September 2019 |
| Ghana Adoku Kweku Lucas | Nilandhoo | Victory | 6–0 | 24 September 2019 |
| Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan | Eagles | Da Grande | 4–2 | 20 October 2019 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Maziya | Green Streets | 6–1 | 16 December 2019 |
| Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan | Eagles | Nilandhoo | 4–2 | 29 December 2019 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart | Maziya | Foakaidhoo | 7–0 | 14 January 2020 |
| Iraq Obaida Kadum Ahmed 4 | Da Grande | Green Streets | 5–2 | 16 January 2020 |
| Maldives Ahmed Rizuvan 4 | Eagles | Foakaidhoo | 7–0 | 20 January 2020 |
| Iraq Obaida Kadum Ahmed | Da Grande | Foakaidhoo | 3–1 | 2 February 2020 |
- 4 Player scored four goals
- 5 Player scored five goals
Clean sheets
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan Ovays Azizi | Maziya | 9 |
| 2 | Pakistan Saqib Hanif | Foakaidhoo / TC Sports | 8 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka Sujan Perera | Eagles | 5 |
| 4 | Maldives Mohamed Faisal | Da Grande | 4 |
| Ukraine Oleksandr Poslavskyi | Green Streets | ||
| 5 | Maldives Imran Mohamed | TC Sports | 3 |
| 6 | Maldives Ibrahim Nadheem Adam | TC Sports | 2 |
| 7 | Maldives Hassan Aleef Ibrahim | Green Streets | 1 |
| Maldives Tholaal Hassan | United Victory | ||
| Maldives Ibrahim Labaan Shareef | Green Streets | ||
| Maldives Mohamed Shafeeu | Nilandhoo | ||
| Maldives Hussain Shareef | Maziya | ||
| Maldives Adam Im'aan | TC Sports |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Dhivehi Premier League fashaanee hukuru dhuvahu". vnews.mv. 2019年06月10日. Retrieved 2022年12月22日.
- ^ "Dhivehi Premier League Format Changes. League starts In June". boalha.mv. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Maziya Beat Green Streets To Secure The Title". boalha.mv. 19 January 2020.
- ^ raajje.mv. "Valencia makes a comeback to First Division". raajje.mv. Retrieved 2022年12月22日.
- ^ "Coronavirus – FAM cancels FA cup and President cup". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Rejoice for Eagles as AFC cup qualification looms on the horizon". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.