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2016 Dhivehi Premier League

Dhivehi Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsMaziya S&RC
PromotedGreen Streets
RelegatedBG Sports
Matches played84
Goals scored214 (2.55 per match)
Best PlayerAli Fasir (TC Sports)
Top goalscorerAli Fasir (29 goals)
Best goalkeeperSujan Perera (Eagles)
Biggest winTC Sports 6–1 Victory Sports Club
Longest winning run6 games
Maziya S&RC
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Maziya S&RC
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2016.

The 2016 Dhivehi Premier League was the second season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top division of Maldivian football. The season began on 19 April 2015. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.

Format

All eight teams play against each other in Three Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Dhivehi Premier League champion and qualified to the AFC Cup. Top four teams qualify for the President's Cup.

Teams

A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League season and one promoted from the 2015 Second Division Football Tournament.

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Division
BG Sports Club Maafannu
Eagles Maafannu
Maziya West Maafannu
New Radiant Henveiru
TC Sports Club Henveiru
United Victory Galolhu
Valencia Machchangolhi
Victory Galolhu

Personnel and kits

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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
BG Sports Club
Eagles
Valencia
Maziya
New Radiant
TC Sports Club Grand Sport
United Victory
Victory

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian)
BG Sports Club
Club Eagles
Club Valencia
Maziya
New Radiant
TC Sports Club
United Victory
Victory

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maziya (C) 21 14 5 2 48 25 +23 47 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage
2 TC Sports Club 21 13 3 5 48 25 +23 42
3 Eagles 21 10 8 3 23 11 +12 38
4 United Victory 21 5 8 8 18 25 −7 23
5 New Radiant 21 6 5 10 17 25 −8 23
6 Club Valencia 21 5 5 11 23 29 −6 20
7 Victory 21 5 4 12 22 44 −22 19 Relegation play-offs
8 BG Sports Club 21 3 8 10 15 30 −15 17 Relegation to 2017 2nd Division
Source: FIFAMaldiveSoccer Soccerway
(C) Champions

Season summary

Round One & Two

Home \ Away BGS EAG VLC MAZ NRA TCS UVI VIC
BG Sports 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–3
Eagles 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0
Valencia 3–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0
Maziya 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
New Radiant 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–0
TC Sports 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–2 3–0 1–1 4–1
United Victory 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–3 1–0 1–1
Victory 2–0 0–4 0–2 3–3 0–1 0–1 2–5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2016. Source: Soccerway FIFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2016 Dhivehi Premier League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.

Round Three

╲ Round 3 BGS EAG VLC UVI MAZ NRA TCS VIC
BG Sports 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–0
Eagles 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–3
Valencia 0–1 1–5 0–1 3–4 1–1
United Victory 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–1
Maziya 2–0 3–4 5–1
New Radiant 1–2 1–2
TC Sports 6–1
Victory
Source: [citation needed]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
BG Sports7878888
Eagles4222333
Valencia2444556
Maziya3111111
New Radiant6666665
TC Sports5333222
United Victory1555444
Victory8787777
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2016. Source: [citation needed]

Season statistics

Top scorers

[1]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Maldives Ali Fasir TC Sports 29
2 Maldives Asadhulla Abdulla Maziya 19
3 Nigeria Godfrey West Omodu Victory 9
4 Maldives Ali Nafiu TC Sports 8
Egypt Mostafa Seddik Victory
6 Maldives Mohamed Umair Maziya 7
Maldives Hassan Adhuham Valencia
Croatia Andrej Kerić United Victory
9 Maldives Ali Ashfaq Maziya 6
Spain Angel Carrasco Muñoz Valencia
Cameroon Hansley Awilo Ambia Valencia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Maldives Ali Fasir TC Sports Victory 4–1 5 May 2015
Maldives Ali Fasir TC Sports BG Sports 4–1 14 June 2015
Maldives Asadhulla Abdulla Maziya Victory 5–1 20 September 2015
Maldives Ali Fasir4 TC Sports Victory 6–1 29 September 2015
Maldives Ali Fasir TC Sports Valencia 4–3 22 October 2015
Maldives Hassan Adhuham Valencia TC Sports 3–4 22 October 2015
  • 4 Player scored four goals

2016 Dhivehi Premier League play-off

1st leg
Victory Sports Club4–0Club Zefrol
2nd leg
Victory Sports Club3–1Club Zefrol

References

  1. ^ "Top Scorers". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
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