Dhivehi League

National Championship
Founded
1983
Nation
Maldives
Number of Teams
8
Asian Qualification
AFC Cup
Most time Champions
Victory SC (10)
Current Champions (2010)
VB Sports Club

Dhivehi League is the official Maldivian football (soccer) league, organized by the Football Association of Maldives.

Every year, 8 teams compete in this high-profile competition, the top level in Maldives.

There are two qualification methods:

Zone 1-8 consists of the Atolls and the two finalists of Zone 1-8 Final Tournament and the top 2 teams of Zone 9 Qualification (Malé League, First Division) participate in Dhivehi league along with the 4 best-finishes in the Dhivehi league of the previous year. Due to financial problems, the qualification methods changed in past two years. Therefore, finalists of the Second Division will get the chance to promote to the first division after a qualification round with lower ranked two teams of the Dhivehi League.

Dhivehi League consists of 3 rounds of teams play round robin format. It runs throughout the season in Maldives.

Dhiraagu Dhivehi League - 2011 Teams

• All Youth Linkage FC
• Club Valencia
• Club Eagles
• Maaziya S&RC
• New Radiant SC
• VB Sports
• Victory SC
• Vyansa

Winners of League/Dhivehi League

• 2000: Victory SC
• 2001: Club Valencia
• 2002: Club Valencia
• 2003: Club Valencia
• 2004: Club Valencia
• 2005: Hurriyya
• 2006: New Radiant SC
• 2007: Victory SC
• 2008: Club Valencia
• 2009: VB Sports Club
• 2010: VB Sports Club
• 2011: VB Sports Club

Winners of Maldives National Championship

• 1980: Victory SC
• 1981: Victory SC
• 1982: New Radiant SC
• 1983: Victory SC beat Club Valencia
• 1984: Victory SC beat New Radiant SC
• 1985: Victory SC beat New Radiant SC on penalties
• 1986: Victory SC beat New Radiant SC
• 1987: New Radiant SC beat Club Valencia on penalties
• 1988: Victory SC 2-1 Club Lagoons
• 1989: Club Lagoons 4-3 Victory SC after replay 0-0
• 1990: New Radiant SC 4-0 Club Valencia
• 1991: New Radiant SC 2-0 Victory SC after replay 1-1
• 1992: Victory SC 1-0 New Radiant SC after replay 0-0
• 1993: Club Valencia 7-0 New Radiant SC
• 1994: Club Valencia 2-1 New Radiant SC
• 1995: New Radiant SC 2-1 Club Valencia
• 1996: Victory SC 2-0 Club Valencia
• 1997: New Radiant SC 2-1 Hurriyya SC
• 1998: Club Valencia 2-0 Victory SC after replay 1-1
• 1999: Club Valencia 2-1 Hurriyya SC
• 2000: Victory SC 1-0 New Radiant SC
• 2001: Victory SC 2-1 Club Valencia
• 2002: Victory SC 4-2 Club Valencia
• 2003: Victory SC 2-1 Club Valencia
• 2004: New Radiant SC 1-1 Club Valencia (aet, 6-5 pens)
• 2005: Victory SC 1-0 New Radiant SC
• 2006: Victory SC 0-0 Club Valencia (aet, 3-1 pens)
• 2007: New Radiant SC 3-1 Victory SC
• 2008: Club Valencia 3-2 Victory SC
• 2009: Victory SC 2-1 VB Sports
• 2010: VB Sports 5-2 Victory SC
• 2011: Victory SC 2-1 (aet) New Radiant SC

Winners of the Maldives National Playoffs

• 1946: Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun (shared)
• 1947-68: not known
• 1969: not known
• 1970: DNC and Zamaanee Club (Male) (shared)
• 1971: not known
• 1972: Victory SC and DNC (shared)
• 1973: not known
• 1974: ASA Nooraaneemaage
• 1975-82: not known

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2001	Fidadi Mohamed	Victory SC	9
2002	Segno Rafael	Victory SC	23

References

• RSSSF
• List of football clubs in Maldives