2015 Third Division Football Tournament Explained
The 2015 Third Division Football Tournament is the first season under its current league division format. The season begins in June.[1]
Structure and rule changes
Third division will be played for two stages according to the changes brought to the 2015 season.[1]
- Zone stage
- Zone 1—8 includes clubs from all atolls of the Maldives.
- Zone 9 split into two groups.
- Male' clubs compete in Zone 9 group 1.
- Offices and companies' recreation clubs compete in Zone 9 group 2.
- Each zone play separate competitions (Zone 9 groups also play separate competition).
- Champion teams of all zones qualify for final stage (also referred as Male' round).
- Final stage
- 10 teams qualified for this stage divided into two even groups.
- Teams play against each other once.
- Top two teams of each group advance into semi-finals.
- Two finalists qualify tor next year's Second Division Football Tournament.
Teams
A total of 10 teams[1] will be entering into the final stage of the competition.
Zone stage
Zone 1
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Zone 2
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Zone 3
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Zone 4
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Zone 5
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Zone 6
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Zone 7
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Zone 8
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Zone 9
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Group 1
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Group 2
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Final stage
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Final
Notes and References
- Web site: Third division structure changed with Atoll clubs . Haveeru Online . 23 December 2014 . 28 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162614/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/football_association_of_maldiv/164748 . 2 April 2015 .
