2017 Dhivehi Premier League Explained

Competition:Dhivehi Premier League
Season:2017
Pixels:125px
Winners:New Radiant
Shieldtitle:New Radiant
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Matches:56
Total Goals:185
League Topscorer: Ali Ashfaq
(13 goals)
Biggest Win:G. Dh. Thinadhoo 7–0 Green Streets
Longest Wins:12 games
New Radiant
Longest Unbeaten:12 games
New Radiant
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018
Updated:8 December 2017

The 2017 Dhivehi Premier League season is the third season of the Dhivehi Premier League, first according to its new format. The season features eight teams; four teams from 2017 Malé League and for teams from 2017 Minivan Championship, each playing 14 matches during the regular season.

Qualified teams

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

TeamQualified formatDate qualifiedRef
A. A. MaalhosMinivan Championship semi finalist12 July 2017[1]
Green Streets2017 Malé League top 418 July 2017[2]
Dh. KudahuvadhooMinivan Championship semi finalist12 July 2017[3]
G. Dh. ThinadhooMinivan Championship semi finalist13 July 2017
Maziya2017 Malé League top 43 July 2017[4]
New Radiant2017 Malé League top 48 July 2017[5]
Sh. MilandhooMinivan Championship semi finalist13 July 2017[6]
TC Sports2017 Malé League top 419 July 2017[7]

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead CoachCaptain
A. A. Maalhos Ali Nisthar Mohamed
Green Streets Faruhad Ismail
Dh. Kudahuvadhoo Mohamed Shiyaz
G. Dh. Thinadhoo Ali Suzain
Maziya Ismail Mahfooz Asadhulla Abdulla
New Radiant Óscar Bruzón
Sh. Milandhoo
TC Sports Ali Nafiu

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing Head CoachIncoming Head Coach
G. Dh. Thinadhoo Álvarez Sánchez Juan Manuel Martinez Saez[8]
G. Dh. Thinadhoo Juan Manuel Martinez Saez[9] Ali Suzain[10]
Maziya Marjan Sekulovski[11] Ismail Mahfooz[12]

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4 (Asian)
A. A. Maalhos Angel Carrasco Muñoz Saqib Hanif
Green Streets Petro Kovalchuk Ilya Sobol Viliam Macko Jun Kochi
Dh. KudahuvadhooAfonja jibola
G. Dh. Thinadhoo Pecharroman Alain Ruslan Dzhanybekov
Maziya Miloš Kovačević Andrej Kerić Bojan Mihajlovic Mahmoud Al-Youssef
New Radiant Adrián Gallardo Valdés Candela Stevan Marković Hussein Eldor
Sh. Milandhoo
TC Sports Cornelius Stewart Easa El-Maghrabi Halil El-Bezawy Kiran Chemjong

League table

Season summary

Positions by round

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

Matches

First round

A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.

Week 7

Second round

A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.

Week 14

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ali AshfaqNew Radiant13
2 Ali FasirNew Radiant12
Angel Carrasco MuñozMaalhos
4 Adrián Gallardo ValdésNew Radiant10
5 Cornelius StewartTC Sports9
6 Mohamed UmairMaziya8
7 Ishan IbrahimMilandhoo7
Ibrahim MahudheeTC Sports
Jose Alexander Hernandez AvilaThinadhoo
10 Ahmed RizuvanThinadhoo6
Andrej KerićMaziya

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
TC Sports Kudahuvadhoo 6–1
New Radiant Milandhoo 7–1
Maalhos Milandhoo 5–1
New Radiant Maalhos 7–1
Maziya Maalhos 6–0
Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila Thinadhoo Green Streets 7–0
Milandhoo Thinadhoo 3–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ޗެމްޕިއަން އޭދަފުށި ކަޓުވާލާ ތަޖުރިބާ މަދު މާޅޮސް ޕުރިމިއާ ލީގަށް ކޮލިފައިވެއްޖެ. 12 July 2017. mvFoari (Dhivehi). 12 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715214446/http://mvfoari.com/footballmv/14358. 15 July 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: ވިކްޓަރީ ކަޓައި ގްރީން ސްޓްރީޓްސް ޕްރިމިއާ ލީގަށް. 18 July 2017. Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 19 July 2017.
  3. Web site: ކުޑަހުވަދޫ ޕުރިމިއާ ލީގަށް ކޮލިފައިވެއްޖެ. 12 July 2017. mvFoari (Dhivehi). 12 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170717051742/http://mvfoari.com/footballmv/14381. 17 July 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: އެންމެ ފަހުގެ ޗެމްޕިއަން މާޒިޔާ ޕްރިމިއާ ލީގުން ޖާގަ ހޯދައިފި. 4 July 2017. Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 5 July 2017.
  5. Web site: ނިއު ޕްރިމިއާ ލީގަށް، ވިކްޓަރީ އަށް މުހިއްމު ޕޮއިންޓެއްފި. 8 July 2017. Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 10 July 2017.
  6. Web site: މާޅޮހާއި ކުޑަހުވަދުއާއެކު މިލަންދުއާއި ތިނަދޫ ވެސް ޕްރިމިއާ ލީގަށް. 13 July 2017. Sun Online (Dhivehi). 19 July 2017.
  7. Web site: ގްރީންސްޓްރީޓްސް އަށް ދެ ވަނަ، އީގަލްސް ކަޓައި ޓީސީ ޕްރިމިއާ ލީގަށް. 19 July 2017. Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). 24 July 2017.
  8. https://sun.mv/92605 ތިނަދުއަށް އަނެއްކާ ވެސް ސްޕެއިން ކޯޗެއް
  9. https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/24303 ހަގީގަތާ ހިލާފު ވާހަކަދައްކާ ކަމަށް ބުނެ ތިނަދޫ އިން ކޯޗު ވަކިކޮށްފި
  10. https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/24580 ތިނަދޫ ކޯޗުކަމާ ސުޒޭން ހަވާލުވެއްޖެ
  11. https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/25839 މާޒިޔާ އިން ސެކުލޮސްކީ ދޫކޮށްލައިފި
  12. https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/25822 ތިން އަހަރަށް ފަހު އިންމަ އެނބުރި މާޒިޔާ އަށް