New Radiant S.C. Explained

Clubname:New Radiant
Fullname:New Radiant Sports Club
Nickname:New Radiant
The Blues
Ground:National Stadium
Malé
Capacity:11,850
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Sobah Mohamed
League:Dhivehi Premier League
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New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979[1] by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.

New Radiant has won Dhivehi League/Dhivehi Premier League six times, FA cup 12 times out of 29 and have won the Maldives Cup Winners' Cup four times. They won President's Cup 12 times and POMIS Cup 3 times. In 2019 Football Association of Maldives suspended New Radiant from all football related activities due to unpaid wages to the players and failing to pay fines amounting to almost US$2 Million to FIFA and FAM.

History

1994–1999

In 94' Season, New Radiant won POMIS Cup and FA cup. In 95' Season, the blues won POMIS Cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup. New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997. In 98' Season, the blues won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history. In 1999, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2000–2003

In the year 2000, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2004–2008

In 04' Season, New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to qualify for the Asian cup.

In 2005 Season, The blues reached the Semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2005 and were beaten in semi-finals by champions Al Faisaly of Jordan.

In 2006, was a successful season for New Radiant. The blues won FA cup and the Dhivehi League.

In 07' Season, The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, both the FA cup and the President's Cup. Dhivehi League was dominated by New Radiantt during the early stages, but after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead. The winner was decided on the last match which the Blues lost against the Red Devils.

In 2008, The first tournament of the season, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost FA cup final against VB Sports Club. After dominated in the first games of season, but the Blues ended up with poor results in the League & Presidents' Cup. They were knocked out of the AFC Cup 2008 in the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.

2009–2011

In 2009 Season, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments after 2002. The Blues did not qualify for the AFC Cup 2009. The year 2010 was also an unsuccessful year for New Radiant. But the club ended the unbeaten streak of League Champions VB Sports Club in the FA cup semi-final. However, similar to the previous years, they had to end the season with no success, as they lost the FA cup final against Victory. In 2011, the Club reached President's Cup final but lost against the Victory Sports club.

2012–2015

They won 2012 Dhivehi League without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating Victory Sports Club in the final. During the whole season, New Radiant lost just one match, which was against Club Eagles in the quarter-final of FA cup. They qualified for the AFC Cup 2013 and have brought the most promising young stars to the team in preparation for the continental stage.

In 2013, the blues won the first Charity Shield match from the beginning of the season and they won 2013 Dhivehi League shield, becoming the first team in the history to finish off the league with a 100 percent record, without losing or drawing any of their matches. In August 2013, they won the Veterans Cup (35+ age) for the first time. At the beginning of October, they won FA Cup after 5 years. New Radiant SC finished the season by winning the President's Cup and that completed the domestic season with a remarkable 100% winning record.This year the blues reached AFC Cup 2013 quarter final to make another records.

In 2014 Season, On June 10, the blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield match by beating Maziya. The club won 2014 Dhivehi League three times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2015. On November 30, New Radiant SC won 2014 President's Cup three times in a row and that completed the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row.In this year, the Blues also won the 2014 FAM Women's Football Championship after beating Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).

In 2015, the Blues reached President's Cup final but lost against Maziya. The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2016 group stage.

2016

In 2016, New Radiant SC finished fifth position in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League and knockout in the group stage of AFC Cup 2016. The Blues finished 3rd in FA cup and knockout in the group stage of President's Cup.After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.

2017–2018

The Blues finished 3rd in Male' League and promoted to 2017 Dhivehi Premier League. In this year New Radiant SC won 2017 Dhivehi Premier League and qualify AFC Cup 2018 group stage. Also won FA cup & President's Cup by beating TC Sports Club.

In 2018, New Radiant SC finished second of AFC Cup 2018 Group F. This year the blues won Male' League after 2004.

Honours

Domestic

Other

Best moments

Season by season records (1979–1999)

Updated on 30 November 2015

SeasonNational
Championship		FA CupPOMIS CupCup Winners'
Cup		Season Top scorers
NameGoal
1979 – – –
1980 – – –
1981 – – –
1982bgcolor=goldChampion – – –
1983 – – –
1984Runners-up – – –
1985Runners-up – – –
1986Runners-up – –
1987bgcolor=goldChampion –Group stage –
1988Runners-upRunners-up –
1989bgcolor=goldChampion –
1990bgcolor=goldChampionRunners-up –
1991bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion –
1992Runners-up –
1993Runners-up –
1994Runners-upbgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion –
1995bgcolor=goldChampionRunners-upbgcolor=goldChampion
1996bgcolor=goldChampion
1997bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion –
1998bgcolor=goldChampionRunners-upRunners-up
1999Runners-upbgcolor=goldChampion
bgcolor=goldChampionsRunners-upThird placeUndefinedNot Qualified

Season by season records (2000–2018)

Updated on 03 June 2018

SeasonDhivehi League / Dhivehi Premier LeagueMale' LeagueCharity
Shield		President's
Cup		FA CupPOMIS CupCW CupSeason Top scorers
DivisionPldGWDLGFGAPtsPosNameGoal
2000DL – –Third place4thbgcolor=goldChampion
2001DL5th –NQbgcolor=goldChampionNQThird place Shah Ismail17
2002DL7313138104th4th –4thbgcolor=silverRunners-up –Third place Mausoom
2003DL127142418224th5th –Third place4thGSbgcolor=goldChampion Ali Shiham
2004bgcolor=silverDLbgcolor=silver12bgcolor=silver6bgcolor=silver4bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver40bgcolor=silver13bgcolor=silver22bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=goldChampion4th –Third place Ibrahim Fazeel
2005bgcolor=silverDLbgcolor=silver12bgcolor=silver7bgcolor=silver3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver28bgcolor=silver10bgcolor=silver24bgcolor=silverRunners-upThird place –bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=goldChampion –Third place Ibrahim Fazeel
2006bgcolor=goldDLbgcolor=gold12bgcolor=gold9bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold2bgcolor=gold29bgcolor=gold16bgcolor=gold28bgcolor=goldChampion4th –Third placebgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=silverRunners-up Ali Umar
2007bgcolor=silverDLbgcolor=silver12bgcolor=silver7bgcolor=silver1bgcolor=silver4bgcolor=silver25bgcolor=silver9bgcolor=silver22bgcolor=silverRunners-up – –bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=silverRunners-up Ali Ashfaq
2008DL126242819204th – –4thbgcolor=silverRunners-up –bgcolor=goldChampion Ahmed Thariq
2009DL186573133234th –NQ4th4th – – Shamveel Qasim
2010DL2111374431364th –NQThird placebgcolor=silverRunners-up – –
2011DL199464124314th –NQbgcolor=silverRunners-up4th – – Ali Fasir18
2012bgcolor=goldDLbgcolor=gold19bgcolor=gold15bgcolor=gold4bgcolor=gold0bgcolor=gold48bgcolor=gold9bgcolor=gold49bgcolor=goldChampion –NQbgcolor=goldChampionQF – – Ali Ashfaq22
2013bgcolor=goldDLbgcolor=gold19bgcolor=gold19bgcolor=gold0bgcolor=gold0bgcolor=gold73bgcolor=gold5bgcolor=gold57bgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion – – Ali Ashfaq44
2014bgcolor=goldDLbgcolor=gold19bgcolor=gold17bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold57bgcolor=gold8bgcolor=gold52bgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=silverRunners-up – – Ali Fasir23
2015bgcolor=goldDPLbgcolor=gold14bgcolor=gold10bgcolor=gold3bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold27bgcolor=gold13bgcolor=gold33bgcolor=goldChampion –bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=silverRunners-up –GS – Ashad Ali7
2016DPL2165101725235th –NQGS3rd – – Izzath Abdul Baaree
Hamza Mohamed		4
2017bgcolor=goldDPLbgcolor=gold14bgcolor=gold13bgcolor=gold0bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold44bgcolor=gold9bgcolor=gold39bgcolor=goldChampion3rdNQbgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldChampion – – Ali Fasir21
2018DPL168444422284thbgcolor=goldChampionCANCELLED – – – – Ali Fasir27
bgcolor=goldChampionsRunners-upThird placeRelegatedIn ProgressUndefinedNot Qualified

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1991Asian Club ChampionshipQualifying Second round Mohammedan SC0–23–00–5
1993–94Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Youth League Club3–00–25–0
Second round Mohammedan SCN/P18–0N/P1
Quarter-final Al Qadisiya(w/o)2
1995Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Ratnam Sports Club(w/o)3
Second round JCT FC1–00–22–1
Second round East Bengal Club3–02–03–2
Quarter-final Yokohama Flügels0–25–00–7
1996–97Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Pettah United SC0–2(w/o)n/p4
Second round JCT FC1–00–22–1
Quarter-final Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma9–04th
0–6
10–0
1997–98Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Beijing Guoan0–48–00–12
1998–99Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Mahendra Police2–00–02–1
Second round Happy Valley3–15–14–6
1999-00Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Công An Thành Phô Hồ Chí Minh1–31–01–4
2001–02Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Muktijoddha Sangsad1–21–01–3
2002–03AFC Champions LeagueQualification First Round Air Force2–11–12–3
Qualification Second Round Shimizu S-Pulse0–07–07–0
2005AFC CupGroup E Happy Valley2–00–22nd
Home United1–02–0
Pahang FA1–11–0
Quarter-final Al-Hussein (Irbid)1–00–01–0
Semi-final Al-Faisaly (Amman)1–14–15–2
2006AFC CupGroup E Xiangxue Sun Hei5–22–04th
Perlis FA0–06–0
Home United5–32–0
2007AFC CupGroup E Happy Valley0–22–14th
Mahindra United0–21–0
Singapore Armed Forces FC2–33–1
2008AFC CupGroup E Perak FA1–33–04th
Kitchee2–12–0
Singapore Armed Forces FC0–31–1
2013AFC CupGroup F Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei1–00–31st
Persibo Bojonegoro6–10–7
Yangon United3–12–0
Round of 16 Selangor FA(w/o)3
Quarter-final Al-Kuwait2–75–02–12
2014AFC CupGroup E Home United1–02–04th
Churchill Brothers3–01–2
Persipura Jayapura0–23–0
2015AFC CupGroup H Persib Bandung0–14–13rd
Lao Toyota2–11–1
Ayeyawady United0–30–0
2016AFC CupGroup F Balestier Khalsa2–23–04th
Kaya FC0–01–0
Kitchee0–20–0
2018AFC CupGroup E Dhaka Abahani5–10–12nd
Aizawl FC3–11–2
Bengaluru FC2–01–0
1 New Radiant apparently qualified for quarter-final; reason unknown
2 New Radiant withdrew
3 Ratnam withdrew after 1st leg
4 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.maldivesoccer.com/v3/clubs/new%20radiant/

    maldivesoccer.com: club profile ::

  2. Web site: Maldives – List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup). https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104120/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maledcuphist.html. 25 June 2018. RSSSF. 1997. 1 March 2021. Hoodh Ali . Mikael Jönsson . Hans Schöggl .
  3. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amiri, Zohib Islam. National Football Teams. 18 January 2022. 9 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209012837/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12453/Zohib_Islam_Amiri.html. national-football-teams.com.

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