President's Cup (Maldives) Explained

President's Cup (Maldives) should not be confused with Presidents Cup.

President's Cup
Region:	Maldives
Number Of Teams:	4
Current Champions:	Club Valencia
Most Successful Club:	Victory Sports Club

President's Cup (known before 2005 as the National Championship)^[1] is said to be the first tournament in the Maldives and also the birth of football in the Maldives. The first tournament was held in 1946, with 2006 seeing its 50th edition. The first edition ended with Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun both sharing the trophy.

The current format of the President's Cup allows only the top four teams of the Dhivehi League to participate.

Winners

Maldives National Championship

• 1947:
• 1948: not known
• 1949: not known
• 1950: not known
• 1951: not known
• 1952: not known
• 1953: not known
• 1954: not known
• 1955: not known
• 1956: not known
• 1957: not known
• 1958: not known
• 1959: not known
• 1960: not known
• 1961: not known
• 1962: not known
• 1963: not known
• 1964: not known
• 1965: not known
• 1966: not known
• 1967: not known
• 1968: not known
• 1969: not known
• 1970: not known
• 1971: not known
• 1972: not known
• 1973: not known
• 1974: ASA Nooraaneemaage
• 1975: not known
• 1976: not known
• 1977: not known
• 1978: not known
• 1979: not known
• 1980: not known
• 1981: not known
• 1982: not known
• 1983: not known
• 1984: not known
• 1985: Victory Sports Club beat New Radiant SC
• 1986: Victory Sports Club beat New Radiant SC
• 1987: not known
• 1988: not known
• 1989: not known
• 1990: not known
• 1991: not known
• 1992: not known
• 1993: Club Valencia 7-0 New Radiant SC
• 1994: not known
• 1995: not known
• 1996: Victory Sports Club Club Valencia
• 1997: New Radiant SC Hurriyya SC
• 1998: not known
• 1999: Club Valencia Hurra SC
• 2000: Victory Sports Club New Radiant SC
• 2001: not known
• 2002: Victory Sports Club Club Valencia
• 2003: Victory Sports Club Club Valencia
• 2004: New Radiant SC Club Valencia

Presidents's Cup

• 2005: Victory Sports Club 1-0 New Radiant SC
• 2006: Victory Sports Club 0-0 Club Valencia (aet, 3-1 pens)
• 2007: New Radiant SC 3-1 Victory Sports Club
• 2008: Club Valencia 3-2 Victory Sports Club
• 2009: Victory Sports Club 2-1 VB Sports^[2]
• 2010: VB Sports 5-2 Victory Sports Club^[3]
• 2011: Victory Sports Club 2-1 (aet) New Radiant SC^[4]
• 2012: New Radiant SC 0-0 Victory Sports Club (aet, 2-1 pens)
• 2013: New Radiant SC 4-2 (aet) Maziya S&RC^[5]
• 2014: New Radiant SC 1-0 (aet) Club Eagles
• 2015: Maziya S&RC 3-1 New Radiant SC^[6]
• 2016: Club Eagles 1-0 (aet) TC Sports Club
• 2017: New Radiant SC 3-0 TC Sports Club
• 2021–22: Club Valencia 2-1 (aet) Maziya S&RC

External links

• FAMaldives competitions (archived)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maldives Soccer : Major Tournaments. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421021029/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=info&id=4. dead. 2008-04-21. maldivesoccer.net.
2. Web site: Reds win President's cup 20th time. https://web.archive.org/web/20100706175631/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/index.php?page=story&id=2828. dead. 6 July 2010. maldivesoccer.net. 11 October 2009.
3. Web site: First President's cup title. https://archive.today/20120905210044/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/index.php?page=story&id=3407. dead. September 5, 2012. maldivesoccer.net. October 28, 2012.
4. Web site: Victory lifts President Cup. https://archive.today/20120907045745/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=3994. dead. 7 September 2012. maldivesoccer.net. 23 October 2011.
5. Web site: New Radiant wins President's Cup 2013. maldivesoccer.net. 23 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050257/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/New-Radiant-wins-Presidents-Cup-2013-5220. 29 November 2014.
6. Web site: Webcast. maldivesoccer.net. 4 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918185153/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/webcast/. 18 September 2016.