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Dhivehi League
Founded
2000; 18 years ago (2000)
Folded
2015 (renamed as Dhivehi Premier League)
Nation
Maldives
Number of Teams
8
Asian Qualification
AFC Cup
Most time Champions
Club Valencia New Radiant SC (05)
Last Champions
New Radiant SC (2015)

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.

Dhivehi League 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. In the 3rd round only the top 6 teams will play the lower 2 teams will be omitted.

On 22 December 2014:

The FAM normalisation committee formed by FIFA has decided to rebrand Dhivehi League as Dhivehi Premier League.
FAM have decided to play two rounds in the league from 2015, instead of three rounds and the bottom team will relegate to the second division automatically and the champion of the second division will qualify for the league while runner-up of second division and second bottom team of the premier league will play a play-off match to secure a spot on top league.

Winners of Dhivehi League

Dhivehi League

• 
  2000: Victory Sports Club
  


• 
  2001: Club Valencia
  


• 
  2002: Club Valencia
  


• 
  2003: Club Valencia
  


• 
  2004: Club Valencia
  


• 
  2005: Hurriyya SC
  


• 
  2006: New Radiant SC
  


• 
  2007: Victory Sports Club
  


• 
  2008: Club Valencia
  


• 
  2009: VB Sports Club
  


• 
  2010: VB Sports Club
  


• 
  2011: VB Sports Club
  


• 
  2012: New Radiant SC
  


• 
  2013: New Radiant SC
  


• 
  2014: New Radiant SC
  

Dhivehi Premier League

• 
  2015: New Radiant SC
  


• 
  2016: Maziya S&RC
  


• 
  2017: New Radiant SC
  

Dhivehi League All time Standings

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Note!

• The first year (2000) results and statistics missing.


• 
  VB Addu FC statistics included VB Sports & Island FC results.


• 
  Thoddoo FC statistics included the results of Kalhaidhoo ZJ.


• 
  2015 DPL & 2016 DPLstatistics also included in the table.

Winners of Maldives National Championship

• 1946: Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun (shared)


• 1947: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1948: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1949: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1950: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1951: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1952: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1953: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1954: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1955: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1956: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1957: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1958: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1959: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1960: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1961: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1962: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1963: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1964: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1965: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1966: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1967: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1968: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1969: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1970: DNC and Zamaanee Club (Male) (shared)


• 1971: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1972: Victory Sports Club and DNC (shared)


• 1973: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1974: ASA Nooraaneemaage
  


• 1975: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1976: Victory Sports Club^{[citation needed]}


• 1977: Victory Sports Club^{[citation needed]}


• 1978: Victory Sports Club^{[citation needed]}


• 1979: not known^{[citation needed]}


• 1980: Victory Sports Club^{[citation needed]}


• 1981: Victory Sports Club^{[citation needed]}


• 1982: New Radiant SC^{[citation needed]}


• 1983: Victory Sports Club beat Club Valencia^{[citation needed]}


• 1984: Victory Sports Club beat New Radiant SC^{[citation needed]}


• 1985: Victory Sports Club beat New Radiant SC on penalties


• 1986: Victory Sports Club beat New Radiant SC
  


• 1987: New Radiant SC beat Club Valencia on penalties


• 1988: Victory Sports Club 2-1 Club Lagoons
  


• 1989: Club Lagoons 4-3 Victory Sports Club after replay 0-0


• 1990: New Radiant SC 4-0 Club Valencia
  


• 1991: New Radiant SC 2-0 Victory Sports Club after replay 1-1


• 1992: Victory Sports Club 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 Sports Club 2-0 Club Valencia
  


• 1997: New Radiant SC 2-1 Hurriyya SC
  


• 1998: Club Valencia 2-0 Victory Sports Club after replay 1-1


• 1999: Club Valencia 2-1 Hurriyya SC
  


• 2000: Victory Sports Club 1-0 New Radiant SC
  


• 2001: Victory Sports Club 2-1 Club Valencia
  


• 2002: Victory Sports Club 4-2 Club Valencia
  


• 2003: Victory Sports Club 2-1 Club Valencia
  


• 2004: New Radiant SC 1-1 Club Valencia (aet, 6-5 pens)
  


• 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
  


• 2010: VB Sports 5-2 Victory Sports Club
  


• 2011: Victory Sports Club 2-1 (aet) New Radiant SC
  


• 2012: New Radiant SC 0-0 Victory Sports Club (aet, 2-1 pens)
  


• 2013: New Radiant SC 4-2 (aet) Maziya S&RC
  


• 2014: New Radiant SC 1-0 (aet) Club Eagles
  


• 2015: Maziya S&RC 3-1 New Radiant SC
  

Winners of Malé League Championship

• 2001: Victory Sports Club
  


• 2002: Island FC
  


• 2003: Victory SC
  


• 2004: New Radiant SC
  


• 2005: Club Valencia
  


• 2006: Victory Sports Club
  

All-time top scorers

As of matches played 1 Jan 2016

Rank	Nationality	Name	Club	Years	Goals	Apps	Ratio
1		Ali Ashfaq	Club Valencia, New Radiant & VB Sports Club	2003–2013	181	151	1.23

Top scorers by seasons

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals	Games	Ratio
2000	Ali Umar	Maldives
2001	Ali Shiham	Maldives
2002	Ali Shiham	Maldives
2003	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	Club Valencia	19	19	1
2004	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	Club Valencia	20	11	1.818
2005	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	Club Valencia	11	11	1
2006
2007
2008
2009	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	VB Sports Club	26	14	1.857
2010	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	VB Sports Club	18	13	1.385
2011
2012
2013	Ali Ashfaq	Maldives	New Radiant SC	31	18	1.722
2014
2015

References

• RSSSF


• List of football clubs in Maldives


• http://www.maldivesoccer.com/


• http://int.soccerway.com/national/maldives/dhiraagu-dhivehi-league/2014/championship-round/r28159/