2012 Dhivehi League
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | New Radiant |
| AFC Cup | New Radiant |
| Top goalscorer |  Ali Ashfaq (9 goals) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 games New Radiant |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2012 season. According to the FAM Calendar 2012, Dhiraagu Dhivehi League will start on April 18 and is set to end on September 27. The winner will qualify for the AFC Cup and 2nd place will qualify for AFC Cup play-offs.[1]
Teams[edit]
- Club All Youth Linkage
- Club Eagles
- Club Valencia
- Club Vyansa
- Maziya S&RC
- New Radiant SC
- VB Addu FC (name rebranded from VB Sports Club)[2]
- Victory Sports Club
Personnel[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Youth Linkage FC | Mohamed Athif
|
Adam Lareef
|
Nippon Paint |
| Club Eagles | Ihsan Abdul Ghanee
|
Assad Abdul Ghanee
|
— |
| Club Valencia | Mohamed Iqbal
|
Ali Imran[3]
|
Philips |
| Club Vyansa | Ahmed Mujuthaba
|
Abdul Muhaimin
|
Al Mudhish |
| Maziya S&RC | Ismail Mahfooz
|
Ali Niyaz
|
ell mobile |
| New Radiant SC | Mohamed Shiyaz
|
Ahmed Thoriq
|
Milo and MediaNet1 |
| VB Addu FC |  Bahtiyar Can Vanlı
|
Ashad Ali
|
Coca-Cola |
| Victory Sports Club | Ali Suzain
|
Shafiu Ahmed
|
Hitachi(STO) and Happy Market2[4] |
- 1 MediaNet on the front right side of the jersey, just opposite to the club logo.
- 2 Happy Market sponsor at the back, just below the jersey number. Happy Market sponsored their imported product "Oldenburger Milk".
League table[edit]
Format: In Round 1 and Round 2, all eight teams play against each other. Top six teams after Round 2 play against each other in Round 3. Teams with most total points after Round 3 are crowned the Dhivehi League champions and qualified for the AFC Cup. The top four teams qualify for the President's Cup. Bottom two teams after Round 2 play against top two teams of Second Division in Dhivehi League Qualification for places in next year's Dhivehi League.
Standings of round 1[edit]
Standings of round 2[edit]
Standings of round 3[edit]
Final standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Radiant SC | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 9 | +39 | 49 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage President's Cup[a] |
| 2 | Victory Sports Club | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 37 | President's Cup |
| 3 | Maziya S&RC | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage President's Cup[a] |
| 4 | VB Addu FC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 25 | President's Cup |
| 5 | Club Eagles | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 21 | |
| 6 | Club All Youth Linkage | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 15 | |
| 7 | Vyansa (R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 9 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 8 | Club Valencia | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Maziya S&RC qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the 2012 Maldives FA Cup.
Results[edit]
Round 1 results[edit]
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Round 2 results[edit]
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Round 3 results[edit]
A total of 15 matches will be played in this round.
Season statistics[edit]
Scorers[edit]
|
Assists[edit]
|
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Ashfaq |
New Radiant SC | VB Addu FC | 0–4 | 18 April 2012 |
 Abu Desmond Mansaray4 |
VB Addu FC | Club Eagles | 6–3 | 18 May 2012 |
| Mohamed Umair4 |
Victory Sports Club | Club Valencia | 5–1 | 19 May 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring[edit]
- First goal of the season: Ashfaq for New Radiant SC against VB Addu FC (18 April 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 3 minutes 8 seconds – Shamweel for VB Addu FC against Victory Sports Club (1 June 2012)
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Club All Youth Linkage 0–5 Vyansa (30 May 2012)
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals
- VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (18 May 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (18 May 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (18 May 2012)
Clean sheets by club[edit]
- Most clean sheets: 5
- New Radiant SC
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
- Club All Youth Linkage
Clean sheets by goalkeepers[edit]
- Most clean sheets: 4
- Imran Mohamed (New Radiant SC)
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
- Hussain Habeeb (VB Addu FC)
- Ibrahim Siyad (Club All Youth Linkage)
- Abdulla Ziyazan (VB Addu FC)
- Athif Ahmed (Maziya S&RC)
Discipline[edit]
- Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 2 pts per red card):
- VB Addu FC – 23 points (17 yellow & 3 red card)
- Best overall disciplinary record:
- Maziya S&RC – 9 points (7 yellow & 1 red card)
- Vyansa – 9 points (9 yellow cards)
- Most yellow cards (club): 17 – VB Addu FC
- Most yellow cards (player):
- 4 – Ali Imran (Club Valencia)
- Most red cards (club): 3 – VB Addu FC
- Most red cards/suspensions (player):
- 2 – Sobah Mohamed (VB Addu FC)
Promotion/relegation playoff for 2013 Dhivehi League[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Promoted |
| 2 | BG Sports Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vyansa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Relegated |
| 4 | United Victory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches[edit]
| 17 September 2012 1 | Valencia | 1 – 0 | United Victory | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 15:50 | Mohamed Irufaan  84' |
Report |
| 18 September 2012 2 | Vyansa | 1 – 2 | BG Sports Club | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 15:50 | Ibrahim Rizuwan 56' |
Report | 60', 78' Ramlan Branudeen |
| 22 September 2012 3 | Valencia | 2 – 1 | BG Sports Club | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 15:50 | Mohamed Irufaan 23', 83' |
Report | 1' Fauzan |
| 23 September 2012 4 | Vyansa | 4 – 2 | United Victory | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 15:50 | Abdul Muhaimin Mohamed 4', 45' Imran Nasheed 36'Ahmed Usam 69' |
Report | 28' Ahmed Sujau 78' Mohamed Riffath |
| 28 September 2012 5 | BG Sports Club | 2 – 0 | United Victory | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 15:50 | Channa Ediri Bandanage 17' Ali Shifau 80' |
Report |
| 28 September 2012 6 | Vyansa | 1 – 4 | Valencia | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ahmed Zaad 14' |
Report | 24' Mohamed Irufaan 82' Salomon Wisdom 87' Ibrahim Hamdhaan 90' Abdul Wahid Ibrahim |
References[edit]
- ^ "Season Opening on March 27th". maldivesoccer. January 17, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "VB rebranded as VB Addu FC". maldivesoccer. January 14, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Defender Imran for Valencia Captain" (in Divehi). sun.mv. April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Victory signs agreements with STO and Happy market". maldivesoccer. January 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
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