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2017 in Maldivian football

Overview of the 2017 season of association football in the Maldives.

Football in Maldives
Season2017
Men's football
Malé LeagueMaziya
Minivan ChampionshipDh. Kudahuvadhoo
Second DivisionZefrol
Charity ShieldMaziya
← 2016 Maldives 2018 →

National teams edit

Maldives national football team edit

Main article: Maldives national football team

2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification Third Round edit

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
Group D edit
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round § Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Oman 6 5 0 1 28 5 +23 15[a] 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 1–0 5–0 14–0
2   Palestine 6 5 0 1 25 3 +22 15[a] 2–1 — 8–1 10–0
3   Maldives 6 2 0 4 11 19 −8 6 1–3 0–3 — 7–0
4   Bhutan 6 0 0 6 2 39 −37 0 2–4 0–2 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Palestine 2–1 Oman, Oman 1–0 Palestine (Oman are ahead of Palestine on away goals).
28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) Maldives   0–3   Palestine National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 UTC+5 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
13 June 2017 (2017-06-13) Bhutan   0–2   Maldives Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
18:00 UTC+6 Report
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) Oman   5–0   Maldives Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
19:15 UTC+4
Report Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Maldives   v   Oman National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 UTC+5 Report
14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) Palestine   v   Maldives Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Report

Friendlies edit

6 June 2017 Afghanistan   2-1   Maldives Dubai, UAE
Mukhammad   5'
Azadzoy   58'		 Fasir   47' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 200

Maldives national under-19 football team edit

Main article: Maldives national under-19 football team

2018 AFC U-19 Championship Qualification edit

Main article: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tajikistan (H) 4 3 1 0 12 0 +12 10 Final tournament
2   Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 17 1 +16 9
3   Bangladesh 4 2 1 1 5 1 +4 7
4   Maldives 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
5   Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 2 22 −20 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Maldives   v   Sri Lanka
Report
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Maldives   v   Bangladesh
Report
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Uzbekistan   v   Maldives
Report
6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) Tajikistan   v   Maldives
Report

2017 SAFF U-18 Championship edit

Main article: 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1     Nepal (C) 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9[a] Champion
2   Bangladesh 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9[a]
3   India 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
4   Bhutan (H) 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 6
5   Maldives 4 0 0 4 1 7 −6 0
Source: Futbol24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Nepal ahead of Bangladesh on head-to-head points: Bangladesh 1–2 Nepal
Maldives  0-1  Bhutan
Report   52' Orgyen Tshering
Referee: Abdur Rahman Dhali (Bangladesh)
Maldives  0–2  Bangladesh
  9' Saikot Mahmoud Munna
  45' Jafar Iqbal
Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)
Nepal    v  Maldives
India  v  Maldives

Maldives national under-17 football team edit

Main article: Maldives national under-17 football team

2018 AFC U-16 Championship Qualification edit

Main article: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tajikistan (H) 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2   Oman 3 2 0 1 14 1 +13 6
3   Syria 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4   Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
5   Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) Oman   8–0   Maldives Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
16:00
Report Attendance: 100
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
22 September 2017 (2017-09-22) Maldives   v   Tajikistan Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
19:00 Report
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) Syria   v   Maldives Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
16:00 Report

2017 SAFF U-15 Championship edit

Main article: 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
Group stage edit
Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1   India 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2     Nepal (H) 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3   Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0
Source: GoalNepal
(H) Hosts
India  9–0  Maldives
Ravi Bahadur Rana   20', 26'
Ibrahim Anoof   22', 89' (o.g.)
Moirangthem Thoiba Singh   41'
Vikram Pratap Singh   48', 70'
Ricky John Shabong   57'
Lalrokima   80'		 Report
Nepal    6–0  Maldives
Brijesh Chaudhary   14', 73'
Darshan Gurung   22'
Roshan Rana Magar   38' (pen.)
Akash Budha   45+1', 47'		 Report
Referee: D.D.Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)

Maldives women's national football team edit

Main article: Maldives women's national football team

2016 SAFF Women's Championship edit

Main article: 2016 SAFF Women's Championship

Group stage was played in 2016. Maldives advanced to the tournament semi-finals as Group A runners-up.

Semi-final edit
Bangladesh  6–0  Maldives
Shopna   11', 22', 58'
Khatun   48', 64' (pen)
Khatun   52'		 Report

AFC competitions edit

2017 AFC Cup edit

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
Preliminary round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Colombo   2–4   Mohun Bagan 1–2 1–2
Thimphu City   0–3   Club Valencia 0–0 0–3
Play-off round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Club Valencia   2–5   Mohun Bagan 1–1 1–4
Group stage edit
Main article: 2017 AFC Cup group stage
Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC MAZ MOH ABD
1   Bengaluru FC 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 2–1 2–0
2   Maziya 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12[a] 0–1 — 5–2 2–0
3   Mohun Bagan 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 3–1 0–1 — 3–1
4   Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 2–0 0–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Maziya 0–1 Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya.

League season edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2017 Dhivehi Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Radiant (C) 14 13 0 1 44 9 +35 39 2018 AFC Cup group stage and 2017 President's Cup
2 TC Sports 14 10 2 2 31 14 +17 32 2017 President's Cup
3 Maziya 14 8 3 3 30 10 +20 27
4 G. Dh. Thinadhoo 14 5 3 6 23 18 +5 18
5 Green Streets 14 5 1 8 15 28 −13 16
6 Sh. Milandhoo 14 3 5 6 18 26 −8 14
7 A. A. Maalhos 14 2 3 9 18 40 −22 9
8 Dh. Kudahuvadhoo 14 0 3 11 6 40 −34 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Malé League edit

Main article: 2017 Malé League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maziya (C) 14 8 3 3 18 8 +10 27 2017 Dhivehi Premier League
2 Green Streets 14 8 3 3 20 11 +9 27
3 New Radiant 14 8 3 3 22 15 +7 27
4 TC Sports Club 14 6 4 4 30 19 +11 22
5 Eagles 14 6 4 4 14 7 +7 22 Malé League qualification
6 Victory 14 6 4 4 19 18 +1 22
7 Valencia 14 1 3 10 7 26 −19 6
8 United Victory 14 1 0 13 4 30 −26 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Minivan Championship edit

Main article: 2017 Minivan Championship

Final edit

G. Dh. Thinadhoo0–2Dh. Kudahuvadhoo
Report   19' Irufan Adam Naseer
  79' Afonja Jibola

Second Division Football Tournament edit

Main article: 2017 Second Division Football Tournament

Final edit

Kudahenveiru1 – 4Zefrol
Yamin   88' Report   45+2' Rifau
  51' Abu
  57' Shathir
  90' Kadar

Third Division Football Tournament edit

Main article: 2017 Third Division Football Tournament

Cup competitions edit

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2017 Maldives FA Cup

Final edit

TC Sports2–2 (a.e.t.)New Radiant
Stewart   6', 26' (pen.) Report   50' Fazeel
  75' (pen.) Fasir
Penalties
El-Maghrabi  
Stewart  
Halil  
Suhail  		 2–4   Fazeel
  Fasir
  El-Dor
  Akram
  Mohamed
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

President's Cup edit

Main article: 2017 President's Cup (Maldives)

Final edit

New Radiant–TC Sports/Maziya

Charity Shield edit

Main article: 2017 Maldivian FA Charity Shield
Maziya1 – 0Valencia
Asadhulla   70' Report

References edit

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