2019–20 in Maldivian football

Football in Maldives
Season2019–20
Men's football
Premier LeagueMaziya
Second DivisionClub Valencia
FA Cupnot awarded
President's Cupcancelled
Charity ShieldTC Sports Club
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Overview of the 2019–20 season of association football in the Maldives. The season was abandoned on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives.[1] It was declared void on 30 March 2020.[2]

National teams

Maldives national football team

Main article: Maldives national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
5 November 2019 Malaysia  2–11  Maldives Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
  • 1 Non-FIFA 'A' international match
2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
Main article: Football at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games – Men's tournament
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Réunion 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mayotte 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Comoros 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: IOCS
18 July 2019 Réunion  4–0  Maldives Centre de Flacq, Mauritius
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Vollaire
20 July 2019 Comoros  3–0  Maldives Curepipe, Mauritius
Report Stadium: Stade George V
22 July 2019 Mayotte  3–1  Maldives Centre de Flacq, Mauritius
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Vollaire
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Syria China Philippines Maldives Guam
1  Syria 5 5 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0
2  China 4 2 1 1 13 2 +11 7 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] MD10 — MD9 MD7 7–0
3  Philippines 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–5 0–0 — MD10 MD7
4  Maldives 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] MD8 0–5 1–2 — 3–1
5  Guam (Z) 5 0 0 5 2 19 −17 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round MD9 MD8 1–4 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


5 September 2019 Guam  0–1  Maldives Dededo, Guam
15:30 UTC+10 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Mahudhee 27' Stadium: Guam F.A. National Training Center
Attendance: 714
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
10 September 2019 Maldives  0–5  China Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Wu Xi 33'
Wu Lei 45'
Yang Xu 64' (pen.)
Elkeson 83' (pen.), 90+1'		 Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
10 October 2019 Syria  2–1  Maldives Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4 Al Somah 26', 60' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ashfaq 70' Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
14 November 2019 Maldives  1–2  Philippines Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
19 November 2019 Maldives  3–1  Guam Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
2021 (2021)[note 1] China  v  Maldives TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8
2021 (2021)[note 1] Maldives  v  Syria Malé, Maldives
--:-- UTC+5 Stadium: National Football Stadium
2021 (2021)[note 1] Philippines  v  Maldives Bacolod, Philippines
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Panaad Stadium

Maldives U-23 national football team

Main article: Maldives national under-23 football team

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Main article: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) Saudi Arabia  6–0  Maldives Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
20:25
Report Attendance: 122
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) Maldives  0–3  United Arab Emirates Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
17:25 Report
Attendance: 28
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) Lebanon  6–0  Maldives Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
17:25
Report Attendance: 130
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

2019 South Asian Games

Main article: Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament
Round Robin stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Nepal (H) 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Advance to Final
2  Bhutan 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9
3  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
4  Maldives 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: 2019 SAG Unogoal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
2 December 2019 Sri Lanka  0−0  Maldives Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
17:00 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)
3 December 2019 Maldives  1−1  Bangladesh Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
17:30
Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
5 December 2019 Bhutan  2−1  Maldives Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
13:30
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
7 December 2019 Nepal    2−1  Maldives Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
13:30
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Maldives U-19 national football team

Main article: Maldives national under-19 football team

2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Main article: 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan (H) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Lebanon 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Syria 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Tajikistan  9–0  Maldives Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
19:00
Report Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) Maldives  2–3  Syria Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
16:00
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) Lebanon  2–0  Maldives Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
16:00
Report Attendance: 60
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Maldives U-18 national football team

Main article: Maldives national under-19 football team

2019 SAFF U-18 Championship

Main article: 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bhutan 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Maldives 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3    Nepal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2019. Source: SAFF
20 September 2019 Nepal    1−1  Maldives APF Stadium, Kathmandu
15:00 Dangi 75' Report Nazeem 12' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)
24 September 2019 Maldives  0−0  Bhutan APF Stadium, Kathmandu
15:30 Report Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashantha Dias Ponhen Adeege (Sri Lanka)
Semi-final
27 September 2019 India  4−0  Maldives APF Stadium, Kathmandu
15:00
Report Attendance: 350
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
Third place match
29 September 2019 Bhutan  0−1  Maldives APF Stadium, Kathmandu
10:30 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Maldives U-16 national football team

Main article: Maldives national under-17 football team

2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Main article: 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Final tournament
2  Palestine 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Maldives 3 1 0 2 4 17 −13 3
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) Iran  13–0  Maldives Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
19:45
Report Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) Maldives  3–0
Awarded2		  Afghanistan Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
16:45 Report
Attendance: 420
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Palestine  4–1  Maldives Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
15:45
Report
Attendance: 144
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
  • 2 AFC awarded Palestine, Maldives and Iran a 3–0 win as a result of Afghanistan fielding two ineligible players.[7] The original match results were Afghanistan 2–2 Palestine, Maldives 0–3 Afghanistan and Iran 4–0 Afghanistan.

Maldives U-15 national football team

Main article: Maldives national under-15 football team

2019 UEFA ASSIST U-15 International Tournament

Main article: 2019 UEFA ASSIST U-15 International Tournament
Round Robin stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Latvia 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9
 Bhutan 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
 Maldives 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2019. Source: FAM
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Bhutan  2–1  Maldives Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
16:00 Jugme Namgyel 6'
Bikash Pradhan 25'		 68' Mohamed Khanaan Adam Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Maldives  0–6  Latvia Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
16:00 10', 12' Valerijs Lizunovs
33', 74' Markuss Marksimuss Alpens
61', 81', 90+1' Kristaps Puzanovs		 Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Maldives women's national football team

Main article: Maldives women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
March 2019 United Arab Emirates  2–0  Maldives United Arab Emirates
Report
March 2019 United Arab Emirates  1–1  Maldives United Arab Emirates
Report Rifa ??'
November 2019 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Maldives United Arab Emirates
Report
2019 SAFF Women's Championship
Main article: 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2019. Source: SAFF
13 March 2019 India  6–0  Maldives Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 Sanju 27', 89'
Grace 8'
Sweety 13'
Indumathi 23'
Ratanbala 45+4'		 SAFF AIFF Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Ashmita Manandhar (Nepal)
15 March 2019 Maldives  0–2  Sri Lanka Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 SAFF ANFA Chalini 40', 50' Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)
2019 South Asian Games
Main article: Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament
Round Robin stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (C) 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14 12 Advance to Final
2  Nepal 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6
3  Maldives 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3 Bronze Medal
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2019. Source: Futbol24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
(C) Champions
3 December 2019 India  5−0  Maldives Pokhara, Nepal
 Report Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 150
5 December 2019 Maldives  0−3  Nepal Pokhara, Nepal
Report
Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 600
7 December 2019 Maldives  2−1  Sri Lanka Pokhara, Nepal
 Report
Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 200

AFC competitions

AFC Cup

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
Preliminary round 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh 2–2 (a) Maldives Maziya 2–2 0–0
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Maziya Maldives 4–4 (4–3 p) India Bengaluru 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Group stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup group stage
Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAS MAZ CHE TCS
1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 — 4 Nov 29 Oct 5–1
2 Maldives Maziya 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[a] 23 Oct — 1 Nov 26 Oct
3 India Chennai City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[a] 26 Oct 2–2 — 4 Nov
4 Maldives TC Sports 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0 1 Nov 29 Oct 23 Oct —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

International club competitions

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

Main article: 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 India Mohun Bagan AC 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Laos Young Elephant F.C. 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
4 Maldives TC Sports Club 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

Men's football

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Maziya (C) 21 16 3 2 74 12 +62 51 Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage
2 Eagles[b] 21 13 6 2 56 25 +31 45 Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 2
3 TC Sports 21 12 5 4 42 21 +21 41
4 Green Streets 21 8 5 8 45 41 +4 29
5 Da Grande 21 7 6 8 33 32 +1 27
6 Foakaidhoo 21 5 5 11 20 45 −25 20
7 United Victory 16 4 4 8 26 41 −15 16
8 Nilandhoo 16 4 2 10 24 54 −30 14
9 Victory[c] (R) 16 0 0 16 1 50 −49 0 Relegation to Maldivian Second Division
Source: Dhivehi Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Top six teams continue after each team have played 16 matches.
  2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives, the 2020 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Football Association of Maldives.[8] As a result, the 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League runner-ups qualified for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[9]
  3. ^ Victory were excluded after multiple forfeits, all remaining matches were awarded 0–2 losses against them.

Second Division

Main article: 2020 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Club Valencia (C, Q) 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7 13 Champions & Promoted to 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League
2 Super United Sports (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Runners-up & Promoted for 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League
3 JJ Sports 5 3 0 2 14 9 +5 9 Semi finalists
4 Club PK 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
5 Dhivehi Sifainge Club 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 Mahibadhoo 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4
7 Kuda Henveiru 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
8 BG Sports 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
9 Maldives U19 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Third Division

Jazeera Championship

Main article: 2020 Jazeera Championship

Minivan Championship was re-branded to Jazeera Championship on 30 September 2019.[10] On 9 October 2019,[11] Football Association of Maldives announced that the first tournament under the current format will be held on January 25, 2020.[12]

Cup competitions

FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Maldives FA Cup

Charity Shield

Main article: 2019 Maldivian FA Charity Shield
First leg
Foakaidhoo1–1TC Sports Club
H. Fazeel 88' (pen.) Report 65' Easa
Foakaidhoo Football Ground, Foakaidhoo
Referee: TBA (Maldives)
Second leg
TC Sports Club3–1Foakaidhoo
Aisam 26'
Bimal 69', 77'		 Report 58' Shaamiu
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

FAM Youth Championship

Main article: 2019 FAM Youth Championship
Final
TC Sports Club U21s0–1Club Eagles U21s
Report 33' Mohamed Azumoon

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Both FIFA and the AFC have agreed to the postponement of upcoming matches in the Asian 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, although some matches may still be able to be played after mutual consent from the relative member federations, plus FIFA and the AFC.[3][4] On 5 June 2020, AFC confirmed that Matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while Matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November.[5] On 12 August 2020, AFC announced that the upcoming qualifying matches for the World Cup and Asian Cup, originally scheduled to take place during the international match windows in October and November 2020, will be rescheduled to 2021.[6]

References

  1. ^ Football competitions and training abandoned (in Dhivehi). Mihaaru Online. 15 March 2020. access date: 14 June 2020
  2. ^ COVID-19: FAM cancels the season (in Dhivehi). Mihaaru Online. 30 March 2020. access date: 14 June 2020
  3. ^ "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers". AFC. 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ "AFC announces proposed dates for upcoming Asian Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia". AFC. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "17th AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee Meeting on 19 & 20 February 2020" (PDF). AFC. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus - FAM cancels FA cup and President cup". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Rejoice for Eagles as AFC cup qualification looms on the horizon". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. ^ Minivan Championship rebranded to Jazeera Championship (in Dhivehi). Mihaaru Online. 30 September 2019. access date: 15 June 2020
  11. ^ No news of Jazeera Championship?! (in Dhivehi). Fahuminet. 19 January 2020. access date: 15 June 2020
  12. ^ "Jazeera championship has not been cancelled": Jawa RaajjeMv. 23 January 2020. access date: 15 June 2020