2019–20 in Maldivian football

Football in MaldivesSeason| 2019–20

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Men's football
Premier League| Maziya
Second Division| Club Valencia
FA Cup| not awarded
President's Cup| cancelled
Charity Shield| TC 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

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### Maldives national football team

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Main article: Maldives national football team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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Malaysia v  Maldives 5 November 2019 |  Malaysia | 2–11|  Maldives | Paroi, Malaysia

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20:45 UTC+8 |

* Syahmi Safari 8'
* Baddrol Bakhtiar 72'

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* Ahmed Rizuvan 60'

| Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

* 1 Non-FIFA 'A' international match

##### 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games

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Main article: Football at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games – Men's tournament

###### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Réunion v  Maldives 18 July 2019 |  Réunion | 4–0|  Maldives | Centre de Flacq, Mauritius

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Comoros v  Maldives 20 July 2019 |  Comoros | 3–0|  Maldives | Curepipe, Mauritius

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stade George V

Mayotte v  Maldives 22 July 2019 |  Mayotte | 3–1|  Maldives | Centre de Flacq, Mauritius

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stade Auguste Vollaire

##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

###### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  |  |  |  |

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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.

Guam v  Maldives 5 September 2019 |  Guam | 0–1|  Maldives | Dededo, Guam

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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)

Maldives v  China 10 September 2019 |  Maldives | 0–5|  China | Malé, Maldives

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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)

Syria v  Maldives 10 October 2019 |  Syria | 2–1|  Maldives | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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18:00 UTC+4 | Al Somah 26', 60' | Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) | Ashfaq 70' | Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Maldives v  Philippines 14 November 2019 |  Maldives | 1–2|  Philippines | Malé, Maldives

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16:00 UTC+5 |

* Hassan 90+3'

| Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) |

* Ramsay 52'
* Strauß 68'

| Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Maldives v  Guam 19 November 2019 |  Maldives | 3–1|  Guam | Malé, Maldives

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16:00 UTC+5 |

* Samooh 23'
* Nicklaw 38' (o.g.)
* Ashfaq 90+1'

| Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) |

* Matkin 49'

| Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

China v  Maldives 2021 (2021)[note 1] |  China | v|  Maldives | TBD, China

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Maldives v  Syria 2021 (2021)[note 1] |  Maldives | v|  Syria | Malé, Maldives

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\--:-- UTC+5 |  |  |  | Stadium: National Football Stadium

Philippines v  Maldives 2021 (2021)[note 1] |  Philippines | v|  Maldives | Bacolod, Philippines

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\--:-- UTC+8 |  |  |  | Stadium: Panaad Stadium

### Maldives U-23 national football team

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Main article: Maldives national under-23 football team

#### 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

##### Group D

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Saudi Arabia v  Maldives 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) |  Saudi Arabia | 6–0|  Maldives | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

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20:25 |

* A. Al-Yami 26'
* Al-Hamdan 27', 67', 73'
* Ghareeb 49'
* Al-Khulaif 78'

| Report |  | Attendance: 122
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Maldives v  United Arab Emirates 24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) |  Maldives | 0–3|  United Arab Emirates | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

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17:25 |  | Report |

* M. Al-Hammadi 29'
* Z. Al-Ameri 49'
* Shaker 76'

| Attendance: 28
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

Lebanon v  Maldives 26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) |  Lebanon | 6–0|  Maldives | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

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17:25 |

* Kdouh 24'
* Darwiche 26'
* Mehanna 59'
* Monzer 62'
* Y. Al Haj 75'
* Boutros 82'

| Report |  | Attendance: 130
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

#### 2019 South Asian Games

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Main article: Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament

##### Round Robin stage

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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

Sri Lanka v  Maldives 2 December 2019 |  Sri Lanka | 0−0|  Maldives | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

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17:00 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 500
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Maldives v  Bangladesh 3 December 2019 |  Maldives | 1−1|  Bangladesh | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

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17:30 |

* Hossain 70'

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* A. Ghanee 30' (o.g.)

| Attendance: 450
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Bhutan v  Maldives 5 December 2019 |  Bhutan | 2−1|  Maldives | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

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13:30 |

* C. Dorji 55'
* Thinley 84'

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* H. Mohamad 90'

| Attendance: 200
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Nepal v  Maldives 7 December 2019 |  Nepal | 2−1|  Maldives | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

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13:30 |

* Rijal 43'
* A. Tamang 52'

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* Mahudhee 18'

| Attendance: 20,000
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

### Maldives U-19 national football team

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Main article: Maldives national under-19 football team

#### 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

##### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Tajikistan v  Maldives 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) |  Tajikistan | 9–0|  Maldives | Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

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19:00 |

* Rahmatov 4', 88'
* Safarov 9'
* Samiyev 13', 21', 46'
* Zairov 36', 42'
* Dhaisam 76' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Maldives v  Syria 4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) |  Maldives | 2–3|  Syria | Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

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16:00 |

* S. Ibrahim 19'
* Nazeem 55'

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* S. Ibrahim 25' (o.g.)
* Al-Malhem 33'
* Ramadan 62'

| Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Lebanon v  Maldives 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) |  Lebanon | 2–0|  Maldives | Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

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16:00 |

* Hijazi 19'
* Dakramanji 76'

| Report |  | Attendance: 60
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

### Maldives U-18 national football team

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Main article: Maldives national under-19 football team

#### 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship

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Main article: 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship

##### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status

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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

Nepal v  Maldives 20 September 2019 |  Nepal | 1−1|  Maldives | APF Stadium, Kathmandu

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15:00 | Dangi 75' | Report | Nazeem 12' | Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Maldives v  Bhutan 24 September 2019 |  Maldives | 0−0|  Bhutan | APF Stadium, Kathmandu

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15:30 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashantha Dias Ponhen Adeege (Sri Lanka)

##### Semi-final

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India v  Maldives 27 September 2019 |  India | 4−0|  Maldives | APF Stadium, Kathmandu

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15:00 |

* Gahlot 7'
* Rasheedh 45+1' (o.g.)
* M. Singh 79'
* Meetei 81'

| Report |  | Attendance: 350
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

##### Third place match

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Bhutan v  Maldives 29 September 2019 |  Bhutan | 0−1|  Maldives | APF Stadium, Kathmandu

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10:30 |  | Report |

* Imran 75'

| Attendance: 150
Referee: Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh)

### Maldives U-16 national football team

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Main article: Maldives national under-17 football team

#### 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

##### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Iran v  Maldives 18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) |  Iran | 13–0|  Maldives | Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan

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19:45 |

* Ebrahimzadeh 6', 27', 46', 77', 86'
* Rostami 11' (pen.), 48'
* Danesh 26', 43'
* Bahri 30', 40'
* Kooshki 58', 72'

| Report |  | Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Maldives v  Afghanistan 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |  Maldives | 3–0
Awarded2|  Afghanistan | Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan

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16:45 |  | Report |

* Amin 52'
* Bashiri 57'
* Halim 84'

| Attendance: 420
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Palestine v  Maldives 22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) |  Palestine | 4–1|  Maldives | Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan

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15:45 |

* Al-Sharbati 56'
* Khdirat 66'
* Awayssa 88'
* Attal 90+2'

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* Hamdoon 50'

| 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

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Main article: Maldives national under-15 football team

#### 2019 UEFA ASSIST U-15 International Tournament

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Main article: 2019 UEFA ASSIST U-15 International Tournament

##### Round Robin stage

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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

Bhutan v  Maldives 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) |  Bhutan | 2–1|  Maldives | Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

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16:00 | Jugme Namgyel 6'
Bikash Pradhan  25' |  |  68' Mohamed Khanaan Adam | Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)

Maldives v  Saudi Arabia 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) |  Maldives | 0–6|  Saudi Arabia | Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

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16:00 |  |  |  14' Awad Abdu Dahal
34' Mohammed Abdullah Alamri
37' Abdulsalam Ali Barnawi
40', 45+3' Ahmed Ali Asiri
43' Bader Waleed Alharbi |

Maldives v  Latvia 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) |  Maldives | 0–6|  Latvia | Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

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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

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Main article: Maldives women's national football team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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United Arab Emirates v  Maldives March 2019 |  United Arab Emirates | 2–0|  Maldives | United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates v  Maldives March 2019 |  United Arab Emirates | 1–1|  Maldives | United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates v  Maldives November 2019 |  United Arab Emirates | 0–0|  Maldives | United Arab Emirates

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##### 2019 SAFF Women's Championship

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Main article: 2019 SAFF Women's Championship

###### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status

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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

India v  Maldives 13 March 2019 |  India | 6–0|  Maldives | Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar

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15:00 | Sanju 27', 89'
Grace 8'
Sweety 13'
Indumathi 23'
Ratanbala 45+4' | SAFF AIFF |  | Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Ashmita Manandhar (Nepal)

Maldives v  Sri Lanka 15 March 2019 |  Maldives | 0–2|  Sri Lanka | Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar

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15:00 |  | SAFF ANFA | Chalini 40', 50' | Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)

##### 2019 South Asian Games

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Main article: Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament

###### Round Robin stage

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

India v  Maldives 3 December 2019 |  India | 5−0|  Maldives | Pokhara, Nepal

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* Grace 5'
* B. Devi 24', 33'
* Kalyan 87'
* Tudu 88'

| Report |  | Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 150

Maldives v  Nepal 5 December 2019 |  Maldives | 0−3|  Nepal | Pokhara, Nepal

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* Bhandari 20', 25', 90+1'

| Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 600

Maldives v  Sri Lanka 7 December 2019 |  Maldives | 2−1|  Sri Lanka | Pokhara, Nepal

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* S. Aminath 37'
* F. Saina 54'

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* C. Ekanayake 85'

| Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala
Attendance: 200

## AFC competitions

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### AFC Cup

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Main article: 2020 AFC Cup

#### Qualifying play-offs

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Main article: 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

##### Preliminary round 2

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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South Asia Zone  Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2–2 (a)  |  Maziya | 2–2 | 0–0

##### Play-off round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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South Asia Zone  Maziya | 4–4 (4–3 p) |  Bengaluru | 2–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.)

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2020 AFC Cup group stage

##### Group E

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Bashundhara Kings | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 3  |  | -- | ~~4 Nov~~ | ~~29 Oct~~ | 5–1
2  |  Maziya | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1[a] |  | ~~23 Oct~~ | -- | ~~1 Nov~~ | ~~26 Oct~~
3  |  Chennai City | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1[a] |  | ~~26 Oct~~ | 2–2 | -- | ~~4 Nov~~
4  |  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

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### Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

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Main article: 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

#### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Chittagong Abahani (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 3  | +5  | 6  | Advance to Semi-finals
2  |  Mohun Bagan AC | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 6
3  |  Young Elephant F.C. | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 6  |
4  |  TC Sports Club | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 0

Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

## Men's football

[edit]

### Premier League

[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a]

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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

[edit]

Main article: 2020 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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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

[edit]

### Jazeera Championship

[edit]

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

[edit]

#### FA Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2020 Maldives FA Cup

#### Charity Shield

[edit]

Main article: 2019 Maldivian FA Charity Shield

##### First leg

[edit]

7 June 2019

16:00 UTC+05:00

Foakaidhoo| 1–1| TC Sports Club

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H. Fazeel 88' (pen.) | Report |  65' Easa

Foakaidhoo Football Ground, Foakaidhoo

Referee: TBA (Maldives)

##### Second leg

[edit]

11 June 2019

21:00 UTC+05:00

TC Sports Club| 3–1| Foakaidhoo

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|

Aisam 26'
Bimal 69', 77' | Report |  58' Shaamiu

National Football Stadium, Malé

Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

#### FAM Youth Championship

[edit]

Main article: 2019 FAM Youth Championship

##### Final

[edit]

19 February 2019

20:30

TC Sports Club U21s| 0–1| Club Eagles U21s

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| Report |  33' Mohamed Azumoon

National Football Stadium, Malé

Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)

## Notes

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

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