Football Association of Maldives

Governing body for football in the Maldives

Football Association of Maldives

Short name| FAM
Founded| 1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Headquarters| Malé
FIFA affiliation| 1986
| 1984 (associate member)[1]
1986
SAFF affiliation| 1997

The Football Association of Maldives (FAM), founded in 1982, is the governing body of football in the Maldives. The association under the guidance of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the sport in the Maldives. In 1986, FAM became a member of AFC and FIFA respectively.[2]

For the full history, statistics and records of the senior team, see Maldives national football team.

## Organization

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The FAM has an executive committee of five members under the president, in addition to a senior vice president, vice president and general secretary. It is located in the FAM House in Malé, which was constructed with funding from the FIFA "Goal" Project.

While FIFA and AFC required their members to constitute elected governance, FAM first had an appointed governance by the government of Maldives, which was reshuffled by the Ministry of Youth in the last quarter of 2006, in association with the political changes president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom brought about. FAM was audited by the Audit Office (during the same period, i.e. late 2006) of the Republic of Maldives and the association was accused with embezzlement of funds. However, the Chairman Abdul Shukoor was not dismissed and the General Secretary Ibrahim Ismail Ali was transferred to a post in the Olympic Committee of the Maldives.[citation needed]

In July 2008, elective governance was introduced to FAM and Ali Azim was elected President of the association. On 26 January 2013, FAM held its second election according to FIFA and AFC Statutes and Ilham Ahmed was elected as the President, and Mohamed Hanim as the General Secretary of FAM and subsequently appointed Hussain Jawaz as the General Secretary on 4 June 2014 upon Hanim's resignation.[3] After a brief spell under the normalization committee appointed by FIFA on 2 December 2014, under the guidance of Mohamed Shaweed in May 2016, Ahmed Thariq was elected as the President and Bassam Adeel Jaleel was appointed as the general secretary. However, with the dismissal of general secretary Jaleel after three months, president Thariq was forced out of the office due to resignation of five executive members, followed by the reinstatement of Bassam due to unlawful statutory dismissal. Bassam contested with Thariq and was elected as the president on 20 November 2016, and Hussain Jawaz was appointed as the general secretary.[citation needed]

## Allegations of fraud

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On 22 October 2023, Maldives Police Service raided the FAM house to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption on the orders of the Prosecutor General's Office.[4][5] It was alleged that the association was misusing funds received by international federations, by transferring it to personal bank accounts.[4] Police found out that the association had transferred funds it received in US dollars to a private company's bank account that belongs to an associate of the FAM's senior members.[6]

## Role and events

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FAM is the governing body for football in the Maldives. It organizes the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup, the FAM Women's Football Championship, and the Cup Winners Cup (formerly). Maldivian football is divided into 3 divisions, in which the 1st consists of 10 clubs. The number of clubs in the 2nd and 3rd division has been quite inconsistent, and so has been the method and relegation rules. In December 2014 the Dhivehi League was reformed as the Dhivehi Premier League.

## See also

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* Maldives women's national football team
* Maldives national futsal team
* Football in the Maldives
* Maldives Football Awards

## References

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1. ^ "A wonder court at your service". The Straits Times. 11 April 1984.
2. ^ "Member Association – Maldives – FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
3. ^ "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALDIVES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
4. ^ a b Rehan, Mohamed (22 October 2023). "Police cracks down on FAM over corruption". The Edition. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
5. ^ Masood, Mohamed (22 October 2023). "Police enter FAM house as part of probe into finances". Sun. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
6. ^ Rehan, Mohamed (22 October 2023). "Police discover possible financial mismanagement, Bassam refuses to comment". The Edition. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

## External links

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* Official website. Archived 19 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
* Maldives at AFC.com (archived)
* Maldives at FIFA.com (archived)

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Football in the Maldives

Football Association of Maldives

National teams|

| Men|

* Maldives
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

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Women|

* Maldives
* U-20
* U-17

League competitions|

| Men|

* Dhivehi Premier League
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Malé League (defunct)

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Women|

* Women's League (Proposed)

State/District|

* Jazeera Championship (men)

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* National FA Cup
* President's Cup
* Charity Shield

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Women|

* Women's Championship

Past tournaments|

* POMIS Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup

Youth Tournaments|

| Men|

* Youth Championship

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Veteran Tournaments|

| Men|

* Veteran's Cup

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Awards|

* Maldives Football Awards
* FAM Awards
* Mihaaru Sports Awards
* Haveeru Sports Awards (Abolished)

Lists|

* List of Maldives international footballers
* List of clubs
* List of venues
* Foreign players
* All-time Table

* Men's Clubs
* Women's Clubs
* Men's Players
* Women's Players
* Expatriate footballers
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues
* Records

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International association football

FIFA
Federations
Teams
Competitions
World Rankings
The Best FIFA Football Awards
Timeline
Most successful clubs

World|

| FIFA|

FIFA World Cup

U-20
U-17
Olympic Games
Youth

Defunct

FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Gold Cup

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Africa|

| CAF|

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

U-23
U-20
U-17
CAF African Nations Championship
African Games

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Regional|

CECAFA
COSAFA
WAFU

Defunct

CEMAC
Central African Games

Asia|

| AFC|

AFC Asian Cup

U-23
U-20
U-17
Asian Games

Defunct

AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Solidarity Cup

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Regional|

ASEAN
CAFA
EAFF
SAFF
WAFF
Arabian Gulf Cup
East Asian Games
South Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
West Asian Games

Defunct

Far Eastern Games

Europe|

| UEFA|

UEFA European Championship

U-21
U-19
U-17
UEFA Nations League

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Regional|

Baltic Cup

Defunct

Central European Cup
Balkan Cup
British Home Championship
Nordic Championship

North,
Central America
& the Caribbean|

| CONCACAF|

CONCACAF Gold Cup

U-23
U-20
U-17
U-15
CONCACAF Nations League

Defunct

CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Cup
NAFC Championship
CCCF Championship

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Regional|

LIFA Cup
WIFA Cup
Central America and Caribbean Games
Central America Games

Defunct

North American Nations Cup
Copa Centroamericana
CFU Championship
Caribbean Cup

Oceania|

| OFC|

OFC Nations Cup

U-23
U-19
U-16
Pacific Games

Mini

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Regional|

Melanesia Cup
Micronesian Games

Defunct

Polynesia Cup

South America|

| CONMEBOL|

CONMEBOL Copa América

U-23
U-20
U-17
U-15
South American Games

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Regional|

Bolivarian Games

Intercontinental|

| Africa & Asia|

Indian Ocean Island Games

Defunct

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Afro-Asian Games

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Africa & Ocenia|

Defunct

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Arab/Islamic|

FIFA Arab Cup
Arab Games
Islamic Solidarity Games

Defunct

Islamic Games
Palestine Cup
Kuneitra Cup

Europe &
South America|

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

Francophone|

Francophone Games

Defunct

Overseas Cup

Lusophone|

Defunct

Lusofonia Games

Mediterranean|

Mediterranean Games

Defunct

Mediterranean Cup

Pan American|

Pan American Games

Defunct

Panamerican Championship

Other|

Goodwill Games

Defunct

GANEFO

Non-FIFA|

| CONIFA|

World Football Cup
African Football Cup
Asian Football Cup
European Football Cup
South American Football Cup

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UIAFA|

Defunct

UIAFA Great European Tournament

Other|

Island Games
Universiade

Defunct

FIFI Wild Cup
WUFA World Series

See also
Geography
Codes
Player/Club of the Century
Women's football

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West Asia (WAFF)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Central Asia (CAFA)|

* Afghanistan
* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

South Asia (SAFF)|

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

East Asia (EAFF)|

* China
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* Northern Mariana Islands†
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei

Southeast Asia (AFF)|

* Australia
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Defunct|

* South Yemen

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