2019–20 in Maldivian football

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]

Football in Maldives
Season2019–20
Men's football
Premier LeagueMaziya
Second DivisionClub Valencia
FA Cupnot awarded
President's Cupcancelled
Charity ShieldTC Sports Club
← 2018 2020–21 →

National teams

Maldives national football team
Main article: Maldives national football team
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
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 PR 4 2 1 1 13 2 +11 7 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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 PR 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 PR  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) Host.
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) Host.
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
  • Hossain  70'
 Report
  • A. Ghanee  30' (o.g.)
 Attendance: 450
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
5 December 2019 Bhutan  2−1  Maldives Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
13:30
Report
  • H. Mohamad  90'
 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) Host.
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Tajikistan  9–0  Maldives Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
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)
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) Maldives  2–3  Syria Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
16:00
Report
  • S. Ibrahim  25' (o.g.)
  • Al-Malhem  33'
  • Ramadan  62'
 Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) Lebanon  2–0  Maldives Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
16:00
  • Hijazi  19'
  • Dakramanji  76'
 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
  • Imran  75'
 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) Host.
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) Iran  13–0  Maldives Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
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)
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) Maldives  3–0
Awarded2		  Afghanistan Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
16:45 Report
  • Amin  52'
  • Bashiri  57'
  • Halim  84'
 Attendance: 420
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Palestine  4–1  Maldives Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan
15:45
  • Al-Sharbati  56'
  • Khdirat  66'
  • Awayssa  88'
  • Attal  90+2'
 Report
  • 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.

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)
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Maldives  0–6  Saudi Arabia Addu Football Stadium, Addu City
16:00  14' Awad Abdu Dahal
 34' Mohammed Abdullah Alamri
 37' Abdulsalam Ali Barnawi
 40', 45+3' Ahmed Ali Asiri
 43' Bader Waleed Alharbi
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
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) Champion.
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
  • S. Aminath  37'
  • F. Saina  54'
 Report
  • C. Ekanayake  85'
 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–2 (a) Maziya 2–2 0–0
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Maziya 4–4 (4–3 p) 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 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[lower-alpha 1] 23 Oct — 1 Nov 26 Oct
3 Chennai City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 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. 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 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) Host.

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[lower-alpha 1]
1 Maziya (C) 21 16 3 2 74 12 +62 51 Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage
2 Eagles[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] (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) Champion; (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:
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to 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.

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]

FA Cup
Main article: 2020 Maldives FA Cup
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
Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)

Notes
  1. 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.
  9. "Rejoice for Eagles as AFC cup qualification looms on the horizon". boalha.mv. 31 March 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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