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| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | New Radiant |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 185 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Ali Ashfaq (13 goals) |
| Biggest win | G. Dh. Thinadhoo 7–0 Green Streets |
| Longest winning run | 12 games New Radiant |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games New Radiant |
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 8 December 2017. | |
The 2017 Dhivehi Premier League season is the third season of the Dhivehi Premier League, first according to its new format. The season features eight teams; four teams from 2017 Malé League and for teams from 2017 Minivan Championship, each playing 14 matches during the regular season.
Qualified teams
[edit]
Malé
Locations of the 2017 Dhivehi Premier League teams
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Qualified format | Date qualified | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. A. Maalhos | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 12 July 2017 | [1] |
| Green Streets | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 18 July 2017 | [2] |
| Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 12 July 2017 | [3] |
| G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 13 July 2017 | [4] |
| Maziya | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 3 July 2017 | [5] |
| New Radiant | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 8 July 2017 | [6] |
| Sh. Milandhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 13 July 2017 | [4] |
| TC Sports | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 19 July 2017 | [7] |
Personnel
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| A. A. Maalhos | Ali Nisthar Mohamed | |
| Green Streets | Sobah Mohamed | Faruhad Ismail |
| Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | Mohamed Shiyaz | |
| G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Ali Suzain | |
| Maziya | Ismail Mahfooz | Asadhulla Abdulla |
| New Radiant |  Óscar Bruzón | Imran Mohamed |
| Sh. Milandhoo | Mohamed Nasir | |
| TC Sports | Mohamed Nizam | Ali Nafiu |
Coaching changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Incoming Head Coach |
|---|---|---|
| G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Álvarez Sánchez | Juan Manuel Martinez Saez[8] |
| G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Juan Manuel Martinez Saez[9] | Ali Suzain[10] |
| Maziya |  Marjan Sekulovski[11] | Ismail Mahfooz[12] |
Foreign players
[edit]
League table
[edit]| 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 |
Season summary
[edit]Round One & Two
[edit]Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2017 Dhivehi Premier League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.
Positions by round
[edit]The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
[edit]First round
[edit]A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Week 1
[edit]| 4 August 2017 1 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 0–4 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Christian  50'Shaheem 87' | Report |  1' Asadhulla 56', 70' Kerić 73' (o.g.) I. Rasheed |
| 5 August 2017 2 | TC Sports | 1–3 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Stewart 49' 56' Zaad 76' | Report | 48' Gallardo 74' Ashfaq 81' Fasir |
| 6 August 2017 3 | Green Streets | 2–1 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | A. Rasheed 5' Sobol 89' | Report | 27' Visaal 63' Fathuhee |
| 6 August 2017 4 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 1–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Jorge Caceido Rodriguez 25' Imran 67'Avila 73'Zubair 90' | Report | 22' Wahid |
Week 2
[edit]| 11 August 2017 5 | Sh. Milandhoo | 2–2 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ilham 18' Asrar 22'Ishan 86', 90' | Report | 28' Muñoz 69' Naif |
| 11 August 2017 6 | Green Streets | 2–1 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Sobol 36' 62' A. Rasheed 55'Shafiu 87'Faruhad 87' | Report | 46' 76' Avila |
| 12 August 2017 7 | Maziya | 2–0 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Bojan 9' Asadhulla 40'Umair 41'Ashad 48' | Report | 20' Stevan 41' Akram |
| 12 August 2017 8 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 1–6 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Adam Shaheem 57' | Report | 13' Naiz Hassan 17' Cornelius Stewart 44' Abdulla Haneef 46', 58', 73' Ali Nafiu |
Week 3
[edit]| 18 August 2017 9 | New Radiant | 1–0 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ali Ashfaq 43' | Report |
| 18 August 2017 10 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 2–2 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ibrahum Ushamath 5' Adam Shaheem 50' | Report | 33' (pen.), 74' Muñoz |
| 19 August 2017 11 | TC Sports | 1–0 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Cornelius Stewart 38' | Report |
| 19 August 2017 12 | Maziya | 1–0 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Andrej Kerić 82' | Report |
Week 4
[edit]| 23 August 2017 13 | TC Sports | 0–0 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 23 August 2017 14 | Maziya | 1–1 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Hussain Niyaz Mohamed 90+2' | Report | 82' Ahmed Niyaz |
| 24 August 2017 15 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 0–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 45+1' Viliam Macko |
| 24 August 2017 16 | New Radiant | 3–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ali Ashfaq 28', 61' Ali Fasir 29' | Report |
Week 5
[edit]| 10 September 2017 17 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 0–2 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 31' Imran Nasheed 86' Jorge Caceido Rodriguez |
| 10 September 2017 18 | New Radiant | 1–0 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Adrián Gallardo Valdés 66' (pen.) | Report |
| 11 September 2017 19 | TC Sports | 3–2 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Cornelius Stewart 21' Ibrahim Mahudhee 45+2'Ali Nafiu 53' | Report | 7', 80' (pen.) Ángel Carrascosa Muñoz |
| 11 September 2017 20 | Maziya | 2–0* | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mohamed Umair 22' | Report | ||
| Note: * Match abandoned after 53 minutes, Maziya leading 1–0. Final result later declared as such[13] | ||||
Week 6
[edit]| 16 September 2017 21 | Maziya | 0–1 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 2' Ibrahim Waheed Hassan |
| 16 September 2017 22 | Green Streets | 5–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ibrahim Rizuhan 10' Ahmed Nizam 45', 58'Petro Kovalchuk 57'Ali Shamis 90+?' | Report |
| 17 September 2017 23 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 0–6 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 18' Adrián Gallardo Valdés 24' Ali Fasir 62', 72' Ali Ashfaq 75' Hassan Adhuham 84' Stevan Marković |
| 17 September 2017 24 | Sh. Milandhoo | 1–2 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Adam Imran 25' | Report | ?' Mohamed Riswan 90+3' Ahmed Rizuvan |
Week 7
[edit]| 22 September 2017 25 | New Radiant | 2–1 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Candela 14' Adrián Gallardo Valdés 69' | Report | 36' Jorge Caceido Rodriguez |
| 22 September 2017 26 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 0–2* | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | ?' Ishan Ibrahim ?' Ibrahim Shiyam | ||
| Note: * Match abandoned after 76 minutes, Milandhoo leading 2–0. Final result later declared as such[14] | ||||
| 23 September 2017 27 | Maziya | 3–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Abdulla Ibrahim 34' (o.g.) Andrej Kerić 53'Mohamed Umair 90+?' | Report |
| 23 September 2017 28 | TC Sports | 3–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Naiz Hassan 57' Khalil Gamal Khalil Elbezawy 58'Cornelius Stewart ?' | Report | 74' Ahmed Nizam |
Second round
[edit]A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Week 8
[edit]| 14 October 2017 29 | TC Sports | 3–2 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Cornelius Stewart 51', 57' Ibrahim Mahudhee 78' | Report | 64' Ahmed Rizuvan 76' Alexander Hernandez Avila |
| 14 October 2017 30 | Maziya | 3–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mohamed Umair 75' (pen.), 85' Ismail Easa 88' | Report |
| 15 October 2017 31 | New Radiant | 7–1 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ali Fasir 27', ?', 86' Adrián Gallardo Valdés 58', 73'Ali Ashfaq 61', 77' | Report | 37' Adam Imran |
| 15 October 2017 32 | Green Streets | 1–2 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mohamed Nazaam 20' | Report | 12', 49' (pen.) Angel Carrasco Muñoz |
Week 9
[edit]| 20 October 2017 33 | Sh. Milandhoo | 1–5 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ibrahim Saeed 34' | Report | 2', 10', 36' Angel Carrasco Muñoz 20' Ahmed Arif 52' Ali Waseem |
| 20 October 2017 34 | New Radiant | 3–0 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Hamza Mohamed 14' Ali Fasir 64'Mohamed Rasheed 85' | Report |
| 21 October 2017 35 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 0–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 21 October 2017 36 | Maziya | 1–2 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ismail Easa 90+3' | Report | 45+?' Ibrahim Waheed Hassan 84' Ibrahim Mahudhee |
Week 10
[edit]| 25 October 2017 37 | Maziya | 1–1 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mohamed Umair 62' | Report | 64' Ahmed Numaan |
| 25 October 2017 38 | TC Sports | 4–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Abdulla Haneef 5' Naiz Hassan 41'Cornelius Stewart 45'Ibrahim Mahudhee 60' | Report |
| 26 October 2017 39 | Green Streets | 1–1 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ahmed Rizuhan 48' | Report | 87' Ishan Ibrahim |
| 26 October 2017 40 | New Radiant | 7–1 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ali Ashfaq 5', 46', 78' Ahmed Abdulla 50'Ibrahim Fazeel 67'Ali Fasir 76', 89' | Report | 17' Ahmed Arif |
Week 11
[edit]| 30 October 2017 41 | Green Streets | 1–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Viliam Macko 71' | Report |
| 30 October 2017 42 | New Radiant | 3–1 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Candela 20' Ali Ashfaq 40'Adrián Gallardo Valdés 68' | Report | 65' Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila |
| 31 October 2017 43 | Maziya | 6–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mohamed Umair 5', 6', 81' (pen.) Andrej Kerić 10'Yasfaadh Habeeb ?'Ashad Ali 70' | Report |
| 31 October 2017 44 | TC Sports | 0–0 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report |
Week 12
[edit]| 4 November 2017 45 | Maziya | 3–3 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Miloš Kovačević 23' Andrej Kerić 34'Ashad Ali 37' | Report | 54', 57' Abdulla Misbah 77' Ishan Ibrahim |
| 4 November 2017 46 | TC Sports | 1–0 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ibrahim Mahudhee 2' | Report |
| 5 November 2017 47 | New Radiant | 3–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Adrián Gallardo Valdés 51' (pen.) Ali Fasir 65'Stevan Marković 69' | Report |
| 5 November 2017 48 | Green Streets | 0–7 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | 8' Ansar Ibrahim 20', 30' (pen.), 31' Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila 51', 54' Ahmed Rizuvan 87' Ali Aisham |
Week 13
[edit]| 19 November 2017 49 | New Radiant | 3–2 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ali Fasir 2', 73' Adrián Gallardo Valdés 6' | Report | 78', 84' Ibrahim Mahudhee |
| 19 November 2017 50 | Maziya | 3–0 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Bojan Mihajlović 45+?' Ismail Easa 53' (pen.)Ashad Ali 71' | Report |
| 20 November 2017 51 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 2–1 | A. A. Maalhos | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ahmed Rizuvan 43' Ali Haisham 90+7' | Report | 62' Angel Carrasco Muñoz |
| 20 November 2017 52 | Sh. Milandhoo | 3–0 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ismail Fathuhee 7' Adam Imran 45'Ibrahim Saeed 60' | Report |
Week 14
[edit]| 25 November 2017 53 | A. A. Maalhos | 3–3 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ibrahim Naif 10' Ahmed Arif 45'Angel Carrasco Muñoz 81' | Report | 28' Abdul Haliq 54' Christian Dodzi Torsu 55' Adam Shaheem |
| 25 November 2017 54 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 2–3 | Sh. Milandhoo | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ahmed Rizuvan 7' Jorge Caceido Rodriguez 27' | Report | 3', 19', 59' Ishan Ibrahim |
| 26 November 2017 55 | TC Sports | 4–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Nashaah Ahmed 31', 58' Cornelius Stewart 48'Mohamed Ajufaan 68' | Report | 13' Ahmed Hassan |
| 26 November 2017 56 | New Radiant | 2–0 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Adrián Gallardo Valdés 53' Ali Ashfaq 86' | Report |
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Ashfaq | New Radiant | 13 |
| 2 | Ali Fasir | New Radiant | 12 |
| Angel Carrasco Muñoz | Maalhos | ||
| 4 | Adrián Gallardo Valdés | New Radiant | 10 |
| 5 |  Cornelius Stewart | TC Sports | 9 |
| 6 | Mohamed Umair | Maziya | 8 |
| 7 | Ishan Ibrahim | Milandhoo | 7 |
| Ibrahim Mahudhee | TC Sports | ||
 Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila | Thinadhoo | ||
| 10 | Ahmed Rizuvan | Thinadhoo | 6 |
 Andrej Kerić | Maziya |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Nafiu | TC Sports | Kudahuvadhoo | 6–1 | 12 August 2017 |
| Ali Fasir | New Radiant | Milandhoo | 7–1 | 15 October 2017 |
| Angel Carrasco Muñoz | Maalhos | Milandhoo | 5–1 | 20 October 2017 |
| Ali Ashfaq | New Radiant | Maalhos | 7–1 | 26 October 2017 |
| Mohamed Umair | Maziya | Maalhos | 6–0 | 31 October 2017 |
| Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila | Thinadhoo | Green Streets | 7–0 | 5 November 2017 |
| Ishan Ibrahim | Milandhoo | Thinadhoo | 3–2 | 25 November 2017 |
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