2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 September 2025 – 2026 |
← 2023 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League is the ninth season of the Premier League, the top Maldivian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015.
Teams
A total of 10 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2023 Dhivehi Premier League season and two promoted from the 2023–24 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament; Odi Sports Club[1] and Victory Sports Club.[2] In addition to the two promoted sided from the Second Division, the third ranked team New Radiant[3] were promoted to Premier League after Super United Sports announced bankruptcy and withdrew from the Premier League,[4] thus, they were fined and relegated to Third Division.[5]
Changes from the previous season
|
Promoted to the Premier League |
Relegated to Second Division
|
Relegated to Third Division
|
Notes:
- ^ Promoted despite losing in the semi-final of the previous second division season, as the third best semi-finalist replacing administratively relegated SUS.
- ^ Originally ranked 3rd in Dhivehi Premier League the previous season but was relegated administratively due to financial problems.
Teams and their divisions
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Other sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buru Sports Club | Mohamed Nizam | Ali Hamdhaan1 | Jozti | None | None |
| Club Eagles | Abdulla Haneef | Ahmed Rizuvan | Aspire Sports | Timber House | List
|
| Club Green Streets | Ali Nisthar Mohamed | Rilwan Waheed | Jozti | None | None |
| Club Valencia | Ahmed Mujuthaba | Ethan Ibrahim Zaki | Island Apparels | None | None |
| Maziya | Luisma Hernández | Ali Samooh | Island Apparels | Ooredoo Maldives | None |
| New Radiant | Ali Suzain | Ali Fasir | Jerzia | Damietta | List
|
| Odi Sports Club | Andrés García | Mohamed Rasheed | Obion | WellCo Maldives | List
|
| TC Sports Club | Ahsan Rasheed Mohamed Athif (co-coaches) |
Mohamed Ajufaan | Island Apparels | Damietta | List
|
| United Victory | Mohamed Nazeeh | Moosa Azeem Hassan | None | None | None |
| Victory Sports Club | Gergely Geri | Hassan Sufianu | Jozti | Damietta | List
|
- 1Mohamed Faisal was the captain of Buru Sports, until he left the club to join New Radiant on 2 December 2025.
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC Sports Club | Ahsan Rasheed | End of interim spell | 31 December 2023 | Pre-season | Ahsan Rasheed | 1 January 2024 |
| United Victory | Ahmed Shakir | End of contract | 31 December 2023 | Pre-season | Mohamed Nazeeh | 1 September 2025 |
| Maziya | Milomir Šešlija | End of contract | 31 December 2023 | Pre-season | Dragan Dukanovic | 27 August 2024 |
| New Radiant | Ahmed Nimad | End of contract | 28 February 2024 | Pre-season | Sabah Mohamed | 28 April 2025 |
| Victory Sports Club | Sabah Mohamed | End of contract | 28 February 2024 | Pre-season | Mohamed Athif | 1 March 2025 |
| Odi Sports Club | Mohamed Athif | End of contract | 28 February 2024 | Pre-season | Ian Gillan | 9 March 2025 |
| Maziya | Dragan Dukanovic | Sacked | 1 November 2024 | Pre-season | Luisma Hernández | 10 January 2025 |
| Victory Sports Club | Mohamed Athif | Mutual consent | 31 March 2025 | Pre-season | Adam Abdul Latheef (interim) | 1 September 2025 |
| Odi Sports Club | Ian Gillan | Mutual consent | 5 May 2025 | Pre-season | Andrés García | 9 March 2025 |
| Club Eagles | Mohamed Siyaz | Signed by Maldives | 21 August 2025 | Pre-season | Ahmed Nimad | 21 August 2025 |
| New Radiant | Sabah Mohamed | Signed by Maldives U17 | 21 August 2025 | Pre-season | Ali Suzain | 23 August 2025 |
| Victory Sports Club | Adam Abdul Latheef | End of interim spell | 25 September 2025 | 9th | Gergely Geri | 25 September 2025 |
| Club Eagles | Ahmed Nimad | Mutual consent | 12 October 2025[7] | 9th | Abdulla Haneef | 12 October 2025[7] |
| TC Sports Club | Ahsan Rasheed (sole charge) | N/A[a] | 29 November 2025[8] | 8th | Ahsan Rasheed Mohamed Athif (co-coaches) |
29 November 2025[8] |
- ^ Athif joined Ahsan as co-coach
Foreign players
Bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Unregistered player(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buru Sports Club | Alaaeldin Nasr | Hudson Jesus | Diawandou Diagne | Khalil Gamal | ||
| Club Eagles | Ibrahim Lebbie | Marvin Lebbie | Abdumalik Toshpulatov | Katsuyoshi Kimishima | ||
| Club Green Streets | El Sayed Mahmoud | Obaida Kadhim Ahmed | Shukurali Pulatov | Olorunleke Ojo | ||
| Club Valencia | Viorel Boian | Mohamed Basal | Matute Appelt | Stéphane Blanc | Buba Sylla Davranbek Abduvakhapov | |
| Maziya | Luis Almeida | Obeng Regan | Sergio Mendigutxia | Nemanja Lemajic | ||
| New Radiant | Furkat Khasanboev | Nixon Guylherme | Guilherme Silva | Kaveesh Fernando | Saqib HanifINJ | |
| Odi Sports Club | Islam Fekry | Karolis Laukžemis | Barnabás Tóth | Suman Shrestha | ||
| TC Sports Club | Mohamed Hassan | Prince Boadu | Chalana Chameera | |||
| United Victory | Mustafa Adel | Mohamed Nasser | Mohamed Momen | Mostafa El Shazly | ||
| Victory Sports Club | Ahmed Mahmoud | Miloš Lačný | Javokhir Azamov | Kiran Chemjong | Mahmoud Al-Youssef Vlademir Everton |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | +33 | 31 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-offs |
| 2 | Odi Sports | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 28 | |
| 3 | Buru Sports | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 20 | |
| 4 | New Radiant | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 20 | |
| 5 | Victory | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Eagles | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Green Streets | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | United Victory | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 7 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 7 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | TC Sports | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Football Association of Maldives
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.
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.
Results
First round
Week 1
| 18 September 2025 1 | Maziya | 5–1 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Naiz 4', 24', 45+3', 63' Sameeh 29' (o.g.) |
Report | 29' Mahudhee | Referee: Rauf Raeef |
| 19 September 2025 2 | TC Sports | 0–6 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 23' Irufaan 39', 47' Fasir 43' (pen.) Guilherme Silva 73' Azoomu 86' Raif |
Referee: Mohamed Javiz |
| 19 September 2025 3 | Buru Sports | 5–0 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Junaid 8' Hudson 25', 74' Naim 90+2' Azhad 90+3' |
Report | Referee: Hussain Sinan |
| 20 September 2025 4 | United Victory | 0–4 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 28' Looth 52' Ibrahim 76' Ahzam 89' Muzdhan |
Referee: Abdulla Shathir |
| 20 September 2025 5 | Green Streets | 1–2 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Obaida 90+6' | Report | 13' Ethan 66' Buba Sylla |
Week 2
| 24 September 2025 6 | Eagles | 2–2 | Buru Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mahudhee 6', 20' | Report | 38' Naim 58' (pen.) Junaid |
| 24 September 2025 7 | Maziya | 3–0 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mendigutxia 8' Nazeem 43' Ilan 87' |
Report | Referee: Bayanjankar Kabin (ANFA) |
| 25 September 2025 8 | Green Streets | 0–1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 90+2' Midhuhath | Referee: Umesh Bidari (ANFA) |
| 25 September 2025 9 | United Victory | 0–2 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | 67' Fasir 90+1' Guilherme Silva |
Referee: Hussain Sinan |
| 26 September 2025 10 | Valencia | 1–7 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Sameeu 83' | Report | 11', 57', 64' Laukžemis 13' Looth 21' Ibrahim 30' Imran 90+3' Muzdhan |
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (ANFA) |
Week 3
| 30 September 2025 11 | TC Sports | 1–4 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | A. Rilwan 45' | Report | 48', 52', 58' Suhadh 84' Ish Aafu |
Referee: Ismail Mohamed |
| 30 September 2025 12 | Maziya | 3–0 | Buru Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Hamza 33' Naiz 41' Aisam 59' |
Report | Referee: Bayanjankar Kabin (ANFA) |
| 1 October 2025 13 | Valencia | 0–2 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 60', 83' (pen.) Fasir | Referee: Hussain Sinan |
| 1 October 2025 14 | Eagles | 2–3 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Kimishima 34' Rizuvan 84' |
Report | 11', 90+3' Obaida 31' Rilwan |
Referee: Adam Fazeel |
| 2 October 2025 15 | Odi Sports | 3–2 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Laukžemis 45+1' (pen.), 78' Ahzam 86' |
Report | 72' Nashaah 88' Niyaz |
Referee: Ismail Mohamed |
Week 4
| 19 October 2025 16 | Buru Sports | 2–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Naim 45+5' Junaid 72' |
Report | 90+7' Obaida | Referee: Mohamed Javiz |
| 19 October 2025 17 | Maziya | 4–1 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mendigutxia 6', 87' Hamza 35' Almeida 90+1' |
Report | 43' El Shazly | Referee: Husain Sinan |
| 20 October 2025 18 | Eagles | 0–0 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: Abdulla Shathir |
| 20 October 2025 19 | TC Sports | 3–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Izan 5' Ahnaf 11' Boadu 90+5' |
Report | Buba Sylla 90' | Referee: Ismail Mohamed |
| 21 October 2025 20 | Victory | 0–4 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | 8', 13', 61' Ali Fasir 79' Husaam |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Raeef Rauf |
Week 5
| 25 October 2025 21 | Maziya | 9–0 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mendigutxia 19', 36', 56' Hamza 24' Naiz 31' Almeida 42' Aisam 53' Ilan 59', 83' |
Report |
| 25 October 2025 22 | United Victory | 0–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report |
| 26 October 2025 23 | Buru Sports | 1–2 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Naim 36' | Report | 48' Looth 90' Muzdhan |
| 26 October 2025 24 | TC Sports | 0–1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | Nasooh 5' |
| 27 October 2025 25 | Eagles | 0–0 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report |
Week 6
| 31 October 2025 26 | Maziya | 5–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Ilan 17', 48' Mendigutxia 55', 90+6' Aiham II 58' |
Report |
| 31 October 2025 27 | Green Streets | 0–4 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | Ibrahim 4' Ahzam 7' Muzdhan 40' Aiham I 48' |
| 1 November 2025 28 | United Victory | 0–1 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | Everton 73' |
| 1 November 2025 29 | Buru Sports | 1–2 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ishfaaq 35' | Report | Yaamin 21' Raif 67' |
| 2 November 2025 30 | Eagles | 2–0 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Easa 64' Kimishima 76' |
Report |
Week 7
| 7 November 2025 31 | Valencia | 1–0 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Athwan 79' | Report |
| 7 November 2025 32 | Maziya | 1–0 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Hamza 90+7' | Report |
| 8 November 2025 33 | Green Streets | 2–2 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | El Sayed 55' Pulatov 88' |
Report | Raif 10' Guilherme Silva 22' |
| 8 November 2025 34 | Eagles | 3–1 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Mahudhee 25' Lebbie 36' Sidhaam 43' |
Report | Ish'aaf 68' |
| 9 November 2025 35 | TC | 1–1 | Buru | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Dhaanish 90+2' | Report | Hudson 74' |
Week 8
| 22 November 2025 36 | Maziya | 3–0 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mendigutxia 37' Aiham II 84' Haisham 90+2' |
Report |
| 22 November 2025 37 | Odi Sports | 1–0 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ibrahim 66' | Report |
| 23 November 2025 38 | Eagles | 3–0 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Mahudhee 56' Rizuvan 65' Laith 80' |
Report |
| 23 November 2025 39 | TC | 2–2 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Boadu 18' Dhaanish 50' |
Report | Saagib 9' Rilwan 45' |
| 24 November 2025 40 | Buru | 2–0 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Areen 35' Hudson 90+2' |
Report |
Week 9
| 28 November 2025 41 | Maziya | 2–1 | New Radiant | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Aiham 45+5' Hamza 73' |
Report | Guilherme Silva 10' |
| 28 November 2025 42 | Eagles | 2–2 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Rizuvan 24', 63' | Report | Everton 8' Ahmed Ali 16' |
| 29 November 2025 43 | TC | 0–3 | Odi Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | Laukžemis 13' Muzdhan 37' Ahzam 62' |
| 29 November 2025 44 | Buru | 4–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Naim 43', 66', 77' Hamdhaan 69' |
Report | Athwan 9' |
| 30 November 2025 45 | United Victory | 3–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Muslim 18' Musthafa 64' Shiyaan 78' |
Report | Rilwan 84' |
Second round
Week 10
| 11 December 2025 46 | Green Streets | 1–2 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Rilwan 45+2' | Report | Mendigutxia 68', 90+3' |
| 11 December 2025 47 | Odi Sports | 3–0 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Muzdhan 17', 90+2' Waheed 43' |
Report |
| 12 December 2025 48 | New Radiant | 3–1 | Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Guilherme Silva 43' M.Fasir 50' Raif 74' |
Report | Aidh 58' |
| 12 December 2025 49 | Buru | 9–0 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Diawandou 6', 12' Hudson 9', 31', 47', 64' Naim 15' Areen 25' Abdulla 44' |
Report |
| 13 December 2025 50 | Eagles | 0–2 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report | Miloš Lačný 34' Shafraz 90+6' |
Week 11
| 18 December 2025 51 | Maziya | 1–1 | TC Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Naiz 57' | Report | Maaish 90+5' |
| 18 December 2025 52 | Valencia | 0–1 | Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Report | El Sayed Mahmoud 10' |
| 19 December 2025 53 | Odi Sports | 5–1 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Samhan 26' (o.g.) Karolis 35' (pen.), 48' Muzdhan 57' Aiham 61' |
Report | Musthafa 73' |
| 19 December 2025 54 | New Radiant | 1–3 | Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Guilherme Silva 4' | Report | Lačný 29', 57' Azamov 87' |
| 20 December 2025 55 | Buru | 3–2 | Eagles | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Naim 83', 90+1' Usaama 86' |
Report | Mahudhee 50' Shamweel 90+5' |
Season statistics
- As of 20 December 2025
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Mendigutxia | Maziya | 11 |
| 2 | Mohamed Naim | Buru Sports | 10 |
| 3 | Karolis Laukžemis | Odi Sports | 8 |
| Ali Fasir | New Radiant | ||
| 4 | Muzdhan Hassan | Odi Sports | 7 |
| Naiz Hassan | Maziya | ||
| Hudson Jesus | Buru Sports | ||
| 5 | Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain | Eagles | 6 |
| Guilherme Silva | New Radiant | ||
| 6 | Hamza Mohamed | Maziya | 5 |
| Mohamed Ilan Imran | Maziya | ||
| 7 | Obaida Kadhim Ahmed | Club Green Streets | 4 |
| 8 | Hussain Suhadh Suhan | United Victory | 3 |
| Abdulla Looth Ibrahim | Odi Sports | ||
| Ibrahim Waheed Hassan | Odi Sports | ||
| Miloš Lačný | Victory Sports Club |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naiz Hassan4 | Maziya | Eagles | 5–1[9] | 18 September 2025 |
| Karolis Laukžemis | Odi Sports | Valencia | 7–1[10] | 26 September 2025 |
| Hussain Suhadh Suhan | United Victory | TC Sports | 4–1[11] | 30 September 2025 |
| Ali Fasir | New Radiant | Victory | 4–0[12] | 21 October 2025 |
| Sergio Mendigutxia | Maziya | Green Streets | 9-0[13] | 25 October 2025 |
| Mohamed Naim | Buru | Valencia | 4–1[14] | 29 November 2025 |
| Hudson Jesus4 | Buru | United Victory | 9-0[15] | 12 December 2025 |
- Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Shafeeu | Odi Sports | 7 |
| 2 | Saqib Hanif | New Radiant | 5 |
| Hussain Shareef | Maziya | ||
| 3 | Mohamed Ashwaan | Eagles | 4 |
| 4 | Mohamed Yaameen | Victory | 2 |
| 5 | Mohamed Faisal | Buru Sports | 1 |
| Iyaan Abdul Aleem | Maziya |
References
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- ^ "New Radiant demolished yet again, Victory SC lives up to its name". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "SUS fined MVR 200,000; First Division slot awarded to New Radiant". Edition.mv. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Super United Sports withdraws from Dhivehi Premier League amid financial struggles". Edition.mv. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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- ^ a b "Benjo assigned as Eagles Coach". Adhadhu. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Aathy returns to TC". Adhadhu. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "DPL returns after 21 months: Naiz hits four as Maziya beat Eagles 5–1 in opening match". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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- ^ "17-year-old scores hattrick as United Victory makes second-half comeback". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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- ^ "After beating Green by 9 goals Maizya goes top with a 22 goal difference". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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