2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League

Dhivehi Premier League
Season2025–26
Dates18 September 2025 – 06 February 2026
Club ChampionsphipMaziya FC
2023
2026–27

The 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League was 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

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Division Stadium Capacity
Buru Sports Club Machchangolhi National Football Stadium 4,000[6]
Club Eagles Maafannu
Club Green Streets Machchangolhi
Club Valencia Machchangolhi
Maziya West Maafannu
New Radiant Henveiru
Odi Sports Club Galolhu
TC Sports Club Henveiru
United Victory Galolhu
Victory Sports Club Galolhu

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
    • Front: Damietta (home)
      Brine Rooftop (away)
      Kappi (away)
    • Back: Mendhuru TV (home)
      Brine Rooftop (home)
      Kappi (home)
    • Sleeves: Harins
      Mendhuru TV (away)
    • Shorts: Crowning Fresh Fish
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
    • Back: Mendhuru TV
      Brine Rooftop
      Kappi
    • Sleeves: Harins
Odi Sports Club Andrés García Mohamed Rasheed Obion WellCo Maldives
List
    • Back: Obion
      Vaguthu.mv
      The Norman
TC Sports Club Ahsan Rasheed
Mohamed Athif (co-coaches)
Mohamed Ajufaan Island Apparels Damietta
List
    • Back: Kappi
    • Sleeves: Harins
United Victory Mohamed Nazeeh Moosa Azeem Hassan None None None
Victory Sports Club Gergely Geri Hassan Sufianu Jozti Damietta
List
    • Back: Mendhuru TV
      China Garden
      Kappi
    • Sleeves: Harins
  • 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
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[c] 29 November 2025[8] 8th Ahsan Rasheed
Mohamed Athif (co-coaches)
29 November 2025[8]

Foreign players

  • Player's name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Former Players[d]
Club Eagles Drago Maksimovic Ibrahim Lebbie Toshpulatov Abdumalik Marvin Lebbie Katsuyoshi Kimishima
Green Streets Elsayed Abdelfattah Elsayed Mahmoud Shukurali Pulatov Obaida Kadhim Ojo Olorunleke Oluwasegun
Valencia Stephane Blanc Guiller Martinez Davranbek Abduvakhapov Abdelatty Moussa Basal Mohamed
Victory Sports Club Bence Balazs Farkas Miloš Lačný Javokhir Azamov Kiran Kumar Limbu Ahmed Mahmoud

Mahmoud Al Youssef

Maziya Luis Almeida Obeng Regan Nazim Mammadzada Sergio Mendigutxia
TC Sports Chalana Chameera Ibrahim Oladimeji Daniel Emmanuel Boadu Prince
Odi Sports Club Barnabás Tóth Ganiu Ogungbe Islam Fekry Keanu Marsh-Brown Karolis Laukžemis

Suman Shrestha

United Victory Mostafa Mahmoud Aly Elshazly Ali Adel Mustafa Ali Lancinet Sidibe Mohamed Samir Mohamed Mohamed Mosleh Saad
New Radiant Guilherme Silva Furkaton Khasanboev Alhaji Gero Abdulai Bility Nixon Guylherme
Buru Sports Club Hudson Jesus Diawandou Diagne Alaaeldin Nasr Elsayed

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maziya (C) 18 15 3 0 53 9 +44 48 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-offs and 2026 President's Cup
2 Odi Sports 18 12 3 3 40 12 +28 39 2026 President's Cup
3 New Radiant 18 11 4 3 42 16 +26 37
4 Buru Sports 18 8 5 5 40 25 +15 29
5 Eagles 18 6 5 7 30 33 −3 23 2026 President's Cup play-offs
6 Victory 18 6 3 9 18 31 −13 21
7 TC Sports 18 6 3 9 18 32 −14 21 Qualification for the relegation play-offs and 2026 President's Cup play-offs
8 Green Streets 18 3 3 12 17 43 −26 12
9 Valencia (R) 18 3 3 12 12 40 −28 12 Relegation to Second Division
10 United Victory (R) 18 3 2 13 15 44 −29 11
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.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated


Results

First round

Week 1
18 September 2025 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 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 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 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 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 Eagles 2–2 Buru Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Mahudhee 6', 20' Report 38' Naim
58' (pen.) Junaid
24 September 2025 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 Green Streets 0–1 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report 90+2' Midhuhath Referee: Umesh Bidari (ANFA)
25 September 2025 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 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 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 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 Valencia 0–2 New Radiant National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report 60', 83' (pen.) Fasir Referee: Hussain Sinan
1 October 2025 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 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 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 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 Eagles 0–0 Odi Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Referee: Abdulla Shathir
20 October 2025 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 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 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
26 October 2025 Buru Sports 1–2 Odi Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Naim 36' Report 48' Looth
90' Muzdhan
26 October 2025 TC Sports 0–1 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Nasooh 5'
Week 6
31 October 2025 Maziya 5–0 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Ilan 17', 48'
Mendigutxia 55', 90+6'
Aiham II 58'
Report
31 October 2025 Green Streets 0–4 Odi Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Ibrahim 4'
Ahzam 7'
Muzdhan 40'
Aiham I 48'
2 November 2025 Eagles 2–0 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Easa 64'
Kimishima 76'
Report
Week 7
7 November 2025 Valencia 1–0 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Athwan 79' Report
8 November 2025 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 Eagles 3–1 United Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Mahudhee 25'
Lebbie 36'
Sidhaam 43'
Report Ish'aaf 68'
9 November 2025 TC 1–1 Buru National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Dhaanish 90+2' Report Hudson 74'
Week 8
22 November 2025 Maziya 3–0 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Mendigutxia 37'
Aiham II 84'
Haisham 90+2'
Report
23 November 2025 Eagles 3–0 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Mahudhee 56'
Rizuvan 65'
Laith 80'
Report
23 November 2025 TC 2–2 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Boadu 18'
Dhaanish 50'
Report Saagib 9'
Rilwan 45'
24 November 2025 Buru 2–0 United Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Areen 35'
Hudson 90+2'
Report
Week 9
28 November 2025 Maziya 2–1 New Radiant National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Aiham 45+5'
Hamza 73'
Report Guilherme Silva 10'
28 November 2025 Eagles 2–2 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Rizuvan 24', 63' Report Everton 8'
Ahmed Ali 16'
29 November 2025 TC 0–3 Odi Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Laukžemis 13'
Muzdhan 37'
Ahzam 62'
29 November 2025 Buru 4–1 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Naim 43', 66', 77'
Hamdhaan 69'
Report Athwan 9'
30 November 2025 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 Odi Sports 3–0 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Muzdhan 17', 90+2'
Waheed 43'
Report
12 December 2025 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 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 Eagles 0–2 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Miloš Lačný 34'
Shafraz 90+6'
Week 11
18 December 2025 Maziya 1–1 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Naiz 57' Report Maaish 90+5'
18 December 2025 Valencia 0–1 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report El Sayed Mahmoud 10'
19 December 2025 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 New Radiant 1–3 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Guilherme Silva 4' Report Lačný 29', 57'
Azamov 87'
20 December 2025 Buru 3–2 Eagles National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Naim 83', 90+1'
Usaama 86'
Report Mahudhee 50'
Shamweel 90+5'
Week 12
25 December 2025 United Victory 1–3 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Samir 87' Report Prince 40', 60'
Shareef 75'
25 December 2025 Maziya 3–0 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Nazeem 21'
Hamza 32', 80'
Report
26 December 2025 Victory 4–1 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Lačný 16', 45+2'
Shamis 25'
Midhuhath 49'
Report Rilwan 77'
26 December 2025 Odi Sports 0–2 Eagles National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Zain 31'
Lebe 66'
27 December 2025 New Radiant 3–0 Buru National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Raif 26'
Fasir 52', 59'
Report
Week 13
4 January 2026 Maziya 2–1 United Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Hamza 30'
Naiz 82'
Report Mohamed Samir 90+5'
4 January 2026 Victory 1–1 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Safraz 90+4' Report Stephane Blanc 58'
5 January 2026 Eagles 2–0 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Lebbie 42'
Zain 45'
Report
5 January 2026 Buru 3–1 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Hudson 36'
Naim 52'
Yaameen 85'
Report Elsayed 90+6'
Week 14
10 January 2026 Maziya 3–0 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Aiham 35'
Hamza 62'
Ilan 67'
Report
10 January 2026 Eagles 4–1 United Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Zain 31', 64'
Sabaah 41'
Mahudhee 89'
Report Mohamed Samir 59'
11 January 2026 Buru 4–1 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Naim 30'
Diawandou Diagne 37', 61'
Yaameen 74'
Report Nawaz 27'
12 January 2026 Odi Sports 2–1 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Ahmed Aiham 63'
Samir 90'
Report Elsayed 45+3'
Week 15
16 January 2026 Maziya 3–0 Eagles National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Samooh 55'
Aiham 78'
Hamza 85'
Report
17 January 2026 Odi Sports 2–1 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Ayaaz 38'
Ganiu 90+6'
Report Aidh 81'
18 January 2026 TC Sports 2–0 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Shareef 59'
Dhaanish 73'
Report
Week 16
22 January 2026 New Radiant 8–4 Eagles National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Bility 6', 14'
Gero 45+1'
Guilherme Silva 57'
Ashfaq 77', 89'
Fasir 78'
Report Lebbie 10'
Sidhaam 45+2'
Mahudhee 65'
22 January 2026 Maziya 1–1 Buru National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Naiz 12' Report Hudson 35'
23 January 2026 Odi Sports 3–0 Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Keanu 13'
Looth 19'
Muzdhan 45'
Report
24 January 2026 Valencia 0–1 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Boadu 90+8'
Week 17
28 January 2026 Odi Sports 1–1 Buru National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Keanu 56' Report Shamveel 7'
29 January 2026 Victory 0–1 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Prince 69'
29 January 2026 Eagles 1–1 Green Streets National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Hisam 90+7' Report Pulatov 90'
Week 18
4 February 2026 Eagles 0–2 Valencia National Football Stadium, Malé
16:00 Report Aidh 45+2'
Martinez 49'
4 February 2026 Victory 0–2 United Victory National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Mostafa 83', 87'
5 February 2026 Buru 0–3 TC Sports National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 Report Chameera 29'
Shareef 31'
Ahnaf 67'

Season statistics

As of 20 December 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mohamed Naim Buru Sports 12
Ali Fasir New Radiant
Sergio Mendigutxia Maziya
4 Hamza Mohamed Maziya 10
Hudson Jesus Buru Sports
6 Karolis Laukžemis Odi Sports 8
Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain Eagles
Naiz Hassan Maziya
9 Muzdhan Hassan Odi Sports 7

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Naiz Hassan4 Maziya Eagles 5–1 18 September 2025 [9]
Karolis Laukžemis Odi Sports Valencia 7–1 26 September 2025 [10]
Hussain Suhadh Suhan United Victory TC Sports 4–1 30 September 2025 [11]
Ali Fasir New Radiant Victory 4–0 21 October 2025 [12]
Sergio Mendigutxia Maziya Green Streets 9–0 25 October 2025 [13]
Mohamed Naim Buru Valencia 4–1 29 November 2025 [14]
Hudson Jesus4 Buru United Victory 9–0 12 December 2025 [15]
Notes
  • 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

Relegation controversy

On the final day of the season, Green Streets failed to fulfill their fixture against New Radiant, resulting in a 2–0 forfeit loss. The result allowed Green Streets to avoid relegation on goal difference, as a loss by four or more goals would have seen them drop below Club Valencia into the relegation zone. Following the match, Valencia accused Green Streets of match-fixing and petitioned the FAM, AFC, and FIFA. The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) subsequently fined Green Streets 50,000 rufiyaa and imposed a transfer ban, though the result was upheld. Green Streets denied the allegations, stating the no-show was caused by a viral outbreak of flu and diarrhea within the squad.[16]

Notes

  1. ^ Promoted despite losing in the semi-final of the previous second division season, as the third best semi-finalist replacing administratively relegated SUS.
  2. ^ Originally ranked 3rd in Dhivehi Premier League the previous season but was relegated administratively due to financial problems.
  3. ^ Athif joined Ahsan as co-coach
  4. ^ Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

References

  1. ^ "Mission Accomplished for Masodi SC – They are Promoted to the first Division!". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "New Radiant demolished yet again, Victory SC lives up to its name". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ "SUS fined MVR 200,000; First Division slot awarded to New Radiant". Edition.mv. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Super United Sports withdraws from Dhivehi Premier League amid financial struggles". Edition.mv. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ^ "SUS fined and relegated to 3rd Division". OneOnline.mv. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^ "75 percent of tickets for national team match sold out". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Benjo assigned as Eagles Coach". Adhadhu. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Aathy returns to TC". Adhadhu. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ^ "DPL returns after 21 months: Naiz hits four as Maziya beat Eagles 5–1 in opening match". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Odi climbs to top with a huge win!". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  11. ^ "17-year-old scores hattrick as United Victory makes second-half comeback". Sidibari.com. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Sentey's hattrick helps beat Victory as New go top". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  13. ^ "After beating Green by 9 goals Maizya goes top with a 22 goal difference". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Naim's hat-trick in the come back win against Valencia, rises Eagles to fourth". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  15. ^ Mihaaru, Hussain Habeeb (2025-12-13). "9 landu ge thafaathu bodu natheejaa akun Buru 4 eh gai hamajehilaifi!". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  16. ^ MacInnes, Paul (2026-02-09). "Uproar in the Maldives as football relegation battle decided by last-day no-show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-09.