2017 Dhivehi Premier League
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
Team | Qualified format | Date qualified | Ref |
A. A. Maalhos | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 12 July 2017 | |
Green Streets | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 18 July 2017 | |
Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 12 July 2017 | |
G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 13 July 2017 | |
Maziya | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 3 July 2017 | |
New Radiant | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 8 July 2017 | |
Sh. Milandhoo | Minivan Championship semi finalist | 13 July 2017 | |
TC Sports | 2017 Malé League top 4 | 19 July 2017 |
Personnel
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
Foreign players
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 |
A. A. Maalhos | Angel Carrasco Muñoz | Saqib Hanif | ||
Green Streets | Petro Kovalchuk | Ilya Sobol | Viliam Macko | Jun Kochi |
Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | Afonja jibola | |||
G. Dh. Thinadhoo | Pecharroman Alain | Ruslan Dzhanybekov | ||
Maziya | Miloš Kovačević | Andrej Kerić | Bojan Mihajlovic | Mahmoud Al-Youssef |
New Radiant | Adrián Gallardo Valdés | Candela | Stevan Marković | Hussein Eldor |
Sh. Milandhoo | ||||
TC Sports | Cornelius Stewart | Easa El-Maghrabi | Halil El-Bezawy | Kiran Chemjong |
League table
Season summary
Round One & Two
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.Matches
First Round
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Second Round
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
Ali Nafiu | TC Sports | Kudahuvadhoo | 6–1 | 12 08 2017 |
Ali Fasir | New Radiant | Milandhoo | 7–1 | 15 10 2017 |
Angel Carrasco Muñoz | Maalhos | Milandhoo | 5–1 | 20 10 2017 |
Ali Ashfaq | New Radiant | Maalhos | 7–1 | 26 10 2017 |
Mohamed Umair | Maziya | Maalhos | 6–0 | 31 10 2017 |
Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila | Thinadhoo | Green Streets | 7–0 | 05 11 2017 |
Ishan Ibrahim | Milandhoo | Thinadhoo | 3–2 | 25 11 2017 |