2018 Malé League


The 2018 Malé League will be the eighth season of the Malé League, the top division of Maldivian football under the latest update of the Maldivian football league system. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.

Format

All eight teams play against each other in Two Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Malé League champion. Top six teams qualify for the Dhivehi Premier League. Bottom two teams play the Malé League qualification with the runner-up of Second Division.
The team with the most points in Malé League qualification after a two-legged group round will play in the next year's Malé League. Bottom two will be relegated to Second Division.

Teams

A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league.

Teams and their divisions

TeamDivision
EaglesMaafannu
Club Green StreetsMachchangolhi
ValenciaMachchangolhi
MaziyaWest Maafannu
New RadiantHenveiru
TC Sports ClubHenveiru
United VictoryGalolhu
VictoryGalolhu

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamHead CoachCaptain
Eagles Mohamed Shiyaz Sujan Perera
Green Streets Ali Suzain Ashad Ali
Valencia Sobah Mohamed Mohamed Sifan
Maziya Ismail Mahfooz Asadhulla Abdulla
New Radiant Óscar Bruzón Ali Ashfaq
TC Sports Club Mohamed Nizam Farrah Ahmed
United Victory Mohamed Nazeeh Hussain Shimaz
Victory László Kiss Shafiu Ahmed

Coaching changes

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4 Former Players
Club Eagles Luiz Eduardo Purcino Mahmoud Sayed Sujan Perera
Club Green Streets Ilya Sobol Roland Bilala Olen Yefimchuk Sergey Smorodin
Club ValenciaDryga SergiHeysham Valeri Jun Kochi Aidar Mambetaliev
Maziya Miloš Kovačević Mauro Boerchio Cornelius Stewart
New Radiant Candela Jorge Gotor Guillem Martí Misut Zohib Islam Amiri
TC Sports Club Alaaeldin Nasr Dioh Williams Anatoliy Vlasichev
United Victory Rafael Betim Marti Paulo Helber Kordell Samuel Artur Muladzhanov
Victory Ángel Carrascosa Muñoz Simon Tibor Csordás Joaco Cañas

League table

Season summary

Round One and 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.

Second Round

A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

2019 Malé League qualification

The qualifiers were to be played between 2018 Malé League bottom two teams– United Victory and Club Valencia, and 2018 Second Division runner up JJ Sports Club. Due to unknown reasons, JJ Sports Club withdrew their chance in the qualification phase.
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