2014 New Radiant S.C. season

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New Radiant
ChairmanAli Waheed
Head CoachÁngel Pérez García
(25 November 2013 – 4 March 2014)


(caretaker coach until 12 March 2014)

Simon McMenemy
(13 March 2014 – 10 May 2014)


(10 June 2014 – 6 August 2014)

Mika Lönnström
(since 6 August 2014)
StadiumNational Football Stadium
Dhivehi LeagueWinners
FA CupRunners-up
President's CupWinners
AFC CupGroup stage
FA Charity Shield
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Fasir (19 goals)
All: Ali Fasir (23 goals)
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The 2014 season is New Radiant Sports Club's 35th year in existence as a football club. New Radiant also participate in the AFC Cup this season, qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing first in the 2013 Dhivehi League.

Background[]

New Radiant finished as champions of last year's in the Dhivehi League, FA Cup, President's Cup and with a quadruple and 100% winning record. So they will be participating in the 2014 AFC Cup directly from the group stage.[1] Ángel Pérez García was announced as the new head coach on 25 November 2013[2] and later on 4 March 2014 the agreement was terminated on mutual consent.[3] Assistant coach acted as the caretaker coach following the departure of coach García until the arrival of coach Simon McMenemy.[4] Simon was at the job from 13 March 2014 to 10 May 2014.[5] Before the local season began, club appointed the assistant coach Ismail Anil as the head coach on 10 June 2014.[6] On 6 August 2014, New Radiant assigned Mika Lönnström as the new head coach for the club and Ismail Anil continued as the assistant manager.[7]

Ismail Wisham[8] was appointed as the club manager and Ibrahim Ibthisham[9] as the club's Director of Administration. Ibthishaam was the club manager during the 2013 season. was named as the assistant coach of the club on 12 February 2014.[10]

Three foreign players , Mansa Sylla and Yusif Nurudeen were released by the club as their contract duration were over.[11] New Radiant accepted the transfer request for Moosa Yaamin from the rival side Maziya on 30 December 2013.[12]

Mohamed Umair,[13] Ali Fasir,[14] Ahmed Abdulla,[15] Ahmed Niyaz,[16] Imran Mohamed[17] renewed their contract after the end of 2013 season.

Mukhthar Naseer,[18] Ibrahim Fazeel,[19] Shafiu Ahmed,[20] Hamza Mohamed,[21] Shamweel Qasim and Mohamed Rasheed[22] were the local signings by the club for the 2014 football season.

Evans Mensah,[23] Jonathan Quartey,[24] were the foreign signings for the 2014 season. But Evans Mensah was released by the club, along with Ismail Easa on 16 February 2014[25] and Jonathan Quartey was also released by the club after the 2014 AFC Cup group stage.

Blues also signed a Brazilian striker [26] but later terminated the contract due to a serious injury in a life-threatening car accident and was required to undergo several surgeries. So the agreement was terminated on mutual understanding between his agent and the club.[27]

Before the local football season started, New Radiant signed three foreign players,[28] David Carmona, Jamal Dibi and Dane Milovanović but on 10 August 2014, Dibi was released by the club on mutual understandings.[29]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

  • Manager: Maldives Ismail Wisham
  • Head Coach: FinlandMika Lönnström
  • Assistant Coach: Maldives Ismail Anil
  • Kit Manager: Maldives Abdul Sattar Ahmed
  • Official: Maldives Hussain Abdulla
  • Official: Maldives Ahmed Rasheed
  • Official: Maldives Ibrahim Shareef

Other information[]

  • Chairman: Maldives Ali Waheed
  • Vice Chairman: Maldives Hassan Shujau
  • Director of Football: Maldives Anwar Ali
  • Director of Administrations: Maldives Ibrahim Ibthisham
  • Board Director: Maldives Aishath Leesha
  • Board Director: Maldives Adheel Ismail
  • Board Director: Maldives Ahmed Zareer
  • Board Director: Maldives Adam Ziyad
  • Board Director: Maldives Ali Shareef
  • Board Director: Maldives Ahmed Rameez
  • Board Director: Maldives Mohamed Shafeeq

Kit[]

Supplier: Sports Power / Sponsor: Milo

New Radianst kits for the 2014 season were unveiled during the New Radiant night on 11 January 2014. Kits were supplied by the local brand Sports Power.[30]

On 15 January 2014, New Radiant signed with two co-sponsors; with Tropic Investments Private Limited to market their brand Maldives Shipyard[31] and the other with Timber House.[32]

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Pre-season[]

New Radiant preceded their 2014 campaign with the 2014 Milo Tour to Hinnavaru and played against Naifaru, Kuredu Resort and Hinnavaru.[33]

Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers
3 February 2014 Naifaru 4–0 Umair (2), Fazeel (2)
5 February 2014 Kuredu Resort 9–0 Umair (2), Fasir (2), Mensah (2), Easa, Abdulla, Fazel
7 February 2014 Hinnavaru 8–1 Mensah (2), Umair (2), Fasir (3), Mukhthar
11 February 2014 Seychelles Northern Dynamo 1–3 Fasir 76'

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
AFC Cup Group stage Group stage 25 February 2015 23 April 2014
Final Winner 10 June 2014
Dhivehi League — Winner 16 June 2014 9 November 2014
FA Cup Quarter-finals Runners-up 14 October 2014 19 November 2014
President's Cup Semi final 1 Winner 23 November 2014 30 November 2014

Competition record[]

Competition Record
G W D* L GF GA GD Win %
AFC Cup 6 1 0 5 2 12 −10 016.67
1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Dhivehi League 19 17 1 1 57 8 +49 089.47
FA Cup 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
President's Cup 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Total 31 23 2 6 72 25 +47 074.19
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Cup[]

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup

Group stage[]

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup group stage § Group E
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PSJ CHB HOM NRA
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 2–0 0–2 3–0
India Churchill Brothers 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10[a] 1–1 3–1 3–0
Singapore Home United 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10[a] 1–1 2–1 2–0
Maldives New Radiant 6 1 0 5 2 12 −10 3 0–2 1–2 1–0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tiebreakers: Churchill Brothers and Home United are ranked on head-to-head record.
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
25 February 2014 Home United H 1–0 Umair 53' (pen.) 5,200
11 March 2014 Churchill Brothers A 0–3 1,500
18 March 2014 Persipura Jayapura A 0–3 9,866
2 April 2014 Persipura Jayapura H 0–2 2,400
9 April 2014 Home United A 0–2 1,348
23 April 2014 Churchill Brothers H 1–2 Umair 40' 1,500

FA Charity Shield[]

Main article:
Date Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers
10 June 2014 Maziya 3–1 Shamweel (2) 28', 40', Fasir 59'

Dhivehi League[]

Main article: 2014 Dhivehi League

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 New Radiant SC 19 17 1 1 57 8 +49 52 2015 AFC Cup group stage
2 Maziya S&RC 19 14 3 2 61 19 +42 45 2015 AFC Cup Play-off
3 Club Eagles 19 11 2 6 40 22 +18 35
4 Victory Sports Club 19 8 2 9 30 33 -3 23
5 Club Valencia 19 4 5 10 15 33 -18 17

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches[]

Date Round Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers League
position
16 June 2014 1 Club AYL 7–0 (2) 9', 28', Umair (2) 11', 84' (pen.), Fasir 47', Milovanović 72', Abdulla 90+2' 1st
23 June 2014 1 Victory 3–0 Fazeel 14', 57', Hamza 90+1' 1st
7 July 2014 1 Mahibadhoo 4–0 Fazeel 14', Fasir (2) 55', 84', Rasheed 65' 1st
14 July 2014 1 Eagles 4–1 Milovanović 6' (pen.), Fasir (2) 47', 89', Fazeel 79' 1st
20 July 2014 1 Valencia 3–0 Umair 39', Fasir 75', Shamweel 86' 1st
28 July 2014 1 BG Sports 6–0 12', 78', Fasir (3) 15', 67', 82' (pen.), Shamweel 87' 1st
3 August 2014 1 Maziya 0–1 2nd
7 August 2014 2 Maziya 1–0 Milovanović 31' (pen.) 1st
11 August 2014 2 Eagles 2–0 11', Umair 32' 1st
15 August 2014 2 Victory 1–0 Umair 72' 1st
21 August 2014 2 Valencia 3–1 30', Umair 62' (pen.), Fasir 64' 1st
26 August 2014 2 Club AYL 4–0 Milovanović 3', 27', Umair 48', Suhail 67' 1st
30 September 2014 2 BG Sports 5–1 35', Umair 45', Fasir (2) 70', 90+3' (pen.), Milovanović 80' 1st
9 October 2014 2 Mahibadhoo 3–1 Fazeel 19', Akram 47', 75' 1st
22 October 2014 3 Valencia 2–1 Hamza 82', Fasir 90+4' 1st
26 October 2014 3 Victory 1–0 Fasir 12' 1st
1 November 2014 3 Eagles 1–0 Akram 11' 1st
5 November 2014 3 Mahibadhoo 6–1 Fasir (5) 6', 21', 30', 65', 69' (pen.), 14' 1st
9 November 2014 3 Maziya 1–1 Shifan 15' 1st

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2014 Maldives FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers
14 October 2014 Quarter-finals Mahibadhoo 6–3 Fasir (2) 20', 33', (2) 49', 52', Akram 50', Fazeel 68'
14 November 2014 Semi-finals Eagles 1–0 Umair 70'
19 November 2014 Final Maziya 0–0 (aet)
(3–4p)

President's Cup[]

Main article: 2014 President's Cup (Maldives)
Date Round Opponents Result
F–A 		Scorers
23 November 2014 Semi final 1 Maziya 2–1 14', Hamza 22'
30 November 2014 Final Eagles 1–0 (aet) Fasir 106'

References[]

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  19. ^ "Oppo returns to New Radiant". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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  25. ^ "Club releases Evans and Ismail Easa". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  26. ^ Blues sign Brazilian striker Jo for the next season
  27. ^ Joelton seriously injured in a car accident
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  29. ^ Dibi released on mutual understanding
  30. ^ "Club unveils new kits for next season". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  31. ^ "Club signs sponsorship deal with Maldives Shipyard". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  32. ^ "NRSC signs sponsorship deal with Timber House". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  33. ^ "Club to camp in Hinnavaru in our Milo Tour 2014". New Radiant S.C. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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