2020 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament

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Second Division
Season2019–20
Dates15 January – 20 February 2020
ChampionsClub Valencia
PromotedClub Valencia
Super United Sports
Matches played19
Goals scored63 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer (SUS)
(Valencia)
(7 goals each)
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Statistics of Second Division Football Tournament in the 2020 season.

champions[1] decided not to play in second division despite promotion, relegating them to Maldivian Third Division Football Tournament.[2]

On 13 October 2019, President of Football Association of Maldives, Bassam Adeel Jaleel announced that Maldives Under 19 will compete in the Second Division Football Tournament from 2020 season onward.[3]

The winners of the semi-finals; Club Valencia and Super United Sports advance to the final, with gaining automatic promotion[4] to the Dhivehi Premier League for the following season, as New Radiant Sports Club and Victory Sports Club both teams being suspended. Both New Radiant and Victory will have to play in the Second Division Football Tournament even if their suspension cast aside.[4]

Teams[]

A total of nine teams compete in the league.[5]

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Team Coach Captain Sponsor
BG Sports Maldives Maldives Solah –
Maldives Maldives –
Club Valencia Maldives Maldives –
Dhivehi Sifainge Club Maldives Maldives –
Maldives Assad Abdul Ghanee[6] Maldives Mohamed Shaffaz Jersey Shop MV
Maldives Maldives Ahmed Zaad –
Mahibadhoo Maldives Hussain Abbas Maldives –
Maldives U19 Maldives Ahmed Nashid Maldives Bank of Maldives
Super United Sports Maldives Maldives Allied Insurance (Home)
Sports Emporium MV (Away)

Group stage[]

From each group, the top two teams will be advanced for the Semi-finals.

All times listed are Maldives Standard Time. UTC+05:00

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advance to the semi-finals
  • Group winners
  • Group runners-up

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Super United Sports 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10
4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9
Dhivehi Sifainge Club 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
Mahibadhoo 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4
Maldives U19 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
Dhivehi Sifainge Club1 – 3
Goal 12' Report Goal 20', 86'
Goal 28'
Mahibadhoo2 – 2Super United Sports
Goal 25'
Goal 71'		 Report Goal 13' Ali Shifau
Goal 32'
Dhivehi Sifainge Club1 – 3Super United Sports
Goal 28' Report Goal 29' Ali Shifau
Goal 76', 85'
1 – 0Maldives U19
Goal 39' Report
Super United Sports2 – 0Maldives U19
Goal 11'
Goal 78'		 Report
Dhivehi Sifainge Club1 – 0Mahibadhoo
Goal 74' Report
Mahibadhoo2 – 1Maldives U19
Goal 46'
Ahmed Fuad Goal 61'		 Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 81'
Super United Sports2 – 1
Goal 11', 52' Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 62' Abhishek Rijal
Mahibadhoo3 – 7
Ahmed Fuad Goal 15'
Goal 81'
Goal 87'		 Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 10', 52', 68' (pen.), 90+2' Abhishek Rijal
Goal 17'
Goal 37'
Goal 51'
Dhivehi Sifainge Club3 – 0Maldives U19
Guerrero Nahuel Jesus Goal 11'
Goal 46', 59'		 Report

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Club Valencia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
BG Sports 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
1 – 2Club Valencia
Goal 31' Report Goal 8'
Goal 43' Hussain Faisal
1 – 1BG Sports
Goal 41' Report Goal 60'
2 – 1
Goal 45+1'
Goal 50'		 Report Goal 79' (pen.)
Club Valencia4 – 1BG Sports
Goal 17', 90+2'
Goal 26', 44'		 Report Goal 90+1'
Club Valencia1 – 1
Goal 32' (o.g.) Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 38' Ahmed Zaad
1 – 0BG Sports
Goal 18' Report (in Dhivehi)

Semi-finals[]

Super United Sports2 – 1
Goal 10'
Goal 14'		 Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 27' (pen.)
Club Valencia3 – 2
Hussain Niyaz Mohamed Goal 40'
Goal 67', 72'		 Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 17', 81'

Final[]

Super United Sports1 – 3Club Valencia
Goal 27' Report (in Dhivehi) Goal 38', 89'
Goal 50'

Awards[]

Award Details
Best Player [7] (Super United Sports)
Best Goalkeeper [8] (Club Valencia)
Fair Play Team Mahibadhoo SC[8]

Final Ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Club Valencia (C, Q) 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7 13 Champions & Promoted to 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League
2 Super United Sports (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Runners-up & Promoted for 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League
3 5 3 0 2 14 9 +5 9 Semi finalists
4 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
5 Dhivehi Sifainge Club 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 Mahibadhoo 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4
7 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
8 BG Sports 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
9 Maldives U19 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

References[]

  1. ^ Rock Street champions of 3rd Division (in Dhivehi) Mihaaru Online. Published: Dec 19, 2019
  2. ^ Rock Street relegated to 3rd Division (in Dhivehi) Boalha.mv. Published: Jan 8, 2020
  3. ^ National youth teams for 2nd & 3rd Division (in Dhivehi) Mihaaru Online. Published: Oct 14, 2019
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Valencia makes a comeback to First Division Reejje.mv Published: Jan 15, 2020
  5. ^ 2nd Division 2020 starts this afternoon (in Dhivehi). Boalha.mv
  6. ^ Assad Is The New JJ Sports Boss Boalha.mv. Published: Dec 16, 2019
  7. ^ Kithuna wins 2nd Division Best Player Eydhafushi Times (Dhivehi)
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Valencia wins 2nd Division Fahuminet (Dhivehi)
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