Club Valencia (Maldives)

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Club Valencia

Full name	Club Valencia
Nickname(s)	The Sunrisers
Founded	16 October 1979; 41 years ago (1979-10-16)
Ground	National Football Stadium Malé, Maldives
Capacity	11,000
Chairman	Adheel Jaleel
Coach
League	Dhivehi Premier League
2020/21	2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. Nicknamed The Sunrisers, the club competes in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.

History[]

The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.

The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Atletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.

The chairman of the club is Mr. Adheel Jaleel who was elected to the post in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Players[]

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MDV Mohamed Faisal 2 DF  MDV Shafiu Ahmed 4 DF  MDV 5 MF  MDV 7 MF  MDV 8 MF  MDV 10 MF  MDV 13 DF  MDV Akram Abdul Ghanee

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  MDV 15 DF  MDV 16 MF  MDV 19 DF  MDV 23 MF  MDV 25 GK  MDV 29 DF  MDV 30 FW  MDV

Honours[]

• Dhivehi League: 5

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004^[1]

• Second Division: 1

2020

• Maldives FA Cup:

1993 1988, 2016

• FAM Youth Championship: 1

2013

• Maldives Cup Winners' Cup:

1997, 1998, 2005, 2007

• POMIS Cup: 3

• Charity Shield: 1

2009

Veterans

• Veterans Cup: 3

2010,2011,2012

• Veterans Association Cup – Veterans: 1

2014

• Veterans Association Cup – Masters: 1

2014

Performance in AFC competitions[]

• AFC Champions League: 1 appearance

2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round

• Asian Club Championship: 6 appearances

1986: Qualifying Stage

1995: Preliminary Round

1995: First Round

1996: Second Round

1999: First Round

2000: Second Round

• AFC Cup: 4 appearances

2004: Group Stage

2005: Group Stage

2009: Group Stage

2017: Preliminary Round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

1996/97: Second Round

2000/01: First Round

References[]

External links[]

• Official site
• Official Twitter
• Official Facebook