New Radiant S.C.

New Radiant
Full name New Radiant Sports Club
Nickname(s) The Blues or NRSC
Founded 1979 (1979)
Ground Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Male, Maldives
Capacity 11,981
Head Coach Spain Óscar Bruzón[1]
League Dhivehi Premier League
2017 Champion
Website Club website

New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian football club based in Henveiru Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979[2] by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.

New Radiant has won Dhivehi League/Dhivehi Premier League six times, FA cup 12 times out of 29 and have won the Maldives Cup Winners' Cup four times. They won President's Cup 12 times and POMIS Cup 3 times.

History


1994-1999

In 94' Season, New Radiant won POMIS Cup and FA cup. In 95' Season, the blues won POMIS Cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup. New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997. In 98' Season, the blues won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history. In 1999, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2000-2003

In the year 2000, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2004-2008

In 04' Season, New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to qualify for the Asian cup.

In 2005 Season, The blues reached the Semi-Finals of the AFC Cup 2005 and were beaten in semi finals by champions Al Faisaly of Jordan.

In 2006, was a successful season for New Radiant. The blues won FA cup and the Dhivehi League.

In 07' Season, The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, both the FA cup and the President's Cup. Dhivehi League was dominated by New Radiantt during the early stages, but after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead. The winner was decided on the last match which the Blues lost against the Red Devils.

In 2008, The first tournament of the season, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost FA cup final against VB Sports Club. After dominated in the first games of season, but the Blues ended up with poor results in the League & Presidents' Cup. They were knocked out of the AFC Cup 2008 in the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.

2009-2011

In 2009 Season, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments after 2002. The Blues did not qualify for the AFC Cup 2009. The year 2010 was also an unsuccessful year for New Radiant. But the club ended the unbeaten streak of League Champions VB Sports Club in the FA cup semi final. However, similar to the previous years, they had to end the season with no success, as they lost the FA cup final against Victory. In 2011, the Club reached President's Cup final but lost against the Victory Sports club.

2012-2015

They won 2012 Dhivehi League without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating Victory Sports Club in the final. During the whole season, New Radiant lost just one match, which was against Club Eagles in the Quarter Final of FA cup. They qualified for the AFC Cup 2013 and have brought the most promising young stars to the team in preparation for the continental stage.

In 2013, the blues won the first Charity Shield match from the beginning of the season and they won 2013 Dhivehi League shield, becoming the first team in the history to finish off the league with a 100 percent record, without losing or drawing any of their matches. In August 2013, they won the Veterans Cup (35+ age) for the first time. At the beginning of October, they won FA Cup after 5 years. New Radiant SC finished the season by winning the President's Cup and that completed the domestic season with a remarkable 100% winning record. This year the blues reached AFC Cup 2013 quarter final to make another records.

In 2014 Season, On June 10, the blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield match by beating Maziya. The club won 2014 Dhivehi League three times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2015. On November 30, New Radiant SC won 2014 President's Cup three times in a row and that completed the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row. In this year, the Blues also won the 2014 FAM Women's Football Championship after beating Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).

In 2015, the Blues reached President's Cup final but lost against Maziya. The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2016 group stage.

2016

In 2016, New Radiant SC finished fifth position in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League and knockout in the group stage of AFC Cup 2016. The Blues finished 3rd in FA cup and knockout in the group stage of President's Cup. After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.

2017-2018

The Blues finished 3rd in Male' League and promoted to 2017 Dhivehi Premier League. In this year New Radiant SC won 2017 Dhivehi Premier League and qualify AFC Cup 2018 group stage. Also won FA cup & President's Cup by beating TC Sports Club.

In 2018, New Radiant SC finished second of AFC Cup 2018 Group F. This year the blues won Male' League after 2004.

Titles won

Top Division

Others

Best Moments

Season by season records (1979 to 1999)

Updated on 30 November 2015

Season National
Championship
FA Cup POMIS Cup Cup Winners'
Cup
Season Top scorers
Name Goal
1979      
1980      
1981      
1982 Champion      
1983      
1984 Runners-up      
1985 Runners-up      
1986 Runners-up    
1987 Champion   Group Stage  
1988 Runners-up Runners-up  
1989 Champion  
1990 Champion Runners-up  
1991 Champion Champion  
1992 Runners-up  
1993 Runners-up  
1994 Runners-up Champion Champion  
1995 Champion Runners-up Champion
1996 Champion
1997 Champion Champion Champion  
1998 Champion Runners-up Runners-up
1999 Runners-up Champion
    Champions Runners-up Third place Undefined Not Qualified

    Season by season records (2000 to 2018)

    Updated on 03 June 2018

    Season Dhivehi League / Dhivehi Premier League Male' League Charity
    Shield
    President's
    Cup
    FA Cup POMIS Cup CW Cup Season Top scorers
    Division Pld GW D L GF GA Pts Pos Name Goal
    2000 DL     Third Place 4th Champion
    2001 DL 5th   NQ Champion NQ Third Place Maldives Shah Ismail 17
    2002 DL 7 3 1 3 13 8 10 4th 4th   4th Runners-up   Third Place Maldives Mausoom
    2003 DL 12 7 1 4 24 18 22 4th 5th   Third Place 4th GS Champion Maldives Ali Shiham
    2004 DL 12 6 4 2 40 13 22 Runners-up Champion   Champion 4th   Third Place Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel
    2005 DL 12 7 3 2 28 10 24 Runners-up Third Place   Runners-up Champion   Third Place Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel
    2006 DL 12 9 1 2 29 16 28 Champion 4th   Third Place Champion   Runners-up Maldives Ali Umar
    2007 DL 12 7 1 4 25 9 22 Runners-up     Champion Champion   Runners-up Maldives Ali Ashfaq
    2008 DL 12 6 2 4 28 19 20 4th     4th Runners-up   Champion Maldives Ahmed Thariq
    2009 DL 18 6 5 7 31 33 23 4th   NQ 4th 4th     Maldives Shamveel Qasim
    2010 DL 21 11 3 7 44 31 36 4th   NQ Third Place Runners-up    
    2011 DL 19 9 4 6 41 24 31 4th   NQ Runners-up 4th    
    2012 DL 19 15 4 0 48 9 49 Champion   NQ Champion QF     Maldives Ali Ashfaq 22
    2013 DL 19 19 0 0 73 5 57 Champion   Champion Champion Champion     Maldives Ali Ashfaq 44
    2014 DL 19 17 1 1 57 8 52 Champion   Champion Champion Runners-up     Maldives Ali Fasir
    2015 DPL 14 10 3 1 27 13 33 Champion   Runners-up Runners-up   GS   Maldives Ashad Ali 7
    2016 DPL 21 6 5 10 17 25 23 5th   NQ GS 3rd    
    2017 DPL 14 13 0 1 44 9 39 Champion 3rd NQ Champion Champion     Maldives Ali Fasir
    2018 DPL Champion      
      Champions Runners-up Third place Relegated In Progress Undefined Not Qualified

      Continental record

      Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
      1991 Asian Club Championship Qualifying Second round Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 0–2 3–0 0-5
      1993–94 Asian Club Championship First Round Pakistan Youth League Club 3–0 0–2 5-0
      Second Round Bangladesh Mohammedan SC N/P1 8–0 N/P1
      Quarter Final Saudi Arabia Al Qadisiya (w/o)2
      1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round Sri Lanka Ratnam Sports Club (w/o)3
      Second Round India JCT FC 1–0 0–2 2-1
      Second Round India East Bengal Club 3–0 2–0 3-2
      Quarter Final Japan Yokohama Flügels 0–2 5–0 0-7
      1996-97 Asian Club Championship First Round Sri Lanka Pettah United SC 0–2 (w/o)n/p4
      Second Round India JCT FC 1–0 0–2 2-1
      Quarter Final South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 9-0 4th
      South Korea Pohang Steelers 0-6
      Japan Yokohama Marinos 10-0
      1997-98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round China Beijing Guoan 0–4 8–0 0-12
      1998-99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round Nepal Mahendra Police 2–0 0–0 2-1
      Second Round Hong Kong Happy Valley 3–1 5–1 4-6
      1999-00 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round Vietnam Công An Thành Phô Hồ Chí Minh 1–3 1–0 1-4
      2001-02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 1-2 1–0 1-3
      2002-03 AFC Champions League Qualification First Round Sri Lanka Air Force 2–1(a.e.t.) 1–1 2-3
      Qualification Second Round Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 0-0 7–0 7-0
      2005 AFC Cup Group E Hong Kong Happy Valley 2–0 0–2 2nd
      Singapore Home United 1–0 2–0
      Malaysia Pahang FA 1–1 1–0
      Quarter Final Jordan Al-Hussein (Irbid) 1–0 0–0 1–0
      Semi Final Jordan Al-Faisaly (Amman) 1–1 4–1 5–2
      2006 AFC Cup Group E Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei 5–2 2–0 4th
      Malaysia Perlis FA 0–0 6–0
      Singapore Home United 5–3 2–0
      2007 AFC Cup Group E Hong Kong Happy Valley 0–2 2–1 4th
      India Mahindra United 0–2 1–0
      Singapore Singapore Armed Forces FC 2-3 3–1
      2008 AFC Cup Group E Malaysia Perak FA 1–3 3–0 4th
      Hong Kong Kitchee 2–1 2–0
      Singapore Singapore Armed Forces FC 0-3 1–1
      2013 AFC Cup Group F Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 1–0 0–3 1st
      Indonesia Persibo Bojonegoro 6–1 0–7
      Myanmar Yangon United 3–1 2–0
      Round of 16 Malaysia Selangor FA (w/o)3|2–0 (a.e.t.)
      Quarter Final Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2–7 5–0 2–12
      2014 AFC Cup Group E Singapore Home United 1–0 2–0 4th
      India Churchill Brothers 3–0 1–2
      Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 0-2 3–0
      2015 AFC Cup Group H Indonesia Persib Bandung 0–1 4–1 3rd
      Laos Lao Toyota 2-1 1–1
      Myanmar Ayeyawady United 0-3 0–0
      2016 AFC Cup Group F Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2–2 3–0 4th
      Philippines Kaya FC 0–0 1–0
      Hong Kong Kitchee 0-2 0–0
      2018 AFC Cup Group E Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani 0-1
      India Aizawl FC 3-1
      India Bengaluru FC

      1 New Radiant apparently qualified for quarter-final; reason unknown
      2 New Radiant withdrew
      3 Ratnam withdrew after 1st leg
      4 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.

      Current squad

      As of 17 March 2018.

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

      No. Position Player
      25 Maldives GK Imran Mohamed
      22 Maldives GK Mohamed Faisal
      18 Maldives GK Hassan Abdul Hakeem
      4 Maldives DF Ahmed Abdulla
      8 Maldives DF Rilwan Waheed
      3 Afghanistan DF Zohib Islam Amiri
      19 Maldives DF Mohamed Rasheed
      23 Maldives DF Hisam Saleem
      10 Maldives MF Ali Fasir
      6 Spain MF Candela
      No. Position Player
      13 Maldives MF Akram Abdul Ghanee
      11 Maldives MF Imran Nashid
      5 Maldives MF Hamza Mohamed
      17 Maldives MF Ali Shamiu
      37 Maldives MF Mohamed Umair
      20 Maldives MF Riham Abdul Ghanee
      12 Maldives FW Ibrahim Atheeg Hassan
      9 Spain FW Guillem Marti
      21 Maldives FW Hassan Adhuham
      7 Maldives MF Ali Ashfaq
      69 Maldives FW Raif Abdul Rauf

      Board of Directors

      • Chairman: Maldives (Colonel Retired) Mohamed Ziyad
      • Vice Chairman: Maldives Sayyid Ali
      • Vice Chairman 🇲🇻 Ismail Ziyam
      • Board Director: Maldives Ahmed Shiyam
      • Board Director: Maldives Abdul Muiz Musthafa
      • Board Director: Maldives Hassan Hussain
      • Board Director: Maldives Hussain Shaam Adam
      • Board Director: Maldives Ismail Rasheed
      • Board Director: Sri Lanka Nalin Chaminda Udhage Kankanange

      Senior Management

      • General Secretary: Maldives Ahmed Niyaz Moosa

      Club Officials

      • Manager: Maldives AHMED RASHEED
      • Head Coach: Spain Óscar Bruzón
      • Assistant Coach: Maldives ASHRAF LUTHFEE
      • Assistant Coach & Goalkeeper Coach: Maldives Hassan Hameed
      • Assistant Coach 🇲🇻 ADAM ABDUL LATHEEF (Lahchey)
      • Assistant Coach 🇲🇻 ADAM FAZEEH
      • Kit Manager: 🇲🇻 MOHAMED RASHEED
      • Official 🇲🇻 AHMED FAYAZ
      • Official 🇲🇻 MOHAMED FAZEEL

      Footnotes

      1. "New Radiant SC sign Oscar Bruzon as their new head coach". arunfoot.com.
      2. ::maldivesoccer.com: club profile :: Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine.
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