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.
| Season | 2018 |
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← 2017 2019 → | |
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.[1]
Teams
A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league.
Teams and their divisions
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
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| Eagles | Maafannu |
| Club Green Streets | Machchangolhi |
| Valencia | Machchangolhi |
| Maziya | West Maafannu |
| New Radiant | Henveiru |
| TC Sports Club | Henveiru |
| United Victory | Galolhu |
| Victory | Galolhu |
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching changes
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | New Radiant | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 37 | 2018 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 2 | Eagles | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Maziya | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 24 | |
| 4 | TC Sports Club | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Victory | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Green Streets | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 14 | |
| 7 | United Victory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 9 | Malé League qualification |
| 8 | Valencia | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 45 | −34 | 7 |
Season summary
Round One and Two
Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2018 Malé League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.
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
Qualification league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 Malé League |
| 2 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to 2019 Second Division |
| 3 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- މާލޭ ލީގުން ހަ ޓީމާ އެކު ދިވެހި ލީގުގައި 10 ޓީމު Mihaaru Sports. 05 January 2018