POMIS Cup

POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer), was kicked off 1987 in a bid to promote the standard of local football in Maldives. This is the only international soccer club tournament held in Maldives.

POMIS Cup
Organising bodyFootball Association of Maldives
Founded1987
Region Maldives
Number of teams6
Current championsPDRM FA
Most successful club(s)New Radiant SC
Club Valencia
2015

Due to various reasons, Football Association of Maldives (FAM) was not able to stage the tournament in the years of 2002 & 2004 to 2014.

In 2003, two foreign clubs from India and Sri Lanka competed in the cup, Mahindra United and Negombo Youth.[1]

On 22 December 2014, Football Association of Maldives (FAM) normalisation committee decided to introduce POMIS Cup again and started in January 2015. In 2015, the top two teams of Dhivehi League played against two foreign teams in the POMIS Cup.[2]

From 2016 onward, there will be four Maldivian teams (top four teams of Dhivehi Premier League) to participate the tournament along with two foreign teams. On 19 January 2015, POMIS Cup committee rebranded the President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup to the People of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup.


Previous winners

Peoples Cup - 2015 Teams

Number of Titles
  • New Radiant SC (3)
Rank # of titles Club Year(s) won
1 3 New Radiant SC 1994, 1995, 1997
1 3 Club Valencia 1992, 1996, 2001
2 2 Hurriyya SC 1999
3 1 Renown Sports Club 1987
3 1 Victory Sports Club 1989
3 1 Kerala Blasters 1993
3 1 Mahindra United 2003
3 1 PDRM FA 2015

References
  1. "Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup". Haveeru Daily. 21 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. "PDRM accepts POMIS Cup invitation". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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