2019–20 in Maldivian football
# 2019–20 in Maldivian football

Overview of the 2019–20 season of association football in the Maldives. The season was abandoned on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives. It was declared void on 30 March 2020.

## National teams

### Maldives national football team

**Results and fixtures**

**Friendlies**

* $^1$ Non-FIFA 'A' international match

**Results and fixtures**

**2019 Indian Ocean Island Games**

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Réunion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mayotte | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

**Results and fixtures**

**2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round**

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Syria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round | MD10 | — | MD9 | MD7 | 7–0 |
| 3 | Philippines | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–5 | 0–0 | — | MD10 | MD7 |
| 4 | Maldives | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round | MD8 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 5 | Guam (Z) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | MD9 | MD8 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |

* ↑ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
* ↑ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.

### Maldives U-23 national football team

**2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification**

**Group D**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |

**2019 South Asian Games**

**Round Robin stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nepal (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Bhutan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |

### Maldives U-19 national football team

**2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification**

**Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | |

### Maldives U-18 national football team

**2019 SAFF U-18 Championship**

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 3 | Nepal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

### Maldives U-16 national football team

**2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification**

**Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

* $^2$ AFC awarded Palestine, Maldives and Iran a 3–0 win as a result of Afghanistan fielding two ineligible players. The original match results were Afghanistan 2–2 Palestine, Maldives 0–3 Afghanistan and Iran 4–0 Afghanistan.

### Maldives U-15 national football team

**2019 UEFA ASSIST U-15 International Tournament**

**Round Robin stage**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |

### Maldives women's national football team

**Results and fixtures**

**2019 SAFF Women's Championship**

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

**Results and fixtures**

**2019 South Asian Games**

**Round Robin stage**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Nepal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

## AFC competitions

### AFC Cup

**Qualifying play-offs**

**Preliminary round 2**

South Asia Zone :

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |

**Qualifying play-offs**

**Play-off round**

South Asia Zone :

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |

**Group stage**

**Group E**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAS | MAZ | CHE | TCS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | — | 4 Nov | 29 Oct | 5–1 |
| 2 | Maziya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 Oct | — | 1 Nov | 26 Oct |
| 3 | Chennai City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 Oct | 2–2 | — | 4 Nov |
| 4 | TC Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1 Nov | 29 Oct | 23 Oct | — |

* 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

## International club competitions

### Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan AC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Young Elephant F.C. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | TC Sports Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

## Men's football

### Premier League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maziya (C) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | +62 | 51 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Eagles | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 45 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | TC Sports | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 41 | |
| 4 | Green Streets | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Da Grande | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Foakaidhoo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 20 | |
| 7 | United Victory | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 16 | |
| 8 | Nilandhoo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 9 | Victory (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 50 | −49 | 0 | Relegation to Maldivian Second Division |

* ↑ Top six teams continue after each team have played 16 matches.
* ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives, the 2020 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Football Association of Maldives. As a result, the 2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League runner-ups qualified for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.
* ↑ Victory were excluded after multiple forfeits, all remaining matches were awarded 0–2 losses against them.

### Second Division

| 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 | JJ Sports | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | Semi finalists |
| 4 | Club PK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Semi finalists |
| 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 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 7 | Kuda Henveiru | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 8 | BG Sports | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Maldives U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |

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.

### Jazeera Championship

Minivan Championship was re-branded to Jazeera Championship on 30 September 2019. On 9 October 2019, Football Association of Maldives announced that the first tournament under the current format will be held on January 25, 2020.

