Dhivehi League
The Dhivehi League, also: Wataniya Dhivehi League, is a professional football league in the Maldives. It is also the highest league in the country. The league was founded in 2000. 's Champion League qualifies, along with the Cup Winners' Cup, for participation in the AFC Cup. Record winner and reigning champion at the same time is the club Valencia.
Mode
In a rather complicated mode, both the master and the losers are determined. At the same time, the League serves as the qualifying tournament for the Maldives National Championships. In the first round of the league eight teams carry only one game against each other. The top six teams qualify for the second round of the league. Here the teams also carry a game against each other. After completion of the second round is with the leaders also determine the champion. The first four in the table qualify for the national championships, also known as President's Cup. The two most ill-placed clubs play in the relegation play-offs against the two finalists of the second division the up and relegated.
Dhivehi League - 2013 Team
- New Radiant
- Victory SC
- All Youth Linkage
- VB Sports
- Club Valencia
- Maziya SR
- BG Sports
Championships
Master of Dhivehi League
- 2000: New Radiant
- 2001: Club Valencia
- 2002: Club Valencia
- 2003: Club Valencia
- 2004: Club Valencia
- 2005: Hurriyya
- 2006: New Radiant
- 2007: Victory SC
- 2008: Club Valencia
- 2009: VB Sports
- 2010: VB Sports
- 2011: VB Sports
- 2012: New Radiant
- 2013: New Radiant