Dhivehi Premier League

Founded	22 December 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-22)
Country	Maldives
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	FA Cup President's Cup Charity Shield
International cup(s)	AFC Challenge League SAFF Club Championship
Current champions	Maziya (4th title) (2022)
Most championships	Maziya (4 titles)
TV partners	Television Maldives (live matches)
Current: 2023 Dhivehi Premier League

Dhivehi Premier League known as the MWSC Dhivehi Premier League for sponsorship reasons is a Maldivian men's professional football league. At the top of the Maldives football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 8 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Division Football Tournament.

Teams are playing 21 matches each (playing each team in the league three times) totalling 168 matches in the season. The competition formed as the Dhivehi Premier League succeeded the Dhivehi League.

History

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Topscorers
2015	New Radiant	TC Sports Club	Assadhulla Abdulla (9 goals)
2016	Maziya	TC Sports Club	Ali Fasir (29 goals)
2017	New Radiant	TC Sports Club	Ali Ashfaq (13 goals)
2018	TC Sports Club	Maziya	Ahmed Rizuvan (31 goals)
2019–20	Maziya	Eagles	Ahmed Rizuvan (28 goals)
2020–21	Maziya	Valencia	Cornelius Stewart (10 goals)
2022	Maziya	Eagles	Tana (18 goals)
2023	Maziya	Eagles	Ahmed Rizuvan (23 goals)

Competition format

Competition

There are 8 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season each club plays the others thrice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 21 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match decides rank.

Qualification for Asian competitions

Two teams qualify for the AFC Cup. The winner directly qualifies to the group stage. While the second spot is a play-off. It is given to the winner of the FA Cup. If the winner of the league wins the FA Cup the second spot goes to the second placed team in the league. The team must win play-off to get to the group stage.

Sponsorship

Finances

The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) provides each Premier League team with an amount of MVR 1.6 million. The Champion team also receives a MVR 1 million cash prize.^{[citation needed][1]}

Current Dhivehi Premier League teams

All-time Dhivehi Premier League table

The all-time Dhivehi Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 2015. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022 season.^[2] Teams in bold are part of the 2023 Premier League.

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