2012 Dhivehi League

{{Infobox football league season |competition=[[Dhivehi League]] |season=2012 |winners=[[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |continentalcup1=[[2013 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] |continentalcup1 qualifiers=[[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |league topscorer= {{ flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ali Ashfaq]] (9 goals) |highest scoring= |matches= |total goals= |Most Wins= |longest wins= |longest unbeaten=19 games [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |longest winless= |longest losses= |prevseason=[[2011 Dhivehi League|2011]] |nextseason=[[2013 Dhivehi League|2013]] }} Statistics of Dhivehi League in the 2012 season. According to the FAM Calendar 2012, Dhiraagu Dhivehi League will start on April 18 and is set to end on September 27. The winner will qualify for the AFC Cup and 2nd place will qualify for AFC Cup play-offs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4153 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119081926/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4153 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |title=Season Opening on March 27th |publisher=maldivesoccer |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2012 }}</ref>

==Teams== *[[Club All Youth Linkage]] *[[Club Eagles]] *[[Club Valencia]] *[[Vyansa|Club Vyansa]] *[[Maziya S&RC]] *[[New Radiant SC]] *'''VB Addu FC''' (name rebranded from [[VB Sports Club]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4150 | title=VB rebranded as VB Addu FC | publisher=maldivesoccer | date=January 14, 2010 | access-date=April 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119081724/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4150 | archive-date=January 19, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Victory Sports Club]]

===Personnel=== Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under [[FIFA]] eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" ! Team ! Coach ! Captain ! Shirt sponsor |- |All Youth Linkage FC |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Mohamed Athif]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Adam Lareef]] |[[Nippon Paint]] |- |Club Eagles |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ihsan Abdul Ghanee]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Assad Abdul Ghanee]] |— |- |Club Valencia |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Mohamed Iqbal (footballer)|Mohamed Iqbal]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Imran (Maldivian footballer)|Ali Imran]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sun.mv/17109 | title=Defender Imran for Valencia Captain | publisher=sun.mv | language=dv| date=April 9, 2010 | access-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref> |[[Philips]] |- |Club Vyansa |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ahmed Mujuthaba]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Abdul Muhaimin Mohamed|Abdul Muhaimin]] |Al Mudhish |- |Maziya S&RC |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ismail Mahfooz]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Niyaz]] |ell mobile |- |[[New Radiant SC]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Mohamed Shiyaz]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ahmed Thoriq]] |[[Milo (drink)|Milo]] and [[MediaNet]]1 |- |VB Addu FC |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Bahtiyar Can Vanlı]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ashad Ali]] |[[Coca-Cola]] |- |[[Victory Sports Club]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Suzain]] |{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Shafiu Ahmed]] |[[Hitachi]]([[State Trading Organization|STO]]) and Happy Market2<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4145 | title=Victory signs agreements with STO and Happy market | publisher=maldivesoccer | date=January 9, 2010 | access-date=April 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119105636/http://maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4145 | archive-date=2012-01-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |} * 1 [[MediaNet]] on the front right side of the jersey, just opposite to the club logo. * 2 Happy Market sponsor at the back, just below the jersey number. Happy Market sponsored their imported product "Oldenburger Milk".

==League table== Format: In Round 1 and Round 2, all eight teams play against each other. Top six teams after Round 2 play against each other in Round 3. Teams with most total points after Round 3 are crowned the Dhivehi League champions and qualified for the AFC Cup. The top four teams qualify for the [[President's Cup (Maldives)|President's Cup]]. Bottom two teams after Round 2 play against top two teams of Second Division in Dhivehi League Qualification for places in next year's Dhivehi League.

===Standings of round 1=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 1}}

===Standings of round 2=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 2}}

===Standings of round 3=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 3}}

===Final standings=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q

|col_ACGS=#ccffcc|text_ACGS=[[2013 AFC Cup#Group stage|2013 AFC Cup group stage]] [[2012 President's Cup (Maldives)|President's Cup]] |note_res_ACGS=Maziya S&RC qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the [[2012 Maldives FA Cup]]. |result1=ACGS |result3=ACGS |col_PC=#ffffcc|text_PC=[[2012 President's Cup (Maldives)|President's Cup]] |result2=PC|result4=PC |col_QR=#ffcccc|text_QR=[[#Promotion/relegation playoff|Promotion/relegation playoff]] |result7=QR|result8=QR |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=complete |source= }}

==Results==

===Round 1 results=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 1}} A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.

===Round 2 results=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 2}} A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.

===Round 3 results=== {{main|2012 Dhivehi League Round 3}} A total of 15 matches will be played in this round.

==Season statistics== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |rowspan="3"|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ali Ashfaq]] |align="left"|New Radiant SC |rowspan="3"|9 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Rasheed (footballer)|Ahmed Rasheed]] |align="left"|Maziya S&RC |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Mohamed Umair]] |align="left"|[[Victory Sports Club]] |- |rowspan="1"|2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Abu Desmond Mansaray]] |align="left"|VB Addu FC |rowspan="1"|6 |- |rowspan="4"|3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Benin}} [[Salomon Wisdom]] |align="left"|Club Valencia |rowspan="4"|4 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Imaz]] |align="left"|Club Eagles |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ibrahim Fazeel]] |align="left"|New Radiant SC |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Assadhulla Abdulla]] |align="left"|Maziya S&RC |- |rowspan="2"|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Thoriq]] |align="left"|New Radiant SC |rowspan="2"|5 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Assad Abdul Ghanee]] |align="left"|Club Eagles |} {{col-2}}

===Assists=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Rank !Player !Club !Assists |- |rowspan="11"|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Rilwan Waheed]] |align="left"|Victory SC |rowspan="11"|2 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh]] |align="left"|New Radiant SC |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ibrahim Furugan]] |align="left"|Maziya S&RC |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Assadhulla Abdulla]] |align="left"|Maziya S&RC |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Mohamed Umair]] |align="left"|[[Victory Sports Club]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Quincy Osei]] |align="left"|Club Valencia |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Hansley Awilo]] |align="left"|[[Victory Sports Club]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Hassan Adhuham]] |align="left"|[[Victory Sports Club]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Ashraf Yoosuf]] |align="left"|Club All Youth Linkage |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Mukhthar Naseer]] |align="left"|Club Eagles |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Abdulla Midhuhath Fahumy]] |align="left"|New Radiant SC |} {{col-end}}

===Hat-tricks=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Player|| For !! Against !! align=center| Result !! Date |- |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ali Ashfaq]] || New Radiant SC || VB Addu FC ||align="center"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422041539/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/sports/120037 0–4] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|18}} |- |{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Abu Desmond Mansaray]]4 || VB Addu FC || Club Eagles ||align="center"|[https://archive.today/20120804065744/http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/?page=story&id=4352 6–3] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|05|18}} |- |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Mohamed Umair]]4 || [[Victory Sports Club]] || Club Valencia ||align="center"|[http://www.maldivesoccer.net/v4/index.php?page=story&id=4356 5–1] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|05|19}} |}

* 4 Player scored 4 goals

===Scoring=== *First goal of the season: [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]] for New Radiant SC against VB Addu FC (''18 April 2012'') *Fastest goal of the season: '''3 minutes 8 seconds''' – [[Shamweel Qasim|Shamweel]] for VB Addu FC against [[Victory Sports Club]] (''1 June 2012'') *Largest winning margin: '''5 goals''' **Club All Youth Linkage 0–5 Vyansa (''30 May 2012'') *Highest scoring game: '''9 goals''' **VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (''18 May 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a single team: '''6 goals''' **VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (''18 May 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: '''3 goals''' **VB Addu FC 6–3 Club Eagles (''18 May 2012'')

===Clean sheets by club=== *Most [[Clean Sheet|clean sheets]]: '''5''' **New Radiant SC *Fewest clean sheets: '''0''' **Club All Youth Linkage

===Clean sheets by goalkeepers=== *Most [[Clean Sheet|clean sheets]]: '''4''' **[[Imran Mohamed]] (New Radiant SC) *Fewest clean sheets: '''0''' **[[Hussain Habeeb]] (VB Addu FC) **[[Ibrahim Siyad]] (Club All Youth Linkage) **Abdulla Ziyazan (VB Addu FC) **[[Athif Ahmed]] (Maziya S&RC)

===Discipline=== *Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 2 pts per red card): ** VB Addu FC – '''23 points''' (17 yellow & 3 red card) *Best overall disciplinary record: ** Maziya S&RC – '''9 points''' (7 yellow & 1 red card) ** Vyansa – '''9 points''' (9 yellow cards) *Most yellow cards (club): '''17''' – VB Addu FC *Most yellow cards (player): **'''4''' – [[Ali Imran (Maldivian footballer)|Ali Imran]] (Club Valencia) *Most red cards (club): '''3''' – VB Addu FC *Most red cards/suspensions (player): **'''2''' – [[Sobah Mohamed]] (VB Addu FC)

==Promotion/relegation playoff for 2013 Dhivehi League== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=PR

|col_P=#ccccff|text_P=[[2013 Dhivehi League|Promoted]] |result1=P|result2=P |col_R=inherit|text_R=[[2013 Second Division Football Tournament|Relegated]] |result3=R|result4=R |update=complete|source= }}

===Matches=== {{football box collapsible |round = 1 |date = 17 September 2012 |time = 15:50 |team1 = [[Club Valencia|Valencia]] |score = 1 – 0 |report = [http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DDLQ-Valencia-1--0-United-Victory-Valencia-off-to-a-good-start-4636 Report] |team2 = [[United Victory]] |goals1 = [[Mohamed Irufaan]] {{goal|84}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |round = 2 |date = 18 September 2012 |time = 15:50 |team1 = [[Vyansa]] |score = 1 – 2 |report = [http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DDLQ-BG-Sports-2--1-Vyansa-BG-Sports-win-three-points-against-Vyansa-4640 Report] |team2 = [[B.G. Sports Club|BG Sports Club]] |goals1 = [[Ibrahim Rizuwan]] {{goal|56}} |goals2 = {{goal|60||78}} [[Ramlan Branudeen]] |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |round = 3 |date = 22 September 2012 |time = 15:50 |team1 = [[Club Valencia|Valencia]] |score = 2 – 1 |report = [https://archive.today/20130128074941/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DLQ-Valencia-2--1-BG-Sports-Irufan-scores-twice-against-BG-Sports-4648 Report] |team2 = [[B.G. Sports Club|BG Sports Club]] |goals1 = [[Mohamed Irufaan]] {{goal|23||83}} |goals2 = {{goal|1}} Fauzan |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |round = 4 |date = 23 September 2012 |time = 15:50 |team1 = [[Vyansa]] |score = 4 – 2 |report = [http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DQL-Vyansa-42-United-Victory-Vyansa-wins-first-match-4653 Report] |team2 = [[United Victory]] |goals1 = [[Abdul Muhaimin Mohamed]] {{goal|4||45}} [[Imran Nasheed]] {{goal|36}} [[Ahmed Usam]] {{goal|69}} |goals2 = {{goal|28}} [[Ahmed Sujau]] {{goal|78}} [[Mohamed Riffath]] |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |round = 5 |date = 28 September 2012 |time = 15:50 |team1 = [[B.G. Sports Club|BG Sports Club]] |score = 2 – 0 |report = [http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DLQ-BG-Sports-2--0-United-Victory-BG-confirms-DL-spot-4666 Report] |team2 = [[United Victory]] |goals1 = [[Channa Ediri Bandanage]] {{goal|17}} [[Ali Shifau]] {{goal|80}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |round = 6 |date = 28 September 2012 |time = 21:00 |team1 = [[Vyansa]] |score = 1 – 4 |report = [http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/DLQ-Valenca-4--1-Vyansa-Vyansa-relegated-4667 Report] |team2 = [[Club Valencia|Valencia]] |goals1 = [[Ahmed Zaad]] {{goal|14}} |goals2 = {{goal|24}} [[Mohamed Irufaan]] {{goal|82}} [[Salomon Wisdom]] {{goal|87}} [[Ibrahim Hamdhaan]] {{goal|90}} [[Abdul Wahid Ibrahim]] |stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] |attendance = |referee = }}

==References== {{reflist}}

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