# New Radiant S.C.

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Maldivian football club

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Football club

New Radiant Full name New Radiant Sports Club Nickname The Blues Short name NRSC Founded 1979; 47 years ago (1979) Ground National Stadium Malé Capacity 11,850 Chairman Ahmed Mubeen Head coach Francisco Caínzos League Dhivehi Premier League 2025–26 DPL, 3rd of 10 Home colours Away colours

**New Radiant Sports Club** is a [Maldivian](/source/Republic_of_the_Maldives) professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in Henveiru, [Malé](/source/Mal%C3%A9). The club was founded on 19 August 1979[1] by Ahmed Waheed. New Radiant is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and in the international arena. They were semi-finalists of the [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) in 2005, and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond the group stage.

New Radiant has won the [Dhivehi Premier League](/source/Dhivehi_Premier_League) six times, [FA cup](/source/Maldives_FA_Cup) 12 times and the [Maldives Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Maldives_Cup_Winners'_Cup) four times. They won [President's Cup](/source/President's_Cup_(Maldives)) 12 times and [POMIS Cup](/source/POMIS_Cup) 3 times. In 2019, the [Football Association of Maldives](/source/Football_Association_of_Maldives) suspended New Radiant from all football related activities due to unpaid wages and fines.

## History

### 1994–99

In the 1994 season, [New Radiant](/source/New_Radiant) won [POMIS Cup](/source/POMIS_Cup) and the [FA cup](/source/Maldives_FA_Cup). In the 1995 Season, the blues won [POMIS Cup](/source/POMIS_Cup) and National Championship / President's Cup. New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997. In the 1998 season, the blues won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history. In 1999, New Radiant won only [Maldives Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Maldives_Cup_Winners'_Cup). The club took part in the [Asian Club Championship](/source/Asian_Club_Championship) consecutively in the 1990s.[2]

### 2000–08

In the year 2000, [New Radiant](/source/New_Radiant) won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup. In the 2004 season, New Radiant claimed the FA Cup. In the 2005 season, the Blues reached the semi-finals of the [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup_2005) and were beaten by the later champions [Al Faisaly](/source/Al-Faisaly_FC_(Amman)). In 2006 they won the FA Cup and the Dhivehi League. In the 2007 Season, the Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, the FA Cup and the President's Cup. In 2008, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost the FA Cup final.

### 2012–15

They won the [2012 Dhivehi League](/source/2012_Dhivehi_League) without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating [Victory Sports Club](/source/Victory_Sports_Club) in the final. In 2013, the Blues won the first Charity Shield match and the [league](/source/2013_Dhivehi_League) shield, becoming the first team to finish the league with a 100 percent record. In the same year, they won the FA Cup and finished the season by winning the President's Cup. In the 2014 season, the Blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield by beating [Maziya](/source/Maziya_S%26RC). The club won the [2014 Dhivehi League](/source/2014_Dhivehi_League), third league title in a row. On November 30, New Radiant won [2014 President's Cup](/source/President's_Cup_(Maldives)), also third time in a row. In 2015, the Blues reached the President's Cup final. The club won the [2015 Dhivehi Premier League](/source/2015_Dhivehi_Premier_League).

### 2016

In 2016, New Radiant finished fifth in the [league](/source/2016_Dhivehi_Premier_League) and in the group stage of the [2016 AFC Cup](/source/2016_AFC_Cup). After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.

### 2017–18

The Blues finished 3rd in the [Male' League](/source/Male'_League) and got promoted to the [2017 Dhivehi Premier League](/source/2017_Dhivehi_Premier_League). New Radiant won the Dhivehi Premier League and qualified for the [2018 AFC Cup](/source/2018_AFC_Cup) group stage. They also won the [2017 Maldives FA Cup](/source/2017_Maldives_FA_Cup) and the President's Cup. Next year, New Radiant finished second in the [2018 AFC Cup](/source/2018_AFC_Cup) group F, and won the [Male' League](/source/Male'_League).

### 2019–22

In January 2019, the [Football Association of Maldives](/source/Football_Association_of_Maldives) (FAM) suspended New Radiant due to the club's failure to pay approximately MVR 3.8 million in wages to both local and foreign players.[3] The club's leadership characterized the suspension as "politically motivated", retaliatory move by then-FAM president Bassam Adeel Jaleel against his critics.[4] The suspension lasted over three years, until it was officially lifted in July 2022.[5] This followed a government-backed initiative to settle the club’s outstanding debts.[6] In their return to competitive football during the [2022 FAM Second Division](/source/2022_Maldivian_Second_Division_Football_Tournament), New Radiant delivered a strong performance but ultimately fell short to eventual champions [Buru Sports Club](/source/Buru_Sports_Club).[7]

### 2023–24

For the 2023–24 FAM Second Division, New Radiant were placed in a group with [B.G. Sports Club](/source/B.G._Sports_Club), [Tent Sports Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tent_Sports_Club&action=edit&redlink=1), [Da Grande Sports Club](/source/Da_Grande_Sports_Club), and [Club Teenage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Club_Teenage&action=edit&redlink=1). New Radiant again dominated the group stage, notably defeating Tent Sports Club by 3–1 and Club PK by 8–0, but fell short in the playoff semi-final.[8][9]

### 2025–26

After a five-year absence from top-flight football, New Radiant officially returned to the Dhivehi Premier League for the 2025–26 season.[10] The club's return was marked by administrative controversy. Despite a storied history, New Radiant failed to secure automatic promotion, having been eliminated in the semi-final of the 2024–25 FAM Second Division by rivals Victory SC. However, in August 2025, [Super United Sports](/source/Super_United_Sports) withdrew from the Premier League citing financial insolvency.[11] On August 28, the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) Executive Committee voted to award the vacant 10th spot to New Radiant. The decision was justified on the grounds that New Radiant was the highest-ranked semi-finalist from the previous Second Division campaign[12] The "backdoor" promotion drew sharp criticism from other Second Division clubs and football pundits. Opponents argued that the spot should have remained vacant or contested via a playoff. Allegations of favoritism surfaced in local media, pointing to the fact that several members of the FAM held past or present ties to the New Radiant board. Despite these challenges, the Maldives Sports Council upheld the decision, allowing the "Blues" to compete.

New Radiant appointed Ali Suzain as head coach, along with major signings like [Ali Ashfaq](/source/Ali_Ashfaq) and [Ali Fasir](/source/Ali_Fasir), both returning for a fourth stint at the club.[13] [14] New Radiant began the campaign with a 6–0 victory over TC Sports Club and remained unbeaten for their first three matches.</ref> [15][16] They ultimately finished the season in 3rd place with 37 points, trailing champions Maziya S&RC and runners-up Odi SC. In cup competition, the "Blues" reached the semi-final of the [2026 President's Cup (Maldives)](/source/2026_President's_Cup_(Maldives)),[17] falling to Maziya in the semi-final.[18]

## Honours

### Domestic

- **[Dhivehi League](/source/Dhivehi_League)/[Dhivehi Premier League](/source/Dhivehi_Premier_League)** - **Champions (6)**: [2006](/source/2006_Dhivehi_League), [2012](/source/2012_Dhivehi_League), [2013](/source/2013_Dhivehi_League), [2014](/source/2014_Dhivehi_League), [2015](/source/2015_Dhivehi_Premier_League), [2017](/source/2017_Dhivehi_Premier_League)

- **[Maldives FA Cup](/source/Maldives_FA_Cup)** - **Winners (12)**: 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, [2013](/source/2013_Maldives_FA_Cup), [2017](/source/2017_Maldives_FA_Cup)

- **[Maldives National Championship / President's Cup](/source/President's_Cup_(Maldives))** - **Winners (12)**: 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, [2012](/source/2012_President's_Cup_(Maldives)), [2013](/source/2013_President's_Cup_(Maldives)), [2014](/source/2014_President's_Cup_(Maldives)), [2017](/source/2017_President's_Cup_(Maldives))

- **[Maldivian FA Charity Shield](/source/Maldivian_FA_Charity_Shield)** - **Winners**: [2013](/source/Maldivian_FA_Charity_Shield), [2014](/source/Maldivian_FA_Charity_Shield)

- **[Maldives Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Maldives_Cup_Winners'_Cup)** - **Winners**: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008

- **[Male' League](/source/Male'_League)** - **Winners**: 2004, [2018](/source/2018_Mal%C3%A9_League)

- **[POMIS Cup](/source/POMIS_Cup)**[19] - **Winners**: 1994, 1995, 1997

### Other

- **Veterans Cup** - **Winners**: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

- **[FAM Women's Football Championship](/source/FAM_Women's_Football_Championship)** - **Winners**: 2014, 2015

## Season by season records (1979–1999)

*Updated on 30 November 2015*

Season National Championship FA Cup POMIS Cup Cup Winners' Cup Season Top scorers Name Goal 1979 – – – 1980 – – – 1981 – – – 1982 Champion – – – 1983 – – – 1984 Runners-up – – – 1985 Runners-up – – – 1986 Runners-up – – 1987 Champion – Group stage – 1988 Runners-up Runners-up – 1989 Champion – 1990 Champion Runners-up – 1991 Champion Champion – 1992 Runners-up – 1993 Runners-up – 1994 Runners-up Champion Champion – 1995 Champion Runners-up Champion 1996 Champion 1997 Champion Champion Champion – 1998 Champion Runners-up Runners-up 1999 Runners-up Champion

Champions Runners-up Third place Undefined Not qualified

National Championship = President's Cup (Maldives) Cup Winners' Cup = Maldives Cup Winners' Cup – = Not yet Introduced or Not held

## 2000–present

*Updated on 04 April 2026*

Season Dhivehi League / Dhivehi Premier League Male' League Charity Shield President's Cup FA Cup POMIS Cup CW Cup Season Top scorers Division Pld GW D L GF GA Pts Pos Name Goal 2000 DL – – Third place 4th Champion 2001 DL 5th – NQ Champion NQ Third place Shah Ismail 17 2002 DL 7 3 1 3 13 8 10 4th 4th – 4th Runners-up – Third place Mausoom 2003 DL 12 7 1 4 24 18 22 4th 5th – Third place 4th GS Champion Ali Shiham 2004 DL 12 6 4 2 40 13 22 Runners-up Champion – Champion 4th – Third place Ibrahim Fazeel 2005 DL 12 7 3 2 28 10 24 Runners-up Third place – Runners-up Champion – Third place Ibrahim Fazeel 2006 DL 12 9 1 2 29 16 28 Champion 4th – Third place Champion – Runners-up Ali Umar 2007 DL 12 7 1 4 25 9 22 Runners-up – – Champion Champion – Runners-up Ali Ashfaq 2008 DL 12 6 2 4 28 19 20 4th – – 4th Runners-up – Champion Ahmed Thariq 2009 DL 18 6 5 7 31 33 23 4th – NQ 4th 4th – – Shamveel Qasim 2010 DL 21 11 3 7 44 31 36 4th – NQ Third place Runners-up – – 2011 DL 19 9 4 6 41 24 31 4th – NQ Runners-up 4th – – Ali Fasir 18 2012 DL 19 15 4 0 48 9 49 Champion – NQ Champion QF – – Ali Ashfaq 22 2013 DL 19 19 0 0 73 5 57 Champion – Champion Champion Champion – – Ali Ashfaq 44 2014 DL 19 17 1 1 57 8 52 Champion – Champion Champion Runners-up – – Ali Fasir 23 2015 DPL 14 10 3 1 27 13 33 Champion – Runners-up Runners-up – GS – Ashad Ali 7 2016 DPL 21 6 5 10 17 25 23 5th – NQ GS 3rd – – Izzath Abdul Baaree Hamza Mohamed 4 2017 DPL 14 13 0 1 44 9 39 Champion 3rd NQ Champion Champion – – Ali Fasir 21 2018 DPL 16 8 4 4 44 22 28 4th Champion CANCELLED – – – – Ali Fasir 27 2025-26 DPL 18 11 4 3 42 16 37 3rd – NQ Third place – – – Ali Fasir 15

Champions Runners-up Third place Relegated In progress Undefined Not qualified

Pld = Played GW = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position DL = Dhivehi League DPL = Dhivehi Premier League CW Cup = Maldives Cup Winners' Cup NQ = Not qualified n/a = No allocation slots in Maldives – = Not held or abolished QR2 = Second Qualifying Round R1 = Round 1 GS = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals

## Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1991 Asian Club Championship Qualifying Second round Mohammedan SC 0–2 3–0 0–5 1993–94 Asian Club Championship First round Youth League Club 3–0 0–2 5–0 Second round Mohammedan SC N/P1 8–0 N/P1 Quarter-final Al Qadisiya (w/o)2 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Ratnam Sports Club (w/o)3 Second round JCT FC 1–0 0–2 2–1 Second round East Bengal Club 3–0 2–0 3–2 Quarter-final Yokohama Flügels 0–2 5–0 0–7 1996–97 Asian Club Championship First round Pettah United SC 0–2 (w/o)n/p4 Second round JCT FC 1–0 0–2 2–1 Quarter-final Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 9–0 4th Pohang Steelers 0–6 Yokohama Marinos 10–0 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Beijing Guoan 0–4 8–0 0–12 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Mahendra Police 2–0 0–0 2–1 Second round Happy Valley 3–1 5–1 4–6 1999-00 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Công An Thành Phô Hồ Chí Minh 1–3 1–0 1–4 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Muktijoddha Sangsad 1–2 1–0 1–3 2002–03 AFC Champions League Qualification First Round Air Force 2–1(a.e.t.) 1–1 2–3 Qualification Second Round Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 7–0 7–0 2005 AFC Cup Group E Happy Valley 2–0 0–2 2nd Home United 1–0 2–0 Pahang FA 1–1 1–0 Quarter-final Al-Hussein (Irbid) 1–0 0–0 1–0 Semi-final Al-Faisaly (Amman) 1–1 4–1 5–2 2006 AFC Cup Group E Xiangxue Sun Hei 5–2 2–0 4th Perlis FA 0–0 6–0 Home United 5–3 2–0 2007 AFC Cup Group E Happy Valley 0–2 2–1 4th Mahindra United 0–2 1–0 Singapore Armed Forces FC 2–3 3–1 2008 AFC Cup Group E Perak FA 1–3 3–0 4th Kitchee 2–1 2–0 Singapore Armed Forces FC 0–3 1–1 2013 AFC Cup Group F Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 1–0 0–3 1st Persibo Bojonegoro 6–1 0–7 Yangon United 3–1 2–0 Round of 16 Selangor FA (w/o)3|2–0 (a.e.t.) Quarter-final Al-Kuwait 2–7 5–0 2–12 2014 AFC Cup Group E Home United 1–0 2–0 4th Churchill Brothers 3–0 1–2 Persipura Jayapura 0–2 3–0 2015 AFC Cup Group H Persib Bandung 0–1 4–1 3rd Lao Toyota 2–1 1–1 Ayeyawady United 0–3 0–0 2016 AFC Cup Group F Balestier Khalsa 2–2 3–0 4th Kaya FC 0–0 1–0 Kitchee 0–2 0–0 2018 AFC Cup Group E Dhaka Abahani 5–1 0–1 2nd Aizawl FC 3–1 1–2 Bengaluru FC 2–0 1–0

*1 [New Radiant](/source/New_Radiant) apparently qualified for quarter-final; reason unknown*

*2 [New Radiant](/source/New_Radiant) withdrew*

*3 [Ratnam](/source/Ratnam_Sports_Club) withdrew after 1st leg*

*4 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.*

## External links

- [New Radiant](https://web.archive.org/web/20070310192945/http://www.newradiant.maldivesoccer.com/) on maldivesoccer.com (archived 10 March 2007)

- [New Radiant](http://www.the-afc.com/english/national/default_club.asp?nationalID=64&clubID=65) on the-AFC.com

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [::maldivesoccer.com: club profile ::](http://www.maldivesoccer.com/v3/clubs/new%20radiant/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080311084051/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/v3/clubs/new%20radiant/) 2008-03-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). ["How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz). *goal.com*. [Goal](/source/Goal_(website)). Archived from [the original](https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz) on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Waheed, Moosa (26 January 2019). ["FAM suspends New Radiant Sports Club"](https://dev.miadhu.mv/en/articles/11560#:~:text=Reports-,news,Miadhu%20Online).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["New Radiant: Suspension was a personal decision"](https://oneonline.mv/en/4781#:~:text=27%20Jan%202019%2C%2014:32,club%20on%20their%20payment%20efforts.). 27 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["New Radiant settle payment to all foreign players and reach agreement with local players"](https://boalha.mv/news/2086#:~:text=New%20Radiant%20Sports%20club%20has,club%20owes%20to%20local%20players.). 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["FAM lifts Victory's suspension, offers New Radiant comeback chance"](https://en02.sun.mv/75294#:~:text=The%20decision%20was%20made%20with,see%20the%20two%20clubs%20return.). 7 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Buru to the final after defeating New Radiant on penalties in the semis"](https://mihaaru.com/sports/111588). 14 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["'Ras Vaadha' to decide which team gets promoted to the Premier League"](https://oneonline.mv/88175). 12 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Victory SC defeats New Radiant to return to the Dhivehi Premier League"](https://oneonline.mv/88194). 12 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["New Radiant set for first division comeback"](https://adhadhu.com/71913). 21 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Super United Sports withdraws from top Division"](https://adhadhu.com/72076). 26 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["SUS fined MVR 200,000; First Division slot awarded to New Radiant"](https://edition.mv/sports/43861). 31 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Ali Suzain appointed as New Radiant head coach"](https://adhadhu.com/71967). 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Ali Ashfaq, Raif, and Irufaan also to New"](https://adhadhu.com/72094). 26 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["After a 6 year, New Radiant returns to the top flight with a convincing win"](https://adhadhu.com/72960). 19 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["New radiant continue their winning run after beating United Victory"](https://adhadhu.com/73208). 19 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["New Radiant to the Semis after defeating Eagles"](https://adhadhu.com/78517). 13 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Maziya won against New after a great match"](https://adhadhu.com/78749). 21 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). ["Maldives – List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104120/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maledcuphist.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maledcuphist.html) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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