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The 2013 season is New Radiant Sports Club's 34th year in existence as a football club. New Radiant also participate in the AFC Cup this season, qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing first in the 2012 Dhivehi League.
| Chairman | Ali Waheed | |||
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| Head Coach | Velizar Popov (Until 7 October 2013)[1] Mohamed Iqbal Mohamed Nizam (Caretaker coaches)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | |||
| Dhivehi League | Winners | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| President's Cup | Winners | |||
| AFC Cup | Quarter finals | |||
| FA Charity Shield | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ali Ashfaq (31 goals) All: Ali Ashfaq (43 goals) | |||
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New Radiant finished as champions of last year's Dhivehi League, President's Cup and Charity Shield without losing a single game in the league. So they will be participating in the 2013 AFC Cup directly from the group stage.[3]
Velizar Popov was announced as the new head coach on 6 January 2013[4] following the resignation of Mohamed Shiyaz.[5] Mohamed Iqbal and Mohamed Nizam were named as the assistant coaches, while Ibrahim Shaaz Habeeb as the club manager. Later during the mid season, club part company with Shaaz on mutual understandings, due to his personal responsibility and other reasons.[6]
On 13 January 2013, New Radiant announced that Imran Mohamed will replace Ahmed Thoriq as the team captain, and Ali Ashfaq and Mohamed Umair will be the team vice-captains.[7]
Club announced their 5 new signings at the club's Gold Night. Ali Fasir returned to the Blues after a year, with Mohamed Umair, Rilwan Waheed, Moosa Yaamin and Hussain Niyaz Mohamed.[8]
On 27 January 2013, New Radiant announced the signing of a foreign defender Sylla Mansah.[9]
New Radiant unveiled their new set of signings, Mohamed Jazlaan, Ibrahim Ushamath and Mohamed Shifan at their Open Day.[10]
On 20 June 2013, New Radiant signed Akram Abdul Ghanee from Club Valencia and handed over his brother Assad Abdul Ghanee's number 13 jersey to him.[11] 3 days later on 23 June 2013, club signed Ismail Easa from Maziya. He was given his usual 15 number jersey.[12]
On 26 June 2013, club signed Yusif Nurudeen, a Ghana under–21 international from Medeama Sporting Club on loan until the end of this season.[13]
During the club's mid-term congress, Hassan Shujau and Mohamed Shafeeq were named as the new vice chairman of the club.[14] And club also announced that in honour of club supporters, New Radiant will vacant the number 12 jersey from next season.
New Radiant loaned three of their youth players; Mohamed Karam, Ali Athoof and Ibrahim Waheed to the Third division side Thoddoo FC.[15]
Supplier: MediaNet / Sponsor: Milo
State Trading Organization (STO) signed a sponsorship agreement with New Radiant on 14 February 2013.[16] On 6 July 2013, club announced the extension of the sponsorship agreement with the main sponsor Milo to another two years.[17]
On 31 July 2013, New Radiant signed a deal of MVR 1.4 million with Sports Power for two years (from 2014 season), with the local brand Sports Power as the club's kit provider.[18] The current kit provider is MediaNet since 2012.
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- As of 7 August 2013.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Niushad Ali |  |
GK | 8 November 1980 |
| 18 | Mohamed Jazlaan | |
GK | 12 April 1993 |
| 25 | Imran Mohamed (captain) | |
GK | 18 December 1980 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh |  |
DF | 19 April 1990 |
| 3 | Mohamed Shifan | |
DF | 8 March 1983 |
| 4 | Ahmed Abdulla | |
DF | 11 March 1987 |
| 6 | Yusif Nurudeen (On loan from Medeama Sporting Club) |  |
DF | 28 August 1992 |
| 8 | Rilwan Waheed | |
DF | 14 February 1991 |
| 11 | Sylla Mansah |  |
DF | 22 August 1983 |
| 13 | Akram Abdul Ghanee | |
DF | 19 March 1989 |
| 17 | Ibrahim Ushamath | |
DF | 23 February 1992 |
| 19 | Mohamed Ishan | |
DF | 23 March 1994 |
| 26 | Abdulla Jailam | |
DF | 24 June 1992 |
| — | Ibrahim Reehan | |
DF | 2 December 1992 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Ali Fasir | |
MF | 4 September 1988 |
| 15 | Ismail Easa | |
MF | 19 December 1989 |
| 16 | Hussain Niyaz Mohamed | |
MF | 19 March 1987 |
| 20 | Moosa Yaamin | |
MF | 29 December 1992 |
| 23 | Ahmed Niyaz | |
MF | 17 March 1980 |
| 28 | Hassan Muan | |
MF | 16 November 1993 |
| 29 | Abdulla Ziham | |
MF | 11 March 1995 |
| 31 | Ahmed Inaad | |
MF | 25 December 1991 |
| 37 | Mohamed Umair (vice-captain) | |
MF | 3 July 1988 |
| 39 | Ahmed Ali | |
MF | 9 August 1986 |
| 41 | Mohamed Mazin | |
MF | 13 January 1997 |
| — | Hassan Saaif | |
MF | 18 March 1996 |
| Strikers | ||||
| 7 | Ali Ashfaq (vice-captain) | |
FW | 6 September 1985 |
| 9 | Ahmed Thoriq | |
FW | 4 October 1980 |
| 10 | Ali Umar | |
FW | 5 August 1980 |
| 14 | Naavy Mohamed | |
FW | 6 July 1994 |
| 32 | Abdul Ghanee Ali | |
FW | 21 August 1986 |
| 36 | Ibrahim Suhail | |
FW | 13 August 1994 |
| Date | Opponents | Result F–A |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2014 | F. Nilandhoo | 1–5 | Ashfaq (2), Umair, Niyaz, Aiman |
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Charity Shield | Final | Winner | 22 February 2013 | |
| AFC Cup | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 5 March 2013 | 24 September 2013 |
| Dhivehi League | — | Winner | 26 February 2013 | 28 July 2013 |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | Winner | 5 August 2013 | 4 October 2013 |
| President's Cup | Semi final 1 | Winner | 8 October 2013 | 23 October 2013 |
Competition record
| Competition | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| FA Charity Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| AFC Cup | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 66.67 | |
| Dhivehi League | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | +68 | 100.00 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | |
| President's Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 25 | +88 | 91.18 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FA Charity Shield
AFC Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NRA | YAN | SH | PSB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Radiant |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 15 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | ||
 Yangon United |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 15 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 8–0 | ||
 Persibo Bojonegoro |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 34 | −29 | 1 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 3–3 |
New Radiant and Yangon United are tied on head-to-head record, and so are ranked by overall goal difference.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Radiant |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yangon United |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 5 March 2013 | Sun Hei | H | 1–0 | Umair 67' | 4,880 |
| 12 March 2013 | Persibo Bojonegoro | A | 7–0 | Umair 11', Ashfaq (5) 34', 50', 58', 70', 80', Umar 66' | 700 |
| 3 April 2013 | Yangon United | A | 0–2 | 539 | |
| 9 April 2013 | Yangon United | H | 3–1 | Umair 31', Fasir 38', Mansah 45+1' | 5,400 |
| 24 April 2013 | Sun Hei | A | 3–0 | Fasir (2) 61', 71', Umair 86' | 477 |
| 1 May 2013 | Persibo Bojonegoro | H | 6–1 | Ali Ashfaq (3) 28', 68', 81' (pen.), Umair (2) 31', 36', Umar 72' | 5,400 |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Dhivehi League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Radiant SC (C) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | +68 | 57 | 2014 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Maziya | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 37 | 2014 Dhivehi League |
| 3 | BG Sports | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 24 | |
| 4 | All Youth Linkage | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 24 | |
| 5 | Club Valencia | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Eagles | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 17 | |
| 7 | Victory SC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 12 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 8 | VB (R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2013. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Matches
| Date | Round | Opponents | Result F–A |
Scorers | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2013 | 1 | VB Addu | 10–1 | Fasir 12', Umar (2) 21', 30', Ashfaq (4) 32', 34', 45', 57, Niyaz 75', Umair (2) 82' 90' | 1st |
| 18 March 2013 | 1 | BG Sports | 1–0 | Abdulla 55' | 1st |
| 24 March 2013 | 1 | Valencia | 5–0 | Ashfaq (2) 5', 32', Umair 19', Fasir (2) 72', 89' | 1st |
| 28 March 2013 | 1 | Club AYL | 3–0 | Thoriq 12', Umair (2) 71' (pen.), 80' (pen.) | 1st |
| 16 April 2013 | 1 | Eagles | 4–0 | Umar 61', Yaamin 71', Ashfaq 83' (pen.), Niyaz 86' | 1st |
| 6 May 2013 | 1 | Maziya | 4–2 | H. Niyaz 15', Umair (2) 26', 72', Ashfaq 70' | 1st |
| 20 May 2013 | 1 | Victory | 4–0 | Umar 21', Ashfaq (3) 24', 38', 88' | 1st |
| 24 May 2013 | 2 | Maziya | 2–0 | Fasir 7', Ashfaq 83' | 1st |
| 29 May 2013 | 2 | BG Sports | 1–0 | Umair 81' | 1st |
| 3 June 2013 | 2 | Valencia | 2–1 | Ashfaq (2) 72' (pen.), 80' (pen.) | 1st |
| 10 June 2013 | 2 | Eagles | 5–0 | Ashfaq (3) 39', 51' (pen.), 60', Umar 67', Mansah 77' | 1st |
| 14 June 2013 | 2 | VB Addu | 2–0 | Ashfaq 16', Umair 54' (pen.) | 1st |
| 19 June 2013 | 2 | Victory | 3–0 | Umair 25', Fasir 27', Ashfaq 70' | 1st |
| 23 June 2013 | 2 | Club AYL | 5–0 | Umair 21', Ashfaq (2) 31' (pen.), 52', Easa 71', Niyaz 87' | 1st |
| 30 June 2013 | 3 | Club AYL | 10–0 | Yamaan 1' (o.g.), Shifan 8', Ashfaq (5) 10', 48', 54', 84', 87', Easa 25', Umair 41', Fasir 88' | 1st |
| 5 July 2013 | 3 | BG Sports Club | 2–1 | Umair 16' (pen.), 43' | 1st |
| 16 July 2013 | 3 | Valencia | 2–0 | Ashfaq (2) 5', 56' | 1st |
| 20 July 2013 | 3 | Eagles | 7–0 | Umair 26', Ashfaq (3) 45+1', 48', 79, Fasir (2) 68', 87', H. Niyaz 81' | 1st |
| 28 July 2013 | 3 | Maziya | 1–0 | Umair 22' | 1st |
FA Cup
* Victory Sports Club withdraw from 2013 FA Cup and the match awarded New Radiant a 2–0 win.
President's Cup
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