2015 President's Cup (Maldives)

The 2015 President's Cup is the 65th season of the President's Cup. New Radiant Sports Club are the defending champions, having beaten Eagles in last season's final in extra time.^[1]

President's Cup

Tournament details
Country	Maldives
Dates	15–30 September 2015
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Maziya (1st title)
Runner-up	New Radiant
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	35 (2.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Alamu Bukola (3 goals)
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This is the first tournament under its current tournament format.

Participating teams

According to the current format, all teams playing in the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League will be appearing in the President's Cup.^[2]

Final draw

The draw took place on 12 August 2015 at the FAM House in Male'.^[3]

Venues

2 venues in two islands were selected for the tournament.^[4] Group stage matches are to be played at both venues; (Group A matches in Kulhudhuffushi and Group B matches in Addu City), while the knock-out round matches are scheduled to be held at Addu City.^[3]

Addu City, Addu Atoll	Addu City Kulhudhuffushi		Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Addu Football Stadium			Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium
0°38′28.68″S 73°8′28.8″E			6°37′N 73°3′E
Capacity: 5,000			Capacity: 1,000

Background

This is the second edition of this tournament, being played in a venue other than Male' since it was once held at Addu City in 1970. It is the first year for Kulhudhuffushi to host this tournament.^[5]

Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots

The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match after the group stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner

Broadcasting rights

The broadcasting rights for some matches of 2015 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Radiant (Q)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	TC Sports (Q)	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
3	BG Sports	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
4	Mahibadhoo	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: President's Cup
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

New Radiant	3–1	BG Sports
Viliam 47', 90+2' Fazeel 48'	Report	26' David

15 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

Referee: Shifan Abdul Raheem (Maldives)

TC Sports	2–0	Mahibadhoo
Nafiu 66' Rafael 90'	Report

16 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

BG Sports	1–0	Mahibadhoo
Hamdhaan 70'	Report

18 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

New Radiant	0–1	TC Sports
	Report	45' Nafiu

19 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

New Radiant	4–2	Mahibadhoo
Alamu 27', 69', 90' Suhail 41'	Report	37' Da Silva 53' Naushaad

21 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

BG Sports	1–0	TC Sports
Philmon 4'	Report

22 September

16:00

Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium, Kulhudhuffushi

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maziya (Q)	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Eagles (Q)	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	Valencia	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Victory	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: President's Cup
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Maziya	2–0	Valencia
Asadhulla 8' Imaz 45'	Report

16 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Victory	0–0	Eagles
	Report

16 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Valencia	2–4	Eagles
Nihaan 53' Awilo 59'	Report	18' Easa 58' Reyes 69' Nasheed 87' Rizuwan

18 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Maziya	2–0	Victory
Pablo 38' Yaamin	Report

19 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Maziya	1–1	Eagles
Umair 87' (pen.)	Report	42' (pen.) Easa

22 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Valencia	1–0	Victory
Nishan 26'	Report

22 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 September – Addu City
	New Radiant	2
					4 October – Addu City
	Eagles	1
					New Radiant	1
	27 September – Addu City
					Maziya S&RC	3
	Maziya S&RC (pen.)	0(4)
	TC Sports	0(2)

Semi-finals

New Radiant	2–1	Eagles
Rilwan 32' Ashad 84'	Report	81' (pen.) Abu

26 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Maziya S&RC	0–0	TC Sports
	Report
Penalties
Irufaan Yaamin Nashid Samdhooh Umair	4–2	Yohei Nafiu Naiz Rafael

26 September

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Final

Main article: 2015 President's Cup (Maldives) Final

New Radiant	1–3	Maziya S&RC
Fasir 24'	Report	7' Asadhilla 39' Umair 66' Pablo

4 October

16:00

Addu Football Stadium, Addu City

Referee: Ahmed Ameez (Maldives)

Statistics

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