Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé.[2] They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the first time in 2006.[3]
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| Full name | Maziya Sports and Recreation Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Green Boys | ||
| Short name | Maziya | ||
| Founded | January 23, 1996 | ||
| Ground | National Football Stadium, Malé | ||
| Capacity | 11,850 | ||
| Owner | Maziya Sport And Recreation | ||
| Chairman | Ahmed Sajid | ||
| Manager | Dragan Ðukanović | ||
| League | Dhivehi Premier League | ||
| 2023 | Dhivehi Premier League, 1st of 8 (champions) | ||
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History
The club was founded on 23 January 1996. The club is one of the most successful clubs in Maldives, having won the top tier domestic league five times in 2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022,2023
In the 2022 AFC Cup group-stages, Maziya witnessed a 1–0 defeat to Bashundhara Kings, but won their second match against Gokulam Kerala.[4] They were knocked out of the tournament after a 5–2 defeat in the last match to Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.[5] The club again featured in 2023–24 edition of AFC Cup.[6]
Seasons
Domestic
| Season | League | FA Cup | President's Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2015 | 1st | 4th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 21 | - | Winners |  Asadhulla Abdulla |
9 | Ali Suzain |
| 2016 | 1st | 1st | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | 47 | Quarterfinal | Semi-finals | Asadhulla Abdulla |
19 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 27 | Third | Semi-finals | Mohamed Umair |
8 |  Marjan Sekulovski Ismail Mahfooz |
| 2018 | 1st | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 38 | - | - | Asadhulla Abdulla |
14 | Ismail Mahfooz |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 1st | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 51 | Cancelled | - |  Cornelius Stewart |
15 | Marjan Sekulovski |
Continental
- As of match played 1 November 2024
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Cup | 48 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 90 |
| AFC Challenge League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 51 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 70 | 97 |
Honours
- Dhivehi Premier League
- Maldives FA Cup
- Maldivian FA Charity Shield
- Champions (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022,2023
- Malé League
- Champions (1): 2017
- President's Cup
- Champions (2): 2015,2023
- POMIS Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2015[7]
Current squad
- As of 31 October 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
Further reading
External links
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