Year Champions Runners-Up
National Playoffs
1946 Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun [shared] [1st edition]
1947-64 not known
1964/65 not known
1966 not known
1967 not known [MCS/CAT champions Addu Atoll league]
1968 not known [Equipment/Fire champions Addu Atoll league]
1969 not known [*1]
1970 Addu DNC 1-1 Zamaanee Club (Male) [shared] [20th edition; *2]
1971 not known [Feydhoo DNC champions Addu Atoll league, runners-up: SUSF RAF Gan]
1972 Victory and DNC [shared] [*3]
1973 not known [*3]
1974 ASA Nooraaneemaage [Hithadhou Island]
1975 not known
1976 Victory
1977 Victory
1978 Victory
1979 not known
1980 Victory
1981 Victory
1982 New Radiant
Maldives First Division
1983 Victory Valencia
1984 Victory bt New Radiant
1985 Victory drw New Radiant [Victory on pen]
1986 Victory bt New Radiant
1987 New Radiant drw Valencia [New Radiant on pen]
1988 Victory 2-1 Club Lagoons
1989 Club Lagoons 0-0 4-3 Victory
1990 New Radiant 4-0 Valencia
1991 New Radiant 1-1 2-0 Victory
1992 Victory 0-0 1-0 New Radiant
1993 Valencia 7-0 New Radiant
1994 Valencia
1995 New Radiant 2-1 Valencia
1996 Victory 2-0 Valencia [other source reported Club Lagoons as champions]
1997 New Radiant 2-1 Hurriyya
1998 Valencia 1-1 2-0 Victory
1999 Valencia 2-1 Hurriyya
2000 Victory
2001 Victory 2-1 Valencia
2002 Victory 4-2 Valencia
2003 Victory 2-1 Valencia
2004 New Radiant 1-1 Valencia [aet, 6-5 pen]
2005 Victory 1-0 New Radiant
2006 Victory 0-0 Valencia [aet, 3-1 pen]
2007 New Radiant 3-1 Victory
2008 Valencia 3-2 Victory [aet]
Presidents Cup
2009 Victory 2-1 VB Sports
2010 VB Sports 5-2 Victory
2011 Victory 2-1 New Radiant [aet]
2012 New Radiant 0-0 Victory [aet, 2-1 pen]
2013 New Radiant 4-2 Maziya [aet]
2014 New Radiant 1-0 Eagles [aet]
2015 Maziya 3-1 New Radiant
2016 Eagles 1-0 TC Sports [aet]
2017 New Radiant 3-0 TC Sports
2018-20 not held
2021/22 Valencia 2-1 Maziya
2023 Maziya 2-0 Eagles
[*1] in 1969, DNC (=Delightful Neighbors Club) from Feydhoo first entered the
national tournament, beating Orchid Club (Malé) 3-1
[*2] the 20th edition in 1970, played on the atoll Addu (probably on Feydhoo)
was the only ever to be played outside of Malé
[*3] DNC reportedly won a soccer league 1973, but are listed with only 2
shared national titles; possibly they only won the regional Gan league;
see: http://www.feydhoo.com/Photoes/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=2;
in 1972 they won both the Gan League and the National Championship
NB: Valencia are also reported to have won the 'National Championship'
in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 but that must refer to a different
tournament from the above (which is called 'National Football Tournament'
at http://www.valencia.com.mv/Achievements.htm);
Victory were reported to have won 19 championships in all after their win in 2006
Number of Known Titles (in total 69 tournaments have been played (up to and including 2023))
21 Victory SC [NB: includes at least 1 shared title (1972)]
12 New Radiant
6 Valencia
2 DNC [both shared]
1 ASA Nooraaneemaage [also reported to have won in 1947]
Club Lagoons [later renamed IFC and then VB Sports]
Eagles [their win in 2016 was their first ever]
Maziya
VB Sports
1 Customs [shared]
Naadhee Ahthamadhun [shared]
Zamaanee Club [shared]
NB: DNC = Delightful (formerly Diligent) Neighbours Club; they were from
Feydhoo Island, Addu Atoll; club were dissolved 1975 or 1976
League in existence since 2000; combines the top teams from the Malé League
with teams from the other islands and used to be the final qualifying stage
for the national championship playoffs (see above); since 2009 apparently
considered the national championship.
2000 Victory
2001 Valencia
2002 Valencia
2003 Valencia
2004 Valencia
2005 Hurriyya
2006 New Radiant
2007 Victory
2008 Valencia
2009 VB Sports
2010 VB Sports
2011 VB Sports
2012 New Radiant
2013 New Radiant
2014 New Radiant
2015 New Radiant
2016 Maziya
2017 New Radiant
2018 TC Sports
2019/20 Maziya
2020/21 Maziya
2022 Maziya
2023 Maziya
Number of Titles (23)
6 New Radiant
5 Maziya
Valencia
3 VB Sports
2 Victory SC
1 Hurriyya
TC Sports
Since 2000 top teams from the Malé League qualified for Dhivehi league together
with some teams from other islands. Between 2007 and 2016 there was no such
qualifying stage restricted to Malé.
2001 Victory
2002 Island FC
2003 Victory
2004 New Radiant
2005 Valencia
2006 Victory
2007-16 not played
2017 Maziya
2018 New Radiant
Number of Titles (8)
3 Victory SC
2 New Radiant
1 Island FC
Maziya
Valencia
For clubs from the outer islands; since 2017, the semifinalists qualify for the Dhivehi league. 2016 B. Eydhafushi 1-0 TH. Thimarafushi 2017 DH. Kudahuvadhoo 2-0 GDH. Thinadhoo 2018 TH. Thimarafushi 3-0 SH. Foakaidhoo
With thanks to Erlan Manaschev; sources included: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhivehi_League
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