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Club Valencia (Maldives)

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Club Valencia
Full nameClub Valencia
Nickname(s)The Sunrisers
Founded16 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-16)
GroundNational Football Stadium, Malé
Capacity11,850
ChairmanAdheel Jaleel
ManagerMohamed Athif
LeagueDhivehi Premier League
2023DPL, 8th of 8

Club Valencia is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. Nicknamed The Sunrisers, the club most recently competed in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.

History

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The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.

The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Atletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.

The chairman of the club is Mr. Adheel Jaleel who was elected to the post in 2015.[citation needed]

Players (2023)

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Maldives MDV Mohamed Faisal
2 DF Maldives MDV Shafiu Ahmed
4 DF Maldives MDV Mohamed Sifaan
5 MF Maldives MDV Ahmed Rilwaan
7 MF Maldives MDV Abdul Wahid Ibrahim
8 MF Maldives MDV Ahmed Wisham
10 MF Maldives MDV Hassan Adham
13 DF Maldives MDV Akram Abdul Ghanee
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Maldives MDV Yoosuf Rameez
15 DF Maldives MDV Ibrahim Abdullah
16 MF Maldives MDV Ahmed Nishaan
19 DF Maldives MDV Hussain Mujthaba
23 MF Maldives MDV Shaheem Abdul Gadhir
25 GK Maldives MDV Ahmed Athif
29 DF Maldives MDV Abdulla Nawwaf
30 FW Maldives MDV Haidhar Akram

Honours

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Former crest of Club Valencia
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008[1]
2020
1988, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016
2013, 2022
1998, 2004, 2007
1992, 1996, 2001[2]
2009

Veterans

  • Veterans Cup: 3
2010, 2011, 2012
  • Veterans Association Cup – Veterans: 1
2014
  • Veterans Association Cup – Masters: 1
2014

Performance in AFC competitions

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2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round
1986: Qualifying Stage
1995: Preliminary Round
1995: First Round
1996: Second Round
1999: First Round
2000: Second Round
2004: Group Stage
2005: Group Stage
2009: Group Stage
2017: Preliminary Round
1996/97: Second Round
2000/01: First Round

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Club Valencia Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. ^ Ali, Hoodh (10 March 2002). "Maldives 2001 — POMIS Cup". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Felix Ahmed Aboagye (Player) – National Team Appearances – Club Appearances". www.national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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