The 2017 Dhivehi Premier League season is the third season of the Dhivehi Premier League, first according to its new format. The season features eight teams; four teams from 2017 Malé League and for teams from 2017 Minivan Championship, each playing 14 matches during the regular season.
Qualified teams
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Team Qualified format Date qualified Ref A. A. Maalhos Minivan Championship semi finalist 12 July 2017 Green Streets 2017 Malé League top 4 18 July 2017 Dh. Kudahuvadhoo Minivan Championship semi finalist 12 July 2017 G. Dh. Thinadhoo Minivan Championship semi finalist 13 July 2017 Maziya 2017 Malé League top 4 3 July 2017 New Radiant 2017 Malé League top 4 8 July 2017 Sh. Milandhoo Minivan Championship semi finalist 13 July 2017 TC Sports 2017 Malé League top 4 19 July 2017
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach CaptainA. A. Maalhos Ali Nisthar Mohamed Green Streets Sobah Mohamed Faruhad IsmailDh. Kudahuvadhoo Mohamed Shiyaz G. Dh. Thinadhoo Ali Suzain Maziya Ismail Mahfooz Asadhulla AbdullaNew Radiant Óscar Bruzón Imran Mohamed Sh. Milandhoo Mohamed Nasir TC Sports Mohamed Nizam Ali Nafiu
Coaching changes Team Outgoing Head Coach Incoming Head Coach G. Dh. Thinadhoo Álvarez Sánchez Juan Manuel Martinez Saezތިނަދުއަށް އަނެއްކާ ވެސް ސްޕެއިން ކޯޗެއް Sun Online (Dhivehi). access date:26 July 2017 G. Dh. Thinadhoo Juan Manuel Martinez Saezހަގީގަތާ ހިލާފު ވާހަކަދައްކާ ކަމަށް ބުނެ ތިނަދޫ އިން ކޯޗު ވަކިކޮށްފި Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). access date:27 September 2017 Ali Suzainތިނަދޫ ކޯޗުކަމާ ސުޒޭން ހަވާލުވެއްޖެ Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). access date:19 October 2017 Maziya Marjan Sekulovskiމާޒިޔާ އިން ސެކުލޮސްކީ ދޫކޮށްލައިފި Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). access date:29 October 2017 Ismail Mahfoozތިން އަހަރަށް ފަހު އިންމަ އެނބުރި މާޒިޔާ އަށް Mihaaru Sports (Dhivehi). access date:01 November 2017
Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian) A. A. Maalhos Angel Carrasco Muñoz Saqib Hanif Green Streets Petro Kovalchuk Ilya Sobol Viliam Macko Jun Kochi Dh. Kudahuvadhoo Afonja jibola G. Dh. Thinadhoo Pecharroman Alain Ruslan DzhanybekovMaziya Miloš Kovačević Andrej Kerić Bojan Mihajlovic Mahmoud Al-Youssef New Radiant Adrián Gallardo Valdés Candela Stevan Marković Hussein Eldor Sh. Milandhoo TC Sports Cornelius Stewart Easa El-Maghrabi Halil El-Bezawy Kiran Chemjong
League table
Season summary
Round One & Two
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Matches
First round A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Second round
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Ali AshfaqNew Radiant132 Ali FasirNew Radiant12 Angel Carrasco MuñozMaalhos4 Adrián Gallardo ValdésNew Radiant105 Cornelius StewartTC Sports96 Mohamed UmairMaziya87 Ishan IbrahimMilandhoo7 Ibrahim MahudheeTC Sports Jose Alexander Hernandez AvilaThinadhoo10 Ahmed RizuvanThinadhoo6 Andrej KerićMaziya
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ali Nafiu TC Sports Kudahuvadhoo 6–1 Ali Fasir New Radiant Milandhoo 7–1 Angel Carrasco Muñoz Maalhos Milandhoo 5–1 Ali Ashfaq New Radiant Maalhos 7–1 Mohamed Umair Maziya Maalhos 6–0 Jose Alexander Hernandez Avila Thinadhoo Green Streets 7–0 Ishan Ibrahim Milandhoo Thinadhoo 3–2
References