The 2012 season is New Radiant Sports Club's 33rd year in existence as a football club.
Background New Radiant finished at the 4th position of last year's Dhivehi League, 4th in FA Cup as they were beaten in the third place play-off match and as runners-up of the President's Cup.
Club appointed Ali Waheed, as the new chairman of the club and he appointed the team skipper Ahmed Thoriq as the club's new general secretary.
On 7 January 2012, club decided to establish a youth academy this year.
New Radiant signed Ibrahim Fazeel, Ali Ashfaq, Ali Umar and Imran Mohamed to strengthen club's goal, midfield and attack for the 2012 season, while Ahmed Niyaz and Adam Shareef renewed their contract with the club.
Ashfaq's signing was a Maldivian record signing of MVR 1.4 million.
Sobah Mohamed, Fareed Mohamed, Mohamed Jameel and Charles Wright Gaye left the club ang joined VB Addu FC.
They also signed 2 Nigerian defenders, Kudus Omolade Kelani and Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh before the start of the season.
Club announced the signing of Ahmed Afrad, Mohamed Hussain and Ivan Karamanov during the mid-season break.
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Friendlies
Mid-season DateOpponentsResultF–AScorers30 June 2012Mahibadhoon/a1 July 2012Vilamendhoo Resortn/a
Competitions
Overall
Competition Started round Finalposition / round First match Last match Dhivehi League — Winner 18 April 2012 5 October 2012 FA Cup Quarter-finals 12 September 2012 President's Cup Final Qualifier Winner 8 October 2012 15 October 2012
Competition record
CompetitionRecordGWD*LGFGAGDWin % Dhivehi League FA Cup President's Cup Total *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Dhivehi League
League table PosTeamQualification or relegation1New Radiant SC191540489+39492013 AFC Cup group stagePresident's Cup2Victory Sports Club1911445026+2437President's Cup3Maziya S&RC1911264224+18352013 AFC Cup group stage 1President's Cup4VB Addu FC197484745+225President's Cup Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 Maziya S&RC qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the 2012 Maldives FA Cup. Updated to games played on 6 October 2012. Source: RSSSF.com
Matches
DateRoundOpponentsResultF–AScorers18 April 20121VB Addu4–0Umar 18', Ashfaq (2) 68', 90+3', Thoriq 90+1'28 April 20121Club AYL3–0Abdulla 34', Ashfaq 43', Fazeel 50' (pen.)5 May 20121Valencia3–0Ashfaq 8', Abdulla 49', Fazeel 89'11 May 20121Eagles1–1Fazeel 90+5'20 May 20121Vyansa0–026 May 20121Victory5–1Thoriq (2) 21', 31', Fazeel 71', Ashfaq (2) 90+2' (pen.), 90+4'31 May 20121Maziya1–0Umar 75'5 June 20122Victory0–010 June 20122Maziya5–1Abdulla 26' (pen.), Ashfaq (2) 28', 90, Thoriq (2) 78', 88'10 July 20122EaglesUmar 36,15 July 20122ValenciaKaramanov 20', Ashfaq (2) 23', 84', Thoriq (2) 51', 73'31 July 20122VyansaAshfaq 28'6 August 20122VB AdduFazeel 15', Thoriq (3) 53', 79', 82', Ashfaq 90+4'11 August 20122Club AYLFazeel 40' (pen.), Abdulla 76'19 September 20123Eagles2–0Fazeel 55', Ashfaq 87'23 September 20123VB Addu27 September 20123VictoryKaramanov 44', Ashfaq (2) 66', 89'30 September 20123Club AYLAshfaq (5) 36', 52', 84' (pen.), 87', 88' 5 October 20123MaziyaFazeel 17', Thoriq 37'
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsResultF–AScorers12 September 2012Quarter-finalsEagles
President's Cup
DateRoundOpponentsResultF–AScorers8 October 2012Final QualifierVictory(aet)Ashfaq 100' (pen.), Imran 112'15 October 2012FinalVictory (aet)(2–1 p)
See also List of unbeaten football club seasons
References