The 2015 President's Cup was the 65th season of the President's Cup. New Radiant Sports Club were the defending champions, having beaten Eagles in last season's final in extra time.Blues make history Maldivesoccer. 01 December 2014
This was the first tournament under its current tournament format.
Participating teams According to the current format, all teams playing in the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League would appear in the President's Cup.League delayed and President's Cup to be played in two venues sun.mv (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015
Final draw The draw took place on 12 August 2015 at the FAM House in Male'.Taught teams to Addu City Maldivesoccer. 13 August 2015
Venues 2 venues in two islands were selected for the tournament.President's Cup in Addu and Kulhudhuffushi Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015 Group stage matches were played at both venues; (Group A matches in Kulhudhuffushi and Group B matches in Addu City), while the knock-out round matches were held at Addu City.
Addu City, Addu AtollKulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu AtollAddu Football StadiumKulhudhuffushi Zone StadiumCapacity: 5,000Capacity: 1,000
Background This was the second edition of this tournament that was played in a venue other than Male' since it was once held at Addu City in 1970. It was the first year that Kulhudhuffushi hosted the tournament.Vanelncia, Maziya, Victory to Addu & New Radiant to Kulhudhuffushi avas.mv (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015
Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head. Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match after the group stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner
Broadcasting rights The broadcasting rights for some matches of 2015 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
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