The 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League was the ninth season of the Premier League, the top Maldivian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015.
Teams A total of 10 teams are participating in the league. Seven teams competed in the 2023 Dhivehi Premier League, while Odi Sports Club and Victory Sports Club were promoted from the 2023–24 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament.
New Radiant, who finished third among the relevant teams in the previous second division competition, were subsequently admitted to the Premier League following the withdrawal of Super United Sports from the competition. Super United Sports were subsequently relegated to the Maldivian Third Division Football Tournament.
Changes from the previous season
Promoted to the Premier League
Odi Sports Club
Victory Sports Club
New Radiant
Relegated to Second Division
None
Relegated to Third Division
Super United Sports
Teams and their divisions Note: Clubs are listed in alphabetical order.
Team Division Stadium Capacity Buru Sports Club Machchangolhi National Football Stadium 4,000 Club Eagles Maafannu Club Green Streets Machchangolhi Club Valencia Machchangolhi Maziya S&RC Maafannu New Radiant S.C. Henveiru Odi Sports Club Galolhu T.C. Sports Club Henveiru United Victory Galolhu Victory Sports Club Galolhu
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Other sponsors Buru Sports Club Mohamed Nizam Ali Hamdhaan Jozti None None Club Eagles Aspire Sports Timber House Club Green Streets Ali Nisthar Mohamed Rilwan Waheed Jozti None None Club Valencia Ahmed Mujuthaba Ethan Ibrahim Zaki Island Apparels None None Maziya S&RC Luisma Hernández Ali Samooh Island Apparels Ooredoo Maldives None New Radiant S.C. Ali Suzain Ali Fasir Jerzia Damietta Odi Sports Club Andrés García Mohamed Rasheed Obion WellCo Maldives T.C. Sports Club Ahsan Rasheed Mohamed Athif (co-coaches) Mohamed Ajufaan Island Apparels Damietta United Victory Mohamed Nazeeh Moosa Azeem Hassan Inked Maldives None None Victory Sports Club Gergely Geri Hassan Sufianu Jozti Damietta
1 Mohamed Faisal was captain of Buru Sports before leaving the club to join New Radiant on 2 December 2025.
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Maziya Dragan Dukanovic Dismissed 1 November 2024 Pre-season Luisma Hernández 10 January 2025 Victory Sports Club Mutual consent 31 March 2025 Pre-season 1 September 2025 Odi Sports Club Mutual consent 5 May 2025 Pre-season 9 March 2025 Club Eagles Appointed to Maldives national football team 21 August 2025 Pre-season 21 August 2025 New Radiant S.C. Appointed to Maldives national under-17 football team 21 August 2025 Pre-season 23 August 2025 Victory Sports Club End of interim spell 25 September 2025 9th 25 September 2025 Club Eagles Mutual consent 12 October 2025 9th 12 October 2025 T.C. Sports Club N/A 29 November 2025 8th 29 November 2025
Foreign players Player's name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Former Players Club Eagles Drago Maksimovic Ibrahim Lebbie Toshpulatov Abdumalik Marvin Lebbie Katsuyoshi Kimishima Green Streets Elsayed Abdelfattah Elsayed Mahmoud Shukurali Pulatov Obaida Kadhim Ojo Olorunleke Oluwasegun Valencia Stephane Blanc Guiller Martinez Davranbek Abduvakhapov Abdelatty Moussa Basal Mohamed Victory Sports Club Bence Balazs Farkas Miloš Lačný Javokhir Azamov Kiran Kumar Limbu Ahmed Mahmoud Mahmoud Al Youssef Maziya Luis Almeida Obeng Regan Nazim Mammadzada Sergio Mendigutxia TC Sports Chalana Chameera Ibrahim Oladimeji Daniel Emmanuel Boadu Prince Odi Sports Club Barnabás Tóth Ganiu Ogungbe Islam Fekry Keanu Marsh-Brown Karolis Laukžemis Suman Shrestha United Victory Mostafa Mahmoud Aly Elshazly Ali Adel Mustafa Ali Lancinet Sidibe Mohamed Samir Mohamed Mohamed Mosleh Saad New Radiant Guilherme Silva Furkaton Khasanboev Alhaji Gero Abdulai Bility Nixon Guylherme Buru Sports Club Hudson Jesus Diawandou Diagne Alaaeldin Nasr Elsayed
League table
Results First round Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Second round Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mohamed NaimBuru Sports12 Ali FasirNew Radiant Sergio MendigutxiaMaziya4 Hamza MohamedMaziya10 Hudson JesusBuru Sports6 Karolis LaukžemisOdi Sports8 Ibrahim Mahudhee HussainEagles Naiz HassanMaziya9 Muzdhan HassanOdi Sports7
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Naiz Hassan4MaziyaEagles5–118 September 2025 Karolis LaukžemisOdi SportsValencia7–126 September 2025 Hussain Suhadh SuhanUnited VictoryTC Sports4–130 September 2025 Ali FasirNew RadiantVictory4–021 October 2025 Sergio MendigutxiaMaziyaGreen Streets9–025 October 2025 Mohamed NaimBuru Valencia4–129 November 2025 Hudson Jesus4BuruUnited Victory9–012 December 2025 Notes 4 – player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Mohamed ShafeeuOdi Sports 72 Saqib HanifNew Radiant 5 Hussain ShareefMaziya3 Mohamed AshwaanEagles44 Mohamed YaameenVictory25 Mohamed FaisalBuru Sports1 Iyaan Abdul AleemMaziya
Relegation controversy On the final day of the season, Green Streets failed to fulfill their fixture against New Radiant, resulting in a 2–0 forfeit loss. The result allowed Green Streets to avoid relegation on goal difference, as a loss by four or more goals would have seen them drop below Club Valencia into the relegation zone. Following the match, Valencia accused Green Streets of match-fixing and petitioned the FAM, AFC, and FIFA. The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) subsequently fined Green Streets 50,000 rufiyaa and imposed a transfer ban, though the result was upheld. Green Streets denied the allegations, stating the no-show was caused by a viral outbreak of flu and diarrhea within the squad.
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