Dhivehi League
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Dhivehi league is the official Maldivian soccer/football league which is held annually, organized by the Football Association of Maldives. Every year, 6 teams of the 1st Division (6 Teams from the second round of Divehi League of previous year) participate in the Zone 9 Qaulification round with the Champions and Runners up of the 2nd Division.
Zone 1-8 consists of the Atolls and the winner of zone 1-8 and the top 6 teams of Zone 9 Qualification participate in Dhivehi league.
The bottom 2 teams in the first round of Zone 9 Qualification are relegated to the 2nd Division. Also the bottom 2 teams in the 1st round of Dhivehi league are knocked out of the league with the remaining 6 teams advancing into the second round.
The top 4 teams of Dhivehi league qualify to play the Malé league that year.
[edit] Winners of Dhivehi League:
- 1983: Club Valencia
- 1984: Club Valencia
- 1985: Club Valencia
- 1986: Victory (Maldives)
- 1987: New Radiant
- 1988: Victory (Maldives)
- 1989: Club Lagoons
- 1990: New Radiant
- 1991: New Radiant
- 1992: Victory (Maldives)
- 1993: Victory (Maldives)
- 1994: Club Valencia
- 1995: New Radiant
- 1996: Club Lagoons
- 1997: New Radiant 2-1 Hurriyya
- 1998: Club Valencia 1-1 2-0 Victory (Maldives)
- 1999: Club Valencia 2-1 Hurriyya
- 2000: Victory (Maldives)
- 2001: Victory (Maldives) 2-1 Club Valencia
- 2002: Victory (Maldives) 4-2 Club Valencia
- 2003: Victory (Maldives) 2-1 Club Valencia
- 2004: New Radiant 1-1 Club Valencia [aet, 6-5 pen]
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