Club Valencia
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| Full name | Club Valencia | ||
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| Nickname(s) | VLC/VAL | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Ground |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium Malé, Maldives | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ibrahim Raee Rasheed | ||
| Coach | Mohamed Shiyaz(Mohan) | ||
| League | Dhiraagu Dhivehi League | ||
| 2012 | Dhivehi League, 7th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Club Valencia is a football club based in Malé, Maldives that plays in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi League. Club Valencia was the first Maldivian club to pay a salary for its players.
Club Valencia has won five National Championships, four Maldives FA Cups, six Maldives Cup Winners' Cups, and three POMIS Cups and Youth Championship 2013.
History
The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.
The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Athletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.
An election was held during March 2012 for new posts. The new chairman of the club is Ibrahim Raee Rasheed, and the new vice chairman is Vadi Hassan Abdulla.
Players
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
League
- 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2008
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
Cups
- 1988, 1995, 1999, 2004
- Veterans Cup: 3
- 2010,2011,2012
- 2013
- Maldives Cup Winners' Cup: 6
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007
- POMIS Cup: 3
- 1992, 1996, 2001
- Inter-cone trophy held at Sri Lanka: 1
- 1993
- Charity Shield: 1
- 2009
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 6 appearances
- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1995: Preliminary Round
- 1995: First Round
- 1996: Second Round
- 1999: First Round
- 2000: Second Round
- AFC Cup: 3 appearances
- 2004: Group Stage
- 2005: Group Stage
- 2009: Group Stage
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1996/97: Second Round
- 2000/01: First Round
External links
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