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2016 Dhivehi Premier League

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Season
  
2016

Relegated
  
BG Sports

Best goalkeeper
  
Sujan Perera (Eagles)

Champion
  
Maziya S&RC

Goals scored
  
214

Promoted
  
Green Street

Top goalscorer
  
Ali Fasir

Longest winning run
  
6 games Maziya S&RC

Start date
  
2016

Matches played
  
84

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Best player
  
Ali Fasir (T.C. Sports Club)

Similar
  
2016 Japanese Super Cup, 2016 Cambodian League, 2016 Sultan Haji Ahmad S, 2016 Saudi Super Cup, 2016 AFC U‑23 Championship

The 2016 Dhivehi Premier League was the second season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top division of Maldivian football. The season began on 19 April 2015. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.

Contents

Format

All eight teams play against each other in Three Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Dhivehi Premier League champion and qualified to the AFC Cup. Top four teams qualify for the President's Cup.

Teams

A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League season and one promoted from the 2015 Second Division Football Tournament.

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Round One & Two

Updated to games played on 22 August 2016.
Source: Soccerway FIFA
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2016 Dhivehi Premier League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Last updated: 22 October 2016.

References

2016 Dhivehi Premier League Wikipedia