Season 2016 Relegated BG Sports Champion Maziya S&RC Goals scored 214 | Promoted Green Street Longest winning run 6 gamesMaziya S&RC Start date 2016 Matches played 84 | |
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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.
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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
1 ^ 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.