Nickname(s) The Blues or NRSC Head Coach Bernardo Tavares Manager Nikola Kavazović Founded 1979 | Ground Capacity 11,981 2016 5th | |
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Full name New Radiant Sports Club Arena/Stadium Maldives National Football Stadium | ||
New Radiant Sports Club / ނިއުރޭޑިއަންޓް / the blues or nrsc is a Maldivian football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979 by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.
Contents
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- Titles won
- Best Moments
- Season by season records 1979 to 1999
- Season by season records 2000 to 2016
- Performance in AFC competitions
- Current squad
- Retired numbers
- Board of Directors
- Senior Management
- Club Officials
- References
New Radiant has won Dhivehi League five times, FA cup 11 times out of 28 and have won the Maldives Cup Winners' Cup four times. They won President's Cup 10 times and POMIS Cup 3 times.
1994
New Radiant won POMIS Cup and FA cup.
1995
The blues won POMIS Cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup.
1997
New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997.
1998
The club won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history.
1999
This year New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.
2000
This year New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.
2004
New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to qualify for the Asian cup.
2005
The blues reached the Semi-Finals of the AFC Cup 2005 and were beaten in semi finals by champions Al Faisaly of Jordan.
2006
2006 was a successful season for New Radiant. The blues won FA cup and the Dhivehi League.
2007
The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, both the FA cup and the President's Cup. Dhivehi League was dominated by New Radiantt during the early stages, but after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead. The winner was decided on the last match which the Blues lost against the Red Devils.
2008
The first tournament of the season, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost FA cup final against VB Sports Club. After dominated in the first games of season, but the Blues ended up with poor results in the League & Presidents' Cup. They were knocked out of the AFC Cup 2008 in the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.
2009
After 2002, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments. The Blues did not qualify for the AFC Cup 2009.
2010
The year 2010 was also an unsuccessful year for New Radiant. But the club ended the unbeaten streak of League Champions VB Sports Club in the FA cup semi final. However, similar to the previous years, they had to end the season with no success, as they lost the FA cup final against Victory.
2011
In 2011, the Club reached President's Cup final but lost against the Victory Sports club.
2012
They won 2012 Dhivehi League without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating Victory Sports Club in the final. During the whole season, New Radiant lost just one match, which was against Club Eagles in the Quarter Final of FA cup. They qualified for the AFC Cup 2013 and have brought the most promising young stars to the team in preparation for the continental stage.
2013
The blues won the first Charity Shield match from the beginning of the season and they won 2013 Dhivehi League shield, becoming the first team in the history to finish off the league with a 100 percent record, without losing or drawing any of their matches. In August 2013, they won the Veterans Cup (35+ age) for the first time. At the beginning of October, they won FA Cup after 5 years. New Radiant SC finished the season by winning the President's Cup and that completed the domestic season with a remarkable 100% winning record. This year the blues reached AFC Cup 2013 quarter final to make another records.
2014
On June 10, the blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield match by beating Maziya. The club won 2014 Dhivehi League three times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2015. On November 30, New Radiant SC won 2014 President's Cup three times in a row and that completed the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row. In this year, the Blues also won the 2014 FAM Women's Football Championship after beating Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
2015
In this year, the Blues reached President's Cup final but lost against Maziya. The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2016 group stage.
2016
This year New Radiant SC finished fifth position in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League and knockout in the group stage of AFC Cup 2016. The Blues finished 3rd in FA cup and knockout in the group stage of President's Cup. After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.
Titles won
Top Division
Others
Best Moments
Season by season records (1979 to 1999)
Updated on 30 November 2015
Season by season records (2000 to 2016)
Updated on 01 December 2016
Performance in AFC competitions
Current squad
As of 12 July 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.