President's Cup (Maldives)

President's Cup (known before 2005 as the National Championship)[1] is said to be the first tournament in the Maldives and also the birth of Football in the Maldives. The very first tournament was held in 1946, with 2006 seeing its 50th edition. The first edition ended with Customs and Naadhee Ahthamadhun both sharing the trophy.

For other uses, see President's Cup (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Presidents Cup.
President's Cup
Founded1946 (1946)
Region Maldives
Number of teams4
Current championsNew Radiant SC
Most successful club(s)Victory Sports Club

The current format of the President's Cup allows only the top four teams of the Dhivehi League to participate.

Winners

Maldives National Championship

Presidents's Cup

References
  1. "Maldives Soccer : Major Tournaments". maldivesoccer.net. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21.
  2. "Reds win President's cup 20th time". maldivesoccer.net. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  3. "First President's cup title". maldivesoccer.net. October 28, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
  4. "Victory lifts President Cup". maldivesoccer.net. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
  5. "New Radiant wins President's Cup 2013". maldivesoccer.net. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  6. "Webcast". maldivesoccer.net. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
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