2015 President's Cup (Maldives)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Maldives |
| Dates | 15–30 September 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maziya (1st title) |
| Runner-up | New Radiant |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Alamu Bukola (3 goals) |
The 2015 President's Cup is the 65th season of the
This is the first tournament under its current tournament format.
Participating teams
According to the current format, all teams playing in the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League will be appearing in the President's Cup.[2]
Final draw
The draw took place on 12 August 2015 at the
Venues
2 venues in two islands were selected for the tournament.[4] Group stage matches are to be played at both venues; (Group A matches in Kulhudhuffushi and Group B matches in Addu City), while the knock-out round matches are scheduled to be held at Addu City.[3]
| Addu City, Addu Atoll | Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu Atoll | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Addu Football Stadium | Kulhudhuffushi Zone Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | ||
Background
This is the second edition of this tournament, being played in a venue other than
Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
|---|
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match after the group stage, a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 15 minute periods of
Broadcasting rights
The broadcasting rights for some matches of 2015 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Radiant (Q)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | TC Sports (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | BG Sports | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Mahibadhoo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziya (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Eagles (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Valencia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Victory | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 September – Addu City | ||||||
| New Radiant | 2 | |||||
| 4 October – Addu City | ||||||
| Eagles | 1 | |||||
| New Radiant | 1 | |||||
| 27 September – Addu City | ||||||
| Maziya S&RC | 3 | |||||
| Maziya S&RC (pen.) | 0(4) | |||||
| TC Sports | 0(2) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Maziya S&RC | 0–0 | TC Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Irufaan  Yaamin  Nashid Samdhooh Umair |
4–2 | Yohei Nafiu Naiz Rafael |
Final
| New Radiant | 1–3 | Maziya S&RC |
|---|---|---|
Fasir  24' |
Report | 7' Pablo |
Statistics
Scorers
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Assists
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References
- ^ Blues make history Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Maldivesoccer. 01 December 2014
- ^ League delayed and President's Cup to be played in two venues sun.mv (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015
- ^ a b Taught teams to Addu City Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Maldivesoccer. 13 August 2015
- ^ President's Cup in Addu and Kulhudhuffushi Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015
- ^ Vanelncia, Maziya, Victory to Addu & New Radiant to Kulhudhuffushi avas.mv (Dhivehi). 12 August 2015