FAM Opens Registration for Dhivehi FA Cup, Deadline 1 December

The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) has opened the opportunity for parties wishing to participate in the Dhivehi FA Cup of the ongoing Dhivehi football season. FAM said the FA Cup is scheduled to begin on 12 December this coming month. With the opportunity to participate in the tournament opened, FAM said only clubs and associations registered with the Commissioner of Sports can take part in the tournament. FAM has requested interested parties to complete the special form for this and submit it via email to league@famaldives.com before 15:00 on 1 December. FAM said further information related to the tournament will be shared once the teams applying to participate are known. In last season's FA Cup, a total of eight teams participated: seven clubs from the First Division and one club from the Third Division. The Third Division club that competed was Blue Sports Club. The most recent champions are New Radiant Sports Club, which won the title by defeating TC Sports Club in the final. It was the 13th time New Radiant won the tournament. Last season, the FA Cup was held after a gap of four years. Before that, the tournament was last held in 2022, and before that in 2020. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition had to be concluded at the semi-final stage. The tournament was first held in 1988, with Club Valencia winning that edition.