2015 President's Cup (Maldives)
The 2015 President's Cup is the 65th season of the President's Cup. New Radiant Sports Club are the defending champions, having beaten Eagles in last season's final in extra time.[1]
| Country |  Maldives |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September – 30 September 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Maziya (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Radiant |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Alamu Bukola (3 goals) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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]
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 Male' since it was once held at Addu City in 1970. It is the first year for Kulhudhuffushi to host this tournament.[5]
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 |
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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 extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner
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 to the phase indicated.
| New Radiant | 3–1 | BG Sports |
|---|---|---|
Viliam  47', 90+2'Fazeel 48' |
Report | 26' David |
| TC Sports | 2–0 | Mahibadhoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nafiu 66' Rafael 90' |
Report |
| BG Sports | 1–0 | Mahibadhoo |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdhaan 70' |
Report |
| New Radiant | 0–1 | TC Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 45' Nafiu |
| New Radiant | 4–2 | Mahibadhoo |
|---|---|---|
| Alamu 27', 69', 90' Suhail 41' |
Report | 37' Da Silva 53' Naushaad |
| BG Sports | 1–0 | TC Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Philmon 4' |
Report |
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 to 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) | |||||
Final
| New Radiant | 1–3 | Maziya S&RC |
|---|---|---|
| Fasir 24' |
Report | 7' Asadhilla 39' Umair 66' 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
- 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