Club Valencia
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Club Valencia is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. Nicknamed The Sunrisers, the club most recently competed in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.
History
The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.
The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Atletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.
The chairman of the club is Mr. Adheel Jaleel who was elected to the post in 2015.[citation needed]
Players (2023)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK MDV Mohamed Faisal 2 DF MDV Shafiu Ahmed 4 DF MDV Mohamed Sifaan 5 MF MDV Ahmed Rilwaan 7 MF MDV Abdul Wahid Ibrahim 8 MF MDV Ahmed Wisham 10 MF MDV Hassan Adham 13 DF MDV Akram Abdul Ghanee | No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF MDV Yoosuf Rameez 15 DF MDV Ibrahim Abdullah 16 MF MDV Ahmed Nishaan 19 DF MDV Hussain Mujthaba 23 MF MDV Shaheem Abdul Gadhir 25 GK MDV Ahmed Athif 29 DF MDV Abdulla Nawwaf 30 FW MDV Haidhar Akram | ||
| 1 | GK | MDV | Mohamed Faisal |
| 2 | DF | MDV | Shafiu Ahmed |
| 4 | DF | MDV | Mohamed Sifaan |
| 5 | MF | MDV | Ahmed Rilwaan |
| 7 | MF | MDV | Abdul Wahid Ibrahim |
| 8 | MF | MDV | Ahmed Wisham |
| 10 | MF | MDV | Hassan Adham |
| 13 | DF | MDV | Akram Abdul Ghanee |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | MDV | Yoosuf Rameez |
| 15 | DF | MDV | Ibrahim Abdullah |
| 16 | MF | MDV | Ahmed Nishaan |
| 19 | DF | MDV | Hussain Mujthaba |
| 23 | MF | MDV | Shaheem Abdul Gadhir |
| 25 | GK | MDV | Ahmed Athif |
| 29 | DF | MDV | Abdulla Nawwaf |
| 30 | FW | MDV | Haidhar Akram |
Honours
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
1988, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016
2013, 2022
1998, 2004, 2007
- POMIS Cup: 3
1992, 1996, 2001
2009
Veterans
- Veterans Cup: 3
2010, 2011, 2012
- Veterans Association Cup– Veterans: 1
2014
- Veterans Association Cup– Masters: 1
2014
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
2002–03: Qualifying East– 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 7 appearances
1986: Qualifying Stage 1992–93: Qualifying Stage 1995: Preliminary Round 1995: First Round 1996: Second Round 1999: First Round 2000: Second Round
- AFC Cup: 4 appearances
2004: Group Stage 2005: Group Stage 2009: Group Stage 2017: Preliminary Round
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
1996/97: Second Round 2000/01: First Round