# 2017 in Maldivian football

Overview of the 2017 season of association football in the Maldives.

## National teams
### Maldives national football team
#### 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification Third Round
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Oman | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 15 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 14–0 |
| 2 | Palestine | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 15 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | 2–1 | — | 8–1 | 10–0 |
| 3 | Maldives | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 7–0 |
| 4 | Bhutan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 0 | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Palestine 2–1 Oman, Oman 1–0 Palestine (Oman are ahead of Palestine on away goals).

#### Friendlies
### Maldives national under-19 football team
#### 2018 AFC U-19 Championship Qualification
##### Group B

* All matches are held in Kyrgyzstan.
* Times listed are UTC+6.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | |

#### 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Nepal (C) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Champion |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bhutan (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Nepal ahead of Bangladesh on head-to-head points: Bangladesh 1–2 Nepal

### Maldives national under-17 football team
#### 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Qualification
##### Group B

* All matches are held in Tajikistan.
* Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

#### 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
##### Group stage
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nepal (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |

### Maldives women's national football team
#### 2016 SAFF Women's Championship

Group stage was played in 2016. Maldives advanced to the tournament semi-finals as Group A runners-up.

##### Semi-final
## AFC competitions
### 2017 AFC Cup
#### Play-offs
##### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| South Asia Zone |||||
| Colombo | 2–4 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Thimphu City | 0–3 | Club Valencia | 0–0 | 0–3 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| South Asia Zone |||||
| Club Valencia | 2–5 | Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | 1–4 |

##### Group stage
###### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | MAZ | MOH | ABD |
| 1 | Bengaluru FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Maziya | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Maziya 0–1 Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya.

## League season
### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Radiant (C) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 39 | 2018 AFC Cup group stage and 2017 President's Cup |
| 2 | TC Sports | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 32 | 2017 President's Cup |
| 3 | Maziya | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 27 | 2017 President's Cup |
| 4 | G. Dh. Thinadhoo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 18 | 2017 President's Cup |
| 5 | Green Streets | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 16 | |
| 6 | Sh. Milandhoo | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 14 | |
| 7 | A. A. Maalhos | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 9 | |
| 8 | Dh. Kudahuvadhoo | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 40 | −34 | 3 | |

### Malé League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maziya (C) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 27 | 2017 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 2 | Green Streets | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 | 2017 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 3 | New Radiant | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 27 | 2017 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 4 | TC Sports Club | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 22 | 2017 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 5 | Eagles | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 22 | Malé League qualification |
| 6 | Victory | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 22 | Malé League qualification |
| 7 | Valencia | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | Malé League qualification |
| 8 | United Victory | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 3 | Malé League qualification |