| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Maldives |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maziya S&RC |
| Runners-up | Club Valencia |
The 2022 Maldives FA Cup was the 30th edition of the Maldives FA Cup, the premier domestic knockout football competition organized by the Football Association of Maldives.
The tournament marked the return of the FA Cup after several years of disruption,[1] with the previous completed edition having taken place in 2017,[2] when New Radiant defeated TC Sports Club on penalties to secure a record-extending 12th FA Cup title.
An attempt to stage the competition during the 2019–20 season was made; however, the tournament was abandoned at the quarter-final stage and declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The final was played on 21 August 2022, in which Maziya S&RC defeated five-time winners Club Valencia to claim their third FA Cup title.[4] As Maziya had also won the 2022 Dhivehi Premier League, the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-off spot was instead awarded to the league runners-up, Club Eagles.[4]
Teams
A total of nine teams are participating in the tournament.[1] These include all eight clubs from the 2022 Dhivehi Premier League, along with one team from the Second Division Biss Buru Sports Club.[1]
New Radiant, the most successful club in the history of the competition with 12 titles and the defending champions from the last completed edition in 2017, did not take part in the tournament despite having been cleared from a suspension imposed in 2019.[1]
The official draw for the tournament was held on 3 August 2022 at the FAM House in Malé.[1]
Play-off
| 12 August 2022 | Super United Sports | 10–0 | Biss Buru Sports Club | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Atheeq  6'Aiham I 19', 70', 90+2' (pen.)Sakhaau 33'Husaam 64', 76'Nasooh 69', 82'Hameed 87' |
Report |
Quarter finals
| 12 August 2022 | Maziya S&RC | 3–1 | United Victory | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Akram 16' Naiz 66'Hamza 82' |
Report | 19' Bassam |
| 13 August 2022 | Club Green Streets | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | TC Sports Club | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Pulatov 38' |
Report | 24' Salah |
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| Penalties | ||||
Pulatov  Ansar  Nazeem Faruhadh Rilwan |
Musllih Saad Ahnaf Eenaaz Ajufaan |
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| 13 August 2022 | Club Valencia | 2–1 | Da Grande Sports Club | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Ashad 14' Sufianu 18' |
Report | 55' Hernandez |
| 15 August 2022 | Club Eagles | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Super United Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Bruno 31' Ziyan 82' |
Report | 18' Atheeq 68' Samir |
Semi finals
| 18 August 2022 | Maziya S&RC | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Club Green Streets | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Akram 45+4' Hamza 97'Yaamin 120' |
Report | 66' Rilwan |
Third place match
| 21 August 2022 | Club Green Streets | 2–0 Awarded[note 1] | Super United Sports | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 16:00 | Report |
Final
| 21 August 2022 | Maziya S&RC | 2–0 | Club Valencia | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| 21:00 | Naiz 14' Hamza 32' |
Report |
Notes
- The third-place match was not played after Super United Sports declined to play due to limited player availability and concerns over their upcoming relegation play-off in the Dhivehi Premier League, they had forfeited the game; the rules for forfeited games deem that the match, and the third plpace, be awarded as a 2–0 win for Club Green Streets.[5]
References
- "FA Cup to begin on 12th of this month". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "New Radiant wins FA Cup for 12th time". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "Coronavirus - FAM cancels FA cup and President cup". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
- "Maziya beat Valencia to win FA Cup". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- "SUS decides not to play; FA Cup 3rd to Green Streets". Adhadhu (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
External links
- FA Cup at Mihaaru Online