New Radiant S.C.

New Radiant

Full name	New Radiant Sports Club
Nickname(s)	New Radiant The Blues
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Ground	National Stadium Malé
Capacity	11,850
Head coach	Sobah Mohamed
League	Dhivehi Premier League
Home colours Away colours

New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979^[1] by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.

New Radiant has won Dhivehi League/Dhivehi Premier League six times, FA cup 12 times out of 29 and have won the Maldives Cup Winners' Cup four times. They won President's Cup 12 times and POMIS Cup 3 times. In 2019 Football Association of Maldives suspended New Radiant from all football related activities due to unpaid wages to the players and failing to pay fines amounting to almost US$2 Million to FIFA and FAM.

History

1994–1999

In 94' Season, New Radiant won POMIS Cup and FA cup. In 95' Season, the blues won POMIS Cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup. New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997. In 98' Season, the blues won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history. In 1999, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2000–2003

In the year 2000, New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.

2004–2008

In 04' Season, New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to qualify for the Asian cup.

In 2005 Season, The blues reached the Semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2005 and were beaten in semi-finals by champions Al Faisaly of Jordan.

In 2006, was a successful season for New Radiant. The blues won FA cup and the Dhivehi League.

In 07' Season, The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, both the FA cup and the President's Cup. Dhivehi League was dominated by New Radiantt during the early stages, but after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead. The winner was decided on the last match which the Blues lost against the Red Devils.

In 2008, The first tournament of the season, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost FA cup final against VB Sports Club. After dominated in the first games of season, but the Blues ended up with poor results in the League & Presidents' Cup. They were knocked out of the AFC Cup 2008 in the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.

2009–2011

In 2009 Season, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments after 2002. The Blues did not qualify for the AFC Cup 2009. The year 2010 was also an unsuccessful year for New Radiant. But the club ended the unbeaten streak of League Champions VB Sports Club in the FA cup semi-final. However, similar to the previous years, they had to end the season with no success, as they lost the FA cup final against Victory. In 2011, the Club reached President's Cup final but lost against the Victory Sports club.

2012–2015

They won 2012 Dhivehi League without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating Victory Sports Club in the final. During the whole season, New Radiant lost just one match, which was against Club Eagles in the quarter-final of FA cup. They qualified for the AFC Cup 2013 and have brought the most promising young stars to the team in preparation for the continental stage.

In 2013, the blues won the first Charity Shield match from the beginning of the season and they won 2013 Dhivehi League shield, becoming the first team in the history to finish off the league with a 100 percent record, without losing or drawing any of their matches. In August 2013, they won the Veterans Cup (35+ age) for the first time. At the beginning of October, they won FA Cup after 5 years. New Radiant SC finished the season by winning the President's Cup and that completed the domestic season with a remarkable 100% winning record. This year the blues reached AFC Cup 2013 quarter final to make another records.

In 2014 Season, On June 10, the blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield match by beating Maziya. The club won 2014 Dhivehi League three times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2015. On November 30, New Radiant SC won 2014 President's Cup three times in a row and that completed the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row. In this year, the Blues also won the 2014 FAM Women's Football Championship after beating Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).

In 2015, the Blues reached President's Cup final but lost against Maziya. The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2016 group stage.

2016

In 2016, New Radiant SC finished fifth position in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League and knockout in the group stage of AFC Cup 2016. The Blues finished 3rd in FA cup and knockout in the group stage of President's Cup. After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.

2017–2018

The Blues finished 3rd in Male' League and promoted to 2017 Dhivehi Premier League. In this year New Radiant SC won 2017 Dhivehi Premier League and qualify AFC Cup 2018 group stage. Also won FA cup & President's Cup by beating TC Sports Club.

In 2018, New Radiant SC finished second of AFC Cup 2018 Group F. This year the blues won Male' League after 2004.

International Friendly

Bashundhara Kings v New Radiant SC

21 September 2018 international friendly	Bashundhara Kings	4–1	New Radiant SC	Nilphamari
				Stadium: Sheikh Kamal Stadium

Honours

Domestic

• Dhivehi League/Dhivehi Premier League
  • Champions (6): 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
• Maldives FA Cup
  • Winners (12): 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017
• Maldives National Championship / President's Cup
  • Winners (12): 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
• Maldivian FA Charity Shield
  • Winners: 2013, 2014
• Maldives Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008
• Male' League
  • Winners: 2004, 2018
• POMIS Cup^[2]
  • Winners: 1994, 1995, 1997

Other

• Veterans Cup
  • Winners: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
• FAM Women's Football Championship
  • Winners: 2014, 2015

Best moments

• 1987 – Represented Maldives in the Football event of South Asian Games
• 1995 – Played in Asian Cup Winners Cup
• 1996 – Played in Asian Cup Winners Cup
• 1997 – Won all the tournaments of the season (POMIS Cup, FA cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup)
• 1998 – Won FA cup thrice in three years
• 2005 – Reached Semi-finals of AFC Cup 2005
• 2006 – Won Dhivehi League for the first time
• 2007 – Won FA cup again for thrice in three years.
• 2008 – Won Cup winners cup by beating Victory Sports Club in final. This was the last Cup winners cup tournament.
• 2012 – Won Dhivehi League without losing a single game and President's Cup. In every games of the season, not conceded two goals in a single match, which was a local record.
• 2013 – Won all the domestic tournaments (Maldivian FA Charity Shield, 2013 Dhivehi League, FA cup, President's Cup) and finished the domestic season with a 100% winning record. Finished top of the group AFC Cup 2013 with a top scoring team in first round & reached Quarter finals of AFC Cup 2013.
• 2014 – The club won 2014 Dhivehi League & President's Cup three times in a row . This was the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row.
• 2015 – The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row .
• 2017 – The club won 2017 Dhivehi Premier League, FA cup & President's Cup.

Season by season records (1979–1999)

Updated on 30 November 2015

Season	National Championship	FA Cup	POMIS Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	Season Top scorers
					Name	Goal
1979		–	–	–
1980		–	–	–
1981		–	–	–
1982	Champion	–	–	–
1983		–	–	–
1984	Runners-up	–	–	–
1985	Runners-up	–	–	–
1986	Runners-up	–	–
1987	Champion	–	Group stage	–
1988	Runners-up	Runners-up	–
1989		Champion		–
1990	Champion	Runners-up		–
1991	Champion	Champion		–
1992	Runners-up			–
1993	Runners-up			–
1994	Runners-up	Champion	Champion	–
1995	Champion	Runners-up	Champion
1996		Champion
1997	Champion	Champion	Champion	–
1998		Champion	Runners-up	Runners-up
1999		Runners-up		Champion

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Undefined

Not Qualified

National Championship = President's Cup (Maldives) Cup Winners' Cup = Maldives Cup Winners' Cup – = Not yet Introduced or Not held

Season by season records (2000–2018)

Updated on 03 June 2018

Season	Dhivehi League / Dhivehi Premier League									Male' League	Charity Shield	President's Cup	FA Cup	POMIS Cup	CW Cup	Season Top scorers
	Division	Pld	GW	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos							Name	Goal
2000	DL									–	–	Third place	4th		Champion
2001	DL									5th	–	NQ	Champion	NQ	Third place	Shah Ismail	17
2002	DL	7	3	1	3	13	8	10	4th	4th	–	4th	Runners-up	–	Third place	Mausoom
2003	DL	12	7	1	4	24	18	22	4th	5th	–	Third place	4th	GS	Champion	Ali Shiham
2004	DL	12	6	4	2	40	13	22	Runners-up	Champion	–	Champion	4th	–	Third place	Ibrahim Fazeel
2005	DL	12	7	3	2	28	10	24	Runners-up	Third place	–	Runners-up	Champion	–	Third place	Ibrahim Fazeel
2006	DL	12	9	1	2	29	16	28	Champion	4th	–	Third place	Champion	–	Runners-up	Ali Umar
2007	DL	12	7	1	4	25	9	22	Runners-up	–	–	Champion	Champion	–	Runners-up	Ali Ashfaq
2008	DL	12	6	2	4	28	19	20	4th	–	–	4th	Runners-up	–	Champion	Ahmed Thariq
2009	DL	18	6	5	7	31	33	23	4th	–	NQ	4th	4th	–	–	Shamveel Qasim
2010	DL	21	11	3	7	44	31	36	4th	–	NQ	Third place	Runners-up	–	–
2011	DL	19	9	4	6	41	24	31	4th	–	NQ	Runners-up	4th	–	–	Ali Fasir	18
2012	DL	19	15	4	0	48	9	49	Champion	–	NQ	Champion	QF	–	–	Ali Ashfaq	22
2013	DL	19	19	0	0	73	5	57	Champion	–	Champion	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ali Ashfaq	44
2014	DL	19	17	1	1	57	8	52	Champion	–	Champion	Champion	Runners-up	–	–	Ali Fasir	23
2015	DPL	14	10	3	1	27	13	33	Champion	–	Runners-up	Runners-up	–	GS	–	Ashad Ali	7
2016	DPL	21	6	5	10	17	25	23	5th	–	NQ	GS	3rd	–	–	Izzath Abdul Baaree Hamza Mohamed	4
2017	DPL	14	13	0	1	44	9	39	Champion	3rd	NQ	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ali Fasir	21
2018	DPL	16	8	4	4	44	22	28	4th	Champion	CANCELLED	–	–	–	–	Ali Fasir	27

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Relegated

In Progress

Undefined

Not Qualified

Pld = Played GW = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

DL = Dhivehi League DPL = Dhivehi Premier League CW Cup = Maldives Cup Winners' Cup

NQ = Not Qualified n/a = No Allocation slots in Maldives – = Not held or Abolished QR2 = Second Qualifying Round R1 = Round 1 GS = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1991	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying Second round	Mohammedan SC	0–2	3–0	0–5
1993–94	Asian Club Championship	First round	Youth League Club	3–0	0–2	5–0
		Second round	Mohammedan SC	N/P^1	8–0	N/P^1
		Quarter-final	Al Qadisiya	(w/o)^2
1995	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Ratnam Sports Club	(w/o)^3
		Second round	JCT FC	1–0	0–2	2–1
		Second round	East Bengal Club	3–0	2–0	3–2
		Quarter-final	Yokohama Flügels	0–2	5–0	0–7
1996–97	Asian Club Championship	First round	Pettah United SC	0–2	(w/o)n/p^4
		Second round	JCT FC	1–0	0–2	2–1
		Quarter-final	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	9–0	4th
			Pohang Steelers	0–6
			Yokohama Marinos	10–0
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Beijing Guoan	0–4	8–0	0–12
1998–99	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Mahendra Police	2–0	0–0	2–1
		Second round	Happy Valley	3–1	5–1	4–6
1999-00	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Công An Thành Phô Hồ Chí Minh	1–3	1–0	1–4
2001–02	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Muktijoddha Sangsad	1–2	1–0	1–3
2002–03	AFC Champions League	Qualification First Round	Air Force	2–1(a.e.t.)	1–1	2–3
		Qualification Second Round	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0	7–0	7–0
2005	AFC Cup	Group E	Happy Valley	2–0	0–2	2nd
			Home United	1–0	2–0
			Pahang FA	1–1	1–0
		Quarter-final	Al-Hussein (Irbid)	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Semi-final	Al-Faisaly (Amman)	1–1	4–1	5–2
2006	AFC Cup	Group E	Xiangxue Sun Hei	5–2	2–0	4th
			Perlis FA	0–0	6–0
			Home United	5–3	2–0
2007	AFC Cup	Group E	Happy Valley	0–2	2–1	4th
			Mahindra United	0–2	1–0
			Singapore Armed Forces FC	2–3	3–1
2008	AFC Cup	Group E	Perak FA	1–3	3–0	4th
			Kitchee	2–1	2–0
			Singapore Armed Forces FC	0–3	1–1
2013	AFC Cup	Group F	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	1–0	0–3	1st
			Persibo Bojonegoro	6–1	0–7
			Yangon United	3–1	2–0
		Round of 16	Selangor FA	(w/o)^3|2–0 (a.e.t.)
		Quarter-final	Al-Kuwait	2–7	5–0	2–12
2014	AFC Cup	Group E	Home United	1–0	2–0	4th
			Churchill Brothers	3–0	1–2
			Persipura Jayapura	0–2	3–0
2015	AFC Cup	Group H	Persib Bandung	0–1	4–1	3rd
			Lao Toyota	2–1	1–1
			Ayeyawady United	0–3	0–0
2016	AFC Cup	Group F	Balestier Khalsa	2–2	3–0	4th
			Kaya FC	0–0	1–0
			Kitchee	0–2	0–0
2018	AFC Cup	Group E	Dhaka Abahani	5–1	0–1	2nd
			Aizawl FC	3–1	1–2
			Bengaluru FC	2–0	1–0

¹ New Radiant apparently qualified for quarter-final; reason unknown
² New Radiant withdrew
³ Ratnam withdrew after 1st leg
⁴ The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.

Notable players

• Zohib Islam Amiri^[3]

External links

• Official website
• New Radiant on maldivesoccer.com (archived 10 March 2007)
• New Radiant on the-AFC.com
• New Radiant Sports Club Badge

Footnotes

1. ::maldivesoccer.com: club profile :: Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). "Maldives – List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amiri, Zohib Islam". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.