The 2012 season is New Radiant Sports Club's 33rd year in existence as a football club.
New Radiant finished at the 4th position of last year's Dhivehi League, 4th in FA Cup as they were beaten in the third place play-off match and as runners-up of the President's Cup.
Club appointed Ali Waheed,[1] as the new chairman of the club and he appointed the team skipper Ahmed Thoriq as the club's new general secretary.[2]
On 7 January 2012, club decided to establish a youth academy this year.[3]
New Radiant signed Ibrahim Fazeel,[4] Ali Ashfaq,[5][6] Ali Umar[7] and Imran Mohamed[8] to strengthen club's goal, midfield and attack for the 2012 season, while Ahmed Niyaz[9] and Adam Shareef[10] renewed their contract with the club.
Ashfaq's signing was a Maldivian record signing of MVR 1.4 million.[11]
Sobah Mohamed,[12] Fareed Mohamed,[13] Mohamed Jameel[14] and Charles Wright Gaye[15] left the club ang joined VB Addu FC.
They also signed 2 Nigerian defenders, Kudus Omolade Kelani and Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh before the start of the season.[16]
Club announced the signing of Ahmed Afrad, Mohamed Hussain[17] and Ivan Karamanov[18] during the mid-season break.[19]
Supplier: MediaNet / Sponsor: Milo Source: Haveeru Online (Dhivehi)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 Maziya S&RC qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as they won the 2012 Maldives FA Cup. Updated to games played on 6 October 2012. Source: RSSSF.com