The 2016 Dhivehi Premier League was the second season of the Dhivehi Premier League, the top division of Maldivian football. The season began on 19 April 2015. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.
Format All eight teams play against each other in Three Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Dhivehi Premier League champion and qualified to the AFC Cup. Top four teams qualify for the President's Cup.
Teams A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league, including 7 sides from the 2015 Dhivehi Premier League season and one promoted from the 2015 Second Division Football Tournament.
Teams and their divisions Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Team Division BG Sports Club Maafannu Eagles Maafannu Maziya West Maafannu New Radiant Henveiru TC Sports Club Henveiru United Victory Galolhu Valencia Machchangolhi Victory Galolhu
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBG Sports Club Eagles Valencia Maziya New Radiant TC Sports ClubGrand Sport United Victory Victory
Coaching changes
Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian) BG Sports Club Club Eagles Club Valencia Maziya New Radiant TC Sports Club United Victory Victory
League table
Season summary
Round One & Two
Round Three
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Ali FasirTC Sports292 Asadhulla AbdullaMaziya193 Godfrey West OmoduVictory94 Ali NafiuTC Sports8 Mostafa SeddikVictory6 Mohamed UmairMaziya7 Hassan AdhuhamValencia Andrej KerićUnited Victory9 Ali AshfaqMaziya6 Angel Carrasco MuñozValencia Hansley Awilo AmbiaValencia
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ali Fasir TC Sports Victory 4–1 Ali Fasir TC Sports BG Sports 4–1 Asadhulla Abdulla Maziya Victory 5–1 Ali Fasir4 TC Sports Victory 6–1 Ali Fasir TC Sports Valencia 4–3 Hassan Adhuham Valencia TC Sports 3–4
4 Player scored four goals
2016 Dhivehi Premier League play-off
References