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The National Football Stadium [2] (Dhivehi: ގަލޮޅު ފުޓްބޯޅަ ދަނޑު), also known as the Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Malé, Maldives. It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi Premier League, FAM Cup, and narional teams. The stadium holds over 11,000 spectators.
At the top of the Maldives football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 8 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Division Football Tournament. Teams are playing 21 match each, totalling 168 matches in the season.
Maldives had to face the two times SAFF Cup champion India in the semi-final and lost the game by 2–1, where Mohamed Wildhan scored against the Blue Tigers. Though they failed to qualify for the Final of the tournament, they claimed the bronze by defeating Nepal in the third place play-off match by 2–0.
Football in the Maldives is run by the Football Association of Maldives (FAM). The association administers the national football team as well as the national league . Football is one of the most popular sports in the country.
The Maldives national football team has represented the Maldives in international football since 1979. Their first match came against Seychelles at the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. The team has never qualified for a major international tournament. [1]
Since its inception, the biennial competition has developed into South Asia's premier football tournament, promoting the regional development of the game. The SAFF Championship 2001 was first postponed from Oct/Nov 2001 to Jan/Feb 2002 due to the suspension of the Bangladesh Football Federation from FIFA; the tournament finally took place in 2003.
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The association under the guidance of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the sport in the Maldives. In 1986, FAM became a member of AFC and FIFA respectively. [3] For the full history, statistics and records of the senior team, see Maldives national football team.