2015 in Maldivian football
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Overview of the 2015 season of association football in the Maldives.
National teams
Maldives national football team
Main article: Maldives national football team
International Friendlies
| 30 May 2014 Friendly |  Maldives |
0–2 |  Tajikistan |
Malé, Maldives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 UTC+5:00 | Report Play by play (English) Play by play (Dhivehi) |
 20' Fatkhuloev 63' Dzhalilov |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Kuttiappa Prashanth (Sri Lanka) |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Qatar (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 24 Mar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong (X) |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | China PR (X) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 29 Mar | 0–0 | — | 24 Mar | 12–0 | |
| 4 | Maldives (Y) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 29 Mar | |
| 5 | Bhutan (Q) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 48 | −45 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 3–4 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ↑ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ↑ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[1]
Maldives women's national football team
Main article: Maldives women's national football team
Pre-season friendly club tournament
POMIS Cup
Main article: 2015 POMIS Cup
League season
Premier League
Main article: 2015 Dhivehi Premier League
Second Division
Main article: 2015 Second Division Football Tournament
Third Division
Main article: 2015 Third Division Football Tournament
References
- Dhivehi League to rebrand as Dhivehi Premier League at Maldivesoccer
- Huge challenges ahead: Bassam at Maldivesoccer
- ↑ "World Cup draw looms large in Asia". FIFA.com. 13 April 2015.
Completing the tournament's qualifying contenders will be the next 16 highest ranked teams, with the remaining 12 sides battling it out in play-off matches to claim the last eight spots.
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