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| Full name | Maziya Sports and Recreation Club[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Green Boys | ||
| Short name | Maziya | ||
| Founded | January 23, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-01-23) | ||
| Ground | National Football Stadium,Malé | ||
| Capacity | 11,850 | ||
| Owner | Maziya Sport And Recreation | ||
| Chairman | Ahmed Sajid | ||
| Manager | Dragan Ðukanović | ||
| League | Dhivehi Premier League | ||
| 2023 | Dhivehi Premier League, 1st of 8 (champions) | ||
 Current season | |||
Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is aMaldivian professionalfootball club based inMalé.[2] They compete in theDhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the first time in 2006.[3]
The club was founded on 23 January 1996. The club is one of the most successful clubs in Maldives, having won thetop tier domestic league five times in2016,2019–20,2020–21,2022,2023
In the2022 AFC Cup group-stages, Maziya witnessed a 1–0 defeat toBashundhara Kings, but won their second match againstGokulam Kerala.[4] They were knocked out of the tournament after a 5–2 defeat in the last match toIndian Super League sideATK Mohun Bagan.[5] The club again featured in 2023–24 edition of AFC Cup.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | President's Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2015 | 1st | 4th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 21 | - | Winners |  Asadhulla Abdulla | 9 | Ali Suzain |
| 2016 | 1st | 1st | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | 47 | Quarterfinal | Semi-finals | Asadhulla Abdulla | 19 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 27 | Third | Semi-finals | Mohamed Umair | 8 |  Marjan SekulovskiIsmail Mahfooz |
| 2018 | 1st | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 38 | - | - | Asadhulla Abdulla | 14 | Ismail Mahfooz |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 1st | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 51 | Cancelled | - |  Cornelius Stewart | 15 | Marjan Sekulovski |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Cup | 48 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 90 |
| AFC Challenge League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 51 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 70 | 97 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group G |  Kelantan | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3rd |
 Ayeyawady United | 3–1 | 0–3 | ||||
 SHB-Đà Nẵng | 2–3 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2014 | AFC Cup | Group F | Hà Nội T&T | 1–2 | 1–5 | 4th |
 Arema Cronus | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||||
| Selangor | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||||
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Play-off round |  Ceres | 1–0 | ||
| Group E |  Bengaluru | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3rd | ||
 Warriors | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Persipura Jayapura | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group G | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4th |
 South China | 2–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Yangon United | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||||
| 2017 | AFC Cup | Group E | Bengaluru | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
| Mohun Bagan | 5–2 | 1–0 | ||||
 Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3(a) |
| Play-off round | Bengaluru | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4(p) | ||
| Group E | Chennai City | Cancelled | 2–2 | 2nd | ||
| Bashundhara Kings | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||
| TC Sports Club | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group D | Bashundhara Kings | 0–2 | 4th | |
| Mohun Bagan | 1–3 | |||||
| Bengaluru | 2–6 | |||||
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group D | Bashundhara Kings | 0–1 | 3rd | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 1–0 | |||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2–5 | |||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Cup | Group D | Bashundhara Kings | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| Odisha | 2–3 | 1–6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group B |  Arkadag | 1–2 | 4th | |
 Al-Arabi | 0–2 | |||||
 Abdysh-Ata Kant | 0–3 | |||||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
