Club Valencia is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. Nicknamed The Sunrisers, the club most recently competed in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.
History
The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.
The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Atletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.
The chairman of the club is Mr. Adheel Jaleel who was elected to the post in 2015.
Players (2023)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
- Dhivehi League: 5
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Second Division: 1
- 2020
- Maldives FA Cup: 5
- 1988, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016
- FAM Youth Championship: 2
- 2013, 2022
- Maldives Cup Winners' Cup: 3
- 1998, 2004, 2007
- POMIS Cup: 3
- 1992, 1996, 2001
- Charity Shield: 1
- 2009
Veterans
- Veterans Cup: 3
- 2010, 2011, 2012
- Veterans Association Cup – Veterans: 1
- 2014
- Veterans Association Cup – Masters: 1
- 2014
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 7 appearances
- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1992–93: Qualifying Stage
- 1995: Preliminary Round
- 1995: First Round
- 1996: Second Round
- 1999: First Round
- 2000: Second Round
- AFC Cup: 4 appearances
- 2004: Group Stage
- 2005: Group Stage
- 2009: Group Stage
- 2017: Preliminary Round
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1996/97: Second Round
- 2000/01: First Round
Notable players
- Felix Aboagye
References
External links
- Official website (archived 3 April 2010)
- Club Valencia on Twitter
- Club Valencia on Facebook
