New Radiant S.C.
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| Full name | New Radiant Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues or NRSC | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Ground |
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium Male, Maldives | ||
| Capacity | 13,000 | ||
| Head Coach |
 Ashraf Luthufy | ||
| League | Dhivehi Premier League | ||
| 2016 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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New Radiant Sports Club / ނިއުރޭޑިއަންޓް / the blues or nrsc is a Maldivian football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979[1] by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions being held in the Maldives and the club is the most successful in the Maldives in terms of trophies won and is also the most successful Maldivian club in the international arena. They were semi-finalists in the AFC Cup in 2005 and the only Maldivian club to have progressed beyond group stages in the AFC cup in multiple occasions.
New Radiant has won Dhivehi League five times, FA cup 11 times out of 28 and have won the Maldives Cup Winners' Cup four times. They won President's Cup 10 times and POMIS Cup 3 times.
History
1994
New Radiant won POMIS Cup and FA cup.
1995
The blues won POMIS Cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup.
1997
New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997.
1998
The club won FA Cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history.
1999
This year New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.
2000
This year New Radiant won only Maldives Cup Winners' Cup.
2004
New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to qualify for the Asian cup.
2005
The blues reached the Semi-Finals of the AFC Cup 2005 and were beaten in semi finals by champions Al Faisaly of Jordan.
2006
2006 was a successful season for New Radiant. The blues won FA cup and the Dhivehi League.
2007
The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles, both the FA cup and the President's Cup. Dhivehi League was dominated by New Radiantt during the early stages, but after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead. The winner was decided on the last match which the Blues lost against the Red Devils.
2008
The first tournament of the season, the Cup Winners Cup was won by New Radiant. They lost FA cup final against VB Sports Club. After dominated in the first games of season, but the Blues ended up with poor results in the League & Presidents' Cup. They were knocked out of the AFC Cup 2008 in the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.
2009
After 2002, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments. The Blues did not qualify for the AFC Cup 2009.
2010
The year 2010 was also an unsuccessful year for New Radiant. But the club ended the unbeaten streak of League Champions VB Sports Club in the FA cup semi final. However, similar to the previous years, they had to end the season with no success, as they lost the FA cup final against Victory.
2011
In 2011, the Club reached President's Cup final but lost against the Victory Sports club.
2012
They won 2012 Dhivehi League without losing a single match and also won the President's Cup by beating Victory Sports Club in the final. During the whole season, New Radiant lost just one match, which was against Club Eagles in the Quarter Final of FA cup. They qualified for the AFC Cup 2013 and have brought the most promising young stars to the team in preparation for the continental stage.
2013
The blues won the first Charity Shield match from the beginning of the season and they won 2013 Dhivehi League shield, becoming the first team in the history to finish off the league with a 100 percent record, without losing or drawing any of their matches. In August 2013, they won the Veterans Cup (35+ age) for the first time. At the beginning of October, they won FA Cup after 5 years. New Radiant SC finished the season by winning the President's Cup and that completed the domestic season with a remarkable 100% winning record. This year the blues reached AFC Cup 2013 quarter final to make another records.
2014
On June 10, the blues won the Maldives FA Charity Shield match by beating Maziya. The club won 2014 Dhivehi League three times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2015. On November 30, New Radiant SC won 2014 President's Cup three times in a row and that completed the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row. In this year, the Blues also won the 2014 FAM Women's Football Championship after beating Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
2015
In this year, the Blues reached President's Cup final but lost against Maziya. The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row and qualify AFC Cup 2016 group stage.
2016
This year New Radiant SC finished fifth position in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League and knockout in the group stage of AFC Cup 2016. The Blues finished 3rd in FA cup and knockout in the group stage of President's Cup. After 2011, this was the year club did not win any of the tournaments.
Titles won
Top Division
- Dhivehi League/Dhivehi Premier League (5) 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- FA cup (11) 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
- Maldives National Championship / President's Cup (11) 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Maldivian FA Charity Shield (2) 2013, 2014
- Maldives Cup Winners' Cup (4) 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008
- Male' League (1) 2004
- POMIS Cup (3) 1994, 1995, 1997
Others
- Veterans Cup (1) 2013
- FAM Women's Football Championship (1) 2014
Best Moments
- 1987 – Represented Maldives in the Football event of South Asian Games
- 1995 – Played in Asian Cup Winners Cup
- 1996 – Played in Asian Cup Winners Cup
- 1997 – Won all the tournaments of the season (POMIS Cup, FA cup and Maldives National Championship / President's Cup)
- 1998 – Won FA cup thrice in three years
- 2005 – Reached Semi Finals of AFC Cup 2005
- 2006 – Won Dhivehi League for the first time
- 2007 – Won FA cup again for thrice in three years.
- 2008 – Won Cup winners cup by beating Victory Sports Club in final. This was the last Cup winners cup tournament.
- 2012 – Won Dhivehi League without losing a single game and President's Cup. In every games of the season, not conceded two goals in a single match, which was a local record.
- 2013 – Won all the domestic tournaments (Maldivian FA Charity Shield, 2013 Dhivehi League, FA cup, President's Cup) and finished the domestic season with a 100% winning record. Finished top of the group AFC Cup 2013 with a top scoring team in first round & reached Quarter finals of AFC Cup 2013.
- 2014 – The club won 2014 Dhivehi League & President's Cup three times in a row . This was the record for the Maldivian football history to the only club which won all top division championship three times in a row.
- 2015 – The club won 2015 Dhivehi Premier League four times in a row .
Season by season records (1979 to 1999)
Updated on 30 November 2015
| Season | National Championship |
FA Cup | POMIS Cup | Cup Winners' Cup |
Asia[lower-alpha 1] | Season Top scorers | |
| Name | Goal | ||||||
| 1979 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1980 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1981 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1982 | Champion | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1983 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1984 | Runners-up | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1985 | Runners-up | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1986 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||
| 1987 | Champion | – | Group Stage | – | |||
| 1988 | Runners-up | Runners-up | – | ||||
| 1989 | Champion | – | |||||
| 1990 | Champion | Runners-up | – | ||||
| 1991 | Champion | Champion | – | ||||
| 1992 | Runners-up | – | QR2 | ||||
| 1993 | Runners-up | – | |||||
| 1994 | Runners-up | Champion | Champion | – | Quarter Final | ||
| 1995 | Champion | Runners-up | Champion | ||||
| 1996 | Champion | Quarter Final | |||||
| 1997 | Champion | Champion | Champion | – | Group Stage | ||
| 1998 | Champion | Runners-up | Runners-up | Round One | |||
| 1999 | Runners-up | Champion | Round Two | ||||
- ↑ Includes the AFC Cup Winners Cup and Asian Club Championship
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Undefined | Not Qualified |
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Season by season records (2000 to 2016)
Updated on 01 December 2016
| Season | Dhivehi League | Male' League | Charity Shield |
President's Cup |
FA Cup | POMIS Cup | AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | CW Cup | Season Top scorers | |||||||||
| Division | Pld | GW | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Name | Goal | |||||||||
| 2000 | DL | – | – | Third Place | 4th | – | R1 | Champion | |||||||||||
| 2001 | DL | 5th | – | NQ | Champion | NQ | – | NQ | Third Place | Shah Ismail |
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| 2002 | DL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4th | 4th | – | 4th | Runners-up | – | – | QR2 | Third Place | Mausoom |
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| 2003 | DL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 4th | 5th | – | Third Place | 4th | GS | – | NQ | Champion | Ali Shiham |
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| 2004 | DL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 22 | Runners-up | Champion | – | Champion | 4th | – | NQ | n/a | Third Place | Ibrahim Fazeel |
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| 2005 | DL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 24 | Runners-up | Third Place | – | Runners-up | Champion | – | Third Place | n/a | Third Place | Ibrahim Fazeel |
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| 2006 | DL | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 28 | Champion | 4th | – | Third Place | Champion | – | GS | n/a | Runners-up | Ali Umar |
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| 2007 | DL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 22 | Runners-up | – | – | Champion | Champion | – | GS | n/a | Runners-up | Ali Ashfaq |
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| 2008 | DL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 4th | – | – | 4th | Runners-up | – | GS | n/a | Champion | Ahmed Thariq |
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| 2009 | DL | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 4th | – | NQ | 4th | 4th | – | NQ | n/a | – | Shamveel Qasim |
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| 2010 | DL | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 4th | – | NQ | Third Place | Runners-up | – | NQ | n/a | – | ||
| 2011 | DL | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 31 | 4th | – | NQ | Runners-up | 4th | – | NQ | n/a | – | ||
| 2012 | DL | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 49 | Champion | – | NQ | Champion | QF | – | NQ | n/a | – | Ali Ashfaq |
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| 2013 | DL | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 57 | Champion | – | Champion | Champion | Champion | – | QF | n/a | – | Ali Ashfaq |
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| 2014 | DL | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 52 | Champion | – | Champion | Champion | Runners-up | – | GS | n/a | – | Ali Fasir |
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| 2015 | DPL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 33 | Champion | – | Runners-up | Runners-up | – | GS | GS | n/a | – | Ashad Ali |
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| 2016 | DPL | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 5th | – | Runners-up | GS | 3rd | – | GS | n/a | – | ||
| 2017 | DPL | – | NQ | – | NQ | n/a | – | ||||||||||||
- ↑ Includes the AFC Cup
- ↑ Includes the AFC Champions League , AFC Cup Winners Cup and Asian Club Championship
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Relegated | In Progress | Undefined | Not Qualified |
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Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances
- AFC Cup: 7 appearances
- AFC Cup Winners Cup: 5 appearances
Current squad
- As of 12 July 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
- 12 The board of directors announced their decision to dedicate this number to their fans.[2]
Board of Directors
- Chairman: Yamin
- Vice Chairman: Ismail Ziyam
- Board Director: Nazim
- Board Director: Ismail Rasheed
- Board Director: Madeeh
- Board Director: Ahmed Hussain
- Board Director: Liushaad
- Board Director: azmeen
Senior Management
- Director of Football: Anwar Ali
Club Officials
- Manager: Ameen Faisal
- Head Coach: no coach
- Assistant Coach: Ashraf Lutfee
- Kit Manager: Mohamed Rasheed
- Asst coach: Ahmed Niyaz
External links
- Official website
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Page
- Official Flickr Page
- Official Instagram Page
- New Radiant on www.maldivesoccer.com
- New Radiant page on www.the-afc.com
- New Radiant Sports Club Badge
Footnotes
- ↑ ::maldivesoccer.com: club profile ::
- ↑ "Club kits now officially on sale in Sports Power". New Radiant. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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