2012 President's Cup (Maldives)
Tournament details | |
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Country | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Radiant |
Runner-up | Victory |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ahmed Rasheed (3 goals) |
The 2012 President's Cup was the 62nd season of the President's Cup, a knock-out competition for Maldives' top 4 football clubs. Victory Sports Club were the defending champions, having beaten New Radiant Sports Club 2–1 in last season's Final. The winner of the competition will qualify for the qualifying play-off of the 2013 AFC Cup. The final was held on the 15 October 2012,[1] and was contested at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium between the same finalists of the previous season, New Radiant and Victory.[2] New Radiant won the final 2–1 on penalties, claiming a record ninth President's Cup, after the score was 0-0 after extra time.[3] The broadcasting rights for all the matches of 2012 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.[citation needed]
Final qualifier
New Radiant | 2-1 (aet) | Victory |
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Ashfaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 100' (pen.) Imran File:Soccerball shade.svg 112' |
Report | Fauzan File:Soccerball shade.svg 118' |
Semi-final qualifier
Semi-final
Victory Sports Club | 3-2 | Maziya |
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Umair File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (pen.), 51' Akram File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Report | Rilwan File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' (o.g.) Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Final
The final was played on 15 October 2012 at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. The final involved one team from the Dhivehi League, New Radiant and Victory. The game was won by New Radiant after a penalty shoot-out.
Statistics
Scorers
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Assists
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- Own goals
- Maldives Rilwan Waheed (Victory) (playing against Maziya)
References
- ↑ "News of Imran's goal in international media". maldivesoccer.com. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Victory 3 - 2 Maziya: Victory into the finals". 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "New Radiant 0 - 0 Victory: New Radiant beat Victory in penalties". 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.