2026 Maldives FA Cup

Maldives FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryMaldives
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNew Radiant (13th title)
Runners-upTC Sports Club
Third placeBuru Sports Club
Fourth placeBlue Sports CLub
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top goal scorerAli Fasir (7 goals)

The 2026 Maldives FA Cup will be the 31st edition of the Maldives FA Cup, the premier knockout football competition in the Maldives organized by the Football Association of Maldives. The tournament forms part of the 2025–26 Maldivian football season and will be held from 10 to 18 April 2026.[1][2]

The competition marks the return of the FA Cup after a three-year absence, with the previous edition having been held in 2022. Maziya S&RC are the defending champions, having defeated Club Valencia 2–0 in the final.[1]

Teams

A total of eight teams are participating in the tournament. These include top seven clubs from the 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League, along with one newly formed Blue Sports Club, a club established in 2025, making its debut in professional Maldivian football.[3][4]

Notably, Club Valencia, runners-up of the previous edition and five-time winner, will not feature in the tournament.[3][4]

Quarter finals

The draw was made on 5 March 2026, and took place at VIP Room of the National Football Stadium, Malé.[3][4]

Club Eagles2–2Blue Sports Club
Easa 60' (pen.)
Zain 76'		 Report 11' Faalih
86' Iyad
Penalties
Easa football with red X
Zain football with check mark
Zuhaan football with red X
Toshpulatov football with check mark
Sameeh football with check mark		 3–4 football with red X Addo Kuffour
football with check mark Shiyaan
football with check mark Iyad
football with check mark Acquaye
football with check mark Jinah
Referee: Raeef Rauf
Odi Sports Club0–4New Radiant
Report 20', 30', 61' Fasir
86' Gero
Attendance: 350
Referee: Abdulla Shathir
Victory Sports Club1–3TC Sports Club
Rizuvan 45+3' Report red-colored football 49' (o.g.) Shamis
88' Aiham H.
90+5' Dhaanish
Referee: Afsheen Naseer
Buru Sports Club2–2Maziya S&RC
Thoif 70'
Diagne 72'		 Report 51' (pen.) Hamza
62' Ilan
Penalties
Alaa football with check mark
Ahmed football with check mark
Hamdhaan football with red X
Yaameen football with check mark
Hudson football with check mark
Shamweel football with red X
Diagne football with check mark
Naisam football with check mark		 6–5 football with red X Samooh
football with check mark Ilan
football with check mark Aiham II
football with check mark Hamza
football with red X Almeida
football with check mark Aisam
football with red X Sifaau
Referee: Adam Fazeel

Semi finals

Blue Sports Club0–7New Radiant
Report 3' Bility
18' (pen.), 47', 82' Fasir
21', 45+3' Gero
41' Raif
Referee: Mohamed Javiz
TC Sports Club2–0Buru Sports Club
Boadu 64', 90+6' Report
Referee: Hussain Sinan

Third place match

Blue Sports Club1–3Buru Sports Club
Report
Referee: Mohamed Javiz

Final

References

  1. 1 2 "FA Cup: Odi vs New and Maziya against Buru". PSM (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Odi against New Radiant in FA Cup opener". Adhadhu (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Seven First Division teams for FA Cup, with new team Blue". The Edition. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "First Division 7 Clubs and nwely formed Blue in FA Cup". Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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