2026 President's Cup (Maldives)

President's Cup
Odi Sports Club players celebrate their win, 24 February 2026
Tournament details
CountryMaldives
City1
Venue1
DatesPlay-offs:
8 February 2026
Competition proper:
10 – 24 February 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 6
Total: 8
Final positions
ChampionsOdi Sports Club
Runners-upMaziya
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored25 (2.78 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ahzam Rasheed (Odi)
3 goals
Awards
Best playerAhzam Rasheed (Odi)[1]

The 2026 President's Cup was the 70th edition of the President's Cup, the national knockout football competition in the Maldives.

Odi Sports Club won the tournament after defeating defending champions Maziya S&RC 6–5 on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw. It marked Odi's first President's Cup title, achieved during the club's debut season in the Maldivian top division.[2]

Format

Six teams competed in the competition.[3] The top four teams from the 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League qualified directly for the group stage, while teams finishing fifth to eighth contested play-offs for the remaining two places.[3]

The tournament draw was held on 2 February 2026 at the National Football Stadium in Malé.

Qualification

Qualification for the tournament was based on the standings of the 2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maziya 18 15 3 0 53 9 +44 48 Group Stage
2 Odi Sports 18 12 3 3 40 12 +28 39
3 New Radiant 18 11 4 3 42 16 +26 37
4 Buru Sports 18 8 5 5 40 25 +15 29
5 Eagles 18 6 5 7 30 33 −3 23 Play-offs
6 Victory 18 6 3 9 18 31 −13 21
7 TC Sports 18 6 3 9 18 32 −14 21
8 Green Streets 18 3 3 12 17 43 −26 12
9 Valencia 18 3 3 12 12 40 −28 12
10 United Victory 18 3 2 13 15 44 −29 11
Source: Football Association of Maldives
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.

Play-offs

The play-off matches were played on 8 February 2026. Club Eagles and Victory Sports Club entered the competition as play-off winners.[4]

Club Eagles6–0Green Streets
El Sayed Mahmoud red-colored football 16' (o.g.)
Mahudhee 30', 35', 52'
Shamhaan 73'
Haafiz 76'		 Report
Referee: Mohamed Javiz
Victory Sports Club2–0TC Sports Club
Nasooh 31'
Rizuvan 58'		 Report
Referee: Raeef Rauf

Group stage

The group stage consisted of two groups of three teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.[3]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maziya S&RC 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Buru Sports Club 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Victory Sports Club 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: President's Cup

Matches

Maziya S&RC1–0Buru Sports Club
Mammadzada 19' Report
Referee: Hussain Sinan
Buru Sports Club2–1Victory Sports Club
Hudson 47', 81' Report 77' Lačný
Referee: Abdulla Shathir
Maziya S&RC2–0Victory Sports Club
Mendigutxia 36'
Haisham 39'		 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Raeef Rauf

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odi Sports Club 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 New Radiant SC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 Club Eagles 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: President's Cup

Matches

Odi Sports Club1–1New Radiant SC
Inaan red-colored football 55' (o.g.) Report 13' Bility
Attendance: 68
Referee: Ismail Mohamed
New Radiant SC2–1Club Eagles
Marvin red-colored football 13' (o.g.)
Silva 57'		 Report 45+2' Hisam
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaheer Hussain
Odi Sports Club4–2Club Eagles
Ahzam 59', 71'
Aiham I 87'
Ayaaz 90'		 Report 20' Easa
90+2' Mahudhee
Referee: Mohamed Javiz

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Maziya S&RC2–2New Radiant SC
Aiham II 28', 40' Report 51' Gero
67' Ashfaq
Penalties
Hamza football with check mark
Mammadzada football with check mark
Aisam football with red X
Aiham II football with check mark
Regan football with check mark		 4–3 football with check mark Gero
football with red X Bility
football with check mark Fasir
football with red X Ashfaq
football with check mark Husaam
Referee: Afsheen Naseer
Odi Sports Club2–0Buru Sports Club
Islam 51'
Ahzam 63'		 Report
Attendance: 56
Referee: Abdulla Shathir

Final

Maziya S&RC1–1Odi Sports Club
Naiz 3' Report 14' Marsh-Brown
Penalties
Hamza football with check mark
Mammadzada football with check mark
Ilan football with check mark
Aisam football with red X
Aiham II football with red X
Regan football with check mark
Sifaau football with red X		 5–6 football with check mark Barnabás
football with red X Ibrahim
football with red X Rasheed
football with check mark Marsh-Brown
football with check mark Islam
football with check mark Ogungbe
football with check mark Aiham I
Attendance: 2,341
Referee: Hussain Sinan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "President's Cup best player; 18 year old Ahzam". psmnews.mv (in Divehi). Public Service Media (Maldives). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Odi Sports Club on top of Maldivian football as champions of President's Cup". sidibari.com. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Top 4 to President's Cup, 4 teams to play play-off". adhadhu.mv (in Divehi). Adhadhu. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Eagles and Victory to President's Cup group stage". mihaaru.com (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
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