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New Radiant 
Full name New Radiant Sports Club Nickname(s) The Blues Founded 1979 Ground Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Malé, Maldives
(Capacity: 11,000)Chairman Ibrahim Amir Coach Mohamed Shiyaz League Dhiraagu Dhivehi League 2011 Dhivehi League, 4th Website Club home page 
Home coloursAway coloursNew Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 19 Ausust, 1979[1] and is one of the most popular football team among the Maldivians. The club is the most successful football club in Maldives, in terms of trophies they have won and is the most successful Maldivian team in international arena. They were the semi finalist on AFC Cup 2005,Inside the country they have won dhivehi league six times,FA cup 10 times out of 20 and have won the cup winners cup several times. The club has had the highest average attendance in Maldivian football. The chairman of the club is Ibrahim Amir.
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History
1997
New Radiant won all the competitions that were held in 1997,without any real challenge from any other clubs. It was the most dominant year of the club.
1998
The club won FA cup three times in a row and became first team to do so in Maldivian footballing history.
2004
The first three years of 2000's were the years for financially strong velencia and ambitious victory sports club ,but on 2004 New Radiant claimed the FA cup and became the first team ever to be qualified for Asian cup from the Republic.
2005
There was a brand new New Radiant in 2005. A good coach ,great and strong defence line .An enthusiastic and a hard working squad. skilled defenders,the most telented and hard working superstar forwards in Maldives.The formula proved New Radiant to be one of the greatest footballing powers in the region.The club reached the semi finals AFC Cup and were beaten in semi finals by champions al faisli of jordon
2006
2006 was a successful season for New Radiant. The team won Maldivian FA cup and most of all Dhivehi league. The club had high hopes for the finals of Asian cup, but the club won few games on the group stages and were forced to leave the tournament. The club had the strongest squad compared to other teams,including two of the Maldivian top strikers Ali Ashfaq and Ali Umar. The Maldivian all rounder Fazeel was also on the team.
2007
The year 2007 was not a successful year for New Radiant. The Blues were able to clinch 2 titles,both the FA Cup and the Presidents Cup. The club played in the final of cup winners cup and were beaten severely by valencia. Dhivehi league was dominated by New Radiant on the first stages,after poor results against smaller clubs like Maziya and Vyansa, Victory took the lead, but the winner was decided on the last match which the blues lost against the red devils.The moves by Fazeel and Ali umar to VB sports left a team with a small international experience. The club suffered it worst losses in AFC Cup cup by not winning a single game.
2008
The first tournament of the season cup winners cup was won by New Radiant.
New Radiant
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
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- 2002-03: Qualifying East - 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances
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- 1992: Qualifying - 2nd round
- 1997: Group Stage
- 2002: First Round
- AFC Cup: 4 appearances
- AFC Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
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- 1993/94: Quarter-Finals
- 1995/96: Quarter-Finals
- 1997/98: First Round
- 1998/99: Second Round
- 1999/00: First Round
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Abdulla Fayaz 2 MF Ismail Asif (vice-captain) 3 DF Hassaan Hameed 4 DF Ahmed Abdulla 5 DF Mohamed Jameel 6 DF Adam Shareef 7 MF Ibrahim Shiyam 8 MF Nafiu Mohamed Hameed 9 FW Ahmed Thoriq (captain) 10 FW Ali Fasir 12 MF Muan Moosa Manik 13 FW Abdul Basith 14 
FW Wright Charles Gaye 15 MF Ibrahim Mohamed 16 MF Hassan Saaif 17 FW Hussain Raushan No. Position Player 18 
GK Levent Vanli 19 MF Ahmed Janah 20 MF Fareed Mohamed 21 GK Abdulla Ziyazan 22 FW Ali Haisham 23 DF Ahmed Niyaz 25 DF Ali Amjad 26 DF Mazhar Abdulla 27 DF Samah Hussain 28 DF Sobah Mohamed 29 FW Mohamed Jilwaz Zahir 30 MF Shameem Abdul Gadir — MF Ahmed Ahusan — MF Hassan Rasheed — MF Mohamed Saeed Coach
Gerd Zeise, who has been working with a Vietnam club before joining New Radiant, concentrates a lot on players' physical fitness.
Gerd Zeise reveals that he is happy with the current squad in hand and brushes aside the rumour that New Radiant lacks midfielders.
Notable managers
Vladimír Goffa- Ahmed Marzooq
Notable players
- Yanko Kosturkov
- Patrick Onyelo Oronji
External links
Footnotes
New Radiant | Victory SC | All Youth Linkage | VB Sports | Club Valencia | Maziya SR | Vyansa | Eagles |
Categories:- Maldivian football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1979
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