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Club Eagles
Full nameClub Eagles[1]
Nickname(s)The Eagles[2]
Founded22 June 1989; 35 years ago (1989-06-22)
GroundRasmee Dhandu Stadium
Capacity11,850
ChairmanFathimath Suadh
ManagerMohamed Shazly
LeagueDhivehi Premier League
2023DPL, 2nd of 8

Club Eagles, formerly known as Eagles Malé, is a sports club based in Malé, Maldives. It is best known for its football team.[3] The team were promoted to Dhivehi League in 2006 and relegated back to the Second Division the next season. They were again promoted to the top division in 2011, after several years.[4]

History

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Club Eagles was founded on 22 June 1989 and was promoted to the top flight Dhivehi League in 2006.

After preliminary round win against Thimphu City on AFC Cup debut in April 2021, on 15 August they faced Indian side Bengaluru FC in the qualifying play-offs, but lost the game 1–0.[5][6][7]

Continental record

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Cup Preliminary round 1[8] Bhutan Thimphu City
2–0
Play-off round India Bengaluru
0–1

Players

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Current squad

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As of 7 April 2024[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Maldives MDV Hassan Aleef
2 DF Maldives MDV Humaid Hussain
5 MF Maldives MDV Ahmed Hassan
6 MF Maldives MDV Imran Nasheed
7 MF Maldives MDV Ibrahim Mahudhee
8 MF Maldives MDV Nisham Mohamed
9 MF Maldives MDV Abdulla Sameeh Moosa
10 MF Maldives MDV Ismail Easa
11 FW Maldives MDV Ahmed Rizuvan
12 FW Maldives MDV Riham Abdul Ghanee
14 MF Maldives MDV Ahmed Samah
15 MF Uzbekistan UZB Abdumalik Toshpulatov
16 MF Maldives MDV Areen Abdulla Ibrahim
17 MF Maldives MDV Abdulla Amin
18 GK Maldives MDV Mohamed Sinaahu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Maldives MDV Zain Zafar
21 MF Maldives MDV Hussain Ahusam Moosa
23 MF Maldives MDV Shaifulla Ibrahim
24 MF Maldives MDV Mohamed Aflaam Ali
25 GK Maldives MDV Mohamed Shafeeu
27 MF North Macedonia MKD Milovan Petrovikj
29 FW Brazil BRA Ivan Carlos
34 MF Estonia EST Daniil Petrunin
35 DF Japan JPN Eisuke Mohri
44 DF Maldives MDV Haisham Hassan
88 DF Maldives MDV Rilwan Waheed
DF Maldives MDV Ali Solah

References

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  1. ^ Club Eagles team profile and statistics Archived 8 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  2. ^ "Rejoice for Eagles as AFC cup qualification looms on the horizon". boalha.mv. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ Bengaluru FC and Club Eagles of Maldives face off for group stage slot in AFC Cup Archived 14 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 August 2021
  4. ^ Eagles: National champions Archived 12 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Dhivehi). Mihaaru Online. 3 December 2016
  5. ^ "Bengaluru FC vs Club Eagles player ratings: Rane's piledriver hands the Blues a sneaky 1-0 win". Sportskeeda.com. 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ Sports News | Bengaluru FC Beat Eagles 1-0 in Playoff, Join ATK Mohun Bagan in Group D Archived 15 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine latestly.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  7. ^ "AFC Cup: Jayesh Rane's solitary goal powers Bengaluru FC to win over Club Eagles in playoff match". First Post. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Latest update on AFC Cup Group I | Football | News | AFC Cup 2021". Asian Football Confederation. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Club Eagles". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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