VB Sports Club
Encyclopedia
VB Sports Club is a professional Maldivian football
club based in Malé
, Maldives
. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006.
The club was founded in 1987. The club originally evolved from Orchid Sports Club, a team which was formed by the staffs of Bandos Island Resort. Orchid was later bought by the owners of Club Lagoons
and renamed as New Lagoons which later was undertaken by a group of businessmen from Addu Atoll
and was changed to the name of ‘Island Football Club’ which was later acquired by a leading entity. The team was then transformed into VB sports on 8 November 2006.
The transition & formation of VB sports club is all very new, but the name VB & the team won’t be a surprise to the Maldivian football community as the team comes with the most gifted & famous players in the nation. VB holds the position of a legend & followed like a cult. It has become one of the most anticipated moments in the history of Maldivian football.
The team holds its grounds not only with individual skills, national performance benchmarks or score charts.
: 3 appearances
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Malé
Malé
Malé , is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. It is located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll . It is also one of the Administrative divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where...
, Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. VB Sports Club is the former Island Football Club acquired by a leading entity and renamed on 8 November 2006.
The club was founded in 1987. The club originally evolved from Orchid Sports Club, a team which was formed by the staffs of Bandos Island Resort. Orchid was later bought by the owners of Club Lagoons
Club Lagoons
Club Lagoons is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. They are one of the leading teams in Maldives during the 1980s and 1990s. They were relegated to 2nd division in 1996 and in 1997 competed in 2nd division but unable to get promoted and regain top flight status the team had never...
and renamed as New Lagoons which later was undertaken by a group of businessmen from Addu Atoll
Addu Atoll
Addu City is a city in Maldives consisting of the inhabited islands of the southernmost atoll of the archipelago....
and was changed to the name of ‘Island Football Club’ which was later acquired by a leading entity. The team was then transformed into VB sports on 8 November 2006.
The transition & formation of VB sports club is all very new, but the name VB & the team won’t be a surprise to the Maldivian football community as the team comes with the most gifted & famous players in the nation. VB holds the position of a legend & followed like a cult. It has become one of the most anticipated moments in the history of Maldivian football.
The team holds its grounds not only with individual skills, national performance benchmarks or score charts.
Performance in AFC competitions
AFC CupAFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
: 3 appearances
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- 2009AFC Cup 2009The 2009 AFC Cup was the 6th season of the AFC Cup and is competed among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation....
: Group Stage - 2010AFC Cup 2010The 2010 AFC Cup was the 7th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in...
: Group Stage - 2011:
- 2009
Current squad
Notable players
- Ali AshfaqAli AshfaqAli Ashfaq is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Dhagandey" . He has played as a forward for club Valencia, New Radiant, DPMM FC and currently playing for V.B Sports Club in the Maldivian Dhiraagu Dhivehi League...
- Mohamed Arif
- Imran MohamedImran MohamedImran Mohamed is a Maldivian footballer. A goalkeeper, he currently plays at the club level for VB Sports Club.-2008 Saff Championship:In 2008, the Maldives national team won the Saff Championship for the first time...
- Shamweel QasimShamweel QasimShamweel Qasim is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Bonda", who plays as midfielder for VB Sports Club.He is a member of the Maldives national football team.He is from the island of Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll.Shamweel is a important player for Maldives.- External links :* Maldivesoccer Bonda profile*...
- Mohamed Rihan
- Ali UmarAli UmarAli Umar is a Maldivian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for VB Sports Club.Umar is also a member of the Maldives national football team.- External links:****- Honours :...
Honors under the name VB sports
- Dhivehi LeagueDhivehi LeagueDhivehi League is the official Maldivian football league, organized by the Football Association of Maldives.Every year, 8 teams compete in this high-profile competition, the top level in Maldives.There are two qualification methods:...
: 2
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- 2009, 2010
- Maldives FA CupMaldives FA CupThe Maldives FA Cup is Maldives's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:Previous winners are:*1988 : Club Valencia bt New Radiant*1989 : New Radiant bt Victory SC...
: 1
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- 2008
- Charity Shield: 2
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- 2010, 2011
- President's Cup: 1
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- 2010