Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. Nicknamed The Sunrisers, the club competes in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.

History

The notion of establishing a football club named Club Valencia arose in the late 1970s from the players of blue and gold teams participating in the Junior Football Pool organized by National Sports Academy.

The first two names proposed to the government for approval as the name of the club were Youth Recreation Movement and Juvenile Valencia Atletico; both were rejected. The third name, Club Valencia was then approved by the government.

The chairman of the club is Mr. Adheel Jaleel who was elected to the post in 2015.[]

Club Valencia er et maldivisk fotballag som holder til i Malé. De ble grunnlagt i 1979 og spiller i Dhivehi Premier League, den øverste divisjonen i Maldivene.

Club Valencia har vunnet Dhivehi Premier League fire ganger, i 1986, 2004, 2009 og 2011. De har også vunnet Maldives FA Cup fem ganger, i 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010 og 2015.

Klubben spiller sine hjemmekamper på Galolhu Stadium i Malé.