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The Football Association ___MASK7___ Maldives ( FAM ) was founded in 1982 as the governing body ___MASK7___ football in the Republic ___MASK7___ Maldives . The association under the guidance ___MASK7___ the Ministry ___MASK7___ Youth & Sports is responsible for all regulatory aspects ___MASK7___ the sport in the Maldives . In 1986 , FAM became a member ___MASK7___ AFC and FIFA respectively . The ___MASK77___ (, or ), officially the Republic ___MASK7___ ___MASK77___ (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies southwest ___MASK7___ India and Sri Lanka . The chain ___MASK7___ twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the ___MASK81___ in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the ___MASK77___ is one ___MASK7___ the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . The ___MASK77___ national football team represents the ___MASK77___ in the sport ___MASK7___ football , and is controlled by the Football Association ___MASK7___ ___MASK77___ . A member ___MASK7___ the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ), it qualified for the second stage ___MASK7___ Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup , where it drew with South Korea at home 0  0 . The Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) is the governing body ___MASK7___ association football in Asia and Australia . It has 47 member countries , mostly located on the Asian and Australian continent , but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia  Azerbaijan , Georgia , ___MASK56___ , Russia , and Turkey  which are instead members ___MASK7___ UEFA . Three other states located along the western fringe ___MASK7___ Asia  Cyprus , Armenia and Israel  are also UEFA members . On the other hand , Australia , formerly in the OFC , joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 , and the Oceanian island ___MASK7___ Guam , a territory ___MASK7___ the United States , is also a member ___MASK7___ AFC , in addition to Northern Mariana Islands , one ___MASK7___ the Two Commonwealths ___MASK7___ the United States . Hong Kong and Macau , although not independent countries ( both are Special administrative regions ___MASK7___ China ), are also members ___MASK7___ the AFC . Ashad Ali , ( Adey , Adubarey ) ( born 14 September 1986 ) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed `` Adey '' or `` Adubarey '' , who plays as a forward for Maziya S & RC . He is a member ___MASK7___ the Maldives national football team . He was the Maldivian National Team Captain in the most recent bangabandhu gold cup 2016 , held in Bangladesh , Dhaka . Where he led his team to the Semi Finals .