The FA Cup football tournament will return on Saturday, starting from the quarterfinal stage.

Eight teams will compete in the tournament, including New Radiant Sports Club, Club Eagles, Victory Sports Club, TC Sports Club, Buru Sports Club, Maziya Sports and Recreation Club, Blue Sports Club and Odi Sports Club.

The opening quarterfinal match will be played between Club Eagles and Blue Sports Club.

Two of the most competitive teams this season, New Radiant Sports Club and Odi Sports Club, have already faced each other several times. They met twice in the league and once in the President’s Cup (Maldives football). Odi won one match 1–0, while another league match ended in a 0–0 draw. Their meeting in the group stage of the President’s Cup finished 1–1.

The FA Cup has not been held in recent years, with the last edition taking place in 2022, when New Radiant Sports Clubwon the trophy after defeating Club Eagles.