Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Malé League champion and qualified to the AFC Cup.
Top four teams qualify for the Dhivehi Premier League and the President's Cup.
Bottom four teams play the Malé League qualification with the champion and the runner-up of Second Division.
Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the 2017 Malé League is moot as all games are played at National Football Stadium.
Therefore other teams automatically qualified to 2018 Malé League without playing the qualification Round.