Ismail Mahfooz

[1] Mahfooz served as head coach of the Maziya Sports and Recreation Club from 2006–2014.

Maziya under his watch managed to win the Maldives FA Cup in 2012.

When Popov resigned in August 2015, Mahfooz took over as head coach under a caretaker capacity.

[5] His first full international friendly will be against the Philippines on September 3, 2015 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Ricki Herbert took over Mahfooz after the latter led the team in a World Cup qualifier match against China which was played on September 8, 2015.