Liga Futebol Timor-Leste

Liga Futebol Timor-Leste (LFTL) is a league competition featuring football clubs from Timor Leste. It replaced Super Liga Timorense in 2015.[1] The competition initially consisted of two main divisions, the Primeira Divisão and Segunda Divisão, however was expanded to include a third division in 2019.[2] As of 2020 the winner of the previous Premeria Divisão season represents Timor Leste in the AFC Cup.[3]

Liga Futebol Timor-Leste
Founded2015
CountryTimor Leste
ConfederationAFC
DivisionsPrimeira Divisão
Segunda Divisão
3a Divisão
Number of teams31
(8 in Primeira Divisão
12 in Segunda Divisão
11 in 3a Divisão)
Level on pyramid1-3
Domestic cup(s)Taça 12 de Novembro
International cup(s)AFC Cup
Current championsLalenok United
(2019)
Most championshipsSport Laulara e Benfica, Karketu Dili, Boavista FC, Lalenok United (1 titles)
Websiteligaamadora.tl
Current: 2019 Liga Futebol Amadora

In 2020 the name of the competition was renamed from the Liga Futebol Amadora to the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste.[4] The league did not run however due to the COVID pandemic, with the teams set to compete in the Pimeira and Segunda Divisão instead competing in the Copa FFTL.

Liga Futebol Timor-Leste is also the name of the governing body of the league competition which also organises a knock-out cup competition the Taça 12 de Novembro and a super cup, the LFA Super Taça.

List of Champions

Primeira Divisão

Segunda Divisão

LFA Board Director
  • President : Nilton Gusmão dos Santos
  • vice-President : Alexander Vong
  • Director of Competition : Martinho Ribeiro
  • Executive Secretary : Sergio Hornai

List of LFA Presidents
  • 2015-present : Nilton Gusmão

References
  1. TIMOR LESTE LAUNCH STEPPING-STONE LEAGUE TO BUILD PRO-CLUB BASE (em inglês) Retrieved in 04/04/16
  2. "Liga Futebol Amadora". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. "Stage set for AFC Cup 2020 draw". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. Sanches, Hortencio. "LFA transformadu ba Liga Futeból Timor-Leste | TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste". www.tatoli.tl. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. 2016 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisaun
  6. 2017 Liga Futebol Amadora Primera Divisaun
  7. "East Timor 2018". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  8. "East Timor 2019". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  9. 2016 Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisaun
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