Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão Explained

Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão
Country:Timor Leste
Confed:AFC
Relegation:Segunda Divisão
Levels:1
Teams:8
Domest Cup:Taça 12 de Novembro
Super Taça
Confed Cup:AFC Challenge League
Champions:Karketu Dili (3rd title)
Season:2023
Most Successful Club:Karketu Dili (3 titles)
Current:2024 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste

Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão (often referred to as the LFA Primeira Divisão) is the highest division of the Liga Futebol Amadora (the highest overall) in the Timorense football league system.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

The Liga Futebol Amadora Primera Divisão started from the 2016 season and replaced Super Liga Timorense as the top tier league in Timor Leste. Sport Laulara e Benfica become the first champions of the league.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] In 2020 Lalenok United became the first team from the competition to represent Timor Leste in the AFC Cup after winning the competition in 2019.[12]

Overview

Asian club competition eligibility

The champions of the league are eligible for represent Timor Leste in the AFC Challenge League qualification round.[13]

Relegation from Primeira Divisão

Up to two teams at the bottom of the league will face a direct relegation to the Segunda Divisão.

Championship history

YearChampionRunners-up3rd placeRef
2016Sport Laulara e BenficaKarketu DiliPorto Taibesi[14]
2017Karketu DiliPonta LesteCarsae[15]
2018BoavistaKarketu DiliAtlético Ultramar[16]
2019Lalenok UnitedBoavistaPonta Leste[17]
2021Karketu DiliLalenok UnitedPonta Leste[18]
2023Karketu DiliSport Laulara e BenficaPonta Leste[19]

Most successful clubs

ClubWinnerRunner-upYears won
Karketu Dili322017, 2021, 2023
Lalenok United112019
Boavista Timor Leste112018
Sport Laulara e Benfica112016
AS Ponta Leste1

Awards

Top scorers

YearScorerClubGoalsRef
2016 Patrich WanggaiKarketu Dili10
2017 TinggaKarketu Dili13
2018 Fábio ChristianAtlético Ultramar17
2023 Edit SavioEmmanuel7

Best XI

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football flourishing in Timor-Leste. 2021-04-04. FIFA.
  2. Web site: Liga 1 Belum Mulai, Kompetisi di Timor Leste Udah Mau Selesai. 2021-04-04. bolasport.com.
  3. Web site: Timor Leste launch stepping-stone league to build pro-club base . footballchanne.asia . 19 October 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022190310/http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/04/post8276/ . 22 October 2017.
  4. Web site: East Timor 2005/06. RSSSF. 18 February 2019.
  5. Web site: East Timor 2017. RSSSF. 2019-10-13.
  6. Web site: East Timor 2020. 2020-11-08. RSSSF.
  7. Web site: Timor Leste launch stepping-stone league to build pro-club base . footballchanne.asia . 19 October 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022190310/http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/04/post8276/ . 22 October 2017.
  8. Web site: East Timor 2015/16. 4 April 2021. RSSSF. en.
  9. Web site: East Timor 1973. 2020-11-08. RSSSF.
  10. Web site: East Timor 1974. 2020-11-08. RSSSF.
  11. Web site: East Timor 2005/06. RSSSF. 18 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Stage set for AFC Cup 2020 draw . 2022-03-25 . the-AFC . en.
  13. Web site: Football flourishing in Timor-Leste. 2021-04-04. FIFA.
  14. https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2016.html 2016 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisaun
  15. https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2017.html 2017 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisaun
  16. https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oosttim2018.html 2018 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisaun
  17. Web site: East Timor 2019 . 2022-03-25 . RSSSF.
  18. Web site: East Timor 2021 . 2022-03-25 . RSSSF.
  19. Web site: East Timor 2023 . 2023-03-29 . RSSSF.
  20. Web site: Sira Maka the Best 11 Liga Futebol Amadora 2016 . 2016-12-08 . 2017-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001941/http://www.diariutimorpost.tl/berita-sira-maka-the-best-11-liga-timorleste-20152016.html . dead .