| Liga de Elite | |
| Country: | Macau |
| Confed: | AFC |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Relegation: | 2ª Divisão de Macau |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Domest Cup: | Taça de Macau |
| Confed Cup: | AFC Challenge League |
| Champions: | Benfica de Macau (6th title) |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Most Successful Club: | Lam Pak (9 titles) |
| Top Goalscorer: | William Carlos Gomes (220 goals) |
| Tv: | FIFA+ |
| Current: | 2024 Liga de Elite |
Liga de Elite, previously known as Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol, is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. The league features local players and professional foreign players. Due to the lack of football fields in Macau, most matches are played at the Estádio Campo Desportivo. As with Hong Kong, the league is separate from the mainland Chinese football league system. The league is generally played between January and July of each calendar year.
In the inaugural 2014 edition, Lam Pak, Lam Ieng and Kuan Tai all forfeited from the First Division before the start of the competition.[1] Lam Pak and Lam Ieng withdrew due to the lack of backing from sponsors and Kuan Tai cited budget issues and could no longer afford to pay some of its players.[1] To solve the problem of three sudden vacancies, the Macau Football Association clarified that the two clubs that were relegated in 2013, Kei Lun and MFA Development, were invited to remain, and an additional third team would come from the Second Division.[2] After careful consideration by the MFA, no team from the Second Division was picked, being deemed not competitive enough for the First Division.
10 teams will contest the 2024 Liga de Elite. Gala and University Of Macau were promoted from last season's 2ª Divisão de Macau.
| Club | Year Founded | Shirt Sponsor | Position Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gala | Promoted (1st) | ||
| Cheng Fung | 1988 | 4th | |
| Hang Sai | 6th | ||
| University Of Macau | Promoted(2nd) | ||
| Ka I | 1985 | 7th | |
| Monte Carlo | 1984 | 3rd | |
| Chao Pak Kei | 2008 | 1st | |
| Lun Lok | 1985 | 5th | |
| Benfica de Macau | 1951 | 2nd | |
| Sporting Clube de Macau | 1926 | 8th | |
Winners were:[3]
Benfica de Macau - non oficial championship due to covid
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| 9 | |
| 6 | |
| Monte Carlo | 5 |
| Polícia Segurança Pública | |
| Sporting de Macau | 4 |
| Hap Kuan | |
| Chao Pak Kei | |
| Windsor Arch Ka I | 3 |
| 2 | |
| Hong Lok | 1 |
| Macau Post Office | |
| Leng Ngan |
| Season | Best Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Geofredo Cheung | Monte Carlo | |
| 2011 | Leong Ka Hang | MFA Development | |
| 2012 |  Cesinha Barbieri | Ka I | |
| 2013 | Leong Ka Hang | Monte Carlo | |
| 2014 | Bruno Brito | Sporting de Macau | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2017 | Pan Chi Hang | Benfica de Macau | |
| 2018 | Diego Patriota | Chao Pak Kei | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2022 | Chao Pak Kei | ||
| 2023 | Monte Carlo |
| Season | Goalscorers | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beto | 19 | ||
| 2005 | 20 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | |||
| 2011 | Kamilo Silva | 38 | ||
| 2012 | Gustavo Silveira Avelino | 17 | ||
| 2013 | 23 | |||
| 2014 | William Carlos Gomes | 16[4] | ||
| 2014 | Francisco do Carmo Rodrigo | 16[5] | ||
| 2015 | William Carlos Gomes | 19[6] | ||
| 2016 | 24[7] | |||
| 2017 | 21[8] | |||
| 2018 | William Carlos Gomes | bgcolor=mistyrose | 41[9] | |
| 2019 | William Carlos Gomes | Cheng Fung | 19 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |||
| 2021 | 35 | |||
| 2022 | 32 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | |||
| 2024 | Gregory | Chao Pak Kei | 20 |
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals | Years | Goals per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Carlos Gomes | 188 | 220 | 2013-present | 1.15 | |
| 2 | Niki Torrão | 191 | 214 | 2011−present | 1.11 | |
| 3 | Diego Patriota | 165 | 151 | 2013- present | 0.92 | |
| 4 | Carlos Leonel | 81 | 117 | 2015−2022 | 1.44 |
| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Carlos Gomes | 23 | |
| 2 | | Carlos Leonel | 20 |
| 3 | | Niki Torrão | 18 |
| 4 | | Jackson Sousa | 9 |
| 5 | Ho Man Hou | 4 | |
| 6 | Diego Patriota | 3 | |
| 7 |  | Alison Brito | 2 |
| Bruno Araujo | ||
| Iun Cheong Fai | |||
| Gregory | ||
| Cheng Hui | |||
| Danilo Lins | ||
| | Bruno Martinho | ||
| Jose Ranieri | ||
| Vernon Wong | |||
| 16 |  | Daniel Adade | 1 |
| Alexandre de Jesus | ||
| Hugo Almeida | |||
| Eder Aruda | |||
| Iuri Capelo | ||
| Lei Cheng Lam | ||
| Ut Cheong Kou | ||
| Lei Chi Seng | ||
| Leung Chi Seng | ||
| Chocolate | |||
| Chi Hang Fong | ||
| Lek Hang Jeung | ||
| Chi Hang Pan | ||
 | Hussaini Hassan | ||
| Gao Jia Liang | ||
| Mustapha Jibrin | ||
| Leong Ka Hang | ||
| Mok Kin Fong | ||
| Chan Kin Seng | ||
| Lin Lei Yi | ||
| In Leong Hou | ||
 | Zheyu Liang | ||
| Chan Man | ||
| William Maronesi | ||
| Rafael Medeiros | |||
| Yan Pen Feng | ||
| Nuno Peres | |||
| Rodrigo | ||
| Maycol Savinio | ||
| Adilson Silva | ||
| Roni Silva | ||
| Gu Six Hou | ||
| Leong Tak Wai | ||
| Leandro Tanaka | ||
| Ka Un Sio | ||
| Tai Wang Chang | ||
| D Wong | ||
| Jia Yi Li | ||