The Timorense Football League System, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for

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clubs in

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...

History

Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor ( pt, Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies. The first Europeans to arrive in the ...
era (1900-1975)

From 1900 to 1975, the competition was known as Campeonato Nacional de Timor and was divided into three tiers. The first tier was Campeonato Nacional da 1ª Divisão, while the second tier, Campeonato Nacional da 2ª Divisão, was divided into two regions, North and South. The third tier, Campeonato Nacional da 3ª Divisão or ''Campeonato Distrital da 1ª Divisão'', was divided into separate districts in parallel.

Timor Timur Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also ...
era (1976-1999)

The competition was part of

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until 1994 and

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zone qualification from 1995 to 1999.

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
era (2000-present)

The top division is the Super Liga (which is sometimes referred to as Level 1 of the league 'pyramid'), containing 8 clubs and best 4 clubs from Liga Pre, all of which, as of the 2010–11 season, are based in East Timor. Below the Super Liga is Timorese Liga Pre, which is divided into two groups of 4-5 clubs each: Liga Pre Group 1 and Liga Pre Group 2. The third tier is the Taça Digicel, containing 14 clubs and it is divided into three groups of 4-5 clubs each. In 2015, FFTL officially launched the national amateur league named

Liga Futebol Amadora Liga Futebol Timor-Leste (LFTL) is a league competition featuring football clubs from Timor Leste. It replaced Super Liga Timorense in 2015. The competition initially consisted of two main divisions, the Primeira Divisão and Segunda Divisão, h ...

(LFA). Designed to allow local footballers to flourish, the LFA gives a home to amateur football in Timor Leste, and ignites the potential to create a gateway to professional football.

Cup eligibility

Being members of a league at a particular level also affects eligibility for Cup, or single-elimination, competitions. * Taça 12 de Novembro: Levels 1 and 2; with details 8 clubs Level 1, 13 clubs Level 2. * LFA Super Taça: Champions of Level 1 and winner of cup competition.

Promotion and relegation rules for the top few levels

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(level 1, 8 teams): The Bottom two teams are relegated. #

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History

Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor ( pt, Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies. The first Europeans to arrive in the ...
era (1900-1975)

Timor Timur Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also ...
era (1976-1999)

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
era (2000-present)

Cup eligibility

Promotion and relegation rules for the top few levels

Men's

Top-tier league champions

References

History

Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor ( pt, Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies. The first Europeans to arrive in the ... era (1900-1975)

Timor Timur Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also ... era (1976-1999)

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ... era (2000-present)

Cup eligibility

Promotion and relegation rules for the top few levels

Men's

Top-tier league champions

References

Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor ( pt, Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies. The first Europeans to arrive in the ...
era (1900-1975)

Timor Timur Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also ...
era (1976-1999)

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
era (2000-present)