The Football Federation of Timor-Leste ( - FFTL) is the governing body of football in

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

. In 2016 Timor-Leste run their own league under supervision of and Secretary of State for Youth and Sport. The name of the league is ''Liga Futebol Amadora do Timor-Leste'' ().

FFTL bodies

Executive committee

Players

Principal officials of FFTL

Chairmen

* Francisco Kalbuadi Lay ''(2002–2007 and 2008–2018)'' *

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''(2007–2008)'' * Francisco MCP Jeronimo ''(2018–present)''

Venues

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Dili Dili (Portuguese language, Portuguese and Tetum language, Tetum: ''Díli'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountai ...

* Estadio Timor Soul,

Baucau Baucau (, ) is the second-largest city in Timor-Leste, after Dili, the capital, which lies to its west. Baucau has about 16,000 inhabitants, and is the capital of Baucau municipality, located in the eastern part of the country. In the time ...

Estadio Malibaka Maliana es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered s ...

Bobonaro Bobonaro is a town in Bobonaro Subdistrict, Bobonaro District, East Timor., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The district capital is not in Bobonaro, but is in Maliana Maliana is a city in East Timor, 149 kilomet ...

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Ermera Ermera (''Vila Ermera'') is a city in East Timor and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera. ''Ermera'' in Mambai language (Timor), Mambai means "red water." It has a population of 8,907. Its geographical coordinates are , ...

Estadio Manatuto es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered s ...

Manatuto Manatuto is a city in Manatuto Municipality, East Timor. Manatuto Vila has 3,692 inhabitants (Census 2015) and is capital of the subdistrict and district Manatuto. It is on the north coast of Timor, (about as the crow flies) east of Dili ...

National teams

Currently, Timor Leste has the following football national teams: *

Timor-Leste national football team The Timor-Leste national football team () represents Timor-Leste in the senior men's international football. It is organised by the East Timor Football Federation, Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL) which is affiliated with the Asian ...

Timor-Leste national under-23 football team The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team () represents Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international footba ...

Timor-Leste national under-21 football team The Youngs Timor-Leste is the national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste has never had success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world. Ti ...

* Timor-Leste national under-19 football team *

Timor-Leste national under-16 football team Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and t ...

* Timor-Leste women's national football team * Timor-Leste women's national under-19 football team * Timor-Leste women's national under-16 football team *

Timor-Leste national futsal team The Timor-Leste national futsal team is controlled by the East Timor Football Federation, Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste, the governing body for futsal in East Timor (Timor-Leste) and represents the country in international futsal competi ...

Controversies and critics

Francisco Kalbuadi Lay corruption scandal

The chairman of FFTL Francisco Kalbuadi Lay did not win the FFTL Presidential Race at the 2007 Extraordinary Congress; however, Kalbuadi continued his presidency until now.

, who claimed he won the Presidential Race, had not worked at FFTL office since 2007. At 2007 Extraordinary Congress Carrascalao had 13 voting members who elected him as the President of FFTL. Carrascalao alleges that FFTL members were forced to call an Extraordinary Congress in 2007 after the organisation failed to hold a regular Congress – in which a Presidential vote would have been held – in the necessary timeframe. He says members were also greatly concerned about potential corruption within the organisation at the time.

General Secretary: Amandio Sarmento Scandal

In February 2017, FIFA terminated and banned General Secretary Amandio Sarmento of FFTL. Sarmento was banned for three years of football activity. Furthermore, Sarmento was guilty of using falsified documents in connection with the fielding of ineligible players by Timor-Leste.

Players that joined Overseas club

References

External links

Timor-Leste
at the FIFA website.
Timor-Leste
at the AFC website {{DEFAULTSORT:Federacao de Futebol de Timor-Leste Football in Timor-Leste

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FFTL Sports organizations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Timor-Leste