Liga-Futebol Timor Leste is the overall competition featuring

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clubs from

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 ...

. Sanctioned by the Football Federation of Timor-Leste (FFTL). The competition consists of two main divisions, the Primeira Divisão and

Segunda Divisão : : The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...

, however has previously featured a promotion playoff to the

in 2017, and a third division in 2019. The league has previously featured associated women's competitions in the Liga Feto Timor. In 2020 the competition was renamed from the Liga Futebol Amadora to the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste. In 2020, the winner of the previous Premeria Divisão was able to represent Timor Leste in the

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. In 2020 the competition was cancelled due to the covid pandemic and was replaced by the COPA FFTL. Liga Futebol Timor-Leste is also the name of the governing body which also organises the

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, and the LFA Super Taça.

List of champions

Primeira Divisão

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: Sport Laulara e Benfica *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

: Karketu Dili2017 Liga Futebol Amadora Primera Divisaun
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

: Boavista FC * 2019: Lalenok United *

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

: ''Replaced by the COPA FFTL''. Won by Lalenok United *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

: Karketu Dili *2022: ''Not done'' *2023: Karketu Dili *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

: ''Replaced by the COPA FFTL. Only 3 teams competed from the top 2 divisions.'' Won by São José FC

Segunda Divisão : : The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...

*2016: Cacusan CF2016 Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisaun
/ref> *2017: Atlético Ultramar *2018: Assalam FC *2019: DIT FC *2020: ''Not done'' *2021: Emmanuel FC *2022: ''Not done'' *2023: DIT FC *2024: ''Not done''

Terceira Divisão : The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Por ...

: Segunda Divisão promotion playoff: Won by Lalenok United *2019: Emmanuel FC

LFA Board directors

*President: Nilton Gusmão dos Santos *Vice-president: Alexander Vong *Director of competition: Martinho Ribeiro *Executive secretary: Sergio Hornai

References

External links

* {{AFC Leagues 1 Sports leagues established in 2015 2015 establishments in Timor-Leste