Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão (often referred to as the LFA Primeira Divisão) is the highest division of the
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 ...
and the highest overall in the
Timorense football league system.
The league is not fully professional.
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. In 2020
Lalenok United
Lalenok United Football Club, commonly known as Lalenok United, is an East Timorese football club based in Dili. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão, after finishing runners up and being promoted from the Segunda Divisão i ...
became the first team from the competition to represent Timor Leste in the
AFC Cup after winning the competition in 2019.
Overview
Asian club competition eligibility
The champions of the league are eligible for represent
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-wes ...
in
AFC Cup qualification round.
Relegation from Primeira Divisão
Up to two teams at the bottom of the league will face a direct relegation to
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 pyramid but, w ...
.
Clubs participating in the 2022 season
The following 10 clubs are competing in the 2022 Liga Futebol Amadora Primera Divisão, expanded from 8 teams from the previous season.
Championship history
Most successful club
Awards
Top scorers
Best XI
References
External links
Official website
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East Timor
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 ...
Sports leagues established in 2015
2015 establishments in East Timor