Académica or Académica e Sporting de Timor is a professional
football club based in
Dili
Dili ( Portuguese/ Tetum: ''Díli'') is the capital, largest city of East Timor and the second largest city in Timor islands after Kupang (Indonesia). It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed ...
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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-we ...
. The team plays in 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, ho ...
and was one of the original eight teams that participated in the first season of the
Primeira Divisão
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in 2016. The club also includes a partnered futsal team that is set to compete in the
Pra Liga Futsal Timor-Leste.
Squad
As of 2020
Competitive records
Campeonato Provincial
* 1973: 5th place
* 1974: 3rd place
Super Liga
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2005–06: 3rd place
Primeira Divisão
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2016: 4th place
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2017
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: 5th place
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2018
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: 6th place
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2019
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: 7th place (Relegated)
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 ...
* 2021: 1st in Group A (Promoted). Lost in final.
Taça 12 de Novembro
Taça 12 de Novembro is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic Timor football. This competition was organised by Liga Futebol Amadora and FFTL.
Competition format
Beginning in August, the competition proceeds as ...
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2016: 2nd Round
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2018
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: Preliminary Round
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2019: Quarter Finals
Copa FFTL
* 2020: 5th, group B
References
Football clubs in East Timor
Football
Sport in Dili
Association football clubs established in 1967
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