East Timor Football Federation

Governing body of football in East Timor

Timor-Leste Football Federation
AFC
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FIFA affiliation	2005
AFC affiliation	2002 (Associate member)^[1] 2005
AFF affiliation	2004
President	Francisco MCP Jeronimo
Website	http://www.fftl.tl/

The Timor-Leste Football Federation (Portuguese: Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste - FFTL) is the governing body of football in East Timor.

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 (lit. 'Amateur Football League of East Timo').

FFTL bodies

Executive committee

Name	Position	Source
Francisco Jerónimo	President	^[2]^[3]
Falur Rate Laek	Vice President	^[4]^[5]
Germano Da Silva	2nd Vice President	^[6]^[7]
Aleixo Da Silva Gama	3rd Vice President	^[8]^[9]
Nelyo Isaac Sarmento	General Secretary	^[10]^[11]
Eulalia Araujo Dos Reis	Treasurer	^[12]
Fabio Magrão	Technical Director	^[13]
Norio Tsukitate	Team Coach (Men's)	^[14]^[15]
Lee Chung-ho	Team Coach (Women's)	^[16]
Rogerio Pires	Media/Communications Manager	^[17]
Henrique Da Costa	Futsal Coordinator	^[18]
Nivio Da Costa Fernandes	Referee Coordinator	^[19]

Players

All players^{[citation needed]}	Registered players	Youth Players (U8-U14)	Unregistered Players	Clubs	Academy	Officials
15,500^{[citation needed]}	567	2,550	5,000	21	17	147

Principal officials of FFTL

Chairmen

Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (2002–2007^[20] and 2008–2018)
Pedro Carrascalao (2007–2008)
Francisco MCP Jeronimo (2018–present)^[21]

Venues

National Stadium, Dili
Estadio Timor Soul, Baucau
Estadio Malibaka Maliana, Bobonaro
Estadio Gleno, Ermera
Estadio Manatuto, Manatuto

National teams

Currently, Timor Leste has the following football national teams:

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. Pedro Carrascalao, 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.^[22]

General Secretary: Amandio Sarmento Scandal

In February 2017, FIFA terminated and banned General Secretary Amandio Sarmento of FFTL.^[23] 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.^[24]^[25]^[26]

Players that joined Overseas club

List of originsTimor-Leste players that plays overseas
Players	Club	League
Elias Mesquita	Kota Ranger	Brunei Super League
Jhon Frith	ISI Dangkor Senchey	Cambodian Premier League
Mouzinho	Visakha	Cambodian Premier League
Zenivio	Kirivong Sok Sen Chey	Cambodian Premier League
Georgino Mendonça	Life FC	Cambodian League 2
Olagar Xavier	Siem Reap	Cambodian League 2
Cristevão Fernandes	Angkor City	Cambodian League 2
Fagio Augusto	Tokyo Musashino United	Japan Football League
Gali Freitas	PSIS Semarang	Liga 1
João Pedro	Ubon United, UiTM, Benfica de Macau, PSM Makassar	Thai League 2, Malaysia Super League, Liga de Elite, Liga 1
Filomeno Junior	Benfica de Macau	Liga de Elite
Anggisu Barbosa	Sriracha, Pattaya City	Thai Division 1 League, Thai Regional League Division 2

References

^ 15 August 2002: "East Timor was accepted as an associate member of the Asian Football Confederation at its 20th Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" Associated Press
^ "Timor-Leste committee". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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^ "Timor-Leste committee". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Timor-Leste committee". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Kalbuadi: We are family". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ Martins, Filomeno (26 February 2022). "Francisco Jerónimo re-elected as the new president of Timor-Leste's Football Federation". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ "East Timorese football accused of further corruption". Sports Integrity Initiative.
^ "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ "FIFA extends ban of Timor-Leste FA General Secretary". www.fifa.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Treinador da seleção timorense lamenta atrasos nas obras do estádio de Díli" [Timorese national team coach regrets delays in Dili stadium works]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Sportinforma / Lusa. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Treinador português é o novo selecionador de Timor-Leste" [Portuguese coach is Timor-Leste's new coach]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). DN / Lusa. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

External links

Timor-Leste at the FIFA website.
Timor-Leste at the AFC website

Sports governing bodies in East Timor (TLS)

Summer Olympic Sports

Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rugby 7's
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
- inc. Beach Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports

Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Curling
Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports

Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard Sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and Climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota Vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water Ski
Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports

Others Sports

Rugby League
Rugby Union

National Olympic Committee of East Timor

Football in East Timor

East Timor Football Federation

National teams

Men	Men's Men U-23 Men U-21 Men U-19 Men U-16 Men's Futsal Men's Beach Soccer
Women	Women Women U-19 Women U-17

League system

Liga Amadora

Cup competition

Youth competition

FFTL U-21 Championship

International tournament

Timor Sea Cup Tournament

Other

National Sport Games
Balibo Five Cup

Defunct competition

League	Super Liga (2005-06) 2nd Division
Cups	Military Championship (1973) Taça Vos Esperança (2001) Police Cup (2003) Primeiru Ministru Cup (2006) Taça Digicel (2010-12) East Timor Cup (2003-15)

List of clubs
List of venues
List of competitions

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National football associations of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands^† North Korea South Korea Chinese Taipei
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	South Yemen
^† denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member