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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
Falur Rate Laek	Vice President
Germano Da Silva	2nd Vice President
Aleixo Da Silva Gama	3rd Vice President
Nelyo Isaac Sarmento	General Secretary
Eulalia Araujo Dos Reis	Treasurer
Fabio Magrão	Technical Director
Norio Tsukitate	Team Coach (Men's)
Lee Chung-ho	Team Coach (Women's)
Rogerio Pires	Media/Communications Manager
Henrique Da Costa	Futsal Coordinator
Nivio Da Costa Fernandes	Referee Coordinator

Players

Principal officials of FFTL

Chairmen

• Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (2002–2007 and 2008–2018)
• Pedro Carrascalao (2007–2008)
• Francisco MCP Jeronimo (2018–present)

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:

• Timor-Leste national football team
• Timor-Leste national under-23 football team
• Timor-Leste national under-21 football team
• Timor-Leste national under-19 football team
• Timor-Leste national under-16 football team
• 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

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.

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

See also

• Liga Futebol Amadora

References

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External links

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

v t e 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

v t e 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 Primeira Divisão Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão
Cup competition	Taça 12 de Novembro Super Taça
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
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See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

• Football in East Timor
• National members of the Asian Football Confederation
• Sports governing bodies in East Timor
• Football governing bodies in East Timor
• Sports organizations established in 2002
• 2002 establishments in East Timor
• Association football governing bodies in Asia