Emmanuel FC
ClubnameEmmanuel
FullnameEmmanuel Futebol Clube
Founded2017 (age 9)
GroundKampo Democrasia, Dili
Capacity1,000
LeagueLiga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão
Season2025
Position2nd
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Emmanuel Futebol Clube is a professional football club of East Timor based in Dili. The team plays in the Liga Futebol Amadora, the top flight league in Timor.[1][2][3]

Between 2017 and 2019, The club played in the third division of the national football championship (2019 LFA Terceira), getting promoted in the latter to the second division (Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão).[2][1]

Competitions per year

2017

In 2017, the Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão had not yet been created. However, the FFTL organized a playoff competition officially named as the Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff. And it was in this competition that the official debut of the Emmanuel team took place on 19 May 2017 against FIEL .[4]

The three teams with the best campaigns would (AS Lero (Iliomar), Lalenok United (Dili) and Fiel) win the right to join Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão. The Emmanuel team was unable to gain access.[5]

2019

In 2019 FFTL created Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão. The competition 2019 Liga Futebol Amadora Terceira Divisão had the participation of 11 teams divided into 2 groups. Two teams (The best team in each group) would be promoted to Liga Futebol Amadora Segunda Divisão. With 5 wins in 5 matches, the Emmanuel FC team managed to get the promotion with the best campaign.[6]

2020

Due to the pandemic of COVID-19, the FFTL canceled the 2020 edition of LFA Primeira and also LFA Segunda, a competition in which Emmanuel would participate for the first time. Instead of this, the FFTL carried out only the competitions 2020 Copa FFTL and the Taça 12 de Novembro. Emmanuel played in both competitions.[7]

Copa FFTL

In 2020, the club participated in the 2020 Copa FFTL, the competition had 20 clubs divided into 4 groups of 5 teams, the two teams that had the most points in the group would advance to the Quarterfinals. With just one win, one draw and two defeats, Emmanuel team ended their participation in third place in group D.[8]

Taça 12 de Novembro

The 2020 edition of the Taça 12 de Novembro was played by 19 clubs. The competition was divided into 5 phases: preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.[9]

Emmanuel did not have to compete in the preliminary round and has already started in the second round by winning the Santa Cruz (East Timor) team 2–0.[9]

Emmanuel's team was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing the match against Boavista by the score of 3–0.[9]

Squad List

Current Squad as of January 2026 for the Taça da Liga Timor-Leste 2026 [10]

Competition Record

Competitive records from RSSSF.[6]

SeasonCompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionNational Cup: Taça 12 de Novembro
20193a Divisaun5500156+9151st in Group A (Promoted)
2020Copa FFTL411249−543rd in Group DQuarter Finals
2021Segunda Divisão5401184+1412

1st in Group A Champions

(Promoted)

2023Primeira Divisão85032110-11152nd
2025Primeira Divisão9450138+5172nd

Honours

Segunda Divisão

Primeira Divisão

  • 2023: Runners Up[12]
  • 2025: Runners Up

Taça da Liga Timor-Leste

References

  1. ^ "Emmanuel FC 3-0 Kablaki FC" (in Tagalog). rttlep.tl. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Festa Golu ba AD. Maubisse" (in Tagalog). tatoli.tl. 15 November 2019. Archived 1 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2017#Segunda Divisaun Promotion Playoff". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2019#3a Divisaun". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2020". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.[dead link]
  8. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2020 Copa FFTL". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ Karel Stokkermans. "East Timor 2020 Taça 12 de Novembro". RSSSF. Archived 3 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ "FFTL Taca Da Liga Starting eleven Emmanuel FC vs AD S. L. B.". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  11. ^ "East Timor 2021". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  12. ^ "East Timor 2023". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.