# Macau Football Association

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Governing body of association football in Macau

Macau Football Association AFC Founded 1939; 87 years ago (1939) FIFA affiliation 1978 AFC affiliation 1978[1] EAFF affiliation 2002 President Cheung Lup Kwan Website www.macaufa.com

Macau Football Association Traditional Chinese 澳門足球總會 Simplified Chinese 澳门足球总会 Literal meaning Macau Football Association Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Zúqiú Xiéhuì Wade–Giles Aomen Tsuch'iu Hsieh-hui Tongyong Pinyin Àomén Zúcióu Siéhuèi Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ou3mun4 zeoi3kau4 hip3wui4 IPA [ʔōumʊ̏n tsɵ̄y kɐ̏u hɪ̄pwȕːi] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ò-mn̂g Chiok-kiû Hia̍p-hōe

The **Macau Football Association** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 澳門足球總會 [Pinyin](/source/Pinyin): Àomén zúqiú zǒng huì; [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language): *Associação de Futebol de Macau*) is the governing body of [association football](/source/Association_football) in [Macau](/source/Macau) [SAR](/source/Special_administrative_regions_of_China) of [China](/source/China).

## History

The [Hong Kong–Macau Interport](/source/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Macau_Interport) tournament, jointly organized by [Hong Kong Football Association](/source/Hong_Kong_Football_Association) and Macau Football Association, has been played since 1937. Macau first entered [AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1980](/source/1980_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification), winning their first international match against [Philippines](/source/Philippines_national_football_team) by 2–1 at [Tokyo National Stadium](/source/Tokyo_National_Stadium).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On 6 December 2018, [Benfica de Macau](/source/Benfica_de_Macau) President Duarte Alves accused the Macau Football Association of neglecting club football in favor of the [Macau national football team](/source/Macau_national_football_team). It is the second time in just two years that the club has been barred from participating in the [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) on account of an administrative error. He said that the embarrassing situation might have been avoided if the Macau FA had been more proactive in supporting club football. Duartes further complained that he thinks that the Macau FA is simply focused on fulfilling whatever is required to get the FIFA and AFC subsidies – for example, having the various league echelons.[2]

On 27 June 2019, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctioned the Macau Football Association for failing to play the second leg of their first-round match against Sri Lanka in the AFC’s [2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary competition](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round), due to be played on 11 June 2019. FIFA declared a 3–0 forfeit victory for Sri Lanka, with the Macau Football Association also receiving a fine of CHF 10,000.[3]

## Association staff

Name Position Source Victor Cheung Lup Kwan President [4][5] Chong Coc Veng Vice-president [6][7] Lai Pak Leng 2nd Vice-president [8] Chan Keng Hou General secretary [9][10] Benjamin Chio Treasurer [11] Iong Cho Ieng Technical director [12][13] Iong Cho Ieng Team coach (men's) [14][15] Zhang Hong Team coach (women's) [16][17] n/a Media/communications manager Lau Weng Hang Futsal Coordinator [18] Lau Peng Wai Referee coordinator [19]

## Competitions

### National division

#### First division

- [Liga de Elite](/source/Liga_de_Elite)

#### Lower divisions

- [2ª Divisão de Macau](/source/2%C2%AA_Divis%C3%A3o_de_Macau)

- [3ª Divisão de Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3%C2%AA_Divis%C3%A3o_de_Macau&action=edit&redlink=1)

### National cup

- [Taça de Macau](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Macau)

## See also

- [Macau national football team](/source/Macau_national_football_team)

- [Macau national under-17 football team](/source/Macau_national_under-17_football_team)

- [Macau national under-20 football team](/source/Macau_national_under-20_football_team)

- [Macau national under-23 football team](/source/Macau_national_under-23_football_team)

- [Macau women's national football team](/source/Macau_women's_national_football_team)

- [Sport in Macau](/source/Sport_in_Macau)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Singapore get okay to host pre- Games"](http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781220-1.2.113.2.aspx). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. 20 December 1978.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Daniel Beitler (6 December 2018). ["After stunning debut, Benfica barred from AFC again"](https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/football-after-stunning-debut-benfica-barred-from-afc-again.html). *Macau Daily Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Macau Football Association"](https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-macau-football-association). *[fifa.com](/source/Fifa.com)*. 27 Jun 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/macau/macau-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Macau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510080749/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/about) on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

## External links

- [Official website](http://macaufa.com/en/home)

- [Macau](https://web.archive.org/web/20070610021752/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mac/index.html) at the FIFA website (archived 10 June 2007)

- [Macau](http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/east/macau-football-assoc.html) at AFC site

v t e Football in Macau Macau Football Association National teams National team U-23 U-17 U-20 Futsal Women's League system Liga de Elite Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão Junior Divisão Domestic cups Taça de Macau

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 Vietnam South Yemen † denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

v t e East Asian Football Federation Competitions E-1 Football Championship Men Women U-15 Championship Men Women AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy Member associations China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands† North Korea South Korea †AFC member only

v t e International association football FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline Most successful clubs World FIFA FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympic Games Youth Defunct FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Africa CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations League African Games Defunct African Nations Championship Regional CECAFA COSAFA WAFU Defunct CEMAC Central African Games Asia AFC AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Nations League Asian Games Defunct AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Regional ASEAN AFF FIFA CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct Far Eastern Games Europe UEFA UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Baltic Cup Defunct Central European Cup Balkan Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship North, Central America & the Caribbean CONCACAF CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Nations League Defunct CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Cup Regional LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America and Caribbean Games Central America Games Defunct NAFC Championship CCCF Championship North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup Oceania OFC OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 Pacific Games Mini Regional Melanesia Cup Micronesian Games Defunct Polynesia Cup South America CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games Intercontinental Africa & Asia Indian Ocean Island Games Defunct Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Africa & Ocenia Defunct AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Arab/Islamic FIFA Arab Cup Arab Games Islamic Solidarity Games Defunct Islamic Games Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Europe & South America CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Francophone Francophone Games Defunct Overseas Cup Lusophone Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Mediterranean Games Defunct Mediterranean Cup Pan American Pan American Games Defunct Panamerican Championship Other Goodwill Games Defunct GANEFO Non-FIFA CONIFA World Football Cup African Football Cup Asian Football Cup European Football Cup South American Football Cup UIAFA Defunct UIAFA Great European Tournament Other Island Games Universiade Defunct FIFI Wild Cup WUFA World Series See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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