2025 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste

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2025 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste — easy summary

Overview
- The 2025 season is the third to use the title Liga Futebol Timor-Leste, the seventh with two divisions, and the tenth season overall.
- The winner may earn a spot in the AFC Challenge League if the club has the proper AFC license.
- Prize money:
- Top-division clubs receive 30,000 USD to enter the season.
- Second-division clubs receive 5,000 USD to enter.
- Prize for the top-division champion: 25,000 USD; runner-up: 5,000 USD.
- Prize for the second-division champion: 15,000 USD.
- The season features Primeira Divisaun (First Division) and Segunda Divisaun (Second Division).

Primeira Divisaun (First Division)
- Season dates: 24 May – 24 August 2025.
- Champions: Karketu Dili (4th title).
- Relegated: Académica and Ponta Leste.
- Teams: 10 teams competed.
- Karketu Dili, Emmanuel FC, Porto Taibesse, Assalam, DIT FC, Coração, AS Marca FC, Benfica Laulara, Académica, Ponta Leste.
- Team changes:
- Promoted to Primeira Divisaun: DIT FC and AS Marca FC (from Segunda Divisaun).
- Relegated to Segunda Divisaun: Académica and Ponta Leste.
- AFC qualification: The league winner would qualify for the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League playoffs if licensed.
- Teams by municipalities:
- Dili: 4 teams (Académica, Assalam, AS Marca, DIT).
- Other municipalities: Zebra (Baucau), Kablaki (Manufahi), Lica-Lica Lemorai (Viqueque).
- Venues:
- National Stadium (Dili) – 5,000 capacity
- Gleno Municipal Stadium (Gleno) – 5,000
- Manatuto Stadium – 5,000
- Quick standings snapshot (top of table):
- 1) Karketu Dili
- 2) Emmanuel
- 3) Porto Taibesse
- 4) Assalam
- 5) DIT
- 6) Coração
- 7) AS Marca
- 8) Benfica Laulara
- 9) Académica
- 10) Ponta Leste

Segunda Divisaun (Second Division)
- Season dates: 24 June – 31 August 2025.
- Champions: Aitana FC (1st title).
- Promoted to Primeira Divisaun: Aitana and Santa Cruz (both promoted).
- Relegated to a lower division: Kablaki and Zebra.
- Other notes:
- Lalenok United withdrew from the competition this season.
- Teams by municipalities:
- Dili: Aitana, FIEL, Nagarjo, Santa Cruz
- Zebra (Baucau), Kablaki (Manufahi), Lica-Lica Lemorai (Viqueque)
- Venues: National Stadium (Dili), Gleno Municipal Stadium (Gleno), Manatuto Stadium — all with 5,000 capacity.

Notes
- The 2024 season did not run and was replaced by the 2024 Copa FFTL.
- The season’s structure emphasizes promotion and relegation between Primeira Divisaun and Segunda Divisaun, with prize money and potential AFC competition opportunities for the winners.

External context
- The league includes teams from several municipalities, with Dili hosting multiple clubs and other areas represented as well.
- Final standings and promotion/relegation determine which teams move between divisions for the next season.