| Season | 2018 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 March – 29 July 2018 | 
| Champions | Boavista (1st title) | 
| Relegated | Cacusan DIT | 
| AFC Cup | Boavista | 
| Matches played | 56 | 
| Goals scored | 214 (3.82 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Fábio Christian (17 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Karketu 10–0 Cacusan (30 June 2018) | 
| Biggest away win | Cacusan 0–12 Atlético (8 June 2018) | 
| Highest scoring | Cacusan 0–12 Atlético (8 June 2018) | 
| Longest winning run | 6 games, Boavista | 
| Longest unbeaten run | 6 games, Boavista Atlético | 
| Longest winless run | 14 games, Cacusan | 
| Longest losing run | 11 games, Cacusan | 
| ← 2017  2019 → All statistics correct as of 29 July 2018. | |
The 2018 LFA Primeira is the third season of the Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão. The season began on March 3 and originally finished on August 5,[1] but rescheduled to be finished on July 29.[2]
Karketu Dili is the current defending champions.[3]
Boavista won their first LFA Primeira title, with one match to spare following a 10–1 away win over Cacusan on 22 July 2018, while its competitor Karketu only drew 1–1 against Ponta Leste on 20 July 2018.
Cacusan to be the first team who relegated to 2019 LFA Segunda, with four match to spare following a 0–10 loss against Karketu on 30 June 2018. DIT was the second team got relegated to 2019 LFA Segunda, with two match to spare following a 2–4 loss against Ponta Leste on 13 July 2018.
Teams
There are 8 teams that will play this season.
from Primeira
FC Zebra and FC Porto Taibesse were relegated to 2018 Segunda Divisao after finished 7th and bottom place of 2017 Primeira Divisao.
to Primeira
Atlético Ultramar and DIT F.C. promoted to 2018 Primeira Divisao after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2017 Segunda Divisao. DIT F.C. returned to top flight after last season relegated to Segunda Divisao and Atlético Ultramar was newly promotion clubs.
Name changes
- Carsae FC was renamed to Boavista Futebol Clube Timor Leste in January 2018.[4]
Locations
Personnel and kits
| Club | City / Area | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Other sponsor | Owner | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Dili |  Asala | Umbro[5] |  UNTL | |||
| Atlético Ultramar | Manatuto |  Andi Sutanto |  Glauco Trajano | BLK |  Eugenio Gusmão | ||
| Boavista | Dili |  Eladio Rojas |  Henrique Cruz | BLK | npm | MoneyGram |  José Ramos-Horta | 
| Cacusan | Becora, Dili |  Fernando Xavier |  Juvinal Boavida | Cristo Rei | |||
| D.I.T. | Dili |  Manuel Pinto |  José Santos | BLK |  Dili Institute of Technology | ||
| Karketu Dili | Dili |  Arcan Iurie |  Boavida Olegario | Umbro | Obrai Unip Lda. Tanjung Motor Emanuel Residence East Gas Corp. Britas Lda. LCF Creative | ||
| Ponta Leste | Dili |  Eduardo Pereira | Umbro | ||||
| Benfica | Laulara, Aileu |  Kim Shin-hwan |  Nidio Alves | BLK | TL-cement |  Xanana Gusmão | |
Managerial changes
| Club(s) | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Manager | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boavista |  Rochy Putiray | End of contract | 22 September 2017 | Pre-season |  Eladio Rojas | 29 December 2017 | 
| Karketu Dili |  Simón Elissetche | Signed by  Aceh United | 28 December 2017[6] |  Arcan Iurie | 29 January 2018[7] | |
Stadiums
- Primary venues used in the 2018 LFA Primera:
|  Dili |  Maliana | 
| Kampo Demokrasia | Malibaca Yamato Stadium | 
| Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | 
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Name on BOLD was foreign players who registered in mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former player(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica |  Antunius Tan[10] |  Mario Aibekob[10] | |||
| Atlético Ultramar |  Bernardo Freire |  Fábio Christian |  Gabriel |  Glauco | |
| Boavista |  Gustavo |  Rodolfo |  Antonio Vega[11] |  Joao Paulo Pereira | |
| Cacusan |  Kovakou Roni |  Dani Ardianto |  Rivaldi |  Zulkarnain | |
| DIT F.C. |  Yeaode Donald |  Charles Roby Yan |  Gilbert Dwaramury |  Nur Ichsan |  Iner Sontany Putra | 
| Karketu Dili |  Daniel Adadi[12][13] |  David Annan[12][13] |  Agus Halitopo[12][13] |  Irvan Mofu[12][13] | |
| Ponta Leste |  Mario Costas |  Antonio Teles |  Adu Akwasi |  Daniel Kwane Donkor | |
| Sport Laulara e Benfica |  Bakayoko Ozo | ||||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boavista (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 32 | |
| 2 | Karketu Dili | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 25 | |
| 3 | Atlético Ultramar | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 22 | |
| 4 | Ponta Leste | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 22 | |
| 5 | Benfica Laulara | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 22 | |
| 6 | Académica | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 19 | |
| 7 | DIT (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 12 | Relegation to the 2019 LFA Segunda | 
| 8 | Cacusan (R) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 78 | −69 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Result table
Fixtures and results
Due to Timor-Leste national under-21 team schedule in April 2018 for their participation in the 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Round 4 and Round 7 was rescheduled from originally on April 21–22 and May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau move to April 5–8 and June 7–10 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili, while Round 6 rescheduled from May 17–20 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili move to May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau, also Round 5 rescheduled from April 26–29 move to May 17–20 in same place.[14] Rescheduled for Round 8 to Round 14 not yet announced.
On 19 May 2018 Round 6 was rescheduled one more time from originally May 26–27 in Malibaca Yamato Stadium, Maliana and Baucau Municipal Stadium, Baucau move to May 25–28 in Kampo Demokrasia, Dili.[2] Schedules for Round 8 to Round 14 was also announced at the same time.[2]
Round 1
| 3 March 2018 | Karketu Dili | 1–0 | DIT | Maliana, Bobonaro | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Frangcyatma Kefi  20' | Report | Stadium: Malibaca Yamato Stadium Referee: Pedro Carvalho | 
| 9 March 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 2–3 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Fábio Christian  21' Bernardo Freire  40' | Report | Mario Aibekob  30' Anggisu  47' Julião Ximenes  66' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia Referee: Pedro Carvalho | 
| 10 March 2018 | Cacusan | 1–3 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Juvinal Cardoso  78' | Report | Jorge Alves  20', 68' Daniel Donkor  36' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia Referee: Joanico Nycolas Gama | 
Round 2
| 22 March 2018 | Benfica | 2–1 | DIT | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Nidio Alves  49' João Freitas  71' | Report | Ricardo Mendonca  6' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 23 March 2018 | Ponta Leste | 1–1 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Daniel Donkor  15' | Report | Eusebio Pereira  6' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 24 March 2018 | Karketu Dili | 1–0 | Boavista | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Frangcyatma Kefi  88' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 3
| 12 April 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 3–1 | DIT | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Fábio Christian  7', 13' Celso Esqurial  69' | Report | José Santos  39' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 13 April 2018 | Cacusan | 0–5 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Anito Cesario  32' (o.g.) Ruben Borges  45' Frangcyatma Kefi  45' Rufino Gama  65', 77' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 14 April 2018 | Académica | 0–4 | Boavista | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Rudolfo Augusto  39', 63' Edit Savio  60', 85' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 15 April 2018 | Ponta Leste | 0–0 | Benfica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 4
| 5 April 2018 | Boavista | 1–0 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Danilson Araujo  39' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 6 April 2018 | Académica | 1–1 | Benfica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Armindo Barbosa  45+1' (pen.) | Report | Nidio Alves  59' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 7 April 2018 | Karketu Dili | 1–1 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Rufino Gama  60' | Report | Bernardo Freire  90+3' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia Referee: Nivio Da Costa Fernandes | 
Round 5
| 17 May 2018 | Boavista | 2–0 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Edit Savio  3' Joao Paulo  25' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 18 May 2018 | Ponta Leste | 5–1 | DIT | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Mario Costas  15' Quito  36' Daniel Donkor  66', 68' Silveiro Garcia  90+1' | Report | Joanico Braganca  77' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 19 May 2018 | Académica | 1–2 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Mario Aibekob  73' | Report | Jose Fonseca  55' Frangcyatma Kefi  72' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 6
| 25 May 2018 | Karketu Dili | 0–2 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Daniel Donkor  33' Mario Costas  85' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 26 May 2018 | DIT | 3–2 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Celso Garcia  46' Yeaode Donald  61' José Santos  71' | Report | Neveo Neto  85' Antunius Tan  90+3' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 27 May 2018 | Boavista | 6–1 | Cacusan | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Antonio Vega  5' (pen.), 60' Henrique Cruz  32', 40', 85' José Oliveira  57' | Report | Juvinal Boavida  14' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 28 May 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 2–3 | Benfica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Bernardo Freire  41' Gabriel Brito  45' | Report | Joao Almeida  10', 45+2' Yohanes Gusmao  14' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 7
| 7 June 2018 | Ponta Leste | 1–2 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Daniel Donkor  37' | Report | Salvador da Silva  8' Mario Aibekob  18' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 8 June 2018 | Cacusan | 0–12 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Fábio Christian  10', 21', 36', 78', 90+1', 90+2' Bernardo Freire  22', 37', 40', 82' Celso Esqurial  29' Glauco Trajano  74' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 9 June 2018 | Boavista | 1–0 | DIT | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Frangcyatma Kefi  32' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 10 June 2018 | Karketu Dili | 2–2 | Benfica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Rufino Gama  64' Marcelino Fernandes  83' | Report | Mouzinho de Lima  4' Filomeno da Costa  43' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 8
| 16 June 2018 | Ponta Leste | 3–1 | Cacusan | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Lourenco Ximenes  32' Silveiro Garcia  37' Daniel Donkor  79' | Report | Adino Tilman  32' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 17 June 2018 | Académica | 2–1 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Antunius Tan  88' Julião Ximenes  89' | Report | Fábio Christian  44' (pen.) | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 18 June 2018 | DIT | 3–4 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | José Santos  14', 19', 43' | Report | Dino Amaral  5' (o.g.) Boavida Olegario  31' Rufino Gama  57' Gelvanio Alberto  72' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 9
| 21 June 2018 | DIT | 1–1 | Benfica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | José Santos  43' | Report | Rivaldo Correia  34' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 22 June 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 3–2 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Bernardo Freire  16' Gabriel Brito  78' Fábio Christian  81' | Report | Ricardo Maia  32' Lourenco Ximenes  85' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 23 June 2018 | Boavista | 0–3 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Daniel Adadi  7', 46' Gelvanio Alberto  56' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 10
| 29 June 2018 | DIT | 0–3 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Eusebio de Almeida  14' Bernardo Freire  69' Gabriel Brito  86' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 30 June 2018 | Karketu Dili | 10–0 | Cacusan | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Daniel Adadi  5', 27', 30', 32', 56', 67', 76' Rufino Gama  38', 89' Osvaldo Belo  87' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 1 July 2018 | Boavista | 3–1 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Henrique Cruz  3', 14' Danilson Araujo  79' | Report | Anggisu Barbosa  19' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 2 July 2018 | Benfica | 1–1 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | João Freitas  20' | Report | Mario Costas  81' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 11
| 5 July 2018 | Ponta Leste | 1–2 | Boavista | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Daniel Donkor  17' | Report | Henrique Cruz  2' Danilson Araujo  26' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 6 July 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 3–0 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Fábio Christian  19' (pen.), 90' João Bosco  67' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 7 July 2018 | Benfica | 3–2 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Nidio Alves  25', 63' João Freitas  86' | Report | Mario Aibekob  31' Anggisu Barbosa  58' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 12
| 12 July 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 0–0 | Boavista | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 13 July 2018 | DIT | 2–4 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Gilbert Dwaramury  49', 70' | Report | Silveiro Garcia  8' Daniel Donkor  23' Adelino Trindade  26' Mario Costas  43' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 14 July 2018 | Karketu Dili | 1–2 | Académica | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Boavida Olegario  29' | Report | Mario Aibekob  11' Armindo Barbosa  60' (pen.) | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 13
| 20 July 2018 | Ponta Leste | 1–1 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Daniel Donkor  45+1' | Report | Rufino Gama  13' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 21 July 2018 | Académica | 1–5 | DIT | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Anggisu Barbosa  25' | Report | José Santos  4' Gilbert Dwaramury  7' (pen.) Dino Amaral  20' Celso Garcia  41' Yeaode Donald  90+3' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 22 July 2018 | Cacusan | 1–10 | Boavista | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Adino Tilman | Report | Henrique Cruz  2' (pen.), 19', 52', 80' Frangcyatma Kefi  36', 40' Danilson Araujo  46' Joao Paulo  65' Edit Savio  73', 76' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 23 July 2018 | Benfica | 1–1 | Atlético Ultramar | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | João Freitas  65' | Report | Bernardo Freire  79' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Round 14
| 26 July 2018 | Académica | 1–5 | Ponta Leste | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Armindo Barbosa  72' (pen.) | Report | Jorge Alves  17', 47' Expedito Conceicão  26' Candido de Oliveira  41' Mario Costas  90+1' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 27 July 2018 | Atlético Ultramar | 8–0 | Cacusan | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Fábio Christian  12', 28', 53', 64' Bernardo Freire  17', 33' Celso Esqurial  73', 88' | Report | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
| 29 July 2018 | Benfica | 1–1 | Karketu Dili | Dili | 
| 16:00 (UTC+9) | Bakayoko Ozo  79' | Report | Filipe Oliveira  52' | Stadium: Kampo Demokrasia | 
Season statistics
| Top scorers
 
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| Clean sheets
 
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See also
Notes
- ↑ He was scoring 4 goals for Karketu Dili in the first half of season before joining Boavista.
References
- ↑ DALAN BA LIGA FUTEBOL AMADORA EPOCA 2018
- 1 2 3 Orariu Foun Primeira Divisaun LFA EPOCA 2018
- ↑ "Result Liga Futebol Amadora Timor Leste 2017" (in Indonesian). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "CARSAE FC MUDA NARAN BA BOAVISTA FUTEBOL CLUBE TIMOR LESTE". 29 January 2018.
- ↑ UMBRO lasala fihir UNTL hodi parseria liuhusi FC-Akadémika
- ↑ "Alasan Pelatih Timnas Timor Leste Bersedia Tangani Aceh United". bola.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "ARCAN IURIE: "LAIHA EKIPA IDA MAKA LAKOI ATU SAI CAMPEÃO SATAN DEGRADA"". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ 17 JOGADORES ESTRAGEIROS SEI HARAME PRIMEIRA DIVISAUN LFA
- ↑ GHANA, BRAZIL NO ARGENTINA REFORSA PONTA LESTE, INDONESIA TOLU IHA CACUSAN FC, BRAZILEIRO 4 DEFENDE ATLETICO ULTRAMAR (Manatuto)
- 1 2 ACADEMICA FC, OFICIALMENTE ASINA HO JOGADOR INDONESIA HO MONTANTE 37 MILL DOLLAR
- ↑ CHILE RUA SEI REFORSA CARSAE FC
- 1 2 3 4 Squad no Lista Jogador Foun Karketu Dili f.c ba Segundo Ronda epoka 2018
- 1 2 3 4 Hanesan Bain bain Clubo Karketu sei iha evaluasaun ba jogador no taktika atu nune mantein kompete iha segundo ronda epoka ne'e 2018
- ↑ ORARIU FOUN BA PRIMEIRA NO SEGUNDA DIVISAUN RELASIONA HO PARTISIPASAUN SELESAUN NASIONAL SUB-21 IHA HASSANAL BOLKIAH TROFÉU, BRUNAI DARUSALAM


