Copa FFTL
Season2024
Dates10 May –14 July
ChampionsSão José FC
Best PlayerRufino Gama (São José FC)
Top goalscorerJoão Pedro (DIT FC)

The 2024 Copa FFTL, also known as the FFTL Cup, is a men's assocciation football competition in Timor-Leste. The tournament was organised by the East Timor Football Federation, taking place instead of the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste league season.

The competition was a successor to the 2020 Copa FFTL. The final of the competition was won by São José FC, beating B2B FC 1-0 in a final held at the Estadiu Munisipal Díli.[1]

Initially teams from the top two divisions of the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste were expected to compete, filling the void of no other national competitions taking place throughout the year and creating a platform for the East Timorese national team to prepare for their upcoming international fixtures in the AFC Asian Cup and ASEAN Championship qualifiers.[2] After the competition had been announced however multiple teams were reported as disagreeing with the FFTL's organisation of the tournament, noting that there was a lack of any formal consultation between clubs and the football federation taking place before the competion was announced.[3] This, alongside a lack of financial support to teams provided resulted in only a few teams from the top two divisions being registered for the competition, these being Lica-Lica Lemorai, DIT FC and FIEL FC. The rest of the tournament was made up of other new and existing teams from the nation competing in the competition.

Group stage

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The group stage for the competition commenced on the 10th of May 2024. Each group consisted of 4 teams, playing 3 games each. The top 2 teams from each group progressed to a knockout stage.[4][5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Re-Lay Laleia FC 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7 Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 DIT FC 3 1 2 0 12 2 10 5
3 AS Kantada 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4
4 Nature FC 3 0 0 3 0 18 -18 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Assa FC 3 3 0 0 9 1 8 9 Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 Mushila FC 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 6
3 ATL Mota-Ain 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 Rai Klaran FC 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Zhavia Kuda Ulun FC 3 2 1 0 9 4 5 7 Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 FIEL FC 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 5
3 FC Iraler 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
4 Mau Bale FC 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 B2B FC 3 3 0 0 12 5 7 9 Qualified for Quarter Finals
2 São José FC 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
3 Lica-Lica Lemorai 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 FC Ostico 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the competition began on the 4th of July, with the final taking place on the 14th of July. All matches were played at the Estadiu Munisipal Díli.[4]

Quarter Finals:

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Re-Lay Laleia FC 2 - 1 Mushila FC

Assa FC 0 - 4 DIT FC

Zhavia FC 1 - 1p São José FC [1-4 pen]

B2B 4 - 1 FIEL FC

Semi Finals:

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Re-Lay Laleia FC 0 - 2 São José FC

DIT FC 1 - 1p B2B FC [2-4 pen]

Third Place Playoff:

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DIT FC 2 - 2p RE-LAY LALEIA FC [0-3 pen]

Final:

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São José FC 1 - 0 B2B FC[6]

Goal scorer: Rufino Gama 70'

References

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  1. ^ Sanches, Hortencio (2024-07-14). "Manán B2B 1-0, São José sai kampeaun kopa FFTL". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ "FFTL Cup 2024: A Call to Action for Timor-Leste Football Clubs – FFTL Blog". 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ^ Sanches, Hortencio (2024-03-23). "SLB-Assalam la konkorda FFTL realiza kopa". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ a b "East Timor 2024". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "Domestic Matches - FFTL.TL". www.fftl.tl. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ Sanches, Hortencio (2024-07-14). "Manán B2B 1-0, São José sai kampeaun kopa FFTL". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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