Taça da Liga Timor-Leste 2026

Taça da Liga Timorense 2026
Season2026
Dates17 January 2026 - 28 February 2026
Teams13
ChampionsEmmanuel FC
Runner upKarketu Dili
Best PlayerNilton dos Reis Carvalho Emmanuel FC
Top goalscorerJardiel Piedade (6 goals) FC Porto Taibesse
Best goalkeeperAlexandre Oscar Lima Quintão Emmanuel FC

The 2025-26 Taça da Liga is the first edition of the new Timor-Leste football pre-season league cup. It is organized by the Football Federation of Timor-Leste (FFTL) and features 13 participating teams.

The new competition was announced in December 2025, with the aim of being a pre-season competition before the beginning of the 2026 Liga Futebol Timor-Leste regular season.[1]

Format

The tournament uses a group system, followed by single-elimination knockot matches. The first phase consists of 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each; the top teams from each group qualify for the semifinals.

The draw for the tournament matches was held on December 1, 2025. The first match will be played on January 17, 2026.[2]

Participants

The following teams are competing in the competition:

Primera Divisão

The best 8 teams from the Primera Divisão 2024–25 season

 Segunda Divisão

The best 5 teams from the Segunda Divisão 2024-25

Group stage

Group A

Pos. Club W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Emmanuel FC (Q) 1 1 0 5 0 5 4
2 SL Benfica 1 1 0 3 0 3 4
3 Aitana 0 0 2 0 8 -8 0
Aitana0–3SL Benfica
Report Luis Figo 50'
Faver Duvan 55'
Filomeno Junior 90+1'
Aitana0–5Emmanuel FC
Report Paulo Godinho 20'
Mario Quintao 22'
Sandro Lima 71'
Angenuku Viegas 81'
Palomito Ribeiro 90'

Group B

Pos. Club W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Assalam (Q) 2 0 0 3 1 2 6
2 Nagardjo 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 DIT FC 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0
DIT FC1–2Assalam F.C.
Elvis da Silva 43'
Martinho Lopes 13'		 Report Casimiro 34'
DIT FC1–2Nagardjo
Kauda Afo Mah 55' Report Avarely A. E. Sueba 71'
Emmanuel Akeley 73'
Assalam F.C.1–0Nagardjo
Augusto Da Costa 60' Report

Group C

Pos. Club W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Porto Taibesse (Q) 2 1 0 9 2 7 7
2 Lica-Lica Lemorai 2 0 1 7 5 2 6
3 Coração FC 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
4 FIEL 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0
Coração FC1–1FC Porto Taibesse
Hasan Ramos 12' Report Miguel Barbosa 45+3'
FIEL FC0–3Lica-Lica Lemorai
Report Mario Panau 29' (90+3 [P])
Valdo Correia 38'
FIEL FC1–2Coração FC
Lourenco Ximenes 19' Report Miguel Barbosa 19'
Rofino Gama 81'
Lica-Lica Lemorai0–3FC Porto Taibesse
Report Hasan Ramos 52'
Inocensius S. Ati 65'
Gaudencio Karen 68'
Lica-Lica Lemorai4–2Coração FC
Mario De Jesus 22' 60'
Rivaldo Correia 29'
Jonas Conceicao 69'		 Report Lexi Atok 4'
Miguel Barbosa 17'
Kampo FFTL
FC Porto Taibesse5–1FIEL FC
Jardiel Piedade 8' 12' 40+3' 58' 84' Report Natalizio Sang 73'

Group D

Pos. Club W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Karketu Dili F.C. (Q) 2 0 0 11 2 9 6
2 AS Marca 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
3 Santa Cruz F.C. 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0
Karketu Dili F.C.3–1AS Marca
Daniel Gayo 3'
Anizo Correia 75'
Yohanes Gusmao 90+5'		 Report Louis Anselmo 27'
Santa Cruz F.C.0–1AS Marca FC
Report Carol Violito 40'
Karketu Dili8–1Santa Cruz F.C.
Ola Olipio 4' 32'
Alexandre Corsino 30' 47' 55' 85'
Olegar Malik 58'
Daniel Gayo 44'		 Report Brocklyn Guterres 52'

Knockout stage

Semifinals Finals
      
Emmanuel FC 1 1 2
FC Porto Taibesse 1 0 1
Karketu Dili 0
Emmanuel FC 1
Assalam F.C. 1 2 3
Karketu Dili 1 3 4
Semi-Final 1 Leg 1
Emmanuel FC1–1FC Porto Taibesse
Angenuku Viegas 73' Report Jardiel Poedade 89'
Semi-Final 1 Leg 2
Emmanuel FC1–0FC Porto Taibesse
Angenuku Viegas 45+7' Report
Semi-Final 2 Leg 1
Assalam F.C.1–1Karketu Dili
Augusto Da Costa 30' Report Daniel Gayo 83'
Semi-Final 2 Leg 2
Assalam F.C.1–2Karketu Dili
Augusto Da Costa 13' Report Daniel Gayo 29' Ola Elipio 35'
  • The match on the 22nd was postponed in the 34th minute due to heavy rain, and was resumed on the 23rd of February.
Final
Emmanuel FC1–0Karketu Dili
Vincer Kojo Nortey 45+4' Report

Awards and prize money

  • Best Player: Nilton dos Reis Carvalho (Emmanuel FC)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Alexandre Oscar Lima Quintão (Emmanuel FC)
  • Top Scorer: Jardiel Piedade (FC Potro Taibessi)
  • Best Young Player: Dramicio Augusto Morreira (Emmanuel FC)

Prize money of $35,000 USD was awarded to Emmanuel FC and $10,000 was awarded to Karketu Dili. Alongside this, each match throughout the tournament was allocated a $10,000 prize pool, with the following allocation:

  • $6,500 for the winning team.
  • $5,000 for each for a draw.
  • $3,500 for the losing team. [3]

References

  1. ↑ FFTL lansa Taça da Liga (em Tétum) FFTL. Pesquisa em 20/11/25
  2. 1 2 Belo, Natalino Olderico Freitas (2025-08-17). "Karketu Dili FC garantidu Kampiaun LFTL 2025". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  3. ↑ "FFTL Facebook". 1 March 2026.
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