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Football Federation of Timor-Leste
Governing body of football in Timor-Leste From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Football Federation of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste - FFTL) is the governing body of football in Timor-Leste.
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In 2016 Timor-Leste run their own league under supervision of and Secretary of State for Youth and Sport. The name of the league is Liga Futebol Amadora do Timor-Leste (lit. 'Amateur Football League of East Timor').
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FFTL bodies

Executive committee
Players
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Principal officials of FFTL
Chairmen
- Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (2002–2007[20] and 2008–2018)
- Pedro Carrascalao (2007–2008)
- Francisco MCP Jeronimo (2018–present)[21]
Venues
National teams
Currently, Timor Leste has the following football national teams:
- Timor-Leste national football team
- Timor-Leste national under-23 football team
- Timor-Leste national under-21 football team
- Timor-Leste national under-19 football team
- Timor-Leste national under-16 football team
- Timor-Leste women's national football team
- Timor-Leste women's national under-19 football team
- Timor-Leste women's national under-16 football team
- Timor-Leste national futsal team
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Controversies and critics
Francisco Kalbuadi Lay corruption scandal
The chairman of FFTL Francisco Kalbuadi Lay did not win the FFTL Presidential Race at the 2007 Extraordinary Congress; however, Kalbuadi continued his presidency until now. Pedro Carrascalao, who claimed he won the Presidential Race, had not worked at FFTL office since 2007. At 2007 Extraordinary Congress Carrascalao had 13 voting members who elected him as the President of FFTL. Carrascalao alleges that FFTL members were forced to call an Extraordinary Congress in 2007 after the organisation failed to hold a regular Congress – in which a Presidential vote would have been held – in the necessary timeframe. He says members were also greatly concerned about potential corruption within the organisation at the time.[22]
General Secretary: Amandio Sarmento Scandal
In February 2017, FIFA terminated and banned General Secretary Amandio Sarmento of FFTL.[23] Sarmento was banned for three years of football activity. Furthermore, Sarmento was guilty of using falsified documents in connection with the fielding of ineligible players by Timor-Leste.[24][25][26]
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Players that joined Overseas club
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See also
References
External links
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