East Timor Football Federation


The East Timor Football Federation is the governing body of football in East Timor. In 2016 Timor-Leste run their own league under supervision of FFTL and Secretary of State for Youth and Sport. The name of the league is Liga Futebol Amadora do Timor-Leste.

FFTL Bodies

Executive Committee

NamePositionSource
Francisco JerónimoPresident
Falur RateVice President
Germano Da Silva2nd Vice President
Aleixo Da Silva Gama3rd Vice President
Nelyo Isaac SarmentoGeneral Secretary
Lelia MartinsTreasurer
Gaspar Da SilvaTechnical Director
Orlando Mendes2nd Technical Director
Norio TsukitateTeam Coach
Lee Young-minTeam Coach
Nelyo Isaac SarmentoMedia/Communications Manager
Martinho RibeiroFutsal Coordinator
Zelajio Da SilvaReferee Coordinator

Players

Principal officials of FFTL

Chairmen


Currently, Timor Leste has the following football national teams:

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.

General Secretary: Amandio Sarmento Scandal

In February 2017, FIFA terminated and banned General Secretary Amandio Sarmento of FFTL. 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.